NPR reports the Justice Department charged 28 green card holders in California with election crimes and sought to block counting of some ballots, while Trump campaigns in key states two weeks before Election Day.

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NPR is telling supporters it has added three sponsor-free shows to NPR+ and will host a live Zoom Q&A on AI and jobs with economists Daron Acemoglu and Erik Brynjolfsson.

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20 Oct 2026 6:30 a.m.
· Source: George Mason University News

George Mason University announces two NSF grants for space weather and cybersecurity research, 20 faculty 4-VA awards, and a New American Voices Award for historian Ada Ferrer.

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20 Oct 2026 5:00 a.m.
· Source: MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review reports startups are blending plants and fungi with real beef to cut emissions, citing a South Carolina school taste test where 92% of students backed the meatballs.

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