NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE) announced on September 8 that it had secured a loan of up to $1.9 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the restart of a shuttered nuclear power plant in Iowa. The Duane Arnold Energy Center ceased operations in 2020 after 45 years of service. The plant is now expected to resume operations in early 2029, pending regulatory approvals.
The federal funding is intended to help restore the facility and add reliable generation capacity as the US electricity demand soars to record levels amid the AI boom. To help meet the growing demand, President Trump is making efforts to accelerate the expansion of nuclear energy. He has signed an executive order to get 10 large conventional reactors under construction by 2030 and has also called for federal funding to support the restart of shuttered nuclear plants.
John Ketchum, Chairman, President, and CEO of NextEra Energy, commented:
"Restarting Duane Arnold is about delivering new power to meet new demand while generating billions of dollars in economic value for Iowans. Just as importantly, it shows how America can support rapid economic growth and rising electricity demand while helping keep power affordable for existing customers. By bringing new generation online to serve new demand, we can strengthen the grid, create hundreds of good-paying jobs and help ensure Iowa families and businesses are not asked to bear the costs of growth. We appreciate the Administration's leadership in advancing America's nuclear renaissance and share its commitment to an all-of-the-above energy strategy that expands supply, strengthens energy security and keeps America competitive."
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Duane "Keffe D" Davis is pushing back hard against his murder conviction, vowing to fight the verdict in court.
In his first interview after a Las Vegas jury found him guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon in the 1996 killing of 2Pac Shakur, Davis spoke to The Hollywood Reporter shortly after the verdict.
"Shit, I ain't worried. I'm getting out on an appeal. We already filed it before the trial even started. They violated my civil rights!" Davis said.
"I'm innocent, man. They got an innocent man sitting in jail. I've got two grandsons that are going to the pros in football," Davis continued. "They All-Americans—one of them is in high school. He has 25 scholarship offers, and the other one is in college. And when they get their millions, they're coming to get me out of here."
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More than a dozen states have begun distributing millions of free eggs across local food banks following a settlement with three major producers over alleged collusion, but legal experts say this "unusual" remedy faces a logistical hurdle of making sure those eggs reach the American people.
"There are huge administrative problems with making sure that a settlement of this nature goes according to plan," Katherine Speegle, an antitrust lawyer and partner at Duane Morris, told Fortune.
In June, the U.S. Justice Department and 17 states settled a lawsuit alleging three major egg producers—Cal-Maine Foods, Versova, and Hickman's Egg Ranch—illegally colluded to inflate the price of eggs, which reached record heights last year. The complaint claimed the companies coordinated on bids submitted to Urner Barry Publications, which runs an index key that reports prices for grocery stores and restaurants.
Soaring egg prices became a key metric for how American consumers have experienced five years of above-trend inflation — with this case raising the prospect of collusive behavior on the egg front. None of the producers admitted to wrongdoing and maintained they acted legally.
"When powerful corporations collude behind the scenes to raise prices, working families suffer the costs," New York Attorney General Letitia James, who helped lead the investigation, said in a statement at the time. "These egg producers manipulated the market to squeeze even more profit out of consumers and businesses."

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Prosecutors in the 2Pac murder trial were asked this week whether they were now considering a potential criminal case against Diddy following the conviction of Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
As previously reported, Davis, 63, was found guilty in Las Vegas court at the top of this week of orchestrating Pac's 1996 drive-by shooting murder. Sentencing is slated for next month, with Davis potentially facing life behind bars.
Diddy, notably, has long denied having anything to do with Pac's murder. However, Davis famously alleged that the Bad Boy Records founder, currently serving out his own sentence at Fort Dix after being convicted on Mann Act violations in an unrelated case, once offered him $1 million to kill Pac. To be clear, he has not been formally accused of a crime in connection with the deadly shooting.
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Asked about this at a press conference this week, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson noted a lack of "sufficient evidence" to charge additional persons at this time, though he didn't totally shut down the possibility in the future.

#case #shooting #prosecutors

Tupac's comeback single "California Love" was released nine months before he was gunned down in Las Vegas in 1996. Nearly 30 years later, justice was served on Aug. 31 when rapper Duane "Keefe D" Davis was found guilty of first-degree murder for orchestrating the killing. But it was only two and a half weeks before the fatal shooting that Access Hollywood was with a light-hearted Tupac on the set of the crime drama "Gang Related" for what would become his final interview.

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Late Tupac Shakur's family expressed themselves recently following a guilty verdict that they have waited almost three decades to hear.
After the jury convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis for the rap icon's 1996 fatal shooting, Tupac's family disclosed that they are both "elated and relieved" by the decision. However, the family made it clear that they do not see the verdict as the final chapter in Tupac's story.
The emotional statement comes one day after The Blast reported that members of the Shakur family were inside the Las Vegas courtroom when the verdict was announced. Now, the family is opening up about what the moment meant to them while also paying tribute to Tupac's late mother, Afeni Shakur.
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In a statement obtained by ABC News, one of Tupac's cousins, known as Aiysha Obafemi, who was at the court during the ruling, shared how the family reacted to the verdict.

