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United Nations takes aim at asteroids

A new international effort will monitor potential asteroid threats and examine how to deflect them before they hit Earth.




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United Nations to take aim at asteroid threat

An early alert system and rapid space launches are two ways that the UN is coordinating with other agencies to deter asteroids.




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Dog found after tsunami reunited with owner

A dog that was found three weeks after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan was reunited with her owner, who saw the pup on local news.




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Gulf recovery unites voters

Voters in the Gulf states favor candidates who will focus on restoration of the coastline -- especially those at the federal level.




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United Arab Emirates to build Martian mini-city

The massive Mars colony simulation located in the Dubai desert will be designed by Danish architect Bjake Ingels.




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Artists unite to record a 'Love Song to the Earth'

New single, recorded to inspire action on climate change, features performances by Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow, Colbie Caillat and many more.



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Facebook reunites mom and daughter after 22 years

Years of futile searching didn't work, but a single Facebook plea connects the two women in less than 24 hours.




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United Nations says existing biofuel policies bad for the Earth

New report calls for less damage in the development of biofuels.




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Ethanol unites extremes of the Senate

Political ideology doesn't matter in the Senate when it comes to ethanol subsidies. Unless your senator comes from a corn state, chances are he or she voted aga




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Community rallies to reunite man and dog

When a man and his dog are evicted, people in the community rally to try to keep them together.




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Woman reunited with dog lost 12 years ago

A dog lost in Florida is found a dozen years later in Pennsylvania, and her owner and everyone else is in tears.




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A veteran in hospice care is reunited with his dog one last time

Vietnam veteran gets his dying wish to spend the day with his beloved dog.




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Tata Nano is coming to the United States

Indian automaker Tata will be bringing the inexpensive Nano to the U.S. within three years.




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Wild Women Unite Event Provides Fun Opportunity to Learn Outdoor Life Skills for Women 16+; Registrations Open

Wild Women Unite is a weekend adult camp for women that teaches outdoor skills that are fun, engaging and safe. Buffalo NY location setting the bar for other locations; partnering with Love Shouldn't Hurt, Inc. for domestic violence advocacy/support.




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Boston Blades Women's Pro Hockey Joining United Nations' ORANGE Campaign to End Gender Based Violence

Saturday's game will mark the end of the first half of the season and the beginning of womens' hockey activism to promote gender equality.




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NFL Concussion Lawsuit Settlement Currently in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Concussion Settlement Payouts Delayed; Eligible Former Players Can Receive a Portion of Settlement Funding Now




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Manchester United Home Shirts Are Now Available On Fodboldonline.dk

Customer can now purchase affordable Manchester United home shirts on Fodboldonline.dk




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Sator Soccer is Committed to Serving Soccer Communities Throughout the United States

Sator Soccer is a family-owned business that has been dedicated to helping soccer communities bring pro-grade quality and safety to the field since 1997.




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Win 4 Suite Level Tickets to See D.C. United Play the Philadelphia Union

Enjoy an Audi Field "Suite" Experience Donated by Capx Solutions




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Alsco Houston Donates to Trinity East United Methodist Church

Contribution provides much needed dental care through the Texas Mission of Mercy dental clinic




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Hearing Is Essential! United Hearing Healthcare Provide Free Hearing Aid Batteries to Those In Need

If you've been affected by social distancing, but still need help getting the hearing services you need, United Hearing Healthcare is here to help.




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Georgia CPAs Unite at State Capitol for 7th Annual CPA Day

More than 100 members of The Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA) recently met at the state Capitol with their elected officials.




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United Franchise Group Stakes its Place as Leader in Franchising

Four Brands Named to 2018 Entrepreneur Magazine's "Franchise 500"




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SuperGreen Solutions Brand Manager Recognized by United States Green Building Council for South Florida

Matthew Ferrer Receives Emerging Professional Award




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Solar Optimum will Donate Proceeds of May Residential Sales to United Way of California's COVID-19 Relief Fund

During the month of May, Solar Optimum will donate proceeds for each residential solar system sold – with or without home battery storage – to California United Ways' new statewide COVID-19 Relief Fund.




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Princeton Texas Chiropractic Office, United Pain Associates, Now Accepting Ambetter Insurance

United Pain Associates, now accepting Ambetter Insurance




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APÓLA International, LLC: Plans to Franchise Across the United States and Internationally

APÓLA International, Inc., aka APÓLA Greek Grill is expanding their popular fast casual restaurants locally and across the nation




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Millionaire Dating Trends in The United States

One of the best exclusive dating sites for millionaires out there. The high-quality singles and overall responsiveness of the users make it worth becoming a premium member.




