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A sign opposing a data center development project stands in a neighborhood on September 24, 2026 in Menomonie, Wisconsin.
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Policy and Politics
AI data centers: How much are ratepayers on the hook for?
Scott Neuman
Data centers consume large amounts of power and require upgrading infrastructure. But it's difficult to determine how much residential customers benefit and how much they actually pay for the benefit.
Students walk on the campus of Cornell University on Wednesday in Ithaca, N.Y.
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Cornell Jane Doe's attorney says she told police in 2024: 'I was raped'
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA's Crew-13 lifts off Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Fla. SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule "Grace" will take NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov to the International Space Station for about six months.
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New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
Brendan Byrne

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George Major, known as the Pearly King of Peckham, wears his blinged-out suit in 2024. He died in August at age 88.
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In mother-of-pearl suits, the Pearly Kings used to canvass East London for charity. The most famous one, George Major, died in August. A look back on this larger-than-life figure and the Pearly King tradition.
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Passengers recount chaos on Tel Aviv flight. And, FBI probes employee-data hack
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A street vendor sells campaign flags of presidential candidates Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro and current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is running for reelection in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday.
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Festival goers dance at the Dominican Festival, on Sept. 13, 2026 at the Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks, in Bethlehem, Pa. Latino voters are a decisive voting bloc in Pennsylvania's highly competitive 7th Congressional District, as both parties court the region's Hispanic community.
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