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  • MIL-OSI USA: Reps. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ciscomani Reintroduce the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Florida 20th district))

    Washington, D.C. ─ Today, Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) reintroduced the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Physicist Pay Cap Relief Act.

    Therapeutic Medical Physicists (TMPs) and Diagnostic Medical Physicists (DMPs) assist radiation oncologists in delivering high-quality cancer care and treatment for veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health system. This bill lifts the arbitrary pay cap imposed on VA TMPs and DMPs that harm veterans’ access to care and exacerbate clinical staffing shortages at VA medical facilities. 

    Over the past fifteen years, TMP and DMP salaries have increased nationwide as radiation therapy has become more sophisticated and more common. However, VA TMPs and DMPs earn approximately $40,000 less than their private sector counterparts ― forcing the VA to overspend on contracted TMP/DMP services, which could be done more reliably in-house and at a much lower cost.

    “Our veterans and wounded warriors deserve the highest quality cancer care available,” said Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL). Unfortunately, too many VA facilities lack the necessary staff needed to deliver for our veterans. This common-sense, bipartisan legislation corrects a long-standing gap that has prevented veterans from receiving the first-rate oncology treatment they have earned fighting for us on the battlefield.”

    “When our veterans and wounded warriors return home, they deserve access to convenient and high-quality care, especially when it comes to receiving cancer treatment,” said Congressman Ciscomani (R-AZ). “However, far too often, VA facilities lack the necessary equipment and staff needed to properly care for our veterans. The brave men and women who serve in our military are America’s heroes, and I am proud to co-lead this bipartisan legislation to ensure they are able to receive the oncology care they need at VA facilities.”

    “Medical physicists form an integral part of a patient’s clinical care team, ensuring safe and precise diagnosis and treatment of disease, most often cancer,” said Dr. M. Mahesh, President of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. “If signed into law, this bill will ensure our veterans have access to the highest quality of radiology and radiation oncology care. We commend Representatives Cherfilus-McCormick and Ciscomani for their leadership on this important issue.”

    The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) have endorsed this legislation. 

    The full text of the legislation can be found here.  

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Governor Kehoe Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for Barry, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and Washington Counties for Destructive April 29 Severe Storms

    Source: US State of Missouri

    MAY 19, 2025

    Jefferson City — Today, Governor Mike Kehoe requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance to six counties that sustained major damage as a result of a cluster of severe storms that swept through the area and produced eight tornadoes on April 29. The counties are Barry, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and Washington.

    “This season’s weather pattern has brought one destructive severe storm after another to Missouri, and the April 29 storms led to widespread damage in six counties – damage that is simply beyond their capabilities and those of the state to sustain without federal assistance,” Governor Kehoe said. “Missourians are rallying to rebuild and support one another and will continue to do so as we now respond to the latest deadly and highly destructive storms that swept across the state on Friday, May 16.”

    Governor Kehoe is requesting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance based on documented damage and emergency response costs that exceed $16.5 million in Barry, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and Washington counties alone. Those cost estimates were gathered during joint damage assessments conducted by FEMA, the State Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and local officials and include damage to a public elementary school, a Missouri Department of Transportation facility, essential utility distribution lines, roads and other public infrastructure as well as debris removal.

    If approved, Public Assistance would allow local governments and qualifying nonprofit agencies to seek federal assistance for reimbursement of emergency response and recovery costs, including repair and replacement of damaged roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure.

    Missourians with unmet needs are encouraged to contact United Way by dialing 2-1-1 or the American Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767. For additional resources and information about disaster recovery in Missouri, including general clean-up information, housing assistance, and mental health services, please visit recovery.mo.gov.

    As of May 19, there have now been four major storms in the state of Missouri. The following outlines the current status of Governor Kehoe’s federal assistance requests:

    March 14-15 Storms

    Status: Awaiting Federal Disaster Declaration approval

    Details: On April 2, Governor Kehoe requested that President Donald J. Trump approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance in a total of 28 counties in response to the severe storms and tornadoes that devastated Missouri March 14-15, claiming 13 lives and causing significant damage to homes, businesses, and public infrastructure.

    March 30 – April 8 Storms

    Status: Awaiting Federal Disaster Declaration approval

    Details: On May 1, Governor Kehoe requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance in a total of 26 counties in response to the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that caused widespread destruction across the state, resulting in six confirmed deaths.

    April 29 Storms

    Status: Awaiting Federal Disaster Declaration approval

    Details: On May 19, Governor Kehoe requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance to six counties that sustained major damage as a result of a cluster of severe storms that swept through the area and produced eight tornadoes on April 29.

    May 16 Storms

    Status: FEMA to participate in joint Preliminary Damage Assessments

        Sent request for federal Emergency Declaration to authorize Direct Federal Assistance and up to $5 million in immediate       funding to the state

    Details: On May 19, Governor Kehoe took two actions to expedite federal assistance to Missouri following the severe storms and tornadoes that struck the state on May 16, causing seven deaths and widespread damage in the St. Louis region and areas of southeast Missouri

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cassidy, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Demanding Safe Release of Hostages Held by Hamas

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Todd Young (R-IN), and a group of Senate colleagues introduced a resolution demanding that Hamas release all remaining 58 hostages, and calling on the White House to take all possible steps to ensure their release. The resolution also celebrated the release of Israeli-American Edan Alexander.
    “Hamas is pure evil,” said Dr. Cassidy. “They kill Jews, kidnap Americans, and use people as human shields. We must do everything in our power to bring the hostages home.”
    “As part of its terrorist attacks on Israel, Hamas took innocent Americans and Israelis hostage. Since that day, we have grieved the lives of those murdered in captivity by Hamas, gladly welcomed home those who have been freed, and continued to demand the safe release of the remaining hostages,” said Senator Young. “I’m glad to join this bipartisan resolution that reaffirms the United States will not give up until all hostages are free.”
    Cassidy and Young were joined by U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and Chris Coons (D-DE) in introducing the resolution. U.S. Representatives Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) and French Hill (R-AR-02) introduced the resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives.
    “Hamas’s brutal, premeditated attack on Israel and its ongoing captivity of innocent civilians must be condemned in the strongest possible terms. This bipartisan, bicameral resolution reflects our unwavering commitment to securing the freedom of all hostages, standing with their families, and honoring the victims of Hamas’s atrocities,” said Representative French Hill. “As Co-Chair of the Hostage Task Force, I am proud to co-lead this effort and stand alongside my colleagues in the House and Senate in sending a clear and united message: America will never relent in the pursuit of justice and accountability for those who harm our citizens.”

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cassidy Applauds Energy Department on Taking Next Step to Unleash American LNG

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Louisiana Bill Cassidy
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) took a critical step toward unleashing American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports that were halted under the Biden administration. With this action, DOE has completed the final hurdles left over from the Biden administration’s pause on LNG export permits, paving the way for the Trump administration to fully unleash American LNG exports. 
    “Democrats led a full-out assault on American energy during the Biden administration. We’re still fixing their mess,” said Dr. Cassidy. “It’s great to finally have an administration on the side of Louisiana energy workers.”
    Background
    In January, Cassidy released a statement applauding President Trump’s executive order to lift the Biden administration’s harmful pause on liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permitting. In March, Cassidy was joined by U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) in reiterating support for President Trump’s approach to American energy. 
    Last year, immediately following the Biden administration’s announcement that they would freeze pending applications for LNG export permits, Cassidy led 25 of his Republican colleagues in condemning the decision. Cassidy later delivered a speech on the U.S. Senate floor blasting the decision. In February 2024, Cassidy penned an op-ed with U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) in the Houston Chronicle underscoring the devastating economic, environmental, and national security impacts of the LNG export freeze.
    Cassidy also introduced the LNG Security Act to reverse President Biden’s LNG export ban and require DOE to approve LNG exports to all countries that have imported, currently import, or are capable of importing Russian or Iranian natural gas. Additionally, he introduced the Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act, which depoliticizes the export of American LNG. It eliminates the requirement for the DOE to authorize exports and instead gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) sole authority over the approval process. 

