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Harbin: 'Every worker is empowered with the right to speak up'

The U.S. Department of Labor is pursuing the restoration of employment and owed wages from the manufacturer Tyler Pipe, which is accused of terminating an employee who raised concerns about safety.


Becerra: 'We must do everything we can to keep our schools and kids safe'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and Justice, launched a public awareness campaign to promote federal school safety resources available through SchoolSafety.gov.


Mayorkas: 'Locating more of our agencies together enables the Department of Homeland Security to be more cohesive, efficient and effective'

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. General Services Administration announced $288 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding for construction projects at the DHS headquarters in southeast Washington, D.C.


Gallagher: 'Chinese Communist Party aggression threatens peace and stability for everyone in the Indo-Pacific'

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), recently traveled to Papua New Guinea (PNG) with several other members of the committee to discuss U.S.-PNG relations and maintaining peace in the Indo-Pacific region, a committee press release said. Gallagher said PNG is a valued partner of the U.S., and the CCP's actions in the region are a threat to the nation's harmony and prosperity.


Becker: 'Facilities must properly handle hazardous substances to prevent dangerous chemical accidents'

Suncor is being fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency due to violations related to chemical accident prevention and reporting.


Mendelson: 'Settlement agreement with Rite Aid Corp. will significantly enhance safety'

Rite Aid Corporation has committed to establishing and executing a bloodborne pathogen safety program for its retail employees in all of its stores situated in New Jersey and New York.


Ison: 'My office is committed to prosecuting any medical professional who attempts to exploit taxpayer-funded programs or private insurers'

A pharmacist, doctor and pharmacy technician were charged in an Indictment for their alleged involvement in a healthcare fraud scheme exceeding $7 million, diverting costly "specialty" prescription drugs.


Blum-Smith: 'Writers forced to strike in this climate should come as a surprise to no one'

The Writers Guild of America West warned of a potential media monopoly by Disney, Amazon and Netflix, highlighting the risks of consolidation, reduced creativity and increased control.


Secretary Haaland attends inauguration of Paraguay president

The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced Secretary Deb Haaland had been part of the U.S. delegation to attend the inauguration of Paraguay’s new president, Santiago Peña.


Mayorkas: 'Government has few responsibilities more important than ensuring the safety of our communities – especially our children'

The Biden-Harris administration, in collaboration with multiple U.S. departments, launched an awareness campaign for school safety, aiming to equip schools with resources through SchoolSafety.gov for the upcoming academic year.


Austin III: 'We have advanced a new era of trilateral partnership with Japan and the Republic of Korea'

Leaders of Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States convened at Camp David Aug. 18, forging a new era of trilateral cooperation focusing on shared strategic visions for the Indo-Pacific regional alliance.


Japan, Republic of Korea and US join in new era of cooperation

Leaders of Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States convened at Camp David, marking a historic new era of trilateral cooperation focused on shared strategic visions for the Indo-Pacific region.


Mexican drug cartels are a public safety threat

Given your background, how would you assess the evolving nature of Mexican drug cartels in terms of their organization, operations, and adaptability?


Chairman Bruce Westerman: "These are the kinds of proactive solutions we must apply to every American forest, and the hearing gave us insight into crafting a path forward."

The House Committee on Natural Resources held its first outdoor hearing at Curry Village Amphitheater in Yosemite National Park to discuss wildfires and forest management.


President Biden designates Grand Canyon's Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints as country's newest national monument

Under the Antiquities Act, President Biden designated the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in northern Arizona on August 8, creating the country's newest National Monument and marking the fifth National Monument created by President Biden.


Johnson: Assumption was 'when just California had passed a privacy law was that basically every other liberal state would pass a pretty similar law'

In the lead-up to implementing stringent new digital privacy safeguards for their constituents earlier this spring, Oregon legislators contemplated a significant enforcement strategy — affording citizens the authority to legally challenge companies for breaches of privacy.


Experian Consumer Services to settle charges by Federal Trade Commission

Experian Consumer Services, a division of Experian offering consumers access to their credit information, will settle charges by paying $650,000, as mandated by the Federal Trade Commission, for allegedly sending unsolicited emails without providing recipients the option to opt out, as required by the CAN-SPAM Act.


Adashek: 'The AI commentary feature was developed based on the watsonx enterprise-ready data and AI platform'

IBM and the U.S. Tennis Association unveiled new digital fan features for USOpen.org and the U.S. Open app, including AI-generated spoken commentary powered by IBM's watsonx AI and data platform.


Grupo Aval SA to pay $40M for FCPA violations

In resolving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, the Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A., also known as Grupo Aval S.A., and its bank subsidiary, Corporación Financiera Colombiana S.A. (Corficolombiana), agreed to pay $40 million.


Hallac: 'Viaduct has deployed on more than two million vehicles'

Viaduct, a startup based in Menlo Park, Calif., is aiding vehicle and parts manufacturers by developing models for time-series inference to extract failure insights from connected car sensor data.