Intelligence Desk

Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR

Law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly relying on spying technologies—automated license plate readers (ALPR), cell-site simulators, and facial recognition, to name a few--causing an outcry in many communities where people are rightly concerned about the threat to civil rights and civil liberties these tools present.…

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2026 EFF Award Winners: Access Now, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, DeFlock, and New Media Rights

EFF is pleased to announce that Access Now, 7amleh – The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, DeFlock, and New Media Rights have received 2026 EFF Awards for their vital work in ensuring that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people. The EFF Awards recognize specific and substantial technical, socia…

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Federal award to BLUE & CO MANAGED IT, L.L.C.: IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD IS PURCHASING SERVICES FOR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR IAARNG FULL-TI…

IOWA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD IS PURCHASING SERVICES FOR MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR IAARNG FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) AND/OR TEMPORARY PERSONNEL WHO ARE COULD POTENTIALLY BE EXPOSED TO HEALTH HAZARDS AT WORK.

Agency

Department of Defense · Department of the Army

Amount

$25.2K

Award period starts

Apr 15, 2026

Award period ends

May 31, 2026

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North America

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Federal award to IPSOS PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC: BLS IS FUNDING THIS WORK TO TEST A SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY (CPS) ON THE TOPIC OF ART…

BLS IS FUNDING THIS WORK TO TEST A SUPPLEMENT TO THE CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY (CPS) ON THE TOPIC OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI).

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Department of Labor · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management

Amount

$159.7K

Award period starts

Sep 8, 2026

Award period ends

Dec 31, 2026

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North America

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Federal award to HUNTRIDGE LABS, LLC: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY SUPPORT

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LITERACY SUPPORT

Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs · Department of Veterans Affairs

Amount

$762.6K

Award period starts

May 29, 2026

Award period ends

May 28, 2027

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Ukraine: Drone attacks on Chornobyl are ‘gambling with the safety of millions of people’

A drone strike on the protective structure at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant could have endangered the safety of millions of people, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Alexander De Croo told reporters via video link from Kyiv on Thursday.

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Federal award to SYNTHESIS INC: GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM UPGRADE FOR THE IRS SERVICE CENTER IN HO…

GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM UPGRADE FOR THE IRS SERVICE CENTER IN HOLTSVILLE, NY

Agency

General Services Administration · Public Buildings Service

Amount

$2.99M

Award period starts

Sep 2, 2026

Award period ends

Jan 28, 2028

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Federal award to CRIME POINT, INC: THIS AWARD PROVIDES ICE HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS BATON ROUGE WITH A SURVEILLANCE VEHICLE USED IN…

THIS AWARD PROVIDES ICE HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS BATON ROUGE WITH A SURVEILLANCE VEHICLE USED IN SUPPORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.

Agency

Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Amount

$200.0K

Award period starts

Sep 15, 2026

Award period ends

May 14, 2027

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Future award-period dates are official schedule fields from USAspending.gov. They are not publication dates or projections by this site.

Federal award to SURVEILLANCE SECURITY, INC: UNARMED GUARD SERVICES FOR HITC.

UNARMED GUARD SERVICES FOR HITC.

Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs · Department of Veterans Affairs

Amount

$1.15M

Award period starts

Sep 30, 2026

Award period ends

Sep 29, 2027

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Future award-period dates are official schedule fields from USAspending.gov. They are not publication dates or projections by this site.

Federal award to MDM CONSTRUCTION LLC: PROJECT: 656-18-293 UPGRADE SURVEILLANCE AND DURESS SYSTEMS - CAMPUS WIDE (CONSTRUCTION) AT THE ST. CLOU…

PROJECT: 656-18-293 UPGRADE SURVEILLANCE AND DURESS SYSTEMS - CAMPUS WIDE (CONSTRUCTION) AT THE ST. CLOUD, MN VAMC

Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs · Department of Veterans Affairs

Amount

$5.32M

Award period starts

Aug 19, 2024

Award period ends

Dec 17, 2026

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North America

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Federal award to FRONTGRADE TECHNOLOGIES INC.: PROCUREMENT OF AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR MODEL 9 (ASR-9) L-BAND MODULE (CAVITY)

PROCUREMENT OF AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE RADAR MODEL 9 (ASR-9) L-BAND MODULE (CAVITY)

Agency

Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration

Amount

$603.8K

Award period starts

Sep 4, 2026

Award period ends

Jun 5, 2027

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North America

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Federal award to L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: THE SURVEILLANCE AND BROADCAST SERVICES (SBS II) PROGRAM IS THE FOLLOW-ON TO SBS I WHICH WAS CREATED IN…

THE SURVEILLANCE AND BROADCAST SERVICES (SBS II) PROGRAM IS THE FOLLOW-ON TO SBS I WHICH WAS CREATED IN 2005 AND TASKED TO DEPLOY NEW SURVEILLANCE SERVICES ENABLED BY AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B).

