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Only 7% Of Voters Rank Data Centers As A Top Political Issue; New Survey Finds Authored by Bryan Hyde via American Greatness, A new poll from the Rainey Center for Public Policy shows just 7 percent of registered voters view data centers as a top-three national political issue, confirming that fewer than 10 percent prioritize them at the federal level. The Washington Examiner reports that the survey of 1,004 registered voters found that found that national concern over data centers remains low with artificial intelligence itself drawing just 12 percent support as...

House Fails To Pass Resolution Limiting Supreme Court To 9 Justices Authored by Stacy Robinson via The Epoch Times, The House of Representatives rejected a proposed constitutional amendment on Sep. 2 that would fix the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices at nine. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) introduced the joint resolution under suspended rules but failed to garner the necessary two-thirds majority. The vote fell almost entirely along party lines at 212-206; only one Democrat supported the proposed amendment. Biggs's legislation would have added a single sentence to the Constitution: ''The Supreme Court of...

Central Banks Just Bought Gold At Fastest Pace Since 2024, World Gold Council Says Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times,Central banks continue to add to their gold reserves amid global inflation and geopolitical risks.Total third-quarter central bank demand rose by 42 percent year over year to 321 tons, "eclipsing recent typical quarterly buying levels," according to the World Gold Council, an industry body funded by major gold miners, which publishes widely cited quarterly data on global gold demand.This was the highest quarterly total since the end of 2024...