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Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to shutter and sell its large vehicle proving grounds in Arizona at the end of this year, CNBC has learned. The Arizona Proving Grounds covers 4,000 acres between Phoenix and Las Vegas in Yucca, Arizona. Stellantis plans to use a proving grounds in Arizona owned by Toyota Motor beginning next year, according to two people familiar with the decision. Stellantis Chrysler Arizona Proving Grounds Source: Google EarthStellantis confirmed the closure Friday morning, citing the company's ongoing cost-cutting and real estate evaluations. Stellantis' other major U.S. proving grounds facility is a 4,000-acre campus located west of Detroit in Chelsea, Michigan.

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CNN —Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is in talks with former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to join him on the trail in the final days of the 2024 race as he seeks to broaden his appeal among female voters, two sources familiar with the talks told CNN. She has yet to appear with Trump on the campaign trail. Nikki is helping us already.”However, Trump and his campaign have recently sought out female voters, including sitting for a Fox News town hall with all female voters in Georgia earlier in the week. Senior advisers also hoped that the endorsement from Robert Kennedy Jr., who has been stumping for Trump on the campaign trail, could help with the female demographic – particularly conservative-leaning mothers.

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☆ Pro-Trump forces flood airwaves with ads attacking Harris over past transgender stances
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Steve Contorno | David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The Trump campaign put nearly $14 million behind the ad in the first two weeks of the month. The Trump campaign disputed the report. As pro-Trump advertisers have put more money behind ads attacking transgender policies, economic messaging has also been a consistent, though shifting, point of emphasis. Harris’ campaign did not respond to a request for comment. President Trump is for you.”Democrats in the presidential race have offered no defensive response.

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☆ Fact check: Debunking Trump’s October lying spree about immigration
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +23 min

Harris’ approach to the border: Trump falsely claimed of Harris: “She was saying the other day, ‘Yes, oh yes, we want to have a border.’ The first time she ever said it. The legal status of immigrants in Springfield: Trump falsely claimed, “They just dropped 30,000 illegal aliens in Springfield, Ohio.”This is false in more than one way. And while there is no official tally of the number of immigrants in Springfield, Trump’s “30,000” figure exceeds local estimates. More about immigrants in Springfield: Trump claimed that immigrants in Springfield are on “probation,” and he added, “Probation is for prisoners.” This is false in two ways. The word “caravan”: Talking about migrant caravans, Trump repeated his false claim that he invented the term: “The caravan.

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☆ Biden administration unaware of Trump-Putin calls, but top adviser says it ‘would raise red flags’ if true
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Betsy Klein | Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“I do not know if that’s true or not,” Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters aboard Air Force One Thursday when asked about the calls. “Obviously,” Sullivan added, “That would raise red flags if it were true.”Asked by CNN whether the administration was trying to ascertain more details about those calls, the White House declined to provide specific information. Trump has denied having multiple calls with Putin, calling it “absolutely wrong” in an interview on Newsmax last week. Days later at the Chicago Economic Club, he declined to comment on whether the Putin calls had taken place, but said it would have been a “smart thing” if he had. The Harris campaign has seized on the reporting as it seeks to cast Trump as a friend to authoritarian figures.

Persons: Biden, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, Trump, Bob Woodward, “, ”, Jake Sullivan, ” Sullivan, Sullivan, Putin, Harris, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz Organizations: CNN, ” Biden, Air Force, Newsmax, Chicago Economic Club Locations: Minnesota

Former President Donald Trump declared he was "the father of IVF" during a Fox News town hall that aired Wednesday, while also saying he just recently discovered what the decades-old procedure actually is. When told he was getting a question on in-vitro fertilization, Trump said, "Oh, I want to talk about IVF. "And I said, explain IVF, very IVF, very quickly. Harris told reporters on Wednesday that Trump's "father of IVF" claim was "quite bizarre." The person considered the real "father of IVF" is Robert Edwards, a British physiologist who spent almost two decades developing the procedure.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Roe, Wade, Sen, Katie Britt, She’s, Britt, we're, Kay Ivey, Ann Scheidler, Kamala Harris, who's, ” “, Rand Paul, “, ” Paul, Trump's, Karoline Leavitt, Harris, Robert Edwards Organizations: Fox News, Alabama Supreme, Republican Party, Alabama Legislature, Republican, Democrats, Republican Gov, U.S, Supreme, Action, Politico, Trump, NBC News, “ Locations: Alabama, “, British

