Amazon cuts jobs in artificial-general-intelligence group amid continued AI investment
Amazon cut jobs in its artificial-general-intelligence group, Reuters reported July 22, but the company has not disclosed how many employees were affected.
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DOJ proposes $26.8 million penalty and $40 million cleanup plan over Keystone Pipeline rupture
The Justice Department filed a proposed consent decree over alleged Clean Water Act violations tied to the 2022 Keystone Pipeline rupture in Kansas.
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NEA names 2026 National Heritage Fellows ahead of September ceremony
The National Endowment for the Arts has selected its 2026 National Heritage Fellows, with each fellowship carrying a $25,000 award. The honorees will be recognized at a public ceremony Sept. 30 at the Library of Congress.
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Reuters Documents Damage to Iran’s Cultural Heritage After Five-Week U.S.-Israeli Air Campaign
A Reuters visual investigation documents damage at multiple Iranian monuments and culturally significant sites after a five-week U.S.-Israeli air campaign.
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BLM closes Idaho public lands through Aug. 17 as crews suppress Tartar Fire
The Bureau of Land Management closed specified lands, roads and trails east of Brownlee Reservoir while crews work on fire suppression and post-fire recovery.
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U.S. and Uzbekistan Announce Early Trade Deal Step as Talks Accelerate
The United States and Uzbekistan announced an early harvest in reciprocal trade and investment discussions as USTR pursued additional negotiations in August 2026.
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CPSC Orders Consumers to Stop Using Lakkzoom Immersion Water Heaters
The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned consumers on July 22, 2026, to stop using Lakkzoom immersion water heaters immediately after saying the devices can ignite within minutes when partly or completely out of water.
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Interior Announces More Than $461 Million in Land and Water Conservation Fund Grants
The Interior Department announced more than $461 million in grants for parks, trails, playgrounds and open-space projects nationwide.
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FEC Reports Billions in 2025-26 Campaign Receipts as 2026 Elections Approach
Congressional candidates collected $2.1 billion, political parties received $1.1 billion and PACs raised $6.3 billion during the first 15 months of the federal election cycle.
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Appeals court leaves injunction blocking Trump’s federal voter-list and mail-ballot order in place
A federal appeals court upheld an injunction blocking key parts of President Donald Trump’s election order in 23 states and the District of Columbia as the legal fight continues.
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Nearly 40% of Team USA’s 2026 Olympic athletes competed in college, USOPC says
The USOPC says 88 of the 232 U.S. athletes at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics competed collegiately, representing 54 schools and all three NCAA divisions plus club programs.
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Western wildfires complicate emergency response as Utah crash site remains inaccessible
A Utah wildfire blocked emergency responders from safely reaching a helicopter-crash site as fires in Washington and Oregon prompted closures, threatened communities and continued to spread.
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Verizon Reports Record Second-Quarter Results, Raises 2026 Guidance and Buyback Target
Verizon reported 184,000 postpaid phone net additions in the second quarter, raised its full-year guidance for the second consecutive quarter and increased its share-buyback target to as much as $4.5 billion.
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Social Security plans to end paper benefit checks nationwide in 2026
The Social Security Administration says it plans to complete the nationwide shift to electronic payments for Social Security and SSI beneficiaries this year.
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GAO Releases Report on Recent Federal Workforce Changes at OPM
The Government Accountability Office released a report examining recent workforce changes at the Office of Personnel Management, alongside five other reports issued July 16–20, 2026.
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Justice Department Pushes for Statewide Voter Lists as 2026 Election Fight Moves to Court
The Justice Department says its Civil Rights Division can seek statewide voter-registration data and share it with Homeland Security. States are challenging access and election procedures as the 2026 elections approach.
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Gallup: Workplace AI Adoption Rose Six Points in Q2, but Most Jobs Have Not Been Redesigned
Gallup says U.S. organizations expanded their use of artificial intelligence in the second quarter of 2026, while most employees still viewed it as support for existing work.
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Upwork report says AI is reshaping U.S. skilled freelance work and the value of expertise
Upwork’s 2026 Future Workforce Index uses survey and marketplace data to examine how AI is changing skills, contracts and earnings among skilled U.S. freelancers.
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USDA expands disaster aid and commodity-loan support under Farmers First changes
USDA announced higher livestock-loss payments, broader eligibility and increased marketing-assistance loan support for eligible producers nationwide.
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Ascend Elements agrees to pay $7.5 million over alleged misuse of DOE battery grant funds
Ascend Elements agreed to pay $7,497,555.65 to resolve allegations that it submitted inflated reimbursement claims for a Department of Energy-funded battery project in Kentucky.
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RentGrow to Pay $2.25 Million to Settle FTC Tenant-Screening Allegations
The Federal Trade Commission said RentGrow agreed to pay $2.25 million to resolve allegations involving consumer reports used in tenant screening.
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ICE expects every field officer to have a body camera by end of August
ICE says all of its field officers and agents are expected to receive body cameras by the end of August, expanding coverage of immigration enforcement.