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  1. Thousands Of Judicial Cases Opened Against Perpetrators Of Genocide In Rwanda Since 1994 Since the genocide against the Tutsi and other massacres against moderate Hutu in Rwanda in 1994, judicial authorities in Europe, Rwanda and a UN tribunal have opened thousands of formal investigations and court cases against alleged perpetrators. Read
  2. National Grid Commits to Investing $35 Billion in New York & Massachusetts to Meet Decarbonization Goals National Grid on May 23 announced plans to invest an estimated $75 billion* across the company’s service territory in the UK and US over the next five years, with nearly half of the funding dedicated to US energy system improvements in Massachusetts and New York. Read
  3. Department of Justice Seeks to Shatter Live Nation's Monopoly on the Live Music Industry The DOJ and 30 states hope to break up the parent company of Ticketmaster, which controls 70% of ticket sales at all major U.S. concert facilities. Read
  4. FTA Unveils Nearly $10.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Plan Housing Near Transit The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on May 23 announced the availability of nearly $10.5 million in competitive grant funds for agencies to plan transit-adjacent development. Read
  5. NASA Selects Technology Transfer Services Contractor NASA has awarded the Consolidated Agency Technology Transfer Services contract to Summit Technologies & Solutions, Inc. in Alexandria, Virginia, to provide support for the agency’s Technology Transfer Program. Read
  6. Poor Access To Essential Surgery Is Costing Lives - Study Inadequate access to simple elective surgery in developing countries is storing up future health problems for patients and may create a spiral of future health complications putting more people’s lives at risk, a new study reveals. Read
  7. Justice Department and FTC Seek Information on Serial Acquisitions, Roll-Up Strategies Across U.S. Economy The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly launched a public inquiry to identify serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies throughout the U.S. economy that have led to consolidation and harmed competition. Read
  8. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on May 23, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on May 23, 2024 Read
  9. USDOT Advances Work To Incorporate Artificial Intelligence Safely Into Transportation Applications The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure (ARPA-I) is seeking input on the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI)  across all modes of transportation, as well as emerging challenges and opportunities in creating and deploying AI technologies. Read
  10. $14 Million in Brownfields Job Training Grants Available On May 21, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of approximately $14 million for environmental job training grants under EPA’s Brownfields Job Training Program. Read
  11. African Development Bank Invests $1.44 Billion To Support Infrastructure Development In Nigeria The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has invested $1.44 billion to support the development of energy and power, transport, water, and sanitation infrastructure in Nigeria. Read
  12. Nearly $240 Million Allocated For New Fish Passage Projects The Department of Commerce and NOAA are recommending nearly $240 million in funding, and an additional $38 million in future funding, to support 46 new fish passage projects. Read
  13. International Support Grows for ICC Action Against Israel France and Germany joined the list of nations quickly certifying their support for the International Criminal Court’s decision to file war crimes charges against the senior leadership of Israel. Read
  14. Crypto Firm Genesis Global Capital Agrees to $2B Criminal Settlement Payout New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement worth $2 billion with bankrupt cryptocurrency firms Genesis Global Capital, LLC, Genesis Asia Pacific PTE, LTD., and Genesis Global Holdco, LLC (Genesis) that will help maximize recoveries for investors who were defrauded. Read
  15. Venezuela and China Sign Agreements to Grow Investments and Trade On May 22 representatives of the Maduro administration and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) made plans to expand economic ties. Read
  16. $167B In Additional Student Loan Relief Approved For 4.75 Million Borrowers the U.S. Department of Education announced on May 21 the approval of $7.7 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 160,500 borrowers. Read
  17. NASA’s Heliophysics Experiment to Study Sun on European Mission Once integrated aboard the ESA’s (European Space Agency’s) Vigil space weather mission, JEDI’s two telescopes will focus on the middle layer of the solar corona, a region of the Sun’s atmosphere that plays a key role in creating the solar wind and the solar eruptions that cause space weather. Read
  18. Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the filing of a felony criminal charge and related civil complaint and consent decree under the Clean Air Act (CAA) against TPC Group LLC, a Texas petrochemical company. Read
  19. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on May 22, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on May 22, 2024 Read
  20. ADB and Australia Announce Water Sensitive City Support For New Capital of Indonesia The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Government of Australia, and the Government of Indonesia jointly announced their support to create a water-sensitive city in Nusantara—Indonesia's new capital—in the sidelines of the 10th World Water Forum. Read
  21. European Commission Approves €1.7 Billion German State Aid Scheme To Support Rail Freight Transport Operators The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.7 billion German scheme to support rail freight operators in single and group wagon transport. Read
  22. House Farm Bill Misses Opportunity To Move Agriculture Forward The House Agriculture Committee recently released the long-awaited Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA). The 942 page discussion draft arrived just six days ahead of an expected Committee markup on May 23. Read
  23. Spain Pulls Ambassador Over Argentine President’s Criticism of Prime Minister’s Wife Relations between Spain and Argentina just reached their lowest level since Milei took office in December 2023. Read
  24. USDA Awards $300 Million to Diversify Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture is allocating $300 million to 66 U.S. organizations, under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP), to build demand for American food and farm exports in high-potential markets around the globe. Read
  25. Severe Flooding In Afghanistan Hunger Hotspots Is Set To Worsen, Warns WFP The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the devastating floods that struck the Northeastern and Northwestern regions of Afghanistan in the past two weeks, impacting more than 80,000 people, are likely to intensify in the coming months, with a significant impact on food security. The affected districts, most of which are "hunger hotspots”, are already in crisis levels of food insecurity. Read