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A Month of Live Entertainment at Danville’s Village Theatre

A Month of Live Entertainment at Danville’s Village TheatreA variety of live entertainment is coming to the historic Village Theatre in the weeks ahead, with performances ranging from live music

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Sep 2 • 5:47 PM EDT • Entertainment • danville.ca.gov
Gov. Evers casts doubt on compromise for growing budget surplus

The Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimates the surplus will grow to nearly $3B by the end of the biennium.

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Sep 2 • 5:45 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
Sherrill, 17 state employee unions agree to waive 2027 health contribution increases

Gov. Mikie Sherrill and 17 unions representing state employees have agreed to waive higher health benefit contribution rates in 2027 while launching a

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Sep 2 • 4:59 PM EDT • Health • newjerseyglobe.com
Kiggans, Underwood Recognize September 1st-8th as National Clinical Nurse Specialist Week

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) introduced a resolution to recognize the first...

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Sep 2 • 3:48 PM EDT • Health • kiggans.house.gov
NASA’s Dragonfly Gets Wired Up While Titan Landing Area Is Named

Peeking into the clean room at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, it might be one of the first things you notice about

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Sep 2 • 3:46 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Spanberger's ICE restrictions dealt major setback as judge warns other blue states

A federal judge blocked a key part of Gov. Abigail Spanberger's law restricting local 287(g) cooperation with ICE as Republicans say they warned her.

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Sep 2 • 3:32 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Gov. Greg Abbott doubles down on rare fight for Medicaid

Abbott’s spokesman reiterated that Texas is not doing anything wrong that would disqualify hospitals from receiving nearly $10 billion in Medicaid funding annually.

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Sep 2 • 3:19 PM EDT • Health • texastribune.org
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New UK taskforce will examine influence of political mega-donors

Government pledges to find quick ‘solution’ to party funding row under pressure from Labour MPs

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Sep 2 • 3:00 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
US politics is not the world's template for polarization, experts warn

Common global narratives about political polarization are skewed because of an overreliance on literature about the U.S., leaving governments unprepared to tackle the problem at home. In new research ...

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Sep 2 • 3:00 PM EDT • Politics • phys.org
Fenton cites ‘geographic politics’ as Governor’s Council bid fails

SPRINGFIELD — Calling the results an illustration of “geographic politics,” Springfield City Councilor and local attorney Michael Fenton failed in his second attempt for the Eighth District seat on the Governor’s Council.

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Sep 2 • 2:48 PM EDT • Politics • thereminder.com
DOH-Miami-Dade Lifts Water Quality Health Advisory    - Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County

DOH-Miami-Dade has lifted the water quality advisory for Crandon Park North in Key Biscayne.

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Sep 2 • 2:47 PM EDT • Health • miamidade.floridahealth.gov
Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman, Sean Parnell, on the Clinical G

The War Department remains focused on building and maintaining a ready, lethal fighting force prepared to dominate the battlefield and achieve peace through strength.

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Sep 2 • 2:41 PM EDT • Health • war.gov
South Carolina governor candidates, Johnson and Wilson, to debate

Alan Wilson and Jermaine Johnson will face off in a televised debate ahead of the South Carolina gubernatorial race.

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Sep 2 • 2:05 PM EDT • Politics • greenvilleonline.com
NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observes a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn's south pole.

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Sep 2 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Decagon on Saturn’s South Pole (Color)

Recent NASA Hubble Space Telescope images show the gas giant Saturn and its southern pole, where astronomers have discovered a 10-sided atmospheric wave. Observations show the decagon extends through multiple layers of Saturn’s atmosphere.

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Sep 2 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Decagon on Saturn’s South Pole (Single Filter)

A single filter from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope distinctly shows a 10-sided wave encircling Saturn’s south pole, labeled “decagon”.An “X” denotes where data was not captured.