Agency

Department of Transportation · Federal Aviation Administration

Amount

$112.81M

Award period starts

Mar 31, 2026

Award period ends

Mar 30, 2031

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Federal award to DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP: BPA ORDER #37: SMART DATA SEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATION MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES

BPA ORDER #37: SMART DATA SEARCH AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATION MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES

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National Transportation Safety Board · National Transportation Safety Board

Amount

$295.3K

Award period starts

Sep 30, 2025

Award period ends

Oct 31, 2026

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Federal award to HIGH TECH INNOVATION CORP: PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VSS) AT THE WILLIAM KENZO NAKAMURA COURTHOUSE IN…

PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (VSS) AT THE WILLIAM KENZO NAKAMURA COURTHOUSE IN SEATTLE, WA. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE (FPS) REGION 10.

Agency

Department of Homeland Security · Office of Procurement Operations

Amount

$205.5K

Award period starts

Mar 1, 2026

Award period ends

Feb 29, 2032

Region

North America

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Single publisher domain

Federal award to CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.: MOUSE AND RAT SURVEILLANCE SERVICES WITH PRIA

MOUSE AND RAT SURVEILLANCE SERVICES WITH PRIA

Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs · Department of Veterans Affairs

Amount

$19.8K

Award period starts

Oct 1, 2024

Award period ends

Sep 30, 2025

Region

North America

Coverage

Single publisher domain

Federal award to PAK RISK CONSULTANTS (PRIVATE) LIMITED: PAKISTAN SURVEILLANCE

PAKISTAN SURVEILLANCE

Agency

Department of State · Department of State

Amount

$20.2K

Award period starts

Aug 31, 2026

Award period ends

Sep 4, 2026

Region

North America

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Single publisher domain

Federal award to CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.: MOUSE AND RAT SURVEILLANCE SERVICES WITH PRIA

MOUSE AND RAT SURVEILLANCE SERVICES WITH PRIA

Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs · Department of Veterans Affairs

Amount

$19.4K

Award period starts

Oct 1, 2023

Award period ends

Sep 30, 2024

Region

North America

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Single publisher domain

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance for Renewal of Information Collection: Privacy International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Address Correction

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an information collection renewal. The collection involves an aircraft operator's request for a privacy ICAO address through a web-based application process. The informa…

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Transportation Department; Federal Aviation Administration

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North America

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Privacy on the Map (Part 2): Progress, Pitfalls, and the Fight for Enforceable Location Data Protections

Regulating commercial location tracking has reached a turning point. Last year, we published our rubric for what comprehensive and protective location privacy laws should look like, outlining the baseline standards states should meet to shield individuals from pervasive location surveillance. Since then, state lawmakers across the countr…

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Texas and Florida Step Back from ALPRs

Within the last few days, two important state actions have dealt a big blow to automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks. This is just the latest proof of the growing tide of public opposition to mass surveillance. After years of successful grassroots battles to pull these cameras from local streets, bipartisan momentum is sweeping…

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We All Deserve a Better Internet, Not A Smaller One

Bans Like California’s Don’t Fix What’s Wrong With Social Media Companies SAN FRANCISCO - Technology and the laws that regulate it should support and empower young people. California’s AB 1709 - signed into law today by Gov. Gavin Newsom - falls far short of this goal, say the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and its allies. Using te…

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Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

Consistent with the Executive order of August 26, 2026, Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System, the Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) is seeking information from industry and other stakeholders to inform DOE actions to implement the Executive order. Specifically, DOE seeks information rega…

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Energy Department

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North America

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Federal award to DYNAMIS, INC.: THIS AWARD PROVIDES ICE HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS WITH DATA ANALYTICS SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR GL…

THIS AWARD PROVIDES ICE HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS WITH DATA ANALYTICS SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL TRADE INVESTIGATION ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATIONS.

