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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks OPM Essay Asking Applicants About Trump Orders

A Massachusetts judge paused OPM’s disputed 'Question Three'—which asked applicants about Trump executive orders—citing likely First Amendment issues. ...Read more

#federalhiring, #civilservice, #firstamendment, #unions

England dashboard: 1.4 million waiting for mental health care as NHS outlines £21.4bn 2026/27 plans

NHS England’s new quarterly dashboard shows 1.415m people waiting for mental-health care in July and planned mental-health spending of £21.376bn for 2026/27. ...Read more

#mentalhealth, #nhs, #england, #healthpolicy

Reanalysis with Corrected Pantheon+ and DES-DOVEKIE Leaves Hubble Tension Intact

A reanalysis applying corrected Pantheon+ and DES-DOVEKIE supernova data finds the local Hubble constant stays near 73 km/s/Mpc, leaving the Hubble tension unchanged. ...Read more

#hubbletension, #cosmology, #supernovae, #pantheonplus, #des

Clearlake Takes Full Control of Chelsea as Boehly and Walter Sell Stakes

Clearlake will buy Todd Boehly and Mark Walter’s stakes, consolidating ownership of Chelsea and ending the 2022 consortium structure. ...Read more

#chelsea, #premierleague, #ownership, #clearlake

OpenAI unveils public framework for reporting model misalignment, warns AI scaling outpaces safeguards

OpenAI released a framework and six example reports for disclosing model misalignment, urging earlier transparency as AI scaling outpaces safeguards. ...Read more

#ai, #openai, #alignment, #transparency

EPA Finalizes Repeal of Most 2024 Power-Plant Carbon Rules, Proposes Eliminating Federal GHG Authority

On Sept. 14 the EPA finalized repeal of most 2024 carbon rules for coal and gas plants and proposed removing federal greenhouse‑gas authority for the sector. ...Read more

#epa, #climate, #energy, #regulation

Army Commits Up to $2.2 Billion Under Janus Program to Deploy 20+ Microreactors at Five Bases

The Army will provide up to $2.2B to five companies to build and operate 20+ microreactors on domestic bases under its Janus Program. ...Read more

#army, #microreactors, #nuclear, #janus

Feds Arrest Two, Charge Third in Los Angeles Homelessness-Fraud Probe Alleging $12M Diversion

Two Los Angeles-area nonprofit workers were arrested and a third charged in a DOJ probe alleging more than $12 million meant for homelessness programs was diverted. ...Read more

#homelessness, #fraud, #losangeles, #doj

Fifth Circuit Says Websites Don’t ‘Transmit’ Content They Direct Users to Fetch, Narrowing Direct‑display Liability

Appeals court adopts a “transmit requirement,” protecting common embedding and linking practices but remanding remaining factual issues. ...Read more

#copyright, #dmca, #fifthcircuit, #linking

Helicopter Providing NBC4 Coverage Crashes in Chatsworth, Killing Two Aboard and One on Ground

A news helicopter used by NBC4 and Telemundo 52 crashed in Chatsworth Tuesday evening, killing the pilot, an aerial reporter and one person on the ground. ...Read more

#losangeles, #helicoptercrash, #nbc4, #telemundo

Hague Court Convicts Ex-Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi and Three Former KLA Leaders

Kosovo Specialist Chambers convicts Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi of war crimes; sentences up to 25 years. ...Read more

#kosovo, #warcrimes, #thehague, #internationaljustice

SEC Proposes Rescinding Rule 14a-8, Potentially Shifting Proxy Disputes to State Law

The SEC proposed rescinding Rule 14a-8, removing the federal shareholder-proposal route and moving those disputes to state corporate law if finalized. ...Read more

#sec, #shareholderproposals, #proxy, #corporategovernance

MSCI Proposes Excluding Non‑Operating Asset Holders from Global Equity Benchmarks

MSCI proposes excluding companies that mainly hold non‑operating assets from its global indexes — a change that could affect firms like Strategy. Feedback due Sept. 30. ...Read more

$MSTR, #msci, #indexes, #bitcoin, #passiveinvesting

Tech and Energy Firms Launch Alliance to Make AI Data Centers Grid-Flexible

Emerald AI, Google and NVIDIA formed AEMA to promote grid-responsive AI data centers that can shift power use and ease interconnection bottlenecks. ...Read more

$NVDA, $GOOGL, #ai, #datacenters, #energy, #grid

FCA publishes guidance clarifying which crypto activities will need UK authorisation

The FCA published guidance explaining how the UK’s upcoming cryptoasset regime applies to firms and which activities will need FCA authorisation. ...Read more

#crypto, #uk, #fca, #regulation