• LOMPOC, CA, Oct. 20, 2022 - Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne has been appointed 2022-2023 Vice Chair of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) by the NCPA Board of Directors. (independent.com)
  • 767 million reported cases and ≈6.9 million deaths (≈870 deaths/1 million persons) through June 2023 ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • New Zealand (Aotearoa, the commonly used Indigenous Māori language name for the country) experienced ≈2.4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and ≈3,077 COVID-19 attributed deaths (≈597 per million population) reported up to mid-June 2023 ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • is a free source of independent news for tens of millions of people around the world, but less than 1% of our global audience donates to support our critical journalism. (democracynow.org)
  • She said it showed that the private contractor's costs would be tens of millions of dollars less than if RTD self-operated. (cpr.org)
  • In response, tens of millions of short-term radon measurements have been conducted in residential buildings over the past three decades either for disclosure or to initially evaluate the need for mitigation. (bvsalud.org)
  • For comparison: Each 2017 Nobel Prize was worth 9 million Swedish kronor, or about $1.1 million at current exchange rates. (space.com)
  • RISA is the brainchild of Realty Point Limited launched in November 2017 to an independent way for estate agents to sell the Company's products and services and earn commission doing most of the processing electronically. (nigeriarealestatehub.com)
  • With help from an independent program management consultant, RTD analyzed the contractor's third proposal in late 2017. (cpr.org)
  • It employed 42 staff in 2017/18, and its operating budget was AUS$ 17.9 million. (who.int)
  • In 2017, it employed 118 staff, and its budget was approximately EUR 29.4 million. (who.int)
  • That's why it's significant that the agency's financial statements for fiscal year 2022 received an unmodified opinion from independent auditors. (af.mil)
  • The CFPB received $641.5 million in fiscal 2022, below that year's cap of $734 million. (abc4.com)
  • The State's extraction of agency fees from nonconsenting public-sector employees violates the First Amendment," the ruling written by Justice Alito said. (freebeacon.com)
  • Our membership categories are thoughtfully tailored to the needs of each industry niche, from independent and home-based advisors to premium programs that for mega travel agencies that include all your agency's W2 employees. (asta.org)
  • The agency's two insurance programs are legally separate and operationally and financially independent. (pbgc.gov)
  • WASHINGTON-The Environmental Protection Agency failed to properly justify spending more than $3.5 million on around-the-clock security for former head Scott Pruitt, including nearly $1 million in travel costs for his bodyguards, the agency's internal watchdog concluded on Tuesday. (truthdig.com)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency failed to justify its expenditure of more than $3.5 million to guard Scott Pruitt, the report finds. (truthdig.com)
  • Environmental Protection Agency data show that in some Corn Belt communities, atrazine levels can spike three to seven times above the legal limit in late spring and early summer. (ewg.org)
  • In 1987, the United States Environmental Protection Agency recommended installing a mitigation system when the indoor concentration of radon, a well-known carcinogenic radioactive gas, is at or above 148 Bq/m3. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Office of Inspector General examined Emergency EIDL grants to sole proprietors and independent contractors from March 29, 2020, until the funds were exhausted just 14 weeks later on July 10. (sba.gov)
  • However, a slew of tax changes by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) came in the nick of time in 2020. (yahoo.com)
  • The post Canada Revenue Agency: 2 Crucial COVID-19 Tax Breaks for 2020 appeared first on The Motley Fool Canada. (yahoo.com)
  • The budget1 for the Evaluation Office, based on the Organization-wide evaluation workplan for 2020-2021 approved by the Executive Board, is US$ 3.8 million for staff and US$ 2.35 million to cover activity costs to implement corporate evaluations and the work of the Evaluation Office. (who.int)
  • The CDC said these factors also contributed to an overall decrease in the number of reported STDs in 2020, from 2.5 million reported cases in 2019 to 2.4 million in 2020. (medscape.com)
  • Smoking-attributable neonatal expenditures were estimated at $366 million in 1996, or $704 per maternal smoker ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Democrats and Republicans alike are watching with concern amid signs that voters are gravitating toward independent candidates as frustration with the two-party system reaches a boil. (wnct.com)
