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Four incumbent city council members voted out after outrage over $6 billion data center in Missouri
12+ hour, 22+ min ago (421+ words) The city council could not hold a meeting because of a lack of quorum after the election. The approval of a $6 billion data center in a Missouri city led voters to kick out four members of the city council who…...
Voters Oust Half Of City Council For Greenlighting $6, 000, 000, 000 Data Center
15+ hour, 31+ min ago (470+ words) Voters in a Missouri town ousted four city council members Tuesday for supporting an AI data center in the area. Tuesday's vote followed months of at times raucous opposition against CRG Clayco's plan to build a hyperscale data center on…...
Trump Announces Two-Week Pause on Strikes Against Iran
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (45+ words) Sputnik International is a global news media keeping you updated on all the latest world news 24/7. Browse Sputnik for breaking news and top stories on politics, economy, social media and the most viral trends. Trump Announces Two-Week Pause on Strikes…...
Striking Iran's Infrastructure Would Have Little Military Impact " Report
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (122+ words) US threats to target Iran's electricity grid, refineries, and desalination plants would have devastating consequences for civilians while offering little military advantage, even the US-based Atlantic Council acknowledged. "Striking Iran's water-related infrastructure will immediately spark a crisis of disease, hunger,…...
Mamdani, Hochul pat themselves on back for filling in potholes, drawing scorn: "Like taking credit for changing a lightbulb
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (663+ words) They're hitting a few potholes. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul coincidentally both patted themselves on the back for filling in potholes Mondays " drawing scorn for celebrating doing the basics of their jobs." The sometimes-strained allies independently held overlapping…...
High-speed rail: Newsom finds a faster way to Stonehenge
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (537+ words) California's high-speed rail project continues to be a national embarrassment, with officials admitting it will cost nearly $100 billion more than first advertised. Gavin Newsom gave up on building the LA-to-San Francisco portion in 2019. Today, the most visible sign of construction…...
'INSANITY!' Sean Duffy ENDS 'Gavin's Crazy Train' After 60 Minutes' Piece on What Newsom Wants Next
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (166+ words) Yesterday the CBS show 60 Minutes performed a random act of actual journalism via an expose about California's high speed rail project that has cost a fortune and so far there's really nothing to show for it: California voters approved this…...
Gavin Newsom's high-speed rail humiliation deepens" as aide admits blunder and $126 B line dubbed "Stonehenge'
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (538+ words) Gavin Newsom's transport secretary has admitted criticism of California's high-speed rail is justified " as estimates of the project show it will be a struggle to be completed. Officials now say it will cost an eye-watering $126 billion to finish the line…...
Apparently Gavin Newsom and Calif's High Speed Rail Boondoggle Hasn't Been Boondoggle-y Enough
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (267+ words) After the second term for Donald Trump began, the head of the Transportation Department, Sean Duffy, started exposing the super expensive boondoggle that is Gavin Newsom and California Dems' high speed rail project that never seems to get started:" It's…...
Newsom's California rail project now expected to cost $126 B, official admits, with still no tracks laid
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (767+ words) California's delayed, over-budget high-speed train from Los Angeles to San Francisco is running fast only in one direction: Rising costs to even get rolling, which are now estimated to be $126 billion. "Today, we estimate with the right optimization just over…...