News published on Federal Newswire in October 2022

News from October 2022


Scientists use machine learning to accelerate materials discovery

Scientists use machine learning to accelerate materials discovery


USDA Extends Application Deadline for Projects Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access for Underserved Producers

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that it will extend the deadline for stakeholder organizations to submit applications for innovative projects that help increase underserved producers’ access to land, capital and markets. The new deadline for applications is Nov. 18, 2022.


Comer, Oversight Republicans Question FTC Over Use of Unpaid Consultants

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republicans are pressing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Kahn over the FTC’s use of unpaid consultants and experts. An investigation by the FTC Inspector General (OIG) ...


DOS-NEA-AC offers new grant application process starting Oct. 20

Supporting Civil Society in Syria grant opened on Oct. 20.


Superseding Indictment Adds Obstruction of Justice Charge Against Former Indiana Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy

News Release: A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, returned a five-count superseding indictment charging a former New Castle, Indiana, police officer with excessive force and obstruction of justice, and a former Henry County, Indiana, Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy with obstruction of justice.


Annual Inspection of Idaho Cleanup Sites Goes Paperless

News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM is using an innovative system at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site to streamline an annual inspection process and reduce resources needed to complete reports.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Fadden, 49, of Savona, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession of child pornography by an individual who has a prior conviction involving the sexual abuse of a child. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 20 years in prison.


News Release: HOUSTON - A 36-year-old South African citizen illegally residing in La Marque has handed a significant sentence multiple child pornography convictions, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.


News Release: A federal grand jury in Indianapolis, Indiana, returned an indictment yesterday charging an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department sergeant with violating the civil rights of an arrestee by using excessive force.


News Release: Defendant Threatened Filipino Nationals with Arrest and Deportation.


Yonkers Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegal Distribution Of More Than 100,000 Oxycodone Pills

News Release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC LARUELLE pled guilty to one count of distributing Oxycodone, among other narcotics, without a legitimate medical purpose while acting outside the usual course of professional practice. LARUELLE pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Denis L. Cote.


KC Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Two Armed Robberies of Hotels on the Same Day

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in two armed robberies of hotels on the same day.


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With the sentencing of the last of 16 defendants, federal prosecutors concluded prosecution of a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking organization operating primarily within Franklin and Gulf Counties. The convictions and sentences were announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


Ohio man admits to drug charges

News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Dallas Michael Acoff, of Euclid, Ohio, has admitted to drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.


USTR Announces Next Steps in Statutory Four-Year Review of China 301 Tariffs


Remarks at the United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee Joint General Debate on Decolonization Items


Remarks at an Interactive Dialogue with the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris


Remarks at a Second Committee Side Event on Trade & Logistics in Food and Energy Security


Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Mary Louise Kelly on NPR’s “All Things Considered”

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s Interview with Mary Louise Kelly on NPR’s “All Things Considered”


Remarks at a Meeting of the Sixth Committee on Agenda Item 74: Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts