The winter storm is not yet over. More than 170,000 people in the eastern United States did not have power early Monday morning after a massive winter storm…
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Prayer Updates
U.S. and EU Encourage Serbian Constitutional Referendum
Calls on neighboring Kosovo not to interfere. On Sunday, citizens in Serbia voted in favor of a change in the country’s Constitution to align their judiciaries with European…
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Interior Reviews 30 Million Acres for Offshore Wind Farms
Bureau of Ocean Management to narrow area “based on stakeholder and ocean user input.” The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the preparation of an environmental assessment…
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Haitian Migrants At Sea
CBP discovers 176 Haitians floating in overloaded wooden sailing boat. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations flight crew spotted the wooden sailing vessel last week…
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USDA Reports Increase in Corn and Soybean Production
Attributed to increased acreage and higher yields. This past week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that soybean production reached a record high and corn production approached…
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Transportation Department Adds Funds to Accelerators Program
Partners with local efforts to help deliver infrastructure projects The U.S. Department of Transportation instituted the Accelerators program in September through the Build America Bureau to aid in…
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DOE Launches Electric Grid Update Initiative
Intends to plan and build new, cleaner upgrades. This past week, the Department of Energy announced the “Building a Better Grid” initiative, enabled by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.…
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Unemployment Claims Up in First Week of January
Slight jump due to Omicron and seasonal transition. The Department of Labor released its unemployment data for the first week of January on Thursday, showing a slight increase…
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CDC Says COVID Often Incidental to Hospital Admissions
Reports show U.S. broke record for hospitalizations with the virus. This week, the United States hit a new high for COVID-19 hospitalizations, with a report of 145,982 patients…
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Treasury Department Sanctions 5 North Korean Nationals
Response to providing supplies for ballistic missiles. On Wednesday, the Treasury Department announced U.S. sanctions against five North Korean individuals, one in Russia and four in China, who…
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