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Trump keeps embracing data centers, even as they become toxic in midterm races

Headline from Anchorage Daily News, on the newest of 2 developments

The race to build data centers has run aground amid frustration from voters who don’t want to live near the massive warehouse campuses.

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  1. Trump says data centers maybe ‘could use a little public relations help’

    Headline from Insider ·

  2. Newest

    Trump keeps embracing data centers, even as they become toxic in midterm races

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Examiner

    Trump urges more data center construction as public opinion sours on issue (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump pushed back on national opposition to data center construction Wednesday, saying that if he were a state or local politician, he would “absolutely” want them to be built in his community.

  2. Insider

    Trump says data centers maybe ‘could use a little public relations help’ (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    President Donald Trump said if he were a local official, he would approve data center construction.

  3. Bangor Daily News

    Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races (opens Bangor Daily News)

    Published

    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, speaking alongside cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week, made a statement that Republican and Democratic candidates alike wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Trump keeps embracing data centers, an unpopular topic in midterm races (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The race to build data centers, which power artificial intelligence and cloud computing, has run aground amid frustration from voters who don't want to live near the massive warehouse campuses.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump keeps embracing data centers, even as they become toxic in midterm races (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The race to build data centers has run aground amid frustration from voters who don’t want to live near the massive warehouse campuses.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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