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U.S.-China EcoPartnerships Program
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 13 October 2017 13 October 2017
Washington, DC - The United States and China welcome three new EcoPartnerships for 2017. Over the past nine years, the State Department-sponsored Ecopartnerships program has facilitated 42 partnerships among experts and innovators from U.S. and Chinese cities, companies, universities, and NGOs. Those partnerships have produced tangible results in addressing the challenges facing the energy and environmental technology sectors.
FTC, State Law Enforcement Partners Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Student Loan Debt Relief Scams
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 13 October 2017 13 October 2017
Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission, along with 11 states and the District of Columbia, today announced “Operation Game of Loans,” the first coordinated federal-state law enforcement initiative targeting deceptive student loan debt relief scams. This nationwide crackdown encompasses 36 actions by the FTC and state attorneys general against scammers alleged to have used deception and false promises of relief to take more than $95 million in illegal upfront fees from American consumers over a number of years.
U.S.-Brazil Political-Military Dialogue
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 11 October 2017 11 October 2017
Washington, DC - Today, Karen Williams, Senior Advisor for the Bureau of Political Military Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Ambassador Nelson Tabajara, Head of the Department of Defense and Security Affairs, Ministry of External Relations of Brazil; and Admiral Carlos Eduardo Arentz, Deputy-Chief of Policy and Strategy of the Ministry of Defense chaired the 2017 U.S.-Brazil Political-Military Dialogue at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.
NSF announces $19.5M in awards to support fundamental research to advance the nation’s local cities and communities
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- Written by Kim L. Silverman Kim L. Silverman
- Published: 12 October 2017 12 October 2017
Washington, DC - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long been a leader in supporting fundamental research to equip U.S. cities and communities with more responsive and adaptive technologies and services. Today, NSF's Smart & Connected Communities (S&CC) program announces its first round of awards totaling approximately $19.5 million. This funding will support 38 projects involving researchers at 34 institutions across the nation.
USS John S McCain CO and XO Relieved
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- Written by U.S. 7th Fleet U.S. 7th Fleet
- Published: 11 October 2017 11 October 2017
Yokosuka, Japan - The commanding officer, Cmdr. Alfredo J. Sanchez, and executive officer, Cmdr. Jessie L. Sanchez, of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) were relieved of their duties by Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, commander, 7th Fleet, today.