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Klobuchar’s Bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act Signed into Law

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator for Minnesota Amy Klobuchar
    WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) announced that their bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act was signed into law.
     The TAKE IT DOWN Act criminalizes the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including AI-generated NCII, and requires social media and similar websites to have in place procedures to remove such content within 48 hours of notice from a victim.
    “Passing the TAKE IT DOWN Act into law is a major victory for victims of online abuse – giving people legal protections and tools for when their intimate images, including deepfakes, are shared without their consent, and enabling law enforcement to hold perpetrators accountable,” said Sen. Klobuchar. “This is also a landmark move towards establishing common-sense rules of the road around social media and AI. Thank you to the victims, advocates, and law enforcement officials who have banded together to work with Senator Cruz and me to pass this legislation. The support of the First Lady has been key to this effort, and I am glad the President is signing this historic bill into law.”
    “The TAKE IT DOWN ACT is an historic win for victims of revenge porn and deepfake image abuse. Predators who weaponize new technology to post this exploitative filth will now rightfully face criminal consequences, and Big Tech will no longer be allowed to turn a blind eye to the spread of this vile material,” said Sen. Cruz.  “This day stands as a powerful testament to the bravery and dedication of Elliston Berry, Francesca Mani, Breeze Liu, and Brandon Guffey, whose relentless advocacy made this law possible. I am deeply grateful to my legislative partners, particularly Sen. Amy Klobuchar and First Lady Melania Trump, for their collaboration in advancing this critical legislation to protect every American’s privacy and dignity online.”
    The TAKE IT DOWN Act protects and empowers victims of real and deepfake NCII while respecting speech by:
    Criminalizing the publication of NCII in interstate commerce. The bill makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly publish, or threaten to publish, NCII on social media and other online platforms. NCII is defined to include realistic, computer-generated pornographic images and videos that depict identifiable, real people. The bill also clarifies that a victim consenting to the creation of an authentic image does not mean that the victim has consented to its publication. 
    Protecting good-faith efforts to assist victims. The bill permits the good-faith disclosure of NCII, such as to law enforcement, in narrow cases.  
    Requiring websites to take down NCII upon notice from the victim. Social media and other websites would be required to have in place procedures to remove NCII, pursuant to a valid request from a victim, within 48 hours. Websites must also make reasonable efforts to remove copies of the images. The FTC is charged with enforcement of this section.  
    Protecting lawful speech. The bill is narrowly tailored to criminalize knowingly publishing NCII without chilling lawful speech. The bill conforms to current First Amendment jurisprudence by requiring that computer-generated NCII meet a “reasonable person” test for appearing indistinguishable from an authentic image.
    The legislation was co-sponsored by Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), John Barrasso (R-WY), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Ted Budd (R-NC), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Todd Young (R-IN), John Curtis (R-UT), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Gary Peters (D-MI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Great to have Jensen Huang at Build to talk about our partnership and how we are building and scaling the largest AI supercomputer in the world on Azure. Watch our full conversation here.

    Source: Microsoft

    Headline: Great to have Jensen Huang at Build to talk about our partnership and how we are building and scaling the largest AI supercomputer in the world on Azure. Watch our full conversation here.

    Transcript

    Thank you so much, Jensen for joining yet again for our Build Developer conference. You were here a couple of years ago and we had a chance at that time to talk about all the great innovation you are bringing to our Azure and how customers were going to benefit. And in fact, you know that type of compounding of scarves, right, You’re innovation, our innovation coming together ultimately driving that frontier forward is just unbelievable, Satya. In fact, two years ago we had just launched. The largest AI supercomputer in the world together on Azure. And then right now as we speak, we are in full production with Grace Blackwell. We are ramping and scaling and building the largest AI supercomputer in the world in Azure. This is the insane execution of our two organizations now hyperlinked if you will, and the the beautiful thing is because of because of our natural understanding of the importance of. Reserving, enhancing developer productivity and developer value for the life of the architecture. We support software when we fine tune software for as long as we shall live. Ultimately, it’s not just tokens, but it’s all workloads per dollar per Watt. Can we really accelerate them all as we continue to innovate across both the hardware and the software boundaries and really have the compounding effects ultimately show up for our customers?

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  • MIL-OSI Economics: Thanks for joining us at Build, Sam! Great to talk to you about SWE agents and how the role of developers is evolving.

    Source: Microsoft

    Headline: Thanks for joining us at Build, Sam! Great to talk to you about SWE agents and how the role of developers is evolving.

    Transcript

    We are really excited about opening eyes Codex agent that was just launched on Friday and I’m thrilled to have Sam Altman join us virtually. Welcome, Sam to build. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Hey. Yo, one of the things I know you’ve thought a lot about, you know, all these various form factors that developers use for software engineering. Of course, you did the CLI and now, yes, you know, last week you did the coding agent. You want to talk a little bit, Sam? It’s sort of the vision you have for how software engineering evolves and actually how developers will use all these various form factors together. Yeah. So something you and I have talked about this for a long time. In fact, the very first version of Codex, I think it was all the way back to 2021 of the very first things we did together in GitHub. And we’ve been talking about how someday we’d get to like a real agentic coding experience. And it’s, it’s kind of wild to me that it’s, it’s finally here. I think this is one of the biggest changes to programming that I’ve ever seen. But this idea that you now have a, a real virtual teammate that you can assign work to that you can say, hey, go off and do some of the stuff you were just doing and increasingly more advanced things. You know, at some point say, like, I got a big idea, go off and work for a couple of days. And do it. And then you can issue many requests in parallel that you can be fixing bugs, implementing new features, answering questions about the code. This is like true software engineering task delegation. And I think it’ll only get better from here. But but this is just a tremendously exciting moment. It integrates very deeply with GitHub. You can give it access to a repo in an environment and you can get some pretty amazing stuff done. Yeah, I know it’s really exciting to see that. And it’s also sort of great to have developers stay in the flow, work with essentially peer programmers. You know, this agents as well as other, you know, people that we collaborate with and just have the developer process process itself and the lifecycle get faster. You know, obviously you also working on a lot of models and a very sort of fantastic. In fact we’ve had a chance to sort of SIM ship a lot of the models you guys have built. Just talk, tell us a little bit about what sort of coming as far as the model road map itself. The, the models are already very smart. They will continue to get smarter too. But I think one of the most exciting things is the models will get simpler to use. You won’t have so many to pick from. It’ll just sort of automatically do the right thing. They’ll get much more reliable. You’ll be able to trust them for much more. There’ll be a lot more features like multi modality and great tool use and integration. It’ll be closer to the IT just works, you know, it can, I can talk to it. I can do a complicated coding agentic thing. I can rely on it. And I think people are going to be surprised at how much. How fast we’re going to make progress in those directions now. Yeah, I know we’re really excited about your model road map. And obviously, you know, when you look at ChatGPT, it’s the most at scale state full agentic app today that you guys built. And of course Codex is another sort of agent app that you build. And this conference is all about unpacking so that every developer can in some sense build these new agentic apps, you know, that use the model, use do their own model scaffolding, go on to even do multi agent. Orchestration and so on. You know, any advice you have as people build out these high scale production stateful agentic apps, Sam, based on obviously what you guys have been doing and leading? I, I, I think one of the hardest, most difficult things to manage about this is just the, the rate of change. You know, if you think about what was possible two years ago or one year ago or now and what will be possible in another year or two years. Sort of planning for this incredible increase in model power and how, how people are going to build products and software and companies in, in the kind of near future. And really leaning into the new tools and the, the sort of new workflows that are possible. Again, we haven’t seen many technological shifts like this in history, but every time one has come, like leaning in early and hard has been very rewarded. No, it’s yeah, Yeah. And that’s absolutely well said. Because at some level, one of the things we want to really unpack at this conference is what’s that app server that allows you to take the latest news sample that comes and keep moving at that pace? Because I think that’s the challenge we have as developers building these applications. But it’s fantastic. Again, go ahead. Yeah, it was just going to say it was amazing to watch. Over the last few months as we were working on Codex internally, you know, there are always a few people that are the early adopters and how quickly the people who were just using Kodaks all day change their workflow and just the incredible amount they were able to do relative to someone else was was quite interesting. No, it’s fantastic. Thank you so much, Sam. Thanks for the partnership. See you again again at build again. All right, thank you. Thank you.

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  • MIL-OSI Canada: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

    Source: Government of Canada – Prime Minister

    National Capital Region, Canada

    1:00 p.m. The Prime Minister will convene and attend a Cabinet Planning Forum, where the government will advance its plans to build a stronger economy, strengthen Canada’s trade partnerships, bring down the cost of living, and keep communities safe.

    Closed to media

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  • MIL-OSI Australia: Strong demand and reduced domestic competition have contributed to significant earnings for Qantas Group and Virgin Australia

    Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development

    Australia’s two largest airline groups have both recorded strong financial results for the first half of 2024-25, reflecting a number of factors including strong ongoing demand for flying and limited domestic competition, the ACCC’s latest Domestic Airline Competition report has found.

    Qantas Group reported earnings before interest and taxes of $1.5 billion for the first half of 2024-25, with $916 million coming from its domestic operations across both Qantas and Jetstar.

    Of the Qantas Group’s total earnings, Qantas Domestic, including Qantaslink, contributed the highest share of the group’s earnings at $647 million. Much of this result can be attributed to the airline’s dominance in the corporate travel market – Qantas Group had an 80 per cent share of the corporate travel market over the reporting period, coinciding with a resurgence in demand.

    “The high half-yearly earnings reported by Qantas Group reflect its dominance of the domestic airline sector, with Qantas and Jetstar accounting for over 60 per cent of passengers,” ACCC Commissioner Anna Brakey said.

    The domestic operations of Jetstar recorded the biggest increase in earnings across the Qantas Group, increasing by 53.7 per cent between the first half 2023-24 and 2024-25, to $269 million. Jetstar Domestic became the sole low-cost carrier in Australia after the exit of Tigerair in 2020, and again when Bonza collapsed in April 2024.

    “Jetstar has been able to capitalise on the continued absence of competitive pressure from another low-cost carrier in the domestic market to increase its market share and operating margin,” Ms Brakey said.

    While Virgin Australia does not publicly report half-year results, its then CEO, Jayne Hrdlicka, said in February that the airline group had achieved record profits in the first half of the current financial year, following its post-administration restructure under Bain Capital.

    After the withdrawal of Rex from routes connecting capital cities, Virgin Australia has increased its share of passengers to 34.4 per cent in March 2025, up from 31.3 per cent from a year prior. Virgin Australia also secured three of Rex’s Boeing 737 aircraft leases, which has facilitated its ability to add seat capacity and improve network resilience.

    Record passenger volumes in April following weather disruptions in March

    Although the data was not yet available for this report, airlines and airports were expecting a significant increase in travellers in April with school holidays, Easter and ANZAC day all condensed into a three-week period. Airservices Australia noted that 17 April 2025 (the Thursday before Good Friday) was the busiest day for domestic travel in the past five years.

    This follows disruptions to travel in March, when passenger levels declined by 4.9 per cent compared to March 2024, which can be attributed to Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and associated severe weather events along the east coast of Australia.

    Flights operating between Brisbane-Sydney and Brisbane-Melbourne experienced a 9.9 per cent and 9 per cent reduction in passengers in March 2025 respectively. Meanwhile, Gold Coast and Maroochydore airports experienced the biggest decline in passengers over this period by 30.2 per cent and 25.1 per cent respectively.

    The weather disruptions also contributed to the average industry flight cancellation rate increasing significantly in March 2025 to 5 per cent, compared to the long-term industry average of 2.2 per cent.

    Despite the disruptions caused by Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the on-time arrival rate has improved over the past six months to levels just below the long-term industry average of 80.7 per cent. The average industry on-time arrival rate was 80.2 per cent in March 2025, an improvement from 74.5 per cent in October 2024.

    “It is encouraging to see the on-time arrival rate improving as this means travellers can have more confidence that their flight will arrive at the time they booked,” Ms Brakey said.

    Seasonal patterns driving recent movements in airfares

    Following a peak in October 2024, the average airfare fell by 16.1 per cent in the three months to January 2025, before increasing again by 9.6 per cent by March 2025.

    “The trends observed in average airfares since January reflect seasonal factors and are broadly consistent with those observed in previous years,” Ms Brakey said.

    “Average airfares have come down from their peak in October 2024.”

    Demand for domestic air travel in the first quarter of 2025 was lower than 12 months prior. However, 2024 was a particularly unusual year by comparison due to significant events that led to unprecedented demand for flights to Melbourne and Sydney, such as the Taylor Swift concerts in February 2024, which in turn led to higher airfares as demand outstripped supply. The Easter long weekend also fell in March last year which contributed to the increase in demand for travel during this time.

    Background

    On 6 November 2023, the Treasurer directed the ACCC to recommence domestic air passenger transport monitoring. Under this direction the ACCC is to monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of domestic air passenger transport services for a period of three years and to report on its monitoring at least once every quarter.

    The ACCC collects data from Jetstar, Qantas, Rex and Virgin Australia for monitoring purposes.

    Rex entered voluntary administration in July 2024 but continues to operate its regional services. The government is guaranteeing regional flight bookings for Rex customers throughout the voluntary administration process.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Public invited to SR 165 Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge in-person open houses on June 2, 11

    Source: Washington State News 2

    Both events include displays, timelines and chances to provide feedback

    CARBONADO – Community members are invited to learn more about options for the future of State Route 165 and crossing the Carbon River at two in-person open houses in June.

    The Washington State Department of Transportation will hold one event at Carbonado School from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 2, and one at Wilkeson Elementary School from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11. Both sessions will include information about the WSDOT planning study underway after a permanent bridge closure.

    The planning study will develop data-driven recommendations to address long-term transportation needs for SR 165 across the Carbon River Valley.

    WSDOT also will host an online open house on its Engage page beginning Wednesday, May 28. The information in the online open house will be the same as the in-person open house events. A link to the online open house will be shared in a subsequent news release and on the planning study website.