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Sep 2 • 2:00 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Judge orders changes to Google's digital ads business but spares it from a breakup

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its price-gouging monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company from a wrenching breakup that had been sought by the U.S. government

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Sep 2 • 1:41 PM EDT • Business • abcnews.com
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes on several hecklers at GOP event

Video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticizing hecklers at a Republican unity event in Tampa.

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Sep 2 • 1:33 PM EDT • Politics • tallahassee.com
Governor Sherrill and 17 State Employee Unions Reach Agreement to Launch Comprehensive State Health Benefits Program Reform Effort

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2, 2026 Governor Sherrill and 17 State Employee Unions Reach Agreement to Launch Comprehensive State Health Benefits Program Reform Effort Agreement waives higher health benefits contributions in 2027 for State employees and launches a joint effort to make benefits more affordable and sustainable TRENTON – Governor Mikie Sherrill and 17 unions representing state employees today[...]

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Sep 2 • 1:01 PM EDT • Health • insidernj.com
Teacher Research Academy connects educators to LLNL science

For nearly 30 years, LLNL has offered Teacher Research Academy (TRA) to middle school, high school and community college teachers looking for unique professional development experiences. At no cost to educators, TRA workshops offer classroom-focused applications of LLNL's groundbreaking science and technology. Over two weeks this summer, four different TRAs were offered as two-day workshops: Understanding Energy Technology, Drone Design & Application, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Classroom and Data Analytics for STEM Labs using AI. Understanding energy technology This session

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Sep 2 • 12:58 PM EDT • Science • llnl.gov
US judge rejects bid to break up Google's ad business

A US federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government's push to break up part of the company's ad empire.The decision is the second time in recent years that a federal judge has declined to dismantle a piece of Google's business, after a judge last year refused to force the sale of its Chrome browser in a separate monopoly case over online search.

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Sep 2 • 12:15 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Amendment 72: New Opportunity: A.17 Hydrosphere

A.17 Hydrosphere solicits research on the Earth's Hydrosphere: to advance the understanding of the physics of Earth’s water across the ocean, land, and the

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Sep 2 • 11:32 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
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Rubio urges partners to stop 'business as usual' with Nicaraguan government

The U.S. urges international partners ​to immediately stop "business as ‌usual" operations with Nicaragua's government, Secretary of State ​Marco Rubio said ​in a statement on Wednesday, ⁠adding that Washington ​remains committed to addressing ​violations of human rights by the government.

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Sep 2 • 10:58 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
Rubio Urges Partners to Stop 'Business as Usual' With Nicaraguan Government

WASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - ⁠The ⁠U.S. ⁠urges international partners to immediately stop "business as usual" ‌operations with Nicaragua's ‌government, ⁠Secretary ⁠of State Marco Rubio said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that Washington remains committed to addressing violations ⁠of ...

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Sep 2 • 10:58 AM EDT • Business • usnews.com
Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation

Presentation | Grades 6-12+ | This presentation by Dr. Jared Espley explains how the Sun sends a stream of charged particles called the solar wind.

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Sep 2 • 10:44 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
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Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation

Presentation | Grades 6-12+ | In this presentation Dr. Samuel Schonfeld of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) discusses recent modeling efforts and results in heliophysics.

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Sep 2 • 9:58 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Everett Symposium will bring together business, industry and government leaders to examine the ethics of AI

Troy University will host the second-annual Terry and Barbara Everett Symposium on Emerging Technologies on Sept. 18 at the Dothan Campus.

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Sep 2 • 9:49 AM EDT • Business • today.troy.edu
The Newest Federalism and Population Health

American federalism involves decentralized policymaking across federal, state, and local governments.

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Sep 2 • 9:15 AM EDT • Health • milbank.org
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Opinion: Balancing That Political Tightrope

Gov. Moore has shown that he can speak from facts and steer clear of the dangerous hyperbole that poisons much of our public discourse today.

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Sep 2 • 9:06 AM EDT • Politics • jewishtimes.com
DeSantis throws support behind Donalds after contentious Republican primary

DeSantis made sure an event billed as a Florida GOP unity gathering was a celebration of his time as governor.

