WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46604) entitled "Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974: Origin, Evolution, and Use": (Continued from Part 2 of 3) Import and Use of Illegal Timber During the past decade, Vietnam has become one of the world's largest exporting countries of timber and timber products, with exports valued at approximately $9.5 billion in 2019./175 As a processing hub, Vietnam is heavily reliant on imports of timber harv  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- WGBH Boston issued the following news release on Dec. 15: Boston public media producer GBH's High School Quiz Show today announced Season 12 of the popular academic competition series while also introducing new digital features to the fan experience, including an interactive play-along stream of Season 5 on Twitch and an Alexa skill voiced by High School Quiz Show host Billy Costa. The broadcast of Season 12 will air on GBH 2 and GBH's YouTube channel, while th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- Gov. Charlie Baker, R-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Dec. 15: Today, Governor Charlie Baker, Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg and Attorney General Maura Healey announced the appointments of Nurys Z. Camargo and Bruce Stebbins to the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). Per statute, two commissioners should be appointed by a majority vote of the Governor, Attorney General and Treasurer, one of whom should have professional experience in oversight  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Dec. 15: Today, Governor Charlie Baker, Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg and Attorney General Maura Healey announced the appointments of Nurys Z. Camargo and Bruce Stebbins to the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). Per statute, two commissioners should be appointed by a majority vote of the Governor, Attorney General and Treasurer, one of whom should have professional experience in ov  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 16 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story on Dec. 15: NOAA and partners successfully transported four cold-stunned loggerhead and 87 Kemp's ridley sea turtles from Massachusetts to treatment facilities in Georgia, Mississippi and Florida. The turtles became stranded as a result of a cold stun event. When water temperatures drop below 50 F, the turtles experience hypothermia causing them to become lethargic and sto  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $250,000 in Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to two local drug prevention coalitions in New Hampshire. The grants will provide the Partnership for Pub  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $250,000 in Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to two local drug prevention coalitions in New Hampshire. The grants will provide the Partnership for   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced $250,000 in Drug Free Communities (DFC) grants from the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to two local drug prevention coalitions in New Hampshire. The grants will provide the Partnership for  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 16 (TNSAwa) -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: Elizabeth Otto, a University at Buffalo professor of art history and gender studies, has won the Northeast Popular & American Culture Association's 2020 Peter C. Rollins Book Prize, awarded annually for innovative scholarship in the fields of American and popular culture by a writer living or working in New York or New England. Otto's eye-opening history, "Haunted Bauhaus:   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 16 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Two Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) veterinary students had the rare opportunity to care for endangered sea turtles found on Massachusetts beaches suffering from hypothermia and other complications. On Dec. 7, more than 120 cold-stunned turtles were found in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Because there were too many  more