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2023-11-11 21:49:35

GRAND FORKS – North Dakota is receiving almost $19 million from the Environmental Protection Agency for emerging water contaminants.

The grant will go toward improvement projects in the Northeast Regional Water District and East Central Regional Water District to improve the quality of the drinking water they provide. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality will receive the grant and disburse the funds to the regional water districts for their projects.

“The objective is to provide the infrastructure for these regional water districts to have the capacity and the ability to remove more manganese and then in the future hopefully connect residents that are struggling with their private wells with high manganese,” Bryan Schmitt, an environmental engineer with the NDDEQ.

While the projects that are being funded are in the planning stages, new transfer stations and improved water treatment capacity will be key aspects of the projects, according to the grant.

The EPA’s current guidance is a maximum manganese concentration of 0.3 milligrams per liter in drinking water for adults. Manganese can cause issues with the nervous at high levels and continued exposure, especially for infants under six months of age. It naturally occurs in North Dakota’s water and typically doesn’t bioaccumulate like lead or other contaminants.

According to the EPA, In high concentrations, manganese can cause water to appear brown or black, staining and a bitter metallic taste, and there are many ways to effectively remove it from the water.

“We are addressing it trying to get ahead of the game with getting as many people away from high levels as possible,” Schmitt said.

In October, the EPA provided North Dakota with additional funding

for the Tri-County water district to help bring water access to rural North Dakota. That was a $430,000 award in addition to the $280,000 previously received.

Voigt covers city government in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.

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2023-11-11 12:07:26

River levels continued to rise in some places in the Westhoek. As expected, and despite the rain stopping, water from northern France continued to swell the rivers and the Yser.

The governor of West Flanders, Carl Decaluwé, therefore maintained his call for vigilance. However, the firefighters had a relatively calm night, the governor confirmed in the morning. Only a few places remained critical, such as Stavele (Alveringem), where rue de l’Yser remained under water and closed to traffic.

A few kilometers downstream, in Lo-Reninge, a resident and his son as well as their pets had to be evacuated from their house surrounded by floods, on the banks of the Yser.

Without further rain, the water should go down almost everywhere. The provincial phase of the emergency plan is still underway but West Flanders should have escaped the worst.

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2023-11-11 19:16:38
ByAaron Katersky

Saturday, November 11, 2023 7:15PM

The FBI seized the electronic devices of New York City Mayor Eric Adams as part of a federal investigation that previously brought the FBI to the home of his top fundraiser, a source familiar with the matter told >.

The FBI declined to comment to >.

The mayor’s office confirmed that the seizure took place on Monday. The mayor has denied any wrongdoing.

“As a former member of law enforcement, I expect all members of my staff to follow the law and fully cooperate with any sort of investigation-and I will continue to do exactly that. I have nothing to hide,” Adams said in a statement.

Federal prosecutors with the Southern District of New York declined to comment.

The FBI previously searched the home of Brianna Suggs, Adams’ main fundraiser. The investigation seeks to determine whether the mayor’s campaign receives illegal foreign donations from Turkey with a Brooklyn construction company as a conduit sources told >.

Boyd Johnson, a campaign attorney for Adams, said that it was discovered an individual recently acted improperly and they acted on that information.

“In the spirit of transparency and cooperation, this behavior was immediately and proactively reported to investigators. The Mayor has been and remains committed to cooperating in this matter. On Monday night, the FBI approached the mayor following an event. The Mayor immediately complied with the FBI’s request and provided them with electronic devices. The mayor has not been accused of any wrongdoing and continues to cooperate with the investigation,” Johnson said in a statement.

Investigators came to Adams following an event Monday evening to ask for all devices he had on his person, including an iPad and a phone, a source familiar with the matter told >.

Later, the mayor’s office turned over more devices.

Most of the devices have been returned, according to the source.

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2023-11-11 17:17:00

[앵커]

In Korea, due to concentration in the metropolitan area, it is common for graduates to find jobs outside of the area where the university is located.

A local private university has announced a plan to nurture talent that will remain in the region through education linked to future key industries.

The key is to lead to strong cooperation by breaking down boundaries between regions, industries, and universities.

This is reporter Na Hyun-ho.

[기자]

Gwangju Metropolitan City, which entered its 8th popular election, is focusing on fostering the future automobile and high-tech semiconductor industry.

However, it is not easy to find talent to work in new future industries in the region.

[정지성 / 자율주행 관련 업체 대표 : 우수 인재들이 서울에 있는, 경기 수도권 기업들로 많이 가다 보니까 역설적으로 저희가 수도권에 있는 광주 지역 출신의 직원들을 다시 이직 제안을 해서 데려오고 있는 되게 이상한 상황이 있거든요.]

Local private universities, local governments, research institutes, and industries have joined hands to nurture talented individuals who will remain in the region and lead future industries.

First, the university plans to establish a department of ‘Future Mobility’, a regional strategic industry.

In addition, education and research facilities will be upgraded, and experiments and practice will be conducted using facilities such as the Bitgreen Industrial Complex.

[김용집 / 광주테크노파크 원장 : 지역에 맞는 인재를 육성해서 지역에 취업하고 지역의 창업을 활성화해서 지역의 산업을 발전시키고 궁극적으로 지역을 발전시키는 것이 (중요합니다.)]

Above all, the key is for regions, industries, and universities to cooperate by eliminating barriers and barriers.

The goal is to encourage talented individuals trained through this to naturally advance into local industries and research fields.

[민영돈 / 조선대학교 총장 : 이제 대학의 성장이 그 지역의 혁신과 발전에 가장 중요한 요소가 되고 있습니다. 4차 산업혁명의 첨단 기술과 지역 전략산업을 활성화하는 데 필요한 모든 조건을 대학이 가지고 있기 때문입니다.]

Educational innovation closely aligned with local strategic industries and close cooperation with the local community are expected to be of great help in increasing the competitiveness of local universities, which are in crisis due to a decline in the school-age population.

This is Na Hyeon-ho of YTN.

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