  • Interfax News Agency was born amid the glasnost era, and the liberalization of the Soviet Union ' s tight control over the country ' s media that broke the monopoly held by official government news agency Tass. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Agency (ITPC) was created in 2000 to address high tobacco use rates. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2000, it was estimated that approximately 8.6 million persons in the United States were living with at least one condition attributed to smoking ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Critical humanitarian aid is needed to rescue plunging food security and save the lives of millions of climate-shocked people across southern Africa. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • More than 11-million people are now experiencing crisis or emergency levels of food insecurity" due to the "deepening drought and climate crisis", the three organisations declared. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • In this world in extremis , the force of cyclones like Idai or Kenneth are likely to wield more devastation among millions of severely food insecure people already caught in climate chaos. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Two of the southern hemisphere's deadliest cyclones in living memory, Idai and Kenneth displaced more than two million people between March and April. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Eight million people remain without power across 15 states following Hurricane Sandy, one of most devastating storms ever to hit the eastern United States. (democracynow.org)
  • North Korea on Thursday reported 262,270 more cases of people with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 as its coronavirus caseload neared 2 million - a week after the country acknowledged the outbreak and scrambled to slow the rate of infections despite a lack of healthcare resources. (latimes.com)
  • The official Korean Central News Agency reported that more than 1.98 million people have become sick with feverish symptoms since late April, which are mostly believed to be coronavirus Omicron variant infections, although the country has only confirmed a small number of infection cases because of the scarcity of tests. (latimes.com)
  • At least 740,160 people are in quarantine, the news agency reported. (latimes.com)
  • He mobilized more than 1 million workers to find and quarantine people with fevers and other suspected COVID-19 symptoms. (latimes.com)
  • Hence, we will provide proof from amidst us of how people without special skills or qualifications are making millions yearly from the sector and show you how you can earn same or much more if you are willing to get started. (nigeriarealestatehub.com)
  • According to the data, shared by the BBC , the service was viewed by 11 million people on the BBC, 2.1 million on ITV and approximately 450,000 on Sky. (bandt.com.au)
  • Hundreds of millions of people worldwide suffer immensely from noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions, yet their needs remain largely unaddressed, impacting the functioning and well-being of their communities. (who.int)
  • In their last proposal, in April 2018, Denver Transit Partners knocked down their estimates by millions of dollars. (cpr.org)
  • Youth ages 15-24 accounted for almost half of the 26 million new STDs that occurred in the United States in 2018, according to the agency. (medscape.com)
  • From 2013, Congress continually blocked his attempt to provide the principal public-health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with funds to support firearms research. (nature.com)
  • These projects have served as a catalyst in bringing over $34 million in additional research support to the region from sources independent of the program, such as, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States Department of Agricultur e (USDA), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (cdc.gov)
  • This independent state agency, using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Best Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs, administered a comprehensive program that supported community health coalitions and evidence-based public policy changes. (cdc.gov)
  • As the chief executive of the state, Governor Abbott has a constitutional duty to faithfully execute the law and ensure that all state agencies under his direction approach the regulatory process in adherence with these laws as written and passed by the legislature," spokeswoman Ciara Matthews said. (texastribune.org)
  • The Federal Election Commission (FEC) is an independent regulatory agency that administers and enforces federal campaign finance laws. (fec.gov)
  • Under Abood , workers could opt to pay partial dues known as agency fees, which cover representational activities without funding political activities. (freebeacon.com)
  • While the A Line has been running smoother in recent years - 97 percent of trains are on time, RTD says - the transit agency has decided not to farm out operations to Denver Transit Partners. (cpr.org)
  • During its initial years, the commission enjoyed support from lawmakers and the White House, maintaining a staff of 1,000 employees and an annual budget as high as $146 million. (allgov.com)
  • The absence of an EIN indicates the sole proprietor applicants should have claimed no employees and were entitled to a maximum of $543 million ($1,000 per applicant). (sba.gov)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Twenty-two individuals and 13 food companies have been charged with rigging bids on contracts for the supply and delivery of more than $210 million of frozen food and fresh produce to the New York City Board of Education (NYCBOE), the Department of Justice today announced. (justice.gov)
  • More than 8 million Iraqis and Syrians live in areas controlled by that state, The Wall Street Journal reported , citing estimates by Iraqi officials and Syrian opposition leaders. (voanews.com)
