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** Data center concerns have residents asking Allegheny County to step in, but its power may be limited ([link removed])
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As Allegheny County drafts a model zoning ordinance for sustainable data center development, residents are asking what safeguards are already in place if developers arrive first.
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‘Phenomenal’ plan for Century III Mall site could emerge soon ([link removed]) — Once a pioneering mall, Century III’s last wall has met the wrecking ball. A Chicago-based developer is eyeing the site, and a rebuild couldn’t come fast enough for West Mifflin’s ailing tax base.

Free food, shared cultures and a message of welcome in Beechview ([link removed]) — In one of Pittsburgh’s most visible Latino neighborhoods, a free World Refugee Day meal connected food access, cultural celebration and concerns over immigration enforcement.
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→ Pittsburgh-area commuters urged to plan ahead for I-376 closure ([link removed]) (WESA)

→ Supreme Court allows a ruling that ends a tool to protect minority voters in 7 states ([link removed]) (NPR)

→ Starmer says he’ll resign as UK prime minister, roiling British politics yet again ([link removed]) (AP)


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** TODAY IN HISTORY 📅
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Today is June 23.

10 years ago, 2016: Britain voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron, who led the drive to remain in the bloc. (AP)

54 years ago, 1972: President Richard Nixon signed into law the Education Amendments of 1972, including Title IX, which barred discrimination on the basis of sex for “any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” (AP)

76 years ago, 1950: Members of the AFL Local 205 Milk & Ice Cream Salesmen voted to continue a strike against the Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association, meaning a region of 2.4 million people would face a “third milkless weekend.” (Post-Gazette)


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