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Treasury Secretary Bessent Names Dr. Judy Shelton as Counselor
Economist and author Judy Shelton joins the Treasury as a Counselor in the Office of the Secretary, advising on currency policy with a focus on China's financial conditions.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAFederal GovernmentEconomyBankingFinancial Markets Judy SheltonScott BessentU.S. Department of the Treasurycurrency policyChinaHoover InstitutionWashingtonUS Treasury
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Media Monitor: Mamdani Presses Trump to Halt ICE Operations in New York After Shooting
TIME reports New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is demanding President Donald Trump end ICE enforcement in the city after an agent-involved shooting injured a man in Marble Hill.
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Warns Data Center Growth Threatens Climate, Health and Energy Bills
The Sierra Club is warning that expanding data centers could drive up energy costs, increase fossil fuel pollution and reverse years of U.S. climate progress, and it is hosting an Oct. 21 online action hour.
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Warns Data Center Growth Threatens Climate, Health and Household Energy Bills
The Sierra Club is warning that expanding data centers could drive up energy costs, increase fossil fuel pollution and reverse years of U.S. climate progress, and it is hosting an online action hour.
Science & TechnologyEnvironmentClimate ChangeEnergyHealthBusinessUSA Sierra Clubdata centersclimate pollutionenergy billsfossil fuelsair pollutionData Centers Action Hour
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Tennessee Execution Problems Echo Official's Arizona Record
NPR reports Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong under Frank Strada, who oversaw three botched executions in Arizona before leading Tennessee's prisons.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Tennessee Execution Problems Followed Official From Arizona
NPR reports that Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong under Frank Strada, who oversaw three botched executions in Arizona before leading Tennessee's prisons.
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Media Monitor: Judge Extends Pause on Trump's White House Press Ban as CBS Taps Douthat and ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Apologizes
Poynter reports a federal judge extended a restraining order blocking President Trump's ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds, while CBS and ESPN made media news.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on Nobel Peace Prize, Bronx ICE Shooting, Senate Races and Hormuz Conflict
Newsweek reports Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, an ICE shooting in the Bronx drew protests, Senate races tightened and Gulf oil shipping faced continued attacks.
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Harvard Gazette Highlights Hip Fracture Risks, Gerrymandering Outlook, and Grudge Culture
Harvard Gazette roundup features an endocrinologist on the life-or-death stakes of weak bones, law professors on whether gerrymandering will be a November dud, and a look at grudge culture.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentEducationEntertainmentUSAElectionMedical ScienceFilm and TVLegal Harvard GazetteHip FracturesGerrymanderingNavi PillayHealthy Aging SymposiumHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthHarvard Film Archive
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports Hurricane Isaias Landfall Threat, Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi, Trump's Iran Pledge
NPR reports Hurricane Isaias is set to hit the northern Gulf Coast, Ukraine launched a drone-driven offensive in Donbas, and President Trump said the U.S. will not attack Iran before the midterms.
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Reports ICE Secretly Tracked Protesters, Hurricane Isaias Nears Gulf Coast
USA TODAY reports ICE logged protesters in a secret "Agitator Log" database, Hurricane Isaias strengthened to Category 2 ahead of a Gulf Coast landfall, and the USS Abraham Lincoln returned after 321 days at sea.
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Social Security Administration Reports Changed Operational Status at Minnesota Offices
The agency is directing the public to check the status of their local office, card center or hearing office before visiting, and says most business can be handled online.
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Social Security Administration Tells Wisconsin Residents to Check Office Status Before Visiting
The agency says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Wisconsin has changed and that many services can be handled online instead.
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George Mason Names Shane Hayes October Employee of the Month
Shane Hayes, a technical specialist in Information Technology Services, is George Mason University's October Employee of the Month, as the university marks Campus Sustainability and Cybersecurity Awareness months.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Profiles the Rise of Drone Delivery Pilots
MIT Technology Review reports on remote pilots who oversee delivery drone fleets over Dallas, describing the skills and FAA credentials the fast-growing job now demands.
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Warns Tariffs Are Hurting the GOP in Michigan
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board says Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers is calling for a halt to the trade war with Canada as tariffs weigh on the GOP in Michigan.
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Dartmouth's 1871 Shattuck Observatory Telescope to Be Rebuilt as Dome Is Restored
Dartmouth College reports that Shattuck Observatory's 1871 telescope will be rebuilt while its dome is restored, alongside coverage of Greek life and caregiver burnout.
