Thursday, August 22, 2013

THE GREEN ICE SHEET MELT AND THE RAMIFICATIONS

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FROM:  LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORIES Meltwater from Greenland’s ice sheet less severe for sea level rise than earlier feared, scientists...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY CONGRATULATES MALI PRESIDENT KEITA ON HIS ELECTION

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FROM:  U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT  Mali Presidential Elections Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 20, 2013...

READOUT OF SECRETARY HAGEL'S CALL TO ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER YA'ALON

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ISRAELI DEFENSE  Readout of Secretary Hagel's Call with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon P...

TREASURY DESIGNATES VIOLENT DRUG TRAFFICKER PURSUANT TO KINGPIN ACT

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FROM:  U.S. TREASURY  Treasury Designates Guatemalan Trafficker Allied with Los Zetas WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury t...

SUMMER WILDFIRE BATTLES RAGE ON THE HOMEFRONT

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Photo:  A C-130J from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops fire retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Spri...

STATE DEPARTMENT UPDATE ON JOSEPH KONY AND THE LORD'S RESISTANCE ARMY

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FROM:   U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT  Update from the Field: Counter-LRA Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations August 20, 2013 Josep...

U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT COMBATS CHILD LABOR IN BURMA

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR US Department of Labor announces $5 million grant solicitation to combat child labor in Burma WASHINGTO...

REPUBLIC STEEL FACES FINES FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS

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FROM:  U.S. LABOR DEPARTMENT  Republic Steel faces fines of $1.1 million for 24 safety violations; company previously agreed to address haz...

CDC ESTIMATES NUMBER OF AMERICANS WITH LME DISEASE

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FROM:  CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION CDC provides estimate of Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease each year Preliminary es...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

U.S. TREASURY DESIGNATES AL-QA'IDA OFFICIAL AND A MADRASSA USED TO TRAIN TALIBAN FIGHTERS

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FROM:  U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT  Treasury Designates Senior Al-Qa’ida Official and Terrorist Training Center Supporting Lashkar-E Tayyiba a...

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HAGEL AND CHINA'S MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE GENERAL WANQUAN

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FROM:  U.S. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT  Presenter: : Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and China's Minister of National Defence General Chang Wa...

SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY'S REMARKS ON WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY 2013

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FROM:   U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT World Humanitarian Day 2013 Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 19, 2013...

14 MORE CHARGED IN ONGOING BRIBERY AND FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING THE MILITARY

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FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  Friday, August 16, 2013 Fourteen More Army National Guard Recruiters and Soldiers Charged in Ongoing Bribe...

HEALTH CARE COMPANY OWNERS SENTENCED FOR ROLES IN $17.1 MILLION FRAUD

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FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT    Thursday, August 15, 2013 Operators of Louisiana Home Health Company Sentenced for $17.1 Million Health ...

NSF SAYS SEA LEVEL AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA

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T he city of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, shown in a satellite photo, was completely inundated by the floods. FROM:  NATIONAL SCI...
Monday, August 19, 2013

NASA: OREGON BURNING

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Oregon Burning

MICHIGAN HOME HEALTH AGENCY OWNER PLEADS GUILTY IN MEDICARE FRAUD SCHEME

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FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  Thursday, August 15, 2013 Michigan Physical Therapist and Home Health Agency Owner Pleads Guilty for Role ...

U.S. SENDS BEST WISHES TO PEOPLE ON AFGHANISTAN ON THEIR INDEPENDENCE DAY

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FROM:  U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT  Afghanistan's Independence Day Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC August 1...

TWO SENTENCED TO PRISON IN ASBESTOS VIOLATIONS CASE

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FROM:  U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT  Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Two Idaho Men Sentenced to Prison for Asbestos Violations Waterline Renovatio...

MAN INDICTED IN CONNECTION WITH JAMAICAN LOTTERY FRAUD

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FROM:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE  Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Individual Arrested in Florida in Connection with a Lottery Scam in Jamaica...