Singapore Probing Firms Over Haze-Causing Indonesian FiresSingapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong vowed to investigate firms responsible for fires that have shrouded the city-state in haze for weeks, warning those found culpable could face legal action.Bloomberg2d agoWhole story →Planetindonesian fires investigation
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
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…Bloomberg3d agoWhole story →FoodSecurity
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
