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Massing Of The Colors Highlights Flag Day June 13

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NMDVS News:
 
SANTA FE — New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services (NMDVS) Secretary Jack Fox is scheduled to take part in the 2015 Flag Day/20th Annual Massing of the Colors ceremony, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 13 at the Santa Fe Veterans’ Memorial, at the northwest corner of the Bataan Memorial Building at the intersection of West DeVargas and Galisteo Streets.

The public is invited to attend the festivities, presented by the Santa Fe Chapter of the Military Order of World Wars (MOWW). A free concert at 9 a.m. by the Santa Fe Concert Band will precede the

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LANL Workers Alerted To Cybersecurity Threat

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LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) employees were notified Thursday in a memo by LANL Director Charlie McMillan of a cybersecurity incident that could put employee and subcontractor personal information at risk.

Director McMillan Memo:

SUBJECT: Office of Personnel Management Cybersecurity Incident

This afternoon we were notified by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) of a cybersecurity incident involving U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) systems and data containing personal information. The breadth of exposure is still being evaluated, and there is a possibility Read More

Crowd Cleans Out Morning Glory Bakery And Grill In Los Alamos On National Donut Day

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Morning Glory employee Kailey Johnson stands by the eatery’s empty doughnut case this morning showing how they completely sold out. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Morning Glory bakery and grill is open 6 a.m to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 1377 Diamond Dr. in Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

COMMUNITY News:

Today is National Donut Day and hungry residents in Los Alamos completely cleaned out the shelves at Morning Glory bakery and grill at 1377 Diamond Dr.

Kevin and Melinda Albright own the eatery, which along with donuts,

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Hubble Space Telescope Peers Into Milky Way Galaxy

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Hubble peers into the most crowded place in the Milky Way. Courtesy photo

SCIENCE News:

Dr. John P. Holdren is director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy at The White House. He also is the President’s Chief Science Advisor.

Dr. John P. Holdren

“From time to time, I like to send quick, ad-hoc notes to White House staff on a variety of topics―upcoming lunar eclipses, groundbreaking climate news, incredible photos from space. Things I’ve come across and found fascinating,” Holdren stated in an email to media. “Apparently, people really like them. Read More

FSR Urges Senate To Strengthen Patent Troll Bill, Protect American Businesses, Consumers

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FSR News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The Financial Services Roundtable, as part of a joint trade effort, sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee leaders urging lawmakers to strengthen a pending bill that could help stop patent trolls from extorting exorbitant fees from American businesses and consumers.
 
The PATENT Act, S. 1137, is scheduled to be marked up by the committee today, but notable gaps still exist in the language that, if approved, will allow patent trolls to continue to use questionable patents to file frivolous lawsuits against financial services
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Udall, Tester Introduce Bill To Prevent Damaging Cuts In Indian Country

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., have introduced legislation to prevent the return of damaging across-the-board budget cuts that significantly impacted health care, education, public safety, and housing throughout Indian Country. 
 
Udall and Tester’s bill will exempt the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service, and critical housing assistance from future sequestration.
 
“Across-the-board budget cuts presented a major setback for Indian Country, forcing cuts
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Over 200,000 People Urge Forest Service To Reject Mega-Development Near Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon from the South Rim, near the NPS Visitor Center. Courtesy/Wikimedia
 
 
EarthJustice News:
 
FLAGSTAFF, AZ — More than 200,000 people flooded the U.S. Forest Service with comments over the last month calling for the agency to reject a plan for roads and infrastructure that would enable construction of a mega-development on Grand Canyon’s doorstep.
 
The proposed roads, sewers and other utilities would pave the way for a multinational developer to transform the 580-resident community of Tusayan, Ariz. from a small, quiet tourist town into a sprawling complex
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Udall Highlights Drunk-Driving Prevention Technology

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Officials from DOT, and NHTSA show Sen. Udall the latest DADSS prototype technology in drunk driving prevention. Courtesy photo.
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-NM and more than 300 members of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) from New Mexico and across the country demonstrated exciting progress that has been made toward developing lifesaving drunk-driving prevention technology, known as the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS). 
 
Udall, a long-time advocate for eliminating drunk driving, joined officials from
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IRS Announces Third Quarter Interest Rates

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― The Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday that interest rates will remain the same for the calendar quarter beginning July 1. 
 
The rates will be:
  • 3 percent for overpayments and 2 percent in the case of a corporation;
  • 0.5 percent for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000;
  • 3 percent for underpayments; and
  • 5 percent for large corporate underpayments.
Under the Internal Revenue Code, the rate of interest is determined on a quarterly basis. For taxpayers other than corporations, the overpayment and underpayment
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House Passes De-Escalation Training-Mental Health Services Amendment

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CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The House voted overwhelmingly, 417-10, to pass an amendment by U.S. Reps. Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) and Tim Murphy (PA-18) that invests an additional $2 million in crisis-intervention training for state and local law enforcement, along with mental health and substance abuse treatment, and rehabilitation and community re-entry services.
 
The provision was added to the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill that will be considered tonight. 

The funding would be available

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