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Gov. Reynolds Announces Free America's Harvest Festival at Iowa State Capitol
Iowa's admission-free America's Harvest Festival on October 24 will feature The Band Perry and LANCO, plus agricultural exhibits and more than 70 exhibitors at the State Capitol.
Politics and GovernmentEntertainmentMusicState GovernmentsAgricultureSocial Issues Kim ReynoldsAmerica's Harvest FestivalIowa State CapitolThe Band PerryLANCODes MoinesAmerica's 250th anniversaryIowa Governors Office
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Sanders to Cut Ribbon on New Mountain Valley Spring Water Facility in Hot Springs
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will attend a ribbon cutting for Mountain Valley Spring Water's new Hot Springs facility on Wednesday, October 14 at 11 a.m., with media asked to RSVP and arrive by 10:45 a.m.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSAState GovernmentsEconomy Sarah Huckabee SandersMountain Valley Spring WaterHot SpringsArkansasribbon cuttingGovernorArkansas Governor
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Lamont Announces Grand Opening of New Windsor Locks Train Station
Connecticut's new $121.2 million Windsor Locks Train Station opens October 18, 2026, moving rail and bus service downtown and expanding connections to Bradley International Airport.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessTransportationState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentEconomyEnvironment Windsor Locks Train StationNed LamontBradley International AirportAmtrakConnecticut Department of TransportationHartford LinePublic TransitConnecticut Governors Office
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Social Security Administration Announces Operational Status Change at Alaska Offices
The Social Security Administration says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Alaska has changed, and directs the public to check status online before visiting.
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Patients Talk Back to Epilepsy Monitors in Real Time, Cutting False Alarms by 80%
NIH-funded study at the University of Pennsylvania let 13 epilepsy patients query their own brain data via a conversational super intelligence, which learned from their feedback and cut false alarms by 80%.
HealthScience & TechnologyUSAMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetEducation EpilepsySeizure DetectionNational Institutes of HealthNINDSUniversity of PennsylvaniaEEGSuper Intelligence
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Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal as Omar Calls Home Search Political Intimidation
Federal agents searched Omar's Washington home under a court-approved warrant in an immigration fraud investigation she denies, while four Republican senators and three Democrats urged Congress to block Russian oil imports.
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Social Security Administration Alerts Florida Offices of Operational Status Change
The agency told recipients to check the status of their local office, card center or hearing office before visiting and pointed them to online services for most business.
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Social Security Administration Alerts Wisconsin Residents to Changed Office Status
The agency says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Wisconsin has changed and urges residents to check before visiting.
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Anthropic Warns Z.ai's GLM-5.3 Poses Cyberattack Risk as Open-Model Fight Escalates
The dispute pits Nvidia's Jensen Huang, who wants more open US models, against Anthropic's Dario Amodei, who favors caution, as Fervo Energy's first utility-scale enhanced geothermal plant comes online in Utah.
Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentHealthArtificial IntelligenceEnergyComputers and InternetElectionAstronomy and SpaceLaw EnforcementLegalSocial Issues MIT Technology ReviewAnthropicopen AI modelsFervo Energygeothermal powercyberattackMeta AI modelsMITsciencetechnologyopen-weight AI modelsGLM-5.3Z.aiAI safety
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National Fire Academy Application Period Closes October 15
The National Fire Academy is closing applications for January-March classes on October 15, with 18 courses still needing applicants, including new and updated five-day offerings.
EducationFederal GovernmentLaw EnforcementHealthUSA National Fire AcademyNational Emergency Training CenterEmmitsburgfire service trainingFEMAcourse applicationsemergency medical services
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Social Security Administration Announces Operational Status Change at Alaska Offices
The Social Security Administration says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Alaska has changed, and directs the public to check online.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSAFederal GovernmentEconomyComputers and Internet Social Security AdministrationAlaskaSocial Security officemy Social Security accountretirement benefitsdisability benefitsMedicare
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Bessent Holds Introductory Call With South Korea's New Finance Minister
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent congratulated Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hyoung-il on his new role and discussed shared economic priorities and ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessUSASouth KoreaFederal GovernmentEconomyTrade Scott BessentLee Hyoung-ilU.S. Department of the TreasuryRepublic of Koreabilateral economic cooperationWashingtonUS Treasury
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Launches Fall Drive, Warns of Public Lands Rollbacks Under Trump
The Sierra Club is reporting it has launched a Fall Drive to recruit 640 members, citing Trump administration rollbacks of public land protections and urging grassroots action ahead of the midterm elections.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLaw EnforcementUSAGeneral PoliticsElectionClimate ChangeLegalEnergy Sierra ClubDonald Trumppublic landsYosemite National ParkBoundary WatersEndangered Species ActArctic National Wildlife Refuge
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FTC and Seven States Seek to Hold Martin Shkreli in Contempt Over Alleged Lifetime Pharma Ban Violations
Federal Trade Commission and seven states ask a federal judge to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt, alleging he repeatedly violated a 2022 order banning him from the pharmaceutical industry for life.
Law EnforcementBusinessLegalFederal GovernmentHealth Martin ShkreliFederal Trade Commissioncontemptpharmaceutical industrylifetime ban2022 court orderpharma
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Media Monitor: Breaking Defense Reports on Army Weapons, Drones and Acquisition Moves at AUSA 2026
Breaking Defense reports from AUSA 2026 in Washington on a new Army mobile tactical cannon, balloon swarms sent to the Middle East, new interceptors and loitering munitions, and acquisition changes.
