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A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction began
A Michigan farm town voted down plans for a giant OpenAI-Oracle data center. Weeks later, construction began

The AI boom is coming for rural America. Inside one town’s effort to fight back

By Sharon GoldmanMay 6, 2026
The Iran war’s oil shock causes a plastic shortage in Asia, squeezing industries and prompting a ‘Middle East plus one’ rethink of supply chains
The Iran war’s oil shock causes a plastic shortage in Asia, squeezing industries and prompting a ‘Middle East plus one’ rethink of supply chains
By Angelica AngMay 6, 2026
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Tokyo is throwing out its strict office dress code and asking workers to wear shorts amid the war in Iran energy crisis
By Emma BurleighMay 5, 2026
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A month after police used pepper spray on animal activists, 1,500 beagles are freed from a shadowy research facility
By David Fischer and The Associated PressMay 4, 2026
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Clean energy’s winning argument is the one it refuses to make
By David CraneMay 5, 2026
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Palisades Fire suspect ranted about Luigi Mangione and being angry at the world before sparking the deadly blaze
By The Associated Press and Christopher WeberMay 4, 2026
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Europe’s jet fuel supplies should fall below the key 23-day shortage threshold in June, so plan your travel accordingly
EnergyEurope’s jet fuel supplies should fall below the key 23-day shortage threshold in June, so plan your travel accordingly
By Jordan BlumMay 6, 2026
Mortgage rates today, May 6, 2026
Personal FinanceMortgage rates today, May 6, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 6, 2026
Current refi mortgage rates report for May 6, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent refi mortgage rates report for May 6, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 6, 2026
Current ARM mortgage rates report for May 6, 2026
Personal FinanceCurrent ARM mortgage rates report for May 6, 2026
By Glen Luke FlanaganMay 6, 2026
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MagazineInside Anduril: Meet the quiet engineer-CEO building America’s $31 billion weapons startup
By Allie GarfinkleMay 6, 2026
The CEO who was told he’d never run American Express has made Amex cool again—and is beating JPMorgan, Visa, and the S&P 500
MagazineThe CEO who was told he’d never run American Express has made Amex cool again—and is beating JPMorgan, Visa, and the S&P 500
By Shawn TullyMay 6, 2026
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C-SuiteSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff turned his earnings call into a vodcast. Why other Fortune 500 CEOs might follow
By Rachel VentrescaMay 6, 2026
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CommentaryThe hidden bottleneck holding back American manufacturing isn’t machines — it’s knowledge
By Theo SavilleMay 6, 2026
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CommentaryThe EPA just valued a human life at $0. That’s not just a moral crisis — it’s a market crisis
By Andrew BeharApril 1, 2026
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    EconomyMeet the African cocoa farmers who are letting their crops rot because the commodity price has fallen so much
    By Edward Acquah, Ope Adetayo and The Associated PressMarch 9, 2026
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EnvironmentTrump’s plan to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico could be foiled by just 50 survivors of a rare whale species
By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026
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EnvironmentWashington’s ‘God Squad’ assembles to debate the fate of a rare endangered whale and drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressMarch 31, 2026
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EnvironmentBig tech was embracing clean energy and turning a corner on climate change. Then AI data centers arrived
By Tammy Webber and The Associated PressMarch 29, 2026
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EnergyElon Musk warns the U.S. could soon be producing more chips than we can turn on. And China doesn’t have the same issue
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 29, 2026
Trump signs order to pay TSA workers after House GOP rejects deal to end shutdown. ‘America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point’
PoliticsTrump signs order to pay TSA workers after House GOP rejects deal to end shutdown. ‘America’s air travel system has reached its breaking point’
By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Joey Cappelletti and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2026
  • The Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
    EnergyThe Persian Gulf’s ‘saltwater kingdoms’ rely so much on desalination that damage to the infrastructure could force evacuations
    By Annika Hammerschlag and The Associated PressMarch 8, 2026
Microsoft is picking up a Texas data center project OpenAI didn’t want, in a telling sign of how far they’ve drifted apart
AIMicrosoft is picking up a Texas data center project OpenAI didn’t want, in a telling sign of how far they’ve drifted apart
