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GuardianOct 1Preview

US datacenter discharged large amounts of pollution for almost a year with no permits

Records show Vineland facility in New Jersey emitted health-harming pollution before regulators stepped inDataOne, the Microsoft-linked New Jersey datacenter recently hit with a $1m fine for running unpermitted generators, emitted large amounts of health-harming air pollution for nearly a year before state regulators stepped in, according to public records obtained by Floodlight.The Vineland facility’s 62 gas-fired generators became public in August after a Floodlight/Guardian visual investigation found them operating without permits. The New Jersey department of environmental protection last week fined the company over the fleet but did not disclose how long the generators had been operating nor how much air pollution they had released into the surrounding community over the past year.This story is from Floodlight, a non-profit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate acti

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GuardianOct 1Preview

The best dishes to come out of a roasting tin

Baked pasta, gnocchi, chicken, meatballs and greens – all perfectly served straight from the ovenSign up here for our weekly food newsletter, FeastAs I have mentioned before, we live directly above a takeaway pizzeria and tavola calda (a canteen-like spot that translates as “hot table”). My desk is by the window, so the writing and editing of my next book (a collection of regional recipes that is only two years late) has been accompanied by the smell of whatever is cooking in their kitchen downstairs, before being arranged, in big roasting trays, behind a glass counter. Occasionally, I have to shut the window, but mostly the steady stream of pizza, baked pasta, braised meat, meatballs, roast potatoes and green vegetables shining with olive oil inspires me. And that is the inspiration for this newsletter: ideas for easygoing dishes that are best served straight from their rectangular roas

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Al JazeeraOct 1Preview

Iraq’s Kurdish forces look to a new era after US withdrawal

Peshmerga unification seeks stability, overcoming party disputes to build a national force in Iraq's Kurdish landscape.

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GuardianOct 1Preview

Jürgen Klopp disgusted by claims his Germany team are ‘not white enough’

Says social media claims are ‘nonsense’ and ‘idiocy’Coach sees ‘no reason to pay attention to these people’Jürgen Klopp has reacted with disgust to a social media debate questioning whether the Germany team he is in the process of forming are “white enough”. Klopp said he believed there was no point in giving room to “such people and their utterances”, dismissing them as “complete nonsense”.Asked to respond to the debate as to whether the national team were “not German enough” or “not white enough”, he said: “There is absolutely no reason to pay attention to these people. You won’t get my thoughts on this. I have little time in everyday life for idiocy – and even less on social media. Continue reading...

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BBCOct 1Preview

Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies

Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.

BBCSep 30Preview

Six smugglers jailed for manslaughter over worst Channel small boats disaster

Thirty-one migrants died when their boat went down in November 2021. The trial found that the guilty men were part of two smuggling networks.