Cruise line worker sentenced in New Orleans for child exploitation materials
NEW ORLEANS, La. – A former cruise line employee from Indonesia was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison after being caught with child …
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Ohio nanny indicted for sexually exploiting toddlers and distributing abuse materials
A 25-year-old woman from Beachwood, Ohio, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Thursday for sexually exploiting two toddlers while working as their nanny …
Smoking materials spark bathroom fire in Toms River home, officials say
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A residential fire broke out on Kettle Creek Road Saturday evening after improperly discarded smoking materials ignited items on a windowsill, …
Suspect in custody after possible hazardous explosive materials incident in White Marsh
TOWSON, MD — Baltimore County Police have taken one suspect into custody following an incident involving potentially hazardous materials in White Marsh on Friday morning. …
Farmingdale school board member and crossing guard charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
FREEHOLD, N.J. — A Farmingdale man who serves as a Board of Education member and a school crossing guard has been charged with possessing child …
Shed Fire in Marydel Caused by Discarded Smoking Materials, Investigators Report
MARYDEL, Md. — A small structure fire on Stafford Road on Saturday evening resulted in an estimated $1,000 in damages, according to officials. The fire …
Pro-Palestinian Student Group Used Messaging App To Distribute Materials Encouraging Attacks Against Police
National Students For Justice in Palestine (NSJP) and allied organizations used an encrypted messaging app to distribute a document instructing protesters on how to use …
Slidell Man Indicted for Manufacturing Explosive Materials Without a License and Unlawful Storage of Explosive Material
If convicted, JUNEAU faces up to 10 years of imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, and up to 3 years of supervised release for Counts …
Dobbs Ferry Man Charged With Illegal Possession Of Numerous Firearms And Ammunition, Including “Ghost Guns,” And Discovered Possessing Suspected Explosive Materials And Readily Assembled Explosive Devices
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, James Neff, some 23 years after having been convicted on similar state charges for criminal possession of a …
Key Bridge Collapse Forces Alternate Routes for Trucks Carrying Hazardous Materials
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Highway Transportation Department announces urgent traffic reroutes following the collapse of the I-695 Key Bridge due to a ship strike. …
US charges Japanese crime leader with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected …
OneD, Koch Modular partner to scale up silicon-graphite EV anode materials
By Nick Carey (Reuters) – OneD Battery Sciences and Koch Modular said on Wednesday they have teamed up to build a factory in North America …
House Votes To Overturn Biden Waiver For Foreign Materials In EV Chargers
House Votes To Overturn Biden Waiver For Foreign Materials In EV Chargers Nick Pope on January 11, 2024 The House voted Thursday to overturn President …
Former Police Officer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Sex Abuse Materials
FLORENCE, S.C. — Douglas Perdick, 47, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child sex abuse …
California Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Materials Over The Internet
Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Jason Charles Nicholas (54, Ramona, CA) has pleaded guilty to distributing child sexual abuse …
Apopka Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Producing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
Orlando, Florida – United States District Judge Wendy Berger has sentenced Stephon K’Trell Anderson (29, Apopka) to 16 years in federal prison for producing a …
Applied Materials forecasts upbeat first-quarter revenue on resilient demand
By Samrhitha A (Reuters) -Applied Materials forecast first-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates on Thursday, but the company’s shares fell more than 7% after the bell …
Orlando Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years For Receiving And Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Materials
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger has sentenced William Ross King III (55, Orlando) to 24 years and 5 months in federal …
Redwood inks long-term EV battery materials supply deal with Toyota
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Redwood Materials has signed a long-term contract to supply Toyota Motor with recycled materials for the Japanese automaker’s $13.9 billion …
Sumitomo Metal Mining looks to boost battery materials output, possibly in US
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining is considering producing cathode battery materials in the United States among other options as it …
Biden Admin Quietly ‘Disposing’ Of Trump Border Wall Materials To Be Auctioned Off
Biden Admin Quietly ‘Disposing’ Of Trump Border Wall Materials To Be Auctioned Off Jennie Taer on August 19, 2023 For months, the Biden administration has …
GM backs EV battery startup as it shifts future focus to cheaper materials
By Akash Sriram and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors is investing in a Silicon Valley startup to help it speed development of a …
MP Materials profit beats, starts some rare earths refining
(Reuters) -Rare earths miner MP Materials posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday and said it has started refining small amounts of the strategic metals …
Building materials maker Holcim banking on U.S. reshoring boom
ZURICH (Reuters) -Holcim said on Thursday it expects to set another record for sales from North America this year as the world’s biggest cement maker …
Building materials supplier Martin Marietta raises 2023 core earnings forecast
(Reuters) – Martin Marietta Materials beat quarterly profit estimates and raised its full-year adjusted core earnings forecast on Thursday, helped by higher spending across infrastructure …