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Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Amount

$3.49M

Award period starts

Sep 22, 2025

Award period ends

Sep 21, 2027

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North America

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Meta's $17 Billion Settlement is a Bad Deal for Teens and All Social Media Users

Meta’s settlement with 52 state attorneys general is a bad deal for all internet users, and especially for teens. That’s what we said the day the settlement was announced. In this post, we go through the Settlement’s provisions in detail and explain why that is so, including how: The Settlement embeds age assurance technology and age-gat…

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Doxxing Safety Pt I: Prevention and Footprint Management

Doxxing is the deliberate disclosure of personal information in order to bully, harass, intimidate, or instigate a chain of harms against someone. It's a tricky thing to protect against when the jerk doing it is often able to use legal and accessible means to do so. The odds are stacked against everyday internet folk when there's little…

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Federal award to INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.: SERVICES FOR DATA MODELING, ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT; DATA ANALYTICS, INCLUDING STATISTICAL PROGRAMMIN…

SERVICES FOR DATA MODELING, ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT; DATA ANALYTICS, INCLUDING STATISTICAL PROGRAMMING AND BIOINFORMATICS; AND TOOL AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT BASE PERIOD 03/16/2025 - 03/15/2026

Agency

Department of Health and Human Services · National Institutes of Health

Amount

$8.67M

Award period starts

Mar 16, 2025

Award period ends

Jan 15, 2027

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North America

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AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’

UN human rights chief Volker Türk added his voice on Monday to growing calls for greater AI controls, warning that the revolutionary technology could become an “existential risk to humanity” if left unchecked.

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Digital Sovereignty: What It Is, What It Could Be

The term “digital sovereignty” has become ubiquitous. European officials invoke it in debates about cloud infrastructure, AI, semiconductors, and platform regulation. Governments throughout the global majority use it to argue for greater control over data and communications infrastructure and boost their economies. Companies market “sove…

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Improving the Effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database; Call Authentication Trust Anchor; Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes steps to strengthen the reliability, integrity, and effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD or Database) as a core component of its illegal-call prevention framework. The Commission proposed measures aim to ensure that RMD filings are accurate, c…

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Federal Communications Commission

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NTIA Internet Use Survey

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose…

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Commerce Department; National Telecommunications and Information Administration

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Pregnancy Exposure Registry Enrollment Project: A Survey of Health Care Providers To Advance Pregnancy Safety Data Collection and Improve Health Communications

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information and t…

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Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration

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North America

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Reorganization of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

CDC has modified its structure. This notice announces the reorganization of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). NCIRD has consolidated offices, retitled divisions and branches, and modified mission and function statements.

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Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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North America

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Request for Comments Regarding Implementation of 19 U.S.C. 1338(g)

Pursuant to section 338(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930, the United States International Trade Commission (Commission) has a duty to ascertain and at all times to be informed of discriminations against the commerce of the United States pursuant to section 338(a), (b), and (e) and to provide the President with this information as well as rec…

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International Trade Commission

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North America

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Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Components Thereof, DN 3934; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Pro…

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International Trade Commission

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North America

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Certain Glow Fish Tape Systems, Safety Helmet Systems, and Components Thereof; Notice of a Commission Determination To Review in Part a Final Initial Determination Finding a Violation of Section 337; Request for Written Submissions on the Issues Under Review, Remedy, Bond, and the Public Interest

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("the Commission") has determined to review in part a final initial determination ("FID") issued by the presiding chief administrative law judge's ("CALJ") in the above-captioned investigation finding a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and to solicit b…

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International Trade Commission

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North America

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Notice of Petition for Modification of Waiver of Compliance

This document provides the public notice that Stone Gables Estates, doing business as Harrisburg, Lincoln & Lancaster Railroad (HLLR), petitioned FRA for a modification of existing relief from certain regulations concerning safety glazing and safety appliances on a locomotive.

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Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Agency Information Collection Activities: Health Care Credentialing Form, DHS Form 5207, OMB Control No. 1601-NEW

The Department of Homeland Security will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Homeland Security Department

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North America

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Gexcon U.S., Inc.'s Petition for EFFECTS Version 12.2.0 as an Alternative Model for Calculating the Vapor-Gas Dispersion Exclusion Zone

PHMSA is publishing this notice and a draft letter of decision to solicit public comment on a petition for approval that would authorize the use of an alternate flammable vapor-gas dispersion model in connection with the siting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.

