There’s also a populist backlash, with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) recently laying down a marker by proposing a total moratorium on the construction of the data centers powering the AI boom. AI companies and researchers aligned with this view have launched their own nonprofit groups and super PACs, and are expected to spend $50 million on the midterms. AdvertisementBut it’s not just the tech industry that could view opposition to data centers as a red flag. The assemblyman also has AI industry supporters of his own ― some of whom helped raise money for Hochul while she was considering the RAISE Act ― and he could soon see support from Public First. AdvertisementThe AI industry’s ads attacking Bores allude to this split, linking supporters of regulation to a particularly infamous adherent of effective altruism.

Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Verona, Wis.-based Epic, has been named to Forbes‘ 2025 list of the “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” for the second consecutive year. The 22nd annual list highlights women across countries and industries. Selection is based on four key metrics: money, media, impact and spheres of influence, according to Forbes. Of the 100 women featured, 17 appeared on the list for the first time this year, which was published Dec. 10. The company has never raised venture capital or made an acquisition, and Ms. Faulkner’s net worth is $7.8 billion, according to Forbes.

Denmark's postal service ends letter delivery after 400 yearsDenmark’s national postal service, PostNord, has delivered its final letter, marking the end of a 400-year tradition as digital communication replaces physical mail. The move makes Denmark the first country to conclude that letter delivery is no longer essential—or economically viable—in the digital age.

DHS & FBI focus resources on Minnesota childcare fraud investigationThe FBI and the Department of Homeland Security say they are surging resources into Minnesota to investigate allegations of fraud there, including at child care centers, days after YouTube content creator Nick Shirley, who has created anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim videos in the past, posted a viral video in which he claimed to find widespread fraud at Somali-run child care centers. CNN's Holmes Lybrand reports.

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Grammy-winner Chappell Roan renounced her tribute to late French film star Brigitte Bardot after learning about her history of homophobic and xenophobic stances. Following news of Bardot’s death at age 91 on Sunday, the queer pop star took to social media to say, “Rest in peace Ms. Bardot. Brigitte Bardot, here on the set of “Les Femmes” in 1969, was an ardent supporter of France’s far-right party, the National Front, and criticized immigration as the “Islamisation” of France and once compared queer people to pedophiles. Sunset Boulevard via Getty ImagesHer Islamophobic outburst led to her being convicted of inciting racial hatred five times in French courts. In writing and interviews, she also compared queer people to pedophiles and criticized the #MeToo movement as “hypocritical, ridiculous, and without interest.”Related...Read the original on HuffPost

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Thousands rallied in downtown Los Angeles and shut down the 101 Freeway to protest the new immigration policies . The Los Angeles Dodgers hold the World Series trophy after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series on Nov. 1, 2025. (Raul Roa / Los Angeles Times)Going outStaying inA question for you: What is your New Year’s resolution? And finally ... your photo of the dayNancy Gonzalez poses in an outfit showing her Mexican heritage at a rally in July at Los Angeles City Hall. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementToday’s great photo is from Times photographer Carlin Stiehl at a July rally against immigration raids at Los Angeles’ City Hall.

The Athletic has had two articles in the past five months which describe Ohio State as “the most recession-proof program in college football” and explain why that is the case. Below is a fascinating chart that was published in the first article as well as a link to the most recent one. I guess the one surprise for me in the chart was the omission of LSU but I guess that has to do with the criteria which are built around the overall rankings since 1951. Obviously LSU would be high on the list if we were looking at just the past quarter century. 6Georgia 57.8% 32.6% 13AP poll data via College Poll Archive; losing seasons via StatheadBy the way, there is some very interesting analysis by another B1G coach on the strengths and weaknesses of this year’s squad vs last year’s in the article just published:https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6927426/2025/12/30/ohio-state-college-f...

Atsuko Okatsuka on her signature bowl cut and finding home in comedyBeyond her vibrant wardrobe and signature bowl cut, Atsuko Okatsuka is known for turning family trauma into laughs. The comedian recalls her grandmother bringing her to the US under the guise of a vacation and jokes about an "Atsuko planet" where everyone shares her haircut. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery caught up with Okatsuka in Tokyo and shared a playful moment of copying her signature look.

This is when hope is hardest to come by but also when we need it the most. When darkness is enveloping our lives, it’s vital that we find sparks of hope, even if we find them with gritted teeth. On their website, Samaritans says: “Hope can mean something different to everyone. Feeling hopeful can be anything from lifting your mood, to giving you something to focus on, or something to look forward to in the future. They add: “You may find that you feel more comfortable talking things through while walking”Pause and reflect.

But the photo depicts a falcon killed by a wind turbine in Israel, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which published the image in 2017. Gavin Newsom Trolls Trump And MAGA Rocker With Savage Two-Word LabelThe wind turbine in the picture, seemingly a screenshot from Google Images, clearly features writing in Hebrew. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe president’s embarrassing suggestion on Truth Social arrived in a seriesofposts that renewed his war on renewable energy. He complained that the “really ugly wind farm” would ruin his course and sued to block the construction, only to lose. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementTrump’s latest posts come just days after a Virginia offshore wind developer filed a lawsuit over an “arbitrary and capricious” government order to block the construction of its project and four others.

Yvette Nicole Brown is speaking out ahead of the release of CNN’s documentary on Chevy Chase, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, which reopens old wounds from the set of NBC’s Community involving allegations of racist slurs and harassment. According to the documentary, Chase felt ostracized by the tight-knit cast, which besides Brown included breakout stars like Donald Glover, Alison Brie and Joel McHale. An argument over the appropriateness of the scene between Chase and Brown allegedly included an utterance of the N-word by Chase, which led to Brown storming off the set. Chase’s wife, Jayni Chase, also says Chase was drinking heavily at that time and showing up to work drunk. Brown and Chase did not respond to THR’s request for comment.

Unquestionably, these news events were among the most-read articles published by the Los Angeles Times this year. According to court documents reviewed by The Times, the LAPD is now investigating Rivas’ death as a homicide. Read more about what happened in the days following the National Guard’s arrival in L.A. and find more immigration stories here. A Times investigation later found that firefighters were ordered to leave the smoldering burn site, instead of monitoring the burn area for reignitions. 5Every year for the last 13 years, The Times has published its essential guide to L.A.’s dining scene.

In short, Democrats are in much better shape than all the black crepe and existential ideations suggested a year ago. AdvertisementStill, Democrats being Democrats, all is not happiness and light in the party of Jefferson, Jackson, Clinton and Obama. Now Martin has decided to bury that autopsy report. AdvertisementThe report Martin commissioned was, however, supposed to be the definitive word from the party, offering both a clear-eyed look back and a clarion way forward. “We know that we lost ground with Latino voters,” he said in those searching days before he became party chairman.