On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
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Washington, DC - The United States stands for the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights. Our nation was founded on the bedrock principle that we are all created equal – and that every person is entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Kent Quality Foods, Inc. Recalls Hot Dog and Sausage Products
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Washington, DC - Kent Quality Foods, Inc., a Grand Rapids, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 308,430 pounds of various beef, pork, and turkey ready-to-eat hot dog and sausage products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain soy, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label.
NIST Launches Study of Hurricane Maria’s Impact on Puerto Rico
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it will study the impacts of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico, focusing specifically on the performance of critical buildings and their dependence on distributed infrastructure (such as electricity and water), as well as emergency communications and the public’s response to those communications.
White House Press Secretary on the Move of the Guatemalan Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Israel
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Washington, DC - The United States welcomes the move of the Guatemalan Embassy to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. We thank our Western Hemisphere partner for joining us in recognizing Israel’s capital and encourage additional moves. By being the first head of state to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to open an embassy there on May 14, 2018, President Trump reprised the role President Truman played 70 years ago when he was the first to recognize the State of Israel.
President Donald J. Trump Hosts NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg At The White House
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Washington, DC - "In the nearly seven decades since Harry Truman spoke those words, the NATO Alliance has been the bulwark of international peace and security" ~ President Donald J. Trump
NIST Streamlines Bayh-Dole Regulations for Federal Funding Recipients
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Washington, DC - Rule changes went into effect yesterday that will reduce regulatory burdens on recipients of federal research and development funding, including large and small businesses, universities, federal laboratories and non-profit organizations. The updates to sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) that implement the 1980 Bayh-Dole Act affect rights in inventions made with federal funding were issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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