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Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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North America

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Hazardous Materials: Notice of Administrative Determination of Preemption for Common Law Tort Claims Concerning the Transportation of Gasoline

The Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon) seeks a determination that Federal law preempts State common law claims brought against it in New Jersey concerning the safe transportation of gasoline in commerce. PHMSA is issuing a final administrative determination concluding that the State common law tort claims presented by Exxon are preempted. E…

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Transportation Department; Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213a; Child Restraint Systems-Side Impact Protection; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213; Child Restraint Systems, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213b; Child Restraint Systems; Incorporation by Reference

This final rule amends the safety standards for child restraint systems (CRSs). NHTSA is amending Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 213a, "Child restraint systems--side impact protection," to exempt school bus CRSs from the standard's requirements as long as they meet specified labeling requirements; to delay the complian…

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Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Pierce, FL

The Coast Guard is removing the existing drawbridge operation regulation for the A1A North Causeway bridge, across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, mile 964.8, near Fort Pierce, FL. The drawbridge is under demolition, and the bascule spans have been permanently removed from the waterway in August 2026. The operating regulation is no l…

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Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard

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North America

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Registration of Lawful Permanent Residence for Children Born to Foreign Government Employees in the United States

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is amending its regulations to permit children born in the United States to "foreign government employees" who are not U.S. citizens to register for permanent residence. DHS is also making corresponding changes to Form I-485, Application to Register…

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Homeland Security Department

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North America

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AI datacentres pose growing threat to electricity systems worldwide

Use of data-intensive technologies – in particular artificial intelligence (AI) data centres – is growing faster than electricity infrastructure can handle, the UN’s economic commission for Europe has warned, raising concerns about the future reliability and resilience of energy systems worldwide.

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Global

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Federal Advisory Committee Act; Technological Advisory Council

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Technological Advisory Council will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 1, 2026 in the Commission Meeting Room and available to the public via the internet at http://www.fcc.gov/live, from 10:00…

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Federal Communications Commission

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North America

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Clearing Requirement Determination Under Section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act for Interest Rate Swaps To Account for CAD and MXN Interest Rate Benchmark Transitions

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is amending its interest rate swap clearing requirement regulations under applicable provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to address the transition from the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) to the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average (CORRA), and the transition fr…

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Federal award to COMMONWEALTH STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS, LLC: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) DATA ANALYTICS AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS SUPPORT

NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) DATA ANALYTICS AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS SUPPORT

Agency

Department of Health and Human Services · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources

Amount

$4.43M

Award period starts

Apr 16, 2024

Award period ends

Apr 15, 2027

Region

North America

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Single publisher domain

In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive

In war-torn Gaza, a growing number of women-headed households face “impossible decisions” every day, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and still-scarce resources, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.

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Global

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What You Need to Know about the IAEA General Conference

International Atomic Energy Agency update.

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Global

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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Business Trends and Outlook Survey

Federal Register document.

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Commerce Department; Census Bureau

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend FINRA Rules 0150 (Application of Rules to Exempted Securities Except Municipal Securities), 2165 (Financial Exploitation of Specified Adults) and 4512 (Customer Account Information) and To Adopt FINRA Rule 2166 (Temporary Delays for Suspected Fraud)

Federal Register document.

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq Texas, LLC; Notice of Filing, and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of, a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Rule 5711(d) (Commodity-Based Trust Shares)

Federal Register document.

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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North America

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Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance

This document provides the public notice that Delmarva Central Railroad Company (DCR) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning a movable bridge.

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Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration

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North America

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Single publisher domain

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

This document provides the public notice that Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system.

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Transportation Department; Federal Railroad Administration

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North America

Coverage

Single publisher domain

Sunshine Act Meetings

Federal Register document.

Agency

Securities and Exchange Commission

Region

North America

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Single publisher domain

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change by The Options Clearing Corporation Concerning Amendments to Its Clearing Membership Standards

Federal Register document.

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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North America

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Judge Rules DOD Unlawfully Retaliated Against Anthropic

A federal judge has sided with Anthropic on its claims that the Department of Defense illegally retaliated against Anthropic’s protected speech by labeling the AI company a “supply chain risk.” The judge found that designation, intended to penalize Anthropic for telling the U.S. military it would not allow their technology to be used for…

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New Records Reveal Problems with Medicare’s AI Prior Authorization Experiment

EFF sued the government back in March for information about the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) model, a new Medicare program that uses AI to evaluate prior authorization requests for certain medical services. Today, we’re releasing approximately 1,000 pages of records obtained from the Centers for Medicare & Medicai…

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Transfer Agent Rules

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "Commission") is proposing to adopt new rules, amend existing rules, amend the existing form for registration with the Commission as a transfer agent (Form TA-1) and the existing form for reporting activities of transfer agents (Form TA-2), and rescind an existing rule governing regis…

