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ICE honored by NCMEC with Heroes' Award for fighting child exploitation
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Washington, DC - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Seoul, in the Republic of Korea, was recognized today at the 2015 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s (NCMEC) annual awards ceremony. The office received the Heroes’ Award for its extraordinary efforts in combating child exploitation, including its role in criminalizing possession of child pornography in South Korea. The team of awardees comprised Regional Attaché Taekuk Cho, Deputy Attaché Stanley Seto, Assistant Attaché Daniel Kenny and Foreign Service National Investigator Yongseok Kim.
8 arrested on federal steroid and prescription narcotic distribution charges
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New Haven, Connecticut - Eight members of a narcotics trafficking organization have been arrested for conspiring to distribute steroids and oxycodone in Connecticut, announced U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly.
USDA Announces Grants to Enable More Farmers Markets to Serve Low-Income Families
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Washington, DC - Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Under Secretary Kevin Concannon today announced the availability of up to $3.3 million in competitive funding to support the ability of farmers markets to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits provided through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a form of payment.
SpaceX Demonstrates Astronaut Escape System for Crew Dragon Spacecraft
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Cape Canaveral, Florida - A loud whoosh, faint smoke trail and billowing parachutes marked a successful demonstration Wednesday by SpaceX of its Crew Dragon spacecraft abort system – an important step in NASA’s endeavor to rebuild America's ability to launch crews to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. The successful test of the spacecraft’s launch escape capabilities proved the spacecraft’s ability to carry astronauts to safety in the unlikely event of a life-threatening situation on the launch pad.
U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $24.8 Million in Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Grants
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Education awarded more than $24.8 million to 67 schools districts in 26 states across the country to establish or expand counseling programs. Grantees will use funds to support counseling programs in elementary and secondary schools.
$74 Million Funds Hundreds of Community-based Art Projects
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Washington, DC - From the development of a state-wide arts education plan in Alabama to a glassblowing program for wounded soldiers in Tacoma, Washington, funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) gives people across America the opportunity to experience creativity and participate in the arts. In the second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2015, the NEA will make 1,023 awards totaling $74,326,900 to nonprofit arts organizations in all 50 states plus five U.S. jurisdictions. Funding in this round is awarded through the NEA’s Art Works and State and Regional Partnerships grant categories.
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