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  1. U.S. Regulatory System Failed To Prevent Thousands Of Deaths In Frontline Workers During The Pandemic An analysis published in the The BMJ examines the risks faced by frontline workers in the United States during the pandemic and suggests reforms that could protect population health and save lives. Read
  2. Three Individuals Charged for Roles in $1.89B Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme The Justice Department recently announced charges against two individuals and the guilty plea of a third individual for orchestrating a $1.89 billion cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Read
  3. NASA Awards Contract for Aviation and Railroad Safety Reporting Systems NASA has awarded a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean, Virginia, for the maintenance and operation of incident reporting programs and continuing development to improve current and future reporting systems. Read
  4. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on January 29, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on January 29, 2024 Read
  5. Iraq Begins Talks to Reduce U.S. Forces Frustrated with the American presence in its country turning it into a war zone, Iraqi officials are demanding cutbacks in U.S. coalition troops stationed there. Read
  6. Texas Gains Tremendous American Support in Defiance of White House Texas' defiance of a Supreme Court order on border security is awakening a groundswell of support across America. Read
  7. 10 Countries Halt UN Palestinian Relief Agency Funding to Support Genocide Without firing a single shot, Israel has found another way to inflict serious harm on Palestinians. Read
  8. DOE to Update LNG Shipment National Security Evaluation Process The United States Department of Energy (DOE) recently provided notice that it will initiate a process to update the assessments used to inform whether additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) export authorization requests to non-Free Trade Agreement countries are in the public interest. Read
  9. Archer Aviation, NASA Sign Space Act Agreement Archer Aviation Inc. recently announced it has signed a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The collaboration will kick off with an initial project focused on studying high-performance battery cells and safety testing targeted for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and space applications. Read
  10. African Development Bank Group Announces New Funding For African Infrastructure Projects On the sidelines of this week’s Italy-Africa Summit, the European Commission (EC) and the African Development Bank Group have formalized a new Financial Framework Partnership Agreement to boost investments in infrastructure projects in Africa. Read
  11. European Commission Proposes to Improve European Works Councils to Strengthen Transnational Social Dialogue The Commission proposes to revise the European Works Councils (EWCs) Directive to further improve social dialogue in the EU. EWCs are information and consultation bodies that ensure that employees are involved in decisions related to transnational issues. They concern companies with more than 1,000 employees operating in at least two EU or European Economic Area (EEA) countries. Read
  12. Study: Stars Travel More Slowly At Milky Way’s Edge By clocking the speed of stars throughout the Milky Way galaxy, MIT physicists have found that stars further out in the galactic disk are traveling more slowly than expected compared to stars that are closer to the galaxy’s center. The findings raise a surprising possibility: The Milky Way’s gravitational core may be lighter in mass, and contain less dark matter, than previously thought. Read
  13. India Dark Web Vendor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics and Forfeits $150M An Indian national pleaded guilty recently to selling controlled substances on dark web marketplaces and agreed to forfeit $150 million. Read
  14. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on January 26, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on January 26, 2024 Read
  15. Canadian Catholic Cardinal Steps Down After Abuse Charge The light of truth continues to shine in the dark corners of the Catholic Church to expose its institutional abuse. This time it is on cardinal Lacroix. Read
  16. Yemen Attack on British Oil Tanker May Be Most Damaging Yet The Houthi military has claimed credit for an attack which left a British oil tanker on fire in the Gulf of Aden, but again without casualties. Read
  17. CMS Announces $50M in Grants to Deliver Critical School-Based Health Services to Children The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced $50 million in grants for states to connect millions more children to critical health care services, particularly for mental health, at school. Read
  18. ICJ Rules Israel May Have Committed Genocide, But Stops Short of Directing A Ceasefire The International Court of Justice issued its interim ruling on charges that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. It was damning but doesn't stop fascist Israel from continuing its genocide and trying to start WW III. Read
  19. U.S. Q4 2023 GDP Jumps at Over Twice Forecasted Rate? The Commerce Department claimed yesterday that the U.S. economy grew by 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023. Read
  20. DOE Announces $254 Million to Decarbonize America’s Industrial Sector The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on January 25 announced $171 million for 49 projects across 21 states to reduce industrial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and accelerate the development of innovative decarbonization technologies. DOE also announced that applications are open for an $83 million funding opportunity to decrease emissions from hard-to-decarbonize industrial sectors, which represent roughly 30 percent of total U.S. carbon emissions. Read
  21. PAHO And International Hospital Federation Sign Agreement To Strengthen Hospital Management In The Americas The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the International Hospital Federation (IHF) signed a technical cooperation agreement to strengthen hospital management capacity in the region, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read
  22. Utility Companies Urged to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties The leaders of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Energy announced a joint letter asking for the nation’s leading utility companies to make energy and water use data freely available to the owners of multifamily properties to eliminate barriers to energy efficiency improvements for families who live in multifamily assisted housing. Read
  23. Chemists Use Blockchain To Simulate Over 4 Billion Chemical Reactions Essential To The Origins Of Life Cryptocurrency is usually “mined” through the blockchain by asking a computer to perform a complicated mathematical problem in exchange for tokens of cryptocurrency. But in research appearing in the journal Chem on January 24, a team of chemists have repurposed this process, asking computers to instead generate the largest network ever created of chemical reactions which may have given rise to prebiotic molecules on early Earth. Read
  24. Berklee College of Music Student Convicted of Stalking, Threatening Individual Promoting Democracy in China Defendant, a Citizen of the People’s Republic of China, Initiated Stalking and Threats Campaign Against Individual Who Promoted Freedom and Democracy in China. Read
  25. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on January 25, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on January 25, 2024 Read