A new More Perfect Union video sheds light on what life is like for Granbury, Texas, residents living with the near-constant noise of a Bitcoin mining operation. Many residents of a Texas town southwest of Dallas, facing health problems allegedly associated with constant noise, don’t seem to have anything good to say about a crypto mining facility run by MARA Holdings. In a video released Thursday by the nonprofit advocacy organization More Perfect Union, reporter Dan Lieberman spoke to residents of Granbury, Texas, some of whom lived less than a mile from MARA’s 300-megawatt Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility. Many long-term residents and retirees described life as “hell” under the near-constant noise of the mining operation, which lies in an unincorporated area of Hood County. “It never goes away, headaches never go away,” said one elderly resident on camera, with the sound of the facility easily heard in the background. Read more
LAHORE: The Punjab Land Records Authority (PLRA) has officially announced a new schedule of service charges for the fiscal year 2025–26, effective immediately, under the authority granted by the PLRA Act 2017. The updated fee structure aims to enhance service delivery, ensure financial stability, and promote transparency in land-related services across the province. On July […]
France will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday. “True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognise the State of Palestine. I will make a formal announcement at the United Nations […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan expressed deep concern over the potential disqualification of 39 parliamentarians belonging to the party in cases pertaining to May 9 riotss. In a statement, the PTI chairman feared that that 25 members of the Punjab Assembly, 11 Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), and three senators […]
Licurici Impex, a distributor of fast-moving consumer goods based in Onesti (Bacau County), posted more than RON561 million (EUR112.7 million) revenue in 2024, up 9.1% compared with the previous year’s RON514.2 million (about EUR104 million), according to ZF calculations based on Finance Ministry data.