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Washington, DC - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the expansion of the DHS Blue Campaign’s public awareness efforts to major airports, truck stops, and motorist gas stations across the country to better enable Americans to recognize and report potential instances of human trafficking. Travelers will now see Blue Campaign messages in new locations throughout their journey. For the first time, these messages will describe the signs of human trafficking to help the general public more readily recognize and report this heinous crime.
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Washington, DC - President Obama today named 108 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This year’s awardees represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity schools. The educators will receive their awards at a Washington, DC, event later this summer.
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Washington, DC - "My fellow citizens, we have come now to a time of testing. We must not fail. Let us close the springs of racial poison. Let us pray for wise and understanding hearts. Let us lay aside irrelevant differences and make our nation whole." ~ President Lyndon B. Johnson, upon signing the Civil Rights Act
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Washington, DC - At 12:03 p.m. the all clear was given at the Washington Navy yard after a 7:29 a.m. call was placed from a building inside the yard to report possible gun shots. Navy Yard officials called partner law enforcement agencies for assistance.
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Washington, DC - Discount retailers Dollar Tree, Inc. and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. have agreed to sell 330 Family Dollar stores to a private equity firm, Sycamore Partners, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that Dollar Tree’s proposed $9.2 billion acquisition of Family Dollar would likely be anticompetitive.
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Washington, DC - Today, the White House is lifting its longstanding camera and photo ban on public tours. This ban has been in place for over 40 years. To announce the change in policy, the First Lady posted THIS video on her Instagram account. Effective today, guests are now welcome to take photos throughout the White House tour route and keep those memories for a lifetime.
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