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Unified Command Begins Transition of Jurisdiction of Brunswick East River Mystery Sheen Response
BRUNSWICK, Georgia, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:

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UPDATE 2: Unified Command begins transition of jurisdiction of Brunswick East River Mystery Sheen response

The Brunswick East River Mystery Sheen Unified Command addressed emergency response efforts and signed a memo, Thursday, establishing the transition of jurisdiction for remedial oversight to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

The BERMS site has actively polluted the East River since 2019. The UC was established in May 2024 to coordinate emergency response ... Show Full Article

U.S. Transfers Two 34m Patrol Boats to Tunisia During Visit of USS Mount Whitney to Celebrate 220 Years of U.S.-Tunisian Maritime Partnership
TUNIS, Tunisia, April 19 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story:

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U.S. Transfers Two 34m Patrol Boats to Tunisia During Visit of USS Mount Whitney to Celebrate 220 Years of U.S.-Tunisian Maritime Partnership

The Blue Ridge-class command and control ship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), arrived in Tunis, Tunisia, for a scheduled port visit on April 17, to reinforce the enduring partnership between the United States and Tunisia.

On the same occasion, the Tunisian Navy conducted a commissioning ceremony for two American 110-foot (34-meter) Island Class Patrol Boats, which the United ... Show Full Article

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Three Forks Springsnail's Final Recovery Plan Available
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release:

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Three Forks Springsnail's Final Recovery Plan Available

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Three Forks Springsnail's Final Recovery Plan

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently approved a final recovery plan for the Three Forks springsnail, a freshwater snail found only in eastern Arizona. This species was listed as endangered in 2012, and the ultimate goal of the recovery plan is to help recover the springsnail so that it no longer needs protection under ... Show Full Article

FDIC Modifies Approach to Resolution Planning for Large Banks
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release on April 18, 2025:

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FDIC Modifies Approach to Resolution Planning for Large Banks

The FDIC today took action to modify its approach to insured depository institution (IDI) resolution planning. The purpose of this action is to focus the IDI resolution planning process on the operational information most relevant for the FDIC to (1) resolve a large bank through a weekend sale or (2) operate the institution for a short period of time while rapidly marketing the institution

For full resolution ... Show Full Article

Executive VP of Insurance Brokerage Pleads Guilty in $133M Affordable Care Act Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 18, 2025:

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Executive Vice President of Insurance Brokerage Pleads Guilty in $133M Affordable Care Act Fraud Scheme

A Florida executive pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to submit fraudulent applications to enroll consumers in Affordable Care Act insurance plans (ACA plans) that were fully subsidized by the government. The purpose of the scheme was to obtain millions of dollars in commission payments from the insurance company that operated the ACA plans. The federal government paid ... Show Full Article

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025'
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 18, 2025, entitled "Tennessee Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025":

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Tennessee had 151,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 172,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Tennessee was 4.3 percent in February and 4.8 percent in the previous month. (See chart 1 and table 2.) ... Show Full Article

BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025'
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 18, 2025, entitled "Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2025":

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Alabama had 116,000 job openings in February 2025, compared to 126,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Alabama was 5.0 percent in February and 5.4 percent in the previous month. (See chart 1 and table 2.) The job ... Show Full Article