Federal Agencies
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Florida officials tell vendors to begin taking down immigration center dubbed 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Vendors were told that they should have made significant progress on removing tents, fences and other structures by Wednesday,
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Trump admin moves to dismantle overseas scam operations targeting Americans
The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned nine individuals and 26 entities linked to the group, including its leadership, investors in scam compounds, and front companies.
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ICE seeks more than $250K fine against immigration attorney for filing fake asylum claims
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is alleging the attorney prepared and filed 64 false documents claiming asylum for his clients.
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SEC blinks on 'natural asset companies' proposal, reopens public comment period
NACs are a form of company the New York Stock Exchange proposed that would appear on the exchange to raise capital and ultimately purchase land to prevent its use for "unsustainable extractive activities."
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FBI stonewalling charity to suspended whistleblower, watchdog says
The bureau has insisted that Allen remains bound by the bureau's rules on accepting gifts, despite his suspension, and Allen refuses to accept the charitable funds without clear guidance from the bureau as to whether doing so would affect his ability to challenge his suspension.
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DOJ announces terror charges against operative linked to Hezbollah's 1994 attack on Jewish center
Samuel Salman El Reda is reportedly in Lebanon at this time, according to the DOJ.
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Millions of student loan borrowers missed first payment after pandemic pause
The payment pause started in March of 2020 and ended in October of 2023.
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IRS announces $1 billion in penalty relief for unpaid taxes from pandemic
"We are taking other steps to help taxpayers with past-due bills, and we have options to help people struggling to pay," IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said.
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Foreigners bought 3.4 million acres of U.S. forest, farm land in 2022, Agriculture Dep't says
As of last year, in total, foreign parties held more than 43.4 million acres of U.S. land, of which 48% was forest land, 28% cropland, 21% pasture and other agricultural land, and 2% non-agricultural land. "There were no filings directly by the government of China," the Agriculture Department's report said.
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Misinformation for thee, not me? FDA had similar concerns as COVID vaccine skeptics, docs suggest
FOIA production shows agency wasn't impressed by Pfizer plan to mitigate "endotoxins," complained about insufficient cleaning in manufacturing, had no basis to claim post-vax heart inflammation was rare.
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Homeland Security watchdog concludes barriers most effective at curbing illegal immigration: FOIA
Potential responses to illegal immigration included sensors, cameras, mobile surveillance radars, a vehicle fence and the deployment of additional agents, but a pedestrian fence was seen as the most effective.
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Top federal highway safety official to resign amid GOP opposition to her anti-gas vehicle views
Republicans were opposed to Carlson because of her previous climate activism and support for regulating gas-powered vehicles.
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Research finds COVID mRNA vax makes 'Pfrankenstein' proteins, but feds seem unfazed
Research journal accepted similar findings by Human Genome Project manager nearly two years ago but held paper indefinitely for "research integrity" review. Some scientists question claim of no "adverse outcomes."