
After Assad: Syrians in Turkey Face the Long Road Home
With Assad gone, Syrians in Turkey weigh the pull of home against the harsh realities of return.
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With Assad gone, Syrians in Turkey weigh the pull of home against the harsh realities of return.

AI’s insatiable appetite for electricity and water is forcing grid operators to resurrect dirty ‘peaker’ power plants, clouding tech giants’ climate promises.

Syrian refugees in Turkey consider returning home after the fall of Assad, weighing challenges and opportunities.

AI’s explosive growth is straining power grids and reviving coal plants, forcing the cloud industry to confront an inconvenient truth: intelligence has a carbon footprint.
AI’s hunger for power is turning green data centers into energy hogs, jacking up electricity demand and delaying net-zero targets across the globe.
Payment giants are rewiring the global checkout for an era in which algorithms, not humans, hold the cards—literally.
Freezing rain and lake-effect snow cripple the Northeast, knocking out power to 120,000 and turning NYC commutes into treacherous skating expeditions.
Despite bubble fears, industry leaders argue the AI surge is backed by real revenue, sticky customers and measurable cost savings.
A failed underground cable cut power to nearly 8,000 customers in San Francisco’s Richmond District and Golden Gate Park, shuttering museums, snarling traffic, and prompting a state investigation.
Kawhi Leonard erupts for a career-best 55 points, lifting the Clippers past the Wizards in overtime and shaking up the Western Conference playoff picture.