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EPA Announces $12 Million for Fort Smith, Arkansas, Water Projects
The EPA, Senator John Boozman and Fort Smith officials announced $12 million to replace aging water infrastructure, including about three miles of new 48-inch raw water pipeline from Crawford County.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessFederal GovernmentCongressState GovernmentsEnvironmentEnergy Environmental Protection AgencyFort SmithArkansaswater infrastructureJohn BoozmanCrawford CountyCongressional Directed SpendingEPA
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IRS Raises 401(k) Contribution Limit to $25,500 for 2027, IRA Limit Stays at $7,500
The IRS has raised the 2027 401(k) contribution limit to $25,500 from $24,500, kept the IRA limit at $7,500 and lifted catch-up limits and income phase-out ranges for retirement savers.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborLegal Internal Revenue Service401(k) contribution limitIndividual Retirement AccountSECURE 2.0 Actretirement planningcost-of-living adjustmentSaver's Credit
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Media Monitor: Voices for Vaccines Counters Claims on Autism, Aluminum and COVID-19 Shots
Voices for Vaccines is rebutting claims that vaccines cause autism, that aluminum adjuvants trigger food allergies and that COVID-19 shots killed more people than the world wars.
HealthScience & TechnologyMediaMedical ScienceSocial IssuesMedia Bias Voices for Vaccinesvaccines and autismaluminum adjuvantsfood allergiesCOVID-19 vaccinesAaron SiriPeter McCullough
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IRS Raises 401(k) Contribution Limit to $25,500 for 2027
The IRS has raised the 401(k) contribution limit to $25,500 for 2027 while keeping the IRA limit at $7,500, and also increased catch-up limits and income phase-out ranges for retirement accounts.
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Virginia State Parks Issues Final Fall Foliage Report as Season Winds Down
Virginia State Parks releases its last fall foliage report of the season, with coastal parks still showing color, Northern Virginia largely past peak, and #OptOutside events planned for Thanksgiving.
EnvironmentEmployment and LaborSocial IssuesState Governments Virginia State Parksfall foliageOptOutsideThanksgivingWilderness Road State ParkJames River State Parkstate parks hiringReston
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Medicare Open Enrollment for 2027 Now Open, Ends December 7
Medicare's Open Enrollment for 2027 is underway, with officials urging beneficiaries to compare plans on Medicare.gov before the December 7 deadline, warning that plans can change every year.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentMedical Science Medicare Open EnrollmentMedicareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Serviceshealth insuranceprescription drugsDr. Oz
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Governor Sherrill Signs Five Bills, Including Hemp Rules and Airport Lactation Rooms
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed five bills into law, covering hemp product sales, twins in preschool, a native seed commission, airport lactation rooms and domestic violence warrants.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementHealthState GovernmentsLegalEducationAgriculture Mikie SherrillNew Jerseyhemp productsNJ Native Seed Commissionlactation roomspublic preschooldomestic violenceOffice of New Jersey Governor
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NIH-Funded Scientists Map the Brain's Basal Ganglia in Unprecedented Detail
A NIH BRAIN Initiative atlas catalogues millions of cells in the basal ganglia across development and species, offering new clues to autism, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease.
HealthScience & TechnologyMedical ScienceAstronomy and SpaceFederal Government NIH BRAIN Initiativebasal gangliabrain atlasBICANParkinson's diseaseautismneuroscienceNational Institutes of Health
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DHS Lab Publishes Market Survey of Telemedicine Tools for Emergency Medical Services
DHS Science and Technology Directorate's NUSTL has released a SAVER report identifying 11 commercially available telemedicine products to help EMS and first responder agencies evaluate and procure field solutions.
HealthScience & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentMedical ScienceComputers and InternetFederal Government TelemedicineEmergency Medical ServicesDepartment of Homeland SecurityNational Urban Security Technology LaboratorySAVER programFirst RespondersScience and Technology DirectorateU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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SEC Chairman Atkins Speaks at FEI's 2026 Corporate Financial Reporting Insights Conference
Atkins gave remarks and took part in a fireside chat at the virtual conference hosted by Financial Executives International on Nov. 12.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentFinancial MarketsEconomy Securities and Exchange CommissionPaul S. AtkinsCorporate Financial Reporting Insights ConferenceCFRISEC speeches and statementsfinancial reportingWashington DCFinancial Executives InternationalSEC Chairmanvirtual event
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Federal Reserve Board Issues Enforcement Action Against Former United Community Bank Employee
The Federal Reserve Board has issued an enforcement action involving a former employee of United Community Bank, the central bank announced in a press release.
