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  • Hope and concern swirls for Ohioans around ‘world’s largest datacenter’
    Piketon datacenter promises to generate thousands of jobs, but environmental groups voice concern over projectOn a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial intelligence datacenters on the planet.Last March, the energy secretary, Chris Wright, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick and a host of Japanese and other dignitaries briefly descended on Pik
     

Hope and concern swirls for Ohioans around ‘world’s largest datacenter’

26 août 2026 à 08:00

Piketon datacenter promises to generate thousands of jobs, but environmental groups voice concern over project

On a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI, Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial intelligence datacenters on the planet.

Last March, the energy secretary, Chris Wright, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick and a host of Japanese and other dignitaries briefly descended on Piketon to enthusiastically break ground on a project to build 8GW worth of AI computing power.

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  • San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York pleads no contest after arrest at Ohio trailer park
    46-year-old charged with possessing criminal toolsYork fined and sentenced to two days in jail49ers CEO also owns stake in Leeds UnitedThe San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has pleaded no contest to two criminal charges after being arrested at an Ohio trailer park over the weekend.KRON4 News in San Francisco reported that York was initially arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution but that count was amended to a charge of disorderly conduct. He was also charged with possessing criminal
     

San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York pleads no contest after arrest at Ohio trailer park

Par : Tom Lutz
24 août 2026 à 12:21
  • 46-year-old charged with possessing criminal tools

  • York fined and sentenced to two days in jail

  • 49ers CEO also owns stake in Leeds United

The San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has pleaded no contest to two criminal charges after being arrested at an Ohio trailer park over the weekend.

KRON4 News in San Francisco reported that York was initially arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution but that count was amended to a charge of disorderly conduct. He was also charged with possessing criminal tools.

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Angry Ohio Voters Could Turn Their State Purple Again

23 août 2026 à 05:00
A governor’s race, a Senate contest and enough congressional contests to swing control of the House are all in play in Ohio, where voters of all stripes express a deep sense of powerlessness.

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In Millersport, Ohio, a village outside Columbus, a school cafeteria was packed for a hearing on Monday about a proposed power plant that would provide energy to a $2.1 billion data center project being built in the farmland nearby.

A mosque in Ohio was attacked for the third time. Members doubt Trump’s FBI will call it a hate crime

22 août 2026 à 08:00

Latest attack happened amid Islamophobic blowback against Arab and Muslim Americans running for office

Nashid Shakir describes how assailants used wire cutters to break into the Westwood Islamic Community Center in the early hours of 3 August.

“They cut the wire and broke the window to get in. They broke into the office, too. It was total disarray,” says Shakir, a board member, and member, at the community center since the 1960s.

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© Photograph: Cincinnati Islamic Community Center

© Photograph: Cincinnati Islamic Community Center

In Ohio, Haitians Feel Shaken by Ankle Monitors and Increased ICE Presence

22 août 2026 à 05:02
The devices, which will make it easier for authorities to locate immigrants in Springfield if large-scale deportations begin, have intensified a sense of dread.

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Jonas Julien arrives at the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, after reporting to ICE and getting fitted with an ankle monitor on Wednesday.
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  • Their cities dropped Flock surveillance cameras. They’re still being watched
    Despite policy victories over Flock, Americans are finding themselves under similar monitoring by a new company – or unable to remove the original camerasActivists in Colorado thought they would be celebrating a victory against mass surveillance in December when the Longmont city council decided to let a contract with Flock Safety lapse.But that excitement was cut short only months later when lawmakers voted to approve a new vendor to install automated license plate readers (ALPRs) on the city’s
     

Their cities dropped Flock surveillance cameras. They’re still being watched

20 août 2026 à 09:00

Despite policy victories over Flock, Americans are finding themselves under similar monitoring by a new company – or unable to remove the original cameras

Activists in Colorado thought they would be celebrating a victory against mass surveillance in December when the Longmont city council decided to let a contract with Flock Safety lapse.

But that excitement was cut short only months later when lawmakers voted to approve a new vendor to install automated license plate readers (ALPRs) on the city’s streets.

