WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Primate staff at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Kyle, a 28-year-old male Bornean orangutan who died Jan. 10. The median life expectancy for male Bornean orangutans in human care is about 27 years. When Kyle was diagnosed with chronic respiratory di  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSFR) -- On January 14, 2025, the Department of Justice filed a proposed modification to a Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in the case of United States v. Buckeye Egg Farm, LLC. The modification aims to address violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at Ohio Fresh Eggs' egg-laying chicken barns, originally settled in 2004. The Consent Decree required Ohio Fresh Eggs to install particulate matter control equipment and re  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2024-30) on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "The Composition of the Population Deprived in Multiple Dimensions." The paper was written by Brian Glassman. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction The Census Bureau has a number of different measures that are used to describe economic well-being including the official poverty measure, the supplemental poverty measure, income inequality, and community resilience.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 22, 2025 ARMY Carahsoft Technology Corp., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $44,985,868 firm-fixed-price contract for commercial off-the-shelf software licenses and technical software in support of information technology network operations. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion da  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: A coalition of 18 states led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking the federal government's review of countries granted temporary protected status (TPS), including some that have held the designation for decades. In a letter to Kristi Noem, nominee for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, the attorneys general say TPS designations have been repeatedly extended far  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * PRO-LIFE LAWMAKERS ENCOURAGE TRUMP TO REINSTATE LIFE-AFFIRMING POLICIES 144 Senators, Representatives Sign Letter Assuring Support for Trump Pro-Life Actions WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 140 members of Congress--led by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) and U.S. Representatives Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)--have issued a letter that en  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz, Rep. Carey, Colleagues Work to Overturn Biden Admin IRS Rule Sending American Cryptocurrency Innovation Overseas WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Mike Carey (R-Ohio-15) introduced a joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales rule. That  more