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Oil exploration will probably begin in Alaskan waters this summer, according to a top U.S. official, with more lease sales likely in the next four years.

Yellowstone grizzly bears were removed from the U.S. endangered species list in 2017.

The casualty list from the government shutdown earlier this month continues to grow for U.S. Antarctic science.

The soon-to-be-released documentary is a call to action to join the battle that must be won to ensure that today’s children live long, healthy lives.

The White House, federal government selects communities to participate in the Local Food, Local Places initiative.

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts reveals that the federal government spent about $25 billion in the energy sector in 2009.

Turbine sites in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia identified as prime parcels for projects.

The National Institutes of Health is looking for brave volunteers to have a live flu virus squirted up their noses.

The enhanced silk was also 50 percent stronger than the regular stuff.

Fans at a Hershey Bears hockey game threw stuffed animals on the ice so they could be donated to charities.

The Federal Perkins Loan used to be known as National Direct Student Loans (NDSL). This loan is the regarded as the best of the federally subsidized loans, and is given to students who are in high financial need. Currently, the interest rate is at a low 5%.

Rosenberg & Gluck, L.L.P. is proud to be a sponsor of Island Harvest's Turkey And Trimmings Bethpage Federal Credit Union Turkey event.

The second annual event is expected to bring in record crowds.

Scribendi is proud to be selected as a recipient of the Women Entrepreneurship Fund, a federal Canadian fund that aims to assist women entrepreneurs in growing their businesses.

A select few of physicians were honored with the prestigious Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award, and this year includes Dr. Wladislaw Fedoriw MD.

A select few of physicians were honored with the prestigious 2018 Patients' Choice Award, and this year includes Dr. Wladislaw Fedoriw MD.

The HIPAA Security & Privacy Compliance Toolkit (HSPCT) - Government Edition - is the most comprehensive set of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) documents found anywhere in North America today.

Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain has announced a new Vice President after multiple federal contract awards

The Corporate Whistleblower Center is dramatically expanding their nationwide initiative to identify healthcare workers who are employed at facilities like nursing homes who have proof of extreme short staffing-it's a multi-billion dollar problem.

Dr. Ifediora has been endorsed by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the nephrology field

The Corporate Whistleblower Center is now urging a CNA, LPN or a RN at a nursing home or a skilled nursing facility that is constantly short staffed to call them-if the owner of the facility is billing Medicaid as if they are fully staffed.

The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "We are urging a LPN, RN or CNA with proof a nursing home is billing Medicaid as if the facility is fully staffed with caregivers-when if fact the facility is short-staffed to call us about possible rewards."

The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "We are urging an honest pharmacist to call us anytime if they have proof a pharmacy chain is gouging Medicare, Medicaid or TRICARE in anyway. Sometimes these types of people can make millions."

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The pocket alternative to screens is here to keep children entertained anywhere

The Corporate Whistleblower Center is inviting a RN, LPN or CNA anywhere in the nation to call them at 866-714-6466 if they work far a nursing home that is so short staffed their patients are dying prematurely. This is a nationwide problem.

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The Corporate Whistleblower Center is an advocate for taxpayers, healthcare workers and patients and they are extremely worried the Coronavirus will explode in our nation's nursing homes and long term care facilities-because many are short staffed.

The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "If you work for a contractor who calls his wife or girl friend the CEO of his construction company to get unfair treatment of federal or state bids-give us a call to discuss possibly significant rewards."

Wheat industry encouraged to submit comments on Environmental Impact Study

A partnership with SAGE Scholars, Inc., gives members the opportunity to earn discounts off tuition and fees at over 400 American colleges and universities.

Taking Education to the Next Level at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State

Powering Education to the Next Level at Bayero University, Kano State

Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain Has Completed Multiple Federal Contracts Valued at Over $1 Million

Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain Has Announced the Completion of its 300th Federal Project

Hamilton Pacific Chamberlain announced the award after receiving multiple federal contracts

The K Street Group has announced that is it prepared to assist its house of worship clients with a phased in re-opening of their facilities, once the COVid pandemic restrictions are relaxed.

Continued Financial Mismanagement, Even with Tax Increases, Leaves the City Short of Cash

The IRS has officially extended the federal income tax filing and payment deadline from April 15 to July 15, 2020 as part of relief efforts around the COVID-19 pandemic. All American taxpayers and businesses will have three additional months to … Read More

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• The federal government on Saturday announced initial plans for distributing a promising coronavirus drug, remdesivir.
• The drug, manufactured by Gilead Sciences, was authorized for emergency use last week, but doctors and hospitals weren't sure how they were going to get it.
• The Department of Health and Human Services now say the drug is first being distributed to health departments in some hard-hit states, and the departments can distribute it to hospitals as they see fit. 
• Eventually, HHS expects the drug to be delivered to all 50 states, terrorities, the Veterans Health Administration and the Indian Health Service. 
• Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.

The federal government released its initial distribution plans today for the promising coronavirus drug, remdesivir, which was approved for emergency use last week. 

The drug, donated by manufacturer Gilead Sciences, "will be used to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients in areas of the country hardest hit by the pandemic," the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) said in a press release.

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• The coronavirus drug remdesivir was OK'd for emergency use a week ago. The plan to get it to patients is still mired in confusion.
• Dispensed: Hospitals are stuck waiting for a promising coronavirus treatment
• 'It's hard to pay off your medical school loans in this kind of a job': Doctors who can protect the world against pandemics are in short supply

But the economy can’t rev up too quickly, not as long as the virus is still loose.

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A federal court permanently enjoined Mary E. Shade, d/b/a MS Tax, of Piqua, Ohio, from owning or operating a tax return preparation business and preparing tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. Mary E. Shade consented to the relief.

A federal court in Tampa, Florida has permanently barred Steven Doletzky, formerly doing business as Liberty Tax Service, from operating a tax return preparation business and preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The court also ordered Doletzky to disgorge $175,000 of ill-gotten gains that the United States alleges he received from filing federal tax returns that claimed improper tax refunds, understated customers’ federal tax liabilities, or otherwise included false or fraudulent claims.

On March 18, a federal court ordered El Mundo Feliz, a Partnership (El Mundo), and Daniel Martinez Jr. to begin paying employment taxes to the United States on a timely basis, the Justice Department announced today.