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Securities and Exchange Commission

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North America

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Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Busi…

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Federal Communications Commission

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North America

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Federal award to ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.: ACL TOOL DATA ANALYTIC RENEWAL

ACL TOOL DATA ANALYTIC RENEWAL

Agency

Department of Health and Human Services · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources

Amount

$31.4K

Award period starts

Sep 30, 2025

Award period ends

Sep 29, 2027

Region

North America

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Single publisher domain

Federal award to DELOITTE CONSULTING LLP: BPA ORDER #35: DATA ANALYTICS PHASE III SUPPORT SERVICES

BPA ORDER #35: DATA ANALYTICS PHASE III SUPPORT SERVICES

Agency

National Transportation Safety Board · National Transportation Safety Board

Amount

$808.9K

Award period starts

Sep 29, 2025

Award period ends

Jan 31, 2027

Region

North America

Coverage

Single publisher domain

Federal award to TALON EXPEDITIONARY SERVICES, LLC: THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS THE TSCM SWEEP AT THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ROOMS CG SUITE 7100, CG CONFER…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS THE TSCM SWEEP AT THE HEADQUARTERS BUILDING ROOMS CG SUITE 7100, CG CONFERENCE ROOM, AND STAATS CONFERENCE ROOM (7C13) LOCATED AT GAO HEADQUARTERS.

Agency

Government Accountability Office · GAO, Except Comptroller General

Amount

$4.3K

Award period starts

May 1, 2025

Award period ends

May 31, 2025

Region

North America

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Single publisher domain

Repeated attacks on humanitarian warehouses put vital medical aid at risk in Ukraine: WHO

A new airstrike overnight damaged one of the main warehouses used by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine to store humanitarian medical supplies in the Kyiv region, the UN agency said on Friday.

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Global

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EFF and Civil Society Groups Call on Nottinghamshire Police to Halt Live Face Recognition

This week, EFF, along with Big Brother Watch, Defend Digital Me, Liberty, Open Rights Group, Race Equality First, Statewatch, and Stopwatch, wrote to Nottinghamshire Police Force in the UK raising concern about the proposed roll-out of live facial recognition technology (LFR), and called for its immediate halt. In particular, the letter…

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Global

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Ukrainian NPP Workers’ Children Meet with DG, Tour IAEA HQ as Part of Summer Camp Programme Hosted by Austria

International Atomic Energy Agency update.

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Global

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EFF and Allies on Brazil's Elections: Privacy Protections are Crucial to Electoral Integrity

EFF, Access Now, and Data Privacy Brasil are putting forward recommendations to strengthen robust privacy and data protection safeguards in the context of Brazil's elections. The recommendations stress the close relationship between violations of personal data protection and challenges to the integrity of electoral processes. They unders…

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UN climate chief warns political division is undermining fight against ‘economic security emergency’

The head of the UN's climate body has warned that treating global warming as a partisan issue is dangerously out of step with reality, as he set out a stark account of the economic toll climate change is already inflicting on Europe.

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‘An assault on humanity itself’: Guterres pays tribute to 9/11 victims, survivors and first responders

Twenty-five years ago, the heinous terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 against the United States claimed thousands of lives and represented “an assault on humanity itself”, the UN chief said on Thursday.

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Global

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Security Council LIVE: Fresh attacks prompt emergency meeting on Yemen

On the heels of reported Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and the capture of another key port by the militants on Yemen’s Red Sea coast – including the seizure of eight UN vehicles from a key aid hub there – the Security Council is meeting on Thursday at 3pm in New York to discuss the latest developments.

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Global

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Human cost of violence in South Sudan ‘continues to grow’

Independent human rights investigators voiced deep concern over growing risks to both civilians and South Sudan’s political transition following their latest fact-finding mission to the world’s youngest nation – their 14th in a decade.

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Global

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‘This is not 1945’: General Assembly president gavels open new session aimed at restoring global trust

The UN General Assembly gavelled open its 81st session on Tuesday at UN Headquarters as the incoming president pledged to restore public trust in the institution during a time of war, humanitarian crises and intensifying climate change.

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IAEA Hosts Workshop for International Financial Institutions on Nuclear Financing

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Update 365 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

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What is Environmental Remediation?

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‘The water comes up to our knees’: Climate hazards shut millions of children out of school in 2025

When the creek beside Taudibura Garo's school in Papua New Guinea floods, the water doesn't stop at the gate. It rises through the pit toilets – making the school unsafe – sending the 16-year-old and her classmates home without being able to finish.

