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May 13, 2008

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology would like to inform the general public that the text message currently circulating in the Philippines about a prediction by a certain US Geological Society of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake to hit Philippine…

May 13, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), have provided $500,000 to the International Federation of Red Cross for the procurement and delivery of emergency relief commodities, as a result of the devastating earthquake…

May 11, 2008

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (Lockheed), a Denver-based business unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, has agreed to pay the United States $10.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted invoices for payment it was not entitled to receive on a…

May 11, 2008

An earthquake occurred 90 km (55 miles) WNW of Chengdu, Sichuan, China and 1545 km (960 miles) SW of BEIJING, Beijing, China at 12:28 AM MDT, May 12, 2008 (2:28 PM local time in China). The magnitude and location may…

May 11, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. Peace Corps Volunteers serving in China are accounted for and safe. Earlier today, an earthquake registering 7.9 on the Richter scale occurred 55 miles northwest of the Peace Corps/China office in Chengdu, Sichuan province. There are currently 111…

May 8, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. - More than eighty individuals involved in various marriage fraud conspiracies throughout Florida were arrested this week following a joint investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…

May 6, 2008

Despite all the recent news of a troubled economy, folks have still managed to find donations and money for those in need. This issue features a project benefiting a worthwhile cause. The Mazatzal Hotel & Casino's Big Bass Challenge 2008,…

May 5, 2008

Michael J. Garcia, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michele M. Leonhart, the Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment against international arms dealer…

May 5, 2008

Phoenix, Arizona -- Attorney General Terry Goddard announced the breakup of a major weapons trafficking operation in Phoenix that supplied hundreds of AK-47 assault rifles, other long guns and handguns to criminal organizations in Mexico.Three men were arrested this morning,…

May 4, 2008

Early Sunday morning, a suspected pipe bomb exploded at the entrance of the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse at 940 Front Street in San Diego, California. The explosion shattered a glass door, damaged the lobby, and punched a hole in…

May 1, 2008

CMLS Rules Obstruct Competition from Low-Priced and Innovative Real Estate Brokers WASHINGTON The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division today filed a lawsuit against the Consolidated Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) of Columbia, S.C., challenging its rules that unreasonably restrict competition among…