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Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a House-passed bill to protect consumers from data center-driven electricity rate increases, arguing it was "toothless" and that Republicans have already agreed to stronger language in a separate deal.

Seattle's minimum wage will rise to $22.14 an hour in 2027, up from $21.30 this year, an increase of about 3.9%. The city's economy is showing strain in hiring and downtown real estate.

Tom Cruise plays an oil baron at the center of an ecological catastrophe in "Digger," a satire that some have billed as a climate disaster comedy. The bigger crisis may be at the box office, where the film opens Friday tracking for just $12M to $15M ...

Oatly, the world's largest producer of oat milk, is sending a new message to its consumers: Most people want their governments to take action on climate change.

Every time a credit card is tapped or swiped, the issuing bank assesses the merchant a 2% to 3.5% fee that eventually is passed to the consumer.

The Threat Status team was given an exclusive tour during OPERATION Huntsville. Follow Defense Tech Reporter John T. Seward as he gets the inside scoop from curator and space historian Ed Stewart.

President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Wednesday plans for South Korea to invest roughly $54 billion in a project to export natural gas from Alaska, a proposal long backed by Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who's in a competitive reelection ...

The Navy has awarded a more than $20 billion contract to Boeing to develop its sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter jet, Pentagon officials said.

Carnegie Mellon University announced Wednesday that hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal challenges.

The machine at the center of the AI buildout is not a chip. It is a heavy-duty gas turbine, the engine that burns natural gas to generate hundreds of megawatts. And it is effectively sold out.