☆ Texas 'shaken baby syndrome' execution and One Direction's Liam Payne dies: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

A Texas inmate is set to die in what would be the nation’s first execution involving “shaken baby syndrome.” One Direction member Liam Payne dies at the age of 31. Prosecutors argued that Nikki must have been shaken to death. Since Roberson’s conviction in 2003, the science behind shaken baby syndrome’s diagnosis has come under intense scrutiny. Also yesterday, a petition with more than 116,000 signatures asking Abbott to stop the execution was delivered to his office. Liam Payne at the "One Direction iHeartRadio Album Release Party" in Burbank, California.

Persons: Liam Payne, Paroles, Greg Abbott, Robert Roberson’s, Abbott, Roberson, Nikki, Lester Holt, I’ve, ”, I’m, Payne, Christopher Polk, Clear Channel Payne, fiancée, Henry, —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, JD Vance, Brandy Zadrozny, Harris ’, Harris, “ Donald Trump, “ She’s, wouldn’t, Trump, ➡️, Donald Trump shrugged, ➡️ JD Vance, Ron DeSantis, Scott Perry, Tanya Chutkan, Biden, they’ve, Matthew Cappucci, ” — Evan Bush, optometrist, “ You’re, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Texas, Prosecutors, NBC News, Telemundo . Police, Getty, Clear Channel, NBC, Fox News, CNN, Democratic, Fox, GOP, Republicans, ➡️, ➡️ Florida Gov, Democrats, Freedom Caucus, Hurricane Milton, National Hurricane Center, MyRadar, Washington Post Locations: Texas, British, Argentina, Burbank , California, U.S, Ukraine, Univision, North Carolina, ➡️ Florida, Pennsylvania, Fulton County, Georgia, Florida

Texas is preparing to put a man to death Thursday in what would be the nation’s first execution involving a case of “shaken baby syndrome,” a diagnosis that has been re-evaluated in more recent years, leading to the overturning of similar convictions. Prosecutors argued that Nikki must have been shaken to death because she had been diagnosed with “the triad” — a swollen and bleeding brain and retinal hemorrhaging — symptoms once believed to be indisputable evidence of shaken baby syndrome. In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed the name of shaken baby syndrome to the more broadly defined “abusive head trauma” to include injuries caused by mechanisms other than shaking alone. It is now medical consensus that other medical conditions, including infections, accidental trauma and pre-existing illnesses, can also cause the symptoms associated with shaken baby syndrome. Hundreds of possible shaken baby and abusive head trauma cases are reported to hospitals in the U.S. every year, according to a nonprofit advocacy group.

Persons: Robert Roberson, Greg Abbott, Lester Holt, Paroles, Abbott, Roberson, ” Brian Wharton, “, I’ve, I’m, ”, Nikki, Wharton, Roberson's, Gretchen Sween Organizations: U.S, Supreme, NBC, Texas, NBC News, Prosecutors, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Registry, Palestine, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Texas, Huntsville, U.S, East Texas

☆ Ron DeSantis, using the levers of state government, ramps up efforts to defeat Florida abortion-rights ballot measure
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Adam Edelman | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Last month, a state-run health care agency launched a website that shares information that proponents of the ballot measure say is misleading. The DeSantis administration has also ramped up efforts to investigate allegations of fraud in the signature-gathering process by the groups behind the measure. In addition, the state Health Department sent cease-and-desist letters this month to multiple television stations across the state that had aired an ad that supported the ballot measure. Spokespersons for the DeSantis administration, the Health Department and the Agency for Health Care Administration didn’t respond to questions. Even putting the efforts from DeSantis and other Florida Republicans aside, the ballot measure faces an uphill climb.

Persons: Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, ”, “, Sen, Jason Pizzo, ” Lauren Brenzel, “ Don’t, ” Pizzo, Donald Trump, waffling, Alex Andrade, he’s, ” Andrade, Ashley Moody, It’s Organizations: Florida Gov, Republicans, GOP, Florida Republican, Democratic, Floridians, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, American Civil Liberties Union of, Washington Post, The Associated Press, Freedom, Health Department, Agency for Health Care Administration, Trump, Republican Party, “, DeSantis, Republican, Florida Republicans Locations: Florida, American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, DeSantis

☆ Harris clashes with Fox as she tries to peel away some GOP voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

In the end, on Wednesday, both Harris and Fox News probably got what they wanted. But before the interview, Harris spokesman Ian Sams explained her thinking. If only a few thousand Fox viewers or traditional conservatives swapped sides, it could push some swing states in the vice president’s direction. Still, the risk for Harris is that her display in her first formal Fox interview could alienate some of those voters. It’s taken her several months to arrive at the assurance that she’d strike a strong contrast with Biden’s administration, which she unveiled in the Fox interview.

