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Census Bureau to Host Webinar on Current Population Survey Modernization
U.S. Census Bureau will hold a Nov. 10 webinar on its joint effort with the Bureau of Labor Statistics to modernize the Current Population Survey as response rates decline.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessFederal GovernmentEmployment and LaborEconomyMedia U.S. Census BureauCurrent Population SurveyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticssurvey modernizationwebinarresponse ratesKyra Linse
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Treasury Sanctions 10 People and One Entity Over North Korean IT Worker Fraud
OFAC targets facilitators and networks behind DPRK IT worker schemes that defraud U.S. businesses and fund weapons programs, designating individuals in Russia and the DPRK.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentEconomyBankingComputers and InternetAsia OFAC sanctionsNorth Korea IT workersU.S. Department of the TreasuryScott Bessentcryptocurrency money launderingFirst Financial and Technical Development Centersanctions evasionUS Treasury
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Construction Begins on New Enfield Train Station, Restoring Passenger Rail After 40 Years
Connecticut officials broke ground on a $125.3 million Enfield station in Thompsonville, restoring Hartford Line passenger rail to the town for the first time since 1986, with completion expected in fall 2030.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessTransportationState GovernmentsEconomyReal Estate Enfield Train StationHartford Line Rail ProgramNed LamontConnecticut Department of Transportationpassenger railThompsonvilletransit-oriented developmentConnecticut Governors Office
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US Sanctions Rwandan Defence Ministry and Bank Over M23 Support
Treasury's OFAC sanctions Rwanda's Ministry of Defence and Zigama Credit and Savings Society, accusing them of backing M23 rebels and smuggling gold and minerals from eastern DRC.
Politics and GovernmentConflictBusinessAfricaFederal GovernmentMilitaryBankingTrade OFAC sanctionsRwandan Ministry of DefenceZigama Credit and Savings SocietyM23Democratic Republic of the CongoWashington Accords for Peace and ProsperityScott BessentUS Treasury
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SEC Commissioner Uyeda Issues Remarks to Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda has delivered remarks to the agency's Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, with the speech published in the SEC's Speeches and Statements section.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentFinancial MarketsEconomy Mark T. UyedaSecurities and Exchange CommissionSmall Business Capital Formation Advisory CommitteeSEC speeches and statementssmall business capital formationfinancial regulation
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Whitmer Proclaims National First Responders Day as Michigan Crime Rate Hits Seven-Year Low
Governor Whitmer and Lt. Governor Gilchrist honor Michigan's firefighters, police and EMS workers, citing a seven-year-low crime rate, violent crime down over 40% since 2021 and more than 1,000 illegal guns seized.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsSocial Issues National First Responders DayGretchen WhitmerGarlin GilchristMichigan State Policepublic safetycrime rateOperation Safe NeighborhoodsOffice of Michigan Governor
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Sanders to Speak at Thank the American Worker Lunch Marking America 250
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver remarks at the Thank the American Worker lunch celebrating America 250 at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion on Thursday, October 29.
Politics and GovernmentState GovernmentsMediaSocial Issues Sarah Huckabee SandersArkansas Governor's MansionLittle RockAmerica 250Thank the American WorkerArkansasArkansas Governor
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September Jobless Rates Fall in 226 of 387 U.S. Metro Areas
BLS data show unemployment rates were lower year over year in 226 of 387 metro areas in September, while nonfarm payroll employment rose in just 11 areas and fell in 3.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborEconomyFederal Government Bureau of Labor StatisticsMetropolitan Area Employment and Unemploymentunemployment ratenonfarm payroll employmentlabor market
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Gross Job Gains Hit 7.4 Million in First Quarter 2026, BLS Reports
BLS data show private-sector gross job gains of 7.4 million and gross job losses of 7.3 million in the first quarter of 2026, a near-even balance in business employment dynamics.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborEconomyFederal Government Bureau of Labor StatisticsBusiness Employment Dynamicsgross job gainsgross job lossesprivate-sector employmentfirst quarter 2026labor market
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Media Monitor: Hacks/Hackers Highlights AI Coding Demos, Newsroom Voter Guides Ahead of Midterms
Hacks/Hackers is reporting on upcoming vibe coding demos, a Tow-Knight discussion on AI and news, and a Voter Guide Commons pilot now carrying newsroom guides from 10 states.
MediaScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceElectionComputers and InternetDigital and Print Publishing Hacks/Hackersvibe codingTow-Knight Center for Journalism FuturesGina ChuaVoter Guide Commonsmidterm elections
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Postal Worker Helped Steal Checks in $5 Million Mail Theft Ring, Investigators Say
A USPS mail handler in Capitol Heights allegedly supplied hundreds of stolen checks to a Maryland fraud ring that victimized over 900 people and businesses nationwide, netting luxury cars and jewelry.
