News published on Federal Newswire in November 2022

News from November 2022


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism

News Release: The United States unequivocally condemns antisemitism and views the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism as integral to the fight to eliminate this scourge. It is widely accepted and used throughout the world by governments, international organizations, ...


News Release: CONCORD - Juan Veras-Marcano, 29, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 170 grams of fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced.


U.S. Attorney Announces District Election Officer for the Northern District of Mississippi

News Release: United States Attorney Clay Joyner announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Rob Coleman will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2022, general election. AUSA Coleman has been appointed...


USDA Designates Four Missouri Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


Subcommittee Analysis Reveals Excessive Corporate Price Hikes Have Hurt Consumers and Fueled Inflation, While Enriching Certain Companies

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, released a staff analysis entitled “Power and Profiteering: How Certain Industries Hiked Prices and Drove Inflation," which details how certain corporations have engaged in excessive price hikes, raking in record profits while U.S. consumers have faced high inflation.


The BLM and USDA Forest Service to host winter meeting of the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee

News Release: MONTICELLO, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management Monticello Field Office and U.S. Department of Agriculture Manti-La Sal National Forest will host a public meeting of the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee on Dec. 7, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with public comments accepted at 1:30 p.m. This meeting will be held in-person at the Hideout (648 South Hideout Way, Monticello, UT 84535). A virtual participation option is also available.


News Release: WASHINGTON (November 4, 2022) - Following through on his commitment to delivering solutions to the people of Puerto Rico, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced today a series of initial actions that respond directly to the concerns he saw and heard during his Journey ...


The 43rd Anniversary of the Takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

News Release: Today marks 43 years since the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Followers of Ayatollah Khomeini held our diplomats hostage for 444 days, tormenting them and, by extension, their families at home in the United States. We are grateful for the selfless sacrifice of our diplomats who served in Tehran – just as we are for the service of all American diplomats who work to advance U.S. national security interests around the world, often under harrowing circumstances.


Safety Zone; Head of the South Regatta, Savannah River, Augusta, GA discussed on Nov. 4 by Homeland Security Department

The US Homeland Security Department published a three page rule on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDA Designates Three Massachusetts Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including...


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



Guatemalan National Sentenced for Smuggling Unaccompanied Child into the United States

News Release: A Guatemalan national was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Marra on Nov. 3 to 36 months in prison in the Southern District of Florida for smuggling an unaccompanied 15-year-old child into the United States for financial gain. The defendant was convicted by federal jury in July 2022.


Inland Empire Man Arrested on Complaint Alleging He Engaged in Unlicensed Firearms Dealing in Which He Sold ‘Ghost Guns’

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A San Bernardino County man - at whose home dozens of illegal firearms lacking serial numbers, commonly known as “ghost guns," allegedly were found - was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint alleging he acted as an unlicensed firearms dealer.


COP27: What to Expect at the Next United Nations Climate Change Conference

Release: The 27th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties, or COP27, will kick off Sunday, November 6 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. During the conference, negotiators from around the world will work to keep the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees...


Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani Before Their Meeting

Release: SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good morning, everyone. It is a great pleasure to be able to spend time with Mr. Tajani, Antonio. We - I think it’s fair to say we’ve really hit the ground running here at the G7. It’s as if we’ve been working together for months or years, not just a few days or a couple of weeks.


Delaware Man Charged with Interstate Transportation of Stolen Goods

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Delaware man was arrested for transporting stolen goods obtained through a string of jewelry store thefts in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today.


Brothers from Pine Ridge Reservation Found Guilty of Kidnapping

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Looking to the Future: Holocaust Property Restitution, Commemoration and Education

Release: Thank you, Stu, for that wonderful first-hand account of the origins of the Terezin Declaration and the unfinished area of looted art as well as other areas. Thank you also to Nicolas, for perfectly setting out the context for our remarks, and of course my deepest thanks to Robert Rehak and the Czech government for organizing this important conference.