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☆ California's economic growth is slipping behind Texas as the Lone Star state draws corporate HQs and people
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Texas' economy is growing faster than California's as it woos big companies and new residents. But some Texas residents are feeling increasingly fed up and priced out of the state. That figure is even stronger for the fourth quarter of 2023, which saw Texas' GDP grow at an annual rate of 5% — a jump that Texas Gov. Its $3.9 trillion GDP accounts for 14% of the national GDP, according to the report. Some Texas residents are less happyAs Texas' economy soars, some residents are feeling increasingly fed up and priced out.

Persons: —, Greg Abbott, California's, Tesla, Charles Schwab, Abbott, Elon Musk, CBRE, Jennifer Sor, Austin Organizations: Service, Lone Star, Public, Institute of California, Public Policy Institute, Texas Gov, Bureau, Oracle, State for, Chevron, Gov, Fortune, Texas, Nvidia, Golden State, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas realtors, BI Locations: Texas, While California, California, , Texas, State for Texas, Palo Alto , California, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington

☆ Federal judge blasts DeSantis administration for threats against TV stations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Liam Reilly | Brian Stelter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —“To keep it simple for the State of Florida: it’s the First Amendment, stupid.”That’s what a federal judge wrote Thursday as he sided with local TV stations in an extraordinary dispute over a pro-abortion rights television ad. “Florida has now banned abortions, even in cases like mine.”The state health department – part of Gov. John Wilson, the health department’s general counsel, sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple television stations airing the ad. The health department’s threats were so chilling that WINK, a CBS affiliate, pulled the ad from its broadcasts, Florida Politics reported. Other stations have continued to air the ad, some as recently as Thursday evening, according to the TVEyes video search service.

Persons: New York CNN —, Mark E, Walker, Caroline, ”, Ron DeSantis’s, –, John Wilson, Wilson, Joseph Ladapo, ” Wilson, “, ” Jae Williams, Jessica Rosenworcel Organizations: New, New York CNN, State of, Chief U.S, District, Northern, Northern District of, Gov, Tampa Bay Times, Miami Herald, CNN, Physicians for Human Rights, CBS, Florida Politics, Democratic, FCC Locations: New York, State of Florida, Northern District, Northern District of Florida, Florida

☆ Kamala Harris works to fortify the ‘blue wall’ as Democrats fret over a 2016 repeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“It’s both persuading and mobilizing at the same time – really until the end,” said Dan Kanninen, battleground director for the Harris campaign. In Pennsylvania, Harris lacks a key element of Biden’s appeal: The Catholic, working-class son of Scranton had local and cultural ties to the state. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, on October 16, 2024. “Kamala is for they/them,” a Trump campaign ad declares. But he said it was clear to him that the Harris campaign has learned lessons from 2016.

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“What message do you think it sends to independent voters when you do not directly answer the question: Did Donald Trump lose in 2020?" “First of all, on the election of 2020, I’ve answered this question directly a million times: No. You could say — well, let’s say your view is that happened and we still think Trump lost, or that happened and we think that means Trump won,” Vance said. Tim Walz, pressed him about the outcome of the 2020 election. “Did he lose the 2020 election?” Walz asked.

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A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program that flagged thousands of registered voters and accused them of illegally registering in the state. The Justice Department sued the state of Alabama challenging the program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls, arguing it was too close to the Nov. 5 election. Allen announced a process for purging 3,251 registered Alabama voters in August, 84 days before Election Day. The case is among several instances of voter purges in Republican-led states ahead of this fall’s presidential election. The Justice Department lawsuit said it has already been determined that legal voters were mistakenly purged from the voter rolls.