    SR 165 Carbon River- Fairfax Bridge Planning Study in-person open houses

    June 2 open house

    When:  4 to 6:30 p.m., Monday, June 2
    Where:  Carbonado School, 301 O’Ferrell Drive, Carbonado WA 98323 

    June 11 open house

    When:  5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 11
    Where:  Wilkeson Elementary School, 640 Railroad Avenue, Wilkeson, WA 98396  

    Details:  There is no formal presentation. Attendees are welcome to drop by anytime during the events. Project team members will be available to answer questions about the study and the options presented. The same information will be presented at both events, so participants can choose the one that best meets their schedules. Details also will be available on an online open house on the Engage page beginning Wednesday, May 28.

    Background

    WSDOT permanently closed the Carbon River/Fairfax Bridge on April 22. Recent inspections of the 103-year-old bridge revealed new deterioration of steel supports across the bridge. Since 2009, the bridge operated under vehicle weight restrictions. The structural challenges the bridge faced were brought on by years of deferred preservation due to lack of funding.

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  • MIL-OSI: PrimeEnergy Reports Increased Production, Higher Revenue, and Strategic Share Repurchases in Q1 2025

    Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

    HOUSTON, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PrimeEnergy Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: PNRG) today announced first quarter 2025 results, with continued growth in oil and gas production supporting a 16.4% increase in revenue year-over-year. While earnings per share declined compared to Q1 2024, the Company highlighted significant shareholder returns and operational momentum.

    Key Highlights – Q1 2025 vs Q1 2024
    • Revenue: $50.1 million ↑ 16.4%

    • Oil Production: 457,000 barrels ↑ 6.0%

    • Natural Gas Production: 2.39 Bcf ↑ 106.6%

    • NGL Production: 454,000 barrels ↑ 120.4%

    • Net Income: $9.1 million ↓ 19.3%

    • Diluted EPS: $3.72 ↓ 15.7%

    • Share Buyback 2025: 47,970 shares repurchased at a cost of $9.17 million

    Since initiating its share repurchase program, PrimeEnergy has returned a total of $112.6 million to shareholders through stock repurchases. As of May 19, 2025, the Company’s outstanding share count was 2,428,000, inclusive of vested options.

    Total assets were $339.3 million at quarter-end, up from $324.6 million as of December 31, 2024.

    “Our Q1 results reflect a continuation of strong operational momentum with significant growth in natural gas and NGL volumes,” said Beverly Cummings, CFO of PrimeEnergy. “We are also returning capital to shareholders through our buyback program, demonstrating confidence in our long-term value.”

    PrimeEnergy Resources is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbons, primarily in Texas. The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol PNRG.

    For investor inquiries, contact:

    Connie Ng – (713) 735-0000 ext. 6416

    Forward-Looking Statements
    This Report contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes”, “projects” and “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties and are based on a number of assumptions that could ultimately prove inaccurate and, therefore, there can be no assurance that they will prove to be accurate. Actual results and outcomes may vary materially from what is expressed or forecast in such statements due to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the possibility of drilling cost overruns and technical difficulties, volatility of oil and gas prices, competition, risks inherent in the Company’s oil and gas operations, the inexact nature of interpretation of seismic and other geological and geophysical data, imprecision of reserve estimates, and the Company’s ability to replace and expand oil and gas reserves. Accordingly, stockholders and potential investors are cautioned that certain events or circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.

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  • MIL-OSI China: Xi inspects central Chinese city of Luoyang

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about local efforts to accelerate the development of advanced manufacturing while visiting the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province, May 19, 2025. Xi on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]

    ZHENGZHOU, May 19 — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province.

    During the visit, Xi toured the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd., the White Horse Temple, and the Longmen Grottoes.

    He learned about local efforts to accelerate the development of advanced manufacturing, enhance the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage, and promote the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism sector.

    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with employees while visiting the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province, May 19, 2025. Xi on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with employees while visiting the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province, May 19, 2025. Xi on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about local efforts to accelerate the development of advanced manufacturing while visiting the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd. in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province, May 19, 2025. Xi on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about local efforts to enhance the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage, and promote the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism sector while visiting the White Horse Temple in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province, May 19, 2025. Xi on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, learns about local efforts to enhance the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage, and promote the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism sector while visiting the Longmen Grottoes in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province, May 19, 2025. Xi on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with tourists while visiting the Longmen Grottoes in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province, May 19, 2025. Xi on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
    Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks with tourists while visiting the Longmen Grottoes in the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province, May 19, 2025. Xi on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI USA: Welch Speaks on Prescription Drug Pricing: “The bottom line is that President Trump issued an executive order that I support—my hope is that he’s going to follow through.”

    US Senate News:

    Source: United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont)
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) tonight spoke on the Senate floor about how health care is at risk for millions, and challenged President Trump to join him and Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in working to lower prescription drug prices through concrete, durable legislation, such as the recently-introduced, bipartisan Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act:
    “The bottom line is that President Trump issued an executive order that I support—my hope is that he’s going to follow through, because we are going to need the leadership of the president of the United States, and the influence he has in Congress, to…make more progress on price negotiation. All for the goal of making lifesaving medications more accessible to folks on Medicare, folks on Medicaid, to folks who have private insurance, and also to bring down the cost for our employers,” said Senator Welch.
    Watch more here:
    ■■■
    Senator Welch’s Committee and Subcommittee Assignments for the 119th Congress include: 
    Senate Committee on Finance  
    Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry
    Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit  
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    Ranking Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution  
    Senate Committee on Rules & Administration
    Learn more about his work by visiting his website or by following him on social media.

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  • MIL-OSI Video: President Trump Participates in a Kennedy Center Board Dinner

    Source: United States of America – The White House (video statements)

    The White House

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxX6NGl-kB8

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  • MIL-OSI USA: One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Win for Hardworking Americans

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

    One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Win for Hardworking Americans

    Middle Class Americans will benefit from substantial tax relief

    Washington, May 19, 2025

    WASHINGTON — The facts are in. Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill to deliver President Trump’s America First Agenda is a WIN for hardworking American families. From preventing the largest tax hike in U.S. history to eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, our One Big Beautiful Bill is transformative legislation that will provide tangible relief for American workers and unleash America’s economic revival.

    One Big Beautiful Bill Provides Historic Tax Relief for Middle and Working Class Americans

    • Democrats claim this legislation is just a tax break for the wealthy. That is a lie. The One Big Beautiful Bill makes permanent the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which gave the largest tax cut to low-income working families.
    • The Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) found extending the Trump tax cuts will increase wages up to $11,600. The typical American family with two children will see their take-home pay INCREASE by up to $13,300 a year.
    • On top of making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent, the One Big Beautiful Bill also eliminates taxes on tips and taxes on overtime. This will provide real relief for the over 80 million hourly workers and the four million Americans who work in tipped occupations.
    • According to the CEA, tipped workers on average will see a pay increase of $1,675, and overtime workers will receive a tax cut up to $1,750 a year. 

    Our One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Generational Investment in the American Economy

    • This legislation will be jet fuel for the American economy. According to the CEA, the One Big Beautiful Bill is projected to increase U.S. investment by up to 14.5% and GDP by up to 5.2% over four years.
    • This economic revival will secure over 4 million more full-time equivalent jobs to unlock opportunity for the American worker. In our most distressed communities, $100 billion in investment will supercharge workforce development.

    Overall, American workers will enjoy higher wages, higher take-home pay, more investment, and increased economic opportunity. And House Democrats are going to vote against all of it.

