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- On September 30, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help find better ways to diagnose, treat, and cure cancer in children. This order directs several government groups, including the Make America Healthy Again Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services, to work together to improve how cancer data is collected and used with AI tools. The order aims to speed up research by making data easier to share and by encouraging private companies to join in. It builds on a previous program started in 2019 that invests $50 million each year for 10 years in childhood cancer research. The goal is to help doctors and scientists use new technology to save more children’s lives, but the order also says it must follow existing laws and depends on available funding. Read full document →
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The U.S. Department of Commerce changed rules about exporting certain goods to companies that are connected to others on a special watch list called the Entity List. Starting September 29, 2025, if a company is owned 50% or more by a company on this list, it must follow the same export restrictions as the listed company, even if it is not on the list itself. This means businesses must check who owns the companies they work with and get permission before sending certain items. This rule helps stop companies from trying to get around U.S. security rules by using related companies. It affects exporters, importers, and anyone involved in moving controlled goods internationally, making sure sensitive items don’t end up where they shouldn’t. Read full document →
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is pausing enforcement of four parts of a new rule that helps travelers with disabilities who use wheelchairs when flying. Airlines must follow rules about how they handle wheelchairs, train their workers, notify passengers before flights, and pay fare differences if a wheelchair doesn’t fit on a flight. These parts of the rule were supposed to start being enforced by September 30, 2025, but now airlines don’t have to follow them until December 31, 2026. This pause gives the government more time to review and possibly change these rules to make sure they work well. This matters because it affects how airlines treat passengers with wheelchairs and how those passengers get help and fair treatment when flying. Read full document →
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The U.S. government changed the rules about exporting guns and related parts. These new rules, effective September 30, 2025, mostly undo a stricter set of rules from May 2024 that made it harder and more expensive for American gun makers to sell their products to other countries. Now, companies that export guns must follow simpler rules like before, but they still have to use new codes to report what kinds of guns they are sending. This change helps American gun businesses save money and time while keeping important controls to stop guns from being misused or sent to dangerous places. It affects all U.S. exporters of certain firearms and related items, who must comply with the updated rules starting on the effective date. This matters because it balances protecting national security with supporting American jobs and trade. Read full document →
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The government planned to make new rules about how U.S. companies handle money they earned from their foreign businesses and how they keep track of that money for taxes. These rules would affect companies that own parts of businesses in other countries. A public meeting to talk about these rules was set for October 2, 2025, but it has been cancelled. This means the government is not moving forward with the meeting right now, so companies and people watching the rules will have to wait to see what happens next. This matters because it affects how companies pay taxes on money made abroad, which can influence prices, jobs, and the economy. Read full document →
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing new rules that change how certain financial companies called swap dealers and major swap participants handle their business with customers when trading special contracts called swaps. These changes would mostly affect swaps that are meant to be quickly cleared through a central system or swaps done through special arrangements called prime brokerage. The new rules would reduce some paperwork and disclosure requirements, like removing a rule that required showing a special price estimate before trading and eliminating a complex risk analysis that customers rarely asked for. These companies must follow the new rules once they are finalized, but comments on the proposal are due by October 24, 2025. This matters because it aims to make trading these financial contracts faster and less costly, which can help keep markets efficient and competitive, potentially benefiting businesses and investors who use these swaps. Read full document →
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