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IDB Group to Hold 2026 Annual Meetings in Asuncion, Paraguay
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release on Oct. 14, 2025:

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IDB Group to Hold 2026 Annual Meetings in Asuncion, Paraguay

The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) will hold the 2026 Annual Meetings of its Boards of Governors in Asuncion, Paraguay, on March 11-14.

IDB Group President Ilan Goldfajn and Minister of Finance of Paraguay Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos signed a memorandum of understanding today to confirm the plans following a discussion at IDB headquarters about private-sector-led development.

Economic and financial ... Show Full Article

FHLB Dallas and Sunward Federal Credit Union Award Nearly $500K to Advance Affordable Housing in New Mexico
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release:

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FHLB Dallas and Sunward Federal Credit Union Award Nearly $500K to Advance Affordable Housing in New Mexico

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ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, October 14, 2025-- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Sunward Federal Credit Union announced nearly $500,000 in grants to support affordable housing for New Mexico families. At a ceremonial event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, FHLB Dallas awarded $250,000 to Zuni Housing Authority and ... Show Full Article

EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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EPA Issues Explanation of Significant Differences for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site

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BOSTON, MASS. (Oct. 14, 2025) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the seventh Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) for the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site. The seventh ESD makes three modifications to the 1998 Upper and Lower Harbor Record of Decision.

The changes include making 10 interim sediment caps permanent, changing the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) cleanup ... Show Full Article

Daily Update: EPA Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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Daily Update: EPA Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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DALLAS, TEXAS (October 14, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, continues to lead the cleanup of the impacted areas in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, following a fire at the Smitty's Supply facility on August 22.

Response by the Numbers:

-10,892,721 gallons of liquid wastes recovered

-6,944,049 gallons of liquid wastes removed for disposal ... Show Full Article

California Permitting Delays Force SBA to Extend Disaster Relief Deadlines for Los Angeles Wildfire Survivors
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Small Business Administration posted the following news release:

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California Permitting Delays Force SBA to Extend Disaster Relief Deadlines for Los Angeles Wildfire Survivors

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Special announcement

Senate Democrats voted to block a clean federal funding bill (H.R. 5371), leading to a government shutdown that is preventing the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from serving America's 36 million small businesses.

Every day that Senate Democrats continue to oppose a clean funding bill, they are stopping an estimated 320 small businesses from accessing ... Show Full Article

Inter-American Development Bank: 'Documenting Differences Between Humans and AI in High-Stakes Decisions: A Labor Market Turing Test'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper in September 2025 by Andres Abril, Marcos Rangel, and Wladimir Zanoni entitled "Documenting Differences Between Humans and AI in High-Stakes Decisions: A Labor Market Turing Test."

Here are excerpts:

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Introduction

Screening and selection processes influence nearly every aspect of modern life, from our personal relationships to key institutional decisions in hiring, healthcare, criminal justice, and education. Once driven exclusively by human judgment, these decisions are now increasingly ... Show Full Article

Daily Update: EPA Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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Daily Update: EPA Cleanup Continues in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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DALLAS, TEXAS (October 13, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, continues to lead the cleanup of the impacted areas in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, following a fire at the Smitty's Supply facility on August 22.

Response by the Numbers:

-10,713,717 gallons of liquid wastes recovered

-6,729,555 gallons of liquid wastes removed for disposal ... Show Full Article