Applied Materials aims to boost chip factory productivity with new tech
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Applied Materials on Tuesday released its first major update to some of its core semiconductor manufacturing equipment in …
China to restrict exports of chipmaking materials as US mulls new curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will control exports of some metals widely used in the semiconductor industry, its commerce ministry announced on Monday, the latest salvo …
Applied Materials to invest $400 million in India for new engineering center
(Reuters) -U.S. semiconductor toolmaker Applied Materials will invest $400 million over four years in a new engineering center in India, the company said on Thursday. …
BlackRock fund targets greening of materials sector
By Clara Denina and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – BlackRock on Tuesday launched the “Brown to Green Materials Fund” targeting undervalued carbon-intensive companies that produce …
Chemical maker Dow signs supply agreement for bio-plastic materials
(Reuters) – U.S. chemical maker Dow Inc said on Thursday it had signed a long-term supply agreement with bio-conversion company New Energy Blue for plastic …
U.S. charges Chinese national with providing weapons materials to Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States has charged a Chinese national with violating U.S. sanctions by providing to Iran materials used to produce ballistic …
Impact Nano, chip materials startup, wins funding from Intel, Goldman Sachs
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Impact Nano, a Massachusetts-based startup that makes specialty chemicals for the semiconductor industry and others, said on …
Export restrictions mount on critical materials, says OECD
LONDON (Reuters) – Global export restrictions on critical materials have grown more than five-fold over the last decade, the OECD said on Tuesday, potentially impeding …
Detectives Seek Information on Theft of Tools and Construction Materials
COLUMBUS, OH – The Columbus Police Department’s Property Crimes detectives are seeking information on the theft of tools and construction materials from a Watkins Road …
Train Derails In North Dakota, Spills Toxic Materials: REPORT
Train Derails In North Dakota, Spills Toxic Materials: REPORT Alexa Schwerha on March 27, 2023 A Canadian Pacific (CP) train derailed near Wyndmere, North Dakota, …
U.S. lays out possible critical raw materials agreement with EU -Handelsblatt
(Reuters) – The United States and the European Commission have negotiated a possible agreement to allow for electric vehicles with critical minerals extracted or processed …
BNSF says train carrying corn syrup derailed in Arizona
(Reuters) – BNSF Railway confirmed on Thursday that a train carrying corn syrup derailed near Topock in western Arizona close to the California border on …
Explainer-What are the risks of materials released in the Ohio derailment?
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Ahead of U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s visit on Thursday to the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio, …
Iran Inches Away From Weapons-Grade Nuclear Materials: REPORT
Iran Inches Away From Weapons-Grade Nuclear Materials: REPORT Micaela Burrow on February 20, 2023 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has initiated talks with Iran …
Fire Dept. says Cherry Hill hi-rise fire caused by discarded smoking materials
Cherry Hill, NJ – A fire in a hi-rise condominium complex in Cherry Hill was sparked by improperly discarded smoking materials, according to the Cherry …
U.S. set to loan Redwood Materials $2 billion for EV materials plant
By Paul Lienert and David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Energy Department on Thursday made a conditional commitment to Redwood Materials for a $2 billion low-cost …
Exclusive-Starboard to challenge engineering materials maker Rogers’ board -sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Activist investment firm Starboard Value LP has amassed a sizable stake in Rogers Corp and is seeking seats …
Materials shortages decrease at German manufacturers – Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) – Materials shortages have decreased in Germany’s manufacturing sector, a survey by the Ifo economic institute published on Thursday showed. In January, 48.4% …
Eco-Groups Push For EVs, But Refuse To Back US Mining Projects For Necessary Materials
Eco-Groups Push For EVs, But Refuse To Back US Mining Projects For Necessary Materials Bronson Winslow on February 1, 2023 Environmental advocacy groups continue to …
CBP Agriculture Specialists Seize Prohibited Plant, Animal Materials, Issue $18K in Penalties at Laredo Port of Entry During Paisano Return Weekend
LAREDO, Texas—As the international bridges at Laredo Port of Entry teemed with returning paisano traffic this weekend, and in order to prevent the inadvertent proliferation …
FBI Raided Overseas Chinese Government Police Station In New York, Seized Materials: REPORT
FBI Raided Overseas Chinese Government Police Station In New York, Seized Materials: REPORT Philip Lenczycki on January 13, 2023 FBI counterintelligence agents raided the New …
Venator Materials’ investor pushes for board change amid plummeting stock price
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -An investor with a large stake in Venator Materials Plc has asked for board seats, criticizing the chemical company’s …
Redwood Materials joins electric vehicle, battery trek to South Carolina
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Redwood Materials is the latest company to set up shop in South Carolina’s growing community of electric vehicle and battery …
Germany entirely dependent on imports for 14 critical raw materials – study
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is highly dependent on imports for many crucial raw materials and often relies entirely on other countries to meet demand, according …
Tillamook County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Transporting Explosive Materials
PORTLAND, Ore.—A Tillamook County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today after he was found driving a stolen vehicle while possessing explosive materials housed …