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  • MIL-OSI USA: House Passes Peters’ Bill to Prevent Veterans Benefit Scams

    Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Scott Peters (52nd District of California)

    Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Scott Peters’ (CA-50) Veterans Claims Education Act (VCEA), which provides educational resources to steer veterans to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) accredited entities instead of scammers. This will limit the ability of predatory companies to take advantage of and unfairly profit off veterans trying to access their hard-earned benefits. The House passed the legislation by voice vote.  

    The VCEA is inspired by a constituent who wrote to Rep. Peters seeking assistance after he hired a for-profit company to maximize his VA benefits, but ended up having to pay more money to the company than benefits he was receiving.  

    Speaking in support of his legislation, Rep. Peters said, “It is unconscionable that for-profit entities, known as ‘claims sharks,’ prey on the trust and goodwill of our veterans to line their own pockets. Republicans and Democrats may have sincere policy disagreements about how to provide world-class care to our nation’s veterans and their families, but I know we all agree that no one should be able to profit from the service and sacrifice of our veterans.” 

    Multiple veterans service organizations have endorsed the VCEA, including the American Legion, Fleet Reserve Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, AMVETS, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.  

    Specifically, the bill requires VA to:  

    1. Inform all veterans filing a claim that there are accredited entities that can assist them.  
    1. Provide the web address of an online search tool that lists accredited entities that can assist veterans with filing a claim.  
    1. Provide a publicly accessible web address where veterans can file a complaint to report entities that are unaccredited and target veterans by charging a fee for their services.      

    Background:  

    Upon separating from military service, veterans may file a disability claim with the VA on their own or by utilizing VA-backed resources, such as an accredited attorney, a claims agent, or a Veteran Service Officer (VSO). An accredited representative or VSO must pass an exam, complete a background check, and take continuing education courses to ensure they provide up-to-date information to veterans. These accredited resources may file an initial claim with VA on the veteran’s behalf free of charge. Unfortunately, an ecosystem of non-accredited for-profit entities has emerged which preys upon veterans’ frustrations with VA’s claims process. These companies often provide “consulting” services to help veterans prepare and present relevant paperwork needed to file a claim with VA in exchange for lump sum payments, a percentage of the total dollar amount awarded for a successful claim, or some other payment mechanism. Such fees lead many veterans to receive far too little of the benefits to which their service entitles them. Current legislative proposals designed to curb the excess of these companies focus on more stringent enforcement of existing laws and regulations.   

    Full text of the legislation can be found here. 

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    MIL OSI USA News –

  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Dairy conversions: What’s the story?

    Source: PISA results continue to show more to be done for equity in education

    Changes in the regulatory environment for National Environmental Standards for Freshwater

    The  National Environmental Standards for Freshwater (NES-F 2020) temporary agricultural intensification regulations controlling the conversion of land to dairy farmland expired on 1 January 2025.

    Before this date, under the NES-F 2020, consent was required to convert to dairy farming.

    At the time those temporary restrictions on dairy conversions were put in place, the expectation was that regional councils would notify new freshwater plans or change existing plans, to manage effects on water quality.

    Central Government has since introduced restrictions on plan changes that would have given effect to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020. A replacement National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) is currently being prepared and will give new national direction on managing water quality.

    While consent is no longer required for a change in land use to dairy farming, there are still consenting controls in place under the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) to protect the environment. Both existing and new dairy farms must hold consent for animal effluent discharges.

    Farms may also require water permits for the taking and use of water in the dairy shed.

    Applications for these activities still need to be considered through the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) process with a consideration of the effects of these activities on the environment.

    A consent may also be required for the use of land for farming in general, but that requirement isn’t specific to dairy farming.

    Farming and the environment

    We know that water quality is degraded in some parts of Waitaha. This means we carefully consider all consent applications for the discharge of animal effluent to evaluate the effects of the proposed discharge relative to the existing state of the local environment. Every consent application is considered on a case-by-case basis following RMA process; we can’t pre-determine decisions.

    The likelihood of a new dairy effluent discharge permit being open for public input (being publicly notified) and/or being granted will depend on the state of the receiving environment, the effect of the proposed operation, and the proposed mitigations.

    For example, declining water quality trends in the area where dairy farming is proposed may require a consent applicant to demonstrate how the conversion will not worsen, or in some cases improve, local water quality outcomes.

    If the likely adverse effects of the proposal are deemed to be more than minor, they will be publicly notified to give the wider community an opportunity to be heard.

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  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Matariki Festival’s 2025 programme launches

    Source: Secondary teachers question rationale for changes to relationship education guidelines

    The Matariki Festival programme for 2025 launches today via the Matariki Festival website.

    This season’s programme celebrates wai (water), with a whakataukii at its heart:

    Waitaa ki te Maanuka,

    Waitii ki te Mangatangi,

    Waipuna ki te Rangi.

    Ngāti Tamaoho, in partnership with Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council), is proud to present Matariki Festival for their second year as iwi manaaki (partner iwi).

    Ngāti Tamaoho invites Aucklanders and visitors to be drawn to the cultural, environmental, and spiritual significance of water, guided by a reflection on three stars in the Matariki star cluster in particular.

    Matariki star cluster can be seen mid-left.

    Waitaa is the star of the sea and ocean, Waitii is the star of fresh water, and Waipunarangi symbolises rain.

    For Ngāti Tamaoho, Waitaa connects through Te Maanukanuka o Hoturoa (the Manukau Harbour), Waitii connects through the Mangatangi Awa (a river flowing through the Hunua Ranges) and Waipunarangi connects with the rain bringing life to their fertile lands in the southern part of the Auckland region – Pukekohekohe.

    Matariki Festival is a celebration of the Māori New Year for all to enjoy across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. This year it spans five weeks from 7 June to 13 July.

    Te Hui Ahurei o Matariki (Matariki Festival Day) at Auckland Botanic Gardens on 20 June. Photo credit Grant Apiata.

    Matariki Festival, known as Matariki ki te Wai in 2025, will see Ngāti Tamaoho hosting cultural activities, community events, water blessings and storytelling focused on their whakapapa (genealogy) and kaupapa (purpose).

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    Regional celebrations, with community events, exhibitions and workshops will take place across the Auckland region with Matariki ki te Manawa in the city centre. These activities will bring local iwi, environmental groups and artists together.

    Matariki Festival closes with a concert featuring Māori artists to celebrate the promise of the new year.

    Head to the Matariki Festival for the full festival line-up. 

    Te Hui Ahurei o Matariki (Matariki Festival Day) on 20 June celebrates the rising of the Matariki star cluster above the horizon in the north-east skies at dawn.

    The city centre with the most visibility of te ao Māori (Māori worldview) in its streetscapes in the world, will light up at around this time also, with a full programme heralding the Māori New Year.

    Tūrama returns to Queen Street for Matariki Festival 2025; photo Auckland Council.

    MIL OSI New Zealand News –

  • MIL-OSI New Zealand: Proposed temporary fisheries closure offshore of Napier Port, to the take of all finfish, shellfish, and seaweed

    Source: police-emblem-97

    Have your say

    Ngāti Pārau Hapū Trust has requested a temporary closure offshore of Napier Port, Hawke’s Bay, under section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996.

    The requested closure would prohibit the take of all finfish, shellfish, and seaweed for 2 years. The closure is to be called Te Oho o Parapara rāhui.

    This request follows a previous temporary closure known as Te Rāhui o Moremore. The new request is to provide additional time to support further species establishment in the area and to develop long-term protection strategies.

    Fisheries New Zealand invites written submissions from anyone who has an interest in the species concerned, or in the effects of fishing in the area.

