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The Civil Rights Division is examining whether racial criteria are used in scholarships and student benefits at William & Mary, including programs involving HBCU graduates and Hispanic or Latino women.
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Alexander Smalls pleaded guilty to conspiring to compel an adult victim to perform repeated commercial sex acts in and around Fall River, Massachusetts, between January and August 2023.
aboutamazon.com
Amazon says its Colorado operations include more than 20,000 employees, 11 fulfillment and sortation centers, and programs for workers, sellers, and communities.
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Amazon says its Nevada operations include more than 17,000 employees, 10 fulfillment and sortation centers, and support for small businesses and community programs.
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Andrelio Castaño Rojas pleaded guilty to using U.S. business accounts, bank wires and bulk cash deposits to launder drug trafficking proceeds through consumer electronics purchases. He faces up to 20 years in prison, with sentencing set for
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The Trump administration says it has temporarily paused construction in Big Bend National Park while CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott conducts an on-the-ground evaluation in Texas.
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Attorney General Letitia James announced a $6 million Medicaid settlement with three Buffalo-region nursing homes accused of submitting tens of thousands of fraudulent claims and inflating reimbursement rates.
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President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale back annual exercises with South Korea, citing Seoul’s refusal to join the U.S. war against Iran and his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the weekend arrests of 15 people it identified as criminal illegal aliens convicted of offenses including murder, attempted murder, assault and drug trafficking.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations arrested Pedro Guadarrama-Loza in Atlanta on August 13 after a controlled delivery, DHS said. Investigators seized 126 kilograms of methamphetamine, and DHS said he
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Attorney General Todd Blanche finalized a regulation creating an application process for eligible people seeking restoration of federal firearm rights under 18 U.S.C. § 925(c).
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta is set to begin a trial alleging Meta harmed young users through platform design and violated federal and state laws.
github.blog
GitHub Developer Advocate Ayan Gupta describes canvases in the GitHub Copilot app as durable surfaces for tracking, guiding, and approving agentic work. He reports that two example canvases cost about 2,000 and 3,000 AI credits to build.
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AWS introduced EC2 application status checks, an IAM role manager, and eligible-customer access to OpenAI Daybreak on Amazon Bedrock in its August 17 roundup.
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The SEC alleges Andrew Spaventa and three entities he controlled raised more than $74 million from over 800 investors through private funds that concealed substantial markups as fees.
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The proposed order would require Doxo and its co-founders to pay $2.1 million and restrict how they advertise bill-payment services, disclose fees and charge consumers.
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The Supreme Court declined President Donald Trump’s request to reconsider its refusal to hear his appeal in E. Jean Carroll’s civil suit, leaving a $5 million verdict against him in place.
