WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA FEMA opened two additional Disaster Recovery Centers in Bryan and Screven counties to provide one-on-one help for Georgians affected by Hurricane Helene. The centers are open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 6 p.m., including on Veteran's Day this Monday. Center locations: Bryan CountyJacob Grant Teen Center185 Ballpark Ro  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT KNOX, Ky. Since childhood Maj. Bryan Suazo, a native of West Richland, wanted to follow his grandfathers' examples of service to the nation. Today he serves as part of the Reserve Personnel Management Directorate's Active Guard Reserve, or AGR, Accessions Team at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command. "Being a Soldier, being AGR, and I get an award every two weeks in the form o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: PRESIDIO, Texas U.S. Customs and Border Protection Presidio Port Director Benito Reyes Jr. was formally sworn into office November 7 at a CBP change of command ceremony. Family, friends, colleagues, and local dignitaries gathered as Mr. Reyes recited the oath of office during a ceremony at the Presidio Activity Center. "My goal is to enhance collaboration with the c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: More than $2.1 billion approved for Florida following 2024 hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton The Biden-Harris Administration has maintained unwavering support to Florida after three catastrophic hurricanes, Debby, Helene and Milton, made landfall in a two-month period. In the month since Milton made landfall, a total of $2.1 billion in FEMA assistance has bee  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund and 70 collaborators: * * * To: The Honorable Rohit Chopra, Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, DC 20552 Re: Support for petition to address hidden and unnecessary fees in International Remittance Transactions, Docket No. CFPB-2024-0040-0001 * * * Dear Director Chopra:   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12456) on Nov. 5, 2024, by Cory Welt, Russian and European affairs specialist: * * * Georgia: Incumbent Georgian Dream Claims Victory in Disputed Parliamentary Elections Georgia, a country in the Black Sea region that borders Russia and Turkey, held parliamentary elections on October 26, 2024. Georgia's governing party, Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia (GD), claimed victory. GD c  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Jean Graves FORT JOHNSON, La. --Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital has increased access to care in the women's clinic for obstetric and gynecological health for Soldiers and Families at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana. BJACH welcomes three new medical providers, specializing in gynecology and obstetrics to the women's clinic on the fourth floor of the military medical treatment   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the following public communication dated Oct. 28, 2024, from the Beyond Our Shores Foundation, Newport, Rhode Island: * * * As the Director of the Beyond Our Shores Foundation (BOSF), a 501(c)(3) formed to expand the Dolphinfish Research Program (DRP), an international angler-driven scientific capture-mark-recapture program for dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) and wahoo (Acanthoc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Yolanda Whyte, executive director of Ethical and Respectful Treatment of Humans, Atlanta, Georgia: * * * EARTH Urges OSHA to Strengthen Health Protections for Farmworkers Exposed to Extreme Heat I am writing to support the proposed OSHA standard that strengthens health protections for farm workers who are exposed to extreme h  more