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Nationwide moratorium pitched for data centers

PARKER-SBURG, W.Va. — The Democratic challenger for one of West Virginia’s congressional seats pitched legislation Friday to place a two-year moratorium on new, large data centers and to give local communities a say in whether they’re built. Ace Parsi, a Morgantown community ...

Good Trouble Trumbull rallies for civic engagement

WARREN — It may be easy to initially chuckle at the large inflatable frog outfit Luana Andamasaris wore, but she likely would prefer you refrain from leaping to the conclusion that it’s all about fun and humor. “This is devastating to me as a consumer, and it is devastating to me as a nurse,” Andamasaris, of Cortland, said. The source of her devastation was the tragic results she feels were brought on largely by the closing of the former Insight Medical Center at Trumbull, previously known as Trumbull Regional Medical Center. Specifically, Andamasaris’ husband, Bill ...

2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a US-China government agreement

BANGKOK (AP) — Two giant pandas arrived in Atlanta on Sunday morning as part of an agreement between the Chinese and American governments. Ping Ping and Fu Shuang departed Chengdu in southwestern China early Sunday aboard a dedicated “FedEx Panda Express” Boeing 777 aircraft, officials said. A new agreement between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association makes Atlanta one of three zoos in the U.S. to house giant pandas, along with the San Diego Zoo in California and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. “This is a thrilling day for Zoo ...

Nor’easter pummels shorelines of East Coast

BOSTON (AP) — Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind ...