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AI’s energy demand draws investment firms to local utilities

AI’s energy demand draws investment firms to local utilities

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the lo...

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New rules make it harder for non-US citizens to get a commercial driver’s license

New rules make it harder for non-US citizens to get a commercial driver’s license

It is now significantly harder for non-U.S. citizens to obtain a commercial driver’s license under new rules the Transportation Department imposed Friday. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said ...

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Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in a company developing Nevada lithium mine

Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in a company developing Nevada lithium mine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a deal that would allow the U.S. government to take a small equity stake in a Canadian company that is developing one of the world’s larges...

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Atlanta’s airport loses $37.5M over diversity program stance

Atlanta’s airport loses $37.5M over diversity program stance

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s airport has forfeited at least $37.5 million because city leaders have refused to disavow diversity, equity and inclusion programs as mandated by President Donald Trump’s ...

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Trump’s transportation department withdraws grants for bike lanes and trails

Trump’s transportation department withdraws grants for bike lanes and trails

CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s transportation department has been pulling back grants already announced for recreational trails and bicycle lanes, telling local officials their projects f...

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Robert Barnett, Washington literary power broker, dead at 79

Robert Barnett, Washington literary power broker, dead at 79

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert B. Barnett, a powerhouse Washington attorney who became a fixture in the political and publishing worlds as the literary representative for Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill a...

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