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Apr 11 2020
Background
United States Department of State
The United States Department of State (DOS),[3] commonly referred to as the State Department, is a federal executive department responsible for carrying out U.S. foreign policy and international relations. Established in 1789 as the nation's first executive department,[4] its duties include advising the President of the United States, administering the nation's diplomatic missions, negotiating
WikipediaApr 26 2024
News
Buses traveling to Carowinds crash on I-85. Students, driver hospitalized, police say.
Seven students and a driver were hospitalized when two buses bound for Carowinds crashed on Interstate 85 in Gastonia on Friday morning, police said. One of the charter bus drivers was cited for failure to reduce speed, according to a Gastonia Police Department news release. About 85 students and staff from Richard H. Gettys Middle School in Easley, South Carolina, were aboard the buses for a
Charlotte ObserverApr 10 2020
Background
United States Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the United States, and is equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries. The department was formed in 1870 during the Ulysses S. Grant
WikipediaApr 26 2024
News
Democratic governor suggests Biden admin "persecuting" her state
Democratic New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham can be heard accusing President Joe Biden's administration of "persecuting" her state in a secretly captured audio recording—but her spokesperson told Newsweek her thoughts on the matter are nothing new. Lujan Grisham, seemingly while on an airline flight, says in the recording that she is "cranky" with Department of Homeland Security (DHS
NewsweekApr 13 2020
Background
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT)[2] is an executive department and the treasury of the United States federal government. Established by an Act of Congress in 1789 to manage government revenue,[3] the Treasury prints all paper currency and mints all coins in circulation through the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint, respectively; collects all federal taxes through
WikipediaApr 26 2024
News
Williams-Sonoma fined record $3M for lying about ‘Made in USA’ products
Williams-Sonoma has been slapped with a record-breaking civil penalty of $3.175 million for violating a 2020 Federal Trade Commission mandate that required the San Francisco company to truthfully disclose where its products are manufactured. The Department of Justice filed a complaint, spurred by an FTC referral, accusing the home goods manufacturer of falsely labeling numerous products as “
San Francisco ChronicleApr 23 2024
News
Hyundai's anti-theft event in Houston follows surge of theft
Technicians with Hyundai provided anti-theft technology to almost 1,700 drivers over the weekend in Houston, but public safety officials still face an uphill battle after a 15% surge in auto thefts in the city between 2022 and 2023. The Houston Police Department received about 54 reports of stolen vehicles per day in 2023, according to data from the department’s monthly crime logs. A total of
Houston ChronicleJul 28 2023
News
Hawaii Health Department Cautions Future Therapists About Documenting Conversations With LGBT Youth
Employees of the Hawaii Department of Health trained future therapists not to document their conversations with LGBT youth in order to hide the children’s sexual and gender identities from their parents, according to Fox News. A May 5 training presentation by the state’s Department of Health employees made the recommendation to staff and graduate students at the University of Hawaii Center for
The Daily WireFeb 28 2023
Opinion
The Energy Department's lab leak assessment isn't a smoking gun
A classified intelligence report recently delivered to Congress included the Energy Department's assessment that it is “likely” that Covid-19 first spread after a laboratory leak in Wuhan, China, two sources with direct knowledge told NBC News.
That’s likely to be a major topic of conversation for the first hearing of the House Oversight Committee’s new Select Subcommittee on the
MSNBCApr 26 2024
News
Closures coming to US-127, US-223 in Lenawee County for repair work
LENAWEE COUNTY, MI - Two closures are coming to stretches of US-127 and US-223 in Lenawee County for repair work. The closures will be in effect from 7 a.m. Monday, April 29 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. The intersection of US-127 and Pine Road in Addison will be closed for drainage work, officials said. Traffic will be detoured from
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