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Social Security Administration Alerts Wisconsin Residents to Change in Local Office Status
The Social Security Administration says the operational status of its offices, card centers and hearing offices in Wisconsin has changed, and points users to online services for most business.
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Let's Encrypt Builds ClickHouse Data Warehouse as Hickory DNS Ships Security Release
ISRG's September 2026 update covers Let's Encrypt's new ClickHouse data warehouse, Hickory DNS v0.26.2 responding to LLM-assisted vulnerability reports, and Datadog joining as a Silver Sponsor.
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OFAC Consolidates Sanctions Penalties Rules, Amends Syria Terrorism List Regulations
Treasury's OFAC is consolidating enforcement and penalties procedures into new Sanctions Penalties Regulations, amending Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations after Syria's rescission, and releasing a TSRA licensing report.
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U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Over 25,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Six Days, Surpassing 260,000 Pounds in Operation Pacific Viper
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa seized more than 25,000 pounds of cocaine in three interdictions over six days, pushing Operation Pacific Viper past 260,000 pounds seized overall.
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DHS S&T Opens Applications for HS-POWER Student Internship Program
DHS Science and Technology Directorate is accepting applications for HS-POWER internships, offering STEM students paid summer research placements with mentors at DHS offices and labs.
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Flexport to Host North America Freight Market Update Live Webinar on October 8
Flexport's FMU Live webinar on October 8 will cover North America ports and labor, transpacific eastbound ocean updates and air freight, with experts Kyle Beaulieu, Dharshini Shegran and David Grinevald.
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Google Ad Tech Remedies Fall Short, DCN Argues Congress Must Act
DCN's weekly InContext newsletter says Google's ad tech remedies expire in six years and apply only to Google, making the case for Congress to set durable digital ad market rules.
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DHS Releases 2026 Election Infrastructure Security Plan "Securing the Next 250"
DHS and CISA unveil a 2026 election security plan offering voluntary, no-cost services including threat information sharing, vulnerability scanning and training to help state and local officials protect voting infrastructure.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyUSAFederal GovernmentElectionComputers and InternetGeneral Politics Department of Homeland SecurityCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyElection Infrastructure Security PlanMarkwayne Mullinelection securitycritical infrastructurevulnerability scanningU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Social Security Administration Alerts Virginians to Changed Office Status
The Social Security Administration says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Virginia has changed, and points users to online services for most business.
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact fact-checks Trump's UN claims, China data center influence theory
PolitiFact is reporting that Trump and GOP claims blaming China for U.S. data center opposition are exaggerated, and that Trump misled on Iran war and AI in his UN speech.
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Troy Dannen Named Opening Keynote for 2026 Governor's Summit
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen announces UNL athletic director Troy Dannen as opening keynote for the 2026 Governor's Summit, replacing Senator Ben Sasse, who is recovering from liver surgery.
Politics and GovernmentSportHealthState GovernmentsEducationGeneral Politics Troy DannenGovernor's SummitJim PillenBen SasseUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnNebraskaKeynoteOffice of Nebraska Governor
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Newsletter Says GOP Candidates Distance Themselves From Trump on War, Economy
Newsweek's The 1600 newsletter says Republican candidates are running ads against the Iran war and scrubbing Trump from their sites, evidence their internal polling is as bad as public surveys.
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Fairfax Reminds Residents: Paper Bags Yes, Plastic Bags No in Recycling Carts
City of Fairfax urges residents to keep plastic bags out of recycling carts, warning they clog machinery and cause shutdowns, and to return them to local retailers instead.
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Media Monitor: Lawmaker Moves to End Border Surveillance Tower Program After Investigation
MIT Technology Review reports Rep. Delia Ramirez plans legislation to terminate the southern border surveillance tower program, citing its investigation into deaths near the towers.
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Vandenberg Coalition: Trump-Xi Summit Must Address China's Civilizational Threat
Ahead of the September 24 Trump-Xi summit, the Vandenberg Coalition urges Washington to press Beijing on detained Americans, Iranian crude imports and fentanyl precursors while confronting a civilizational challenge.
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Yale Study Finds Agricultural 'Liming' Stores More Carbon Dioxide Than It Releases
Yale researchers find that adding limestone to farm fields in the Mississippi River Basin stores more carbon dioxide than it releases, contradicting conventional emissions accounting.
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Today in History: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Share a September 24 Birthday
The Library of Congress marks September 24 as the birthday of The Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald, born in 1896, and writer Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, born in 1825.
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Mayor Bass Orders Independent Review of LAPD Response to Mental Health Crises
Executive Directive No. 21 requires an independent firm to examine five years of LAPD uses of force and custodial arrests involving people in mental health crises and recommend reforms.
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FDD Daily Brief: Trump's Gaza Board of Peace Plan, Iran Talks Overture, and Putin Invited to G-20
FDD's overnight brief rounds up global security developments: a new six-month Gaza reconstruction plan, Iran's mixed signals on talks, a G-20 invitation for Putin, and Houthi gains in Yemen.
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Media Monitor: Judge Blocks Trump's White House Press Ban, Orders Credentials Restored for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
Poynter reports a federal judge ruled Trump's ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House likely unconstitutional, ordering their press credentials restored, while a separate Iowa court dismissed Trump's suit against pollster J. Ann Selzer.
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Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports on China Summit, Iran's U.N. Address and Blocked White House Media Ban
Newsweek reports China is offering to pressure Iran in exchange for a U.S. halt to Taiwan arms sales, as a judge temporarily blocks Trump's White House media ban.
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Harvard Gazette Highlights Gene Therapy, Algorithms, and Migraine Research
Harvard Gazette spotlights gene therapy's promise and ethics with David Liu and Eliot Shearer, a podcast on algorithmic feeds, and a researcher's quest to crack the migraine puzzle.
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Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda Inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit, honoring his global automotive leadership in modern mobility.
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Virginia State Parks Release First Fall Foliage Report of 2026
Virginia State Parks' first 2026 fall foliage report finds color slowly emerging statewide, with 24 parks participating and a slate of late-September events planned.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports AI Dominates Climate Week Discussions as Emissions and Funding Debates Intensify
MIT Technology Review reports AI's climate impact dominated UN General Assembly and New York Climate Week discussions, with officials weighing AI's potential against rising data center emissions and shifting climate-tech investment.
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Media Monitor: Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore CNN, MS NOW and Politico White House Access
NPR reports a federal judge temporarily restored White House access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico after Trump revoked credentials, while Xi Jinping visits Washington and Zelenskyy warns the U.N.
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Media Monitor: Judge Orders White House Access Restored for CNN, MS NOW and Politico Reporters
USA TODAY reports a federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to restore White House press access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists, as Xi Jinping arrives for a state dinner.
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George Mason Named Virginia's Only Carnegie Sustainability-Classified Institution
George Mason earns the new Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, becomes Virginia's only recipient and the only public R1 university on the East Coast to receive it.
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Social Security Administration Alerts New Jersey Offices of Operational Status Change
The Social Security Administration says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in New Jersey has changed, and points recipients to online services for routine business.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSAFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsEconomySocial Issues Social Security AdministrationNew JerseySocial Security officemy Social Security accountonline servicesretirement benefitsMedicare
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Amazon Lets Merchants Add Free Prime Delivery to Their Own Websites at No Extra Cost
Amazon Supply Chain Services now lets Multichannel Fulfillment merchants add the Prime badge to their own sites at no added cost, plus a new program cutting fulfillment fees by up to 25%.
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