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Flood-ravaged Nepal calls for climate justice

Nepal’s call for financial compensation following recent deadly floods underlines the need to help countries that contribute the least to climate change – but are increasingly grappling with its most lethal consequences, the top UN official in the country said on Wednesday.

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UN hails Libya election deal as Security Council urges Libyans to seize the moment

The UN Security Council has welcomed a breakthrough agreement between Libya's rival political blocs, calling it "an important step" towards the country's first national elections in over a decade – while pressing all sides to move quickly from paper to practice.

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Record number of attacks on education, global fund warns

While September traditionally marks the start of the school year across the northern hemisphere, a staggering 93 million children are not in class at all amid an unprecedented number of attacks on learning, education experts warned on Wednesday.

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Ships and seafarers increasingly caught in the crossfire of unrelated wars

The global shipping industry is facing a "genuinely unprecedented" convergence of maritime crises, with vessels and seafarers increasingly used as “leverage” in conflicts that have nothing to do with them.

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UN chief demands Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon amid Nabatieh escalation

The Secretary-General has condemned mounting civilian casualties in southern Lebanon and called on Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanese territory, as fighting intensifies in and around Nabatieh.

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Syria’s transition hinges on justice for all, UN Human Rights Council hears

A successful and lasting transition in Syria requires comprehensive accountability, inclusion and guarantees that violations will not be repeated, UN independent investigators told the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday.

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Tobacco use can undermine fertility, UN health agency warns

Smoking very likely makes it harder to have a baby, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new publication issued on Tuesday, highlighting that women who smoke have a 40 per cent higher risk of infertility compared to non-smokers.

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West Bank: UN rights report warns of forcible displacement from three refugee camps

Israeli security forces forcibly displaced the entire population of three Palestine refugee camps in the occupied West Bank in January and February last year – and continue to prevent their return, in violation of international law, according to a new report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR.

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Notice of a Request for Exemption From Certain Provisions of the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail Related to the Recovery of Costs Incurred During Period 4 of the Financial Accountability Milestones Pursuant to Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and/or Rule 608(e) of Regulation NMS Thereunder, and Request for Comment

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EFF to Governor Newsom: Veto California’s AB 1709

The California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1709 (A.B. 1709) today, which functions as a sweeping ban on social media use for young people under the age of 16. This well-intentioned, but deeply flawed piece of legislation, cuts young people off from essential information and experiences, particularly harming vulnerable youth and marg…

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Doxxing Safety Part II: Incident Response

Doxxing, also known as the deliberate sharing of personal information to harass or endanger someone, is a tricky thing to protect against. It often happens by some ill-intentioned person accessing publicly available information, then sharing that information more widely in the hopes it will intimidate their target or worse. This guide is…

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Intermediary Liability in Brazil: The Intricate Path Ahead

Brazil's new internet intermediary liability regime is underway. The implementation of changes established by the Supreme Court includes notice and takedown mechanisms and duty of care obligations. Caution is crucial as these measures can create problematic incentives for enforcement overreach and over censorship of protected speech. The…

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Some Tech Companies Have Privately Pushed Back on ICE Subpoenas. They Should All Do More.

In a handful of known cases, large social media companies have privately pushed back against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) subpoenas when the agency tried to unmask anonymous users who tracked immigration activities or criticized the government. As ICE engages in a pattern of illegal and chilling investigations, any resistanc…

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Source orientation: Federal Register authority monitor

The enabled connector searches bounded terms across rules, proposed rules, notices, presidential documents, and public-inspection material, then preserves document numbers and named agencies.

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Plight of Afghans going ‘from bad to worse’, but the world is looking away: Türk

Since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the plight of Afghans has only deteriorated, with millions impoverished while authorities violate basic human rights daily.

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Guterres urges leaders to invest in peace as conflicts deepen

The UN Secretary-General appealed on Wednesday for world leaders to invest in peace as violence, division and conflict exacerbate suffering worldwide.

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Ebola response in eastern DR Congo must include food assistance, WFP says

As Ebola sweeps across the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), ensuring families meet their basic food needs is crucial to halt the spread of the deadly disease.

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Human rights chief Türk renews call for end to spiralling Sudan war

The ongoing war in Sudan took centre stage at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday where the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, led calls for an end to attacks on civilians in “markets, hospitals [and] fuel stations”.

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Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent

Tackling air pollution and climate change together can save millions of lives, reduce global warming and generate roughly $15 in economic benefits for every $1 spent, a new UN-backed report has revealed.

