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  1. UK: Airlines And Aviation Authorities Should Not Facilitate Unlawful Removals To Rwanda, UN Experts Say UN experts recently expressed concern about the role of airlines and aviation authorities in facilitating unlawful removals to Rwanda under the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Rwanda, and the ‘Safety of Rwanda’ Bill. Read
  2. CFPB Takes Action to Stop Illegal Junk Fees in Mortgage Servicing The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published an edition of Supervisory Highlights describing the agency’s actions to combat junk fees charged by mortgage servicers, as well as other illegal practices. Read
  3. Former Comptroller General of Ecuador Convicted for Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between 2010 to 2015, Carlos Ramon Polit Faggioni solicited and received over $10 million in bribe payments from Odebrecht S.A., the Brazil-based construction conglomerate. Read
  4. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 24, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 24, 2024 Read
  5. FAA Requires Aviation Organizations To Detect, Address Safety Risks Early The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing new requirements for charter airlines, commuter airlines, air tour operators, and certain aircraft manufacturers to implement a Safety Management System (SMS). Read
  6. NASA Nurtures Promising Tech Ideas From Small Businesses New space technology ideas emerge every day from innovators across the country, and NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program on Monday selected more than 100 projects for funding. Read
  7. FTC Declares Noncompete Agreements Are Illegal The Federal Trade Commission yesterday made official a new rule making it against the law to block employees from switching jobs to a competitor. Read
  8. BLM Seeks Input On $348M In Proposed Conservation And Restoration Funding Recommendations The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on approximately $348 million in proposed Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) funding for conservation, restoration, and improvement projects throughout Nevada, the Lake Tahoe Basin, and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Read
  9. CBP, Canon USA Announce Partnership Against Counterfeit Products U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently announced a new partnership with Canon U.S.A., Inc., to help prevent counterfeit products from entering the United States. Read
  10. EPA Announces Nearly $1 Billion In Grants To Invest In America’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition Today, April 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to fund the replacement of certain polluting heavy-duty vehicles with zero-emission vehicles. Read
  11. Brazil Signs Lusophone Compact Agreement To Boost Private Sector In Africa Brazil has officially joined the Lusophone Compact, an initiative working to accelerate private sector development in Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa, known as the PALOPs (Angola, Cabo Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tome and Príncipe). Read
  12. European Parliament MEPs Approve Trade Support Measures For Ukraine With Protection For EU Farmers On Tuesday, the European Parliament endorsed the extension of temporary trade liberalisation measures for Ukraine, while protecting EU farmers. Read
  13. Doctor Charged with Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud A New Hampshire doctor made his initial appearance on April 23 in Burlington, Vermont, on charges related to his alleged involvement in conspiracies to illegally distribute controlled substances and to commit health care fraud. Read
  14. World’s Chocolate Supply Threatened By Devastating Virus A rapidly spreading virus threatens the health of the cacao tree and the dried seeds from which chocolate is made, jeopardizing the global supply of the world’s most popular treat. Read
  15. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 23, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 23, 2024 Read
  16. FTC Moves to Block Tapestry’s $8.5 billion Acquisition of Capri The Federal Trade Commission on April 22 sued to block Tapestry, Inc.’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited, a deal that seeks to combine three close competitors – Tapestry’s Coach and Kate Spade brands and Capri’s Michael Kors brand. If allowed, the deal would eliminate direct head-to-head competition between Tapestry’s and Capri’s brands. Read
  17. Department Of Education Releases Final Title IX Regulations, Providing Vital Protections Against Sex Discrimination The U.S. Department of Education (Department) released its Final Rule under Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance. Read
  18. Independent Review: Israel Lied that Hamas Infiltrated the UNRWA A UN-commissioned review of Israel’s claim that the UN Relief and Works Agency acted as a tool of "terrorists" proved it was just another lie. Read
  19. Alzheimer’s Disease Progresses Faster In People With Down Syndrome Nearly all adults with Down syndrome will develop evidence of Alzheimer’s disease by late middle age. A new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that the disease both starts earlier and moves faster in people with Down syndrome, a finding that may have important implications for the treatment and care of this vulnerable group of patients. Read
  20. Rwanda Bill To Become Law In Major Illegal Migration Milestone UK government efforts to stop the boats and tackle illegal migration took a major step forward, after the Safety of Rwanda Bill completed its passage through Parliament overnight, Monday 22 April. Read
  21. EU-Japan: Council Endorses Conclusion Of Their Strategic Partnership Agreement The European Council adopted a decision on the conclusion of the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) between the European Union and its member states and Japan. Read
  22. Intel Builds World’s Largest Neuromorphic System to Enable More Sustainable AI Intel recently announced that it has built the world's largest neuromorphic system. Code-named Hala Point, this large-scale neuromorphic system, initially deployed at Sandia National Laboratories, utilizes Intel’s Loihi 2 processor, aims at supporting research for future brain-inspired artificial intelligence (AI), and tackles challenges related to the efficiency and sustainability of today’s AI. Read
  23. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on April 22, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on April 22, 2024 Read
  24. NASA Sets Coverage of Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, April 25, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is expected to begin at 10:55 a.m. and could last up to seven hours. Read
  25. Treatment From Female Doctors Leads To Lower Mortality And Hospital Readmission Rates Patients have lower rates of mortality and hospital readmissions when treated by female physicians, with female patients benefitting more than their male counterparts, new research suggests. Read