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More Than 600 Utahns Pack the State Capitol to Stop a 40,000-Acre Data Center They Fear Could Drain the Great Salt Lake

More than 600 people rallied at the Utah State Capitol against a proposed 40,000-acre data center backed by 'Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary, fearing it could accelerate the decline of the shrinking Great Salt Lake.

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Vietnam Veterans Sue to Halt 250-Foot Arch Planned Near Arlington National Cemetery

Three Vietnam veterans and an architectural historian are suing to block a 250-foot Triumphal Arch near Arlington, arguing it bypassed the congressional approval federal law requires.

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Texas Rangers Arrest a Federal Immigration Agent Over a Fatal Shooting and an Alleged Cover-Up

A federal immigration agent has reportedly been arrested by the Texas Rangers over a fatal shooting and an alleged false report. The allegations are unproven and the matter remains a developing legal case.

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Hundreds Rally at Utah’s Capitol Over a 40,000-Acre Data Center Plan Near the Great Salt Lake

Hundreds of Utahns rallied peacefully at the State Capitol over the Stratos Project, a roughly 40,000-acre data center near the Great Salt Lake backed by Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary, as a debate over water, jobs, and the lake's future intensifies.

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Erin Brockovich Launches Nationwide Map Tracking AI Data Centers as 2,716 Communities Report Concerns

Erin Brockovich launched a nationwide map tracking AI data centers, and residents have already flagged concerns at 2,716 locations across nearly every state.

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Michigan Moves to Make Free School Meals Permanent — and the Fight Is Over Who Pays

A new bill, Senate Bill 784, would write Michigan's universal free school meals program permanently into state law — reviving a debate over cost and who should pay.

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Minnesota Becomes First State to Ban AI Apps That Create Fake Explicit Images of Real People

Minnesota's Senate voted 65-0 to become the first state to ban AI nudification apps, letting victims sue app makers and exposing them to fines up to $500,000 per violation.

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Three Vietnam Veterans Sue to Block 250-Foot ‘Independence Arch’ Near Arlington National Cemetery

Three Vietnam War veterans have filed a federal lawsuit to stop a 250-foot 'Independence Arch' from rising near Arlington National Cemetery, arguing it was approved without congressional sign-off.

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Connecticut Passes Law Blocking ICE From Warrantless Arrests in Schools, Churches, and Hospitals – and the Feds Are Already Suing

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 397, blocking ICE from warrantless arrests in schools, hospitals, churches, and courthouses. The Trump administration has already sued.

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Texas Rangers Arrest ICE Agent Accused of Shooting a Venezuelan Man Through a Closed Door, Then Filing a False Report

Texas Rangers arrested ICE agent Christian Castro on five counts tied to the January shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis. Prosecutors allege video contradicts his self-defense account.

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Pentagon Confirms Troops Can Get Free Tickets to Trump’s White House UFC Fight — But Only If They Pass a Waist Measurement First

The Pentagon is offering troops free tickets to the UFC fight Trump plans to host at the White House — but only service members who meet the military's waist-to-height fitness standard make the cut.

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Connecticut Just Passed a Law Letting People Sue ICE Agents – and Banning Warrantless Arrests Inside Schools, Churches, and Hospitals

Gov. Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 397, barring ICE from warrantless arrests in schools, churches, hospitals, and courthouses, letting detained people sue agents, and requiring officers to show their faces.

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