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  "title": "Amazon plans to spend $1B+ over five years for infrastructure upgrades and other projects in US communities that host its data centers, amid a growing backlash (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)",
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        "title": "Amazon is pledging $1 billion to communities near its data centers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/amazon-is-pledging-1-billion-to-communities-near-its-data-centers",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:35:41.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Verge",
        "title": "Amazon writes scary blog warning communities not to block data centers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/amazon-writes-scary-blog-warning-communities-not-to-block-data-centers",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:52:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Amazon to invest US$1bil over five years in US data center communities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/amazon-to-invest-us-1bil-over-five-years-in-us-data-center-communities",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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