The Budget Got Signed. The Science Money Got Handcuffed.
United States – February 28, 2026 – Congress funded NIH and NSF, but OMB is slow-walking cash to enforce politics by spreadsheet and silence labs.
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SDNY’s New Corporate ‘Self-Disclosure’ Deal: Confess Fast, Keep the Cash, Sacrifice a Few Suits
United States – February 28, 2026 – SDNY just offered corporations a fast track out of prosecution if they self-report. Accountability, conveniently, is optional.
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EPA Adds Another Forever Chemical to the Toxics Release Inventory, and Industry Still Gets a Head Start
United States – February 28, 2026 – EPA just expanded PFAS disclosure, but the real story is who gets years to pollute quietly before the public sees receipts.
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HUD just shortened the fuse on eviction. It calls it “flexibility.”
United States – February 28, 2026 – HUD moved to revoke a 30-day eviction notice rule. Translation: faster lockouts for the poorest renters.
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The FTC’s Age-Check Wink: Kids’ Safety, Adults’ Privacy, and the New ID Checkout Line
United States – February 28, 2026 – The FTC just gave age checks a wink; the real test is whether privacy becomes the cover charge for every click.
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Block just proved the market will pay you to fire people
United States – February 28, 2026 – Block axed 4,000 jobs and Wall Street clapped. AI is the alibi; the incentive is the point.
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The Supreme Court Just Pulled the Plug on Trump’s Tariff Slot Machine. Now Watch Who Demands the Refund.
United States – February 28, 2026 – The Supreme Court ruled Trump’s IEEPA tariffs illegal, and now the refund frenzy begins, with consumers last in line.
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A Judge Told DHS to Stop Hunting Refugees Like Paperwork Is a Crime
United States – February 28, 2026 – Tunheim’s injunction blocks a Trump DHS push to turn lawful refugees into detainable bodies over a status-processing deadline.
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The Opt-Out Maze Is Not a Bug. It Is the Business Model.
United States – February 28, 2026 – Congress says data-broker breaches cost Americans $20B-plus, and the opt-out maze sure looks intentional.
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When the Pentagon Rewrites the Terms of Liberty
United States – February 28, 2026 – The federal government is squeezing an American AI vendor in a dispute over surveillance and autonomous weapons, and the bill comes due in ci…
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