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Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors
The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers
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Top auto regulator opens special probe after a Tesla slams into a Texas home, killing a 76-year-old
The top U.S. auto regulator has opened an investigation after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside
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Georgia’s QR codes for counting votes will remain for midterms after lawmakers vote to delay a fix
Georgia will stick with an embattled vote-counting method that relies on QR codes for this year’s midterm elections after state lawmakers passed legislation that put off making changes until 2028
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Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco’s technology helped China persecute Falun Gong members
The Supreme Court has granted tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China
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AI companies should release environmental impact, commit to clean energy, says UN chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is calling on artificial intelligence companies to release information about the carbon, water and land used to power their systems
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Watch Duty, the fire tracking app used by millions, expands to help monitor dangerous floods
Watch Duty, a free cellphone app that tracks fires, became a vital tool for millions during the 2025 LA fires
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World Cup ticket buyers are left stranded as resale purchases fall through
The World Cup has been delivering thrills on the pitch, but fans have flooded social media with complaints about tickets that never arrived, orders canceled at the last minute and hours spent trying to sort out problems between FIFA’s ticketing system and outside resale platforms
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California labor union offers to scale back billionaire tax proposal after pushback
A California labor union has offered to scale back a proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires, but it wasn’t enough to get the governor on board
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Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored
A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds
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Federal regulators order grid operators to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers
Federal regulators have ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system
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