WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Legacy Management issued the following news on Oct. 6, 2021: Domes Beach in Rincon, Puerto Rico, widely known for hosting several international surfing competitions every year, is considered one of the most popular surfing beaches in the world. But beyond the waves, there's more than immediately meets the eye in this celebrated place. Peeking out just above the shore's tree line is the namesake dome itself, a prototype nuclear power pla  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: The House Committee on Foreign Affairs marked up and passed Congressman John Garamendi's (D-CA) bipartisan "Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2021" (H.R.1456). A committee markup is the final step before a bill may be considered by the full U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Garamendi, returned Peace Corps volunteer (Ethiopia 1966-1968) and co-chair of the Congressional Peace Co  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Today U.S. Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) and Steve Cohen (TN-09), in a letter to President Biden, urged him to declassify and make public all remaining classified documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, pursuant to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, also known as the "JFK Act." "Democracy requires that decisions made by t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2943) to "require certain entities to disclose to the Secretary of Homeland Security ransom payments." The bill was introduced on Oct. 6. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury S  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 2926) to "require certain entities to disclose to the Secretary of Homeland Security ransom payments." The bill was introduced on Oct. 4. It was referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 309 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury S  more

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: The U.S. Peace Corps, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines, Philippine government, and other partners held a virtual event celebrating the over 9,300 American Peace Corps volunteers who have served alongside Filipino host communities across the country since October 1961. Hundreds of former volunteers, host organizations, Peace Corps staff, and youth and other beneficiaries gathered  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 5 (TNSOps) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: This fall, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is one of 11 new institutions partnering with the Peace Corps on an undergraduate program that integrates coursework and experiential learning to prepare students for international development fieldwork after graduation. The Peace Corps Prep program combines targeted coursework with hands-on experience to build the comp  more