How the data-center backlash became a midterms flash point

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Apple News Today

2026-09-25

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Opposition to data centers is growing across party lines ahead of the midterm elections. NPR’s Scott Neuman explains what’s driving it, and Anya van Wagtendonk of Wisconsin Public Radio looks at how it became such an important issue for her state’s governor race. Dozens of delegates walked out as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.N. General Assembly. Plus, President Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House, California’s Supreme Court ordered a sheriff to return more than 650,000 seized ballots, and Bob Pettit, the NBA’s first MVP, has died at 93. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.
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  • Good morning.

  • It was another dramatic day at the UN

  • as Israel's prime minister delivered an uncompromising address in New York City.

  • What NPR discovered when it traveled the country

  • to see how data centers were impacting politics.

  • "In my estimation,

  • I think it is definitely the biggest local issue going right now."

  • And how the NBA's first-ever MVP

  • got to the top with barely any traditional basketball training.

  • It's Friday, September 25th.

  • I'm Gideon Resnick.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • Yesterday, it was Benjamin Netanyahu's turn at the UN General Assembly podium.

  • But before he could even start,

  • dozens of delegates began exiting their chairs in a mass walkout.

  • As people left the room,

  • a supportive group was chanting "Am Yisrael Chai,"

  • a popular refrain meaning "the nation of Israel lives."

  • Eventually, Netanyahu addressed what remained of his audience.

  • "Mr. President, before I begin, just a quick announcement.