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Sep 2 • 8:44 AM EDT • Politics • miamiherald.com
What Happens When AI Starts Doing Business with AI?

As AI agents increasingly interact with one another on commercial platforms, firms need new rules governing what those agents can see, decide, and do. In a controlled AI-to-AI simulation covering 160 governance runs and 2,560 observations, researchers tested four governance mechanisms: information disclosure, agent autonomy, reputation signals, and structured interaction protocols. Rich, machine-readable information helped agents identify promising counterparties, while greater autonomy improved their ability to move opportunities toward commitment. Reputation signals helped agents determine which opportunities deserved attention. Rigid interaction protocols, however, reduced engagement and exchange progression. The findings suggest that firms should establish clear levels of agent authority, run bounded experiments, provide structured information and reputation signals, and design explicit handoffs from agents to human decision-makers.

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Sep 2 • 8:15 AM EDT • Business • hbr.org
NOAA announces priorities to promote science-based American seafood dominance

Today, NOAA announced priorities for advancing reforms within NOAA Fisheries to move towards regulations grounded in science that support American seafood dominance. These agency-level actions follow the Regional Priorities guidance that was released on July 2, 2026, to apply the same standard of accountability to NOAA’s own opera

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • noaa.gov
Why a signature Newsom power move flopped in the last days of the Legislative session

The lame-duck governor's penchant for pushing last-minute demands on California’s Legislature didn't work out as it has in years past.

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Sep 2 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
In standoff with Newsom, California Democrats claw back $450 million for climate projects

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new carbon market rules threatened money for certain climate programs. He struck a deal to continue funding for transit and water projects.

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Sep 2 • 7:50 AM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
DeSantis endorses Florida GOP slate including Byron Donalds in governor's race

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed a "slate" of candidates that included GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds.

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Sep 2 • 6:15 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Rhode Island could see a political wipeout next week

If Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, and Mayor Brett Smiley all were to fall, it would amount to an unprecedented upending of Rhode Island’s political establishment, and a massive rebuke that could signal a significant shift in the state’s political landscape.

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Sep 2 • 5:55 AM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
Nobody is preparing for the worst day in history

There are multiple Black Swan events that could create a global famine with little to no warning. Governments must start preparing for them now — the risks of not doing so are too great.

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Sep 2 • 4:30 AM EDT • Science • livescience.com
$50B Rural Health Transformation Program needs more transparency, groups say

States must submit progress reports to the federal government but aren’t required to post those reports or related information publicly.

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Sep 2 • 4:17 AM EDT • Health • northcarolinahealthnews.org
Poll shows nearly 90% of Americans believe government corruption is widespread

The belief increased by 10 percentage points compared with last year, a Gallup poll found.

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Sep 2 • 2:00 AM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
Drought Intensifies Across Puerto Rico

Rainfall deficits and high temperatures have created unusually dry conditions and have spurred water shortages on much of the tropical archipelago.

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Sep 2 • 12:01 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
Trump takes aim at American science as China pulls ahead

NEWS ANALYSIS. For US President Donald Trump, science is plagued by 'woke ideology.' His administration announced that, starting in October, research projects eligible for funding must align with 'government priorities.'

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Sep 1 • 11:33 PM EDT • Science • lemonde.fr
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Acting labor secretary praises Vegas Chamber workforce hub

A government-funded on-the-job training program is helping some Las Vegas businesses cover the cost of training new employees, an effort Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling highlighted Tue...

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Sep 1 • 9:09 PM EDT • Business • reviewjournal.com
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Minogue wins GOP governor’s primary, AP projects

The Army veteran turned CEO will be the Massachusetts Republican Party’s nominee for governor.

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Sep 1 • 8:53 PM EDT • Politics • wgbh.org
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'Ignore the hecklers': Protesters liven up Florida GOP leadership forum

The Governor accused the interlopers of 'screeching' and doing a poor job of demonstrating.

