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UT Austin proposes streamlined undergraduate core curriculum
The University of Texas at Austin unveiled a proposal to replace its sprawling set of more than 600 core course options with a smaller, structured…
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Russia rejects Black Sea cease-fire proposal
Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Moscow "sees no grounds" for a mutual truce in the Black Sea after Turkey proposed a…
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MEXC releases audited August 2026 proof of reserves
MEXC published its August 2026 proof of reserves report, audited by Hacken, showing reserve ratios above 100% for all major assets and a BTC reserve…
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Kansas enacts statewide ban on student cell phones
Kansas has enacted HB 2299, a statewide law banning personal cell phones and similar devices for K‑12 students during the school day, signed by…
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WHO recommends testing Ervebo vaccine in DRC trial
The World Health Organization has recommended prioritising testing of the Ervebo vaccine in a clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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Xtep to launch 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series
Xtep will globally launch its flagship 160X 8.0 marathon shoe series on August 21, with the top-tier 160X 8.0 Ultra featuring the new GT1200 premium…
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Thai schools tighten bag checks after deadly shooting
Students at a Bangkok primary school now undergo systematic bag and pocket checks after a deadly Aug 7 attack in which a 14-year-old killed his…
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MSCI proposes to exclude non-operating companies from indexes
MSCI has proposed adding financial-ratio screens to its Global Investable Market Indexes to exclude companies that act like investment funds rather…
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Crypto projects adopt revenue-sharing and token burns
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argued that crypto assets are entering a phase where revenue and returns to token holders will more strongly determine…
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Whole Foods products recalled over possible salmonella contamination
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall for several Whole Foods Market products available in Ontario and online after a U.S. Food and…
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White House convenes crypto and prediction-market executives
The White House is preparing a meeting next week to gather cryptocurrency and prediction-market executives, with traditional finance figures possibly…
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FDA upgrades Midwest Poultry egg recall to Class I
The FDA upgraded a Midwest Poultry Services egg recall to its highest risk level after the company recalled 1.6 million brown and white eggs produced…
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Us establishes multinational attack drone task force
The US military announced Task Force Falcon Strike, the first multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force, to operate one-way attack drones…
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OCC returns Zerohash national trust charter application
Zerohash said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency returned its July 17 national trust bank application as materially deficient rather than…
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WHO says eastern DR Congo Ebola outbreak may eclipse 2014 epidemic
The Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo has caused more than 2,000 deaths among over 4,300 reported cases and genetic sequencing shows it began in…
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MUFG tests blockchain settlement for Japanese government bond repos
Tokyo-based MUFG is preparing a proof-of-concept to execute Japanese government bond (JGB) repo transactions on the Canton blockchain network, aiming…
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University of Michigan to cover first-semester grades
The University of Michigan's largest college is developing a pilot that will show first-semester grades as pass or no credit on external transcripts…
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Trade group backs Custodia appeal over Fed account access
The Blockchain Association has filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Custodia Bank's Supreme Court petition that challenges regional Reserve…
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Hundreds of private colleges face closure
The USA TODAY Excerpt episode examined the growing wave of small private college closures after Sterling College in Vermont shut in May. A Huron…
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Putin visits island claimed by Japan
Russian president Vladimir Putin visited the disputed island known in Russia as Iturup and in Japan as Etorofu after attending the final stage of…
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Nigeria rolls out university UniPods to commercialize research
The federal ministry of education, working with UNDP and Tech4Dev, plans to deploy about 41 University Innovation Pods (UniPods) across Nigerian…
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U.S. aid cuts slash maternal and child health services
The Associated Press reports that U.S. funding cuts and the dissolution of USAID led to canceled maternal, neonatal and nutrition programs in Nepal…
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PFL finalizes Tampa lineup with Cyborg defending featherweight title
The Professional Fighters League finalized the Aug. 22 PFL Tampa card at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, with Cris Cyborg defending…
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Trial begins over kids online safety lawsuit against Meta
Jury selection began Wednesday in a California federal court for a consolidated 2023 lawsuit that accuses Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram…
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