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block grants

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For example, experts estimate that some 2 million buildings in Florida will need to be lifted to avoid frequent flood damage, but so far, little has happened, and federal grants are being delayed.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Following statewide legislation passed in 2025, Georgia’s public schools receive roughly $68,000 per school in state grants to spend on security measures, such as cameras, officers, crisis-response training or mental health support.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

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Still, the category is down almost 28 percent, with a decline in reality TV, which isn’t eligible for subsidies, accounting for much of the drop.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
But while more projects are receiving state subsidies, the overall trend is still down.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 July 2026

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Museums can use data to manage traffic by adjusting opening hours and providing navigational aids, but digital tools also enable subtler interventions.

— Mureji Fatunde-Iloeje, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2026
Since then the team has been working on the prototypes, using 3D printing to enhance the aids to further restore patients’ sense of smell.

— Hannah Docter-Loeb, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

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Picture multiple platforms each listing a tokenized equity tracking the same stock with different settling conditions, entitlements and reporting tapes.

— Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Matt Tapp, director of acquisitions and entitlements at Griffin Riley, said Monday that the project represents several years of close collaboration with city officials.

— Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

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On climate, for example, bank research teams produced quantitative analysis of potential impacts, sector by sector, company by company, that gave investors the ability to model risk, measure performance, and configure capital allocations.

— Martin Whittaker, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
That translates to 42,320 individual allocations to be made across pre-finals games alone, with the $100million of that $355m CBP pot apportioned to qualifying participation working out at $2,362 per player, per match.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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