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Senate Democrat blocks bill to shield Americans from data center energy costs
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from CBS News · North America
One Senate Democrat scuttled a Republican-led effort to pass legislation aimed at shielding Americans from energy costs attributed to data centers, saying it didn't go far enough.
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