A recent report from a UNICEF-led team has found no evidence of widespread acute malnutrition in Gaza, according to The Free Press' Olivia Reingold. The report indicated that Gaza has one of the lowest rates of acute child malnutrition in the region, with current health challenges leaning towards obesity and weight excess affecting approximately 4 percent of children under five. This finding contrasts sharply with warnings from the UN's hunger-monitoring system just a year prior, which had alerted to over half a million Palestinians facing "catastrophic conditions characterized by starvation, destitution, and death." Humanitarian groups have struggled to explain the reported reversal, and a major organization is reportedly still fundraising based on starvation claims, while news of the UN report has received limited coverage in mainstream press.
In a separate development, President Donald Trump has been vocal in defending the economic benefits of data centers. Robby Soave at The Hill observes that data centers, described as a "vital part" of the tech economy, have faced a decline in public support despite their economic advantages. Soave notes that these centers generate substantial revenue for localities, citing Loudoun County, Virginia, where revenue from data centers enabled the local government to reduce property taxes for all residents.
Trump has frequently promoted the advantages of data centers, and his stance is supported by arguments that public concerns about new construction and resource consumption are often based on "popular but incorrect talking points." Advocates are urged to better articulate the significant value data centers provide to the nation and local communities, especially given their anticipated "massively important" role in America's future economic and geopolitical landscape, particularly in its dealings with "adversary" and "authoritarian regimes."