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ALBANY, New York — Empire State Republicans expect Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to turbo charge down-ballot turnout as their party’s gubernatorial nominee — boosting GOP candidates in crucial suburban swing races as he mounts an otherwise uphill battle to unseat Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. If Blakeman falls short in an underdog bid, New York Republicans can still be successful in what’s shaping up to be a tough political environment. “Blakeman’s top appeal for Republicans, particularly in swing suburbs, can be realized even if he loses,” said Larry Levy, dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University.…

Thermal imagery from space offers a rare view of heat output from high-load facilities Booming demand from artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency mining has been pushing electricity use higher worldwide, putting growing strain on power grids as energy-hungry data centers expand at a rapid pace. A high-resolution thermal image released this month by UK-based thermal satellite operator SatVu offered a rare glimpse at activity inside a high-load site, with heat signatures tracing where cooling and electrical systems are under load. The image shows a Bitcoin-mining data center campus in Rockdale, Texas. According to the website space.com, Rockdale is home to Riot Platforms’ Bitcoin…

Tokyo must avoid seeking nuclear weapons and “stop plunging further down the wrong path,” Beijing says China has issued a warning to Japan after a senior official reportedly suggested the country should acquire nuclear weapons, stating that such a move would once “again bring disaster to the world.”  An unnamed senior adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly argued late last week that Tokyo’s long-standing reliance on the US nuclear arsenal may no longer be fully reliable. The country should potentially reevaluate its post-WWII non-nuclear policies and pursue its own deterrence, the official suggested, as cited by local media.  The Chinese…

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A small group of socialist activists joined striking baristas at a northside Starbucks on Saturday, attempting to bolster a picket line that drew little interest from customers or nearby holiday shoppers. About 15 baristas have been on strike since December 4, part of a nationwide labor action demanding a union contract and accusing the coffee giant of unfair labor practices. Breitbart Texas observed Saturday morning at the Starbucks on Blanco Road in the Alamo City’s north side, where members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation unfurled a banner and carried signs calling for a boycott…

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said it was a “big mistake” that the Trump administration is not fully releasing the Epstein files. Host Jonathan Karl said, “Let me begin with the Epstein files. Your Kentucky colleague, Thomas Massie, was the force that forced this release. He is saying that the attorney general is violating the law and could, in fact, eventually be prosecuted for doing so. What’s your reaction to this partial release?” Paul said, “I’ve supported transparency on the Epstein files from the beginning. I voted repeatedly to release them. I think it’s a good…

Georgia’s Fulton County has acknowledged breaking vote certification rules, suggesting over 300,000 ballots were not properly counted Election officials in the US state of Georgia have admitted to major violations of vote certification procedures during the 2020 presidential race. US President Donald Trump, who lost to Joe Biden, has repeatedly claimed that the election was “stolen” and marred by widespread fraud and irregularities. The admission, made earlier this month, emerged from a complaint filed by election integrity activist David Cross, who accused Fulton County, Georgia’s most populous county, of illegally certifying at least 315,000 ballots in 2020.Biden beat Trump in Georgia…

A criminal investigation into the majority owner of the Miss Universe pageant has uncovered allegations that his organization helped smuggle weapons from Guatemala into Mexico, using shipments of clothing and electronics to move guns that ultimately supplied Mexico City’s black market and cartel groups, including Cartel Jalisco New Generation and the Tepito Union. The revelations come from witness testimony in a federal complaint that also links businessman Raul Rocha to cartel financiers and fuel‑theft networks, intensifying controversy surrounding the pageant and its leadership. To move the weapons, arms smugglers would hide their loads in shipments of clothing and electronics flowing…

President Donald Trump enjoys a 50 percent approval rating, with a net approval rating of plus 9 points, according to the latest polling from InsiderAdvantage. The national poll of 800 likely voters, conducted on Saturday, finds that 50 percent of respondents approve of the president’s performance 11 months into his administration. Another 41 percent disapprove of the job Trump has done, while 9 percent are undecided. The poll shows that a substantial majority of men give Trump positive marks, while most women disapprove of his performance, continuing a trend seen in polling ahead of the 2024 election. Of the men…

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said Vice President JD Vance did not believe in free-market capitalism. Host Jonathan Karl said, “I have to ask you about a political question. We saw Erika Kirk endorse JD Vance already for 2028 for president. That was interesting, but also interesting was, so did Marco Rubio, who in that article in Vanity Fair, said that if JD Vance runs, he’ll be the nominee and I’ll be one of the first to support him. I know it’s early, what do you make of this? Is JD Vance the heir apparent here?” Paul…

Hu Haitao, a former associate professor of microbiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), revealed in an interview with the South China Morning Post published on Monday he is leaving the United States to return to his native China, where he will work for the state-run Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Hu was largely educated in the United States and is an expert in mRNA technology, working in particular to seek vaccine solutions to the spread of HIV, according to his UTMB page. He studied under Drew Weissman, one of two scientists who won the 2023 Nobel Prize…