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President Donald J. Trump Approves Disaster Declaration for the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 30 April 2019 30 April 2019
Washington, DC - Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists for the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa and ordered federal aid to supplement the Tribe’s efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding March 13 to April 1, 2019.
Annual Fair Housing Festival takes place this Saturday
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- Written by City of Yuma City of Yuma
- Published: 24 April 2019 24 April 2019
Yuma, Arizona - The 11th annual Fair Housing Festival, celebrating Fair Housing Awareness Month, will take place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Harvest Preparatory Academy, 350 E. 18th St.
FDA’s continued confidence in the safety and effectiveness of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine
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- Written by Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
Washington, DC - The FDA is a public health agency that always strives to use the best available scientific evidence to promote and protect the well being of individuals. It deeply concerns us when we see preventable diseases such as measles or mumps reemerging in the United States and threatening our communities. The World Health Organization recently named vaccine hesitancy one of the top 10 threats to global health.
Houthi Detention of Baha'i Leader Hamed bin Haydara
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
Washington, DC - We are deeply concerned about credible reports that the Houthis continue to severely mistreat, arbitrarily detain, and torture Baha’is in Yemen. Imprisoned since 2013, prominent Baha’i leader Hamed bin Haydara was sentenced to death on unconfirmed charges of alleged espionage and apostasy in January 2018.
USMCA Will Boost Economic Growth and Create Jobs
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
Washington, DC - Recent analyses show that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will boost economic growth and create more jobs for American workers:
Texas Couple Each Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Forced Labor and Related Offenses
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- Written by Department of Justice Department of Justice
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
Houston, Texas - U.S. District Court Judge Reid O’Connor sentenced defendants Mohamed Toure, 58, and Denise Cros-Toure, 58, of Southlake, Texas, to seven years in prison each and ordered them to pay $288,620.24 in restitution. A federal jury convicted the defendants of forced labor, conspiracy to commit alien harboring, and alien harboring on January 11 following a four-day trial.
Wisconsin Woman Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS
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- Written by DOJ DOJ
- Published: 23 April 2019 23 April 2019
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - A Wisconsin woman pleaded guilty Monday to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin and Acting Special Agent in Charge Michelle Sutphin of the FBI's Milwaukee Field Office announced the plea.