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Indy Extends Hours for Overnight Warming Centers, Youth Event to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Tech Data Centers Could Delay Greenhouse Gas Efforts in Indiana

Indy Extends Hours for Overnight Warming Centers, Youth Event to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Tech Data Centers Could Delay Greenhouse Gas Efforts in Indiana

January 22, 2025

Indianapolis extended the hours of an overnight warming center at Washington Park Family Center as a dangerously cold winter chill clamped down on the city Sunday night. To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Indianapolis, Seeds of Caring held a youth service event on Monday. Companies like Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon are building large data centers in Indiana for artificial intelligence.

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