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usaThe White House formally withdrew its nomination for Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today, conceding that prolonged procedural opposition and bipartisan scrutiny in the Senate Judiciary Committee had rendered Senate confirmation unattainable.
scienceThe U.S. National Science Foundation officially launched its flagship $1.5 billion 'X-Labs' initiative today, unveiling its inaugural research tracks dedicated to Physical Artificial Intelligence and embodied robotics. The national program funds multidisciplinary university and industry consortia to build AI systems that interact directly with the physical world.
usaA U.S. federal judge has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Department of Homeland Security from enforcing new fixed-term limits on visas for international students and foreign journalists. The ruling found the government's security arguments weak and cited severe economic risks to universities and research institutions.