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© Composite: Boulder Daily Camera via Getty Images, Columbus Dispatch via USA Today/Reuters

2 Workers Die After Explosions and Fire at Ohio Recycling Plant

18 août 2026 à 16:06
Chemical tanks had ruptured during the incident but officials said there was no immediate threat to the Toledo area.

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This image, taken from video provided by WTVG, shows firefighters working on the scene after an explosion at an industrial recycling business in Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday.

Judge Releases Woman Accused of Vandalizing World War II Memorial

18 août 2026 à 14:37
Prosecutors led by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, argued that Melissa Farris posed a flight risk and asked the court to reverse its decision.

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National Guard troops patrolling the World War II Memorial in Washington after it was vandalized last week.
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  • In JD Vance’s hometown, comment on his new memoir is hard to find
    The US vice-president’s most recent memoir may be widely read in Middletown, Ohio, but no one seems to be talking about itNearly two months since JD Vance’s most recent memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, was released, and following sales of 64,000 copies in its first week, Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio, has had time to take it in.At the town library, administrators say there has been interest in the book among the wider public. Continue reading...
     

In JD Vance’s hometown, comment on his new memoir is hard to find

15 août 2026 à 08:00

The US vice-president’s most recent memoir may be widely read in Middletown, Ohio, but no one seems to be talking about it

Nearly two months since JD Vance’s most recent memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, was released, and following sales of 64,000 copies in its first week, Vance’s hometown of Middletown, Ohio, has had time to take it in.

At the town library, administrators say there has been interest in the book among the wider public.

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© Photograph: MediaNews Group/Orange County Register/Getty Images

Sherrod Brown Seeks Senate Comeback in Ohio, Hoping His Populist Pitch Still Resonates

15 août 2026 à 15:40
At 73, Sherrod Brown is mounting a comeback bid in Ohio. He is one of the Democrats his party is counting on to retake control of the Senate.

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  • Trump’s dismal Patriot Games were the Hunger Games ordered off Temu | Aaron Timms
    Monkey bars, gawky teenagers and a presidential cameo – all given a prime-time showcase by ABC – combined for the most leaden hour of America’s 250th birthday summerCulturally, it’s been a tough few months for Donald Trump. The UFC night he held at the White House for his birthday got lost amid the froth and excitement of the World Cup. The Great American State Fair on the Washington DC National Mall was a dud. The president’s jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner all bombed. Could the
     

Trump’s dismal Patriot Games were the Hunger Games ordered off Temu | Aaron Timms

14 août 2026 à 10:16

Monkey bars, gawky teenagers and a presidential cameo – all given a prime-time showcase by ABC – combined for the most leaden hour of America’s 250th birthday summer

Culturally, it’s been a tough few months for Donald Trump. The UFC night he held at the White House for his birthday got lost amid the froth and excitement of the World Cup. The Great American State Fair on the Washington DC National Mall was a dud. The president’s jokes at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner all bombed. Could the Patriot Games, a nationwide competition to find the American schoolchildren most adept at traversing a set of monkey bars, help rescue the summer?

Last night we got our answer: no. A one-hour prime-time special brought us the best of the Patriot Games, and in a crowded field it managed to offer some of the most leaden TV of the American semiquincentennial. Freedom 250, the White House-backed non-profit that hosted the UFC fight at the White House and the Great American State Fair, produced the event, and put up the $125,000 in college scholarship winnings that went to each winner on the boys’ and girls’ side of the competition. The final round of the Games actually took place earlier this week, at a sports training facility outside Cleveland, Ohio. Last night we just got the best bits, and judging by what that amounted to, we should all be thankful we never had to endure the other bits. This was Trumpworld’s answer to the Hunger Games, but it’s unlikely there will be much clamor for a sequel. The patriots may be hungry for more, but the rest of us? Eh.

