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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The top Democratic lawmaker on the Senate Finance Committee has floated increasing taxes on data centers, a move critics say could raise costs on services used by practically all Americans.Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a white paper proposal last week calling to end tax incentives for data centers and to impose an ongoing tax on data centers operating in the United States. Critics of Wyden’s proposal argue that the costs of the new tax could ultimately be borne by all Americans by increasing the costs of common services.”This tax will be paid…

Warning: Distressing content.Two dogs recovered from an Eden Hill backyard were so skinny they looked ‘skeletal’ while a kitten inside the house seemingly survived off eating insects, a Perth court has heard.An Eden Hill woman has been convicted of four charges of animal cruelty for starving the two dogs, the cat and a kitten of food and water and leaving them emaciated, malnourished, and dehydrated.RSPCA investigators intervened in January after receiving police reports about a “skeletal” dog who was wobbly on his feet.They found a two-year-old brindle and white dog named Nala and a seven-year-old Mastiff named Neil in the…

XIANGYANG, China: Typhoon Dolphin churned deeper inland to the central Chinese province of Hubei on Tuesday (Aug 11), prompting the closure of tourist areas and suspension of construction projects, as forecasters warned of the danger of extreme rainfall in the province’s mountainous northwest.The strongest typhoon to hit China this year, Dolphin packed an unusually resilient storm system that travelled nearly 6,000km before making landfall over the weekend, drenching the country’s eastern coast and bringing with it a sprawling cloud field.Hubei, a major auto and high-tech electronics manufacturing hub and home to more than 58 million people, was struck by two…

Libya’s National Oil Corporation warns it may halt operations at the country’s largest operating refinery if drone attacks continue.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026Firefighters in Libya are battling a massive blaze at the Zawiya refinery following a drone attack, with the country’s national oil company warning it may declare a force majeure and shut down operations if attacks continue.Libya’s Ambulance and Emergency Service said in a statement on Tuesday there were no “serious injuries” from the fire, with most patients treated for smoke inhalation.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listFootage verified by Al Jazeera showed huge flames and…

Two Senate Republicans released a set of early 2021 text messages that show Dr. Anthony Fauci and other federal health officials discussing how to “weigh the potential risks against the benefits” of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines.The 11 text messages that were made public Monday were among more than 34,000 that the Department of Health and Human Services recovered from Fauci’s government-issued phone, Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said in a statement. The two lawmakers have intensely criticized Fauci over the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic for years, with Paul recently releasing diary…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Crooked Media’s “Pod Save America” was accused by a former Biden staffer of deleting a social media clip that was critical of far-left streamer Hasan Piker, and the liberal podcast reposted a longer version after hours of backlash. “Pod Save America,” the popular progressive podcast helmed by ex-Obama staffers, welcomed MS NOW’s Chris Hayes for Sunday’s episode to discuss the state of Democratic politics with guest host Alex Wagner. Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s ties to Piker came up, and the liberal pundits pleased moderates by speaking critically about the controversial streamer. El-Sayed has…

As the Bald Ridge wildfire near Summerland, B.C., continues to burn, many Canadians may be wondering how the devastating blaze has been able to spread so quickly. Starting about 15 km northwest of Summerland last Friday, the Bald Ridge wildfire quickly grew to 50 square kilometres in just three hours after it was first detected, according to local authorities.The entire Summerland district was forced to evacuate in the early hours of Saturday morning just after midnight, with more than 10,000 more homes under alert. Nearly 22,000 people total had to evacuate from their homes, with a provincial state of emergency…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Dallas Cowboys and veteran defensive tackle Quinnen Williams agreed to a three-year extension prior to the start of the 2026 NFL season that will make him one of the highest-paid players at his position.Williams agreed to an extension worth $105.9 million, including $101 million in guaranteed money and $63.35 million guaranteed at signing. He is also getting a signing bonus worth $31.85 million.Williams, who has made the last four Pro Bowls, was traded to the Cowboys before the deadline last season in a blockbuster deal with the New York Jets.CLICK HERE…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released text messages from Dr. Anthony Fauci have sparked fresh questions about his handling of evolving COVID-19 evidence, according to Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst. The texts are part of an initial batch of communications from Fauci’s government-issued cellphone released Monday by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Rand Paul, R-Ky. The messages shed light on private discussions between Fauci and other top health officials as they navigated evolving questions around the coronavirus pandemic.In a Monday evening interview, Siegel suggested the former White House chief medical adviser was at times…

Twenty-six years since winning his first Tahiti crown, Kelly Slater has wowed again with a near-perfect Teahupo’o heat to set up a date with Jack Robinson.