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NASA map of brown-carbon wildfire smoke crossing Canada and the United States with active fires marked in red
Image: NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office and NASA Scientific Visualization Studio
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NASA maps a week of Canadian wildfire smoke across North America

A new NASA model visualization traces brown-carbon smoke from July 14 through July 20 as unhealthy air spread through major U.S. and Canadian cities.

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Federal election monitors deployed to three Arizona counties

Justice Department personnel observed primary-election voting procedures in Maricopa, Apache and Pima counties with credentials issued by local election officials.

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Justice Department authorizes $400 million Alaska Native health settlement

The proposed resolution addresses federal contract-support costs claimed by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for tribally administered health programs.

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False-color NISAR radar image showing crevassed ice flowing around Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja in East Antarctica
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U.S.-India satellite begins continuous release of Earth radar data

NASA and India's space agency have opened access to calibrated NISAR radar products designed to track changes in land, ice, forests and natural hazards.

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HHS defers more than $1 billion in Medicaid payments to two states

Federal officials paused approximately $867.5 million for California and $199 million for Minnesota while the states provide documentation for claims under review.

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Defendant returned to U.S. in $547 million Medicare fraud case

A man charged in 2019 over an alleged genetic-testing scheme was returned to U.S. custody after authorities said he had spent more than three years outside the country.

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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope during its journey from assembly to the Kennedy Space Center launch site
Image: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA sets August 30 launch for Roman space telescope

NASA has formally scheduled the Roman observatory for an August 30 launch and will hold a public mission briefing on July 29.

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United States and Jordan sign new reciprocal-trade agreement

The agreement supplements the countries' existing free-trade pact and adds provisions covering tariffs, digital trade, labor, customs and economic security.

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Justice Department opens $25 million in community-policing grants

New federal grant opportunities target crisis response, police training, accreditation and agency reform, with application deadlines running into early September.

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U.S. investment abroad reached $7.14 trillion at the end of 2025

New federal estimates put the U.S. direct-investment position abroad at $7.14 trillion and foreign direct investment in the United States at $5.86 trillion at the end of 2025.

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Texas led states in June payroll gains, BLS says

Texas employers added an estimated 43,400 jobs in June, the largest numerical increase among the states, while the national unemployment rate held near 4.2 percent.

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State Department renews worldwide caution for U.S. travelers

The July 20 advisory cites heightened Middle East tensions, possible flight disruptions and risks to U.S.-associated locations overseas.

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Pentagon contractors face new supply-chain mapping rules

A new executive order tightens waiver requirements and directs contractors to trace critical defense inputs from raw materials to finished systems.

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