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Fairfax County Police Announce This Week's Community Events, From Coffee with a Cop to Town Halls
Fairfax County Police Department lists ten community events this week, including Business Watch presentations, town halls, resource fairs and Community Advisory Committee meetings across the county.
Law EnforcementPolitics and GovernmentSocial IssuesState Governments Fairfax County Police DepartmentCommunity eventsCommunity Advisory CommitteeCoffee with a CopFairfax CountyTown hall meetingPolice outreachReston
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Gov. Reynolds Releases Final Report From Iowa Outdoor Recreation Task Force
Iowa's Outdoor Recreation Task Force final report recommends a five-year statewide plan, a business network, brand coordination and tying recreation to health, education and workforce development.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomyEnvironmentEmployment and Labor Iowa Outdoor Recreation Task ForceKim ReynoldsIowa Office of Outdoor RecreationChad ReeceWinnebago Industriesoutdoor recreation economyExecutive Order 19Iowa Governors Office
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Alabama Partners with Heartland Forward to Bring Investment Readiness Center to Local Communities
Alabama becomes the second state partner of Heartland Forward's Center for Investment Readiness, giving communities data and investor connections, with a 2027 investor event planned.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomyFinancial MarketsEmployment and Labor Kay IveyHeartland ForwardCenter for Investment ReadinessAlabama Department of Commerceeconomic developmentinvestmentJPMorganChaseAlabama Governor's Office
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Historian Karin Wulf Says Genealogy Was 'the Law' in Colonial America
Brown University historian Karin Wulf told a Library of Congress audience that genealogy shaped inheritance, property and power in early America, drawing on research for her new book "Lineage."
Science & TechnologyMediaUSAEducationLegalSocial Issues Karin WulfLibrary of CongressgenealogyLineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early AmericaGeorge WashingtonColonial Americabooks and literatureU.S. Library of Congress
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Social Security Administration Adds Whistleblower Rights Policy to Program Instructions
The Social Security Administration has issued new program policy instructions on whistleblower rights and protections, adding them to its fraud and program violations guidance.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentLegalSocial Issues Social Security Administrationwhistleblower rightsProgram Operations Manual Systemfraud preventionprogram integrityemployee reportinggovernment policy
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Census Bureau Releases October 2026 Business Formation Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau publishes October 2026 Business Formation Statistics, covering 12 monthly series on new business applications and formations for the nation, regions, states and Puerto Rico.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyFederal GovernmentEmployment and Labor U.S. Census BureauBusiness Formation Statisticsbusiness applicationsPuerto RicoFederal Reserveeconomic dataOctober 2026
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UAS Responders Course Schedule Lists Ten 2026–2027 Sessions, One Seat Left at Each
A training provider has posted ten five-day UAS Responders course sessions from December 2026 to May 2027, each capped at 20 students with a single seat remaining.
Science & TechnologyEducationLaw EnforcementUSA UAS Responderstraining courseDPSST Salem OregonOrange County Fire AuthorityTEEXregistrationdrone training
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National Fire Academy Opens Immediate Vacancies in 18 Resident Courses for January–March 2027
The National Fire Academy has immediate openings in 18 resident courses running January through March 2027 at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
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National Fire Academy Opens January 2027 Pilot Classes as It Moves to 5-Day Format
The National Fire Academy is recruiting students for three pilot classes in January 2027 as it shifts from 6-day to 5-day courses, with training at Emmitsburg, MD.
