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NVIDIA is investing to up to $105 billion to secure land, power and shell (LPS) capacity for the massive PORTS-Pike Technology Campus planned on the site of the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, a long-shuttered uranium enrichment facility near Columbus, Ohio. The project includes a planned 10-GW data center campus…

Last weekend The Washington Post published an article reporting that Donald Trump wants the Navy to redesign the Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers to better meet his sense of aesthetics by moving the island control tower closer amidships. The reason is reportedly that it would make the carriers look…

1 of 5 | Jeff Daniels star in "The Brink of War," in theaters Friday. Photo courtesy of Angel Studios NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The Newsroom and American Rust alum Jeff Daniels says The Brink of War, his new Cold War-era nail-biter, which tells an extraordinary true story,…

Daniels and Harris are impressive in their respective roles, delivering believable performances that allow you to get lost in the story. Still, the dialogue can be a bit confusing if you begin the movie knowing little to nothing about U.S.-Soviet relations – much less about things like SDI, ICBMs (intercontinental…

Michael Ajuma Attah is a singer, songwriter, and performing artist who got famous off his debut album “Homeless,” which peaked at 11 on the official Top 100 Albums chart on Turntable in Nigeria. Michael began his career in 2024 when he released a single titled “Cold War” featuring Afrobeat singer…

Matthew Smith As Oilprice’s South America correspondent, I cover Colombia (where I currently live), Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Guyana, Suriname and Uruguay. I… More Info Set us as your preferred Google source Premium Content By Matthew Smith - Aug 04, 2026, 12:00 PM CDT Colombia’s paramilitary…

I n March 1954, a few people in the city of Bellingham in Washington state noticed that their car windshields were damaged with small pits and chips. Police were notified, and they suspected local youths were probably responsible. But this hypothesis bumped up against the reality of the situation. For…

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Key events That’s it from today’s news blog. The countdown to the World Cup’s final two quarter-finals is well and truly on. Who will meet in Wednesday’s semi-final in Atlanta? We’ll have fun finding out (maybe). Ståle Solbakken took a moment to pass on his best wishes to Kevin Keegan…

A list of global space launches designed to calm cold war tensions and promote transparency has been missing from the UN's website for months...Read More