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Big Tech's "local control" con

Underfunded local governments are no match when data center developers come calling

Salon · Aug 31

Has a player ever been shown a second yellow card while being substituted?

Plus: the shambles that was 1950 World Cup qualifying, and plenty more brawling teammates

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2025

The AI bubble isn’t new — Karl Marx explained the mechanisms behind it nearly 150 years ago

When OpenAI’s Sam Altman told reporters in San Francisco earlier this year that the AI sector is in a bubble, the American tech market reacted almost instantly.

The Conversation · Nov 30, 2025

Push to improve syphilis testing in US as disease makes dramatic comeback

Cases have risen 80% in the last five years, and the US now has the highest syphilis rates since 1950

The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2024

Stylist demands £265,000 from Notting Hill neighbours after dust ‘ruins’ handbags

Maria Serra claims construction work done by her neighbours ruined her vintage handbag collection worth £14,500

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024

Syphilis among newborns continues to rise. Pregnant moms need treatment, CDC says

Unless mothers are treated during pregnancy, newborns can sicken, die or face lifelong disabilities. The CDC is urging public health providers to connect more people to testing and medication.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2023

Soaring congenital syphilis rates in US risk lives of thousands of babies

Biden administration urged to declare a public health emergency with key medication for preventable condition in short supply

The Guardian - US · Oct 17, 2023

Sunderland 1973 Road to Wembley relived: Glory, glory, Hallelujah as the FA Cup comes to Wearside

Sunderland defeat Leeds United at Wembley in the greatest FA Cup final shock of all-time

Chronicle Live · May 5, 2023

‘Shocking’ rise in STIs during COVID alarms health workers

In 2019, Columbus, Ohio, had seven reported cases of congenital syphilis, or cases in which a newborn child was infected during pregnancy. Two years later, that number rose to 20. And now?

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022

Monkeypox response relies on trade-offs without federal aid

WASHINGTON — The lack of spending for monkeypox in the temporary government spending bill moving through Congress means that states will have to take a patchwork approach to paying for the ongoing public health crisis in the short term, the Biden administration said Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Sep 28, 2022