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What We Know About the Storms Battering the Midwest

13 août 2026 à 15:55
A lingering weather system has brought severe flooding and intense winds — including a few tornadoes — to Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

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Natalee Andrews, left, and Nathan Dyer looked at the floodwaters in Crooksville, Ohio, on Tuesday.
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  • Max Miller’s ex-wife sues him for sharing image of daughter as part of custody battle
    Republican congressman publicly shared links to evidence his team compiled in response to domestic abuse allegations Emily Moreno, the ex-wife of Max Miller, has sued the embattled Republican congressman and his lawyer for uploading a picture of their infant daughter to a publicly accessible Dropbox folder as part of their custody battle.The complaint argues that Miller “recklessly published and disclosed to the world a nude image” of their daughter. The photos in the lawsuit were part of a tran
     

Max Miller’s ex-wife sues him for sharing image of daughter as part of custody battle

13 août 2026 à 12:25

Republican congressman publicly shared links to evidence his team compiled in response to domestic abuse allegations

Emily Moreno, the ex-wife of Max Miller, has sued the embattled Republican congressman and his lawyer for uploading a picture of their infant daughter to a publicly accessible Dropbox folder as part of their custody battle.

The complaint argues that Miller “recklessly published and disclosed to the world a nude image” of their daughter. The photos in the lawsuit were part of a tranche of evidence that Miller’s team compiled in response to the domestic abuse allegations the lawmaker is facing following his divorce. Those allegations include holding a gun to Moreno’s head, pouring boiling water on her, and actions that resulted in his two-year-old daughter’s collarbone being broken, all of which Miller denies.

In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org.

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  • Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest
    Indiana faced most outages at 267,000, about 8% of its customers, with severe thunderstorms and wind aheadPower supply was cut on Thursday ⁠to about 540,000 homes and businesses across the US midwest as severe storms battered the region, data ⁠from PowerOutage.us showed.Indiana ⁠was the ​hardest-hit state, with more than 267,000 outages, representing about 8% of its roughly 3.3 million customers, the data ⁠showed. Continue reading...
     

Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest

13 août 2026 à 07:49

Indiana faced most outages at 267,000, about 8% of its customers, with severe thunderstorms and wind ahead

Power supply was cut on Thursday ⁠to about 540,000 homes and businesses across the US midwest as severe storms battered the region, data ⁠from PowerOutage.us showed.

Indiana ⁠was the ​hardest-hit state, with more than 267,000 outages, representing about 8% of its roughly 3.3 million customers, the data ⁠showed.

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  • A Look Inside Trump’s Patriot Games
    President Trump made an appearance at his first-ever Patriot Games in Geneva, Ohio, last night. Zolan Kanno-Youngs joined Natalie Kitroeff on “The Call” to break down what he was seeing and how sports have become a defining part of Mr. Trump’s presidency.
     

A Look Inside Trump’s Patriot Games

12 août 2026 à 14:59
President Trump made an appearance at his first-ever Patriot Games in Geneva, Ohio, last night. Zolan Kanno-Youngs joined Natalie Kitroeff on “The Call” to break down what he was seeing and how sports have become a defining part of Mr. Trump’s presidency.

Democrats Plan New Push to Defeat Max Miller in Ohio After Abuse Accusations

11 août 2026 à 07:36
The party’s congressional campaign arm added Mr. Miller’s opponent, Brian Poindexter, to its highly competitive “Red to Blue” list.

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Brian Poindexter is the type of candidate Democrats believe can win over working-class voters who have flocked to President Trump in recent years.

Democrats Plan New Push to Defeat Max Miller in Ohio After Abuse Accusations

11 août 2026 à 05:04
The party’s congressional campaign arm added Mr. Miller’s opponent, Brian Poindexter, to its highly competitive “Red to Blue” list.

© Daniel Lozada for The New York Times

Brian Poindexter is the type of candidate Democrats believe can win over working-class voters who have flocked to President Trump in recent years.

Poll: Voters See Political Parties as More Extreme Than Their Own Candidates

9 août 2026 à 05:00
In a New York Times/Siena poll of battleground states, national parties were seen as too far to the right or the left, while nominees were viewed as more moderate.

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A wide gap between perception of political parties and individual candidates was revealed in several states, including Iowa, North Carolina and Maine.

Max Miller, Republican Accused of Abuse, Won’t Drop Out, Spokeswoman Says

8 août 2026 à 20:20
Mr. Miller, who has faced pressure from fellow Republicans to end his campaign and avoid endangering a solidly red seat in Ohio, will stay in the race, his spokeswoman said.

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Representative Max Miller of Ohio has denied the accusations against him, which include holding a gun to his ex-wife’s head, throwing scalding water at her and fracturing the collarbone of their daughter.
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