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Media Monitor: France 24 reports Trump calls midterms 'crooked,' demands Alaska votes go to Republican
France 24 reports President Donald Trump called the U.S. midterm elections "crooked" and demanded remaining Alaska votes go to the Republican candidate, despite earlier accepting the results.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementEnvironmentElectionGeneral PoliticsRepublican PartyClimate ChangeTransportation Donald TrumpUS midterm electionsAlaskaRussell BrandEuropean air trafficCOP31TurkeyFrance 24
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Rice Breaks Ground on $75 Million 'Arc' Research Hub in Houston's Ion District
Rice University has broken ground on the Arc, a $75 million, 200,000-square-foot research facility in Midtown Houston's Ion District, where Rice will occupy 40% of the building.
Politics and GovernmentEducationScience & TechnologyBusinessElectionState GovernmentsDemocratic PartyMedical ScienceMiddle EastReal Estate Rice UniversityThe ArcIon DistrictHoustoninnovation hubmidterm electionsAmerican Conference women's soccer
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SBA Drought Loans Open to Fairfax County Small Businesses
Low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to Fairfax County small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, aquaculture enterprises and private non-profits hurt by the drought that began April 1, 2026.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentWeatherEconomyBankingFederal GovernmentGeneral WeatherAgriculture Fairfax CountyU.S. Small Business AdministrationEconomic Injury Disaster LoansdroughtDisaster Declaration 21781small businessfinancial reliefFairfax County Emergency Information
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ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Sexual Assailants and Drug Traffickers, DHS Says
ICE arrested five criminal illegal aliens convicted of child molestation, sexual assault, drug trafficking, robbery and aggravated assault, DHS said, vowing to keep removing such offenders.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAFederal GovernmentLegalSocial Issues U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementDepartment of Homeland SecurityMarkwayne Mullinillegal immigrationdrug traffickingsexual assaultdeportationU.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Media Monitor: CAIR Welcomes Repeal of Anti-Muslim Resolution, Hate Crime Charges in Separate Cases
CAIR is reporting that an Illinois county board rescinded an anti-Muslim resolution, that a hate crime charge was filed in a Denver park attack, and that anti-Islam vandalism hit Staten Island campaign signs.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementSocial IssuesState GovernmentsLegalElection CAIRLa Salle County BoardAhmed RehabDenverStaten Islandhate crimeIslamophobia
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Bessent Presses China's He Lifeng on Full, Immediate Implementation of Busan Arrangement
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and USTR Jameison Greer spoke with China's Vice Premier He Lifeng, urging full and immediate implementation of the Busan arrangement and flagging concerns over recent Chinese actions.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAChinaWhite HouseFederal GovernmentTradeEconomyAsia Scott BessentHe LifengJameison GreerBusan arrangementU.S. Department of the TreasuryChina tradeTrump AdministrationUS Treasury
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Medicare Urges Beneficiaries to Compare 2027 Plans as Drug Cost Cap Set at $2,400
Medicare is encouraging beneficiaries to compare 2027 plan options on Medicare.gov, noting plans can change yearly and that drug coverage out-of-pocket costs will be capped at $2,400.
HealthPolitics and GovernmentFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceSocial Issues Medicareplan comparison2027prescription drug costsout-of-pocket capCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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DC Muralists Get Final Chance to Apply for School Safety Mural Program
Washington, DC muralists have until 5 pm EST on Monday, November 16 to apply for the Color the Curb: School Safety Program, with a final online workshop set for Friday, November 13.
Politics and GovernmentHealthEducationTransportationSocial IssuesState Governments Color the Curb: School Safety ProgramDC Commission on the Arts and HumanitiesDistrict Department of TransportationDC Public Schoolspublic artmural artistspedestrian safetyDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH)
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Extends Harvest Proclamation Through Dec. 6
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation extending overweight hauling allowances for grain, fertilizer and manure through December 6, 2026, covering non-interstate highways up to 90,000 pounds.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureState GovernmentsTransportationEnergy Kim ReynoldsIowaharvest proclamationgrain transportationweight limitsDes MoinesIowa Governors Office
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Spanberger Announces 153 Opportunity Zones Approved Across Virginia
The U.S. Treasury approved all 153 Opportunity Zone areas recommended by Governor Abigail Spanberger, aimed at boosting housing, downtown revitalization and economic growth across Virginia from January 2027.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessState GovernmentsEconomyReal EstateFederal Government Opportunity ZonesAbigail SpanbergerVirginiaU.S. Department of the Treasuryeconomic developmentCarrie CheneryVirginia Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentReston
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BLS Sets November 2026 Release Schedule, Led by October Employment Situation
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has published its schedule of economic news releases for the week of November 2–6, 2026, including the October Employment Situation and preliminary third-quarter productivity data.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborFederal GovernmentFinancial Markets Bureau of Labor StatisticsEmployment SituationProductivity and CostsJob Openings and Labor Turnover SurveyConsumer Price IndexConsumer spendingUnemployment rates
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Port of Long Beach Promotes Quemada, Schuchmann to Lead Survey and Maintenance Divisions
Taleah Quemada and Jake Schuchmann take charge of the Survey and Maintenance divisions within the Port of Long Beach's Engineering Services Bureau, both appointments effective Sept. 19.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEmployment and LaborTransportationEnvironmentTrade Port of Long BeachTaleah QuemadaJake SchuchmannEngineering Services BureauSurvey DivisionMaintenance DivisionPort of the Future
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NYC Film and TV Production Rebounds as Permits Jump 21% and State Spending Surges 87%
New York City's film and TV production is booming again, with permits up 21% and state production spending up 87%, as the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment promises more announcements.
