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National Music Camp students reading letters at the camp mailboxes in Interlochen in 1942.

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Before Epstein: What Was Known at Interlochen, and What the Public Could See

For decades, Interlochen was publicly portrayed as a disciplined, closely supervised and nationally admired arts institution. The historical record assembled in 2026 is more complicated. Former students described warnings, relationships that staff could see and, in at least one case, a direct report to an administrator. Investigators also said they found contemporaneous concerns in personnel files that remain unavailable to the public.

Robinson R66 helicopter parked on an airfield apron.

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FAA Sets Display Rules for Skyryse Fly-by-Wire R66

The final special conditions require clear mode, control-position and system-state information when digital controls replace mechanical feedback in the helicopter.

Brutalist Hubert H. Humphrey federal office building near Capitol Hill in Washington.

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HHS Withdraws 2008 Foster-Care Data Proposal

The unfinalized proposal covered state reporting on out-of-home care, adoption and guardianship and related penalty rules; its withdrawal takes effect Aug. 12.

Stone federal office building with an Office of Personnel Management sign in Washington.

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MSPB Narrows Federal Employee Appeal Jurisdiction

Starting Sept. 2, most new probationary-termination, suitability and reduction-in-force appeals move out of the Merit Systems Protection Board, while earlier matters and Foreign Service RIF cases remain.

Two pathologists in white laboratory coats looking into microscopes.

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NIH Offers Cancer Methylation Classifier for Licensing

The prototype platform uses 16,567 CNS reference profiles across 133 diagnostic classes and includes separate kidney-tumor work; commercialization and regulated deployment remain prospective.

Modern United States Mint building in Philadelphia viewed from the street.

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U.S. Mint Sets Trump Dollar Roll and Bag Prices

A 25-coin roll will cost $61 and a 100-coin bag $154.50 starting Aug. 14; the one-ounce gold proof coin remains unpriced and precious-metal pricing can change weekly.

Basket of freshly harvested green zucchini in a field with a processing trailer and tractor behind it.

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FDA Updates Fresh-Cut Produce Safety Guide

The final nonbinding guide adds antimicrobial, supply-chain and time-temperature examples while clarifying which ready-to-eat produce it covers.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff seated at a public briefing table in a meeting room.

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NRC Changes Withholding and Comment Procedures

The direct final rule also aligns advisory-committee terminology and codifies security-eligibility criteria; it takes effect Oct. 26 unless significant adverse comments prompt withdrawal.

A medical imaging technician demonstrates a 3D mammography machine using a test target.

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FDA Proposes Class II Path for 3D Breast Scans

The agency would move digital breast tomosynthesis systems from premarket approval to special controls and 510(k) review, while keeping dedicated breast CT in Class III.

A biomedical engineering student and molecular biologist work with laboratory equipment.

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Biomedical Science Joins Patent-Bar Degree List

USPTO moved the exact Biomedical Science degree title into Category A, simplifying the technical-training showing for some patent-registration exam applicants.

Laboratory equipment and monitors used to study cardiac medical devices.

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CMS Proposes RAPID Medicare Device Path

The voluntary proposal would coordinate Medicare coverage reviews with FDA authorization for selected breakthrough devices, with final coverage goals of 60 or 90 days.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission members and staff sit at a long table during a public meeting.

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NRC Rule Changes Comment and Withholding Procedures

The direct final rule revises proprietary-information affidavits, post-promulgation comments, advisory-committee terms and security-eligibility criteria unless adverse comments trigger withdrawal.

A sea otter floating on its back in calm Alaska water.

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Unalaska Harbor Plan Faces Sea-Otter Review

A proposed federal authorization estimates that pile work at Robert Storrs Harbor could disturb up to 112 sea otters during as many as 100 nonconsecutive workdays.

A disassembled laptop LCD screen assembly with layers and cables visible.

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USITC Orders LCD Glass Import Exclusions

The commission found a Section 337 violation involving two Corning patents and issued limited relief covering infringing LCD glass products tied to four remaining respondents.

Shelves of packaged groceries extend along a brightly lit supermarket aisle.

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FDA Proposes Mandatory GRAS Notices

The proposal would replace a voluntary notification system for many generally recognized as safe uses; comments are due Dec. 9, and the rule is not yet final.

View through a car windshield as traffic moves along a multilane highway.

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Federal Mileage Rate Rises to 76 Cents

GSA's midyear adjustment applies to authorized federal travel from July 1 through Dec. 31; it is not a general tax-deduction rate.

People gather around tables at a Small Business Administration event inside a hotel.

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SBA Ends Group-Based 8(a) Presumption

Beginning Sept. 10, pending individually owned applicants must establish social disadvantage without the former rebuttable presumption; already certified participants are not required to requalify.

