NEW YORK, July 21 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on July 20: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector in Charge of the New York Field Office of the United States Postal Inspection Service ("USPIS"), announced the arrests of ANTHONY RICCARDI, PATRICIA RICCARDI, ERIN VERESPY, and VANESSA BATTLE, former managers and employees of Emp  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: This summer, Amtrak customers can save money and enjoy getaways together, while physically distancing from other groups and riding safely in both style and comfort with Acela Share Fares. The Acela offers downtown to downtown service on the Northeast Corridor between Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and other intermediate cities. Acela Share Fares are availa  more

NEW YORK, July 22 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: To simplify and safeguard the travel experience, Amtrak wants to assure New York Penn Station (NYP) customers of its New Standard of Travel and strengthened commitment to safety by providing boarding information through push notification via the Amtrak app, increasing the number of personnel at the station in order to help customers and by adding additional cleanliness and convenience me  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from Economics Daily: Nonfarm payroll employment increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in June 2020. Over the year, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in all 50 states and the District. The largest 1-month percentage increases in employment occurred in Nevada (+8.5 percent), Michigan (+8.1 percent), and Kentucky (+6.6 percent). The largest increases in the number of  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following article from Economics Daily: Massachusetts had the highest unemployment rate in June, 17.4 percent, followed by New Jersey, 16.6 percent, and New York, 15.7 percent. The rates in these three states set new highs. (All state data begin in 1976.) Kentucky had the lowest unemployment rate in June, 4.3 percent. Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia had jobless rates in June 2020 that wer  more

UPTON, New York, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) released today a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the Universe ever created, filling in the most significant gaps in our possible exploration of its history. "We know both the ancient history of the Universe and its recent expansion history fairly well, but there's a troublesome gap in the middle 11 billi  more

UPTON, New York, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: As part of a federally funded quantum network development program, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) have demonstrated a three-node quantum network prototype, extending the reach and potential of future quantum communication systems. For the first time, they achieved transmission of single-phot  more

NEW YORK, July 24 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 18-00169): HUSTEEL CO., LTD. ET AL., Plaintiff and Consolidated Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and CALIFORNIA STEEL INDUSTRIES ET AL., Defendant-Intervenors and Consolidated Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Claire R. Kelly, Judge OPINION AND ORDER [Sustaining in part and remanding in part Commerce's remand results in the first administrative review of the antidumping duty order c  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: The Department of Homeland Security announced it will lift its ban on the Trusted Traveler Program (TTP) for New York residents. After DHS cut off the TTP program in February, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature amended the law that prevents sharing of information to federal law enforcement officers who are working to protect the citizens of New York and the American people. New York   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: On July 17, the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, signed a $3.5 million contract award with Crosstex International, Inc. to increase domestic production of surgical masks. Surgical masks are critical pieces of personal protective equipment for our nation's medical community on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Crosstex currently operat  more

NEW YORK, July 22 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: United Airlines discriminated against a Buddhist pilot on the basis of his religion when it refused to modify its addiction treatment program to change a requirement that conflicted with his religious beliefs, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, the pilot was diagnosed with alcohol dependency and lost the medical  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing the resolution of a complaint against Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) in New York City after SIUH accommodated the needs for a medical student to keep a beard according to his faith while using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. OCR enforces fede  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on July 19: Yesterday, President Trump announced the award of a $2 million 9/11 Memorial Act grant to the National September 11 Memorial & Memorial Plaza in New York City. The funding through the National Park Service will provide critical support for the continued operation, maintenance and security of the memorial and museum. "We all remember where we were on September 11, 2001 - a day in American hi  more

BROOKLYN, New York, July 24 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Seth D. DuCharme, issued the following news release on July 23: Seth D. DuCharme, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, filed a civil complaint and proposed settlement agreement with Bank of America, N.A. ("Bank") today to resolve claims that the Bank engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination on th  more

BUFFALO, New York, July 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., Buffalo Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood, and Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announced that the Department of Justice has awarded the Buffalo Police Department a 2020 Project Safe Neighborhood grant totaling $229,837. The funding will be used to implement a Shoot Review Process in the police department.  more

NEW YORK, July 23 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, issued the following news release on July 22: Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOHN ULRICH, the former vice president of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 812 (the "Union") and former trustee of the Union's employee health benefit plan (the "Plan"), was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 18 months in prison   more

NEW YORK, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Castle Clinton National Monument is increasing recreational access and services. The National Park Service (NPS) is working service wide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using   more

NEW YORK, July 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that it is looking to expand its counterparties and agents, as applicable, for the Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF) and the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF). By widening the eligibility criteria for counterparties and agents, the Bank intends to further its mandate to support e  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Mohawk Valley Economic Development District, Mohawk, New York, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager to allo  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board, Binghamton, New York, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration i  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council, Rochester, New York, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. "The Trump Administration is eager t  more