Portugal Housing Protest Reflects Mounting Unease Across EuropeA housing protest in Portugal’s second-largest city, which was called off early Friday after clashes with the police, reflects growing unease across several other countries in Europe over the cost of living and housing affordability.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →Buildportugal housing protest
NYC Childcare Expansion to Cost $735 Million a Year, Study SaysExpanding New York City’s childcare system to provide universal coverage for more children would cost about $735 million a year, according to a new report, raising questions about how Mayor Zohran Mamdani would finance a signature proposal.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →EducationJusticeZohran Mamdaninyc childcare expansion proposal
Data Center Backlash Becomes a Midterm FlashpointAs the AI infrastructure boom drives a wave of data center construction, concerns over electricity costs, water use and local impacts are increasingly entering the political debate ahead of the midterms. Cato Institute senior fellow Jennifer Huddleston discusses the economic benefits data centers can bring to communities and why she argues the technology…Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →PlanetBuild
Ex-CIA Director Brennan Rebuffed Over DOJ Probe EvidenceA federal judge in Washington dismissed a lawsuit filed by former CIA Director John Brennan to compel the Justice Department to take special steps to preserve records in an ongoing criminal investigation into President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
Maduro Says US Charge That He Tortured Americans Is ‘False’Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro told a judge that US allegations against him, including new claims that he conspired to torture US citizens detained in his country, are false.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →Justice
12 States Push Back on New Mexico in Oracle Data Center Pipeline FightThe attorneys general of 12 US states have asked federal regulators to authorize construction of a natural gas pipeline needed to power an Oracle Corp. data center in New Mexico, arguing that a broader environmental review threatens to complicate similar projects across the country.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →JusticePlanet
Trump Has Brought Inflation Back to the HeartlandPresident Donald Trump has changed the geography of inflation. After years of consumer prices rising faster in big US cities, Trump’s war against Iran and global tariffs have made rural America ground zero for the fallout from the inflation bomb — and at a particularly tricky time for Republicans as they try to defend their House and Senate majorities in…Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →FoodSecurity
Mauritius Says Calm Restored Following Spasm of Public DisorderMauritius was calm on Thursday following unrest earlier in the week, the police said.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →Justicemauritius public unrest
Japan’s Takaichi Taps New Minister After Yana’s Scandal-Hit ExitJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi nominated Arata Takebe to be her new agriculture minister as she sought to contain the fallout from the first scandal-linked cabinet resignation since she took power.Bloomberg3d agoWhole story →Foodjapanese cabinet reshuffle
