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Texas Man Sentenced to 300 Months in Prison for Sexual Abuse of Orphans While Working in Malawi
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- Published: 10 August 2016 10 August 2016
San Antonio, Texas - A former general manager at an orphanage in Malawi was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for one count of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Richard L. Durbin Jr. of the Western District of Texas.
Federal jury convicts woman of forced labor, harboring illegal aliens
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- Published: 10 August 2016 10 August 2016
Fort Worth, Texas - Following a weeklong trial, a federal jury on Friday convicted a Fort Worth woman of labor trafficking two women that she illegally brought into the U.S. from Mexico and forced them, with threat of serious harm and physical restraint, to work for her without pay.
U.S.-Argentina Digital Economy Working Group Announcing Cooperation under the Global Connect Initiative
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- Published: 10 August 2016 10 August 2016
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Today in Buenos Aires, the United States and Argentina launched the U.S.-Argentina Digital Economy Working Group, during which the two countries announced that they will collaborate through the Global Connect Initiative (GCI) to bring 1.5 billion people who lack Internet access online by 2020. Argentina’s designation as a GCI focus country comes as Argentina under the Administration of President Macri seeks to connect Argentina’s underserved communities, create a modern regulatory environment, and encourage foreign investment.
NASA Selects Six Companies to Develop Prototypes, Concepts for Deep Space Habitats
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- Written by Kathryn Hambleton Kathryn Hambleton
- Published: 10 August 2016 10 August 2016
Washington, DC - NASA has selected six U.S. companies to help advance the Journey to Mars by developing ground prototypes and concepts for deep space habitats.
Special Presidential Envoy McGurk Travels to Iraq and Morocco
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- Published: 10 August 2016 10 August 2016
Washington, DC - Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Brett McGurk and his deputy, Lt. Gen. Terry Wolff, arrived in Baghdad, Iraq today to meet with senior Iraqi government and security officials and representatives from the U.S.-led Coalition. While in Iraq, they will also travel to Erbil to meet with senior officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government. During all his meetings, Mr. McGurk will discuss the Coalition’s ongoing support for Iraqi-led efforts to defeat ISIL, with a particular focus on the planning and preparation for the liberation of Mosul.