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August 25: Florida Vaccine Rules and Trump’s Mail-In Voting Order
Immigration enforcement in Virginia and Maryland
The Department of Homeland Security says ICE arrested more than 1,328 people in a two-week operation across Virginia and Maryland. DHS said nearly 400 of those detained had been convicted of or charged with U.S. crimes, and that those arrested will remain in ICE custody while deportation proceedings move forward.
Florida school vaccine rules
Florida’s Department of Health has proposed ending public-school vaccine requirements for chickenpox, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type B, and pneumococcal disease. The proposal follows the state surgeon general’s broader push to eliminate school vaccine mandates, and would allow students to attend without those immunizations if adopted.
At the Supreme Court
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to lift a block on President Trump’s executive order concerning mail-in voting. In dissent, Jackson said the ruling could create election-year confusion and called the court’s treatment of some plaintiffs a “Kafkaesque nightmare.”
Cervical screening in England
Nearly four million women in England who have missed cervical-screening appointments can now order at-home tests for high-risk HPV, the virus linked to most cervical cancers. The program is aimed at reaching people who have not attended routine screening, where early detection can prevent cancer from developing.
Long-range weapons production
Boeing has selected Kratos to supply turbojet engines for its JDAM LR precision weapon, designed to carry a 500-pound-class payload more than 300 nautical miles. The Air Force has awarded $75 million to begin acquiring part of the system, while Kratos plans a larger engine production run in Michigan for 2027.
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