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If You're Looking For A Link To the Mueller Report, Look No Further
Editor's Note:
We're not downloading the entire Mueller report, but here is the Justice Department URL to read the report at:
Report On the Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election, Vol I and II; Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf?_ga=2.80421777.744576135.1555603755-461170982.1555603755
Mueller received the following military awards and decorations:
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The Riding the Beast Exhibit: The Train That Carries Central American Migrants Across Mexico
An art exhibition focusing on the train that carries up to half a million Central American migrants across Mexico toward the United States every year opens at University of California's C Berkeley’s Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS).
The exhibit, by the Artist Collective Against Discrimination, is titled Riding the Beast, named for the notorious train that carries desperate Central American and Mexican migrants as it rumbles across Mexico. more »
New On The Streets: Drug For Nerve Pain Boosts High For Opioid Abusers
Last December, Ohio’s Board of Pharmacy began reporting sales of gabapentin prescriptions in its regular monitoring of controlled substances. The drug, which is not an opioid nor designated a controlled substance by federal authorities, is used to treat nerve pain. But the board found that it was the most prescribed medication on its list that month, surpassing oxycodone by more than 9 million doses. In February, the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring Network issued an alert regarding increasing misuse across the state. more »
Large-scale Oil and Gas Development and Proposed Mines on Public Lands
Last year the Department canceled or postponed eleven lease sales. By contrast, the Trump Administration has already held more lease sales in the first six months than in the previous year, offered more acreage in those sales, and raised more revenue than in the same time period last year. more »
Congressional Bills Introduced on Sexual Harassment, AMBER Alert Grants for Indian Tribes, Encouraging STEM Education, Holistic Solutions to Families in Need
Bills Introduced: A bill to provide grants to local educational agencies to encourage girls and underrepresented minorities to pursue studies and careers in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology;A bill to provide states with the option of applying for and receiving temporary waivers for states to experiment with new approached that integrate federal programs in order to provide more coordinated and holistic solutions to families in need, and for other purposes; A bill to enhance the military childcare programs and activities of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes; A bill to improve the handling of instances of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and for other purposes. more »