News from March 2022
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 27, 2022
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing jet holding 132 people on board crashed on March 21 in the southern China mountains, leaving no survivors. Since the crash, one black box device has been recovered.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 27, 2022
North Korea tested an ICBM missile for the first time since 2018 last month, a move that has drawn sharp rebukes from Japan and other nations.
By State Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
Release: Israel Presidency. PRESIDENT HERZOG: So shalom, welcome, Secretary of State Antony, Tony, Blinken, a good friend, a long-time friend, and a great friend of the State of Israel. Your visit means a lot to us, and we welcome you whole-heartedly here in Jerusalem. And we congratulate you for joining this...
By State Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
Release: AMBASSADOR NIDES: Welcome, everybody. Thank you all for coming. This is a spectacular day. Not only do I have my friend, a phenomenal Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, but this program is one of the highlights of this administration, which is the Nita Lowey Fund, which allows and has given and granted - Nita Lowey was a member of Congress who was a friend both of mine and the Secretary’s, and this was named after her - $250 million which will be going to partnerships.
By Tamara Browning | Mar 27, 2022
The eligibility requirements have been updated for a U.S. Department of Agriculture program offering up to $50 million in pandemic assistance funds to help producers who sold hogs through a spot market sale during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a March 17 news release.
By State Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
Release: PRIME MINISTER BENNETT: Secretary of State, Tony, it’s a pleasure to have you here in Jerusalem, and, my friend, welcome. We had a very meaningful meeting and I think we learned a lot one from another, and we were in sync.
By State Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
Release: Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya visited Tunisia on March 23-27, where she underscored the importance of strengthening democracy in Tunisia and implementing an inclusive political and economic reform process, in coordination with political parties, unions, and civil society.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
There were nine press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in January.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
There were four press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in August 2021.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
News Release: Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Committee passed legislation regarding workers’ compensation programs, school safety, and Community Services Block Grants...
By Glenn Minnis | Mar 27, 2022
Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging a Russian citizen in connection with an election interference scheme that includes making illegal political contributions as a foreign national and conspiring to make illegal political contributions in the names of straw donors, according to a March 14 Department of Justice news release.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park firefighters and multiple agencies are working together to extinguish the Thomas Divide Complex Fire east of Bryson City, North Carolina. The complex is comprised of two wildfires including the Stone Pile Fire which is estimated to be approximately 140 acres and the...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
There were six press releases published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in July 2021.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 27, 2022
A damaged fuel element at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research triggered an alert but never threatened the public, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
By Andy Nghiem | Mar 27, 2022
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce recently toured the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) MIT.nano lab as the Biden administration is calling for increased domestic production of semiconductors.
By Glenn Minnis | Mar 27, 2022
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is investing $5.6 million aimed at improving the technology used to treat unusable waters such as seawater, brackish groundwater and forms of wastewater.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 27, 2022
The global shortage of semiconductor chips has had a well-reported adverse impact on auto makers, but manufacturers of goods from consumer electronics to solar power to self-propelled vacuums have also been hard hit.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
“MAKING ADVANCES IN MAMMOGRAPHY AND MEDICAL OPTIONS FOR VETERANS ACT“ was published in the Senate section on pages S1754-S1756 on March 23
By State Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
Release: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem. MODERATOR: We’ll start with statements, first by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, followed by Secretary of State. FOREIGN MINISTER LAPID: Thank you. Good morning. I’m happy to welcome my good friend, Secretary of State Tony Blinken, to Jerusalem. Later today the two...
By State Newswire | Mar 27, 2022
Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price.
