News from September 2024
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
The Department of State has released a new volume of the "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume XXXVIII, International Economic Development; International Debt; Foreign Assistance." This volume is part of a subseries documenting the foreign policy decision-making during President Ronald Reagan's administration.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced over $11 million in grants to support the recruitment and retention of bilingual and multilingual educators and provide high-quality programming to Native students to strengthen and revitalize Native American languages.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure compliance with federal civil rights obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This agreement addresses allegations of discrimination based on national origin, including shared Jewish, Muslim, Palestinian, or Arab ancestry.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
On September 3, 2024, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken issued a press statement extending warm wishes to the people of San Marino on the occasion of their National Day, known as the Feast of Saint Marinus. This day commemorates the founding of San Marino, recognized as the world's oldest republic.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released a report detailing the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program for the 2023 program year. The report highlights $3.5 billion in investments aimed at reducing energy costs for low-income communities and promoting clean energy.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
Food producer Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC of Norfolk, Nebraska, has agreed to pay a $93,107 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act’s chemical risk prevention provisions.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
A federal jury has found Troy Burke, a 40-year-old resident of Rantoul, Illinois, guilty of bank robbery.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
The Department of the Interior announced today that $76.4 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will be allocated to Pennsylvania for the cleanup of orphaned oil and gas wells. This funding aims to plug approximately 550 wells over the next five years, creating union jobs, stimulating economic growth, and mitigating environmental and public health risks associated with methane leaks.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
(BRUSSELS) — Today, the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe, alongside 30 civil society and journalists’ organizations, published a joint statement on the use of surveillance spyware in the EU and beyond. The coalition is calling on incoming EU institutions to take necessary regulatory measures to address threats to fundamental rights posed by spyware in the new legislative term. This includes a ban on the production, sale, and use of spyware that grossly violates fundamental rights and for which strict safeguards would never be sufficient to mitigate harms caused to...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
Netflix offered an exclusive preview of its upcoming South African programming and global titles set for release by the end of 2024 at MIP Africa in Cape Town. Ben Amadasun, Netflix’s VP of Content for the Middle East and Africa, presented a diverse slate that underscores Netflix's commitment to delivering authentic local stories from South Africa across various formats and genres.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
CDT Europe has published a joint statement with a coalition of civil society organizations, urging EU institutions to regulate spyware technologies in the new legislative term.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered over $450,000 from a Honolulu air cargo carrier that failed to pay 250 employees their full wages and benefits while fulfilling a $113 million U.S. Postal Service contract to transport mail between airports in Hawaii.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 3, 2024
An indictment was unsealed today charging Linda Sun, 41, with violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, bringing in aliens, and money laundering conspiracy. Sun is alleged to have acted on behalf of the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Sun’s husband and co-defendant, Chris Hu, 40, was also charged with money laundering conspiracy, as well as conspiracy to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification. Sun and Hu were arrested earlier this morning and were arraigned in...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 2, 2024
On August 31, 2024, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken issued a statement congratulating the people of Malaysia on their National Day.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 2, 2024
Individuals from Florida, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico were charged in four indictments. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced this in a news release on August 23.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 2, 2024
The Justice Department has announced the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft, owned and operated for the benefit of Nicolás Maduro Moros and associated individuals in Venezuela. The aircraft was seized in the Dominican Republic and transferred to the Southern District of Florida at the request of the United States, based on violations of U.S. export control and sanctions laws.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 2, 2024
Commissioner Ferguson and the Towing and Recovery Association of America will participate in an ex parte meeting on the Unfair or Deceptive Fees Rulemaking. This meeting is closed to the public.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 1, 2024
Border intelligence expert Jaeson Jones stated that cartels are the "most significant National Security and Public Safety Threat" facing the United States. Jones made this statement in a post on X on August 26.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 1, 2024
An America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released a fact sheet titled "Border by the Numbers" comparing statistics regarding the border to the previous administration, which shows an increase in the smuggling and trafficking of migrant children. AFPI released the fact sheet on August 21.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 1, 2024
An evidentiary hearing is scheduled before Administrative Law Judge Dania L. Ayoubi in the matter of W. Bret Calhoun, Docket 9430. The hearing will take place on August 29, 2024.
