-Editorial The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) today announced the results of an election for its top leadership, with member agency representatives voting in Cathy Green as president and Ernesto “Ernie” Avila as vice president. They will begin their two-year term of service on Jan. 1, 2024. Green, currently …
October, 2023
September, 2023
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28 September
Countdown to Chaos: Government Braces for Shutdown on October 1st
-Editorial The Senate voted 76-22 to open debate on a stopgap bill known as a continuing resolution, which would extend federal spending until November 17 and authorize roughly $6 billion each for domestic disaster response funding and aid to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia. However, as both chambers disagree, …
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27 September
U.S. Virgin Islands DOJ Achieves Historic $75 Million Victim-Supporting Settlement with JPMorgan
-Editorial U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Ariel M. Smith announced the USVI Department of Justice has reached an historic victim-supporting settlement with JPMorgan Chase. The settlement includes significant commitments by JPMorgan Chase to curtail human trafficking, and payments by JPMorgan Chase to the USVI DOJ totaling $75 million. The agreement …
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22 September
How Climate Change Changes Us
By: Selen Ozturk As climate change alters temperatures and weather patterns worldwide, it also alters our lives socially, politically and spiritually, climate experts shared at a Friday, September 15 EMS briefing. The social cost of climate change Hannah Hess, Associate Director of the Denver, Colorado-based Climate Impact Lab, noted that …
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16 September
USCIS to Celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day by Welcoming More Than 6,900 New Citizens
-Editorial U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will celebrate Constitution Day and Citizenship Day by welcoming more than 6,900 new citizens in over 130 naturalization ceremonies across the nation between Sept. 17 and Sept. 22. “USCIS will continue to work in communities to raise awareness about citizenship in line with our …
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14 September
NASA Shares Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report
-Editorial NASA has named a new director of research into what the government calls “unidentified anomalous phenomenon,” or UAP, while the U.S. space agency’s chief said an expert panel that urged more fact-finding on the matter found no evidence of an extraterrestrial origin for these objects. NASA commissioned the independent …
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12 September
Prolific Human Smuggler Extradited from Mexico to the United States
-Editorial Extensive coordination and cooperation efforts between U.S. and Mexican law enforcement authorities culminated in the extradition of a human smuggler, who allegedly operated in Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years as part of an international human smuggling conspiracy. In March, Ofelia Hernandez-Salas, 61, was arrested in Mexico …
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8 September
Mexico’s 2024 Presidential Race to Be Led by Women
– Editorial A historic presidential election awaits Mexico, with the likely election of a woman to lead the country for the very first time. Claudia Sheinbaum aims to keep the current President’s political party in power, while Xochitl Galvez is set to become the voice of those who disapprove of …
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4 September
Justice Department Proposes New Regulation to Update Definition of “Engaged in the Business” as a Firearms Dealer
-Editorial The Justice Department announced it has submitted to the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking that would clarify the circumstances in which a person is “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms and thus required to obtain a license and run background checks. The Bipartisan Safer Communities …
August, 2023
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25 August
Trump Denounces Electoral Interference After Arrest
-Editorial The mugshot of Donald Trump will probably be on t-shirts very soon so his supporters can wear them proudly now that their former favorite president was arrested but liberated on bail. Trump surrendered Thursday on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Elon Musk …