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As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame  Chicago Tribune As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act  AP News Which states have rising electricity costs? See map  USA Today Are AI data centers influencing electricity costs in Maine?  The Portland Press Herald How Much Power Do Data Centers Use?  Visual Capitalist Source link

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down. Some critics question whether states have the spine …

Apollo Global to Buy Builder of Large-Scale US Data Centers  Bloomberg.com Apollo Funds agrees to buy majority stake in Stream Data Centers  MSN Apollo funds to acquire majority stake in hyperscale data center developer (APO:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha Apollo acquires majority stake in Stream Data Center to increase digital infrastructure layout  富途牛牛 Apollo Targets Data Center Growth With Stream Acquisition Deal: Report By Stocktwits  Investing.com India …

SANDY — More people are experiencing chronic digestive health conditions and colon cancer is being diagnosed at younger ages, prompting one of Utah’s largest health care companies to increase options to treat them. Intermountain Health is opening free-standing endoscopy centers on the campuses of three of its hospitals to give patients an option for more affordable procedures. “With the opening …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says “Alligator Alcatraz” will serve as a model for state-run migrant detention centers, and she told CBS News in an interview that she hopes to launch a handful of similar detention centers in multiple airports and jails across the country, in the coming months. Potential sites are already under consideration in Arizona, Nebraska and Louisiana.  …

Your electric bills may have shot up in recent months, and you might be tempted to blame your roommate, who never turns the lights off, or your old window air conditioner unit. It’s not because of your roommate. It’s not your window unit. It’s actually Big Tech’s fault. Customers of the biggest regional power grid operator in the US could …

CNN  —  House Republicans want to name the John F. Kennedy Center’s opera house after first lady Melania Trump. Republicans included language that would designate the opera house at the center for the performing arts in Washington, DC, as the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House” in an amendment for a spending bill for the Interior Department. It’s unclear whether …

Republicans want to rename Kennedy Center’s opera house after Melania Trump  Politico Trump Live Updates: Johnson Blocks Epstein Vote as Justice Dept. Seeks Interview with Maxwell  The New York Times House cancels votes amid fight over Jeffrey Epstein files  NBC News House speaker starts August recess early to avoid Jeffrey Epstein votes  CNBC House largely grinds to a halt over Epstein files  The Washington Post …

Summary: A new study shows that some e-cigarette flavorings, like vanilla and cherry, can trigger reward-seeking behaviors in adolescent mice even without nicotine. Researchers found that these flavors alone could activate the brain’s dopamine system, raising concerns about their potential for fostering addiction-like behavior. Vanilla-flavored vapor, in particular, significantly reinforced such behaviors independent of nicotine. These findings highlight how flavored …

The yard of a house in Chesapeake, Va., displays a sign opposing the construction of data centers. Ryan Murphy/WHRO hide caption toggle caption Ryan Murphy/WHRO CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The two dozen or so nondescript gray, white and blue buildings lining Virginia State Route 625 could be large warehouses. But community activist Elena Schlossberg can identify them literally a mile away …