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IAEA Director General's Introductory Statement to the Board of Governors

(As prepared for delivery) Ladies and gentlemen, In a fragmented world, the IAEA is more indispensable than ever. Our impartial and expert work is part of some of the most sensitive and consequential international efforts of our time.

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New reservoir offers innovative solution to South Sudan cattle beef

At the end of a history-laden path winding through palm trees and scattered ruins – remnants of once-vibrant villages destroyed by cattle raids – lies a rare sight in this dry part of Terekeka county in South Sudan: a sparkling, fresh water source.

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UN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small

The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look far smaller than it really is.

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UN aims to raise nearly $50 million for Nepal flood response

The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million flash appeal on Friday to deliver emergency assistance to more than 84,000 people affected by last week’s catastrophic floods in Nepal.

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Tritium Level Far Below Japan’s Operational Limit in 23rd Batch of ALPS Treated Water, IAEA Confirms

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Update 364 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine

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Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea (ATLAS) Launched

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Method card: follow the data flow

Map collection point, authority line, vendor integration, decision output, human review, and audit gap before drawing conclusions about a high-impact system.

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EFF's Policy Position on ALPR Surveillance: Eliminate It and Reduce Its Harms

Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) build a searchable map of everywhere a driver goes, fed into databases that police, ICE, and private vendors can query after the fact. Networked across a city, ALPRs are purpose-built to track everyone regardless of suspicion. ALPRs are not a surveillance tool that can be made safe with the right p…

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French Top Court Gets It Right, Strikes Down Social Media Ban For Youths

Earlier this month, France’s top court struck down the country’s legislation that banned social media use for people under 15 years old, which had been scheduled to take effect in January 2027. This is a welcome win for free expression, as we face a wave of countries and U.S. states seeking to pass similar laws banning young people from…

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Source orientation: follow surveillance and AI procurement

USAspending award records can identify agencies, recipients, amounts, and dates that should trigger precise requests for solicitations, contracts, validation records, and deletion terms.

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‘Advance safety for all’: International police cooperation helps tackle cross-border crime

As criminal networks increasingly exploit weak institutions and operate across borders, the UN says no police force can tackle them alone.

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As wildfires spread north, UN agencies race to help Europe adapt

As the climate warms, the threat of wildfires is spreading in Europe. How can historically cooler and wetter countries prepare?

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Central Park adapts to climate change while helping New York stay cool

In the heart of Manhattan in New York City, the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible.

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EFF to Courts: Don’t Rewrite Copyright Over AI Hype

The history of technology is rife with copyright panics. In the 1980s, major rightsholders ran to Congress and the courts, claiming that videotape recorders (VTR) were “to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston strangler is to the woman home alone.” Then, the Supreme Court declined to embrace the hype, noting th…

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IAEA Reviews Finland's Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Preparedness and Response

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Nuclear Techniques Improve Rice Varieties, Boost Yields in Lao PDR

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Joint Statement - ATLAS Ministerial Launch Event

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IAEA-led Study Finds 5-star Rating System Can Help Make CT Imaging Safer

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EFF Statement on Meta Settlement

Under this settlement, young users will now have less access to Meta products, and a lesser ability to exercise their rights to speak, access information and art and culture, associate and form communities, and play. The settlement also embeds age assurance into every product, mandating the collection of even more personal information fr…

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📍 The Sneaky Code Tracking App Users | EFFector 38.15

Your location isn't just a pin on a map—it can expose some of the most intimate details about your life. The value of this information to advertisers and others has turned the location data business into a multi-billion dollar industry. In our latest EFFector newsletter, we're covering a new EFF report on how ad libraries encourage apps…

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In New Jersey, Fair Trials Demand Facial Recognition Disclosure. What About the Rest of Us?

This past June, the New Jersey Supreme Court announced in State v. Miles that the state must disclose any use of facial recognition in its investigation and provide information about how the technology was leveraged to prosecute the defendant. Courts and legislators should expand on this important decision.

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IAEA Launches ATLAS as Countries Explore Nuclear Power for Shipping and Offshore Energy

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IAEA Revamps Major Nuclear Power Database

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PRESS RELEASE: Appeals court rejects Trump administration effort to reinstate SAVE voter purge database

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court ruling blocking its illegal expansion of the Systematic Alien Verification Entitlements (SAVE) database, and the government may not use the unreliable system for mass voter purges ahead of the midterm elections. The ruling by the U.S. Court of…

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Source orientation: civil-liberties narrative feeds

Official EFF and EPIC feeds supply issue discovery and legal context. Their articles remain reporting or expert analysis and should be followed to underlying records for material claims.