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84% of Surviving Fatal Crash Drivers in United States Not Tested for Drugs, 77% Not Tested for DUI

Just released data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA) shows 67% of all fatal crash drivers were not drug tested and 59% not tested for DUI, For fatally injured drivers, 46% were not tested for drugs and 38% not tested for DUI.




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Kuwaiti and Saudi Nationals Repeatedly Fleeing United States While Out on Bail for Sex Crimes

Several news articles have been published in recent years reporting that a trend of Arab States nationals have been fleeing America after being released from jail and surrendering passports while awaiting trial for serious criminal allegations.




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30 Years Later: Israeli Mother Reunited with Long-Lost Son Trapped in Gaza

Following intensive efforts by Yad L'Achim, an organization dedicated to Jewish continuity, he did the impossible—crossing the border into Israeli territory where he was finally reunited with his Jewish family.




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Georgia CPAs Unite at State Capitol for 8th Annual CPA Day

Connecting CPAs with local elected officials




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United Restoration Provides Coronavirus Cleanup & Sanitization Services In South Florida

Since 2006, United Restoration has provided biohazard removal services such as the microbial remediation of viruses. We use CDC and EPA-approved disinfectant products with broad spectrum kill claims to eliminate Coronavirus.




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Northwest Wheat States Unite in Response to Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Organizations urge producer involvement during comment period




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Don Forman United Nissan Out Performs Other Las Vegas Dealerships

As Other Dealership's Sales Fall, Don Forman United Nissan Continues To Have Record-Breaking Year




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VIP Games to Unite Gamers Worldwide Under One Digital Flag

Vipgames.com is a new HTML5 platform that will provide the online players with the very best in free digital card and board games.




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Bridesandlovers.com Supports United States Daters Searching for a Foreign Bride with IMBRA Certification

IMBRA certification reduces visa problems for U.S. based dating site members of Bridesandlovers.com




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Hippocrates Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Divinus Award Winning 100% Organic Pure EVOO now available in United States

Olive Oil Organically Grown and Pure Enough to Carry the Name of the Father of Medicine




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The Handmaid's Tale Author Margaret Atwood Announced as Keynote Speaker at Fairfield County's Community Foundation's Fund for Women & Girls Unite & Rise Luncheon, Friday, April 3, 2020

Unite & Rise celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment




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NECA Legislative Top Three 1/24/20: It's Time: Addressing the United States' Aging Infrastructure

This week in NECA Government Affairs we spotlight infrastructure legislation, the new SBA Administrator and the newly signed US/China Trade Agreement.




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IVRs and AI, Unite!

While interactive voice response systems (IVRs) have been invaluable in reducing contact center costs, we need to be honest: not many are delivering experiences that meet consumer expectations. It's no surprise given the rise of digital channels.




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Assistant United States Attorney - Criminal Division

USAO Southern District of California
Attorney positions available in the San Diego Office
San Diego, California
Announcement #: 20-SDCA-10808887-AUSA03
Application Deadline: May 25, 2020

The U.S. Attorney's Office is currently seeking experienced attorneys for one or more positions as an Assistant U.S. Attorney ("AUSA") in the Criminal Division.  Positions are available in the San Diego office. 

The Criminal Division is organized into seven sections, which consist of the Border Enforcement Section, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF Section), the Violent Crimes and Human Trafficking Section, the Major Frauds and Public Corruption Section, the National Security and Cybercrimes Section, the Asset Recovery Section, and the Appellate Section.  (See the San Diego U.S. Attorney’s website www.justice.gov/usao-sdca for a detailed description of each section.)   

Commensurate with experience and needs of the Office, AUSAs may be assigned to different sections in the U.S. Attorney’s Office.  New hires are expected to start in the Border Enforcement Section.  The Border Enforcement Section is the largest section in the Criminal Division and accounts for approximately 95 percent of the cases prosecuted in the Southern District of California. 

