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Jun 10, 2026 - World

Home city of Amazon and Microsoft passes moratorium as backlash against energy-guzzling AI infrastructure growsSeattle has passed a year-long moratorium on the construction of new datacenters. The city council voted unanimously in favor of the temporary ban on Tuesday.A major tech hub whose metro area is home to Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle is the largest US city to have passed such a moratorium as the backlash against AI infrastructure grows across the country. Continue reading...

Jun 10, 2026 - World

According to the Justice Department, Neeraj Sharma submitted 11 fake H-1B visa applications that falsely claimed foreign workers would be placed at a major global financial institution.

Jun 10, 2026 - World

With a total of 19,019 golf balls used in the build, the pyramid stands as the largest of its kind.

Jun 9, 2026 - World

This came after Pakistan launched a brutal crackdown on protesters in PoK, leading to the death of over 100 demonstrators and leaving at least 400 injured. Hundreds more have been arrested.

Jun 9, 2026 - World

Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishmentA federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing a man with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Alabama became the first state in the nation to use the execution method in January 2024, but has faced repeated legal challenges to its use.Emily C Marks, a US district judge, permanently enjoined the state from executing Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas. Lee was scheduled to be executed Thursday at an Alabama prison. Continue reading...