WASHINGTON, April 13 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release: Scientists from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) recently found that when cattle were fed with the industrial hemp byproduct, hempseed cake, very low levels of Cannabis chemicals (cannabinoids) were retained in muscle, liver, kidney, and fat tissues. Currently, hempseed cake cannot legally be used in food a  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, April 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news: U.S. Strategic Command commenced its annual nuclear command and control exercise, Global Thunder, April 11, 2023. Global Thunder 23 (GT23) involves personnel throughout the strategic enterprise including USSTRATCOM components and subordinate units. The purpose of GT23 is to enhance nuclear readiness and ensure a safe, secure, and reliable strategic deterrence force. This is an annual exerci  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) released a Request for Information (RFI) for kinetic mitigation technologies and solutions to counter small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS). This RFI will be used to invite respondents whose capabilities are selected to participate in two DHS-funded sUAS mitigation demonstrations s  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing over $2.5 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital services for students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from all three application windows, benefiting approximately 8,000 students across the country  more

GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, April 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news on April 11, 2023: By Senior Airman Phyllis Jimenez, 319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs As the 319th Reconnaissance Wing director of innovation, Capt. Jamie Leonheart is always looking to push innovative ideas and help accelerate change through her work at the North Spark Defense Laboratory on Grand Forks Air Force Base. In an effort to expand her inn  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: A New Mexico man has been arrested on felony charges, including assaulting a law enforcement officer, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Rockne Earle  more