EntertainmentBusinessMediaFilm and TVEconomyEmployment and LaborDigital and Print Publishing MOMENew York Cityfilm and TV productionMade in NYProdProFilmmaker Listening Tourproduction permits
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Treasury and IRS Approve 141 New Alabama Opportunity Zones
Alabama's Opportunity Zones 2.0 nominations win federal approval, covering 141 census tracts in 66 counties, with the new designations taking effect January 1, 2027 and lasting 10 years.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAState GovernmentsEconomyFederal GovernmentReal Estate Opportunity ZonesKay IveyAlabamaU.S. Treasury DepartmentInternal Revenue ServiceADECATax Cuts and Jobs ActAlabama Governor's Office
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OCC Issues Revised Homeownership Counseling Handbook Booklet
The OCC has issued version 1.0 of its "Homeownership Counseling" booklet, replacing 2011 examination procedures and covering counseling requirements for delinquent borrowers under federal law.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementBankingReal EstateLegalFederal Government Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyHomeownership CounselingComptroller's HandbookHousing and Urban Development Act of 1968Bank SupervisionConsumer ProtectionMortgagesOffice of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
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Fairfax County Marks National Entrepreneurship Month With Startup Workshop, $50,000 Founders Fund Grants and Drought Relief Loans
Fairfax County celebrates National Entrepreneurship Month with a free E-101 startup workshop on Nov 10, a Founders Fund cohort offering up to $50,000 grants, and SBA drought disaster loans.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEconomyEmployment and LaborAgricultureComputers and InternetState Governments Fairfax CountyNational Entrepreneurship MonthFairfax Founders FundSmall Business AdministrationEconomic Injury Disaster Loanssmall businessartificial intelligenceFairfax COREReston
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Sanders Names 101-Year-Old Veteran Floyd Brantley November 'Face of Arkansas'
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Conway's Floyd Brantley, a 101-year-old World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veteran, as the November Face of Arkansas.
Politics and GovernmentState GovernmentsMilitarySocial Issues Faces of ArkansasFloyd BrantleySarah Huckabee SandersArkansas Veterans CommissionWorld War II veteranConway, ArkansasU.S. NavyArkansas Governor’s Office
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Census Bureau: 41.6 Million Americans Hold STEM Degrees
Ahead of National STEM Day on November 8, Census Bureau data show more than 41.6 million Americans aged 25 and older held a bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM field in 2025.
Science & TechnologyEducationFederal GovernmentSocial Issues National STEM DayU.S. Census BureauAmerican Community SurveySTEM educationSTEM degreesStats for Stories
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Cornell Chronicle reports nine Cornell alumni in next Congress, most in over 50 years
The 120th Congress, convening in January, will include eight Cornellians in the House and one in the Senate, alongside a $10 million award for an AI trust project.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEducationCongressArtificial IntelligenceAgricultureAstronomy and SpaceEnvironmentComputers and InternetEmployment and LaborLegal Cornell UniversityU.S. CongressCornell ChronicleVeterans Weekhigher educationobituariesJohn McWhorterFrance workweekU.S. Supreme Court
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Sanders Presents $6.97 Billion Balanced Budget Boosting Education, Medicaid and Public Safety
The executive recommendation raises spending 3.94% over last year and holds down government growth to leave room for future tax cuts, with $200 million in one-time surplus funds proposed for Medicaid sustainability.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessState GovernmentsGeneral PoliticsEconomyEducationAgricultureMedia Sarah Huckabee SandersArkansas budgetEducation Freedom AccountsMedicaidLEARNS ActState Water PlanTax CutsArkansas GovernorArkansasbalanced budgetLittle Rockstate budgetgovernmentmedia advisory
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Iranian Leaders Cast U.S. Midterm Landslide as Rejection of Trump's War
Democrats will control both chambers of Congress in January, while Vice President J.D. Vance blamed the war for Republican losses.
