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Data Center Next Door Divides Old Massachusetts Mill Town

Retiree Eileen Castle hasn't been able to enjoy her backyard since a data center moved in next door in Lowell, Massachusetts, bringing noise, fumes, dust and water mist. But a few streets away, contractor Louis Haas is grateful to Markley, the company running the facility, for redeveloping an abandoned site he says was rife with drug use.

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Gold Slips on Oil-Fueled Inflation Fears Ahead of Fed Meeting

Gold prices ticked lower on Wednesday after the previous session's climb of about 1%, as higher oil prices stoked inflation fears while investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the day for clues to the rate outlook. Spot gold was down 0.5% at $4,037.11 per ounce by 0743 GMT. US gold futures for December delivery dropped 0.6% to $4,051.30. "Gold is moving based on the interest rate expectations and inflation risks because of ⁠higher energy prices," ⁠said Soni Kumari, an analyst at ANZ.

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