Science & TechnologyHealthEducationAstronomy and SpaceMedical ScienceSocial Issues Dartmouth CollegeShattuck ObservatorytelescopeGreek lifeFamily Caregiver InstituteDartmouth Health at Homecaregiver burnout
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Nine Charged in Mexican Mafia-Linked Pomona Shooting, Extortion Case
Eight alleged Mexican Mafia associates face charges of attempted murder, murder conspiracy, shooting at an occupied vehicle and extortion in Pomona; FBI task force seized $200,000, drugs and ghost guns.
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California Woman Charged With Acting as Unregistered Agent of China, Spying on Relatives of Taiwanese Official
Wanying Zhang, 34, of Irvine, California, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport and charged with surveilling family members of a high-ranking Taiwanese government official at the direction of Chinese officials.
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Buffalo Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Meth Charge
Julius M. Hatten, 36, of Buffalo, was sentenced to 120 months for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after a search seized drugs, ammunition and $21,740 in cash.
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$25M Smilow Foundation Gift Establishes Precision Therapeutics Center at Penn Medicine
A $25 million gift from the Smilow Foundation establishes the Smilow Center for Precision Therapeutics at Penn Medicine, advancing gene editing and precision therapies for cardiovascular disease.
HealthScience & TechnologyEducationMedical ScienceAstronomy and SpaceSocial Issues Smilow FoundationSmilow Center for Precision TherapeuticsPenn Medicinegene editingcardiovascular diseaseUniversity of Pennsylvaniaprecision medicine
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US and French Authorities Seize NudeLeaksTeens Domains, Arrest Suspect in Northern France
A 25-year-old man in Northern France is suspected of being the site's main administrator; the seized domains advertised hacked intimate images and also offered child sexual abuse material for sale.
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Mayor Bass Announces $50,000 Reward in Fatal South LA Hit-and-Run That Killed Community Historian "Bird"
Los Angeles offers up to $50,000 for information leading to the driver who struck and killed 83-year-old Akil Saud Batani-Khalfani, a father of 15 and community historian, near Central Avenue and 69th Street.
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Ivey Orders Mandatory Coastal Evacuation as Hurricane Isaias Nears Alabama
Non-residents, tourists and visitors must leave Baldwin County south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, including Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, and Dauphin Island in Mobile County.
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Fairfax County Marks Fire Prevention Week With Open Houses at All Fire Stations
The open houses run Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the county's 39 Fire and Rescue Stations, part of a weekend of events across the county.
Politics and GovernmentEntertainmentUSAState GovernmentsSocial IssuesEducationGeneral WeatherHealthLaw EnforcementEnvironment Fairfax CountyFire Prevention WeekClifton DayParktober FestGoblin GolfWorkhouse Arts CenterPet AdoptionFairfax County GovernmentRestonVirginiaVAfire station open housesflood insurancePedestrian Safety MonthRoyal LakeArt2Hearts Foundation
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Alabama Declares State of Emergency for 40 Counties as Hurricane Isaias Approaches
State offices in nine coastal counties will close at noon Friday, and the emergency declaration runs through October 14.
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Social Security Administration Says Operational Status of Alabama Offices Has Changed
The agency did not specify the reason for the change or which locations are affected, and directs residents to check their local office, card center or hearing office status before visiting.
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Social Security Administration Announces Operational Status Change at Mississippi Offices
The agency directs the public to check the status of their local office, card center or hearing office online before visiting, and points to services that can be handled online instead.
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Navy Signs $24.4B Raytheon SM-6 Deal as Anduril Opens Sub Component Shipyard
General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic will step down in 2027 after leading the company since 2013, with Danny Deep succeeding her on Jan. 1.
BusinessScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMilitaryEconomyFederal GovernmentCongressComputers and InternetWorldAsiaEuropeAustralasia Breaking DefenseU.S. NavyRaytheonSM-6 missileAndurilVirginia-class submarinesGeneral DynamicsBreaking Defense - Naval WarfareBoeingF/A-XXEuropean Union space securityLeonardo DRSBreaking Defense Daily
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Department of War Announces $350 Million in Quantum Computing Initiatives
The package includes DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative and a $150 million conditional loan commitment to PsiQuantum, which must still meet financial, legal and technical requirements before financial close.
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