    Document requesting the closure

    Te Oho o Parapara rāhui Section 186A temporary closure application [PDF, 168 KB]

    The proposed closure area

    The proposed area is approximately 0.11 square kilometres, and encompasses the artificial reef located approximately 6 km northeast of Napier Port. The reef was created as a result of the development of the port’s new wharf, named Te Whiti.

    Proposed Te Oho o Parapara Rāhui temporary closure map [PDF, 637 KB]

    Making your submission

    The closing date for submissions is 5pm on Wednesday 18 June 2025.

    Email your submission to FMSubmissions@mpi.govt.nz

    While we prefer email, you can post your submission to:

    Spatial Allocations
    Fisheries Management
    Fisheries New Zealand
    PO Box 2526
    Wellington 6140.

    Public notice

    A public notice about the call for submissions is scheduled to appear in the ‘Hawke’s Bay Today’ on Tuesday 20 May 2025.

    Related information

    Section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996 allows the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries to temporarily close an area, or temporarily restrict or prohibit the use of any fishing method in respect of an area, if satisfied that the closure, restriction, or prohibition will recognise and provide for the use and management practices of tangata whenua in the exercise of non-commercial fishing rights.

    Find out more about temporary closures .

    Submissions are public information

    Note that all, part, or a summary of your submission may be published on this website. Most often this happens when we issue a document that reviews the submissions received.

    People can also ask for copies of submissions under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). The OIA says we must make the content of submissions available unless we have good reason for withholding it. Those reasons are detailed in sections 6 and 9 of the OIA.

    If you think there are grounds to withhold specific information from publication, make this clear in your submission or contact us. Reasons may include that it discloses commercially sensitive or personal information. However, any decision MPI makes to withhold details can be reviewed by the Ombudsman, who may direct us to release it.

    Official Information Act 1982 – NZ Legislation

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  • MIL-OSI USA: SPC Tornado Watch 297

    Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended.Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
    SEL7

    URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Tornado Watch Number 297
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    650 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

    * Tornado Watch for portions of
    Western and Northern Arkansas
    Southeast and Eastern Oklahoma
    Far Northeast Texas

    * Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 650 PM
    until 200 AM CDT.

    * Primary threats include…
    Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
    Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to
    3.5 inches in diameter likely
    Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
    mph likely

    SUMMARY…Multiple supercells and clusters will spread northeastward
    this evening and into the early overnight hours. Several tornadoes
    appear likely given a rather favorable environment for severe
    thunderstorms, and a couple of these should be strong to intense
    (EF2-3+). Some upscale growth is anticipated later this evening,
    with an increasing threat for numerous to widespread severe/damaging
    winds. Peak gusts may reach up to 70-80 mph. Large hail up to
    2.5-3.5 inches in diameter also appears likely with embedded
    supercells.

    The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
    east and west of a line from 50 miles east southeast of Durant OK to
    20 miles northeast of Harrison AR. For a complete depiction of the
    watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

    REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
    tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
    area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
    threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
    and possible warnings.

    &&

    OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 292…WW 293…WW
    294…WW 295…WW 296…

    AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
    surface and aloft to 3.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
    gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
    storm motion vector 24035.

    …Gleason

    SEL7

    URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
    Tornado Watch Number 297
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    650 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025

    The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

    * Tornado Watch for portions of
    Western and Northern Arkansas
    Southeast and Eastern Oklahoma
    Far Northeast Texas

    * Effective this Monday night and Tuesday morning from 650 PM
    until 200 AM CDT.

    * Primary threats include…
    Several tornadoes and a couple intense tornadoes likely
    Widespread large hail and scattered very large hail events to
    3.5 inches in diameter likely
    Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
    mph likely

    SUMMARY…Multiple supercells and clusters will spread northeastward
    this evening and into the early overnight hours. Several tornadoes
    appear likely given a rather favorable environment for severe
    thunderstorms, and a couple of these should be strong to intense
    (EF2-3+). Some upscale growth is anticipated later this evening,
    with an increasing threat for numerous to widespread severe/damaging
    winds. Peak gusts may reach up to 70-80 mph. Large hail up to
    2.5-3.5 inches in diameter also appears likely with embedded
    supercells.

    The tornado watch area is approximately along and 95 statute miles
    east and west of a line from 50 miles east southeast of Durant OK to
    20 miles northeast of Harrison AR. For a complete depiction of the
    watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7).

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

    REMEMBER…A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
    tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
    area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
    threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
    and possible warnings.

    &&

    OTHER WATCH INFORMATION…CONTINUE…WW 292…WW 293…WW
    294…WW 295…WW 296…

    AVIATION…Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
    surface and aloft to 3.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
    gusts to 70 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 600. Mean
    storm motion vector 24035.

    …Gleason

    Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
    SAW7
    WW 297 TORNADO AR OK TX 192350Z – 200700Z
    AXIS..95 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
    50ESE DUA/DURANT OK/ – 20NE HRO/HARRISON AR/
    ..AVIATION COORDS.. 85NM E/W /71S MLC – 57SSE SGF/
    HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..3.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..70 KNOTS.
    MAX TOPS TO 600. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24035.

    LAT…LON 33669725 36469461 36469119 33669394

    THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
    COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
    FOR WOU7.

    Watch 297 Status Report Message has not been issued yet.

    Note:  Click for Complete Product Text.Tornadoes

    Probability of 2 or more tornadoes

    High (80%)

    Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes

    Mod (60%)

    Wind

    Probability of 10 or more severe wind events

    High (80%)

    Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots

    Mod (60%)

    Hail

    Probability of 10 or more severe hail events

    High (80%)

    Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches

    High (80%)

    Combined Severe Hail/Wind

    Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events

    High (>95%)

    For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch (listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster. The “Low” category contains probability values ranging from less than 2% to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities), “Moderate” from 30% to 60%, and “High” from 70% to greater than 95%. High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of an increased threat for a particular event.

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  • MIL-OSI Africa: President Ramaphosa’s US visit to bolster strategic, mutually beneficial SA-US ties

    Source: South Africa News Agency

    By Dikeledi Molobela

    Washington, D.C., United States – President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to Washington, D.C. is a significant and positive step in strengthening the strategic and mutually beneficial relationship between South Africa and the United States.

    Speaking to SAnews ahead of the President’s arrival in the US capital, the Head of Public Diplomacy at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), Clayson Monyela, underscored the importance of the visit.

    Monyela expressed optimism that the upcoming meeting on Wednesday will provide an opportunity to address and clarify issues, thereby enhancing the relationship between the two nations. 

    “We want to appreciate the fact that there is an opportunity for the two leaders to engage. The fact that President Ramaphosa is here in Washington, D.C. accompanied by four Ministers to meet with President Trump and his delegation is a positive step for this important and strategic relationship between the two countries.

    “This is a mutually beneficial relationship, and we believe that this platform avails an opportunity to explain, clarify and contextualise some of the issues that have been in the public domain. 

    “We look forward to the meeting on Wednesday because this will help in enhancing this important relationship between us and the United States,” Monyela said on Monday. 

    Describing the US as South Africa’s second-largest trading partner, Monyela emphasised that the two countries have been strategic partners for many years.

    “This is an important meeting between two countries that have been strategic partners for many years in a mutually beneficial relationship.

    “The US is our second biggest trading partner. We run the most diverse, powerful, number one economy on the African continent, currently holding the Presidency of the G20, so this is an important platform for the two countries to come together and talk about matters that will enhance the existing strong and cordial ties between the two countries to the benefit of the people of the two nations. 