EducationFederal GovernmentLaw EnforcementDisasters National Fire AcademyNational Emergency Training CenterEmmitsburgfire trainingpilot classesstudent recruitmentNETC Online Admissions
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Amazon Marks One Year of $2.5B Future Ready 2030, Commits $1B to Career Choice
Amazon says its $2.5 billion Future Ready 2030 pledge has reached students, employees and career changers in its first year, with $1 billion earmarked for Career Choice and new credential pathways.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEducationEmployment and LaborArtificial IntelligenceComputers and Internet AmazonFuture Ready 2030Career Choiceworkforce developmentskills trainingAWS Skill BuilderAmazon Future Engineer
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Fed Governor Barr to Discuss Artificial Intelligence and Inequality at Yale
Federal Reserve Governor Barr delivers a speech at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, addressing artificial intelligence and inequality, the Fed Board of Governors announces.
Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentArtificial IntelligenceEconomySocial IssuesFederal Government Federal ReserveBarrinequalityYale UniversityNew HavenBoard of GovernorsU.S. Federal Reserve
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DCN: Democratic Congress Control Opens New Opportunities for Publishers on Competition, Copyright and Press Freedom
Digital Content Next's weekly InContext newsletter examines how a Democratic-controlled Congress could reshape tech policy, plus audience relationships, rising news trust and sports advertising revenue.
MediaPolitics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyCongressDigital and Print PublishingEconomyArtificial IntelligenceLegal Digital Content Nexttech policycopyrightnews trustsports advertisingaudience relationships
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ICE Arrests Mexican National Who Struck Chicago Officer With Vehicle, After Seven Prior Deportations
Jose Juan Garnica-Naranjo, deported seven times in 2013, was arrested after fleeing a Chicago Heights traffic stop and injuring an ICE officer, DHS said, blaming Illinois rhetoric.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsLegalSocial Issues U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityJose Juan Garnica-NaranjoChicago HeightsMarkwayne MullinJ.B. Pritzkerillegal immigrationU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Whitmer Launches Germany Investment Mission to Attract Jobs and Investment to Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer begins a Team Michigan investment mission to Germany, attending SEMICON Europa and meeting business and government leaders to attract investment and jobs.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyGermanyUSAEconomyTradeState GovernmentsEurope Gretchen WhitmerMichigan Economic Development CorporationSEMICON EuropaForeign Direct InvestmentSemiconductorsFraunhofer-GesellschaftOffice of Michigan Governor
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ICE Sets Record With 483,200 Deportations and 491,000 Arrests in Fiscal Year 2026
DHS says ICE recorded the highest deportation and arrest totals in its history in Fiscal Year 2026, surpassing the combined figures of three full fiscal years under the Biden administration.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementFederal GovernmentWhite HouseRepublican PartySocial Issues U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementDepartment of Homeland Securitydeportationsimmigration arrestsMarkwayne MullinFiscal Year 2026Donald TrumpU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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NPR Reports Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Steps Down Amid Alleged Spy Scandal
NPR said reports that Huang may have had an affair with an alleged Chinese spy quickly sank his career, but gave no further details on the allegations or his departure.
BusinessScience & TechnologyMediaComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceAsia Jensen HuangNvidiaresignationChinaespionagesemiconductorsNPR Breaking NewsNPR
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Min Jin Lee's 'American Hagwon' Named Amazon's Best Book of 2026
Amazon's Editors pick Min Jin Lee's multigenerational novel American Hagwon as the No. 1 Best Book of 2026, topping a list that adds new Horror and Buzzworthy categories.
BusinessMediaDigital and Print PublishingEconomy AmazonMin Jin LeeAmerican HagwonBest Books of 2026Sarah GelmanBooks and LiteratureAmazon Books
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Arlington County Brings Back "Name that Plow!" Contest for Third Year
Arlington County's Department of Environmental Services is again asking residents to name its snowplows and salt trucks, with submissions open through Nov. 29, 2026.
Politics and GovernmentWeatherState GovernmentsGeneral WeatherTransportation Arlington CountyName that PlowsnowplowsDepartment of Environmental Servicessnow removalsalt truckswinter weatherArlington County GovernmentReston
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The Met to Open Major Exhibition on Jahangir's Mughal Court in April 2027
Radiant World: Jahangir and Mughal India brings some 230 works to The Met from April 25 to August 15, 2027, exploring the emperor's patronage, his artists and his court's global exchange.
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