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AI demand means data centres are worsening drought in Mexico

AI demand means data centres are worsening drought in Mexico

Suzanne BearneTechnology Reporter, Querétaro, Mexico Arterra/Getty Images Querétaro is known for its impressive stone aqueduct Located in the middle of Mexico, Querétaro is a charming and colourful colonial-style city known for its dazzling stone aqueduct. But the city, and state of the same name, is also recognised for a very different reason – as Mexico’s data centre capital. Across the …

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Gap misses quarterly sales estimates on soft apparel demand, warns of tariff hit

Gap misses quarterly sales estimates on soft apparel demand, warns of tariff hit

By Neil J Kanatt (Reuters) -Gap on Thursday reported comparable sales below Wall Street estimates as customers pulled back on discretionary spending, and it said U.S. tariffs would squeeze its margins in the current quarter. Shares of the company were down about 2% in extended trading. Inflationary prices and uncertainty arising from the Trump administration’s trade policy have curbed consumer …

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George Mason University president rejects Education Department’s apology demand

George Mason University president rejects Education Department’s apology demand

George Mason University’s president will not apologize to satisfy the demand of the Education Department, which said it had determined the university has violated federal civil rights law, according to a letter obtained by NBC News. The letter says the federal department’s conclusions, published Friday, make it “glaringly apparent that the [Office of Civil Rights] investigation process has been cut …

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Trump Officials Demand Apology From George Mason President Over Diversity – The New York Times

Trump Officials Demand Apology From George Mason President Over Diversity  The New York Times Education Dept. calls George Mason DEI policies unlawful, seeks apology  The Washington Post Education Department says GMU violated civil rights law for factoring in race in hiring and promotion  NBC4 Washington Exclusive: Trump Admin Finds George Mason University Unlawfully Discriminated with DEI Hiring Practices  National Review Education Department says George …

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Exclusive: Putin's demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say – Reuters

Exclusive: Putin’s demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops, sources say  Reuters In Eastern Ukraine, Fear and Disbelief Over Proposal to Cede Land to Russia  The Wall Street Journal Why Donetsk ‘fortress belt’ matters so much for Ukraine’s defences against Russia  BBC Putin’s Proposal for Land Deal, Made to Trump, Shifts Pressure to Zelensky  The New York Times Maps …

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Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost – The New York Times

Camp Mystic Parents Demand Changes Before More Children Are Lost  The New York Times ‘My daughter was stolen from us’: Texas parents who lost children in Camp Mystic flooding speak at hearing  ABC News Tearful parents of Camp Mystic flooding victims plead for tougher safety measures  NBC News ‘Beginning of change’: Mom of missing Mystic camper speaks at Texas Capitol  KXAN Austin Our daughter …

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Wu fires back at Bondi’s demand to shed so-called ‘sanctuary’ policies, saying ‘Boston will never back down’

Wu fires back at Bondi’s demand to shed so-called ‘sanctuary’ policies, saying ‘Boston will never back down’

Mayor Michelle Wu, joined by community members and elected officials, responds to the recent letter from the Department of Justice at a press conference at City Hall Plaza. (Jesse Costa/WBUR) Boston Mayor Michelle Wu shot back at U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s demands to expand the city’s policies to work with immigration enforcement in a letter Tuesday, condemning what she …

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US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand

US spy chief says UK has dropped its Apple backdoor demand

The U.K has dropped its demand for special access to Apple’s cloud systems, or a “backdoor,” following negotiations with the Trump administration, according to U.S. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard.  “As a result, the U.K. has agreed to drop its mandate for Apple to provide a ‘back door’ that would have enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American …

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