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United States and the Navajo Nation Agree to Second Phase of Work to Address Abandoned Uranium Mines
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- Written by Justice Department Justice Department
- Published: 17 July 2016 17 July 2016
Washington, DC - Friday, in a settlement agreement with the Navajo Nation, the United States agreed to provide funding necessary to continue clean-up work at abandoned uranium mines on the Navajo Nation. Specifically, the United States will fund environmental response trusts to clean up 16 priority abandoned uranium mines located across the Navajo Nation.
ICE removes MS-13 gang leader, felon wanted in El Salvador
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 16 July 2016 16 July 2016
Atlanta, Georgia - A Salvadoran MS-13 gang member and felon unlawfully present in the United States was removed from the United States Friday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Glendale man ordered to serve 20 years in prison for child sexual exploitation
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- Written by ICE ICE
- Published: 16 July 2016 16 July 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - A Glendale man charged with multiple counts of child sexual exploitation was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, following an investigation lead by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
White House Rural Council Announces Assistance to Grow Small Business Exports
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 16 July 2016 16 July 2016
Washington, DC - The White House Rural Council (WHRC), announced a workshop series to provide targeted assistance for rural small businesses working to grow demand through international sales. The announcement was made by WHRC Chair Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Deputy Postmaster General Ronald A. Stroman.
NASA's Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 16 July 2016 16 July 2016
Washington, DC - After an extensive review process and passing a major development milestone, NASA is ready to proceed with final design and construction of its next Mars rover, currently targeted to launch in the summer of 2020 and arrive on the Red Planet in February 2021.
Secretary King Announces 2016 Promise Neighborhoods Grant Competition
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 16 July 2016 16 July 2016
Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. announced today the 2016 Promise Neighborhoods grant competition, which will award $30 million to up to five organizations to provide their communities with a coordinated, comprehensive suite of services and school supports aimed at improving the outcomes for students and their families. The program is part of ED’s continued commitment to support locally-designed initiatives to revitalize the country’s most disadvantaged communities.
Bureau of Reclamation Selects Winners of Prize Competition Seeking Methods to Quantify Drift Invertebrates in River and Estuary Systems
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- Published: 16 July 2016 16 July 2016
Washington, DC - Quantifying the vital food supply for threatened and endangered fish has been complicated for scientists. But that may be changing. Through a Bureau of Reclamation prize competition, five ideas were selected that have merit and may lead to breakthroughs quantifying the drift invertebrates in river and estuary systems.