STEM Funding for Haiti-adjacent youth: Soroptimist International of El Centro’s STEAM WARS & BEYOND—started as a local workshop—has won over $100,000 in multi-year grants and earned official partnership status with the Soroptimist International Foundation, showing how small programs can scale into global tech-and-career pipelines. Haiti Election Security, Beyond Guns: A new analysis warns Haiti’s Dec. 13 election could be undermined by digital interference—disinformation, manipulated videos, and attacks on electoral tech—targeting trust even if polling sites stay intact. Rural Access to Voting: In Haiti’s Northwest, rural residents report long walks and high transport costs to reach voter registration centers, risking lower registration before the deadline. Drone Strikes and AI Weapons Fears: Human Rights Watch and researchers report large numbers killed and injured by Haitian state-linked drone strikes, including children—fueling questions about whether AI weapons are next. TPS Fallout Hits Haitian Communities: With Haiti TPS ending, South Florida Haitian businesses and workers report fear-driven slowdowns as immigration enforcement ramps up, reshaping daily life and livelihoods. Hurricane Forecasting Leap: DeepMind’s WeatherNext model (Nature) predicts cyclones with about a day more lead time, a reminder of how better forecasting can save lives in the Caribbean.