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Your Daily Snapshot for Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Photo of the Day President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama talk with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace in London, England, May 24, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)In Case You Missed It Here are some of the top stories from the White House blog. Next Generation Fuel Economy Labels Arm Consumers with Information They Can Use Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson introduce new fuel economy labels that will empower car buyers with better information about what they will spend or save on fuel costs when looking to purchase a new vehicle. Driving our Nation Toward America's Clean Energy Future U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, U.S. General Services Administrator Martha Johnson and White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley announce another major step in leading by example and reducing our dependence on oil by boosting clean energy technologies in our Federal fleet. Taking the Oath in America’s Great Outdoors The National Park Service has hosted more than 30 naturalization ceremonies, in which over 1,000 people have become American citizens. Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the National Park Service, shares personal remarks from park superintendents who have written about their experiences in hosting naturalization ceremony. Today's Schedule All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 4:50 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Cameron 5:05 AM: The President holds a meeting with Prime Minister Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Clegg 5:35 AM: The President holds an expanded bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Cameron 6:30 AM: The President and Prime Minister Cameron attend an event hosted by Mrs. Cameron and the First Lady to honor military families, U.S. and U.K. service members and veterans 7:25 AM: The President and Prime Minister Cameron hold a joint press conference 10:30 AM: President Obama Speaks to the United Kingdom Parliament 12:30 PM: V.P. Biden Speaks on the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's Moon Shot Speech 3:30 PM: The President and the First Lady will reciprocate the hospitality of Her Majesty the Queen and hold a dinner in her honor at the residence of the American ambassador in London 6:00 PM: The Vice President delivers remarks at the New Hampshire Democratic Party's McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner

Watch USCIS Director, Alejandro Mayorkas, launch a new initiative to educate permanent residents about the importance of citizenship and the free resources USCIS offers.

Watch USCIS Director, Alejandro Mayorkas, launch a new initiative to educate permanent residents about the importance of citizenship and the free resources USCIS offers.

http://www.uscis.gov/stream/CISLiveStreamingW.html

The Citizenship Public Education and Awareness Initiative promotes awareness of the rights, responsibilities, and importance of United States citizenship, and the free naturalization preparation resources available to permanent residents and immigrant-serving organizations.
Office of Citizenship Public Awareness Initiative Launch—Watch streaming video today at 1:30 p.m., EDT.

Citizenship Resource Center: www.uscis.gov/citizenship
Citizenship and Integration Grant Program: www.uscis.gov/grants
Contact the Citizenship Resource Center

CBP U.S. Border Patrol Seizes Cocaine and Meth at Southern California Checkpoint

Westmorland, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Indio station arrested a man Friday morning after he attempted to smuggle cocaine and methamphetamine.

On May 20th at approximately 5:45 a.m., agents working primary inspection at the Highway 86 Checkpoint directed a white Dodge Ram pickup to secondary inspection. At secondary, a Border Patrol Canine Team alerted to the vehicle, while performing a cursory search.

The agents performed a thorough search of the vehicle, which yielded more than 17 pounds of cocaine and more than 4 pounds of methamphetamine, combining for a worth of more than $700,000.

The vehicle, contraband and driver were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

CBP Assists in $30M Cocaine Seizure Near Honduras

Washington — U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Air and Marine assisted in the disruption of more than $30 million worth of contraband earlier this month.

On May 12, a Jacksonville-based P-3 aircrew on a Joint Interagency Task Force-South patrol mission detected a surface target of interest northeast of Nicaragua. P-3 crews obtained radar and visual contact of a 40-foot go-fast vessel with four persons on board.

Assets observed the presence of 16 barrels of fuel and 35 to 40 bales of contraband. P-3 aircrews alerted a nearby U.S. Coast Guard Cutter and Honduran law enforcement. USCG launched a rugged hulled inflatable boat, while Honduran law enforcement launched a helicopter and two maritime chase vessels to intercept.

CBP aircraft observed the vessel dump six bales before being intercepted by a Honduran law enforcement maritime vessel. Honduran law enforcement boarded the vessel 20 miles east of the Honduran/Nicaraguan border and recovered 36 bales containing 2,420 pounds of cocaine.

Four suspects were taken into custody by local authorities.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

U.S. Border Patrol Set to Expand the R.E.A.L. Mission

Edinburg, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol along with Pharr Municipal Court Judge Rudy Martinez, Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, Pharr Police Department and various community organizations will team up to begin the second Rewarding Education, Attitude and Leadership (R.E.A.L.) class on May 31.The first class consisted of nine Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District students that successfully completed the program.

The R.E.A.L. Mission was implemented in the RGV to address at-risk youths and finding alternatives for the students, in lieu of being expelled, transferred or fined.

The second class will incorporate students from both ECISD and the Pharr San Juan Alamo school district. Thanks to Pharr Municipal Judge Rudy Martinez and Pct. #4 Justice of the Peace Homer Jasso, Sr., these students will participate in the five week program that will allow them to focus on community service, life skills, job opportunities, and consequences of making bad choices in their lives.

“The first R.E.A.L. Mission class was a success,” said Chief Patrol Agent Rosendo Hinojosa. “These young students must realize that there are consequences to their bad choices, and this program sheds light on those consequences. The program also reinforces the concept that if they make good choices, such as attend school and do well, there is a lifetime of opportunities waiting for them.”

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Hilda Ave near/at Connaught Ave

Road Closure Information

Location:
Hilda Ave near/at Connaught Ave

Description: intersection of connaught and hilda closed due to sanitary sewer collapse/ road undermining