News from April 2021
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Copper Center, AK. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve will offer Covid-19 adapted visitor services this summer. As the National Park Service (NPS) monitors and responds to the COVID-19 pandemic, we work closely with the NPS Office of Public Health to use the latest science to guide our decision making.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - As President Biden’s border crisis poses increasing challenges to America’s foster care system, Ways and Means Republicans this week called on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to provide a briefing for members to address their concerns.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will seek site preservation ideas for the Ocracoke Light Station at two public meetings next month.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Defendant sold lanyards that claimed to protect the wearer from viruses and bacteria.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C.: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a new request for proposals (RFP) for up to $22.5 million for projects that support the recovery, recycling, and reuse of material waste generated by the manufacturing sector. Projects funded through this solicitation will develop...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 – Participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) may soon see a temporary increase to their benefits for the purchase of fruits and vegetables. With $490 million provided by the American ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will host the first-ever Food Loss and Waste Innovation Fair on May 26 (12 - 4 p.m. ET), to showcase USDA investments and business leadership in reducing food loss and waste throughout the food system.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 — "Mexico’s Supreme Court released a final, unanimous ruling today on a case that puts U.S. fresh potatoes one step closer to finally gaining access to Mexico following nearly 20 years of negotiations. This decision is important for American agriculture and for positive bilateral ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: USDA Has Deployed 1,232 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, Apr. 28, 2021 — In January 2021, President Biden released the National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness. The plan is driven by science, data, and public health to improve the effectiveness of our nation’s fight against COVID-19 and to restore trust, accountability and a sense of common purpose in our response to the pandemic.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: The American Families Plan encourages family farms to stay in the family and does not tax farm and asset transfer to family members upon death WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 — The American Families Plan includes critical tax reform to ensure that the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes in order to finance ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: A North Carolina man pleaded guilty Monday to production of child pornography. According to statements made in connection with his plea, when allegations of child pornography came to light, Raul Ayala Jr., 72, of Harnett County, was interviewed by the Fuquay-Varina Police Department and admitted to molesting ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Note: A full copy of the superseding indictment can be viewed here.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in a scheme to defraud the government of Afghanistan of over $100 million. These funds were provided to Afghanistan by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the purpose of constructing an electric grid in Afghanistan, in connection with the long-standing U.S. effort to strengthen that country’s basic infrastructure.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Two Texas men pleaded guilty today to for their roles in an odometer tampering scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today to conducting a scheme to take over victims’ social media accounts and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: Three Georgia men were indicted today by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia and charged with hate crimes and the attempted kidnapping of Ahmaud Arbery. The indictment also charges two of the men with separate counts of using firearms during that crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Chinese national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with illegally procuring and causing the illegal export of $100,000 worth of U.S. origin goods to Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), a Chinese military university that is heavily involved in military research and works closely with the People’s Liberation Army on the advancement of its military capabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: A dual Russian-Swedish national was arrested Tuesday at Los Angeles International Airport on criminal charges related to his alleged operation of the longest-running bitcoin money laundering service on the darknet.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.
By State Newswire | Apr 28, 2021
News Release: On this occasion of North Korea Freedom Week, we stand with the millions of North Koreans who continue to have their dignity and human rights violated by one of the most repressive and totalitarian states in the world, including the more than 100,000 individuals who suffer unspeakable abuses in the regime’s ...
