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Boynton: DOJ will 'pursue and hold accountable payment processors who facilitate tech support scams'

The Federal Trade Commission had taken action against several payment processors for facilitating credit card laundering and fraudulent tech support schemes.


Keshap: 'Bangladesh is one of the most exciting markets in the world right now'

Atul Keshap, current president of the U.S.-India Business Council and a former U.S. diplomat, has been named President of the U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.


Bohannon: 'Bare Bones Farms jeopardized the lives of its employees'

The U.S. Department of Labor found a Mississippi farm willfully disregarded safety standards after a South African guest worker suffocated in a storage bin.


Cook: Apple innovates 'while protecting the planet we share'

Apple announced April 13 the acceleration of its efforts to employ more recycled materials in all its products.


Intelligent Waves, LLC settles with DOL to pay more than $435,000 to resolve systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has settled with Intelligent Waves, LLC to resolve an alleged systemic hiring discrimination against Black applicants.


'EPA will help improve water quality and deliver multiple benefits to the residents of Raleigh and Wake County': Urban Waters Federal Partnership announces new location

The Walnut Creek watershed in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been designated as the 21st Urban Waters Federal Partnership location.


Lyons: 'Unlawfully present individuals with firearms violations are a threat to public safety'

A Brazilian national in the United States illegally was detained April 4 on multiple firearms charges by officers with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston.


Lyons: ‘ERO Boston will continue to arrest and remove individuals who pose a threat to our communities’

A Salvadoran national wanted by law enforcement authorities in El Salvador was arrested in Massachusetts last month.


Vilsack: 'USDA is taking science-based, decisive action to drive down Salmonella illnesses linked to poultry products'

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service has proposed to declare salmonella an adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products when those products exceed a very low level of such contamination.


Blinken: Vietnam has an ‘essential role in upholding our shared vision for an open, prosperous, resilient and peaceful Indo-Pacific’

Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi.


Cruz: 'Swidan was convicted and sentenced to death on false charges'

The Jiangmen Intermediate Court in China rejected the appeal of U.S. national Mark Swidan, who has been unlawfully detained, and upheld his death penalty with a two-year suspended death sentence.


Bureau of Reclamation announces $140 million in funds toward 84 conservation projects in western states to battle climate crisis

As part of the Investing in America agenda by President Joe Biden, the Department of the Interior announced that $140 million will be going toward 84 conservation and efficiency projects in 15 western states as part of conserving more than 230,000 acre-feet each year.


Migratory Bird Conservation Commission approves $146 million toward conservation, restoration of wetland and migratory bird habitats

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission has approved more than $146 million to conserve or restore 242,000 acres of wetland and other upland habitats for waterfowl, shorebirds and North American birds.


UHS of Delaware, UHS of Fuller, found guilty of denying employees protection from workplace violence

A federal administrative law judge has found UHS of Delaware and UHS of Fuller guilty after the corporations were accused of exposing employees at the Fuller Hospital in Attleboro to workplace violence without adequate protection in 2019, according to a recent release from the U.S. Department of Labor.



Parker: 'On Workers Memorial Day, as we remember the people whose jobs claimed their lives'

April 28 is Workers Memorial Day, which pays tribute to victims of work related injuries, which currently claims the lives of about 14 people per day, according to the Department of Labor.


Mayorkas discusses evolving and emerging threats facing U.S.

Last week Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas discussed the current threats facing the U.S. at the Council on Foreign Relations.


Colon: 'No worker should fear being punished by their employer for reporting legitimate safety and health concerns'

The U.S. Department of Labor announced that the City of Delray Beach retaliated against a city inspector who was terminated after reporting that the local water system was contaminating the public water supply.


Patel: 'Freedom of expression and other human rights is larger than any individual or political party'

Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel of the State Department released a statement about the arrests of political opponents in Tunisia on April 19.


Blinken: 'We continue to assist Americans in planning for their own safety'

The U.S. State Department confirmed on April 22 that it has suspended its operations at the U.S. Embassy in Sudan.