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The debate over data centers is heating up in the Imperial Valley, a rural desert region in southeastern California where a proposed center faces fierce opposition from residents.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026
The artwork was preserved in limestone caves in southeastern Sulawesi, on the nearby island of Muna.
From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026
The port, in southeastern Oman on the Arabian Sea and some 700 miles removed from the Strait of Hormuz, is a major container port.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
The Hout, a cargo ship registered in the Comoros, left Dubai on Tuesday bound for a port in southeastern Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Two of the founders had very small ranges in the wild, chickpea being confined to southeastern Turkey and emmer wheat to the Fertile Crescent itself.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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