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Tech giants announce $7B data center, Michigan’s first hyperscale campus

Tech giants announce $7B data center, Michigan’s first hyperscale campus

Michigan is poised to receive its first hyperscale data center after three tech giants revealed themselves Thursday as the developers behind a proposed 1-gigawatt-plus AI project on farmland in Sa...

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Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark

Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark

Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities around the country were again causing delays at airports on Friday as the government shutdown neared the one-month mark. U.S. Transpo...

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SNAP has provided help buying groceries for more than 60 years

SNAP has provided help buying groceries for more than 60 years

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries. Originally known...

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Injuries reported after explosion at New Mexico oil refinery

Injuries reported after explosion at New Mexico oil refinery

ARTESIA, N.M. (AP) — Emergency crews responded Friday to an explosion at an oil refinery in New Mexico as thick smoke emerged from the plant and drifted across parts of the city of Artesia before ...

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Animal research industry under scrutiny after Mississippi truck crash

Animal research industry under scrutiny after Mississippi truck crash

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive industry of animal research and the proc...

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Texas freezes program to help minority-owned businesses compete for state contracts

Texas freezes program to help minority-owned businesses compete for state contracts

The state program intended to give additional exposure to businesses owned by women, minorities and disabled veterans seeking state contracts was frozen by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts...

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