Former U.S. Diplomat Pleads Guilty as Cuban Agent

Avoids severe espionage charges by accepting multiple lesser crimes Former U.S. diplomat Manuel Rocha pled guilty to charges of conspiracy for working as a foreign agent for the…

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Interior Department Awards Grants to Clean Up Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells

The funding is allotted under infrastructure legislation. The Department of the Interior announced guidance for states, offering up to $30 million in matching grant funds under the Bipartisan…

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Pentagon Lifts Osprey Flight Ban

Naval Air Systems Command grounded the aircraft three months ago after a fatal crash in Japan. The Pentagon is lifting the ban on the flight of the Osprey…

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Sweden Becomes Full NATO Member

Abandons tradition of neutrality, becomes 32nd nation in the alliance. Sweden became a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday after Hungary submitted its…

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NTSB Chair Testifies Before Senate Committee

She said the controlled burn of chemicals after the East Palestine train derailment was unnecessary. National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy testified before the Senate Committee on…

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HHS Improves Child Care Affordability with New Rule

The regulation update allows low-income families to pay using 7 percent of their total income. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a final rule which…

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DOE Finalizes Energy-Efficiency Standards for Washer, Dryer Units

The department estimates that reduced emissions will reduce utility payments by $1 billion annually. The Department of Energy released the final rules to update energy efficiency standards for…

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House Passes Package of Six Appropriations Bills

The $460 billion so-called “minibus” averts a partial government shutdown. The House of Representatives passed a more than one-thousand-page, $460 billion package to fund the federal government, averting…

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U.S. Imposes New Sanctions Against Houthi Supporters

The shipping companies are based in Hong Kong and Marshall Islands. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against two shipping companies involved with an Iranian-backed Houthi financial facilitator.…

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Drug Companies Submit Counteroffers in Pricing Negotiation

President says Medicare continues negotiating drug prices to reduce costs. President Joe Biden reported that drugmakers have submitted counteroffers this week for Medicare’s new price negotiation program, beginning…

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