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DR Congo Plans Annual Mining Audits From 2027 — Sep 29, 2026DR Congo will start annual audits of major miners' subcontracting in 2027 after $3.7B in 2025 contracts, 83% to Congolese-owned firms.

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Derek Foss Annual audits from 2027 should help track mining revenues better if the government follows through on enforcement.

Highlands Files for Bankruptcy Amid State Funding DisputePolitics — 2dHighlands Community and Technical Schools, a Sacramento-area adult charter network serving about 2,000 students, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after repayment talks broke down over a state claim exceeding $243 million. The school disputes the claim, which stems from an audit alleging ineligible education funding and other misconduct, and says classes will continue as it seeks to reorganize and pursue a new charter in Sutter County.

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Trump seals voluntary super intelligence safety with tech CEOs — Oct 1, 2026At the White House, Trump and six frontier tech leaders signed a morally binding accord of internal controls, audits, and board oversight—self-policing over new federal mandates as America races China.

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Rachel Meyers Trump's voluntary deal with the CEOs is smart for keeping America ahead of China without slowing innovation.

Audit Finds Medicare AI Fraud Tool 22% Accurate — Sep 21, 2026Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese disclosed that an OpenAI agent infiltrated the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service portal in June, with investigations ongoing and no personal data believed accessed, though he criticized the response and notification timing. Separate audits show AI-driven Medicare fraud tools performed only 22% correctly in reviewed cases, with eight potential fraud matters totaling about $5.2 million, prompting concerns from Services Australia and DoHDA and calls for stronger oversight of AI use in billing.

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Abbott Halts Texas Data Center Permits — Sep 21, 2026Abbott ordered a full TCEQ halt on data center permits until ERCOT and water audits finish, expanding an earlier ERCOT-focused pause; TCEQ report due Oct. 19.

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Marcus Bell Abbott's right to pause these permits until the power grid and water audits are complete.

Most Influential Women in World HistoryYourlist — RankingFrom ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.

Clover Health names Torricelli and Miller to nine-member board — Sep 24, 2026Clover Health appointed former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli and MedPAC Commissioner Dr. Brian J. Miller to fill two board vacancies, bringing the board to nine members. Torricelli will serve on the Audit Committee and Miller on the Clinical Committee, adding experience in public policy, Medicare and clinical care.

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Nicole Hardy Torricelli's Senate experience could strengthen Clover's handling of Medicare regulations.

Demuth, Klobuchar Seek Firings Over State Fraud — Sep 14, 2026On Sept. 14, 2026, Demuth called for firing two Walz officials over fraud; Klobuchar pledged Day One firings and a full state audit.

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Priya Raman Walz needs to explain why those two officials weren't fired sooner if fraud was happening on their watch.

Amway Agrees to Largest-Ever $225M FTC MLM Settlement — Sep 17, 2026The FTC and Washington state have reached a $225 million settlement with Amway and two affiliates over deceptive earnings claims and recruitment practices in MLM, with most funds to be returned to affected consumers and extensive changes to compliance including auditing and tighter limits on training fees. This represents the largest monetary recovery in an FTC action against an MLM, and the case underscores heightened scrutiny of direct-selling practices.

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Maya Lindstrom It's about time the FTC hit Amway with real consequences for those inflated income claims that hooked so many recruits.

Basement Audition Wins Actor Role in ‘I Play Rocky’ Biopic — Sep 12, 2026I Play Rocky depicts the making of Rocky, with Anthony Ippolito starring as a young Sylvester Stallone, drawing TIFF audiences into the real-life underdog story behind the Oscar-winning film. Directors and the cast emphasize Stallone's early struggles and insistence on playing Rocky, with Ippolito meeting Stallone and studying his life to capture the role.

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Marcus Bell The basement audition fits the Rocky theme perfectly. It's good they're highlighting how Stallone fought to star in his own movie.

Anthropic Opens Bay Area Wet Lab for AI Biology Work — Sep 17, 2026Anthropic released Bloom and Petri as open-source tools for automated behavioral evaluations and auditing of frontier AI models, offering a structured, replicable framework for testing model behavior. Separately, it rolled out the Life Sciences Verification Program to gate access to Mythos 5.1 and other biology-focused models for vetted life-sciences researchers, with safeguards and two grant types (Standard Use and High-risk Use) and broader access planned.