BusinessScience & TechnologyUSAMilitaryRoboticsArtificial IntelligenceTrade AUSA 2026Breaking DefenseU.S. ArmyAdam TelleAndurilLockheed Martinloitering munitionsBreaking Defence
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Media Monitor: PolitiFact Debunks Talarico Mental Hospital Claim, Rates Paxton Puppy Ad Mostly False
PolitiFact fact-checks viral claims about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's absence and a Talarico ad accusing Attorney General Ken Paxton of siding with puppy abusers.
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Yale Geneticist Arthur Horwich Identifies Molecule That May Protect Against Parkinson's Protein Buildup
A Yale-led study has found a molecule that appears to shield neurons from the toxic alpha-synuclein clumps seen in Parkinson's disease, pointing toward possible future treatments.
HealthScience & TechnologyEntertainmentSportEducationMedical ScienceFilm and TVEconomy Parkinson's diseaseArthur Horwichalpha-synucleinYale UniversityMichael WoodfordNobel Prize in economicsTheodore KimUniversity
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Media Monitor: Poynter Report Covers Pentagon Execution Livestream Plan, New Press Secretary and Trump's Dispute With The New York Times
Poynter reports on Hegseth's plan to livestream a federal execution, Republican pushback, Katie Zacharia's first day as White House press secretary and Trump's doctored-photo claim against The New York Times.
Politics and GovernmentMediaEntertainmentUSAWhite HouseRepublican PartyCongressMilitaryLegalFilm and TV PoynterPete HegsethNidal HasanMike JohnsonKatie ZachariaDonald TrumpThe New York TimesPoynter.org
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Social Security Administration Alerts Californians to Changed Office Status
SSA says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in California has changed, and points recipients to online services for benefits, records and account tasks.
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Social Security Administration Alerts Georgians to Changed Office Status
SSA says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Georgia has changed, and points recipients to online services for benefits, records and account tasks.
Politics and GovernmentHealthUSAFederal GovernmentState GovernmentsEconomySocial Issues Social Security AdministrationGeorgiaSocial Security officemy Social Security accountretirement benefitsdisability benefitsMedicare
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Social Security Administration Announces Operational Status Change at Mississippi Offices
The Social Security Administration says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Mississippi has changed, and points users to online services.
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Social Security Administration Alerts Minnesota Offices of Operational Status Change
The Social Security Administration says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Minnesota has changed, and points recipients to online services for most business.
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Social Security Administration Alerts Alabama Residents to Changed Office Status
SSA says the operational status of local offices, card centers and hearing offices in Alabama has changed, and points recipients to online services for benefits, applications and account management.
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Par Health Recalls Two Lots of Brevital Sodium Over Particulate Matter
Par Health is recalling two lots of Brevital Sodium 500 mg/vial to the hospital level after cellulose particulate matter was found, with a risk of life-threatening adverse health consequences.
HealthBusinessLaw EnforcementUSAMedical ScienceLegalSocial Issues Product RecallPar HealthBrevital SodiumMethohexital SodiumUS Food and Drug AdministrationParticulate MatterMedWatchFood RecallsFDADrugs
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Are Analytics Making Pro Sports Less Fun?
Harvard Gazette highlights debate over whether analytics rob pro sports of color and spontaneity, plus eight Du Bois Medalists honored and tariff pain for Canadians.
SportEducationBusinessEntertainmentTradeFilm and TVEconomySocial Issues Harvard UniversitySports AnalyticsDu Bois MedalAngela BassettDidier DrogbaMavis StaplesTariffs
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Media Monitor: USA TODAY Briefing Covers Supreme Court Ad Case, Diesel Deal Doubts and Measles Death
USA TODAY's Daily Briefing reports the Supreme Court will weigh whether websites can share video-viewing data for targeted ads, plus doubts over Trump's Russia diesel deal and a sixth measles death.
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Media Monitor: NPR Reports $22M in Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads, FBI Search of Rep. Omar's Home
NPR reports nearly $22 million in taxpayer funds spent on ads promoting President Trump, a federal search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home, and the worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades.
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George Mason Partners With K-12 Educators to Bring Quantum Science Into Classrooms
George Mason's Quantum Science and Engineering Center is working with K-12 teachers, backed by the National Science Foundation and Booz Allen Foundation, to make quantum science practical for students.
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Rise of Startup Data Sales to AI Labs
MIT Technology Review reports that firms helping failed startups wind down are now selling their code and workspace data to AI labs, raising privacy and fairness concerns.
Science & TechnologyBusinessLaw EnforcementUSAArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetLegalSocial IssuesBanking MIT Technology ReviewSimpleClosurestartup shutdownsdata privacyGoogleSpirit AirlinesMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Weighs Houthi Alliance, Russia Energy Truce, California Housing and Alaska Drilling
The Wall Street Journal's editorial board urges a regional anti-Houthi alliance, faults Russia for violating an energy cease-fire, and criticizes California housing and Alaska drilling votes.
Politics and GovernmentWorldBusinessMediaMiddle EastMilitaryEnergyEconomyElectionLegal Wall Street JournalHouthisSaudi ArabiaRussia-Ukraine warDonald TrumpCalifornia housingAlaska drillingWall Street Journal Editorial Board