Society
Court orders new asylum interviews for some unaccompanied children
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services must revisit certain missed or mishandled interviews. November 17 is a deadline for the agency to share case lists with its offices.
The briefing
Law & Regulation
U.S. extends pause on 50% export controls rule for affiliates
The Commerce Department extended the stay to January 10, 2027. An example with two listed owners shows what the delay means for an unlisted buyer.
Technology
Google patched an exploited Chrome flaw. Here’s how to check your browser.
For Chrome’s regular desktop Stable channel, the fix for CVE-2026-125350 starts at build 157.0.8103.50. Check the full version number after restarting.
In focus
Society
Tucson’s Cavett proposal would move students and give their campus a new use
Under a plan presented Nov. 10, Cavett Elementary students would move to Utterback in 2028–29, and Tucson Unified would reuse the Cavett campus for two specialized programs.
Across the desk
Technology
Senate broadband bill would track service availability and open grant reports to the public
The November 9 substitute would put spending and service counts on a dashboard and require public release of existing reports, with confidential business information removed.
Society
Pennsylvania confirms 1,505 measles cases as pop-up clinics expand vaccine access
The November 9 update added 18 confirmed cases. Here’s how the state counts vaccine doses and which children qualify for a free shot.
Law & Regulation
What New York’s 48-hour license plate scan proposal would actually delete
An Albany hearing put license plate data under scrutiny. A bill still in committee would limit how long government agencies could keep scans, with exceptions.