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Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — After a campaign season filled with outrage against data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths.

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What happened HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — After a campaign season filled with outrage against data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths.
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Left / center-leftData centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report

CenterData centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) · Center · News report

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Nov 6, 5:08 AM

Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — After a campaign season filled with outrage against data centers, the midterm elections ushered in a wave of Democrats pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry beh...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Nov 6, 5:09 AM

Data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants

Opposition to data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp do...

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0/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Nov 6, 5:08 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

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