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For Immediate Release
Jan. 2, 2024
Yaw Gyebi Jr. Chosen as New Director of EEOC’s New York District Office

WASHINGTON – Yaw Gyebi Jr. has been chosen as the new director of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) New York District Office, the federal agency announced today. Gyebi, who most recently served as the founding chief of enforcement and investigations at the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, started today.

Consumer Alerts from the FTC:New year, new weight loss scams

New year, new weight loss scams

By Ari Lazarus

Scammers follow the headlines — and the seasons. As the new year rolls around, we’re sure to hear lots of “new year, new you” advertising around health and fitness products. But some of those promotions are just scams out to get your money. Here’s how to spot them.

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COUNCIL OF BARS AND LAW SOCIETIES OF EUROPE:Swiss lawyer Pierre-Dominique Schupp takes over as President of the CCBE

 

PRESS RELEASE Swiss lawyer Pierre-Dominique Schupp  takes over as President of the CCBE 02/01/2024

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Following his election at the Plenary Session of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) on 24 November 2023, Pierre-Dominique Schupp officially assumed the position of CCBE President on 1 January 2024.

Πρωτοχρονιάτικο μήνυμα Προέδρου του ΠΑΣΟΚ-Κινήματος Αλλαγής, Νίκου Ανδρουλάκη

"Το 2024 συμπληρώνονται πενήντα χρόνια από την αποκατάσταση της Δημοκρατίας.

Ο καλύτερος τρόπος για να τιμήσουμε αυτήν τη σπουδαία επέτειο για την πατρίδα μας,

είναι να αγωνιστούμε για μια δίκαιη κοινωνία με σεβασμό στα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα

και για μία παραγωγική, ανθεκτική, βιώσιμη οικονομική ανάπτυξη.

Χρειαζόμαστε δημιουργικές πολιτικές, που θα απελευθερώνουν τις δυνάμεις της νέας γενιάς, θα διασφαλίζουν ποιοτικό επίπεδο ζωής για όλους τους πολίτες, με ισχυρή δημόσια υγεία και δημόσια παιδεία, που θα απαντούν πειστικά στο μείζον ζήτημα του δημογραφικού και της κλιματικής κρίσης.

Σήμερα, περισσότερο από ποτέ έχουμε χρέος ως Πολιτεία να οικοδομήσουμε τη συλλογική μας ευημερία σε πιο γερά θεμέλια για να αντέχουμε στις παγκόσμιες αναταράξεις.

Όμως, για να πετύχουμε σε όλα αυτά απαιτείται αξιόπιστο προοδευτικό σχέδιο, που θα έχει ως πυξίδα την αλληλεγγύη και την κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη.

Όλα αυτά αποκτούν ιδιαίτερη σημασία σε ένα παγκόσμιο περιβάλλον αυξανόμενων εντάσεων, με δύο ενεργές πολεμικές εστίες στην ευρύτερη γειτονιά μας και μια Ευρώπη που αναζητά τη θέση της σε έναν κόσμο ραγδαίων αλλαγών.

Εύχομαι η νέα χρονιά να βρει την ανθρωπότητα με περισσότερη ειρήνη και ευημερία και να γίνει για την πατρίδα μας το εφαλτήριο μιας νέας, ελπιδοφόρας πορείας.

Χρόνια πολλά με υγεία και χαρά σε εσάς και τις οικογένειές σας!"

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European Space Agency:update

Face to face with Sun-eclipsing Proba-3

02-01-2024 09:25 AM CET

Through exquisite, millimetre-scale, formation flying, the dual satellites making up ESA’s Proba-3 will accomplish what was previously a space mission impossible: cast a precisely held shadow from one platform to the other, in the process blocking out the fiery Sun to observe its ghostly surrounding atmosphere on a prolonged basis.

 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S UPDATE

12/18/2023

Dear Colleague Letter: Planning Grants to Broaden Participation in the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Program
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Document Number: nsf24035
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National Science Foundation - Future of Semiconductors (FuSe2)

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Document Number: nsf24521
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NSF invests over $16M in six academic institutions for cybersecurity scholarshipsDecember 19, 2023
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U.S. Department of State:Sudan’s National Day

 

Sudan’s National Day

01/01/2024 01:16 PM EST

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

As we begin a new year and observe the 68th anniversary of Sudan’s independence, we reflect on the continued suffering of the Sudanese people due to the needless conflict between the Rapid Support Force (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).  This conflict has resulted in war crimes, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, grave food insecurity, widespread displacement, and a collapsing healthcare system.  It has also dangerously deepened divisions in Sudan along ethnic, tribal, and regional lines.

A year ago, we welcomed a political process and joined the Sudanese people in hoping it could restore their democratic transition.  Now, Sudan suffers from one of the world’s largest humanitarian and displacement crises because of the warring parties’ decisions.  Sudan’s economy and infrastructure are in ruins.  Many women and girls have been raped or live in terror of sexual violence amid lawlessness and impunity.  The RSF and SAF must end this brutal war and return governance to civilians, as the Sudanese people have long demanded.

The United States continues to stand with the people of Sudan and will work to end the conflict so that in the coming year, the Sudanese people can begin to realize the peace, security, and prosperity they deserve.

Bishop Rolando Álvarez Unjustly Detained for 500 Days in Nicaragua

01/02/2024 09:42 AM EST

Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson

President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo have unjustly incarcerated Bishop Rolando Álvarez for 500 days.  During that time, Nicaraguan authorities have kept Bishop Álvarez in isolation, blocked independent evaluation of the conditions of his imprisonment, and released staged videos and photographs that only increase concerns about his well-being.    

In addition to Bishop Álvarez, many religious leaders remain unjustly detained in Nicaragua, including fellow Bishop Isidoro Mora and several priests. The Ortega-Murillo regime continues to impose severe restrictions on religious communities and deny Nicaraguan citizens the ability to freely practice their religions and express their beliefs.   

We once again call on the Nicaraguan government to release Bishop Rolando Álvarez immediately and without conditions.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,update

 U.S. Beneficial Ownership Information Registry Now Accepting Reports

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) began accepting beneficial ownership information reports. The bipartisan Corporate Transparency Act, enacted in 2021 to curb illicit finance, requires many companies doing business in the United States to report information about the individuals who ultimately own or control them.