The Border Enforcement Section handles a large volume of reactive cases that arise from policing the 141-mile long border between California and Mexico, six Ports of Entry, and the roughly 70 miles of coastline stretching from the U.S.-Mexico border to the northernmost tip of San Diego County. Cases commonly include illegal entry and reentry, drug importation and alien smuggling prosecutions.  This section consists of an Intake Team, Fast-Track Team, Immigration Team and four Trial Teams.  Border Enforcement Section attorneys try a large number of cases and often oversee the use of investigative tools like search and tracking warrants, undercover operations and confidential sources.

Enclosed is a link to the Southern District of California's web page for more information about the office.

http://www.justice.gov/usao/district/sdca

Benefits

The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, paid vacation; sick leave; holidays; telework; life insurance; health benefits; and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System. The Benefits link provides an overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal Employees.




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Assistant United States Attorney (Civil Division)

USAO Middle District of North Carolina
United States Attorney's Office, Middle District of North Carolina
Greennsboro, North Carolina
Announcement #: 20-NCM-10808245-AUSA
Application Deadline: May 19, 2020

The Civil Division is seeking one experienced attorney to service as an Assistant United States Attorney. This AUSA will be responsible for defending and prosecuting a variety of federal civil cases, with particular emphasis on defensive actions, including but not limited to cases brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, actions which allege employment discrimination or retaliation, and immigration matters. They will also be assigned appellate, research, and writing duties. Link to the office website: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdnc




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Assistant United States Attorney

USAO Eastern District of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
Announcement #: 20-KYE-10810712-AUSA
Application Deadline: May 15, 2020

This position offers an exciting and challenging career opportunity. The Department of Justice has a diverse and talented workforce of over 100,000 men and women and is tasked with ensuring the protection of all Americans, while preserving constitutional freedoms. The position provides an opportunity to be part of a dedicated team helping to enforce Federal law (criminal and civil) and protect life, liberty, and the property of citizens.

The Mission of the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) is to vigorously enforce the criminal laws of the United States, to effectively represent the interests of the United States in civil litigation, and to promote the public safety needs of the community through an efficient, well-coordinated law enforcement effort.

In all matters, our responsibilities are to promote the fair and impartial administration of justice, adhering to the highest ethical, professional and performance standards; to promote effective partnerships with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, and the community at large in furtherance of law enforcement; to protect the rights of citizens, victims of crime and witnesses; to enhance community safety by reducing crime and the fear of crime, through outreach and education; and to inspire confidence in the criminal justice system.

This position will serve as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Fraud Division. Employment with the United States Attorney's Office offers a unique and challenging experience for the highly motivated attorney to work on some of the most significant, complex and visible cases being litigated today. Litigation handled by the Fraud Division helps to enforce Federal criminal laws that protect life, liberty and property of our citizens.

The selected candidate will be responsible for white collar criminal prosecutions involving financial institutions and the forfeiture of assets gained from or used in the commission of crimes. The position will involve working with a team of investigators to review suspicious activity reports submitted to the United States by financial institutions, and conducting related investigations, prosecutions and forfeiture actions in United States District Court.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.




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Civil Assistant United States Attorney

USAO District of Connecticut
New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford
, Multiple locations
Announcement #: CT-20-002
Application Deadline: May 26, 2020

The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut is seeking applications for an Assistant United States Attorney to work in the Affirmative Civil Enforcement and Civil Rights Unit of the office’s Civil Division. The position offers a unique and challenging experience for a highly motivated attorney who is interested in working to advance civil rights in Connecticut. The person filling this position will work to advance civil rights through a variety of affirmative civil enforcement practice areas that may include housing and fair lending, ADA enforcement, allegations relating to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, voting rights, service members’ rights, pattern and practice policing investigations, and employment discrimination. The person filling the position will also coordinate with the District’s Criminal Division in criminal civil rights cases involving human trafficking, hate crimes, and color of law prosecutions. The person filling the position will also work closely with the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and will develop, implement, and participate in significant community outreach events throughout the district.




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Assistant United States Attorney

USAO District of Utah
Criminal Division
Salt Lake City, Utah
Announcement #: 20-UT-04
Application Deadline: May 13, 2020

The U. S. Attorney's Office is seeking an experienced attorney to fill one Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) position in the Criminal Division of its Salt Lake City office.  AUSAs in the Criminal Division advise federal law enforcement agents on criminal investigations, present criminal cases to the grand jury, prepare and argue a broad range of motions, and try criminal cases before the United States District Court.  Candidates should be capable of handling a variety of significant and complex criminal prosecutions, including white collar and economic crime, violent crime, narcotics and immigration.

