EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal grand jury returned indictments charging three Metro East residents for scheming to falsely obtain more than $20,000 each in pandemic relief funds through the Paycheck Protection Program. In response to financial hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Small Business Administration utilized the Paycheck Protection Program to offer   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following article on Aug. 22, 2024: * * * ChemReasoner suggests novel catalysts by combining large language models and deep structural knowledge * * * By Sarah Wong, PNNL Scientists continually strive to develop newer, better catalysts to carry out chemical reactions--typically through a trial and error process. Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), the U  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Sept. 3, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will launch the 2024 Back to School Bus Tour from Sept. 3 to Sept. 6. The week-long, multi-state road trip will showcase the many ways schools, families, and communities are doubling down on accelerating student achievement and raising the bar in public education with investments and other support from the Biden-Harris Administration. The Ba  more