LONDON, England, May 24 -- Civil Society Media posted the following news: * * * Charity shops warned that collapse of UK rag trade could cost sector pound sterling19m-a-year By Rob Preston Environmental charity WRAP has warned that sector retailers would see costs rise by pound sterling19m per year if the textiles collection industry were to collapse. WRAP warned in a report this week that most used clothes collectors, known as rag traders by charity retailers, are currently operating at a   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13001) on May 19, 2025, by Michael Alan Havlin, industrial organization and business analyst, and Alexandra G. Neenan, defense infrastructure policy analyst: * * * Domestic Preference Statutes: The Berry Amendment and the Kissell Amendment Two laws - commonly referred to as the Berry and Kissell Amendments - require that certain products purchased by the Department of Defense (  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Graham Introduce Bipartisan Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act Legislation would stem the flow of illicit drugs into U.S., protect competitiveness of American manufactures Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) today introduced the Closing the De Minimis Loophole Act, bipartisan legislation to end the "de minimis" exemption, which  more