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Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure

Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure

The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center — tied to tech giant Amazon — into city limits. After weeks of escalating public outrage over the lack of transparency around Project Blue, the council voted to end negotiations and remove the annexation and development agreement from the upcoming council meeting agenda …

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In this Trump-supporting Ohio community, a beloved Haitian immigrant faces deportation

In this Trump-supporting Ohio community, a beloved Haitian immigrant faces deportation

With Rocher’s TPS nearing expiration, Verhoff said Columbus Grove Schools are working with attorneys to sponsor Rocher for an H1-B visa, exploring ways he could serve multiple districts. “Marc’s services are so needed,” the superintendent said. In fact, the need for translating services could become more prevalent. “The increase of Haitians in the area has been significant. It’s gone from …

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Leaked ChatGPT Conversation Shows User Identified as Lawyer Asking How to “Displace a Small Amazonian Indigenous Community From Their Territories in Order to Build a Dam and a Hydroelectric Plant”

Leaked ChatGPT Conversation Shows User Identified as Lawyer Asking How to “Displace a Small Amazonian Indigenous Community From Their Territories in Order to Build a Dam and a Hydroelectric Plant”

In case you missed it, OpenAI has responded to a recent “leak” of thousands of ChatGPT conversations by removing a sharing feature that led to its users unknowingly unleashing their private exchanges onto the world wide web. We enclose the term in quotation marks because the “leak” wasn’t the doing of some nefarious hackers, but a consequence of poor user …

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Prosecutors urge judge to deny his latest bail request, saying he’s still ‘a danger to the community’

Prosecutors urge judge to deny his latest bail request, saying he’s still ‘a danger to the community’

Federal prosecutors urged a judge this week to deny the latest bail request from Sean “Diddy” Combs while he awaits sentencing for his conviction on two counts of prostitution-related offenses. Last month, Combs was acquitted by a jury of sex trafficking and racketeering charges but convicted of transporting prostitutes to participate in drug-fueled sex marathons. The sex trafficking and racketeering …

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NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani faces sharp jabs from within South Asian community

NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani faces sharp jabs from within South Asian community

If elected, Democrat Zohran Mamdani would be the first Asian American and Muslim mayor to lead New York City. While his campaign won over many of New York City’s immigrant communities, he’s facing some of his fiercest criticism from South Asian voters who claim he is anti-Hindu, pointing to policy positions and foreign policy statements. Mamdani —who was born in …

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9-year-old girl who died in Hersheypark pool was part of Harrisburg’s Bhutanese community, a spokesman says

9-year-old girl who died in Hersheypark pool was part of Harrisburg’s Bhutanese community, a spokesman says

A 9-year-old Harrisburg-area girl died after an incident in Hersheypark’s Boardwalk wave pool,, pictured here. Kali Stiffler The 9-year-old girl who died at the Boardwalk at Hersheypark this week was a member of the Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg (BCH), according to a spokesperson. Tilak Niroula, chairman of BCH, said the girl’s death marks an “unimaginably difficult time” in their community. …

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Micron project hearings draw passionate community response in Central New York

Micron project hearings draw passionate community response in Central New York

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — The Draft Environmental Impact Statement hearings for the Micron project happened at Liverpool High School, drawing hundreds of concerned and supportive community members from across Central New York. Participants were given three minutes each to express their views to a panel that included representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Commerce. After …

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Native Community Center Comedy Pilot Not Going Forward At NBC

Native Community Center Comedy Pilot Not Going Forward At NBC

NBC has passed on its remaining comedy pilot, the Untitled Ornelas, Keliiaa and Wilson Project. From the Rutherford Falls trio of Sierra Teller Ornelas, Jackie Kaliiaa and Bobby Wilson, the ensemble comedy revolves around the employees at a Native community center in Oakland, CA who hustle to keep the lights on while lifting up those in need. Related Stories NBC …

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