    “Of course, there are issues that need to be explained and clarified but at the end, we are quite confident that this platform will help us get closer and keep moving forward as strategic partners, and enhance the mutually beneficial relationship,” he said. 

    Monyela highlighted the reciprocal nature of economic relations between the two nations, noting that South Africa is not only a trading partner but also an investor in the US economy. 

    “We also invest in the US economy. South African companies such as Nando’s are operating there. If you go to Louisiana, you will find many US nationals employed by South African companies,” he said.

    “We come to this meeting not as a country that offers nothing to the table. This is why it is important to enhance the existing relations between the two countries because they are indeed mutually beneficial,” Monyela said. 

    President Ramaphosa will meet with his US counterpart President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. – SAnews.gov.za

    MIL OSI Africa –

  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: Deposit auction of JSC “KAVKAZ.RF” will be held on 20.05.2025

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    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

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    Placement currency Rub
    Maximum amount of funds placed (in placement currency) 189 760 000.00
    Placement period, days 15
    Date of deposit 05/21/2025
    Refund date 05.06.2025
    Minimum placement interest rate, % per annum 20.40
    Conditions of imprisonment, urgent or special Urgent
    Minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in placement currency) 189 760 000.00
    Maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1
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    Preliminary applications from 10:00 to 10:10
    Applications in competition mode from 10:10 to 10:15
    Setting a cut-off percentage or declaring the auction invalid until 10:25
       
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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: Two Federal Treasury deposit auctions will take place on 20.05.2025

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: Moscow Exchange – Moscow Exchange –

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    Minimum amount of funds placed for one application, million monetary units 1,000
    Maximum number of applications from one credit institution, pcs. 5
    Application selection form (open or closed) Open
    Application selection schedule (Moscow time)
    Venue for the selection of applications PAO Moscow Exchange
    Applications accepted: from 09:30 to 09:40
    Pre-applications: from 09:30 to 09:35
    Applications in competition mode: from 09:35 to 09:40
    Formation of a consolidated register of applications: from 09:40 to 09:50
    Setting a cut-off percentage rate and/or recognizing the selection of applications as unsuccessful: from 09:40 to 10:00
    Submission to credit institutions of an offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement: from 10:00 to 10:50
    Receiving acceptance of an offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement from credit institutions: from 10:00 to 10:50
    Deposit transfer time In accordance with the requirements of paragraph 63 and paragraph 64 of the Order of the Federal Treasury dated 04/27/2023 No. 10n
    Application selection parameters
    Date of the selection of applications 05/20/2025
    Unique identifier of the application selection 22025131
    Deposit currency rubles
    Type of funds funds of the single treasury account
    Maximum amount of funds placed in bank deposits, million monetary units 100,000
    Placement period, in days 182
    Date of deposit 05/20/2025
    Refund date 18.11.2025
    Interest rate for placement of funds (fixed or floating) Floating
    Minimum fixed interest rate for placement of funds, % per annum –
    Basic floating interest rate for placement of funds Ruonmds
    Minimum spread, % per annum 0.00
    Terms of conclusion of a bank deposit agreement (fixed-term, replenishable or special) Special
    Minimum amount of funds placed for one application, million monetary units 1,000
    Maximum number of applications from one credit institution, pcs. 5
    Application selection form (open or closed) Closed
    Application selection schedule (Moscow time)
    Venue for the selection of applications PAO Moscow Exchange
    Applications accepted: from 12:00 to 12:10
    Formation of a consolidated register of applications: from 12:10 to 12:20
    Setting a cut-off percentage rate and/or recognizing the selection of applications as unsuccessful: from 12:10 to 12:30
    Submission to credit institutions of an offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement: from 12:30 to 13:20
    Receiving acceptance of an offer to conclude a bank deposit agreement from credit institutions: from 12:30 to 13:20
    Deposit transfer time In accordance with the requirements of paragraph 63 and paragraph 64 of the Order of the Federal Treasury dated 04/27/2023 No. 10n

    RUONmDS = RUONIA – DS, where

    RUONIA – the value of the indicative weighted rate of overnight ruble loans (deposits) RUONIA, expressed in hundredths of a percent, published on the official website of the Bank of Russia on the Internet on the day preceding the day for which interest is accrued. In the absence of a RUONIA rate value published on the day preceding the day for which interest is accrued, the last of the published RUONIA rate values is taken into account.

    DS – discount – a value expressed in hundredths of a percent and rounded (according to the rules of mathematical rounding) to two decimal places, calculated by multiplying the value of the Key Rate of the Bank of Russia by the value of the required reserve ratio for other liabilities of credit institutions for banks with a universal license, non-bank credit institutions (except for long-term ones) in the currency of the Russian Federation, valid on the date for which interest is accrued, and published on the official website of the Bank of Russia on the Internet.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center of Moscow State University “Vorobyovy Gory”

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    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory Innovation Science and Technology Center. With Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Head of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development Kristina Kostroma, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, and Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov

    May 19, 2025

    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory Innovation Science and Technology Center. With Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Head of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development Kristina Kostroma, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, and Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov

    May 19, 2025

    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory Innovation Science and Technology Center. With Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Head of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development Kristina Kostroma

    May 19, 2025

    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory Innovative Scientific and Technological Center. With Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin

    May 19, 2025

    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory Innovation Science and Technology Center. With the head of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development Kristina Kostroma, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin

    May 19, 2025

    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory Innovation Science and Technology Center. With Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Head of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development Kristina Kostroma

    May 19, 2025

    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory Innovation Science and Technology Center. With the Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, and the Head of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development Kristina Kostroma

    May 19, 2025

    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center of Moscow State University “Vorobyovy Gory”

    May 19, 2025

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    Mikhail Mishustin visited the Lomonosov cluster of the Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory Innovation Science and Technology Center. With Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, Head of the Moscow Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development Kristina Kostroma, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, and Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov

    The innovative scientific and technological center of Moscow State University “Vorobyovy Gory” is being created by the Moscow government and Lomonosov Moscow State University in pursuance of the President’s instructions to ensure conditions in Moscow for the effective development and commercialization of innovative solutions.

    The most favorable taxation and regulation regime has been created for residents of the INTC. Residents’ projects are exempt from most taxes for 10 years, including property tax, profit tax and VAT (with annual revenues of up to 1 billion rubles). Insurance contributions to state extra-budgetary funds are reduced to 14%, and foreign workers can be hired without a separate permit.

    The MSU Technological Valley will consist of 9 specialized clusters with a total area of 479 thousand square meters on a territory of 17.6 hectares.

    To date, two clusters have been put into operation: Lomonosov (created by the Moscow government) and Educational (created by Lomonosov Moscow State University). Construction has begun on two clusters (Interdisciplinary (by Lomonosov Moscow State University)) and Engineering (by attracting funds from private investors).

    The areas of scientific and technological activity carried out on the territory of the MSU Scientific and Technical Center “Vorobyovy Gory”: biomedicine, pharmaceuticals, medical and biological research and testing; nanotechnology research of new materials and nanomechanics; information technology and mathematical modeling; robotics, special-purpose technologies and machine engineering, energy saving and efficient energy storage; space research and astronautics; geonomy and ecology; interdisciplinary humanitarian research and cognitive sciences; sports, innovative sports technologies; artificial intelligence technologies.

    Residents – 294 companies.

    Results of the activities of the MSU Vorobyovy Gory Scientific and Technical Center in 2021–2023: the number of R&D projects performed by residents is 181; the number of R&D projects developed by the residents of the Scientific and Technical Center is 416.