  • The letter did not explicitly say whether the governor would suggest or demand changes to those proposals but directed agency officials to provide the draft rule as well as its expected impact on local employment and the economy. (texastribune.org)
  • In testimony before a Senate committee in May, Pruitt sought to shift responsibility for the decision to expand his security detail to subordinates, testifying that EPA security officials made the decision to go to around-the-clock protection before his arrival at the agency in response to an assessment of threats. (truthdig.com)
  • Those decisions are made by current law enforcement officials at the agency," Pruitt said. (truthdig.com)
  • A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States. (af.mil)
  • FORT LEE, Va. - Finances matter for the Defense Commissary Agency as it delivers significant savings to eligible patrons. (af.mil)
  • Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said in Moscow on October 27 that he is not concerned about Iran's decision to start a second network of centrifuges, news agencies reported. (rferl.org)
  • Defense Minister Ivanov met in Moscow on October 27 with visiting Argentine Defense Minister Nilda Garre, whose government is reportedly interested in buying Russian military helicopters and air defense missiles, among other things, news agencies reported. (rferl.org)
  • The total value of the newly announced awards tops $22 million, Breakthrough Prize representatives said. (space.com)
  • an estimated 14 million persons are newly infected every year ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • In 2006, Interfax posted revenues of $98 million. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In fact, sources at the EPA say the agency has found that if revenues were used to lower some other taxes, the carbon tax could boost some US economic output. (loe.org)
  • IMPAQ International, LLC, conducted an independent evaluation in collaboration with the project team and stakeholders and prepared the evaluation report according to the terms specified in its contract with the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs and the DOL Chief Evaluation Office. (dol.gov)
  • The Committee also urged Member States to advocate for and foster continued collaboration with international and multilateral agencies, donor organizations and EPI partners to rally behind the goals of polio eradication and routine immunization in Africa. (who.int)
  • There are 24 Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in 22 states that will share in approximately $178 million of funding, enabling them to pursue diverse projects to lower energy costs, lower emissions, and create healthier, safer, and more supportive learning environments in their schools. (energy.gov)
  • It services a student population of nearly 1.1 million, and serves approximately 640,000 lunches and 150,000 breakfasts every day. (justice.gov)
  • Natalie Fay, external relations manager for Parks Canada's Banff field unit, said the agency received an alert from a GPS device originating from the Red Deer River Valley at approximately 8 p.m. on Friday, indicating a bear attack. (yahoo.com)
  • Since 1999, the Pilot Project Research Training Program has allocated approximately 1.1 million dollars to support over 200 pilot research projects. (cdc.gov)
  • Atrazine is the second-most heavily used herbicide in the U.S., with more than 70 million pounds sprayed in 2016. (ewg.org)
  • stay strong and independent all year round. (democracynow.org)
  • Every year, it awards $3 million prizes in the fields of Fundamental Physics, Life Sciences and Mathematics - the largest individual monetary awards in science. (space.com)
  • In its first fiscal year 2015 announcement, the NEA will award $29.1 million in 1,116 grants in three categories: Art Works, Challenge America, and NEA Literature Fellowships in Creative Writing. (arts.gov)
  • The Associated Press first reported in April that Pruitt's preoccupation with his safety cost taxpayers more than $3 million in his first year as his swollen security detail blew through overtime budgets and at times diverted officers away from investigating environmental crimes. (truthdig.com)
  • The Agency Directory has seen tremendous growth over the last year. (trustedchoice.com)
  • 6. Several rounds of synchronized supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) were implemented in the Region in 2010, reaching over 114 million under five-year children. (who.int)
  • Federal authorities are investigating a leak from an underwater oil pipeline off the coast of Louisiana that may have released up to 1.1 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday. (wn.com)
  • With increasing societal urgency to address sustainability challenges, funding agencies continue to announce new calls for proposals that address sustainable development. (lu.se)
  • The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent federal agency whose duty is to protect consumers from harmful or dangerous products sold in the United States. (allgov.com)
  • Prior to the establishment of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the federal government relied on a mixture of laws and agencies to protect consumers from faulty products. (allgov.com)
  • Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. (dol.gov)
