South America: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 20, 2025.
MIL-OSI Security: California Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Smuggle Pesticides & Veterinary Drugs into the United States
Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division Ruben Montes, of Calexico, California, was sentenced today in federal court to 16 months in prison and ordered to pay $12,710 in forfeiture for conspiring to smuggle and distribute more than $3 million worth of Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs that are not approved for use in […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rosen Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration to Revoke TPS for Venezuelans
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a lower court’s decision to block President Trump from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. “Venezuelans still face dire and unimaginable conditions as a […]
MIL-OSI Security: DHS Hits Back at Tim Walz’s Dangerous Rhetoric Comparing ICE to Gestapo
Source: US Department of Homeland Security While politicians like Gov. Walz fight to protect criminal illegal aliens, ICE officers will continue risking their lives to arrest murderers, kidnappers, and pedophiles WASHINGTON – Following Governor Tim Walz’s sickening rhetoric calling Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents “Trump’s modern-day Gestapo,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is […]
MIL-OSI USA: CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING STRIPPING 350,000 VENEZUELANS OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke (9th District of New York) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) released the following statement: “With a single shameful Supreme Court ruling, more than 350,000 Venezuelans who were promised and granted […]
MIL-OSI USA: Reconciliation Recommendations of the House Committee on the Judiciary
Source: US Congressional Budget Office Legislation Summary H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, instructed the House Committee on the Judiciary to recommend legislative changes that would increase deficits up to a specified amount over the 2025-2034 period. As part of the reconciliation process, the House Committee on […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: 19 May 2025
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Member States approve WHO Pandemic Agreement in World Health Assembly Committee, paving way for its formal adoption
Source: World Health Organisation World Health Organization Member States, meeting today in Committee A of the World Health Assembly, approved a resolution that calls for the adoption of an historic global compact to make the world safer from future pandemics. The WHO Pandemic Agreement will next be considered for final adoption by the Assembly on Tuesday […]
MIL-OSI Security: Ojo Amarillo Man Charged in Brutal Assault
Source: Office of United States Attorneys ALBUQUERQUE – A Ojo Amarillo man has been charged by criminal complaint with assault following an incident that left the victim with multiple fractures and severe facial injuries. According to court documents, on May 6, 2025, the Navajo Nation Police Department responded to a residence in Ojo Amarillo, New […]
MIL-OSI USA: Tango Blast gang members sentenced after leading law enforcement on multiple vehicle pursuits during smuggling attempts following ICE Laredo, federal partners investigation
Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement LAREDO, Texas – Two members of the Tango Blast gang identified as Juan Miguel Regalado, 28, and Samuel Grajeda Jr., 21, were sentenced May 15 after being convicted of conspiracy to transport undocumented immigrants, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Border Patrol’s Laredo Sector and […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Holds Talks with the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of Mexico
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) — Zhao Leji, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), held talks with Sergio Gutierrez Luna, president of the […]
MIL-OSI: NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. to Present at the Emerging Growth Conference
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) HOUSTON, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (“NCS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NCSM) announced today that Ryan Hummer, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Emerging Growth Conference on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 1:55 p.m. Central Time (2:55 p.m. Eastern Time). To attend the presentation, interested […]
MIL-OSI USA: Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Comment Letter Opposing Federal Government’s Proposal to Significantly Weaken the Federal Endangered Species Act
Source: US State of California OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the Trump Administration opposing a proposed rule by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the Services) to rescind the regulatory definitions of “harm” under the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Since Governor Newsom took office, California’s battery storage has increased 1,944% – and just achieved a major milestone
Source: US State of California 2 May 19, 2025 What you need to know: California’s battery storage capacity now exceeds 15,700 megawatts, an unprecedented milestone that reflects the Newsom administration’s continued leadership in building the grid of the future. SACRAMENTO — California continues to rapidly expand its energy storage statewide, adding 2,300 megawatts (MW) since last […]
MIL-OSI USA: First Partner joins conversation on expanding access to capital for female founders
Source: US State of California 2 May 19, 2025 SACRAMENTO — First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom joined Marcie Frost (CEO, CalPERS) and Cassandra Lichnock (CEO, CalSTRS) at the annual Catalyst event for a candid conversation on the role California’s public institutions can play in opening access to funding for women and diverse entrepreneurs. California is […]
MIL-OSI USA: Wasserman Schultz Condemns Supreme Court Order that Empowers Trump to Return Venezuelans to Murderous Dictator
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) “Venezuelan TPS holders fled the Maduro regime and built lives in America. They sought refuge in America from his oppression and tyranny. This atrocious decision allows Trump to deport non-criminals back to this murderous dictator. This fight is not over. We must pass […]
MIL-OSI USA: Reconciliation Recommendations of the House Committee on Natural Resources
Source: US Congressional Budget Office Legislation Summary H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, instructed the House Committee on Natural Resources to recommend legislative changes that would decrease deficits by not less than a specified amount over the 2025-2034 period. As part of the reconciliation process, the House […]
MIL-OSI USA: Jayapal Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Allowing for the Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (7th District of Washington) WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuela: […]
MIL-OSI Security: U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests 40 in Southern West Virginia in Operation Shake Down
Source: US Marshals Service Charleston, WV — A U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED (Cops United Felony Fugitive Enforcement Division) Task Force two-week warrant operation has resulted in 40 felony arrests. During Operation Shake Down, conducted from May 5 -16, law enforcement officers also recovered 40 grams of methamphetamine, 1 oz of fentanyl, […]
MIL-OSI Security: Mexican National Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Role in Smuggling and Labor Trafficking Scheme, Illegally Reentering U.S.
Source: Office of United States Attorneys David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that APOLINAR FRANCISCO PAREDES ESPINOZA, also known as “Pancho,” 58, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 40 months of imprisonment, for illegally reentering the […]
MIL-OSI USA: Luján, Rosen Lead Colleagues in Demanding President Trump Lift Hold on High-Speed Internet Funding for New Mexico
US Senate News: Source: US Senator for New Mexico Ben Ray Luján Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led 1o Senate colleagues in a letter demanding that the Trump administration release funding for states […]
MIL-OSI: Security National Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SNFCA) Announces Completion of Lending Transaction on Residential Development Loan in Arrowhead Ranch
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) MURRAY, Utah, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Security National Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: SNFCA), announced the successful conclusion of its lending transaction which facilitated the development of the Arrowhead Ranch residential project located in Payson, Utah. As a result of this transaction Security National realized “profit-split” income of nearly $4,000,000, which was […]