Texas identified 2,724 potential noncitizens who were registered to vote in the state after conducting citizenship verifications last October.
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Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Following those verifications, the NRA issued its test-use approval early Wednesday afternoon, clearing the way for TEPCO to begin withdrawing control rods and initiating the nuclear reaction later in the day, Reuters reported.
In cryptography, when people are trying to avoid revealing their secrets, proofs are not always so simple—but a new result significantly closes this gap.
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Peter Hall,
Scientific American,
11 Feb. 2026
By reapproaching the foundational technology of zero-knowledge proofs at first principles, Pellegrino says that his company’s new blockchain can manage 2 million transactions per second at a fraction of a cent per transaction, whereas Solana’s previous max is 100,000.
Maine is a top pickup opportunity for Democrats, who need four seats to regain control and wield considerable influence in Washington over everything from legislation to confirmations if there are any new vacancies on the Supreme Court.
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Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Senate Minority Leader Lori Berman said that was reason enough to reject the confirmations.
Hundreds of people battled police in what witnesses described as medieval warfare that left 140 officers injured.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
According to the report, witnesses told investigators the group allegedly attended multiple parties in Mystic, Uncasville and East Lyme the day of the crash.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
22 Feb. 2026
The plan to significantly expand on-site validations comes as federal officials threaten to cut off Medicaid funding amid accusations of significant, widespread fraud in programs administered by the agency.
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Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2026
Until field-trial data and third-party validations appear, that question is open.
The agency argued in court filings that the expert’s report about the photographs was not definitive, that Turner’s conviction was not based solely on the tip, and that the eyewitness identifications remain intact.
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Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
The zoo team plans to teach volunteers how to use the app and make basic tree identifications and tree assessments.
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Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Democratic frontrunner Gina Hinojosa channels anger over school vouchers and big money as her party aims to win the governor’s office for the first time in three decades.
The City Council and Board of Supervisors heard presentations Tuesday about the audit related to housing choice vouchers, public and Indian housing programs and a federal grant.
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