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/ 4 years agoUSDA Invests $42M in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Infrastructure
USDA says the investment is to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities
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/ 4 years agoUS Dept of Ed Amplifies USDA Expansion of SNAP Benefits to Help Students Pursuing Postsecondary Education During Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Ed, in collaboration with the USDA, issued guidance to postsecondary institutions to inform them about temporarily expanded SNAP eligibility...
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/ 4 years agoUSPS Awards Contract to Launch Multi-Billion-Dollar Modernization of Postal Delivery Vehicle Fleet
The historic investment is part of a soon-to-be-released plan the Postal Service has developed to transform its financial performance and customer...
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/ 4 years agoOne of the Nation’s Largest Chicken Producers Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing and is Sentenced to $107M Fine
Pilgrim’s is the first company to plead guilty for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids for...
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/ 4 years agoWife of “El Chapo” Arrested on International Drug Trafficking Charges
The wife of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, leader of a Mexican drug trafficking organization known as the Sinaloa Cartel, was...
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/ 4 years agoU.S. Dept of Ed Releases Guidance to States on Assessing Student Learning During the Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is providing guidance to states emphasizing the importance of flexibility in administering assessments this year
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/ 4 years agoWWII Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Removed to Germany
A Tennessee resident with German citizenship was removed to Germany for participating in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution while serving as an...
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/ 4 years agoChange to Definition of ‘Agricultural Products’ in Reporting Trade Data
USDA will adopt the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) internationally recognized definition of “agricultural products”
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/ 4 years agoUSDA: Announcement of Key Leadership in Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area
"With their leadership of USDA farm and conservation programs, we will create new market opportunities and streams of income for farmers,...
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/ 4 years agoDietary Supplement Executive Sentenced for Scheme to Fraudulently Sell Popular Dietary Supplements
A federal court in Texas sentenced a former dietary supplement company executive to prison for his role in fraudulently selling popular...