Politics and GovernmentHealthWorldAsiaElectionEnvironmentCongressDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyTradeIranUSAMiddle EastMilitary U.S. midterm electionsMojtaba KhameneiIndiaDonald TrumpNew Delhi air pollutionJoshua WongDW AsiaU.S. midtermsJ.D. VanceNithya Ramandemocratic socialismTIME magazine
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Social Psychologist Vanessa Bohns Shares Tips on Vulnerability, Apologies and Sharing Good News
Life Kit newsletter draws on social psychologist Vanessa Bohns' new book to explain how to get vulnerable with someone new, apologize well and share good news without sounding braggy.
HealthMediaEntertainmentSocial IssuesFilm and TVDigital and Print Publishing Vanessa BohnsLife KitNPRsocial psychologyapologiescommunicationShould I Say Something?
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American Airlines Marks 100th Caribbean and Latin America Destination With New Haiti Service
American Airlines' new Cap-Haitien route becomes its 100th destination in the Caribbean and Latin America, alongside a $6.2 million cancer campaign total and new Venezuela service.
BusinessHealthTransportationEmployment and LaborLatin America American AirlinesCap-HaitienHaitiVenezuelaBarcelonaStand Up To CancerAviation Institute of Maintenance
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Media Monitor: WIRED Reports Data Brokers Pitching Corporate Files to AI Labs
WIRED's Backchannel reports data brokers are pitching companies on selling internal files — emails, documents, Slack messages and tickets — to AI labs for model training, with pitches citing fees up to $2 million.
Science & TechnologyBusinessMediaArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetEconomyElection WIREDBackchanneldata brokersAI training dataAnthropicOpenAIWIRED Backchannel
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Governor Ivey Highlights Alabama Veteran Family Using CHOOSE Act Education Savings Accounts
Governor Kay Ivey introduced the Washington family as a CHOOSE Act success story, as the state reports 34,322 students using education savings account funds and a record 29,341 applications.
Politics and GovernmentEducationState GovernmentsSocial IssuesGeneral Politics CHOOSE ActKay IveyAlabamaeducation savings accountShalice WashingtonTrinity Presbyterian Schoolschool choiceAlabama Governor's Office
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Social Security to Resume Wage Garnishment for Delinquent Debts
SSA will again send Administrative Wage Garnishment packages to employers of eligible debtors, ending a suspension begun in March 2020 over pandemic-related economic hardship.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessFederal GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborLegal Social Security AdministrationAdministrative Wage GarnishmentDebt Collection Improvement ActSupplemental Security Incomeoverpaymentswage garnishmentProgram Operations Manual System
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Media Monitor: Meta, Google and TikTok Sue California Over Under-16 Feed Law
The Rundown reports Meta, Google and TikTok filed federal lawsuits to block California's AB 1709, which bars autoplay and algorithmic feeds for users under 16 starting Jan. 1, 2027.
Science & TechnologyBusinessLaw EnforcementMediaLegalComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceSocial IssuesEconomy MetaGoogleTikTokCalifornia AB 1709Tesla CybertruckWyoming data centerSony WalkmanThe Rundown
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Mourns Death of Former U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller
DeWine calls Rockefeller a "good man" who worked hard for West Virginia, recalling their bipartisan work on foster care and highway safety reforms and sending condolences to his family.
Politics and GovernmentUSAGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsCongressSocial Issues Jay RockefellerMike DeWineWest VirginiaUnited States SenateOhiofoster care reformhighway safetyOhio Governors Office
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Federal Approval Clears Way for Medicaid Coverage Before Release From Connecticut Prisons
CMS approves Connecticut's plan to start Medicaid coverage 60 days before eligible people leave correctional facilities, and continues federal reimbursement for residential and inpatient substance use treatment.
Politics and GovernmentHealthLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentMedical ScienceSocial IssuesLegal MedicaidConnecticutNed LamontCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Servicessubstance use treatmentjustice-involved individualsDepartment of CorrectionConnecticut Governors Office
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DeWine Awards $17.5 Million to 32 Ohio Communities for Infrastructure and Neighborhood Projects
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Development Director Lydia Mihalik announce $17.5 million in grants to 32 communities for water and sewer upgrades, road repairs, flood control and park improvements.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentEconomyTransportationEnvironment Mike DeWineLydia MihalikOhio Department of DevelopmentCommunity Development Block GrantNeighborhood Revitalization grantsCritical Infrastructure grantsOhioOhio Governors Office