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A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the remaining claims brought by a wardrobe stylist who said she was subjected to a hostile work environment while working on Lizzo's 2023 European tour. In a new ruling, a federal judge said Asha Daniels' case against Lizzo's touring company, Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc., could not proceed.
The judge previously dismissed Lizzo as a defendant in the case. A lawyer for the Grammy-winning singer did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Gene Deal claims he's being pressured to testify in Duane "Keffe D" Davis' murder trial over the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur.
During a conversation with The Art of Dialogue, the former Bad Boy bodyguard explained why he believes his testimony is being sought, claiming there is interest in having him establish a connection between Keffe D and Sean "Diddy" Combs.
"They want me to show that Keffe D and Diddy had a relationship," Deal said. "They want me to establish what I know about Keffe D and Puff coercing with each other when they're around each other. Gambling, laughing, drinking, popping bottles, the whole nine yards. That's what they wanted me to do."
Deal stressed that much of what he knows about the circumstances surrounding Tupac's death came from what others allegedly told him rather than what he personally witnessed.
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Charlamagne Tha God seems unfazed by the latest updates coming out of the 2Pac murder trial involving Duane "Keffe D" Davis.
On Thursday (August 20), Breakfast Club co-host Loren LoRosa shared some updates on what's been going on at the trial, which is currently taking place at Clark County District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Judge Carli Kierny presiding.
After LoRosa shared some of the stories that were discussed in the court, many of which had already previously been talked about in media interviews, Charlamagne chimed in.
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"By the way, this is just one long VladTV interview," he said near the 01:08:00 mark in the audio above. "If you've been watching VladTV over the last 20-plus years, you've heard every single one of these stories."

#vladtv #stories #you 've

Tupac "2Pac" Shakur's sister, Sekyiwa, says their family has "low expectations" that someone will be brought to justice for her brother's murder.
Sekyiwa was interviewed on Law & Crime Network amid the murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis for his alleged involvement in 2Pac's death.
Sekyiwa, 50, revealed that her family's history in the U.S. shapes their feelings about the investigation.
"Unfortunately, our family, because of our history in America, we have no expectations, or low expectations, of the criminal system when it comes to hunting down someone for my brother's murder," she said around the five-minute mark in the video below. "Just black boys, young black boys, and their lives, their deaths are routinely swept under the rug."
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After the Texas Longhorns went from preseason No. 1 in both major polls to missing the College Football Playoff for the first time in three years, head coach Steve Sarkisian shuffled his coaching staff after the regular season ended, firing first-year running backs coach Chad Scott, first-year defensive pass game coordinator Duane Akina in his return to the Forty Acres, and longtime defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski.
Notably escaping accountability for the disastrous left guard position was offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Kyle Flood, whose unit played a big role in the disastrous road loss to the Gators to open SEC play that ultimately kept the Horns out of the CFP.
So the pressure has increased on Sarkisian's longtime colleague, who is now entering his 10th season on the same staff.
It's not hard to say that the Texas offensive line is in a better position than it was when Flood and Sarkisian first took over.
Since being completely blanked from the 2022 NFL Draft, the Longhorns have had six offensive linemen drafted into the NFL, including a top-10 pick in Kelvin Banks — a member of Flood's first recruiting class on the Forty Acres. On the same token, you can say that the 2026 version of the line was a step back from the previous group.

#offensive #coordinator

Mike Krukow announced that he plans to retire from the broadcast booth at the end of the San Francisco Giants' season.
It's the end of an era for San Francisco baseball, as Krukow has been with the team's booth since 1990 and a full-time broadcaster with the team since 1994. The decision comes due to health issues stemming from inclusion body myositis, a degenerative muscle disease he publicly disclosed in 2014.
Leaving any job can be tough to process, but Krukow shared on Monday that the most difficult part of his decision was telling it to his partner in the broadcast booth, Duane Kuiper.
"Horrible. It's the worst thing I've ever had to do — is walk away from him. In my life," Krukow told KNBR of what it was like to break the news to Kuiper. "He looked at me, and he goes, 'No, you're not.' He was quiet. Then we walked out of the lunchroom together. He put his arm on my shoulders, and we just quietly walked back to the booth. Went back and did our job."
Krukow played 14 seasons as a starting pitcher in the majors, spending time with the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies before settling in with the Giants for the final seven years of his career. He and Kuiper first met as teammates in San Francisco and found a partnership that lasted a lifetime in their post-playing careers. Kuiper plans to continue in the booth for the Giants after Krukow's departure.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur started this week with jury selection, almost 30 years after the rap legend was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip.
Attorneys began vetting potential jurors Monday for the case, which centers on one of the hip-hop world's defining moments and enduring mysteries. Seven potential jurors were asked to return Thursday afternoon as attorneys continue the selection process Tuesday and Wednesday. A total of 16 jurors will be selected for the monthlong trial.
Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, has pleaded not guilty to murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or ******* ist a criminal gang in the rapper's death. At the time, Davis was a leader of the South Side Compton Crips in California.
Family members of Shakur were among those who gathered at a Las Vegas courthouse for the beginning of jury selection, which could continue through much of this week.
"Whoever had anything to do with it, whoever set it up, whoever had any hand in it should be locked up in prison," said Shakur's cousin, Kendrick Lesane.

