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Feb 26 2023
News
Coronavirus most likely originated from a lab leak, US department concludes
A lab leak is the most likely culprit for the COVID-19 respiratory illness that devastated the world, the U.S. Energy Department reportedly concluded.
Leaning on new intelligence, the department, which oversees numerous United States labs and research centers, made a judgment in "low confidence" that a lab leak is the most likely origin of the pandemic, per a classified intelligence
Washington Examiner
Mar 01 2023
News
Attorney General Merrick Garland will champion Justice Department at Senate hearing - The Boston Globe
Attorney General Merrick Garland will both praise and defend the work of his prosecutors, investigators and other employees during a Senate hearing Wednesday in the face of Republican critics who say that the Justice Department and FBI have become “weaponized” against former President Donald Trump and other conservatives. “Every day, the 115,000 employees of the Justice Department work
The Boston Globe
Feb 20 2023
News
Department of Transportation to urge railroads and Congress to improve rail safety - Trains
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation will propose a number of new rail safety initiatives on Tuesday in the wake of this month’s fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train that was carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio. Trains News Wire has learned that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Feb. 21 will call on railroads to immediately take five steps he
Trains.com
Mar 01 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Media Split on Significance of Energy Department's Lab Leak Theory
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) conclusion that the COVID-19 pandemic was most likely the result of a lab leak in Wuhan, China adds to continued debate among scientists and intel
Andy Gorel
Feb 09 2023
News
American Momentum Bank expands commercial lending department
American Momentum Bank has hired Wesley S. Herring to serve as Vice President, Commercial Relationship Manager. Herring will serve clients in Devine, Medina County and Southwest San Antonio, and will be responsible for actively seeking new commercial deposit and loan relationships for the bank. “Wes is a Devine native, making him the perfect fit to serve the Devine community and surrounding
Patch.com
Mar 05 2023
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4 Americans Missing in Mexico, Feared Kidnapped or Even Worse as US State Department Warns 'Do Not Travel'
Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said. The four had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday and were travelling in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates. The FBI San Antonio Division office said in a statement Sunday that the vehicle came under fire shortly
Western Journal
Feb 22 2023
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Justice Department indicts eight abortion clinic protesters for FACE Act violations
The Justice Department on Wednesday indicted eight people under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, or the FACE Act, for an incident that took place outside an abortion clinic in Michigan in 2020, adding to the growing list of DOJ’s prosecutions of abortion clinic protesters. According to court documents, the eight defendants were charged with "engaging in a civil rights conspiracy
Fox News (Online News)
Feb 22 2023
News
New $10 Billion Program for Energy Subsidies Set for Rollout by Treasury Department
The Treasury Department is preparing to start a $10 billion program for subsidizing advanced energy projects and a new tax break for solar-and-wind projects in low-income communities.
The two programs were created last year in the climate, health and tax law known as the Inflation Reduction Act. The department has been working to lay out the details of how the law’s tax breaks will
Wall Street Journal (News)
Feb 21 2023
News
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Urges People to Stay Home During Storm
(KNSI) – Minnesota officials are urging people to stay off the roads as the largest winter storm of the season rolls through the state. Minnesota Department of Transportation Communications Director Jake Loesch says staying home is the best way the average person can help. “Staying home means fewer people on the roads. That means our crews are able to get their jobs done faster. Emergency
KNSI Radio
Mar 03 2023
News
Help Prevent Car Theft: Let the Denver Police Department Track Your Stolen Vehicle's Location
If you ask the Denver Police Department , the surveillance state could pose one advantage: helping prevent car theft and recover stolen cars.The DPD unveiled a new DenverTrack program that enables those who live or work in Denver and have vehicles with installed GPS, as well as those who have purchased Bluetooth tracking devices, to register with the DPD so that the police can quickly access
Denver Westword