News from January 2023
By T.H. Lawrence | Jan 9, 2023
Golden Lampstand Church, a Christian church in China, disclosed to ChinaAid in December that 12 members of the church had been arrested 16 months ago and have been held without a trial.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
2023 Julia Taft Refugee Fund grant opened on Jan. 9.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID) issued a statement following the announcement that Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó’s term has come to an end.
By State Newswire Report | Jan 9, 2023
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Ireland’s Tánaiste and Foreign Minister Micheál Martin about a commitment to conserve the gains of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in the lead-up to its 25th anniversary in April.
By Tamara Browning | Jan 9, 2023
The deadline is Feb. 10 for funding this year through a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payment to expand conservation activities.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 9, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor recently recovered $1,651,550 in back wages and liquidated damages from a Los Angeles restaurant owner.
By Karen Kidd | Jan 9, 2023
New Mexico recently announced a $5 million settlement with two contractors in litigation over the 2015 Gold King Mine spill in Colorado.
By Tamara Browning | Jan 9, 2023
Three Wisconsin residents have been charged in the Dec. 9, 2022, murder of an on-duty U.S. Postal Service letter carrier.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Representative Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), and Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) sent a letter to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli expressing...
By Karen Kidd | Jan 9, 2023
A modified yeast strain was developed by National Institute of Standards and Technology researchers to safely train first responders in biothreat handling, particularly in suspicious powders incidents.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
Basic Energy Sciences - Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (BES-RENEW) grant opened on Jan. 9.
By Homeland Newswire Report | Jan 9, 2023
While strained U.S.-China relations have halted progress on tackling the fentanyl crisis, Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) said the U.S. must take multi-pronged action by enforcing strong border control policies and addressing China's role in supplying fentanyl precursors to Mexico.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 9-10 to participate in the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit, where he will engage in trilateral conversations regarding climate and clean energy action and cooperation.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
BER - Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce (BER-RENEW) grant opened on Jan. 9.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations - Solicitation grant opened on Jan. 9.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL FY22 IRF: Promoting Inclusive Societies in Mongolia. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0009318. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program 2023 grant opened on Jan. 9.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
FY 2022 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) grant opened on Jan. 9.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
News Release: Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to Mexico City, Mexico, January 9-10 to participate in the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit, where he will engage in trilateral conversations regarding climate and clean energy action and cooperation.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 9, 2023
Reaching a New Energy Sciences Workforce for High Energy Physics (RENEW-HEP) grant opened on Jan. 9.