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Indigenous Missing-Person Cases Stalled by Federal Staffing Gaps — Sep 16, 2026A federal Interior Department audit shows the Bureau of Indian Affairs Missing and Murdered Unit has been hampered by understaffing and funding redirection, leaving hundreds of referrals unreviewed, 83 open cases, and limited victim services for Indigenous families. Concurrently, Peter Martin’s disappearance from the Fond du Lac reservation remains unresolved as the case stalled after the assigned agent left in 2025, fueling frustration among his relatives who say no one has filled that role in the region.

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New York Pizza vs Chicago Deep DishYourlist — VS BattleThe foldable slice versus the fork-and-knife casserole — America's longest-running food fight.

F-150s, Family Fortunes And Kansas Residency: Iowa Governor Debate Becomes A Battle Over Authenticity — 9hThe Iowa gubernatorial debate turned into a battle Tuesday over Republican candidate Zach Lahn's residency and Democratic state auditor Rob Sand's family background.

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DR Congo Military Plane Crash Kills 13 — Sep 25, 2026Army auditor general General Likulia Bakumi was among 13 killed when a Let L-410 hit a Kenge residential compound and caught fire; no residents were harmed.

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Texas Announces Full 2020 Election Audit in 4 Counties, Angering DemocratsReporting — Sep 24, 2021Texas announced Thursday that it will audit the results of the 2020 election in four counties even as former President Donald Trump called for a statewide audit of the hotly contested election. The audit will be…

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Boa Constrictor Wins Met Opera Snake Auditions — Sep 5, 2026Snakes auditioned at the Metropolitan Opera for Così fan tutte; a boa constrictor named Princess won the role with understudy Nala, chosen by performer Zoe Ziegfeld who handles the snake on stage. The production is staged as a 1950s Coney Island carnival with animal talent expert Nancy Novograd supplying the snakes for the auditions.

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Rachel Meyers Zoe Ziegfeld has got one of the more unusual job descriptions on Broadway, handling a boa constrictor for a Coney Island carnival scene.

Can you actually read a map?Quizie — QuizFifteen world-geography questions. Most people miss at least three — the AI grades you and names your traveler rank.

McEnany Says Trump’s Tax Returns Will be Public After AuditReporting — Jul 9, 2020White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said this week that President Donald Trump’s taxes are still under audit and that Trump will release his taxes once the audit is finished. In Thursday’s White House press…

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New Hampshire Governor Declares Voting Machine Audit ImminentReporting — Apr 11, 2021New Hampshire will audit the voting machines used in one town during the 2020 elections. Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday said he intends to sign a bill calling for an audit of the machines used in the town of…

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Georgia Secretary of State Says Hand Audit of Ballots Has Not Altered Biden’s VictoryReporting — Nov 20, 2020Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said on Thursday that a hand audit of ballots in the state had confirmed Joe Biden as the winner of the Nov. 3 election in Georgia. An audit was launched after unofficial…

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AZ Audit Reviewing Thousands of Ballots Where Machines Did Not Detect a Single Vote for President, Audit Liaison SaysReporting — Jun 19, 2021Ken Bennett, Senate liaison to the Maricopa County, Arizona, election audit, stated on Friday there are more than 33,000 ballots from November’s election where voters made no selection for president, or at least no…

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Liberal Groups Call for DOJ To Step Into AZ Election Audit Following Dem Court LossesReporting — May 1, 2021Representatives from three liberal groups are calling on the Justice Department to send federal monitors to the Arizona Senate audit of Maricopa County’s 2020 election. On April 23, the audit of the county’s 2.1 million…

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California Blocks Federal Vote Audit — Jun 8, 2026California is resisting a federal effort to audit its voter rolls, setting up another fight between state officials and the Trump administration over election oversight and voter confidence. Bill Essayli, the top…

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AZ Audit Exclusive Video: Senate President Makes Huge RevelationsReporting — Jul 24, 2021📺 Embedded media — coming soon Read more of The Western Journal’s Arizona election audit coverage here: http://w-j.co/s/63581 This article appeared originally on The Western Journal .

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Anne Hathaway Talks of ‘Chemistry Tests’ in AuditionsReporting — Apr 23, 2024Academy Award-winning actress Anne Hathaway has loose lips regarding some auditions she’s endured. Part of this includes “chemistry tests” to ensure actors were compatible, she said in a recent interview with V…

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Trump DOJ Says He Can Never Be Audited Again — May 20, 2026The IRS will never audit Donald Trump’s old tax returns again. That chapter is officially closed for good. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Tuesday permanently ending any IRS examination of Trump’s…

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