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He's been a dominant persona in the world of hip-hop for more than three decades. He also remains the only living eyewitness to the drive-by **** assination of Tupac Shakur.
And from prison, Marion "Suge" Knight said he still refuses to cooperate with law enforcement as prosecutors try to convict the only man ever charged in connection with the 1996 shooting of the legendary rapper.
"This trial has nothing to do with me and if somebody brings me there, it's gonna hurt whoever brings me there. I promise you that," Knight said in an interview last week with ABC News.
Pool/Getty Images - PHOTO: Marion "Suge" Knight appears at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, October 4, 2018, in Los Angeles, California, for a sentencing hearing connected to a 2015 hit-and-run voluntary manslaughter charge.
The 61-year-old Knight, now serving an unrelated 28-year sentence in California for voluntary manslaughter stemming from a 2015 fatal hit-and-run in Los Angeles, is well aware that jury selection starts Monday in Las Vegas in the trial of onetime Crips gang leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis. Nearly 30 years to the day that Shakur was gunned down in the passenger seat of a BMW Knight was driving, Davis is accused of murder for allegedly giving his crew the order to open fire on Shakur in retaliation for a fight.

#knight #brings

LAS VEGAS – "This is it, brother."
Those were the first words out of Darren Elkins' mouth after he took to the stage at Meta APEX on Wednesday and made it officially official. A bit more weathered and sporting a few more scars than the 25-year-old who made his promotional debut vs. Duane Ludwig at UFC on Versus 1 in March 2010, Elkins (29-12 MMA, 19-11 UFC) said his time has come.
"I'm older in age now," Elkins told MMA Junkie and other reporters. "But mostly I'm starting to get hurt a little bit more often. Getting to train all the time is taking more of a toll on my body than it used to. It's time. I've been contemplating it for a while. I just talked to my family, worked it all out. I'm like, 'I've always wanted to lay my gloves in the octagon and do it where most people don't get that chance. They either get cut, or they just have to say on social media that they retired. I wanted it to be in the moment, lay my gloves down, and ride off into the sunset."
Elkins, 42, is one of the promotion's longest-tenured roster members. He'll put a bow on a near-20-year professional fighting career Saturday when he makes the final walk to the cage to battle Yadier del Valle (10-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a three-round featherweight bout at UFC Fight Night 284.
While some fighters might be nostalgic and emotional, Elkins said he's more appreciative and grateful than anything else. The sport has come a long way, and Elkins is proud to have evolved with it.

#elkins #wanted #vegas

Duane Rankin: Phoenix Suns begin training camp Sept. 29. Media Day is set for Sept. 28. Preseason opener Oct. 5 at Detroit Pistons. #Suns
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#Suns #camp #preseason

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has weighed in on one of basketball's most popular debates, revealing his all-time NBA starting lineup. In a video posted to TikTok by chickenwrapcharge, Booker selected Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Shaquille O'Neal as his all-time starting five.
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Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has made headlines ahead of the 2026-27 NBA season after details of his new relationship with supermodel Irina Shayk emerged. The news comes as Booker prepares for another season as the face of the Suns following his two-year, $145 million contract extension and amid growing discussion about Phoenix's reshaped roster featuring Jalen Green. According to PEOPLE, Booker and Shayk have been spending time together this summer after being introduced by mutual friends. The relationship arrives during a busy offseason for Booker, who is expected to lead the Suns into training camp while adjusting to Phoenix's evolving offensive identity. A source told PEOPLE, "It's very new, but they like each other a lot." — 7/31/2026 Yahoo!
Duane Rankin: "I think Book deserves a ring." Miles Bridges as he talked about "going to war" with Devin Booker and looking to help him accomplish that." #Suns — 7/22/2026 x.com
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#people #starting #season

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 17: Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on before the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 17, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Caleb Bowlin/Getty Images) Getty
DETROIT, MI - JULY 29: Tarik Skubal #29 of the Detroit Tigers delivers his 1,000th strikeout pitch against Taylor Ward of the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning at Comerica Park on July 29, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) Getty
The Los Angeles Dodgers have really upset the Major League Baseball world with their recent acquisition of ace starter Tarik Skubal.
The Dodgers' X account wrote (earlier on Sunday afternoon) to break the official news:
"The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for outfielder Zyhir Hope and right-handed pitchers River Ryan and Brady Smith."