Workers and industrial equipment on a solar photovoltaic manufacturing line.

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U.S. Sets December Polysilicon Import Price Floors

A presidential proclamation sets minimum import prices for polysilicon, wafers, solar cells and modules beginning Dec. 4, alongside a generally applicable 15% additional duty.

A black ASUS Wi-Fi router with several upright antennas sits on a tabletop.

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USITC Seeks Comment on Wi-Fi Import Relief

An administrative judge recommended limited exclusion and cease-and-desist orders after an initial patent finding; the commission has not issued a final remedy.

Container ships being loaded and unloaded by cranes at the Port of Los Angeles.

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CPSC Import eFiling Rule Is Now in Effect

Importers of most regulated consumer products must transmit certificate data electronically before goods enter U.S. commerce.

Workers in protective clothing tend machinery beside glowing metal inside a steel mill.

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Defense Materials Waivers Tighten in 2027

A July executive order says most waivers under a defense sourcing law must stop in 2027 unless contractors submit an accepted mitigation plan.

Curved glass and steel facade of the Berlaymont building in Brussels.

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EU AI Act Transparency Rules Now Apply

Article 50 requires disclosures for direct AI interaction and certain synthetic content, with narrow exceptions and a limited transition for older systems.

Open water and wetland vegetation beneath a blue sky at Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

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Okefenokee Joins UNESCO World Heritage List

The Georgia-Florida refuge is among 25 properties added at the World Heritage Committee's 2026 session, lifting the global list to 1,273 sites.

The stone facade and entrance of a United States courthouse fill the frame.

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Federal Escape Cases Fell to 253 in 2025

Nearly two-thirds involved non-secure community custody, while 2% involved force or a threat of force, Sentencing Commission data show.

A technician uses a laptop beside tall server racks in a computing center.

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GAO Sets Four-Pillar Test for U.S. AI Standing

The method asks analysts to assess science and technology, human capital, governance and the economy before ranking the United States against peers.

Front of the General Services Administration headquarters building in Washington, D.C.

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GAO Flags 11 Priority Recommendations Still Open at GSA

The watchdog says real-property planning, shared-service data and federal-award oversight could unlock tens of millions in savings and improve controls over hundreds of millions in annual spending.

Medical exam room with an examination table, chair, counter and clinical equipment.

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GAO Reports $24.3 Billion in Estimated Improper Payments

VA Community Care and Medicare Advantage reported improper-payment estimates of $608 million and $23.7 billion for fiscal 2025; GAO says both lack comprehensive fraud-risk assessments.

Pedestrians in colorful clothing walk along a busy street in Dhaka.

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IMF Projects Bangladesh Growth at 3.5% in FY2027

After Dhaka requested a new Fund-supported program, staff warned that growth could slip below 3% in the medium term without fiscal and banking reforms.

Adult students and volunteers take part in an English class in Okinawa, Japan.

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Education Department Has 10 Priority GAO Items Open

Federal auditors elevated student-aid modernization, sensitive-data protection and charter-school management financial risk after only one earlier priority item was completed.

A financial counselor and an Airman sit across a desk discussing records on a laptop.

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U.S. Bankruptcy Filings Rise 11.9% to 591,850

Personal cases reached 565,890 and business filings 25,960 in the 12 months ending March, extending a quarterly rise that began after a 2022 low.

Adult community-college participants work at desktop computers during a U.S. Department of Education forum.

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GAO’s Education Priority List Grew From 8 to 10

The federal watchdog added three priority items after the department implemented one, sharpening its focus on student aid, data privacy and charter-school financial risk.

The gold-foil-wrapped Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander stands inside the huge circular opening of NASA Johnson’s Thermal Vacuum Chamber A.

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Four Lunar Cargo Landers Are Moving From Models to Ground Tests

NASA’s newest update puts Blue Moon Mark 1 past thermal-vacuum testing while Blue Ghost 2, IM-3 and Griffin-1 advance through assembly and environmental work. Flight targets remain plans, not completed deliveries.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino sits with his hand against his face during a 2017 press conference in Doha.

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The $4.2 Billion Vote: How FIFA’s World Cup Sell-Off Collapsed in 80 Hours

FIFA proposed selling a permanent minority stake in the business behind its tournaments, then offered almost the entire capital raise to the 211 associations whose collective approval it needed. A leak, a mathematically decisive rebellion, a boycott threat and an internal revolt blew the plan apart.

Red sandstone Smithsonian Castle with towers, lawn, trees and visitors under a blue sky.

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Who actually controls the Smithsonian?

The institution receives federal money and includes national officeholders on its board, but it is not a normal executive agency under direct presidential control.