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As opposition to plans for a data center in Albany grows, local and state officials are looking to pass regulations.
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James Paleologopoulos
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The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Stuart Rice Honorary Chair at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University Fran Berman, public policy and communications expert Theresa Bourgeois, and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio.
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New York Public News Network
The moratorium would place a hold on large data center projects and require an environmental impact study on data center development in the state.
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Cornell researchers discover why cemeteries are havens for ground-nesting bees. -
The legislation would let apartment dwellers rely on solar energy to partly power their homes -
Proposed legislation would place a 30-month hold on new nuclear projects in the state to allow for a comprehensive assessment.
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Linen scarves, cotton aprons and dishtowels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshis whose home country shares Portugal's rich tradition of textile manufacturing.
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The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong here." -
Nearly 83, Barry Manilow is recovering from cancer, preparing for a series of concerts, and releasing his first album of new songs in nearly 15 years, What a Time. -
The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks.
