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COVID-19 can increase during any season of the year

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ATLANTA, Ga. == Many respiratory virus illnesses peak during the winter due to environmental conditions and human behaviors. COVID-19 has peaks in the winter and also at other times of the year, including the summer. This is driven in part by new variants and decreasing immunity from previous infections […]

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Consumers warned to stop using Camzimo bicycle helmets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Camzimo bicycle helmets because they can fail to protect riders in the event of a crash, posing a risk of head injury. The helmets do not comply with the impact attenuation, dynamic strength of retention system, positional stability, or

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MOHELA hit with consumer protection lawsuit for failing student borrowers

From a news release WASHINGTON, D.C. — The AFT has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri (MOHELA), the student loan servicing company under fire for mismanaging student loan accounts for millions of people.   The AFT is represented by the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC),

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Funding available for Native American-owned small businesses     

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a funding opportunity for Native American-owned small businesses under its new pilot Native American Trade Expansion Program (NATEP). The new program will provide up to $240,000 in grants to expand exporting opportunities to Native American-owned small businesses. The deadline for eligible small business concerns to

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CPSC warns consumers to immediately stop using magnetic ferrite stones

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using and dispose of magnetic ferrite stones sold by UYPEA because the loose, hazardous magnets pose a risk of serious injury or death if ingested by children.   CPSC testing determined the magnets do not comply with the requirements

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FDA, FTC Continue Joint Effort to Protect Consumers Against Companies Illegally Selling Copycat Delta-8 THC Food Products

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued warning letters to five companies for illegally selling copycat food products containing delta-8 THC and introducing them into the marketplace in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).   The warning letters were issued

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$1.3M grant to Holcim U.S. will support clean manufacturing of construction materials

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Holcim U.S. Inc. in Missouri, to receive $1,371,814 in grants to support efforts to report and reduce climate pollution from the manufacturing of construction materials. EPA estimates that the construction materials used in buildings and other built infrastructure account for over 15% of annual global greenhouse

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Senator Schmitt files legislation to reclaim legislative power and navigate a post-Chevron world

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright, Senator Schmitt led his colleagues in launching a major effort to retake legislative authority away from administrative agencies and place it back where it belongs: the Article I branch. That major effort includes the filing of the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA), the launching

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Social Security announces upcoming changes to accessing online service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Social Security Administration has announced that customers who created an online account (e.g., my Social Security account) before September 18, 2021, will soon be required to transition to a Login.gov account to continue access to their online services. Over five million of these account holders have already transitioned to Login.gov. The agency is

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