This article was originally published by Edison Reed at Natural News. Beltline Energy, a data center developer, is planning a $15 billion artificial intelligence data center campus near Yukon, Oklahoma. Residents like Pencia Truhan have expressed concerns over a lack of transparency, particularly regarding water consumption, according to reporting from NaturalNews.com. The developer barred media from meetings and asked local officials to sign nondisclosure agreements, fueling opposition. Local officials across the United States have raised similar concerns as rapid data center construction accelerates, according to an article by Petra Stone. The article stated that mayors are sounding alarms about data centers…
When the National Firearms Act was defended before the courts, the argument was that it wasn’t gun control. It was a tax. The only reason for registration, you see, was simply to make sure the tax was paid. Seems reasonable enough, at least from a legal standpoint. Taxes are, unfortunately, legal, even if they are theft, and having a way to verify the tax was paid on an item makes sense so as not to penalize people for non-payment after they’d paid. But now the tax is gone, dead as Hillary Clinton’s presidential dreams.The registration,…
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWhen it all goes sideways, your plan comes down to one thing: getting to your kid. For most parents, that’s simple enough. Everybody’s under one roof. But if you’re divorced and sharing custody, your kid might be at a house you can’t just walk into, with someone who doesn’t prep and may not want your help. And this is far from a rare situation. According to U.S. Census Bureau figures, more than 1 in 4 American kids, which is about 22 million children under the age of 21, have a parent living outside their…
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National Hire a Veteran Day enters its 10th year on July 25 with a broader message for employers: Do not just hire veterans. Put them in jobs that use what they learned in uniform. Dan Caporale, a Marine Corps veteran and founder of Hire Our Heroes, created the observance in 2017 as a national call to action for veteran employment and challenged employers to hire veterans, retain them and give them a real path to grow. Caporale said the goal was never just awareness. Employers already knew how to say they supported veterans. He wanted a day that pushed them…
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced $25 million in new grants and resources for law enforcement programs. The department said July 21 that it has allocated funds for grants linked to three specific federal programs that function in the law enforcement space, as well as funds for more general programs that support policing and other branches of law enforcement. The DOJ will release the grants through the Office of Community Oriented Police Services (COPS Office) and interested programs can apply to this body to receive funding. “The Department of Justice is investing in strategies that reduce crime, hold offenders…
For the last month, the World Cup has captivated audiences all around the world. Even folks who aren’t normally soccer fans have been obsessed. We all know someone who stopped work in the middle of the day to watch a game between two countries that they may or may not be able to pick out on a map. (I have never done this while working at GearJunkie.) With the tournament concluding last week, there’s now a soccer ball–shaped void in many of our lives. The best way to fill it, and my next great obsession, is watching elite athletes pursue…
Well, that didn’t take long. Just a few days after the Third Circuit Court of Appeals struck down New Jersey’s ban on semi-automatic rifles deemed to be “assault weapons” by the state legislature (along with the state’s ban on ammunition magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds), the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division is asking a federal judge to block enforcement of a similar ban recently enacted in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The USVI’s magazine ban prohibits the possession, receipt, purchase, sale, import, or transfer of magazines that can hold more than 15…
Battlefield 6 Season 4 is bringing naval warfare back in a big way. I spent some time with the season’s first phase, Pacific Front, at a recent hands-on preview event, and one thing became clear almost immediately: Tsuru Reef, the map anchoring the season’s return to the water, is gigantic. I’d wager that when Battlefield 6 Season 4 launches on July 21, it’ll be the best, most feature-complete version of the game to date, and while the game probably should have been like this closer to launch, fans won’t complain. For context, the Battlefield 6 hands-on preview event only covered…
Grand Teton National Park is one of Wyoming’s leading tourist attractions, and now there will be even more of the park for visitors to explore. The National Park Service (NPS) partnered with several organizations to purchase an additional 35 acres of land for the park, the last in a series of land deals that have grown the park’s footprint. What Happened Grand Teton National Park sits near Jackson Hole, Wyo., in Teton County. This area is consistently ranked among the wealthiest in the country, with average annual per capita income exceeding $530,000. And thus, the price of land here is…
The state of California is the epicenter of most bad ideas in the United States. From Valley Girls to Goat Yoga, from extreme diets to various gun control policies, if it’s a terrible idea, there’s a good chance it came from California. It’s just that last example that really causes issues everywhere else, since it’s inflicted on law-abiding folks as opposed to a choice on someone else’s part. But hey, at least it works, right?Well, no.In fact, it works so well that a street in Santa Cruz County had to be shut down because of…
Military pay raises of up to 7%, faster health care for transitioning service members and several reforms affecting the U.S. Air Force Academy are one step closer to becoming law after the House of Representatives approved its version of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday. The annual defense policy bill passed the House 216-212, authorizing roughly $1.15 trillion in national security spending while establishing policy priorities for the Department of Defense for the coming fiscal year. While the legislation still must clear the Senate before reaching President Donald Trump’s desk, the House vote provides the clearest…
This article was originally published by Tyler Durden at ZeroHedge. Summary Shipping disruption: Houthi threats forced two Saudi oil tankers to turn around in the Red Sea as Hormuz traffic slowed sharply after more tanker attacks. Escalation in Gulf: Iran claimed strikes on infrastructure in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan, while Kuwait reported a second day of attacks on power and desalination plants. Trump vows more to come: The US launched fresh strikes on Iranian targets, Trump vowed retaliation, and Reuters reported a proposed 10-day ceasefire. “We’ve been nice,” Trump says, warning of more attacks to come. Oil surges: Crude prices hit multi-week highs amid shipping disruptions,…
If I were packing for a ski trip and could only choose one mitten, the choice would be easy. Whether I was jet-setting to Europe, Japan, or the Mountain West, I’d choose Hestra’s Fall Line Mittens ($190). This design isn’t new or revolutionary. In fact, they’ve been in Hestra’s lineup for more than a decade. Proof, in mitten form, that you don’t always need to reinvent the wheel. In short: Hestra’s Fall Line Collection includes a Glove, Mitten, and 3-Finger Glove (all in both unisex and women’s). The collection was built for freeride skiers, aiming to prioritize warmth and dexterity…
The Supreme Court has ducked the issue of when, exactly, our Second Amendment rights kick in, and in doing so has left in place a circuit court split. The Third Circuit, for instance, has ruled that a Pennsylvania law that prohibited adults under the age of 21 from lawfully carrying handguns is unconstitutional, while the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits have upheld laws prohibiting that same age group from purchasing handguns for self-defense, at least from licensed gun stores. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has previously concluded that adults younger than 21 do have the right…
After just a few months of content releases, Marathon is finally taking the plunge and releasing a limited-time PvE mode called Vault Breaker. Trading intense PvP extraction for a more focused roguelite loop, between July 21st and August 4th, we are going to get to see a whole different side of the game that many people, myself included, had been asking for ever since the game was announced. I was among the countless others who were beyond excited about a new Bungie game, and the initial trailers were incredibly enticing, with a unique aesthetic and distinctive colors that set it…
It’s the distance every runner knows. Before the 10K, the marathon, or even a 100-mile ultramarathon, many of us first test ourselves over the most iconic distance in running: the mile. On Saturday, in front of more than 55,000 fans at London Stadium, British runner Josh Kerr rewrote its history. He ran 3:42.66 to break Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj’s 27-year-old world record of 3:43.13 set in 1999. The performance lowered one of the sport’s oldest and most untouchable marks by nearly half a second. The 1-Mile Lore The mile occupies a unique place in track and field. It’s one…
