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The United States recently committed to addressing disability-inclusive democracy across the globe by collaborating with professionals and other governments worldwide, according to a press release from the White House.

'We extend our deepest condolences to the Malian people’: U.S. officials decry militant attack in Mali that killed 31 and injured 17

United States officials have condemned a recent militant assault on a bus in central Mali which killed at least 31 passengers and injured 17.

Blinken ‘recognizes and honors’ six U.S. Companies with Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence

The 2021 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) was given to six U.S. companies in three categories reflecting policy goals and significant global issues on Dec. 8.

Israeli company investigated after 9 U.S. State Department phones hacked

At least nine US State Department employees' Apple iPhones were reportedly hacked by unknown individuals using malware created by Israel's NSO Group

DOL issues proposed rule to update process for determining Adverse Effect Wage Rates for H-2A program

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requesting public input on its proposal to revise the process used to calculate hourly Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for the H-2A program.

USDA releases December 2021 FSA loan interest rates

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently disclosed interest rates for Farm Service Equity (FSA) loans in December.

Scientist’s discovery ‘provides encouraging evidence’ of potential biological control agent for invasive plant species

Scientists and partners from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have verified the existence of a newly identified mite in France, which may serve as a biological control agent for the invasive tree-of-heaven, or Ailanthus altissima.

'The pandemic continues to affect workers and workplaces’: OSHA advances public comment deadline for COVID-19 emergency temporary standard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently advanced the deadline for public input on the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard (ETS) to Jan. 19, 2022

'This is a worker-centered recovery,' Secretary Walsh meets with local leaders at the Port of Los Angeles to discuss economic recovery

U. S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh recently paid a visit to the Port of Los Angeles to highlight the Biden administration's measures to reduce supply chain disruptions.

'This agreement is a huge win for American workers’: Biden's trade deal secures steady supply of steel and aluminum from EU

President Biden's new trade deal with the European Union will guarantee that the U.S. continues to have a constant supply of steel and aluminum while battling economic pressures from China, according to an op-ed piece by Secretary Gina Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.

'We must take this head-on’: Michigan lawmakers host roundtable to discuss semiconductor chip shortage

Senator Gary Peters (MI) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) recently welcomed U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo at the UAW Region 1A in Taylor, Michigan for a panel on the current semiconductor chip shortage in the United States.

Operator of five Marco’s Pizzas in Charleston fined $101K after federal investigation reveals it endangered minor workers

Roshan Operations LLC has agreed to pay a $101,027 penalty after authorities discovered the employer jeopardized minors' safety by allowing them to engage in unlawful or hazardous activities.

Bronx man pleads guilty for April 2020 murder connected to 'failed drug transaction'