Persons: Wes Allen, Allen, Anna Manasco, Donald Trump, ” Manasco, ”, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin Organizations: The Justice Department, Republican, Alabama, Justice Department, Gov, Department of Motor Vehicles, Justice Locations: Alabama, “, States, Virginia

Want to know which state is the most critical to both former President Donald Trump's and Vice President Kamala Harris' path to the White House? Just check where they've made the most visits: Pennsylvania. Since Harris entered the presidential race in July, she and Trump, along with their running mates — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance — have made Pennsylvania their most-visited state for campaign stops across the battleground map. As NBC News mapped out, both campaigns have blanketed the state in recent months, with their presidential and vice presidential nominees making about 50 appearances over the past three months, easily the greatest total of any swing state.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, they've, Harris, Trump, Tim Walz, Ohio Sen, JD Vance — Organizations: Minnesota Gov, Ohio, NBC Locations: Pennsylvania, Minnesota

☆ The judge handling Boeing’s plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A dozen states, including Texas, have new laws limiting or banning DEI policies at their public universities. The plea deal states that the Justice Department would select the person with “input” from Boeing. A Justice Department lawyer said the provision doesn’t mean that a less-qualified person would be picked, only that the government will consider all candidates. He asked the Justice Department and Boeing to respond in writing by Oct. 25. Possibly he wants to delay the decision, but that is an unsupported hunch.”The Justice Department and Boeing said they would comply with the judge’s order and declined to comment further.

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Greg Abbott, who has the power to commute a death sentence if the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommends doing so. Abbott can still grant a one-time 30-day reprieve to postpone the execution even though the board has denied a clemency bid. In 2009, the American Academy of Pediatrics changed the name of shaken baby syndrome to the more broadly defined “abusive head trauma” to include injuries caused by mechanisms other than shaking alone. It is now accepted medical consensus that the symptoms associated with shaken baby syndrome can also be caused by other medical conditions, including infections, accidental trauma and a pre-existing illness. The uncertainty surrounding shaken baby syndrome has also led to a reevaluation of many criminal cases.

Persons: ” Robert Roberson, Greg Abbott, Paroles, Abbott, Lester Holt, Roberson, “, ” “, ” Roberson, “ I’m, Nikki, Roberson’s, she’d, Brian Wharton, Wharton, Holt, Gretchen Sween Organizations: Texas, U.S, Supreme, NBC News, Prosecutors, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Registry, Palestine Police Department, Food and Drug Administration Locations: Texas, United States, East Texas

Democratic House and Senate candidates raised eye-popping sums from July through September, according to new reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Democrats outraised Republicans in all 11 competitive Senate races and in all but one of the 26 “toss-up” House races. Three Senate Democratic candidates — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks and Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin — raised more than four times as much as their Republican opponents during that period. Senate Democratic candidates spent a combined $244 million to Republicans’ $91.5 million. And House Democratic candidates in races rated as “toss-ups” or “leaning” toward one party spent $132 million to Republicans’ $61.6 million.

Persons: Kamala Harris, —, Amy Walter, — Ohio Sen, Sherrod Brown, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, Elissa Slotkin —, Donald Trump, Harris, ” Slotkin, Democrats ’, David Bergstein, Michelle Chan, J.B . Pritzker, Ken Griffin, Paul Singer, Steve Schwartzman, Tim Mellon, Miriam Adelson, Michael Bloomberg Organizations: Democratic House, Federal, Commission, GOP, Democratic, House, Democrats outraised Republicans, — Ohio, Michigan, Republican, Republicans ’, Senate, ’, Republicans, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican, NBC News, Democratic Senatorial, Democrats, Congress, PAC, Illinois Gov, Fund, Congressional, New, New York City, Sunday Locations: Michigan, New York

Amazon Web Services is investing over $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington State. Amazon is the latest large tech company to buy into nuclear power to fuel the growing demands from data centers. An estimated 70% of the world’s internet traffic travels through Data Center Alley each day. “Small modular nuclear reactors will play a critical role in positioning Virginia as a leading nuclear innovation hub,” said Virginia Gov. “Amazon and X-energy are poised to define the future of advanced nuclear energy in the commercial marketplace,” said X-energy CEO J. Clay Sell.

