WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on April 21, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has filed charges against 14 entities for fraudulently claiming to be registered with the CFTC as futures commission merchants (FCM) and retail foreign exchange dealers (RFED). The entities, which claim to be based in the United Kingdom, Sweden, North Dakota, New York, California, and Arkansas, are Betatrad  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced three separate settlements with natural gas processors that will require the companies to pay a combined $9.25 million in civil penalties and make improvements at 25 gas processing plants and 91 compressor stations. These settlements will reduce harmful air pollution and improve air quality in 12 state  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $244,000 contract to AMG Construction Company, out of Banning, California, to update its Lake Ashtabula West Crossing Campground, near Valley City, North Dakota. The project includes upgrading the campgrounds electrical and water systems and enlarging camping pads to accommodate today's larger recreational vehicles  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, April 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news on April 20, 2023: Global Thunder is the most extensive command and control exercise in which the 5th Bomb Wing participates, and the 705th Munitions Squadron plays one of the most critical roles in the exercise, which is U.S. Strategic Command's largest. Global Thunder, which involves all three legs of the nuclear triad, is conducted annually to assess the posture of the 5th BW and other USS  more

MINOT AFB, North Dakota, April 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Minot Air Force Base issued the following news on April 20, 2023: Global Thunder 23, the most recent iteration of U.S. Strategic Command's annual nuclear command and control exercise, concluded April 19. GT23 was designed to assess joint operational readiness and provide training opportunities for USSTRATCOM forces to deter, detect, and prevent strategic attacks against the United States and its allies. During the exercise, Team Minot pe  more