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Beijing Building Massive Bridge In America’s Backyard — 3dA Chinese construction conglomerate has laid the groundwork for building Latin America’s longest cable-stayed bridge in Brazil by 2031.

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Jared Kim I don't like seeing China expand its presence so close to the US with these big infrastructure deals.

AT&T, Corning Sign $3B Fiber Expansion Deal — Sep 29, 2026AT&T signed a multi-year deal worth more than $3 billion with Corning for fiber and cable toward a 60 million location goal by 2030.

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Jared Kim Hitting 60 million locations by 2030 is a solid goal if they can actually deliver without raising rates.

China’s Ships Map Taiwan’s Undersea CablesWorld — Sep 23, 2026China is expanding pressure on Taiwan through activity near undersea communications cables, while Beijing has largely paused large-scale military exercises but continues preparing for a possible future conflict. Taiwan is responding by testing civil-defense and disaster systems against cascading emergencies that could arise from either an earthquake or an invasion.

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ELYSIS Cables Mark First Amazon Data Center Use — Sep 18, 2026Prysmian and Rio Tinto will supply low-carbon aluminium cables using the ELYSIS inert-anode technology for an Amazon data center in Ohio, marking the first known use of such aluminium in a data center. The aluminium is produced in Quebec with hydropower and is aimed at cutting direct smelting emissions, with AWS participation and company sustainability goals highlighted.

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Amtrak Crew Cuts Backup Fiber Cable After FAA Circuit Fails — Sep 21, 2026Amtrak crew cut FAA backup fiber after a Philadelphia TRACON circuit failed; incoming flights halted at six Northeast airports, with FlightAware citing 5,600+ US delays.

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Sam Okafor This kind of coordination failure between rail crews and FAA backups keeps happening and passengers pay the price with hours of delays.

AP Top 25 College Football TeamsRankingCollege football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.

Baker Hughes Signs Framework Deal to Expand Venezuela Gas Infrastructure — Oct 4, 2026Baker Hughes signed an alliance with PDVSA, Lindsayca and Fulcrum LNG to expand Venezuela’s natural-gas infrastructure, and a separate memorandum with New Stratus Energy to support future oil and gas development. The agreements establish a framework for potential projects—not finalized commitments—and any work will require further approvals, including applicable U.S. sanctions authorizations.

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DOJ Accuses UCLA Law of Racial Discrimination in Admissions — Oct 1, 2026The Justice Department says UCLA School of Law discriminated against white and Asian applicants in its 2023–2025 admissions by using race, allegedly through application essays and recruitment practices, in violation of federal law and the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling. UCLA disputes the finding, saying it admits students through a comprehensive, merit-based process and complies with applicable law.

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Elena Vasquez If UCLA used essays and recruiting to favor certain races after the Supreme Court ruling, that violates federal law and deserves investigation.

Canadian ETF Managers Announce September Distributions — Sep 21, 2026Mackenzie Investments and Fidelity Investments Canada announced September cash distributions for their ETFs and ETF fund series, while Lightwater Partners declared a quarterly distribution of CAD$0.10 per unit for its All-Canadian Oil & Gas ETF, payable October 15. The announcements set out the applicable investor record dates and payment schedules.

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Anthropic Opens Bay Area Wet Lab for AI Biology Work — Sep 17, 2026Anthropic released Bloom and Petri as open-source tools for automated behavioral evaluations and auditing of frontier AI models, offering a structured, replicable framework for testing model behavior. Separately, it rolled out the Life Sciences Verification Program to gate access to Mythos 5.1 and other biology-focused models for vetted life-sciences researchers, with safeguards and two grant types (Standard Use and High-risk Use) and broader access planned.

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Cable Giant Announces Plans To Spin Off MSNBC, CNBC After Ratings Crash — Nov 20, 2024Comcast announced plans to spin off a number of cable channels once viewed as prime assets days after MSNBC’s ratings fell, according to the Wall Street Journal. The cable giant is spinning off MSNBC, CNBC, USA, E…

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NATO Allies Halt Russian Cable Drill Near Svalbard — Sep 10, 2026NATO allies Britain, Norway and the United States stopped Russian submarines from completing a covert drill near Svalbard in which Moscow’s GUGI agency simulated deploying a device to disable critical undersea cables; no cables were harmed as the vessels withdrew, underscoring Western alarm about Russia potentially targeting communications in a future conflict. The incident highlights the strategic Bear Gap corridor and ongoing concerns that Russia could escalate sabotage operations and test NATO’s Article 5 commitment.

