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Mercotte, the 84-year-old French pastry chef known to TV audiences from 'Le Meilleur Pâtissier', says she has already prepared everything for her death. In comments picked up by Grazia, she says she has given everything to her children and has even already paid for her own funeral. The remarks are drawing attention as a characteristically frank reflection on ageing and legacy from a much-loved television figure.
- 2Texas Pauses Data Center Permits Amid Grid Surge●Texas Pauses Data Center Permits Amid 474 GW Grid Queue Surge
Texas regulators have paused new permits for large data centers as requests to connect to the state grid have surged to around 474 gigawatts, driven largely by facilities powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing. The move reflects growing concern in ERCOT territory that projected demand far exceeds what the power system can reliably supply, prompting officials to slow approvals while they reassess planning, transmission needs and how heavy users share grid costs.
- 3Violent Arrests at Lochiel Tree Sit as Wall Construction Fells Cottonwood●# BreakingNews - Violent Arrests Underway at # Lochiel # TreeSit : # GrandmotherCottonwood Cut Down -- '#NoBorderWall' T
Police have carried out violent arrests at the Lochiel tree sit on the US-Mexico border, and activists report that the last remaining Grandmother Cottonwood tree has been cut down to make way for border wall construction. Censored News journalist Brenda Norrell is covering the protests, where opponents of the wall had occupied trees to block felling. The arrests and the tree's destruction have drawn outrage from border wall opponents and Indigenous supporters.