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Sep 1 • 8:35 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Former Florida governor hopeful hauled out of county meeting after protesting Isarael investments

James Fischback was forcibly removed from a Miami-Dade commissioners meeting after protesting the county's raised investment limit in Israel bonds.

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Sep 1 • 7:29 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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Advocates want more support for private colleges in state budget

Good government group NYPIRG has been sounding the alarm over funding levels for months.

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Sep 1 • 7:11 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Trump officials exchange barbs with Gov. Hochul, Mayor Mamdani

At dueling press conferences, Hochul and Mamdani traded accusations with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

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Sep 1 • 6:32 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Health Brief: Health care’s December pileup

Congress bought itself a few more months on government funding, but lawmakers are already stacking up health care fights for the end of the year.

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Sep 1 • 6:01 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
Hochul calls on federal government to restore counterterrorism funds

Last year, Hochul the federal government cut about $187 million in counterterrorism and homeland security funding.

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Sep 1 • 5:09 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to Lake America, joining Google

Apple is following Google Maps, after President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to change the name of a Great Lake.

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Sep 1 • 5:08 PM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
Florida Politics: Hope Florida, Nixon-Moody debate?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is set to host a forum with several huge names in the Florida Republican Party, such as Attorney General James Uthmeier and GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Byron Donalds. Meanwhile, Angie Nixon is throwing her hat into the ring, challenging U.S. Senator Ashley Moody to a public debate ahead of the general election. POLITICO Reporter and Florida Playbook author Kimberly Leonard joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live over Zoom to discuss what's new in Florida politics.

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Sep 1 • 4:07 PM EDT • Politics • fox35orlando.com
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ESA, NASA Astronauts Complete Navigation and Science Spacewalk Outside Station

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot concluded their spacewalk outside the International Space Station at 3:29 p.m. EDT.

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Sep 1 • 3:58 PM EDT • Science • nasa.gov
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SGC starts year without VP of business and finance

The Ithaca College Student Governance Council is starting the 2026-27 academic year without a vice president of business and finance. The vice president of business and finance is responsible for distributing funds to student organizations.

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Sep 1 • 3:28 PM EDT • Business • theithacan.org
Andy Burnham promises more devolution and public control of essential services

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said Burnham was offering "more government control, more taxes and more politicians", as he addressed MPs for the first time as PM.

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Sep 1 • 3:18 PM EDT • Politics • bbc.com
House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms

Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump

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Sep 1 • 2:29 PM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
House sends government funding bill to Trump to avert shutdown ahead of midterms

The House passed a bill on Tuesday to extend government funding to December 11, clearing a path to avert a shutdown ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

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Sep 1 • 2:06 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
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Congress averts a government shutdown ahead of the midterms

With just a few weeks to spare, the House approved legislation extending funding through mid-December.

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Sep 1 • 2:06 PM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown Before Midterm Elections

Lawmakers sent the legislation to President Trump in an overwhelming vote, reflecting bipartisan enthusiasm around punting a messy spending fight until after the midterms.

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Sep 1 • 2:06 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Should California backfill science funding Trump cut? Voters could decide in 2028

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A California science bond measure to counter the Trump administration’s research cuts is back from the dead after state lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom reached a deal last week to place the $7.5 billion request to voters on the March 2028 ballot. Senate […]

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Sep 1 • 1:30 PM EDT • Science • danvillesanramon.com
As Carney takes stand against Trump, Canadian voters reward his party with sweep of 3 special elections

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the results amounted to an endorsement of his government’s approach.

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Sep 1 • 1:26 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Mayor's Memo: Hatch Bloomington Loves Local supports small businesses

There’s something special about a community where local businesses aren’t just places to visit.

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Sep 1 • 12:08 PM EDT • Business • bloomingtonmn.gov
Amendment 71: New Opportunity: A.16 Cryosphere

A.16 Cryosphere solicits high-impact efforts focused on sea ice, ice sheets, and glaciers. The expectation is that proposed investigations will use the wealth of data from NASA satellites and airborne campaigns to address the most urgent and impactful topics in cryospheric science, as identified in the National Academy of Sciences Decadal Survey, Thriving on Our Changing Planet: A Decadal Strategy for Earth Observation from Space (2018), https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24938.

