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Some deleted it instead.Welcome to Night Vale cocreator Joseph Fink learned storytelling from Grim Fandango Distraction-free writing gadget BYOK is adding custom extensionsDistraction-free writing gadget BYOK is adding custom extensionsSony Music and Warner Chappell are suing AnthropicSony Music and Warner Chappell are suing AnthropicAlt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos has been deportedVicariously hike the Appalachian in the gorgeous A Trail TaleSong KO's Nurmagomedov in massive UFC upset🏈 Adam Schefter's fantasy football cheat sheetCruise announces a 'Days of Thunder' follow-upCrow-Armstrong continues MVP push with 3 HRsMoses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic: Live updates, results and analysis from heavyweight title boutDemocrats sound alarm on US-Venezuela oil deal: 'This isn't a win'DHS confirms Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to UKWalmart settles DOJ opioid crisis lawsuit for $50 millionLeavitt is leaving the White House. Don't expect her to go farJudge Talwani and why liberal complaints about the 'shadow docket' are so hollowOperation Economic Outcast needs an off-ramp, not just a nooseElectric vehicles are flaming out —let's ‘Make Internal Combustion Engines Great Again’The Pentagon's new nuclear doctrine needs congressional guardrails AI could become conscious. What if it wants us dead?The rebranding of ‘Lake America’ is Trump’s desperate attempt to distract us | Arwa MahdawiA $1.95m deposit and $10k a month: welcome to the for-profit world of Australian aged care where no one is a winner | Julianne SchultzMarines board, sink alleged drug ship off EcuadorNavy has cleared mines from the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM saysRight-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UKAustralia usually hosts the world's biggest cuttlefish mating event – not this yearNorway's new king remembers 'my dear father' in first speechFormer Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruptionAt least 37 dead and hundreds evacuated after strike on Kyiv weapons depotAlgeria wildfire death toll expected to rise as survivors say nothing leftGaza runs out of cancer medicines, as Israeli strikes continueNorway’s new king pays tribute to his late father as the country mournsIceland votes in a tight race on whether to resume talks to join the EUAnger mounts in Nepal over the government’s response to flash floodScientists discover why damaged nerves struggle to healYour sleep may be hiding an early clue to Alzheimer’sLong-term melatonin use linked to 90% higher heart failure riskDogs may hold surprising clues to human longevityKeto diet cut liver fat by 67% in a clinical trialRay Winstone Told Off a Director Who Was ‘Groping’ His Female Co-Star During Filming: ‘Don’t You Dare Do That’Venice Film Festival Jury Press Conference ‘Probably Not’ Happening Due to Scheduling, Will Replace Event With Welcome Cocktails for JournalistsChris Hansen Says Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime’ Performance Is ‘Overly Dramatic,’ But His Wife and Kids Think It’s a ‘Pretty Good Imitation’‘Borges and Me’ Review: Gentle, Nostalgic Literary Road Movie Is More Perky Than PoeticTCU vs. UNC: Where to Watch the 2026 College Football Season Opener Online‘Days of Thunder’ Sequel: Anne Hathaway Joins Tom Cruise, Release Date Set at ParamountMet Gala Organizers Reportedly Mulling Date Change Amid John Galliano BacklashShailene Woodley Recalls Her “Dream” Role as Mary Jane Being Cut From ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’The Kennedy Center Has a Problem That Courts Can’t FixPick Up Where You Left OffThe Terrible Movie That Chinese Audiences Can’t Stop WatchingA New Way of Seeing Alien WorldsHow Did Trump’s Trade Fight With Canada Go So Sideways?Seneca Nation leader calls Trump's Lake America renaming 'unpresidential,' demands reversalReport claims MLB suspended prospect over fake identity plot that even included a phony deathHow guaranteed income advocates strive to turn cash assistance into policy after COVID-relief funds dried upPackers' Jordan Love calls offensive plays in the second half of preseason game, sparks late comebackNYC parolee accused of killing 2 in 48-hour robbery spree hauled in after manhunt, cops sayI could never forget what Israel has done to Lebanon since 1982 | Rindala Jabbour | MEE OpinionMore than 600 killed in Nepal flood as search for survivors enters fourth day | BBC NewsMore than 600 killed in Nepal flood as search for survivors enters fourth day | BBC NewsLIVE: NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Telescope into space | NBC NewsLIVE: NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Telescope into space | NBC NewsLIVE: NASA launches Nancy Grace Roman Telescope into space | NBC NewsNASA administrator explains how Roman Telescope will change understanding of the universe Genetically modified beagle is hypoallergenicKayleigh McEnany: This is the ULTIMATE questionSocialism creates ruination and depravation, economist saysClay Travis: Welcome to Woke 2.0THIS is the ‘HARSH TRUTH’ about the Lindsay Clancy case: Nancy GraceWe are INUNDATED with coverage of this case: Josh RitterTwo lakes threaten Nepal after deadly flood in ‘hazard-prone’ regionUS military laser downs Mexican cartel drones near borderNavy has lost 15,000 operational days because of idle submarines, GAO reportsDebate underway about possible name change of future Ford-class aircraft carrierJustice Department petitions Supreme Court for immediate ban on transgender troops in militaryFIRST DEPLOYMENT STORIES: Being Spiritually FocusedTennessee moves to rename Nashville International Airport in Dolly Parton’s honor
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The fight against AI data centers is just beginning

A yard sign opposing a planned data center is displayed along Route 54 in Mount Carmel Township Northumberland County. | Image: Getty Images

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How it started

Years before the AI boom threatened local power grids, a small group of protesters set the stage for the battles cropping up across communities today. In 2015, Apple announced plans to build a roughly $1 billion data center in the sleepy town of Athenry, Ireland. The data center’s 500-acre site would power Apple’s services in Europe, including iTunes, iMessage, and Siri. At th …

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