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• The U.S. Department of Energy announced a public-private partnership on March 20, 2026, to develop a major 10-gigawatt data center with dedicated power generation on a decommissioned uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio. • SoftBank, through SB Energy, is partnering with AEP Ohio to invest $4.2 billion in grid upgrades and new transmission lines, with companies asserting the project will not raise customer rates. • The initiative is part of the U.S.-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement and supports SoftBank's collaboration with OpenAI and Oracle on Stargate, an AI infrastructure project with potential $500 billion investment.

An NWS office posted video of the meteor shooting across the sky, but says no report of debris found as it likely burnedA meteor over Ohio caused a large boom that jolted people as far away as Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) and reports.The meteor entered the atmosphere at about 9am local time on Tuesday, producing a sonic boom felt across a wide swath of northern Ohio and beyond. Reports poured in from Cleveland and other sectors as far east as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and into New York state. Continue reading...

• Miami (Ohio) enters Selection Sunday with a 31-1 record, posing the biggest question for the NCAA Tournament committee on March 15, 2026. • Their single loss contrasts sharply with bubble teams like Auburn (17-16), which boasts top metrics but recent struggles, including nine losses in their last 12 games. • A Dayton win over VCU in the Atlantic 10 title game could eliminate one bubble spot, heightening competition for teams like SMU, San Diego State, Stanford, and Indiana.