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Big Ideas Lab podcast takes on the science of scale-up

Rechargeable lithium batteries trace back to 1972, but they wouldn't reach consumer products until 1991. Solar photovoltaic cells existed in the 1950s, long before solar panels appeared on rooftops. And the MRI was demonstrated in the 1970s, years before the machines became hospital staples. In each case, the core scientific principles had been proven. The difficult part was scaling them into technologies people could reliably use. The average disruptive technology takes roughly 35 years to cross that divide. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists are trying to compress

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Sep 1 • 11:32 AM EDT • Science • llnl.gov
Pages - Maryland Department of Health recognizes National Preparedness Month with social media campaign

An official website of the State of Maryland.

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Sep 1 • 10:38 AM EDT • Health • health.maryland.gov
GUEST VIEW: Politics or Governance: Budgets, tax rates, and real consequences

By Dustin Fawcett You have heard me say repeatedly that I believe in good governance and abhor petty politics. I believe government should be about solving problems, planning for the future, and making difficult decisions based on what is best for the people we serve, not what looks best in the short term. I’m not [...]

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California Legislature to vote on wildfire reforms after blocking Newsom's plan

Newsom's failure to get his full plan passed marked a rare loss for the governor

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Sep 1 • 10:04 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
LZ Sees Surprising Result in Search for Dark Matter

Key Takeaways Dark matter is the mysterious substance that accounts for the vast majority of matter in our universe. LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a world-leading dark matter detector and specializes in searching for WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles. A new LZ study found one particle interaction that is difficult to explain with known background processes and could potentially have been caused by a WIMP. LZ continues to run to see if additional data strengthens or weakens the hint of a dark matter interaction. For the better part of a century, people have been trying to understand dark matter. This invisible substance makes up roughly 85% of the mass in the universe but has never been directly detected. Determining exactly what it is remains one of the biggest questions about our world. Now, a new analysis from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment has recorded a single particle interaction that researchers have great difficulty explaining with known background signals from normal matter. The result does not yet meet the statistical threshold required to claim a discovery, but is the most compelling hint of dark matter reported by the experiment to date. LZ is an international collaboration of 250 scientists and engineers from 39 institutions. The detector is managed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and operates nearly one mile below ground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) in South Dakota. The experiment uses 10 tonnes of ultrapure liquid xenon to search for dark matter and is optimized to look for WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles. The results were presented in a scientific talk at the 2026 TeV Particle Astrophysics conference in Japan. The paper will be released on the online repository arXiv and submitted to the journal Physical Review Letters. “We’re very intrigued to see this event in the data, in the region where we expect dark matter to show up and the competing backgrounds are very low,” said Rick Gaitskell, a professor at Brown University and the spokesperson for LZ. “With only one event, we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. We are not claiming to have seen dark matter. But we have seen something interesting that we want to share with the scientific community for their input.” The LZ collaboration studies experimental data in batches. In the new result, researchers analyzed 220 live days of data collected between March 2023 and April 2024. The collaboration had previously searched this dataset for faint signals from the simplest kinds of WIMP interactions. The new analysis searched for a broader range of possible WIMP interactions that could deposit more energy in the detector. LZ is particularly sensitive to such signals while also minimizing false positives. “This was a detailed study in a region we hadn’t explored within this dataset, and we spent months of additional effort to understand all the possible causes of background events,” said Sam Eriksen, a senior research associate at the University of Bristol in the U.K. and lead author of the study. “We understand our detector and the backgrounds so well that even a single outstanding event, like the one we found, is important. We expect dark matter events to be extremely rare, so only a handful could mark the first detection of WIMP dark matter.” If the anomalous event was caused by dark matter, the WIMP that generated it would likely have a mass of at least 200 GeV/c2 (gigaelectronvolts), or more than 200 times the mass of a proton. It would also suggest a specific type of interaction between WIMPs and ordinary matter beyond the simplest model. The LZ results have not reached “5-sigma” significance, the statistical threshold considered a discovery in physics. The new analysis is 2.6 sigma, meaning there is approximately a 0.5% chance that the event could be explained by known backgrounds. With additional data, researchers can test whether the finding continues to grow in significance or fades away. LZ has already accumulated the world’s largest dark matter dataset and will continue to accrue WIMP search data at SURF, substantially improving their search statistics. LZ searches for dark matter by looking for signature flashes of light from energy deposited in the detector. The collaboration leverages multiple methods to prevent or account for particle interactions caused by normal matter. This includes the mile of rock that shields the detector from cosmic rays from space, a water tank and outer detectors that protect the central detector from background neutrons, and a suite of computational tools that disentangle particle interactions and reject dark matter mimics. “Outlier events in the data are not unexpected, but they usually stand out as a background of some kind when you look at them deeper,” said Aaron Manalaysay, a physicist at Berkeley Lab and the chair of LZ’s Institutional Board. “This is the first example in any experiment I’ve worked on of an outlier that appears valid in every way. Of course, we’re still twisting our brains trying to think if there’s a rare background mechanism we could’ve missed, but it’s thrilling to wonder if this could be the first hint of a dark-matter observation.” LZ is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of High Energy and Nuclear Physics, and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, a DOE Office of Science user facility. LZ is also supported by the Science & Technology Facilities Council of the United Kingdom; the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology; the Swiss National Science Foundation; the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics; and the Institute for Basic Science, Korea. Thirty-nine institutions of higher education and advanced research provided support to LZ. The LZ collaboration acknowledges the assistance of the Sanford Underground Research Facility. ### Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to groundbreaking research focused on discovery science and solutions for abundant and reliable energy supplies. The lab’s expertise spans materials, chemistry, physics, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, and computing. Researchers from around the world rely on the lab’s world-class scientific facilities for their own pioneering research. Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest problems are best addressed by teams, Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 17 Nobel Prizes. Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.