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Derek Foss It's reassuring NATO acted fast to block Russia's cable sabotage practice near Svalbard before anything got damaged.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

California seeks cable divestitures in Paramount-Warner deal — Aug 24, 2026California Attorney General Rob Bonta is expected to seek divestment of some Paramount cable channels and safeguards that Paramount’s film studio remain separate from Warner Bros. as part of settling the antitrust lawsuit over Paramount’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, with Monday discussions outlining potential concessions amid a ticking-fee pressure and ongoing concerns about reduced competition in film distribution and cable TV.

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NBC News Hit With Layoffs As Comcast Spins Off Cable Networks — Oct 15, 2025NBC News laid off around 150 employees on Wednesday ahead of its parent company, Comcast Corporation, spinning off certain cable networks, according to reports. Comcast approved a $7 billion spinoff of its NBCUniversal…

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One Network Interested in Hiring Both Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon After CNN, Fox News Departures: ReportReporting — Apr 26, 2023The upstart cable news network NewsNation reportedly would like to add Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon to its lineup after the two cable hosts were cut loose by their employers Monday. TMZ reported that a NewsNation…

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Tucker Carlson’s Kanye West Interview Landed Him #1 in All of Cable News, Blew Past ‘The Five’Opinion — Oct 12, 2022Cable viewers like Tucker Carlson. They like Kanye West even more, apparently. According to Mediaite, “Tucker Carlson Tonight” was seen by 3.59 million viewers Thursday, when he featured an interview with West. That was…

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Support Trump vs Support DemocratsYourlist — VS BattleEvery executive order, court fight, and agency purge just adds another tally mark to the same permanent scoreboard.

Cable News Ratings Show Jesse Watters Dominating While His Competition Struggles to Stay AfloatReporting — Sep 15, 2022Americans are tuning in to watch Fox News’ Jesse Watters. When it comes to his left-leaning counterparts, however, television audiences are less enthused, according to a report on cable news ratings Tuesday by Mediaite…

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Conservative Programs Occupy Nearly Every Slot in the Top 15 Most Popular News ShowsOpinion — Oct 29, 2021It’s a good time to be a conservative cable news network, despite what the liberal media overlords want you to believe. Tuesday was a particularly strong day for Fox News, as the network took 14 of the top 15 top cable…

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‘They Hate Trump’: Bill O’Reilly Says Major Cable Company Is Throwing MSNBC ‘Overboard’ To Protect Reputation — Nov 21, 2024Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday evening that Comcast was tossing MSNBC “overboard” to save the reputation and ratings of NBC News. Comcast announced it was spinning off multiple cable networks…

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Hannity Surpasses TV Legend to Become Longest Serving Primetime Host in Cable News HistoryReporting — Apr 22, 2022On Thursday, Fox News host Sean Hannity surpassed the late cable news legend Larry King to become the longest running primetime host in television history. In a news release , Fox News described Hannity as “a staple of…

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Dan Bongino Crushes with Most-Watched Cable News Show – Look How Bad Obama’s Doc FloppedOpinion — Mar 2, 2023Conservative host Dan Bongino had America’s most-watched cable news show in prime time last week on the same day that CNN aired the first two parts of its big documentary on former President Barack Obama, according to…

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Google's Nuvem cable connects US PortugalTech — Jul 21, 2026Google’s Nuvem subsea cable connects Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with Sines, Portugal, routing through Bermuda and the Azores over about 7,000 km to provide a 384-terabit-per-second data corridor between the U.S. and Europe. The deployment reinforces Portugal’s role as an Atlantic gateway and hub for AI-driven data centers, aided by renewable-energy-powered infrastructure and major tech investments.

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Swalwell Names New Proposals During CNN Interview — Nov 24, 2025California Congressman Eric Swalwell is making headlines again, this time not for his usual cable news appearances or past controversies, but for officially announcing his bid for governor of California in 2026. The…

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Cornyn Questions if Biden Is ‘Really in Charge’Reporting — Apr 12, 2021Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is questioning if President Joe Biden is “really in charge.” “The president is not doing cable news interviews. Tweets from his account are limited and, when they come, unimaginably…

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Criminals Are Throwing A Wrench Into Biden’s EV Agenda. Here’s How — Jun 12, 2024Criminals are increasingly stealing cables from electric vehicle (EV) charging stations around the country, according to The Associated Press. In a growing trend, thieves are targeting EV chargers to cut off their…

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