WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Joint Press Conference With Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in Tokyo MODERATOR (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): I would like to start the joint press conference by the Japanese Defense Minister and the US sector Secretary of Defense First, we will have opening remarks From Defense Minister Nakatani. DEFENSE MINISTER GEN NAKATANI (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): I'm honored to be able t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Joint Press Conference With Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in Tokyo MODERATOR (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): I would like to start the joint press conference by the Japanese Defense Minister and the US sector Secretary of Defense First, we will have opening remarks From Defense Minister Nakatani. DEFENSE MINISTER GEN NAKATANI (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): I'm honored to be  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 30 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Methods of Reducing Center Shift of Golf Ball Components and Improving Concentricity ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 28 -- ACUSHNET COMPANY, Fairhaven, Massachusetts has been assigned a patent (No. US 12251855 B1, initially filed Nov. 2, 2022) developed by three inventors Manjari Kuntimaddi, Raynham, Massachusetts; Edward Costa, East Providence, Rhode Island; and Erin McDermott, Providence, more ST

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The World Bank issued the following policy research working paper (No. 11018) by Erhan Artuc, Guido Porto and Bob Rijkers on Jan. 7, 2025 entitled "Crops, Conflict and Climate Change": Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract This paper studies the welfare impacts of agricultural shocks on households with detailed heterogeneity, by taking consumption, land, and labor allocation choices into account. The underlying model is quantified with household survey data from 51 develo more PR