CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * CfA has entered into an MOU with NSF NRAO on the Black Hole Explorer (BHEX), a project which would increase the capabilities of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) by launching it into space. * * * A new agreement between the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) will more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * The project is expected to take three-and-a-half years and will represent a total investment of more than $200 million in modernizing facilities for Many Farms High School students. * * * Chinle, Arizona -- On Wednesday, December 4, Bureau of Indian Education Director Tony Dearman joined a celebration to break ground on a campus modernization project more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3132) on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * In Re: Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Patent Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiff Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (ME2C)/1 moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Southern District of Iowa. This litigation consists of three actions pending in the District of Arizona, the Eastern District of Missouri, and the South more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Arrests Result from Joint Task Force Alpha Investigation and Joint Operation in U.S. and Guatemala * * * An international enforcement operation today resulted in the arrest of five Guatemalan human smugglers linked to the Dec. 9, 2021, mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico, where a semi-trailer truck containing at least 160 migrants -- many of whom were Guatemalan nationals -- crashed, resulting in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) celebrated the passage of the bipartisan, bicameral Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 (S.4367). The bill previously passed the Senate and was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 399-18 and is now headed to the President's desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. WRDA is a legislative package that is passed eve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, has issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: U.S. Representative David Schweikert (AZ-01) took to the House floor to deliver his weekly speech, presenting solutions that directly contribute to rising costs and decreasing wages in America. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for November showed a 2.7 percent price increase from November of last year. Rep. Schweikert explained that wages are still down, and prices are evidently still  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Travelers can now use their West Virginia mobile driver's license at airport security checkpoints * * * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting West Virginia-issued mobile driver licenses (mDLs) at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide. Travelers who have downloaded the West Virginia Mobile ID ap more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The White House issued the following transcript of news briefing on Dec. 11, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Foggy day. Foggy day. So, this afternoon, President Biden delivered a major address on his economic legacy. After decades of trickle-down econ- -- economics, President Biden has written a n more PR