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Sep 1 • 10:00 AM EDT • Science • newscenter.lbl.gov
Augusta Health CFO Joe Meador Appointed by Governor Spanberger to Virginia Board of Medical Assistance Services

Gubernatorial appointment places Augusta Health executive on the state board overseeing Medicaid coverage for more than 1.7 million Virginians FISHERSVILLE, VIRGINIA — Augusta Health today announced that Joe Meador, CPA, FACHE, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed by Governor Abigail Spanberger to the Virginia Board of Medical Assistance Services (BMAS), the […]

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Sep 1 • 9:27 AM EDT • Health • augustahealth.com
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NASA Roman’s Planet Imager Has Powered On

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has successfully activated the mission’s Coronagraph Instrument, which will block starlight to view planets and

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Sep 1 • 9:06 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
NASA Roman Space Telescope’s Antenna, ‘Visor’ Deployed

Roman’s antenna and visor-like sunshade have successfully deployed.

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Sep 1 • 8:59 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
ESA, NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk for Navigation, Science Maintenance

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk at 8:40 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station to replace a retroflector, install jumper cables, prepare the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer for future maintenance, and replace a high-definition camera.

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Sep 1 • 8:44 AM EDT • Science • nasa.gov
Government accountability expert breaks down what we’ve learned from the leaked grand jury report on Hope Florida
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Sep 1 • 8:03 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
Holland & Knight Health Dose: September 1, 2026 | Insights

Congress returns to consider a continuing resolution funding the government through December 11, 2026, as healthcare policy and regulatory developments continue.

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Sep 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • hklaw.com
Digital Science's 2026 Catalyst Grant Seeks "Agentic AI Workflows You Can Trust"

Up to £25,000 to be won for early-stage solutions building research agents - with audit, governance and provenanceLondon, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - September 1, 2026) - Digital Science, a leading technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, today launches its Catalyst Grant round for 2026 to support innovative technology ideas. This year's theme is: Agentic Workflows You Can Trust.Up to £25,000 will be awarded equity-free to individuals, startups or research...

