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Opinion: Elon Musk's chain saw has brought world health crashing down
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (316+ words) Elon Musk holds a chain saw reading "Long live freedom, damn it," during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. , on Feb. 20, 2025. In February 2025, the richest man…...
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1+ day, 20+ hour ago (87+ words) Yakima Herald-Republic 2026 Ram 1500 Back Country. (Stellantis/TNS) There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. WA immigration lawyer Alexandra Lozano sued for alleged malpractice Multi Care and Regence fail to…...
Washington homeowners, farmers say their land is being stolen for data centers
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1236+ words) GRANT COUNTY " On a warm Tuesday evening last week, Felicitas Quintero made dinner on the grill while her husband played soccer with their kids. Every day after work, the family gathers on the front lawn " their watering hole. Now, she's…...
Opinion: Today's cybersecurity systems are not ready for AI
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (316+ words) The digital economy has led to a U. S. trade surplus in services on the order of around 1% of gross domestic product. Yet recent advances in artificial intelligence have exposed new vulnerabilities that place every cyber system at risk of disruption. This…...
Opinion: Data centers aren't the enemy " they're the future
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (278+ words) Large data centers like this Microsoft plant in Quincy need massive amounts of electricity, which is placing an increasing burden on the Northwest's power grid. For a bunch of unremarkable warehouses, they're generating a lot of controversy. Data centers " low-slung…...
Commentary: Who is more likely to fall for fake news?
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (590+ words) We don't need a study to know that the internet is awash in propaganda, AI slop and outright lies. But, we are far more susceptible to falling for this kind of information fraud than we may realize. A 2024 study by…...
Opinion: Politics has come to work, once an apolitical space
1+ week, 2+ day ago (219+ words) A colleague recently emailed me a picture of a seemingly political gesture that was roiling her office and asked me what I thought. The picture was of a 10-by-3-inch sticker, openly affixed to an employee's desk, stating "Make America…...
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2+ week, 1+ day ago (87+ words) Yakima Herald-Republic A woman tries Meta smart glasses during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 6. Cartoon of the Day Injuries reported as Moxee police vehicle involved in crash Wapato…...
The role of natural gas and Washington's energy future
2+ week, 6+ day ago (401+ words) Energy consultant Arne Olson of Energy and Environmental Economics on the set of Inside Olympia with Austin Jenkins. The Pacific Northwest faces a near-term electricity shortfall as demand rises faster than new resources can be built, according to a new…...
Data centers replace fruit orchards in changing Central Washington
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1068+ words) Dan Richmond, owner of the Richmonds Orchard in Malaga on Friday, March 27. Richmond has been a farmer since he was a kid except during his stint in the navy. His father worked at Alcoa. (Karen Ducey / The Seattle Times) MALAGA,…...