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UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that conflicts affecting the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab and the Black Sea are disrupting shipping and increasing food-system risks. A UN task force may help protect fertiliser shipments, but
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President Donald Trump is considering a new tariff on China over what his administration describes as excess industrial capacity and underpriced goods, according to three people familiar with the deliberations.
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Tetra Tech EC Inc. paid $57 million to resolve allegations that it fabricated work and falsified data used in radiation testing and remediation at the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. The settlement resolves claims only
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GitHub’s new alt-text plugin combines five deterministic rules with an optional vision-model check, while warning that automated findings still require human review.
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The Justice Department filed a Fair Housing Act lawsuit against Alfred Falgiani Jr., alleging sexual harassment of female tenants and retaliation against those who rejected his advances.
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Chih-Yee Jen was convicted of conspiring to steal Philips Medical Systems trade secrets and possessing or attempting to possess stolen trade secrets. His sentencing is set for Jan. 5, 2027.
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New U.S. tariffs affect about $20 billion in Canadian imports, while Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised dollar-for-dollar countermeasures beginning Sept. 8.
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The IRS reminded information return filers that FIRE submissions will end after the November maintenance window, requiring current users to move to IRIS for tax year 2026 returns filed during the 2027 season.
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The Trump Administration announced a campaign targeting Iran’s financial connections and five sectors, including digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a campaign to cut Iran’s financial connections worldwide, including new sectoral measures and sanctions on more than 60 entities, individuals and vessels.
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The U.S. Treasury announced a public-private task force to coordinate the financial sector’s transition to post-quantum cryptography and address related cyber risks.
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The Department of Homeland Security said ICE arrested 1,328 people between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14 in an enforcement operation across Virginia and Maryland.
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OpenAI says the GPT-5.6 model family is now available in AWS’s Kiro development environment, where testing found GPT-5.6 Terra completed Terminal-Bench 2.1 tasks at roughly 82% lower cost.
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The Justice Department announced the National Fraud Detection Center, a prosecutor-led, multi-agency team intended to identify and investigate fraud affecting taxpayer-funded federal programs.
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AiNET Corp. and former CEO Deepak Jain agreed to pay $1.8 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving certifications submitted to the SEC for data center services.
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On August 24, 2026, the State Department removed Syria from the State Sponsor of Terrorism designation, while OFAC revoked a Syria license and expanded Iran-related sanctions.
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The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a $103,265 fee for each H-1B cap-subject petition, including petitions eligible for the advanced degree exemption.