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ESA, NASA Astronauts Suit Up for Navigation, Science Maintenance Spacewalk

NASA is streaming live coverage as two astronauts prepare for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. EDT and last about six and a half hours. Watch online at: https://www.nasa.gov/live

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Sep 1 • 7:12 AM EDT • Science • nasa.gov
Pajaro Valley Unified hires new chief business officer after years of CBO turnover

Pajaro Valley Unified School District's governing board hired Victoria Knutson, currently Newark Unified's chief business officer, to fill the CBO role at a $248,418 salary — the district's fourth person in that position in roughly three years, as trustees hope her experience will help guide upcoming school closures.

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Sep 1 • 6:30 AM EDT • Business • lookout.co
Air monitor in South Memphis now operational, health department says

The air monitor is now feeding data to the EPA's AirNow.gov website.

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Sep 1 • 6:06 AM EDT • Health • commercialappeal.com
House to vote on stopgap funding bill as lawmakers scramble to avoid government shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson to launch a floor vote designed to prevent any federal shutdown before the November midterms

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Sep 1 • 5:54 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
UA Businesses Encouraged to Take the Water Quality Pledge

TAKE THE WATER QUALITY PLEDGE TODAYSince 2014, the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District’s Water Quality Partner Program has been helping local businesses understand and implement stormw

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Sep 1 • 5:32 AM EDT • Business • upperarlingtonoh.gov
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Lamont and CT business leaders warn Trump’s tariffs will drive up prices

Gov. Ned Lamont strove Monday to ensure that the White House gets all due credit for the dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs coming next month from Connecticut’s largest trade partner, Canada.

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Sep 1 • 5:21 AM EDT • Business • courant.com
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Digital Science's 2026 Catalyst Grant seeks agentic AI workflows

Up to £25,000 to be won for early-stage solutions building research agents – with audit, governance and provenance

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Sep 1 • 5:00 AM EDT • Science • researchinformation.info
Ice Island Survives Run-In With Joe Island

In summer 2026, a substantial iceberg calved from Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland and swiftly drifted into Nares Strait, colliding with an island along the way.

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Sep 1 • 12:00 AM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov
$7.5-billion California science bond measure awaits Newsom’s sign-off

California lawmakers sent a $7.5-billion science research bond measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom. If signed, it would go before voters on the March 2028 ballot.

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Aug 31 • 10:41 PM EDT • Science • latimes.com
minogue healey campaign event picture

Tara Healey, Governor Maura Healey’s younger sister, confidante, and longtime political adviser, attended GOP candidate for governor Michael Minogue’s campaign event on Plum Island on Sunday.

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Aug 31 • 7:34 PM EDT • Politics • bostonglobe.com
Judge orders mental health evaluation for man accused of threatening to kill governor

The man accused of threatening to kill Washington Governor Bob Ferguson was due in court Monday morning to enter a plea.

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Aug 31 • 6:39 PM EDT • Health • katu.com
Judge orders mental health evaluation for man accused of threatening to kill governor

The man accused of threatening to kill Washington Governor Bob Ferguson was due in court Monday morning to enter a plea.

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Aug 31 • 6:39 PM EDT • Health • katu.com
Judge orders mental health evaluation for man accused of threatening to kill governor

The man accused of threatening to kill Washington Governor Bob Ferguson was due in court Monday morning to enter a plea.

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Aug 31 • 6:39 PM EDT • Health • katu.com
Judge orders mental health evaluation for man accused of threatening to kill governor

The man accused of threatening to kill Washington Governor Bob Ferguson was due in court Monday morning to enter a plea.