    The Lomonosov cluster was commissioned in January 2023 and is currently 100% occupied. The selection of site residents was carried out jointly with the non-governmental development institute Innopraktika, with special attention paid to the technological component of the projects, the volume of scientific research and development of companies, as well as their demand in the market.

    Currently, there are 76 resident companies in the Lomonosov cluster.

    The cluster residents work in the following key areas: industrial technologies – 18 residents; unmanned systems – 18 residents; geotechnology and ecology – 15 residents; medicine and biotechnology – 13 residents; information technology – 12 residents.

    According to the results of 2024, the residents of the Lomonosov cluster showed the following results: investments in R&D – 2.4 billion rubles; number of patents received – 105; total number of employees – 2 thousand people; company revenue – 15 billion rubles.

    The products of the cluster residents are in demand and are used for seismic research in the Arctic seas (special hardware and software systems), production of buses, ATVs, snowmobiles and cleaning robots (electric drives), as well as for air purification in industrial buildings (innovative filters) and clinical and preclinical research, etc.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/19/2025, 15-11 (Moscow time) the values of the lower limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the RU000A100DG5 (EuroplanB6) security were changed.

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    05/19/2025 15:11

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC) on 19.05.2025, 15-11 (Moscow time), the values of the lower limit of the price corridor (up to 104.35) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 634.25 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 11.25%) of the security RU000A100DG5 (EuroplanB6) were changed

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/19/2025, 14-27 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the SU26231RMFS9 security (OFZ 26231) were changed.

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    05/19/2025 14:27

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC), on 19.05.2025, 14-27 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 11.88) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 136.74 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 60.0%) of the security SU26231RMFS9 (OFZ 26231) were changed

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the Voin center

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    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

    May 19, 2025

    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

    May 19, 2025

    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

    May 19, 2025

    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

    May 19, 2025

    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

    May 19, 2025

    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

    May 19, 2025

    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

    May 19, 2025

    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

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    Yuri Trutnev fulfilled the dream of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov to experience the role of a soldier with the help of the VOIN Center

    As part of the all-Russian charity event “Yolka Zhelaniy”, Deputy Prime Minister – Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev helped fulfill the wish of nine-year-old Nikita Vakhnov from Sochi. The boy’s dream of being a soldier was realized with the support of the center for military-sports training and patriotic education of youth “Voin”.

    “This is a good wish. A courageous one. By order of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, a center with this very name was created – “Warrior”. This center educates citizens who love their Motherland, who are ready to serve it in a broad sense, to defend it. The center has been operating for three years. I will say honestly, the feedback from all the guys who have completed training at the center is very good. Half of my family has completed such training,” Yuri Trutnev noted earlier when presenting the certificate and talking to the boy.

    Nikita himself said: “I have long dreamed of becoming a military man, and this trip is the best gift in my life. I learned a lot of new things and was able to see real military equipment with my own eyes.” He received a certificate for completing a military-sports training course at the regional branch of the “Voin” center in the Chechen Republic, located on the basis of the Russian Special Forces University named after V.V. Putin.

    The program of the stay was prepared taking into account the age and interests of the young guest. The boy was introduced to the main training sites of the center and shown samples of heavy weapons and armored vehicles. Over the course of three days, Nikita underwent a series of classes, including both theoretical and practical training. The program included fire training, tactical medicine, control of unmanned aerial vehicles, and classes in a wind tunnel.

    In Gudermes, he took part in a flower-laying ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory Day at the memorial to those killed in the Great Patriotic War.

    In addition to the educational part, the boy was given an exciting trip on a Chaborz buggy and excursions to the cities and picturesque corners of the mountainous regions of the Chechen Republic.

    Director of the branch of the Voin center Pavel Kozlov commented: “Nikita made a wish to become a military man, and training at the Voin center was the first step to fulfilling this dream. We are glad that we made these days special for him, and we hope that he will remember them for the rest of his life.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/19/2025, 13-17 (Moscow time) the values of the lower boundary of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the RU000A0JWHU2 security (RZhD BO-17) were changed.

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    05/19/2025 13:17

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by NCO NCC (JSC) on 19.05.2025, 13-17 (Moscow time), the values of the lower limit of the price corridor (up to 65.4) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 595.29 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 20.0%) of the security RU000A0JWHU2 (RZhD BO-17) were changed

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Financial news: 05/19/2025, 11:46 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for the SU26231RMFS9 security (OFZ 26231) were changed.

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    05/19/2025 11:46

    In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and the deposit market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by NCO NCC (JSC), on 19.05.2025, 11-46 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (until 11.03) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 128.19 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 50.0%) of the security SU26231RMFS9 (OFZ 26231) were changed

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  • MIL-OSI USA: Cyanotoxins in Oregon’s Cascade Range Rivers that are Tapped for Drinking Water Supply

    Source: US Geological Survey

    A study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with multiple water utilities and research partners revealed widespread cyanotoxin occurrence in Cascade Range rivers that provide municipal drinking water to over 1.5 million Oregonians. 

    Cyanotoxins produced by harmful algal blooms (HABs) threaten people, pets, recreation, and aquatic ecosystems. Exposure through drinking, swimming, and dialysis can cause illness, liver damage, neurological effects, and even death. HABs, whether they produce cyanotoxins or not, impact aquatic habitats and impair water quality by blocking sunlight, depleting oxygen, and may cause fish kills. Recreational advisories at popular waterbodies occur each summer, harming local economies, and HABs can sometimes make drinking water unusable. 

    Example of a a Solid Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking (SPATT) sampler. Passive samplers like this one are left in the river to accumulate toxins over time for later analysis.

    The 2016-20 study examined sources and downriver transport of four cyanotoxins—microcystins, cylindrospermopsins, anatoxins, and saxitoxins —across reservoir-river systems in northwestern Oregon that supply 18 drinking water treatment plants. The study utilized direct sampling of cyanobacterial mats and materials collected with plankton net tows, and the deployment of Solid-Phase Adsorption Toxin Tracking (SPATT) samplers to assess toxin presence in reservoirs, rivers, and tributaries. Over 300 samples from 65 sites across seven river basins, including the Clackamas, North Santiam, McKenzie, and North Umpqua rivers, were assessed. 

    Key findings indicate that cyanotoxins were frequently detected in cyanobacteria from both reservoir and river environments, with over 90% of concentrated samples containing at least one toxin. The research identified both planktonic (drifting in the water) cyanobacteria in reservoirs and benthic (occurring in the riverbed) cyanobacteria in rivers as primary sources of these toxins, which can persist in the water column and be transported into drinking water supply intakes.  “This study provides critical insights into the types of streams and specific locations supporting toxin producing cyanobacteria” said Kurt Carpenter, USGS lead scientist on the study. “The occurrence of multiple cyanotoxins in raw source waters for several drinking water supply plants highlights the need for continued monitoring to protect public health.” 

    Funding for the study was jointly provided by the Clackamas River Water Providers: the Cities of Estacada, Clackamas, Gladstone, Oak Lodge, Oregon City, Tigard and West Linn, the Sunrise Water Authority and South Fork Water Board, Clackamas County Water Environmental Services, City of Salem, Eugene Water & Electric Board, and the Congressionally Directed USGS Cooperative Matching Funds (Directed HABs) Program.

    For more information, access the full study: Reservoir and Riverine Sources of Cyanotoxins in Oregon’s Cascade Range Rivers Tapped for Drinking Water Supply

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