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Indian American engineers launch innovation hub

January 3, 2022

BY ARUN KUMAR | The American Association of Engineers of India Origin (AAEIO) has launched the AAEIO Innovation Hub to commercialize key technologies available with leading agencies of the two countries. US Rep Bill Foster representing Illinois’ 11th District in the House, along with AAEIO President Gladson Varghese, President-Elect Ajit Pant, Vice President Nitin Maheshwari, […]

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Congressional Members Have Proposed 35 Crypto Policy-Related Bills

December 30, 2021

BY JANE EDWARDS | Lawmakers have proposed 35 bills focused on blockchain and cryptocurrency policy in Congress in 2021, Forbes reported Monday. Congressional members put forward three types of legislation that centered on the regulation of cryptocurrencies, central bank digital currency and applications of blockchain technology. Reps. French Hill, R-Ark., and Bill Foster, D-Ill., co-sponsored the Central […]

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Biden Pledges 500M Free Virus Tests to Counter Omicron

December 23, 2021

ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) — Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the government would provide 500 million free rapid tests, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts. “It’s the only responsible thing to do,” the president said. “Omicron is serious and […]

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Energy secretary: Work at Fermilab key to fighting climate change

December 13, 2021

BY RICK WEST | U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was joined Friday by a delegation of Illinois Democrats as she toured the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia to tout how it can fight climate change. Granholm was joined on the visit Friday by Sen. Dick Durbin, Gov. J.B. Pritzker, suburban U.S. Reps. Sean Casten, […]

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