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Aug 31 • 6:39 PM EDT • Health • komonews.com
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, The Bread Board

Read the release on Sen. Ernst's website HERE. Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: The Bread Board of Marion County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. “The Bread Board has risen to the occasion, growing from Heidi’s passion for baking into a thriving Pella bakery that brings people together,” said Chair Ernst. “From serving fresh sourdough and homemade meals to supporting local businesses, schools, and community events, Heidi and her team have proven they have the perfect recipe for success.” Heidi Rozenboom grew up baking fresh bread alongside her grandmother, always using the same bread board that would eventually inspire her business’ name. Years later, Heidi started selling fresh bread to local coffee shops and cafes. As demand grew, she opened her storefront in downtown Pella in 2021 and named her bakery the Bread Board. Today, the Bread Board serves fresh sourdough bread, pastries, homemade meals, and other baked goods. Stay tuned as Chair Ernst continues to recognize outstanding Iowa small businesses with her Small Business of the Week award. ###

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Aug 31 • 6:01 PM EDT • Business • sbc.senate.gov
Gov. Ned Lamont, business leaders warn new U.S.-Canada tariffs could increase cost of Connecticut goods

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that new tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on United States products, are expected to increase the cost of goods in Connecticut. L…

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Aug 31 • 5:58 PM EDT • Business • wtnh.com
Polis announces ‘Governor for a Day’ contest for Colorado students

Colorado seventh and eighth graders have the chance to experience a day in the life of the governor through a new contest launched by Gov. Jared Polis. The “Governor for a Day” competition will give one student the chance to see firsthand how state government works, shadowing Polis during a typical workday. It appears to […]

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Aug 31 • 5:54 PM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
New CDC director delays adding Pennsylvania deaths to measles data

The deaths have been at the heart of a bitter political dispute between RFK Jr. and Gov. Josh Shapiro (D).

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Aug 31 • 5:32 PM EDT • Health • washingtonpost.com
CDFW News | Del Norte County Razor Clam Fishery Opens After One-Month Closure Due to Public Health Hazard

California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Meghan Hertel has opened the recreational razor clam fishery in Del Norte County following a recommendation from state health agencies that domoic acid no longer poses a significant threat to human health if consumed.

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Aug 31 • 5:27 PM EDT • Health • wildlife.ca.gov
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HHS Awards $77 Million to Strengthen Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, Crisis Services, and Mental Health Services

HHS, today announced on Overdose Awareness Day that it has awarded $77 million in new grant funding to strengthen substance use prevention.

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Aug 31 • 5:03 PM EDT • Health • hhs.gov
Why Canada-US Risk Analysis Should Start With The Business Model

Convetional risk analysis often fails to identfiy the extent which government policy will affect the ecnomic value of the company.

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Aug 31 • 4:45 PM EDT • Business • forbes.com
Los Angeles County Sues State Farm for Unfair Business Practices in Handling 2025 Wildfire Claims

Los Angeles County Supervisors Lindsey P. Horvath and Kathryn Barger announced that LA County has sued State Farm, alleging unfair business practices in the company’s handling of insurance claims filed by policyholders affected by the January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires.

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Aug 31 • 4:38 PM EDT • Business • lindseyhorvath.lacounty.gov
Defense Dept., SBA aim to revamp US defense industrial pipeline

SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler discusses how small businesses are working with the US government to replenish defense supplies amid the Iran conflict on 'The Claman Countdown.'

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Aug 31 • 4:33 PM EDT • Business • foxbusiness.com
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Annenberg poll: Americans trust their doctors when it comes to public health, but not FDA, CDC

Trust in federal government health agencies has dropped in Trump’s second term.

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Aug 31 • 4:27 PM EDT • Health • cidrap.umn.edu
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Austin American-Statesman: Yes to women in sports. No to rigid quotas in Title IX enforcement

The government should abandon its quota-driven enforcement policies and return decision-making about athletics back to schools and students.

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Aug 31 • 3:49 PM EDT • Sports • pacificlegal.org
NASA’s Roman Completes First Mid-Course Correction Burn

At 12:02 p.m. EDT, Roman began an approximately 3-minute mid-course correction burn to adjust its trajectory toward its final orbit.

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Aug 31 • 3:33 PM EDT • Science • science.nasa.gov