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48h ago
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Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates
Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, as data centers begin to dominate campaigns.
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32h ago
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Solar eclipse to occur next week. Here is what to know
It will be visible in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday.
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48h ago
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Senate votes to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general
The Senate confirmed Blanche by a 50-49 vote early Saturday morning, elevating President Trump's former personal lawyer to head the Justice Department.
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11h ago
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Nearly 30 years after Tupac's death, the trial over his murder will finally begin
In 2023, police charged Duane Davis, also known as "Keefe D," with organizing Tupac Shakur's murder in 1996. Author Ben Westhoff discusses Davis' trial that begins Monday.
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14h ago
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Netanyahu rejects Trump's Gaza Peace Plan, demands Hamas disarm first
Netanyahu's comments come just over a week after President Trump said his Board of Peace had reached a "historic" agreement with Hamas to give up its weapons.
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46h ago
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Switzerland is a neutral nation but has more nuclear bunkers than any country in the world
Instead of scrapping its network of bomb shelters after the Cold War, Switzerland kept building them. The country has more than 370,000 nuclear bomb shelters. Some are now used to house migrants.
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46h ago
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The Women's Professional Baseball League makes its historic debut
The Los Angeles Queens, the New York Heights, the Boston Hunters and the San Francisco Firebells take the field in Springfield, Ill., as the Women's Pro Baseball League kicks off its inaugural season.
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11h ago
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Demi Vollering wins Tour de France for the 2nd time
Vollering, who first won the competition in 2023, finished the stage more than a minute ahead of Spaniard Paula Blasi Cairol and 2024 champion Polish rider Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.
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47h ago
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Federal funds can't be used to give test strips to drug users, raising overdose fears
Drug addiction groups are reeling after Trump officials said federal grants cannot be used to hand out test strips to drug users. The strips help users check street drugs for dangerous adulterants.
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47h ago
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Private prisons announce $1.4 billion in revenue as immigration detentions climb
That revenue does not include net proceeds of $1.6 billion made by CoreCivic after the recent sale of four of their facilities to the Department of Homeland Security.