United States: State and local officials from Colorado to Virginia faced intensified local debates this week as proposed and existing data center projects prompted moratoriums, planning votes and policy reviews. Gov. Jared Polis defended data centers at the Aspen Ideas Festival, while Inver Grove Heights enacted a moratorium on June...
Savannah, Georgia — The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System on Wednesday opened public hearings on a proposed property tax rate that would keep the millage at 17.331 mills while addressing a projected $28 million revenue gap. District leaders said the proposal would use about $17 million in reserves and seek...
IRVINE, Calif. — Phoenix Energy One, LLC announced on July 8, 2026 that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective its registration statement for Phoenix Flex Junior Secured Notes, a registered offering to issue notes across key U.S. basins that will allow income-focused investors to receive fixed annual interest...
The International Olympic Committee has provisionally lifted the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, significantly easing Russia’s potential return to full participation at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. The decision, taken in Lausanne and disclosed this week, includes formal guidance to international sports federations to dismantle the three-year vetting...
London — A new four-part documentary series, “Katie Price: Nothing to Hide,” premiered on Sky Documentaries and the streaming service NOW on July 8, 2026, offering an extended examination of the British media personality’s turbulent private and public life. Produced by Louis Theroux’s company Mindhouse Productions, the series uses candid...
United States – Severe shortages and sharply rising prices of DDR5 memory, driven by surging demand from artificial intelligence datacenters, are pushing parts of the PC industry and major technology firms to revert to the older DDR4 standard. Manufacturers are prioritizing high-margin AI hardware, which has tightened supplies of DDR5...
New Braunfels, Texas-based Whitewater Amphitheater has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after its operating company, Kona Coast Venture Ltd., filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The voluntary filing, submitted shortly after 10:00 a.m., triggered an automatic stay that halted a...
Columbus, Ohio — Vinton County Prosecutor William Archer said he will update the criminal case involving four adults charged after 16 children were rescued from a Hamden home on June 30. Authorities arrested Gary Siders Sr., Gary Siders Jr., Elizabeth Siders and Christina Siders; each faces 16 counts of child...
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands — On July 8, 2026, Jackpot Digital Inc. installed and launched its Jackpot Blitz dealerless electronic poker table games at Divi Carina Bay Casino Resort in Christiansted. The company announced that the ETG is now live and available for play, marking its first deployment in...
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Fever guard and WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark said on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, that she is hopeful of playing in Wednesday night’s road game against the Los Angeles Sparks, as she nears a return from a back injury that has kept her out for two weeks. Speaking...
