News from May 2010
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2010
News Release: In celebration of America’s great outdoors, the four parks of the Southeast Utah Group (Arches, Canyonlands, Hovenweep, and Natural Bridges) will be joining national parks and wildlife refuges around the country in offering free admission to the parks on Saturday and Sunday, June 5 and 6.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2010
News Release: Two climbers were killed in an avalanche in the Ruth Gorge of Denali National Park and Preserve the afternoon of Saturday, May 29. Canadian Andrew Herzenberg, age 39, and Israeli Avner Magen, age 42, both current residents of Toronto, Ontario, were descending a steep snow and ice gully wedged between Werewolf Tower and London Tower on the southeast side of the Gorge when the avalanche occurred.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2010
News Release: Two backpackers, a man and woman, encountered a grizzly bear Friday evening while hiking in the dense brush along the edge of Tattler Creek, which is at the west end of the Igloo Canyon, approximately 35 miles from park headquarters. The man, who was in the lead, drew a pistol when they heard a noise...
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2010
News Release: Memorial Day weekend visitors to Lassen Volcanic National Park can take advantage of a break in the passing storms and enjoy the snowy mountains under beautiful blue skies. “We anticipate this last storm to move through the area by Friday, which will create ideal conditions for those visitors interested in cross country skiing, snow play or snowshoeing throughout the weekend," stated Park Superintendent Darlene M. Koontz.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2010
News Release: The Theodore Roosevelt Nature and History Association invites birders of all ages and experience levels to participate in the 56th Annual Bird Walk on Sunday, June 6. The walk will start at 6:30 a.m. in the Cottonwood Campground in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2010
News Release: LOS ANGELES Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the San Francisco health coverage suit: The president s goal in health care reform was to make sure that all working people would have health coverage. Until the federal government acted, and Congress passed ...
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2010
News Release: Theodore Roosevelt National Park will usher in the summer season with the first in a series of Wilderness Hikes on Sunday, May 30. This springtime outing will highlight early wildflowers, a symphony of sounds as migratory birds return to their favorite nesting areas, and newborn wildlife. Backcountry Ranger John Heiser will lead the hike into the park's North Unit wilderness to observe the sights and sounds of the season.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2010
News Release: Miller Boat Line and Island Transportation Team Up.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Kansas City, Kan., has permanently barred a Garden City, Kan. tax preparer, Jose Lares, from preparing federal tax returns, the Justice Department announced today. The permanent injunction, to which Lares consented, was entered by Kathryn H. Vratil, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. It makes permanent a ban imposed by a preliminary injunction entered last March.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2010
News Release: The Department of Justice has recovered more than $40.2 million in fraud proceeds from a $1 billion Ponzi scheme and is working with the Japanese Ministry of Justice to return the forfeited fraud proceeds to the victims in Japan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2010
News Release: Robert Cimino, 60, of Syracuse, N.Y., was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in the Eastern District of Virginia for his sales of more than $250,000 worth of pirated software, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced that it will monitor the primary elections on June 1, 2010, in Cibola and Sandoval Counties, N.M., to ensure compliance with the minority language requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes. The Voting Rights ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2010
News Release: The Department of Justice reached a settlement today with the Idaho Orthopaedic Society, an orthopedic practice group and five orthopedists that will prohibit them from conspiring with competing physicians in the Boise, Idaho, area to deny medical care to injured workers and to engage in group boycotts ...
By Fed Newswire | May 28, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced final clarifications to aspects of its November 2009 final rule under Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfers) and its December 2008 final rule under Regulation DD (Truth in Savings) pertaining to overdraft services.
By Fed Newswire | May 28, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve has scheduled three small-value auctions of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF) over the next two months. These auctions are a matter of prudent planning and have no implications for the near-term conduct of monetary policy.
By Fed Newswire | May 28, 2010
News Release: The Federal Open Market Committee on Friday announced its tentative meeting schedule for 2011: January 25-26 (Tuesday-Wednesday) March 15 (Tuesday) April 26-27 (Tuesday-Wednesday) June 21-22 (Tuesday-Wednesday) August 9 (Tuesday) September 20 (Tuesday) November 1-2 (Tuesday-Wednesday) December 13 (Tuesday) January 24-25, 2012 (Tuesday-Wednesday)
By Commerce News Now | May 28, 2010
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released personal income and outlays for April 2010. Personal income rose 0.4 percent, and real disposable personal income increased 0.5 percent. Real personal consumption expenditures were unchanged, following two strong monthly gains.
By Commerce News Now | May 28, 2010
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Discusses New Incentives to Boost Haitian Apparel Sector Top apparel importers meet with Locke U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke met today with representatives from key U.S. apparel importers and retailers, including J.C. Penney, VF Americas and Polo Ralph Lauren, at the ...
By Labor Gazette | May 28, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement regarding the need to fund Summer Youth Employment and extend both unemployment insurance and Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act benefits: Summer youth employment opportunities, unemployment insurance benefits ...
By DOT News Wire | May 28, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on May 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
