Tech companies have underestimated the opposition to energy-hungry datacenters – and experts predict the pushback will intensifyHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, listening to Dolly Parton in the wake of her death. I was lucky enough to see her in concert a decade ago in California…

Conservatives split from Silicon Valley allies as datacenter backlash grows
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Conservatives split from Silicon Valley allies as datacenter backlash grows

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A Las Vegas jury on Monday found Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty in the 1996 murder of the hip-hop iconJury finds Duane Davis guilty of murder of Tupac ShakurThirty years after the killing of Tupac Shakur, conspiracy theories and rumors about the perpetrator’s identity, one man has now been held criminally…

Thirty years of waiting, a memoir and a trial: conviction in Tupac Shakur killing brings closure
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Thirty years of waiting, a memoir and a trial: conviction in Tupac Shakur killing brings closure

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From fermenting plums in honey and pickling courgettes in vinegar brine to a British take on kimchi, there are many ways to make the most of the warm-weather harvestWhat’s the best way to preserve late-summer fruit and veg?Jess, by email Fruit, fruit everywhere, so try fermenting it in honey, says Rachel de Thample…

Smart ideas for preserving summer fruit | Kitchen aide
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Smart ideas for preserving summer fruit | Kitchen aide

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The Canada and Denver Summit full-back on playing at a packed Mile Stadium and the impact of Lindsey HeapsIn the 13th minute of a 6-1 win against Chicago, Janine Sonis ran into the penalty area and stealthily positioned herself behind a line of defenders, before striking a crisp shot into the right corner. It was her…

Janine Sonis: ‘63,000 fans in Denver proves a women’s team was way overdue’
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Janine Sonis: ‘63,000 fans in Denver proves a women’s team was way overdue’

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Questions over Trump’s ballroom and other structures might not feel urgent. But when his reign ends, Trumpism must be repudiatedOn Monday, a majority on the supreme court found a technical way to overrule a lower court’s imperative to stop work, while not taking a stance on whether the whole enterprise might be…

What should we do with Trump’s monstrous architectural legacy? | Jan-Werner Müller
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What should we do with Trump’s monstrous architectural legacy? | Jan-Werner Müller

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Girls Gone Bible is on tour in the US, touting a regressive ideal of femininity through discussions of abstinence and mental health strugglesAt first glance, the crowd gathering outside a music venue in Red Bank, New Jersey, could have passed for a group of sorority rush hopefuls – or Ella Langley fans on their way…

‘Demonic oppression’ and ‘girly convos’: the podcast wooing young women back to Christianity
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‘Demonic oppression’ and ‘girly convos’: the podcast wooing young women back to Christianity

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet proved that opposites really do attract in the smash hit sitcom. But beyond the bickering and and pranks, there was a romance so special that it changed many fans’ livesOpposites attract. And spend most of their time arguing. But the love between Cameron and Mitchell…

‘We’re hunky in our own way’: Modern Family’s Mitch and Cam on their hilarious and groundbreaking love
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‘We’re hunky in our own way’: Modern Family’s Mitch and Cam on their hilarious and groundbreaking love

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After lying dormant for years, the Era Dorada project in Asunción Mita resumed this year and villagers say history is being repeated, despite promises of changeIn the community of La Lima in Guatemala, Elda Dinora Ramírez, 58, looks towards a small well at the back of her home. Dusty wooden planks lie across the…

‘They take the water, the springs dry up’: fear as Guatemalan goldmine plan is revived
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‘They take the water, the springs dry up’: fear as Guatemalan goldmine plan is revived

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Claims that Trump and Rubio are trying to influence result have parallels with CIA intervention 64 years agoThe year was 1962 and the Kennedy administration was desperate to swing Brazil’s congressional elections against its leftwing president, João Goulart, as a way of countering the supposed communist threat…

Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election
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Echoes of cold war as US accused of meddling in another Brazilian election

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Artist rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in public spots across southern EnglandThe street artist Helch, known for murals and tags across England, has died, his gallery has said.He rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in capital letters across a string of public spots in…

Prolific UK graffiti artist Helch dies
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Prolific UK graffiti artist Helch dies

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