Persons: It’s, there’s, ”, Matthew Garman, Bob Blue, Glenn Youngkin, Youngkin, Garman, Ken Griffin, Clay Organizations: Amazon, Services, Washington State, AWS, Amazon’s, Dominion Energy, Nuclear, Google, Kairos, Constellation Energy, Microsoft, Dominion, Gov, Energy, Fund, Citadel, Ares Management Corporation, NGP, University of Michigan, Talen Energy, Susquehanna Steam Electric Locations: Virginia, Washington, Dominion’s, SMRs, ” Virginia, U.S, Northern Virginia, Loudon County, Washington State, Northwest, Maryland, Salem Township , Pennsylvania, Talen

A Georgia judge on Tuesday blocked a new rule from the state's election board that would have required counties to count ballots cast on Election Day by hand, a provision critics had said would cause delays and disruptions in reporting results in the battleground state. He has repeatedly praised the three board members who passed the measure, saying they’re “pit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency and victory.”The three members are Janice Johnston, Rick Jeffares and Janelle King. Brian Kemp and the state Democratic Party. In August, the same Georgia board members passed other new rules that would allow county election board members to conduct “reasonable” inquiries before they certify results. Tuesday's temporary injunction also came after McBurney handed Trump allies another defeat, ruling that county election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results.

Persons: Robert McBurney, —, who’ve, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris ’, they’re, ”, Janice Johnston, Rick Jeffares, Janelle King, Johnson, Jeffares, King, Brian Kemp, McBurney Organizations: Democrats, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party of Georgia, Republican Party, Republican, GOP, Georgia GOP Gov, Democratic Party, Democratic, Trump Locations: Georgia, Fulton County

A Florida man accused of tying his dog to a fence and abandoning it as Hurricane Milton approached the state is now charged with aggravated animal cruelty, authorities announced Tuesday. “In Hillsborough County, we take animal cruelty very seriously,” Lopez said in the statement. Trooper was facing "sure death" when he the trooper found him, Lopez said at a news conference Tuesday alongside Gov. NBC affiliate WFLA of Tampa reported that Garcia went to the Hillsborough County Animal Shelter on Friday looking to claim his dog, the highway patrol said in an affidavit. His information was shared with the sheriff's office in Leon County, where the dog was taken.

Persons: Milton, Giovanny Aldama Garcia, Ruskin, Suzy Lopez, Garcia, “, ” Lopez, ”, Lopez, doesn't, Dave Kerner, Kerner, Trooper, Ron DeSantis, WFLA Organizations: Florida Department of Highway Safety, Motor Vehicles, Thirteenth Circuit, Hillsborough County Sheriff's, Motor Vehicles Department, Patrol, Gov, NBC Locations: Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa, Georgia, Hillsborough, Leon County

☆ House Republican spurns Trump and writes in Ron DeSantis for president — and himself for VP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, did not vote for Trump. Instead, he wrote in Ron DeSantis — and wrote his own name in for VP. AdvertisementRep. Thomas Massie, an idiosyncratic libertarian who represents a deep-red Kentucky district, is not voting former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. "I do NOT recommend this," Massie wrote, "unless you're in a state where the outcome is already decided." 😂 pic.twitter.com/neHsEopt9H — Thomas Massie for Congress (@MassieforKY) October 15, 2024It's not entirely surprising that Massie would decline to cast his vote for Trump.

Persons: Thomas Massie, Ron DeSantis —, Massie, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, ong, ike J Organizations: Republican, Trump, Service, Florida Gov, Kentucky, ust Locations: Kentucky, Florida

“I think, frankly, that ad from the Trump campaign is a little bit of like throwing, you know, stones when you’re living in a glass house,” she said. He asked how many undocumented immigrants Harris would estimate the administration has released into the United States during Biden’s presidency. Baier asked Harris about Laken Riley, the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed while jogging in February. Harris maintained over the course of the interview that the immigration system is broken – a position held by Democrats and Republicans. “I do not believe in decriminalizing border crossings, and I’ve not done that as vice president,” she said.

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☆ Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small module reactors
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Diana Olick | In Dianaolick | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon Web Services is investing over $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington State. Amazon is the latest large tech company to buy into nuclear power to fuel the growing demands from data centers. "Amazon and X-energy are poised to define the future of advanced nuclear energy in the commercial marketplace," said X-energy CEO J. Clay Sell. Last spring, AWS invested in a nuclear energy project with Talen Energy , signing an agreement to purchase nuclear power from the company's existing Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a nuclear power station in Salem Township, Pennsylvania. AWS also purchased the adjacent, nuclear-powered data center campus from Talen for $650 million.

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