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A federal judge recently ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scale back its use of pesticides in all western states. Environmental groups say the ruling is a big step toward protecting rangeland wildlife.
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On today's newscast: The Colorado Department of Education released attendance data for the 2024-2025 academic year last week, but Aspen officials say that excused absences obfuscate the data; in Colorado, more than a third of counties are now considered maternity care deserts, as they have no obstetric facilities or providers; and the Trump administration is pushing forward a plan to rescind a two-decades-old rule that blocks road building and logging on millions of acres of national forests. Tune in for these stories and more.
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Sergi Gapon/AFP via Getty ImagesA federal judge ruled against breaking up Google, but is barring it from making exclusive deals to make its search engine the default on phones and other devices. -
Alex Wong/Getty ImagesThe move comes after the Justice Department last week made changes to who could qualify as a temporary immigration judge —effectively lowering the requirements and removing the need to have prior immigration experience. -
Mario Tama/Getty ImagesNongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced. -
J. David Ake/Getty Images/Getty Images North AmericaCongressional lawmakers return to D.C. with a massive September agenda, including efforts to avoid a government shutdown and a debate on whether to change the rules for confirming nominees.
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One of the most respected Indigenous actors of his generation, Greene appeared in more than 200 television shows and movies. He played a Lakota warrior in the 1990 blockbuster Dances With Wolves. -
This week's publishing highlights are a bumper crop of biography, science and fiction — including new reads the from authors of The Sweetness of Water, The God of Small Things, and Deadliest Enemy. -
Malle takes over as the leader of American Vogue immediately. Malle, who has been with the publication since 2011, will still report to Anna Wintour who remains Condé Nast's chief content officer. -
The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier. -
Up to 1,000 dead after a landslide levels a village in western Sudan, as displaced residents flee famine and war. -
President Trump took control of the state's National Guard in June and deployed it to Los Angeles to face anti-immigration protestors and assist officers making detentions and deportations.
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