By Matt O'Brien and The Associated PressMarch 27, 2026
Meet the 14-year-old running for governor of Vermont—he has a message for Gen Alpha
PoliticsMeet the 14-year-old running for governor of Vermont—he has a message for Gen Alpha
By Amanda Swinhart and The Associated PressMarch 27, 2026
Vail Resorts CEO says it’s time to think beyond the $1,000 ski pass that helped build the empire
EnvironmentVail Resorts CEO says it’s time to think beyond the $1,000 ski pass that helped build the empire
By Phil WahbaMarch 26, 2026
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AIBernie Sanders and AOC launch bill to ban new data-center construction
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressMarch 25, 2026
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CommentaryEurope has survived 3 energy shocks in 4 years. The only way out is to stop buying power from its enemies
By David FrykmanMarch 25, 2026
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    CommentaryBypassing Hormuz: how technology, not territory, will win the new energy war
    By Siddharth MisraMarch 6, 2026
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EconomySoaring fertilizer prices could pressure a U.S. agricultural industry that supports 50 million jobs and over $10 trillion in output
By Tristan BoveMarch 24, 2026
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CommentaryHow COVID turned America against science — and what it will take to win it back
By David Blumenthal and James A. MoroneMarch 24, 2026
Trump despises wind farms so much he’s paying a French energy giant $1 billion to stop building them and invest in natural gas instead
EnergyTrump despises wind farms so much he’s paying a French energy giant $1 billion to stop building them and invest in natural gas instead
By Jordan BlumMarch 23, 2026
Forest ‘bathing’ can reduce stress, improve mood, lower blood pressure and boost the immune system. Here’s how it’s done
HealthForest ‘bathing’ can reduce stress, improve mood, lower blood pressure and boost the immune system. Here’s how it’s done
By Allen Breed and The Associated PressMarch 22, 2026
Stephan Winkelmann looks forward. He is wearing a suit.
EnergyLamborghini CEO says ‘disappointing’ EV charging infrastructure contributed to no demand for the luxury automaker’s all-electric line
By Sasha RogelbergMarch 20, 2026
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CommentaryYour electricity bill keeps rising. Here’s what’s actually causing it—and how to fix it
By Josh MaceyMarch 17, 2026
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EconomyA ‘debt spiral’ before a fiscal crisis: Interest on the national debt will be growing faster than GDP in just 5 years, think tank warns
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 16, 2026
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EnvironmentDespite Trump’s best efforts, an offshore wind farm just lit up New England
By The Associated Press and Jennifer McDermottMarch 16, 2026
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EnvironmentThe ocean was once 10 times quieter. A 1949 whale recording proves it
By The Associated Press and Patrick WhittleMarch 16, 2026
People walk in front of a wind farm.
EnergyMassive wind farm offshore Massachusetts flouts Trump, finished construction
By Jennifer McDermott and The Associated PressMarch 16, 2026
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EnvironmentAmerica’s drinking habits are destroying Mexico’s environment: ‘It will take a long time for the ecosystem to recover’
By The Associated Press and Claudia RoselMarch 16, 2026
China’s power ‘supergrid’ gives Xi buffer against energy shocks
EnergyChina’s power ‘supergrid’ gives Xi buffer against energy shocks
By BloombergMarch 15, 2026
Women enjoying the view of the mountains at Zion
EconomyGetting Americans outside added 5 million jobs and $1.3 trillion to the economy in 2024, before staffing and budget cuts came for national parks
By Tristan BoveMarch 15, 2026
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CommentaryKraft Heinz and the cost of narrow capitalism
By Paul PolmanMarch 14, 2026
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CommentaryThe 2026 farm bill quietly hands big tech control over American farmland. Here’s the fine print
By Anthony PahnkeMarch 14, 2026
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EnvironmentThe weather sampler platter will wallop the U.S. this week: extreme heat in the south, downpours and snow in the east—with a side of the polar vortex
By The Associated Press and Seth BorensteinMarch 13, 2026
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CommentaryThe shadow fleet and illegal oil are still moving through the Strait of Hormuz
By Charles Edward GehrkeMarch 11, 2026
King penguins are a rare species seemingly benefiting from climate change. Here’s why
EnvironmentKing penguins are a rare species seemingly benefiting from climate change. Here’s why
By The Associated Press and Seth BorensteinMarch 11, 2026
President Trump look away now—a 16th-century royal palace in the U.K. is leading the energy sustainability drive, and Americans are invited
EuropePresident Trump look away now—a 16th-century royal palace in the U.K. is leading the energy sustainability drive, and Americans are invited
By Kamal AhmedMarch 11, 2026
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