Law EnforcementBusinessLegalBankingFinancial Markets mail theftcheck fraudUSPS Office of Inspector GeneralCapitol HeightsPrince George's CountysentencingProduct Recall
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DHS Highlights ICE Arrests of Violent Criminal Illegal Aliens in Texas
DHS names five illegal aliens arrested by ICE in Texas, including gang members convicted of manslaughter, drug trafficking, burglary and assault, citing Trump administration enforcement.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAFederal GovernmentRepublican PartySocial IssuesLegal U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityImmigration and Customs EnforcementTexasMarkwayne Mullinillegal alien arrestsgang membersCorpus Christi
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Library of Congress Librarian-in-Residence Experiments With Automated Workflows to Make Web Archives More Discoverable
Camilla Crane, a Librarian-in-Residence in the Library of Congress Web Archiving Section, is testing automated workflows to enhance descriptive records and improve access to nearly 13,000 live websites.
Science & TechnologyMediaEducationComputers and InternetDigital and Print Publishing Library of CongressWeb Archiving SectionCamilla CraneLibrarian-in-ResidenceWeb Cultures Web Archivedigital preservationmetadataU.S. Library of Congress
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Media Monitor: L.A. Times Says Democrats Favored to Take House, Senate a Toss-Up
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Democrats appear poised to win control of the House in next week's midterm elections, while the Senate remains a toss-up.
Politics and GovernmentElectionCongressDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyState Governments Los Angeles Timesmidterm electionsU.S. HouseU.S. SenateredistrictingMike JohnsonCook Political ReportL.A. Times Politics
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California Unsheltered Homelessness Falls for Second Straight Year, Now Slightly Below 2019 Levels
Preliminary 2026 data show unsheltered homelessness down about 7.3% across 37 reporting regions and nearly 13% since 2024, the first back-to-back declines in more than a decade.
Politics and GovernmentHealthSocial IssuesState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsHousingMental Health homelessnessGavin NewsomCaliforniaPoint-in-Time countProposition 1encampmentsCalifornia Governors Office
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Flags AI Disruption, Midterm Campaigning and Global Elections
Newsweek's newsletter reports Trump campaigning for Ken Paxton in Texas, inconclusive Israeli elections, and warns that rapid AI advances could reshape the economy and politics.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyMediaElectionArtificial IntelligenceEmployment and LaborFilm and TVComputers and Internet Donald TrumpKen Paxtonmidterm electionsIsrael electionsBenjamin NetanyahuMicrosoft layoffsNewsweek
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Mayor Bass Welcomes Marathon Burger and Kogi BBQ to LAX
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass celebrated the opening of Marathon Burger and Kogi BBQ at LAX, bringing two LA culinary icons to travelers arriving in the city.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEntertainmentTransportationEconomySocial Issues LAXKaren BassMarathon BurgerKogi BBQRoy ChoiNipsey HussleLos Angeles World AirportsLA Mayors Office
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Two Columbians to Run NYC Marathon for Community Impact, Now in Its 45th Year
Columbia's Eva Kasal and Heather Burns will run the New York City Marathon to raise money for Community Impact, a nonprofit marking 45 years of service in Morningside Heights, Harlem and Washington Heights.
EducationSportPolitics and GovernmentSocial IssuesElection Columbia UniversityCommunity ImpactNew York City MarathonColumbia Field HockeyColumbia ColloquiumAbram HewittHigher educationnewsletter
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Fairfax Detectives Charge Four in Burglaries Targeting Fire-Damaged Homes
Four Maryland suspects face burglary and larceny charges after a spree targeting unoccupied, fire-damaged homes in Reston, Fair Oaks and West Springfield, with stolen firearms recovered.
Law EnforcementUSALegal Fairfax County Police DepartmentBurglaryRestonFire-damaged homesGrand larcenyCrime SolversMaryland
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review reports AI labs buying data from failed startups, FEC website hack before midterms
MIT Technology Review reports AI labs are buying data from shuttered startups to train models, and that hackers disrupted the Federal Election Commission's filing system a week before the midterms.
Science & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentBusinessEnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetAstronomy and SpaceElectionClimate ChangeEnergy MIT Technology ReviewFederal Election CommissionStarlinkgreenhouse gas emissionsmidterm electionsDelawareMITsciencetechnology
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Ivey Proclaims First Responders Day in Alabama
Governor Kay Ivey proclaimed October 28, 2026, as First Responders Day in Alabama, honoring firefighters, police, EMTs, dispatchers and their families, and urging residents to thank them.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsEmployment and LaborLegal First Responders DayKay IveyAlabamafirst responderspublic safetyfirefightersAlabama Governor's Office
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Rates Trump's 'Jihadist' Claim About El-Sayed Pants on Fire, Jolly's Jim Crow Claim Half True
PolitiFact fact-checks President Trump's "jihadist" label for Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and David Jolly's claim that Byron Donalds cited "good parts" of Jim Crow.
