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Big Tech’s soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Coal-fired power plants, long an increasingly money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now that the suddenly strong demand for electricity to run Big Tech’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence applications has set off a full-on sprint to find new energy sources. President Donald

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Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking scandal, has died

By JENNIFER PELTZ and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein, has died. She was 41. Giuffre died by suicide Friday at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed. “Virginia was a fierce warrior

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Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew in Epstein sex trafficking scandal, has died

By JENNIFER PELTZ and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein, has died. She was 41. Giuffre died by suicide Friday at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed. “Virginia was a fierce warrior

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NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Qualifying

By The Associated Press Friday At zMax Dragway Concord, N.C. Qualifying after two rounds Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta, 3.646 seconds, 333.74 mph; 2. Shawn Langdon, 3.665, 333.33; 3. Brittany Force, 3.667, 341.59; 4. Shawn Reed, 3.703, 329.75; 5. Antron Brown, 3.703, 328.62; 6. Justin Ashley, 3.708, 336.23; 7. Josh Hart, 3.709, 323.12; 8. Tony

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Trump administration to investigate New York’s funding threat over Long Island tribal school mascot

By SUSAN HAIGH and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday it plans to investigate whether New York education officials are being discriminatory by threatening to withhold funding if a Long Island school district doesn’t stop using a Native American-themed logo. The probe by the agency’s civil

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Some see Trump weaponizing government in targeting of judge and Democratic fundraising site

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press On Thursday, President Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate ActBlue, the Democratic Party-aligned fundraising site that has fueled so many successful challenges against his own party. The next day, amid a long-running feud with judges who have put some of his initiatives on hold because they may

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; former national security adviser Jake Sullivan. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Secretary of State Marco Rubio; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins; Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz. ___ CBS’ “Face the

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FACT FOCUS: Trump credited with rising military recruitment. Growth started before his reelection

By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press U.S. military recruitment has made a comeback following a downturn caused primarily by the COVID-19 pandemic, low unemployment and stiff competition from the private sector. Posts circulating widely on social media give President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth credit for this increase, a claim that has been pushed

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Kennedy Center’s events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions. Multiple artists and producers involved

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Kennedy Center’s events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizers and the Kennedy Center have canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating LGBTQ+ rights for this summer’s World Pride festival in Washington, D.C., amid a shift in priorities and the ousting of leadership at one of the nation’s premier cultural institutions. Multiple artists and producers involved

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Iowa governor sues the Des Moines Register to stop request of emails she claims are protected

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s governor on Friday sued the Des Moines Register over the newspaper’s open records request, asking the court to validate her office’s withholding of certain emails she claims are protected. A Register reporter submitted a records request in February to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office, according to the complaint.

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Iowa governor sues the Des Moines Register to stop request of emails she claims are protected

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s governor on Friday sued the Des Moines Register over the newspaper’s open records request, asking the court to validate her office’s withholding of certain emails she claims are protected. A Register reporter submitted a records request in February to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ office, according to the complaint.

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