WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded teams from South Dakota, New Hampshire and Maine roughly $8 million each through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (E-CORE RII) to enhance their state's research and development competitiveness and promote scientific progress  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Maine man was sentenced to prison today after he pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement 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 2020 presidential election. Matthew Brackley, 40, of Waldoboro, Maine, was se  more