#getty #detroit #angeles

GEV's $176B backlog positions it as the premium AI infrastructure bet; NEE trades at 22x forward earnings with 8%+ EPS growth through 2032.
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GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) and NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) reported June-quarter results within 48 hours of each other. GEV sells the turbines, transformers, and grid gear every hyperscaler needs. NextEra owns the megawatts, the interconnects, and a Florida utility that hyperscalers want to plug into. Two ways to buy the same AI power bottleneck.
GE Vernova posted Q2 revenue of $11.10 billion, up 21.8% year over year, with bookings of $24.2 billion and a $176 billion backlog. Electrification revenue jumped 68%, and $2.7 billion of that came from data center orders in the quarter alone. CEO Scott Strazik told investors GEV is "on track to deliver 20 GW of annual gas turbine output in the third quarter of 2026, with 24 GW in 2028" and 30 GW by 2030. Wind guidance includes roughly $400 million in EBITDA losses.

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The attorney for Duane "Keefe D" Davis, the man charged with the first-degree murder of Tupac Shakur, is speaking out ahead of the start of his trial.
In an interview with The U.S. Sun published Tuesday, July 28, Mike Sanft said there "should never have been charges" against Davis in the first place, adding that his client's past comments about his alleged involvement in Shakur's murder were not necessarily truthful.
"It's exercising your First Amendment right to free speech," Sanft said. "Is it in good taste? Probably not. But once again, it's exercising in his right to free speech."
Davis previously recalled in his 2019 memoir Compton Street Legend the night Shakur was shot.
According to Sanft, authorities "should have rolled their eyes at Keefe and been like, 'Dude, seriously, why'd you even write that book? That's dumb.' Ultimately, when you really look into the book itself and the details of it it's not necessarily criminal."

#first #exercising

Duane Rankin: Phoenix Suns GM Brian Gregory on trading an unprotected 2033 first round pick to the Charlotte Hornets in landing Miles Bridges. "We feel very comfortable with the overall, all the different aspects of the trade, getting another first-round pick back. I remember multiple years ago, the question was we have no first-round picks, but that pick that we are acquired, we're now gonna have seven straight years of first-round picks. Who would have thought it? And an additional second-round pick in that as well. I think the one thing you have to look at when you're talking about an unprotected versus these favorable among two teams and different things like that, we're always gonna be good. So where are our draft picks gonna be? Especially with the new rules and all those different things? That pick value down the road was not the same as it was a year ago because of the changes in the draft lottery and different things like that. So we felt very comfortable. We thought it was a fair deal, but most importantly, we got Miles Bridges. So that, in my opinion, tipped the scales for us."
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Reaction was swift and mixed after news broke on Sunday, June 28, that the Phoenix Suns were trading Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale for Miles Bridges of the Charlotte Hornets.
The deal, which also includes an exchange of future draft picks between the teams, was first reported by ESPN's Shams Charania. The Republic's Duane Rankin confirmed the deal as well.
On social media, many Suns fans and ****** ysts suggested Bridges would help bolster an area of need for Phoenix by adding more front-line strength. Others questioned whether Bridges' skillset was any different from those already in the Phoenix lineup.
Still others questioned why Phoenix would acquire a player who was involved in a domestic violence incident with the mother of his children, which resulted in a 2023 suspension by the NBA.

In their second major trade in a week, the Charlotte Hornets have dealt veteran forward Miles Bridges to the Phoenix Suns.
The Suns are sending Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale and a 2033 first-round pick to the Hornets for Bridges, a 2029 first-round pick and 2027 second-round pick, the Arizona Republic's Duane Rankin has confirmed.
The deal comes after the Hornets sent guards LaMelo Ball and Josh Green to the Minnesota Timberwolves for center/forward Naz Reid last Thursday.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver poses with 2026 draft prospects before the NBA Draft at Barclays Center.

Tennessee director of track and field Duane Ross gauged the hunger of the men's 4x100-meter relay team to pull off the upset.
"They said, 'Coach, we're going to win,' " Ross said. "When they bring you that much confidence, you can grab your popcorn and enjoy the meet."
No popcorn was consumed, but the appetite was there from the start.
Traunard Folson, Davonte Howell, T'Mars McCallum and Elijah Clark finished in a school record time of 37.98 seconds at the NCAA Outdoor Championships on June 12 in Eugene, Oregon. It was the the program's first national ***** le in the 4x100 since 1983 and the fourth-fastest in NCAA history.