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Amazon data centers now use less water. They also spawn tax cuts for homeowners.
Amazon’s data centers are using water more efficiently than in the past. A company report shows that “Amazon’s data centers…
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Tourism expands between African countries, reflecting growing middle class
A growing intra-African tourism industry is “made possible by rising incomes, growing flight coverage, and loosening visa requirements,” reports The Doomslayer. The…
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FDA finally approves more effective sunscreen ingredient long available in Europe
“The FDA has approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in 20 years. The reform is a long…
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Flesh-Eating Parasite Spreads Through Texas As Officials Fight Infestation
By Christine Sellers Twelve cases of the New World screwworm have been reported in the U.S. as officials work to…
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Robot can understand normal conversational English, making it easy to manage
“Amazon has developed a warehouse robot that can be assigned tasks using plain conversational English (and haul around carts weighing…
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Unions seek to require drivers for perfectly safe driverless trucks
“Autonomous vehicles are already making it easier for Americans move around and transport goods safely and efficiently—after all, driverless vehicles…
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Teachers Receive Massive Bonuses After Big Tech’s Data Center Comes To Town
By Arianna Hooker Some Louisiana teachers will receive bonuses of more than $50,000 after increased tax revenue from Meta’s nearby…
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Solar just produced more electricity than coal in America
“Solar power generation overtook coal for the first time in US history last month: in May, solar made up 12.8…
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Judge Overturns Trump’s $100K H-1B Visa Fee
By Alexander Pease A federal judge overturned a proclamation by the Trump administration that required a $100,000 fee from employers…
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Air conditioning doubles in the United Kingdom
Far more people die from the heat in Europe than the U.S., even though America is generally hotter in summer.…
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Screwworm returns to the United States, feeding on a calf in Texas
“A flesh-eating parasite that had been kept out of U.S. livestock for decades has been detected in Texas, threatening the…
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Europe was predicted to run out of jet fuel due to the Iran war, but it hasn’t
“Global jet fuel supply chains are adapting to wartime turmoil. In April, the head of the International Energy Agency warned…
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Internet gets faster and cheaper
“According to a recent industry report, US home internet has become much faster and cheaper over the past decade. Inflation-adjusted…
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Ohio Axes Data Center Tax Break After Billion-Dollar Forecasting Error
By Arianna Hooker Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine is pausing a tax break for data centers after it end up…
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France Bans Nicotine Pouches In Latest Assault On Freedom
By Justin Bailey France’s health ministry banned multiple nicotine products, with potential violators facing large fines and jail time. The…
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Record Oil Deal’s Benefits Go Beyond Big Business
By David Blackmon The Bureau of Land Management held a federal oil and gas lease sale in the Delaware Basin…
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Woke DC Coffee Chain Sued After Dropping Author Over Transgender Book
By Ashley Brasfield A progressive coffee chain, Busboys and Poets, is being sued after dropping a mixed-race author, over his…
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Japan uses humanoid robots as baggage handlers
“Japan Airlines is testing humanoid robots as baggage handlers at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, starting with the hard physical work of…
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Chinese solar panels are being shipped through Ethiopia to evade U.S. tariffs on China
“Eight US solar manufacturing firms filed a request with the Department of Commerce on Tuesday to investigate” several “companies assembling…
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Caspian Sea helps Iran evade U.S. blockade of Persian Gulf
“The Caspian Sea, a huge body of water hundreds of miles north. Routinely overlooked, the Caspian has taken on new…
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What Nobody Will Tell You About The Massive Lithium Find Buried Deep In Appalachia
By Benjamin Roberts Long-standing regulations mean the United States may not be able to compete with Chinese critical mineral production despite…
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California Copied Europe’s Insane Energy Playbook, And Now Residents Are Really Paying The Price
By David Blackmon Even as U.S. gasoline prices rise again amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz tensions, American drivers are still…
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Elizabeth Warren Blamed For Killing Beloved Airline Working Class Americans Relied On
By Anthony Iafrate After Spirit Airlines announced it was shutting down early Saturday, critics pointed out that Democratic Massachusetts Sen.…
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Internet access now feasible even in the most remote regions on Earth
“Thanks to satellite constellations, humanity now has the technical ability to provide internet connection anywhere on Earth. The biggest remaining…
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Artificial intelligence now does most of Google’s coding, reducing need for more software engineers
75 percent of Google’s new code is generated by artificial intelligence, up from 50 percent in the fall of 2025,…
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Office workers swelter due to energy shortage
Without air conditioning, it is very hard to work in the middle of the day in hot Southeast Asian countries…
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Geothermal power expands and gets deeper
“Quaise Energy, a geothermal power company, has announced it is building a prototype “superhot” geothermal power plant in Oregon. Their…
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Ties Tipped Restaurant Wages To Slavery
By Mark Tanos Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson invoked slavery Wednesday while defending the city’s phaseout of the tipped minimum wage…
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Cairo goes dark as Iran War drives up oil prices
“Soaring fuel costs due to US-Israel war on Iran have pushed the Egyptian government to issue a month-long early-closing order.…
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Conflict In Iran Forces Airline To Hike Checked Baggage Fees
By Mark Tanos Travelers flying United Airlines will pay more to check their luggage starting Friday as surging fuel costs…
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Power Company Faces Legal Fight For Making Too Much Energy
By Sean Hustedde Left-wing environmental and religious groups are taking Georgia regulators to court after they approved a utility company’s…
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Climate Change Reparations Melted By New Court Ruling In Deep Blue State
By Sean Hustedde The Maryland Supreme Court dismissed local lawsuits against fossil fuel companies that demanded payouts over climate change…
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Sodium-cooled nuclear reactor approved for construction in Wyoming
“The nuclear power company TerraPower has received a permit from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a sodium-cooled reactor…
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Ban on flavored vapes should end, to reduce smoking rates and curb the black market
“The Food and Drug Administration recently signaled that it’s planning to let e-cigarette companies sell a broader range of flavors…
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New York City Council Members Tackle Self-Checkout Retail Theft By Threatening To Fine Business Owners
By Mark Tanos New York City (NYC) Democrats want to fight shoplifting by punishing grocery stores and their customers rather…
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Maple syrup makers turn to automation as demand grows
“As demand for syrup has surged in recent years, Quebec’s maple industry is evolving too, adding millions of new taps…
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