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Kennedy Center to start layoffs ahead of planned closure for renovations

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The Kennedy Center will move forward with layoffs “in the days and weeks ahead,” Executive Director Matt Floca said in an email to staff members Wednesday night. The internal announcement comes as the center plans to close for two years of renovations starting in July. “We will begin executing the difficult staffing decisions that support … Read more

Fetterman slams AI data center moratorium proposal as ‘China First’

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., pushed back against the prospect of imposing a moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers in the U.S., blasting the policy proposal as “China First.” “The emerging chassis of AI must be built by America. We can put appropriate guardrails in place without handing … Read more

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium

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WASHINGTON — Two high-profile progressive lawmakers are introducing a bill Wednesday that would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment. The legislation by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Vermont independent Sen. Bernie … Read more

Bronx early childhood center remains empty for 3 years despite city paying rent

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A newly built early childhood center in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx has been ready to open its doors since 2023, but the facility remains unused despite New York City paying thousands of dollars in rent each month. It’s not the only center to sit empty. CBS News’ Jared Ochacher has more. Source link

Oklahoma city council members welcomed a Google data center. Now they face a recall.

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At least five recall efforts targeted officials over their support for data centers since 2022. Organizers in Augusta Township, Michigan, are trying to recall seven officials, including the town clerk and trustees, after their board voted to rezone land from agricultural to industrial for a future data center site. Last month, a group trying to … Read more

Conservation groups sue to block Trump efforts to ‘hastily gut’ the Kennedy Center

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Several conservation groups sued Monday to block the planned massive renovations at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, arguing the Trump administration plans to “hastily gut” the center without regard to its history or statutory guardrails. President Donald Trump and his handpicked board of trustees plan to “fundamentally alter this iconic property without complying … Read more

Trump sued by historic preservation groups to block Kennedy Center changes

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WASHINGTON — A coalition of cultural and historic preservation groups is suing to block further physical changes to the Kennedy Center ahead of a two-year closure that President Donald Trump insists is necessary to renovate the prominent performing arts venue. The lawsuit against Trump, the Kennedy Center and others in the administration, doesn’t dispute the … Read more

2 Iranian strikes on towns near Israel’s main nuclear research center injure dozens

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Iranian strikes hit two communities near Israel’s main nuclear research center, leaving at least 90 people injured in the southern part of the country. It was the first time Israel’s nuclear research center has been targeted in the war that began three weeks ago.  The strikes came hours after Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was … Read more