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Policy

Six-Firm AI Accord Promises Audits but Sets No Penalties

Six leading AI companies pledged internal controls, outside audits and board oversight under a White House accord. The document sets no penalties or public reporting deadlines, leaving enforcement to voluntary corporate compliance.

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Policy

Virginia Energy Plan Maps Net-Zero Paths as Data-Center Demand Surges

Oct 3, 2026

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Policy

Vermont Opens $31.7 Million Farm and Timber Disaster Program

Oct 3, 2026

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World

UAE Says FlyDubai Co-Pilot Used Axe in Terror Attempt

Oct 3, 2026

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Policy

Utah Narrows Child-Care Subsidy Entry as Federal Funding Falls

Oct 3, 2026

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Travel

Texas Foundation Secures 650 Lake Palestine Acres for Future State Park

Oct 3, 2026

A modern grocery shelf with blank digital price displays, illustrating Maryland's personalized-pricing restrictions.

Policy

Maryland Bans Personalized Grocery Pricing as New Law Takes Effect

Oct 3, 2026

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Policy

Maine Heating Oil Averages $5.96 as State Releases Winter Guide

Oct 3, 2026

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Judge Halts Border Work Across Big Bend’s 500-Mile Sector

Oct 3, 2026

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Policy

Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to Tennessee Human-Smuggling Law

Oct 3, 2026

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Politics

Full Eighth Circuit Will Rehear South Dakota Ballot-Petition Deadline Case

Oct 3, 2026

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Business

Plaquemines LNG Seeks Final Federal Approval for Phase 1 Service

Oct 3, 2026

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Politics

Partisan Support Intensifies Kentucky’s Nonpartisan Appeals Race

Oct 3, 2026

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Business

Adeptus Plans $215.56 Million South Carolina Plant, 217 Jobs

Oct 3, 2026

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Politics

Rhode Island Sets Oct. 4 Voter Deadline Ahead of Nov. 3 Election

Oct 3, 2026

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Politics

GOP Super PAC Reserves $8.2 Million for Kansas Senate Race

Oct 3, 2026

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Business

Iowa Doubles Rural MEGA Tax-Credit Cap for $15 Billion Steel Bid

Oct 3, 2026

A rural Pennsylvania road with utility poles and fiber-optic equipment prepared for broadband expansion.

Tech

Pennsylvania Awards $448 Million for Broadband Projects in 50 Counties

Oct 3, 2026

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