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Office of Finance Publishes the First Quarter 2025 Combined Financial Report of the Federal Home Loan Banks
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank System's Office of Finance issued the following news release:

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Office of Finance Publishes the First Quarter 2025 Combined Financial Report of the Federal Home Loan Banks

The Office of Finance is announcing the publication of the First Quarter 2025 Combined Financial Report of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). This report has been prepared from the unaudited financial information of the FHLBanks. Each of the FHLBanks has filed its First Quarter 2025 Form 10-Q with the SEC. Current financial reports and other SEC filings for ... Show Full Article

NASA, French SWOT Satellite Offers Big View of Small Ocean Features
PASADENA, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:

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NASA, French SWOT Satellite Offers Big View of Small Ocean Features

Small things matter, at least when it comes to ocean features like waves and eddies. A recent NASA-led analysis using data from the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite found that ocean features as small as a mile across potentially have a larger impact on the movement of nutrients and heat in marine ecosystems than previously thought.

Too small to see well with previous satellites but too large to see in ... Show Full Article

Judicial Branch Seeks $9.4 Billion in FY 2026 Budget Request
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Federal Judicial Center issued the following news:

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Judicial Branch Seeks $9.4 Billion in FY 2026 Budget Request

Two federal judges told Congress that the Judiciary has been negatively affected by two straight years of flat funding in most accounts, and they said a 9.3 percent increase in appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year is needed to ensure that the Judiciary can perform its essential constitutional functions.

"More than half of the branch's accounts are operating ... on funding levels that have not been adjusted since FY 2023," said Seventh Circuit ... Show Full Article

IDB Lab and Madrid City Council Champion Latin American Entrepreneurs in New Cohort of Talent Bridges Program
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following news release:

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IDB Lab and Madrid City Council Champion Latin American Entrepreneurs in New Cohort of Talent Bridges Program

The program benefits 15 startup founders from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, and Peru.

IDB Lab, the innovation and venture-capital laboratory of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Madrid City Council have launched the fifth edition of the Talent Bridges program, which connects young tech entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean with innovation ... Show Full Article

FHLBank System Announces 2025 First Quarter Combined Financial Report
TOPEKA, Kansas, May 15 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news:

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FHLBank System Announces 2025 First Quarter Combined Financial Report

May 14, 2025 - The Office of Finance is announcing the publication of the 2025 First Quarter Combined Financial Report of the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks). This report has been prepared from the financial information of the FHLBanks. Each of the FHLBanks has filed its First Quarter 2025 Form 10-Q with the SEC. Current financial reports and other SEC filings for ... Show Full Article

EPA IG: Audit Follow-Up: Changes to Grant Information in the EPA's Grants Management System
WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General issued the following 5-page report (No. 25-N-0029) on May 7, 2025 entitled "Audit Follow-Up: Changes to Grant Information in the EPA's Grants Management System."

Here is the memorandum:

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SUBJECT: Audit Follow-Up: Changes to Grant Information in the EPA's Grants, Management System, Report No. 25-N-0029

FROM: Nicole N. Murley, Acting Inspector General

TO: Michael Molina, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Mission Support

This is our report describing an issue that the U.S. Environmental ... Show Full Article

Administrator Zeldin Proposes to Approve Arizona's Primacy Application for All Underground Injection Wells
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:

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Administrator Zeldin Proposes to Approve Arizona's Primacy Application for All Underground Injection Wells

Keeping promise to fast track, expand cooperative federalism and bolster energy dominance

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to approve the State of Arizona's request to oversee Safe Drinking Water Act permitting for all underground injection wells in the state. Administrator Zeldin was joined by U.S. Congressmen Andy ... Show Full Article