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AI Data Centers Face Bipartisan Backlash as Maine Veto Halts Statewide Pause

Maine’s veto spotlights a clash over soaring AI power needs versus local costs.

Utah’s Proposed 40,000-Acre Data Campus Draws New Scrutiny Over Water and Climate Risks

Israel Warns Border Towns of Egyptian Live-Fire Drills Near Fence

Balboa Park Museums Report 34% Attendance Drop After Paid Parking

Michigan AG Appeals Regulator’s Approval of DTE Deals for 1.4 GW Saline Data Center

Crush Reloaded Tests Tybee Island’s Policing and Paid Festival Plan

Maryland Orders Emergency Response After Jet-Fuel Leak at Joint Base Andrews

India Weighs Using Snakes and Crocodiles as Border Deterrent With Bangladesh

Fairfax School Board Rejects Indigenous Peoples’ Day Cut, Weighs Veterans Day and Fewer Early Releases

AI Data Centers Face Growing Local Pushback Across the U.S.

Driver Charged After Florida School Bus Is Clipped by Train

East Palo Alto Council Drops Flock Camera Review, Prompting Public Outcry

Denver Approves One-Year Axon License Plate Camera Deal in 7–6 Vote

Spanberger Signs First Wave of Bills to Cut Health, Housing and Energy Costs

Wyndham Mayor Steps Aside Over Character Reference To Child Sex Offender

Poilievre Vows to Cancel Toronto–Quebec City High-Speed Rail Plan

Three From Birmingham, Including 12-Year-Old, Arrested Over Cardiff School Bomb-Hoax Threats

ICE Confirms Plan for 7,500–10,000-Bed Detention Hub in Salt Lake City

Lexington Schools Cut 65 Positions, Send 160 Non-Renewal Notices

Police Order Dispersal at Bridgeport Speedway After Unauthorized Car Meet Overwhelms Venue