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Isaias strengthened into the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season late Wednesday in the Gulf. A hurricane warning runs from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to the Bay/Gulf County line in Florida, and a storm surge warning covers the mouth of the…
✔ Sources: WGCU / FPREN, The Weather Channel, FOX Weather
The Department of Homeland Security proposed a $70,000 fee for each international student's initial Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization and $30,000 for each extension. The Associated Press reports schools would pay the fee; DHS says…
✔ Sources: AP via PBS NewsHour, Reuters via Investing.com, Higher Ed Dive
The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump administration in federal court in Washington, alleging that $20 million in Homeland Security funds went to TV ads that amount to illegal government propaganda ahead of the midterms. It asks the court to…
✔ Sources: AP via PBS NewsHour, Fox News
India's Election Commission has removed more than 130 million names from voter rolls in a nationwide review called the Special Intensive Revision. Police briefly detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi at a protest in New Delhi on Wednesday, and thousands…
✔ Sources: AP via ClickOnDetroit, Al Jazeera (AP & Reuters)
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-3 to sweep their AL Division Series, helped by a fan-interference ruling that turned an apparent two-run Anthony Volpe homer into an RBI double. It's the Yankees' first sweep in a best-of-five postseason…
✔ Sources: AP via NBC New York, CBS New York, CBS Los Angeles
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