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Geothermal finds rare political sweet spot amid AI boom

Geothermal — power drawn from the Earth's natural heat — is pulling off something remarkable in today's hyperpolarized America: Winning fans across the political spectrum. Why it matters: The bipartisan appeal, combined with surging electricity demand from AI , is helping fuel investment in a niche energy source yet to prove it can compete at scale.…

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The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politicsEvery week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here's an offering of…

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Questions flare over US role in Ukraine's Starlink shut-off: What to knowOn Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Starlink was pulled into the center of a controversy after Ukraine’s military faced restricted access to Starshield, the military version of the satellite-based system. Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source…

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4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outageFour Republican senators have signed on to a letter to the Defense Department’s inspector general expressing “grave concern” over Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to intelligence-sharing and high-speed Starlink data, which it needs to intercept Russian drones, and asked him to investigate whether senior Defense officials played a role. “We urgently…

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'A Devastating Day for Oregon': Suspect Dead, Kids Among Victims in Elementary School ShootingA 16-year-old boy killed three children—ages 5, 8, and 11—and a teacher in a Thursday shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz confirmed their deaths during an evening press conference, where he was joined by department communications manager Sheila Miller, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook, Mayor…

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Ukraine Outage Revives Concerns Over Relying on Musk’s SpaceXIn 2024, US lawmakers from both parties worried if the billionaire would cut off access over Taiwan.

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Trump White House Made Horrific Decision to Cut Ukraine’s InternetSomeone in the White House is crippling Ukraine’s access to military-grade Starlink terminals. Leaders at the Department of Defense received an order from inside the White House to slow the Starshield satellite system that Ukraine uses for battlefield communications and drone operations, two U.S. officials and a Western official briefed on the matter…

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Hegseth Accused of Exposing Troops’ LocationsSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth may have exposed U.S. troops to foreign intelligence. The Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General issued a report Wednesday calling out the failure to protect sensitive communications and location information, saying there are major security weaknesses in the Pentagon’s $2.67 billion cell phone contracts, The…

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Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayThe order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House.

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Timeline of Trump's White House Press Secretaries as Katie Zacharia FiredZacharia departs after five days, half the time President Trump's 2017 communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, was in his role.

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Scaramucci on Zacharia's reported firing: 'Records are made to be broken'Anthony Scaramucci weighed in on Katie Zacharia’s departure as White House press secretary Friday, noting her tenure was less than his as communications director at just five days in the role. “Records are made to be broken,” he wrote on social platform X. “But I take no pleasure in other people’s pain.” Scaramucci famously served...

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