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US FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program that it canceled last year

Thursday, March 26 by SRN News

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency said on Wednesday it was resuming a disaster prevention program it canceled last year and reopening it to funding applications following legal setbacks. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns ruled in December... Read More.

FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday opened applications for a major resilience grant program that the agency canceled last year, less than three weeks after a federal judge ordered FEMA to make the funding available. FEMA will make $1 billion available for the Building... Read More.

Chicano Studies program pioneer Rudy Acuña dies at 93

Wednesday, March 25 by SRN News

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rodolfo "Rudy" Acuña, a pioneering political activist, academic and historian who founded one of the first Chicano Studies programs offered by a major U.S. university, has died at 93. Acuña's landmark 1972 textbook "Occupied America: A History of Chicanos" continues to... Read More.

One teen protester detained over scuffle with Pennsylvania police chief enters probation program

Friday, March 20 by SRN News

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The first of five high school protesters detained for days in Pennsylvania after a scuffle with an older man who turned out to be the local police chief entered a probationary program designed to spare him a criminal record. Three other... Read More.

US OPM evaluates cost of observer program looking at race discrimination in voting

Friday, March 13 by SRN News

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the federal government's human resources office, said on Thursday it was evaluating the cost of an election observer program that aimed to tackle race discrimination in voting. The OPM said... Read More.

Homeland Security restarts Global Entry program after travelers faced long airport lines

Wednesday, March 11 by SRN News

The Department of Homeland Security restarted the Global Entry program on Wednesday, a little over two weeks after it halted the service for travelers because of the partial government shutdown. Global Entry allows pre-approved, low-risk travelers to use expedited kiosks - for a fee -... Read More.

US restarts Global Entry program under pressure from industry

Wednesday, March 11 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday reinstated the Global Entry program, which expedites U.S. customs and immigration clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers entering the United States, a U.S. travel group said. The Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 22 suspended the... Read More.

US reverses course and will keep TSA PreCheck program operational

Sunday, February 22 by SRN News

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Trump administration reversed course on Sunday on the program that allows millions of airline travelers to get expedited security screening, saying it will remain operational, hours after it said the program would be temporarily suspended amid... Read More.

BofA expands loyalty program to attract more customers

Wednesday, February 18 by SRN News

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Bank of America plans to launch a new loyalty program that will extend rewards to a wider range of customers, it said on Wednesday, as U.S. lenders race to deepen relationships with retail clients. The new program, called BofA Rewards, will... Read More.

Anderson Cooper to leave CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ program, source says

Monday, February 16 by SRN News

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Anderson Cooper will leave CBS News' "60 Minutes" program after nearly two decades, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday, in the latest staffing shake-up to hit the storied news magazine amid broader newsroom changes. Cooper has been a... Read More.

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US FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program that it canceled last year

FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order

Chicano Studies program pioneer Rudy Acuña dies at 93

One teen protester detained over scuffle with Pennsylvania police chief enters probation program

US OPM evaluates cost of observer program looking at race discrimination in voting

Homeland Security restarts Global Entry program after travelers faced long airport lines

US restarts Global Entry program under pressure from industry

US reverses course and will keep TSA PreCheck program operational

BofA expands loyalty program to attract more customers

Anderson Cooper to leave CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ program, source says

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