THIS IS A 14-MONTH TERM POSITION, AND IS UNLIKELY TO BE RENEWED.  This position may be extended and/or made permanent without further competition.




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Supervisory Assistant United States Attorney

USAO Western District of Texas
San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Announcement #: 20-WDTX-A10
Application Deadline: May 15, 2020

Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The District is currently accepting applications for Civil Chief. 

The Civil Division is responsible for representing the federal government and its agencies and employees in civil litigation in the District. Two primary areas of practice are tort cases, including medical malpractice and a variety of personal injury cases, and Title VII cases alleging discrimination in hiring and employment practices by agencies of the United States. Other areas of practice include civil rights, immigration, bankruptcy, debts owed the United States or its agencies, breach of contract, judicial review of administrative findings, and injunctive proceedings. AUSAs in the Civil Division are active at both the trial and appellate levels, taking depositions, preparing and answering interrogatories, negotiating for settlement, engaging in motions practice, trying cases, and writing and arguing appeals.

About the Position:  On a regular and recurring basis, this office fills the Supervisory Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) positions that it has been allotted. These temporary, at will positions, make up the management team of the office, under the control, supervision and direction of the United States Attorney. AUSAs selected for these supervisory positions will be responsible for exercising dynamic leadership and efficiently and effectively managing the employees in their respective sections to accomplish the mission of the Department and the specific goals of this office, as set forth by the United States Attorney.

 




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Assistant United States Attorney

USAO District of Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
Announcement #: 20-MA-AUSA-02
Application Deadline: May 22, 2020

The position of an Assistant U.S. Attorney provides one with the responsibility and the authority to improve the lives of Americans who live in Massachusetts and across the United States.  We prosecute local and international drug dealers, fraudsters, terrorists, war criminals, major pharmaceutical companies that cheat in the sale of drugs and devices, and perpetrators of intellectual property crime.  We bring civil suits against bad actors in the health care industry and against companies that fail to comply with the laws protecting disabled Americans, and represent the United States when it is, or its agencies, are sued in a wide variety of civil actions.  

Working as a federal prosecutor sworn to pursue justice in the name of the United States is deeply satisfying.  Many lawyers look back on their days as an Assistant U.S. Attorney as among the most rewarding of their professional careers.

The office is currently hiring two Assistant U.S. Attorneys, one in the Asset Recovery Unit (ARU) and one in the Defensive Litigation Unit of the Office's Civil Division.

The attorney hired for the Asset Recovery Unit position will focus primarily on recovering assets to pay fines and restitution in criminal cases, including ensuring pre-judgment identification and freezing of assets and handling post-judgment enforcement matters.  This attorney’s practice will also include commencing civil actions to recover debt owed to federal agencies and managing civil bankruptcy matters.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys in ARU also handle forfeiture of assets in criminal and civil cases, and this position may include some forfeiture work as well.

The ARU AUSA will be responsible for handling a large and active caseload, filing pleadings, appearing in both U.S. District Court and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, providing prompt legal advice to agencies, and representing the United States in other legal matters as may be assigned.

The attorney hired for the Defensive Litigation Unit position will represent the United States when it is sued in the District of Massachusetts.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the DLU are general civil litigators because they defend the United States in a wide variety of cases that can include employment discrimination and retaliation claims, tort actions including complex medical malpractice cases, lawsuits filed under the Administrative Procedures Act, FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) litigation, Bivens and other constitutional claims, and various immigration and prisoner habeas petitions.  The work in this unit will include practice before both the Massachusetts District Court and the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.




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Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Warren County North Carolina Board of Education to Enforce the Employment Rights of United States Army Reservist

The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with the Warren County, North Carolina, Board of Education (Warren County) that resolves a federal lawsuit brought under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) on behalf of Dwayne Coffer, a Command Sergeant Major (CSM) in the Army Reserve. In its complaint, the United States alleged that Warren County violated USERRA by eliminating Sergeant Major Coffer’s employment position while he was on active duty with the military and failed to re-employ him in a comparable position when he returned.




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Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Coahoma County, Mississippi, to Enforce the Rights of a United States Army Reservist

The Department of Justice announced that it filed a complaint yesterday in federal court in the Northern District of Mississippi against Coahoma County, Mississippi (Coahoma County), to protect the employment rights of an Army Reservist, Staff Sergeant First Class (SSG) Jason Sims Sr.