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A List of ICE Subpoenas to Tech Companies

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted unlawful investigations into dozens of individuals who have documented ICE activities in their communities, social media users who criticized the government, and international students who attended a protest. A favored tool in these speech chilling investigations are administrative…

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Architecting public intelligence without exposing the reader

A foundational report explains the server-side acquisition model, common evidence schema, official-record connectors, procurement workflow, and flat-host deployment pattern.

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Protecting Privacy Through Stronger Procurement Policy: How Maine Could Pioneer a Better Approach to Technology Procurement

The state’s aging population combined with its privacy-minded yet technology-forward philosophy makes it uniquely situated to address procurement oversight.

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Court Rules Against Citizen Journalists in DMCA Takedown Case—EFF Will Appeal

A federal court in Massachusetts has ruled that copyright holders can issue online takedown notices based on a subjective belief of copyright infringement, even when that belief is unreasonable and self-serving. The case was brought by our client, Channel 781 News, after takedown notices temporarily shut down the citizen journalism group…

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EPIC Commends California Legislature for Regulating Addictive Social Media Design Instead of Banning Minors’ Access

EPIC, in close partnership with youth online safety advocates, worked to encourage lawmakers to amend this bill from its original formulation as a complete ban on youth social media access to instead a regulation that preserves youth access to digital social spaces while ensuring platforms must designed with their safety in mind.

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LGBT Q&A: What’s One Thing I Can Do Today to Improve My Safety and Security Online as an LGBTQ+ Person?

This post is adapted from a video recorded by EFF and the Trevor Project. Head over to our TikTok or Instagram to watch! EFF answers all the queer digital rights questions you submit to us through our LGBT Q&A. You asked us: What’s one thing I can do today to improve my safety and security online as an LGBTQ+ person? And for this questio…

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EPIC Joins Coalition Asking FTC to Crack Down on Abusive Push Notifications in Wagering Apps

Gambling and prediction market apps are using manipulative push notifications to keep users betting, and EPIC is asking the FTC to require consent, opt-out, and disclosure. Yesterday, August 27, 2026, EPIC joined a coalition of organizations asking the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on gambling applications’ unfair and abusive pu…

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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Commends Delaware for Strengthening Privacy Law, Strictly Protecting Sensitive Data

Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed a law to strengthen the state’s privacy law and provide more robust protections for Delawareans’ personal data.

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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Commends Delaware for Strengthening Privacy Law, Strictly Protecting Sensitive Data

Today, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed a law to strengthen the state’s privacy law and provide more robust protections for Delawareans’ personal data.

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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Sues To Block Illegal Trump Administration Plan To Build Master Database of U.S. Citizens That Threatens Privacy and Risks Chaos Ahead of Midterms

The unprecedented federal database violates the Constitution, the Privacy Act and the Social Security Act, exposing millions of Americans’ sensitive personal information.

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Meta Reaches $18 Billion Settlement with States over Youth Social Media Harms

Meta has agreed to pay approximately $18 billion and make certain platform design changes to resolve claims brought by a coalition of more than 40 state attorneys general alleging that Facebook and Instagram were designed to cause compulsive use in young people. The pending settlement with the attorneys general does not directly affect t…

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EPIC Urges First and Seventh Circuits to Protect Voter Privacy and Refuse DOJ’s Voter Roll Demand

EPIC filed four amicus briefs this week urging the First and Seventh Circuit to rebuff the Department of Justice’s unlawful demand for voter rolls.

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Records toolkit: build a procurement and contracts request

The local generator turns an institution, system, date range, and record categories into a focused records request. The draft stays in the browser and can be copied, printed, or downloaded.

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Deployment note: local cache, no database, no reader telemetry

The release runs on PHP 8.1+, writes normalized feed snapshots to local JSON, and loads all public assets from the same origin. Source refreshes are scheduled independently of reader requests.

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Evidence before position: the project methodology and terms

The editorial charter defines the eight-level Evidence Ladder, confidence labels, data minimization, authorization boundary, correction process, and role of machine assistance.

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Publication control: minimize before publication

Remove private addresses, credentials, medical details, identifiers of minors and victims, and unrelated bystander metadata unless a field is necessary to prove the public-interest claim.

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Public memory repair: corrections and right of reply

A correction request should identify the page, disputed language, supporting record, requested change, and requester relationship. Material responses are reviewed without granting a veto over stronger evidence.

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