Why Is Everyone Suddenly Talking About Putting Data Centers in Space?
Data centers present sprawling engineering and political problems, with ravenous appetites for land and resources. Building them on Earth has...
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ICE Prison’s 911 Calls Overwhelm a Rural Georgia Emergency System
“Male detainee needs to go out due to head trauma,” an employee at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s detention...
Trump Administration Diverted $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds to Target Immigrants, Lawmakers Say
The Trump Administration has siphoned off at least $2 billion from the Pentagon budget for anti-immigration measures, with plans to...
The FBI Wants AI Surveillance Drones With Facial Recognition
The FBI is looking for ways to incorporate artificial intelligence into drones, according to federal procurement documents. On Thursday, the...
How U.S. Universities Used Counterterror Fusion Centers to Surveil Student Protests for Palestine
From a statewide counterterrorism surveillance and intelligence-sharing hub in Ohio, a warning went out to administrators at the Ohio State...
How California Spent Natural Disaster Funds to Quell Student Protests for Palestine
Cal Poly Humboldt students had been occupying a campus building in solidarity with Palestine for three days when then-university President...
Zohran Mamdani Avoided Campaigning Against the Police. Will They Work With Him?
Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday night, ushering in a rare moment of optimism for...
Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities
President Donald Trump is conducting a partisan war on America, claiming extraordinary powers to target immigrants and deploy military forces...
The Only Way to Save Money on Medicaid Is to Let People Die
One of the trauma bays at South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, New York, on August 7, 2024. Photo:...
Australian basketball player fractures back after backboard crashes down during practice
Ben Griscti, who plays for the Australian professional men's basketball team, the Adelaide 36ers, is on the road to recovery...
Chaos on New York’s Streets, Brought to You by the NYPD
An NYPD cruiser and a yellow cab collide on Broadway and 58th Street in Manhattan on Sept. 13, 2020, in...
Beyond Dobbs: How Abortion Bans Enforce State-Sanctioned Violence
Since the Supreme Court’s landmark June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade and...
Trump’s Use of Troops for Policing Hasn’t Been Seen Since America Was Ruled by a King
The United States crept closer to becoming a full-blown police state yesterday when President Donald Trump made good on a...
“A Purely Manmade Famine”: How Israel Is Starving Gaza
As the Israeli government weighs, once again, expanding its genocidal military campaign in Gaza, the enclave is sliding into a...
Trump Prepares to Revoke Lifesaving Abortion Care for Veterans
President Donald Trump appears poised to institute an abortion ban for hospitals run by the Department of Veterans Affairs —...
