News from June 2021
By DOL Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Representatives Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-Va.), chairman of the House Education & Labor Committee, reintroduced...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: DENTON, Texas - Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by residents and business owners in all communities and unincorporated areas of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Representative Bill Keating, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber, released the following statement on the meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – On June 14-15, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas visited Mexico during his first international trip as Secretary — a reflection of the Department of Homeland Security’s commitment to a close and deep partnership with the Government of Mexico.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlighted the importance of agricultural research and development (R&D) and the need for G20 agricultural science leaders to actively advocate for science-based decision making. Agricultural science leaders from around the world convened virtually this week during the Meeting of G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists (G20 MACS) to discuss critical global agricultural science and technology issues.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 16, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today published a Federal Register Notice requesting public input on its efforts to advance racial justice and equity across the Department. The Notice represents an important step towards implementing President Biden’s Executive Order ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: USDA Has Deployed 1,579 Disaster, Public Health Specialists to Assist with Federal Response WASHINGTON, June 16, 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 DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: A federal jury in Connecticut convicted a Russian national on Tuesday for operating a “crypting” service used to conceal “Kelihos” malware from antivirus software, enabling hackers to systematically infect victim computers around the world with malicious software, including ransomware.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: A former medical doctor was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for unlawfully distributing controlled substances.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: The Justice Department yesterday reached a settlement under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Newton County, Arkansas, and its Board of Election Commissioners to ensure that the County provides an accessible voting program, including accessible polling places, to voters with disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: A New York woman was sentenced today to 198 months, about 16 and a half years, in prison for her role in planning a terrorist attack in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today to block Aon’s $30 billion proposed acquisition of Willis Towers Watson, a transaction that would bring together two of the “Big Three” global insurance brokers. As alleged in the complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the District ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: A Massachusetts man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in connection with placing a lit firebomb at the entrance of a Longmeadow senior health care facility in April 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent and a former DEA task force officer were convicted Tuesday by a federal jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, in connection with a long-running scheme to steal personal property and money from individuals who had been arrested.
By Fed Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced the extension of its temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap lines with nine central banks through Dec. 31, 2021. These arrangements were first announced on March 19, 2020 to ease strains in global dollar funding markets resulting from the COVID-19 shock and ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 16, 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 Fed Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: The attached tables and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants in conjunction with the June 15-16 meeting.
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Today marks the tenth anniversary of the unanimous endorsement by the UN Human Rights Council of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). These principles recognize a three-pronged approach to protecting human rights in the context of business activity: States have the duty to ...
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: Yesterday, an overwhelming majority of Organization of American States (OAS) member states sent a clear message of support for the Nicaraguan people and their fight for free and fair elections, respect for human rights, and accountability. The resolution approved yesterday condemns the Ortega-Murillo ...
By State Newswire | Jun 16, 2021
News Release: At the conclusion of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the two countries released the following statement: Begin text: The United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are committed to addressing the increasing climate challenge with seriousness ...
