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  1. Supermassive Black Hole Appears To Grow Like A Baby Star Supermassive black holes pose unanswered questions for astronomers around the world, not least “How do they grow so big?” Now, an international team of astronomers, including researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, has discovered a powerful rotating, magnetic wind that they believe is helping a galaxy’s central supermassive black hole to grow. Read
  2. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on June 20 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on June 20 Read
  3. Hezbollah Escalates Attacks from Lebanon After Israeli Strike Kills Key Leader One day after Hezbollah’s head threatened revenge over the killing of a senior commander, it escalated its shelling of northern Israel. Read
  4. Global Growth Is Stabilizing For The First Time In Three Years The global economy is expected to stabilize for the first time in three years in 2024—but at a level that is weak by recent historical standards, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Read
  5. European Commission Provides Policy Guidance To EU Countries To Boost Competitiveness The European Commission has provided policy guidance to EU countries under the 2024 European Semester Spring package to build a robust and future-proof economy. Read
  6. ADB Approves Support to Strengthen Health Systems in India The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on June 19 approved a $170 million policy-based loan to improve India’s health system preparedness and capacity to respond to future pandemics. Read
  7. Nearly $200 Million In Grants Available To Fix Aging Natural Gas Pipes, Reduce Energy Costs The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is soliciting grant applications for nearly $200 million. The Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program, is aimed at mitigating safety risks and methane emissions from high-risk and leak-prone legacy natural gas distribution pipes. Read
  8. EIB Group And Spanish Ministry Of Economy Sign Agreement To Implement The Regional Resilience Fund The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise of Spain have signed a framework finance agreement to implement the Regional Resilience Fund (in Spanish Fondo de Resiliencia Autonómica). Read
  9. Annual EU Report Illustrates Continuous Deterioration Of Fundamental Freedoms In Hong Kong The European Commission and the High Representative have today adopted the 26th annual report to the European Parliament and the Council on political and economic developments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. This report covers developments in 2023. Read
  10. New UN Report Documents Further Evidence of Israeli War Crimes in Gaza The United Nations Human Rights Office released a report detailing “six emblematic attacks” by fascist Israel in Gaza which murdered many civilians and property destruction while running afoul of “the laws of war”. Read
  11. NASA Awards Logistic Services, Management Contract NASA has awarded the Goddard Logistics Services Contract to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas to provide logistics services and management for NASA missions. Read
  12. Walking Brings Huge Benefits For Low Back Pain, Study Finds Adults with a history of low back pain went nearly twice as long without a recurrence of their back pain if they walked regularly, a world-first study has found. Read
  13. Justice Department Finds That Utah Violates Federal Civil Rights Law by Segregating People with Disabilities The Justice Department recently announced its findings that Utah is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by unnecessarily segregating youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) during the day, instead of helping them find work and spend their days in their communities. Read
  14. 88% Of US Healthcare Leaders Say The Use Of Automation For Repetitive Tasks Is Critical For Addressing Staff Shortages The Future Health Index (FHI) survey conducted by Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, explores the ongoing staffing and access challenges within the US healthcare system and the innovative solutions being used to address them. Read
  15. Damage To Gaza Causing New Risks to Human Health and Long-Term Recovery - New UNEP Assessment The environmental impacts of the war in Gaza are unprecedented, according to a preliminary assessment published June 18 by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), exposing the community to rapidly growing soil, water and air pollution and risks of irreversible damage to its natural ecosystems. Read
  16. DOE Leads Effort to Improve the Cybersecurity of Energy Supply Chains The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released new Supply Chain Cybersecurity Principles, developed in collaboration with Idaho National Laboratory. The principles establish best practices for cybersecurity throughout the supply chain that supports energy infrastructure. Read
  17. Spain: EIB Group And Banco Santander To Unlock €1.2B In New Financing To Back Small Businesses And Mid-Caps The EIB Group (European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund) has invested €530 million in senior and mezzanine tranches of a new Banco Santander asset-backed securitisation operation. Read
  18. The National Debt Will Climb to $50 Trillion Ten Years from Now The U.S. National Debt is expected to rise from its current $34.4 trillion to almost $50 trillion in ten years, with serious long-term ramifications. Read
  19. CFPB Takes Action Against Sutherland Global and NOVAD Management Consulting The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on June 18 ordered a reverse mortgage servicing operation to stop illegal activities that harmed older homeowners and caused them to fear losing their homes. Read
  20. Federal Highway Administration Releases Over $108 Million to Improve Infrastructure and Road Safety on Federal and Tribal Lands The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced over $108 million in grant awards for 85 projects that will improve transportation and reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries on Federal and Tribal lands. Read
  21. Consulting Companies to Pay $11.3M for Failing to Comply with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federally Funded Contract Guidehouse Inc., headquartered in McLean, Virginia, has paid $7,600,000 and Nan McKay and Associates (Nan McKay), headquartered in El Cajon, California, has paid $3,700,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to meet cybersecurity requirements in contracts intended to ensure a secure environment for low-income New Yorkers to apply online for federal rental assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read
  22. Discovery Of ‘new Rules Of The Immune System’ Could Improve Treatment Of Inflammatory Diseases, Say Scientists Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that a type of white blood cell - called a regulatory T cell - exists as a single large population of cells that constantly move throughout the body looking for, and repairing, damaged tissue. Read
  23. NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Gen Spacecraft for NOA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the spacecraft for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. Read
  24. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on June 18 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on June 18 Read
  25. Bulgaria To Get Energy Boost With EIB-NEK Deal On New Hydropower Plants The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide advisory support to Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania EAD (NEK), Bulgaria’s national electricity company, in preparing the construction of two large pumped-storage hydropower plants in the southwestern part of the country. Read