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CleanSpark mines 685 BTC in June, scales hashrate 145% YoY
Coin Telegraph
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July 7, 2025
CleanSpark’s Bitcoin output has surged more than 50% year-over-year, despite the challenges posed by the post-halving environment for BTC miners. The company posted an operational hashrate of 50 EH/s in June from 20.4 EH/s a year earlier,...
Federal funding uncertainty eliminates Indiana programs, threatens others
The Press Dispatch - Indiana
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Hurricanes Sandy, Helene and Milton. The Surfside condo collapse in Florida. Maui’s wildfires. Floods in Kentucky. All of these disasters had Hoosiers on the ground rescuing victims as part of Indiana Task Force One, a highly trained team of first...
Kevin O’Leary: U.S. Must Learn From Bitcoin Miners to Win ‘AI Wars’
CoinDesk
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In the race for AI supremacy, North America is now learning important lessons from the bitcoin mining industry about building large-scale infrastructure close to sustainable energy sources, according to serial entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary.“It all...
Aging on the Coast: How Hancock County is preparing for a retirement-ready future
Roy Howard Community Journalism Center - Mississippi
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July 7, 2025
BAY ST. LOUIS — Mississippi’s Gulf Coast is aging faster than the rest of the state, and Hancock County sits at the center of that demographic shift. While the state’s overall senior population mirrors the national average of about 17%, Hancock...
How Stressed Are We in Sioux Falls?
B102.7 - South Dakota
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July 7, 2025
We all have stress in our lives. It's just the nature of living on this planet with all of the things going on in our world. However, some places have more stressful environments than others. That's the whole reason behind this latest study from...
Problem-Solving Pushes River Crossing Forward
Engineering News Record
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July 7, 2025
It’s the rare bridge construction project that doesn’t have challenges of some kind. But building a new Mississippi River bridge between Lansing, Iowa, and rural Wisconsin is proving more problematic than most, testing the ingenuity of the project...
Final 2025 MLB Draft big board
Sporting News
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July 11, 2025
The top of the 2025 MLB Draft isn't quite as college-heavy as 2024, with a handful of high school shortstops expected to hear their name called in the first round, but college arms are still at the forefront of the class. From LSU's Kade Anderson...
'It's the Gulf:' Escambia County renames Gulf of Mexico in split vote
WUWF - Florida
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July 11, 2025
In a crowded chamber with standing room only, the Escambia County Commission voted 3 to 2 Thursday evening to replace references to the Gulf of Mexico with Gulf of America in all future county ordinances. Support Local Stories. Support Public...
Once Bend’s Post Office, reservations are open for downtown’s new boutique hotel ahead of fall opening
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 11, 2025
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A new chapter begins for one of Bend's most storied buildings as the restored Westman boutique hotel opens reservations ahead of its highly anticipated fall debut. Located at 777 Northwest Wall Street in the heart of downtown,...
The Overlooked Responders: Why Lawyers Are Essential After Disasters Strike
Texas A&M Today
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July 7, 2025
In 2024, the United States faced more than 25 weather and climate disasters that each resulted in at least $1 billion in damages. Hurricanes Helene and Milton battered the Southeast, while tornadoes tore through the central and southeastern...
Demon Doug
The Meridian Star - Mississippi
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July 7, 2025
Published 10:24 am Monday, July 7, 2025 I got to spend some time with an old friend this week. We laughed, reminisced and simply enjoyed each other’s company. While visiting, he reminded me of a story… Many years ago, I drove to Bogue Chitto,...
Corps awards contract for Lock and Dam 7 modification
Winona Post - Minnesota
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From: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $3.1 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, on July 2. The...
Heat Dome develops over the U.S. by the weekend, intensifying a heatwave into the next week
Severe Weather Europe
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June 19, 2025
June’s weather across the United States is soon flipping into more stable conditions, especially across the eastern two-thirds of the country. A sweltering hot weather is forecast to develop and intensify a heatwave over the weekend and continue...
Skinny on SCOTUS - June 20, 2025 Edition
Red State
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July 10, 2025
We'll file this one under "Better late than never"...maybe? Yes, the Supreme Court has been officially done with its 2024 term since June 30, but they were busy there at the end, so...it's taken me a bit to get through the wave of decisions and...
Midwest Farm Economies In Trouble, While Sun Belt States Thrive in Early 2025
Governing
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July 11, 2025
Global clashes and trade wars hammered Midwestern states’ agricultural economies early this year, while a continuing boom in Southeastern states’ housing and tech jobs kept their economies humming along. Some Southeastern states were seeing a...
Final MLB mock draft, 2-round edition
Sporting News
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July 11, 2025
The MLB Draft doesn't produce immediate results like drafts in some other sports, but that trend may be starting to change when it comes to players drafted out of college. In the year since the 2024 MLB Draft, five first-round picks have already...
Who profits from keeping the South sick — and why do we allow it?
The Leaf Chronicle - Tennessee
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Chronic diseases are a significant problem in the American South, claiming more lives than in any other region of the U.S. Factors such as limited access to fresh food, high smoking rates and the legacy of Big Tobacco contribute to the South's...
Trees can’t get up and walk away, but forests can
Science News
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July 10, 2025
An army of treelike creatures called Ents marches to war in the second The Lord of the Rings movie, The Two Towers, walking for miles through dark forests. Once they arrive at the fortress of the evil wizard Saruman, the Ents hurl giant boulders,...
Public notices for July 11, 2025
St. Mary Now - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
PUBLIC NOTICE OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ST. MARY PARISH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, STATE OF LOUISIANA MAY 28, 2025 FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA 6:00 P.M. The St. Mary Parish Council met on this date in Regular Session with Chairperson Gwendolyn...
Erin Little earns highest award in Girl Scouting
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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As though becoming an Eagle Scout wasn’t enough of an achievement for Erin Little, she also earned her Gold Award, the highest and most prestigious award in Girl Scouting. She is Yuma’s second female Eagle Scout in Yuma County and the first female...