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Developer DC BLOX wants to build a data center just 50 yards from the Nashville Zoo's animals. Now 330,000+ people, and Brad Paisley, are fighting to stop it.
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A federal judge dismissed the fired Yosemite ranger's lawsuit on procedural grounds — not the merits. The free-speech fight over Shannon 'SJ' Joslin's firing continues.
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A new AAPI Data / AP-NORC poll finds about 6 in 10 Asian American and Pacific Islander adults say the U.S. used to be a great country for immigrants but isn't anymore - and about half have changed how they live amid immigration enforcement.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers says the National Science Foundation broke federal law by ordering the removal of a $386 million ocean sensor network without the legally required 30 days' notice to Congress.
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Seattle's City Council voted 9-0 for a one-year moratorium on giant new data centers above 20 MVA, citing strain on the power grid, water use, and residents' utility bills.
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Southaven, Mississippi residents filed a federal class action against xAI, SpaceX, and MZX Tech, saying dozens of gas turbines powering the Colossus data center created a relentless 24/7 roar that penetrates their homes.
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A federal judge ordered the Interior Department to restore altered National Park signs on slavery and climate change, setting a July 3 deadline just before the nation's 250th anniversary.
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Seattle's City Council voted 9-0 for a one-year moratorium on new large data centers (over 20 MVA) while it studies impacts on the power grid, water, and utility rates.
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Three Southaven, Mississippi residents filed a class-action lawsuit against xAI and SpaceX, alleging gas turbines powering an xAI data center created inescapable noise harming 10,000+ neighbors.
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Severe thunderstorms could threaten UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn this Sunday. Dana White says rain won't stop the fights - but lightning could.
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Monterey Park, California became the first U.S. city to permanently ban new data centers by ballot measure, with roughly 86% of voters in favor.
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René Mayrhofer, a Google director of Android platform security, resigned in a public post titled 'Google Management Has Lost Its Moral Compass,' citing Pentagon AI deals and abandoned climate goals.
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