WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it intends to award cooperative agreements to California Department of Public Health; Georgia Department of Public Health; Health Research Inc./New York State Department of Health; Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Minnesota Department of Health; Ohio Department of Health; Washington State Department of Heal  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 19-00194): NOVOLIPETSK STEEL PUBLIC JOINT STOCK COMPANY and NOVEX TRADING (SWISS) SA, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. and NUCOR CORPORATION, Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Claire R. Kelly OPINION AND ORDER [Granting Defendant and Defendant-Intervenors' motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.] Valerie Ellis, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt  more

NEW YORK, May 1 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 18-00162): GOODLUCK INDIA LIMITED, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, and ARCELORMITTAL TUBULAR PRODUCTS, MICHIGAN SEAMLESS TUBE, LLC, PLYMOUTH TUBE CO. USA, PTC ALLIANCE CORP., WEBCO INDUSTRIES, INC. AND ZEKELMAN INDUSTRIES, INC, Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Gary S. Katzmann, Judge OPINION [The court sustains Commerce's Remand Results]. Ned H. Marshak, Andrew T. Schutz, Jordan C.   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following news release: DEA Special Operations Division Special Agent in Charge Wendy Woolcock and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced that Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, aka "El Tigre," was charged in Manhattan federal court with conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, and related weapons offenses involving the use and possession o  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news story: Two Navy hospital ships deployed to New York and Los Angeles to aid in fighting the pandemic are winding down operations, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said. The USNS Comfort left New York harbor for its home port in Norfolk today. The USNS Mercy in Los Angeles has stopped accepting new patients "These are both welcome signs that the American public is follow  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $11.5 million to replace 580 older diesel school buses. The funds are going to 157 school bus fleets in 43 states and Puerto Rico, each of which will receive rebates through EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. The new buses will reduce pollutants that are linked to health  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the exceptional accomplishments of two New Jersey organizations participating in EPA's Food Recovery Challenge. Ravitz Family Markets and Raritan Valley Community College applied innovative approaches and engaged in a variety of practical cost-effective actions and best practices to prevent and reduce food waste. "Food Recovery Challenge   more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognizes the exceptional accomplishments of three New York businesses and organizations participating in EPA's Food Recovery Challenge. Rock and Wrap It Up!, the Golub Corporation, and Wegmans Food Markets applied innovative approaches and engaged in a variety of practical cost-effective actions and best practices to prevent and reduce food waste.   more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, May 2 -- The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule (14 CFR Part 39), published in the Federal Register on May 1, entitled: "Airworthiness Directives; AVOX System Inc. (formerly Scott Aviation) Oxygen Cylinder and Valve Assemblies; and Oxygen Valve Assemblies". The proposed rule was issued by Lance T. Gant, Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 15  more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) has announced a targeted suite of tools to assist its members and community partners to respond to the needs of individuals, households, non-profit organizations and small businesses across the FHLBNY's District. The FHLBNY's COVID-19 Relief Program includes $1 bil  more

NEW YORK, April 29 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (FHLBNY) released its unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. "Despite the challenging and volatile market environment we experienced in the first quarter of 2020, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread across our nation in March, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New Y  more

NEW YORK, May 1 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, issued the following news release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jeffrey A. Rosen, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Richard E. Zuckerman, the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department's Tax Division, and Don Fort, the Chief of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"), announced   more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Grant C. Jaquith, issued the following news release on April 29: Guaranteed Rate, Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $15.06 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) by knowingly violating material program requirements when it originated and underwrote mortgages insured by the Department of   more

BROOKLYN, New York, April 30 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release on April 29: Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Yong Min Choe pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Joanna Seybert to conspiracy to conceal and harbor illegal aliens by employing undocumented immigrants at his 7-Eleven franchise in Brentwood, New York. When sentenced, Choe faces up to 10 years' imprisonment as well as a fine o  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 29 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that two counties in the Western District of New York have been awarded grants under the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program. Niagara County and Monroe County will receive $58,008 and $52,669 respectively from the Bureau of Justice Assistance. "This emergency supplemental funding is proof tha  more

BROOKLYN, New York, April 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Richard P. Donoghue, issued the following news release: A criminal complaint was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charging Donald Allen and Manuel Revolorio with conspiracy to commit wire fraud by seeking more than $4 million from a purported purchaser of personal protective equipment ("PPE") that the defendants did not own nor otherwise have authorization to sell. The defendants were arrested in Califo  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency - New York Field Office issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) will open signup this summer for CLEAR30, a new pilot program that offers farmers and landowners an opportunity to enroll in a 30-year Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contract. This pilot is available to farmers and landowners with expiring water-quality practice CRP contracts in the   more

PANAMA CITY, Florida, April 28 -- The Naval Surface Warfare Center issued the following news: Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) provided valuable communication equipment to Task Force New York (TFNY) while supporting operations in the fight against COVID-19 in the New York City area. The Joint Expeditionary Command and Control team (JEXC2) from NSWC PCD, in collaboration with Shore and Expeditionary Integration Program Office (PMW 790, PEO C4I) fielded the Expedition  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- President Trump issued the following remarks on April 27 in a news briefing with Vice President Mike Pence and the members of the Coronavirus Task Force: THE PRESIDENT: Today I'd like to provide you with an update in our war against the coronavirus. Thanks to our comprehensive strategy and extraordinary devotion to our citizens -- we've had such tremendous support all over -- we continue to see encouraging signs of progress. Cases in New York area, New Orleans, Detroit,  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: The final results from the annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at the end of June 2019 were released on the Treasury website at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/shlreports.aspx. The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next survey will co  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The Tennessee Valley Authority issued the following news release: The interest rate on the Tennessee Valley Authority 1998 Series D Putable Automatic Rate Reset Securities bonds, which are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TVC, will be reset from 3.550% to 2.134% on June 1, 2020. "This reset will continue to provide investors an attractive return on investment in this market environment, while saving TVA $3.9 million annually," said Tammy   more

NAS PENSACOLA, Florida, April 29 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following story: The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, and the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, will honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over New York City, Newark, Trenton and Philadelphia April 28. "We are truly excited to take to the skies with our Navy counterparts for a nation-wide tribute to the men and women keeping our communities  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that New York Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $2,394 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving an unpaid produce transaction. The Secaucus, N.J., company has met its obligations and is now free to operate in the produce industry. Elio Valdivia was listed as a   more