News from August 2021
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - On Friday, a federal jury convicted a Hampton woman on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: KOUNTZE, Texas - Big Thicket National Preserve Superintendent Wayne Prokopetz announced today that the preserve will start issuing this season’s free hunting permits on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Available 2021/2022 permits will be issued until Feb. 27, 2022.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Cumberland County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Four men were arrested Aug. 14, 2021, for their alleged roles in abducting a man from a Camden street, beating him and then holding him captive while trying to extort $100,000 from the victim’s family, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is closely monitoring the potential impact of Tropical Storm Fred. Our highest priority remains the preservation of life and safety.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: First Update in More Than 45 Years Reflects Current Cost Realities WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a re-evaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan , used to calculate Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. As a result, the average SNAP benefit – excluding additional funds provided as part of pandemic relief – will increase for Fiscal Year 2022 beginning on Oct. 1, 2021.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: A federal court in the Southern District of Florida, West Palm Beach Division, has permanently enjoined four Palm Beach-area tax return preparers from preparing federal income tax returns for others and from owning or operating any tax return business in the future.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Hampton Corporation Inc. and several related individuals and entities have agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to design and construct apartment complexes ...
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: On behalf of the United States of America, I send my congratulations to the Indonesian people on the occasion of your National Day on August 17. The United States values Indonesia as an important democratic leader in the region and as a significant voice on global priorities. We continue to reaffirm ...
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi about developments in Afghanistan, including the security situation and our respective efforts to bring U.S. and PRC citizens to safety.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov about developments in Afghanistan, including the security situation and our efforts to bring U.S. citizens and vulnerable Afghans to safety.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The United States congratulates President-elect Hakainde Hichilema on his victory in the August 12 general elections. We congratulate the people of Zambia for exercising their right to vote in historic numbers and welcome commitments from all parties to a peaceful and orderly transition. We look forward ...
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Secretary Blinken and Foreign Minister Qureshi discussed Afghanistan and the developing situation there.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today about Afghanistan and the developing situation there.
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: U.S. Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland visited Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco August 10-16. Ambassador Norland met with senior officials in Cairo and Ankara, and with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat. The Ambassador’s travel focused on the urgency of establishing the ...
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The United States reiterates our concerns about amendments to the Code of Administrative Procedure, which President Duda signed on Aug. 14, severely restricting restitution and compensation for property wrongfully confiscated during Poland’s communist era. We deeply regret the adoption of these amendments. ...
By State Newswire | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke separately with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Borrell, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, ...
By Labor Gazette | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: CARLISLE, PA – Ignoring lump sum bonus payments made to essential supermarket workers during the pandemic when calculating their overtime rates led to federal wage violations by a large Northeast supermarket chain that shortchanged more than 3,300 workers in four states, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has determined.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 16, 2021
News Release: PUEBLO, CO – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has again cited a Pueblo home manufacturing company for exposing employees to defective scaffolding and ladders, and failing to train workers on scaffolding safety.
