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The Pentagon’s university audits and MI5’s warning expose a common research security problem: a collaborator’s institutional affiliation may not reveal who ultimately funds or benefits from the work.
The Federal Maritime Commission has proposed a $200,000 fee on Spanish-flagged vessels entering U.S. ports and restrictions on selected Spanish exports, escalating a dispute over Spain’s denial of port access to vessels carrying cargo bound for or coming from Israel. The proposal would extend the dispute to U.S. importers of Spanish olive oil, cosmetics, ceramics, and other goods.
The Justice Department is seeking approximately $290.4 million in unpaid duties and fraud penalties from Uni-Tile & Marble Inc. and its chief executive officer, Xin Mian Pan, in a civil customs enforcement action that examines their alleged role in imports entered through other companies.