  • Rather than receiving its funding through the annual appropriations process, the agency receives up to a capped amount, adjusted only for inflation, from the Federal Reserve, which receives earnings from interest earned on its government securities. (abc4.com)
  • The Justice Department warned the high court that a broad ruling against them would have "sweeping consequences," including calling into question every action the agency has taken since its founding and the setup of other financial regulators like the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board. (abc4.com)
  • Through funding, publications and content development, and collaborations with federal agencies and departments, the NEA has sought to catalyze and support work in this realm of innovation. (arts.gov)
  • An Illinois-based operator of several post-secondary schools will pay $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the operator used sales leads from lead generators that falsely told consumers they were affiliated with the U.S. military, and that used other unlawful tactics to generate leads. (ftc.gov)
  • Federal and state agencies and water utilities must ensure that tap water served across America does not have toxic chemicals such as atrazine. (ewg.org)
  • No candidate has beaten that drum louder than Kennedy, who became an independent after a months-long slog to capture Democratic support in the shadow primary against Biden. (wnct.com)
  • Obama positions himself as agency-friendly by stating in ScienceDebate what he has said elsewhere-that he is "committed to doubling funding for key research agencies to support scientists and entrepreneurs. (genengnews.com)
  • Independent Texas reporting needs your support. (texastribune.org)
  • At TrustedChoice.com, our processes and algorithms are always evolving to support the IA channel and connect independent insurance agents with active insurance prospects they want to work with. (trustedchoice.com)
  • The Multi-Partner Trust Fund aims to raise US$ 250 million over 5 years, to support country-led catalytic action on noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions in low- and middle-income countries. (who.int)
  • These conspirators overcharged the Board by many millions of dollars," said Joel I. Klein, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department's Antitrust Division. (justice.gov)
  • These cases put an end to long-standing, sophisticated conspiracies that have gouged many millions of public dollars from the Board of Education," said Klein. (justice.gov)
  • If we can trust the Lord for a million dollar [ransom], which is something totally beyond our reach, we can trust the Lord that the million dollars never buys a weapon or blows anybody up," Martin told his wife. (christianitytoday.com)
  • The program is expected to provide funding to over 250 severely underfunded multiemployer pension plans and will ensure that over three million of America's workers, retirees, and their families receive the pension benefits they earned through many years of hard work. (pbgc.gov)
  • We set out to determine whether the agency complied with its internal policy that set Emergency EIDL grants at $1,000 per employee up to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act mandated maximum amount of $10,000. (sba.gov)
  • Using SBA's data, we found SBA provided $4.5 billion more in Emergency EIDL grants to sole proprietors and independent contractors than they were entitled to receive based on established policy. (sba.gov)
  • A team of researchers who helped shape our understanding of the origin, evolution and nature of the cosmos is now $3 million richer. (space.com)
  • This symposium is attended by graduate students and faculty from regional universities and researchers from local governmental agencies. (cdc.gov)
  • Our investigation found that nearly 30 million Americans have atrazine in their tap water," said Olga Naidenko, Ph.D., EWG senior science advisor for children's environmental health. (ewg.org)
  • Yet those reductions are lower than the across-the-board 7.9% cut faced by NIH, FDA, and all nondefense agencies come January 2, 2013, unless Obama and Congress agree on how to make the $1.2 trillion in budget cuts over 10 years required by last year's Budget Control Act. (genengnews.com)
  • According to the Broadcasters Audience Research Board, across three channels, the total viewership of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral was over 13 million. (bandt.com.au)
  • Agency reports to a board chosen by the national and state and territory governments. (who.int)
  • The Board of Health, Department of Mental Health, the superintendent of Public Instruction and other state agencies were attempting to create competing programs. (cdc.gov)
  • By 2007, it was operating with only 400 workers and a budget of only $60 million. (allgov.com)
  • But large groups of workers continue to gather at farms, mining facilities, power stations and construction sites to spur production because Kim has demanded that economic goals must be met, the Korean Central News Agency reported. (latimes.com)
  • All sectors of the national economy are stepping up the production to the maximum while strictly observing the anti-epidemic steps taken by the party and the state," Korean Central News Agency reported, referring to the travel restrictions and a virus controls at workplaces, including keeping workers separated in groups by their job classifications. (latimes.com)
  • BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc believes its new $600 million high-rise headquarters will entice workers to return after more than two years mostly working at home. (yahoo.com)
  • PBGC protects the retirement security of over 33 million American workers, retirees, and beneficiaries in both single-employer and multiemployer private sector pension plans. (pbgc.gov)
  • As the only professional trade association dedicated to the success of the travel agency industry, ASTA is laser-focused on supporting its members in every possible way, from lobbying for industry-friendly legislation to providing access to health insurance and many other benefits. (asta.org)
  • EWG submitted comments to the EPA today urging the agency to consider epidemiological studies when assessing the risk to human health posed by atrazine and related pesticides and to establish policies and regulations to reduce atrazine spikes in drinking water. (ewg.org)
  • In France, the Technical Information Agency of Hospitalization (ATIH) was created in 2002 as an independent public administrative institution, which is co-funded by the government and the national health insurance funds. (who.int)
  • Public health leaders in Indiana agreed that the independent agency model was effective in reducing the costs associated with tobacco-use-related disease and death. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2010 in Indiana, 9,700 deaths and $4.7 billion in annual health and other economic costs, including $487 million in Medicaid payments, were attributed to tobacco use (4,5). (cdc.gov)
  • Of the 246 plans in the sample, 152 plans (62%) representing more than 43.5 million health maintenance organization members completed the survey. (cdc.gov)
  • Black-market oil sales primarily bankroll the Sunni extremist group, however, generating at least $1 million a day for its campaign to establish a caliphate, U.S. intelligence experts and analysts estimate. (voanews.com)
  • In this way, Interfax was able to avoid investing in costly wire services used by other international news agencies. (encyclopedia.com)
  • No single agency was responsible for enforcing these laws. (allgov.com)
  • PBGC is directly responsible for the benefits of more than 1.5 million participants and beneficiaries in failed pension plans. (pbgc.gov)
  • Others have set up independent agencies that are responsible for developing and updating hospital prices and DRG schedules. (who.int)
  • The directory, which features over 26,000 Big "I" agency members, gives consumers an easy way to find local Trusted Choice agents by state or city. (trustedchoice.com)
  • The top keyword in small and big towns across the US users searched online to find the directory is "independent agents near me. (trustedchoice.com)
  • A month earlier, the full Senate Appropriations Committee approved an increase of just $100 million (0.3%) in the Labor-HHS-Education portion of its FY '13 budget, in a 16-14 party-line vote. (genengnews.com)
  • No matter the November winner, NIH's budget and priorities will be shaped less by the president than by Congress and agency leaders. (genengnews.com)
  • An almost farcical series of miscommunications led to the destruction of $170,000 worth of IT gear by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration over a routine malware warning, and it was only a lack of budget that stopped the agency from throwing out another $3 million in hardware. (itworldcanada.com)
  • At the end of the day, the EDA has spent half of its 2012 budget - or about $2.7 million - recovering from a minor malware infection. (itworldcanada.com)
  • The state-run monopoly Gazprom currently controls Russia's pipeline system and effectively blocks access to independent gas projects. (rferl.org)
  • Between Congress and the director, that is clearly what is driving agency priorities. (genengnews.com)
  • Republicans have long lamented that the funding mechanism means Congress has little control over the independent agency. (abc4.com)
  • Because Congress has not determined the amount that this agency should be spending. (abc4.com)
  • Striking down the CFPB's funding mechanism would mark a long-sought win for Republicans, who have lamented that Congress has little control over the independent agency. (abc4.com)
  • and (iv) th e final report of the WHO Independent High-level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases (recommendation 8). (who.int)
  • If you're reading this, you probably already know that non-profit, independent journalism is under threat worldwide. (truthdig.com)
  • Hundreds of independent developers sell their products here so that you could create your own unique project. (templatemonster.com)
  • Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free commnity service. (independent.com)
  • In 1989, Radio Moscow, part of Gostelradio, formed a joint venture to create an independent news agency in partnership with the French-Italian group Interquadro. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In response to the high demand and overwhelming evidence of public need, DOE more than doubled the funding for Round 1 of the competition from $80 million to $178 million. (energy.gov)
  • In a letter dated June 22, Luis Saenz, Abbott's chief of staff, told agency heads that the governor's office would review new policies before they are officially made available for public comment in the Texas Register. (texastribune.org)
  • Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. (latimes.com)