News from May 2021
By DOE Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) sent a letter today to United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai regarding the inclusion of language mirroring Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in trade agreements.
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Washington, May 3, 2021-William Hart-Cooper, a research chemist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, today was named a finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal as an Emerging Leader in recognition of his pioneering work developing a new class of disinfectants and packaging that protect human health and reduce environmental pollution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Lemonte Green, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced today to 60 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Norfolk, Virginia - As the FEMA-supported Military Circle Mall Community Vaccination Center transitions to the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, beginning May 5 through May 22, in partnership with Virginia Department of Health and the Norfolk Health District, young adults ages 16-17 may continue to receive a 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine through May 22.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing last week that it would engage in rulemaking to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released final 2020 annual estimates of housing units authorized by building permits. Data include estimates by nation, census region, census division, state, metropolitan area, county and permit-issuing place.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: A man who sold methamphetamine out of his residence in Fairfax, Iowa, and possessed firearms was sentenced today to more than 24 years in federal prison.
By US DOT Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined Mike Emanuel on FOX News Channel to discuss the latest with infrastructure negotiations.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: FOREIGN SECRETARY RAAB: Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us. It’s a huge pleasure to welcome Secretary of State Blinken to the UK. Tony, it’s great to have you here with us.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for illegally possessing ammunition near Garfield Park on Chicago’s West Side.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - To commemorate Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has created new digital features, tours, and tools for visitors to connect with Hawaiian culture. The new features include web content about the cultural significance of park landscapes and new self-guided tours on the National Park Service (NPS) App.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) of Charlotte, North Carolina, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) ...
By State Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - Just one week remains for Louisiana homeowners, renters or business owners who sustained property damage or loss caused by severe winter storms to register and apply for federal disaster assistance. Registration is also available to those who had to relocate to a hotel because their...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Christopher Wagner, 46, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced in federal court today in Omaha for production of child pornography. Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Wagner to 15 years of imprisonment. There is no parole...
By State Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: QUESTION: Antony Blinken, good to see you, and thanks for being with us at the Global Boardroom.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: Website Falsely Purported To Be a Biotechnology Company Associated with the WHO; Registrant Country Listed as Russia; Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Has Seized Eight Other Fraudulent Websites Seeking to Capitalize on COVID-19.
By Homeland Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: DALLAS, TX - Residents of Dallas will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA PreCheck® program at Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL) May 17 - 21.
By State Newswire | May 3, 2021
Release: U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman will travel to Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan from May 4 to May 13, 2021. Special Envoy Feltman will hold meetings with officials from the respective governments as well as the United Nations and the African Union. He will also meet with a range of political stakeholders and humanitarian organizations.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2021
News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office is temporarily closing the Steamboat Mountain area northeast of Rock Springs, Wyoming to motorized vehicles. The closure lasts from May 10 to July 1 to protect sensitive elk calving and deer fawning areas, as indicated in the Green River Resource Management Plan.
