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Economy
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Coordinated cyberattack knocks water utilities offline across more than 30 Minnesota communities, with one town warning residents its tower held limited reserves.
No attribution, Iranian groups suspected
Source: State Scoop
July 28, 2026
Federal Personnel
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Arbitrator rules HHS illegally fired 5,000 probationary employees, finding the mass terminations a reduction in force masquerading as performance dismissals.
May 2025 firings cited a regulation not yet in effect
Source: Federal News Network
July 28, 2026
Health
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FDA official insists the food supply is safe as parasite infections hit 11,000 cases and the agency's only named source tests negative.
Kennedy declared outbreak under control
Source: The Hill
July 28, 2026
Fighting Back
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New Jersey Gov. Sherrill refuses DOJ's demand for personal data on 6,600 mistakenly registered noncitizens the administration has threatened to deport.
States says 2,100 may now be citizens
Source: Politico
July 28, 2026
Health
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Trump administration kills the $3.6 billion subsidy holding down Medicare drug premiums, raising 2027 costs for most of 25 million Part D enrollees.
Program cut average premiums 27%
Source: The Wall Street Journal [gift link]
July 28, 2026
Criminal Justice
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DOJ brings first known charges against a citizen for giving border agents a duress passcode that wiped his phone during a warrantless airport search.
Lawyers say real target was environmental activism
Source: TechCrunch
July 28, 2026