Politics and GovernmentMediaElectionGeneral PoliticsRepublican PartyDemocratic PartySocial Issues Donald TrumpAbdul El-SayedPolitiFactMuslim BrotherhoodMichigan Senate raceByron DonaldsDavid JollyPolitiFact's Ellen Hine
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro Flees to U.S. After Defeat
TIME is reporting that Brazilian Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro left for the U.S. after failing to comply with a Supreme Court order to surrender his passports in a money laundering probe.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementScience & TechnologyBrazilUSAElectionLegalEnvironmentArtificial Intelligence Flavio BolsonaroSupreme CourtAlexandre de Moraesmoney launderingState DepartmentTIME magazine
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Yale Report Finds Slow Progress on Land Conservation, but Ocean Gains
A new Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change report details a concerning lack of progress in protecting land-based habitats and endangered species, while noting promising advances in ocean conservation.
Science & TechnologyHealthBusinessEducationEnvironmentMedical ScienceEconomyMedia Yale UniversitybiodiversityconservationYale Center for Biodiversity and Global Changeocean conservationendangered speciesDeepak D'SouzaUniversity
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At least 30 killed as high-speed train hits stopped train in central Spain
Two trains travelling from Madrid to Seville were involved; the cause is not yet known, the Castilla La Mancha region says.
Politics and GovernmentWorldHealthSportElectionLaw EnforcementEnvironmentClimate ChangeTransportationEducationEuropeAsiaSocial IssuesCanadaGeneral PoliticsDisasters Canadian cannabis smugglingBelgian customs seizureSpain train crashCastilla La ManchaU.S. midterm electionselection denialUniversity of Ottawa Indigenous scholarsCBC PoliticsCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)ToledoDonald Trumpcannabis smugglingOntario municipal electionsCBC Morning Brief
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Netanyahu's bloc leads Israel vote count as Arab parties surge toward casting vote
With more than 70 percent of votes counted, neither Netanyahu's bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot's opposition has the 61 Knesset seats needed for a majority, and Arab parties projected at about 19 seats could hold the balance.
Politics and GovernmentWorldBusinessConflictMilitaryElectionMiddle EastEuropeTransportationDisastersHealthScience & TechnologySportGeneral PoliticsEconomyFinancial MarketsMedical ScienceAstronomy and Space Israel electionBenjamin NetanyahuGadi EisenkotLockheed Martinhypersonic weaponsSpain train collisionFlávio BolsonaroNewsweekNPRmidterm electionsad spendingFederal ReserveEbola outbreakNPR Breaking News
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Media Monitor: Poynter reports election conspiracy theories are already circulating ahead of the midterms
Poynter is reporting that President Donald Trump and his allies are already sowing doubt about the midterms, while also covering a ratings dip at "60 Minutes," a firing at L.A. Taco and a WNBA Finals scheduling controversy.
Politics and GovernmentMediaSportEntertainmentElectionGeneral PoliticsMedia BiasFilm and TVMusic midterm electionsDonald Trumpelection conspiracy theoriesPolitiFact60 MinutesL.A. TacoWNBA FinalsPoynter.org
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Media Monitor: TIME Reports on AI Chat Snooping, Latino Support for Trump, Robotics and Women's Heart Health
TIME reports on partners reading each other's AI chat histories, declining Latino support for Trump and what it means for Florida, Intrinsic's CEO on robotics, and a new approach to women's heart health.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyElectionGeneral PoliticsArtificial IntelligenceMedical ScienceComputers and Internet TIMErelationshipsDonald TrumpLatino votersFloridaroboticswomen's heart healthTIME magazine
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Hegseth Meets Singapore's Defence Minister Chan, Reaffirms U.S.-Singapore Defense Partnership
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth met Singaporean Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing, reaffirming the defense partnership and backing Singapore's 2027 chairmanship of the ADMM-Plus and ASEAN.
Politics and GovernmentWorldConflictMilitaryAsiaGeneral PoliticsFederal Government Pete HegsethChan Chun SingU.S.-Singapore defense partnershipADMM-PlusASEANU.S. Department of WarPacific security
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Harvard Gazette Roundup: German Far Right, Cancer Blood Test, Alaska Election Lawsuit
Harvard Gazette highlights a panel examining the German far right's breakthrough year, a Broad-developed blood test that catches low levels of tumor DNA, and a legal scholar's take on the DOJ's Alaska election lawsuit.
Politics and GovernmentHealthScience & TechnologyLaw EnforcementElectionMedical ScienceLegalEurope Harvard GazetteGerman far rightOncodetectcancer blood testAlaska election lawsuitDepartment of JusticeBroad Institute