The Division of Corporation Finance has named Valerie A. Szczepanki their Associate Director and Senior Advisor of the Digital Assets and Innovation Division. In her new role, Ms. Szczepanki will deal with security laws relating to digital technologies, including, but not limited to, cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings. Social media expressed a...
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New Visa Changes Seem to Target Indian Workers
More than 70,000 H-1B visas holders could be in for a shock over the coming months. The Trump administration is working to end an Obama-era provision that had a significant impact on highly skilled Indian workers.
The Change
Under the current rule, an H-4 is issued...
Trade war with China started as several U.S. ships with $216 mill worth of grain turned around as China imposes 178.6% deposit
The anticipated trade war with China appears to have actually started as severalships carrying more than $216m worth of sorghum were at sea but several changed course within hours of China's announcement this week that it would place stiff tariffs on the grain. China...
Chinese scientist sentenced to prison for theft of specially engineered rice
A Chinese scientist was sentenced to 121 months in a federal prison for conspiring to steal samples of a variety of rice seeds from a Kansas biopharmaceutical research facility. Weiqiang Zhang, 51, a Chinese national, and U.S. legal permanent resident residing in Manhattan, Kansas, was sentenced by U.S. District...
An Engineer Reported “Cracking” Two Days Before The Florida Bridge Came Crashing Down
There was cracking seen on the Florida bridge project before it collapsed on Thursday, March 15th, in Miami. The Washington Post is reporting that the lead engineer on the project reported a crack via a voicemail that wasn’t retrieved until the day after the Florida bridge collapsed.
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National Safety Council report on “odds of dying” highest in 1) preventable household deaths and 2)opioid overdoses
The National Safety Council reports the likelihood of dying in preventable accidents is on the rise. The most startling increases include motor vehicle crashes and deaths caused by opioid overdoses. Every 10 minutes in the U.S. three people are killed. Preventable household injuries are now the third leading cause of death. Fatal injury with...
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Common superbacteria have learned to hide resistance to “last resort” antibiotic
Some common super-bacteria have developed a resistance to a last-resort antibiotic, worrying doctors that the dangerous bacteria can evade one of what was thought to be a last resort antibiotic. But researchers from Emory University found this drug-resistant bacteria.
Ex Russian spy who was granted refuge in England in critical condition after exposure to unknown substance
A former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, who was granted refuge in England is reported to be in critical condition after exposure to an unknown substance. Skripal, 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a “spy swap” between the US and Russia in 2010, according to the Guardian newspaper. At a press...
Seafood CEO and company charged with felony for selling foreign crabmeat labeled as Atlantic Blue Crab “Product of USA”
The owner of a Newport News seafood business was charged today by criminal information with conspiring to commit Lacey Act violations for blending foreign crab meat with Atlantic blue crab meat, then labeling the blended crab meat as "Product of USA".
James R. Casey, 74, of...
Billions of black market cigarettes from China containing asbestos flooding US market fueling health concerns
Billions of fake cigarettes contained in packages mimicking American made cigarettes are being sent into the United States illegally from China and they contain dangerous chemicals including lead, asbestos and other life threatening checmicals. Asbestos is a known carcinogen responsible for mesothelioma and other life-threatening respiratory diseases.The majority of illegal cigarettes come...
