PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - June 2023": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.2 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2023, the U.S. Bureau of L  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area - July 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 2.1 percent from a year ag * * * Prices in the Honolulu area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.7 percent for the two months end  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023 entitled "Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area - July 2023": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past month, up 2.7 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Los Angeles area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Riverside Area - July 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.6 percent over the past two months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Riverside area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent for the two months   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area - July 2023": * * * Prices in the San Diego area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.3 percent for the two months ending in July 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 10, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - July 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.5 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of La  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: By Airman 1st Class Katelynn Jackson, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Members of the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron participated in a training exercise in preparation for the Air Force Combat Operation Competition, Aug. 1, 2023. AFCOCOMP is a one week, high-intensity competition between teams from each Major Command across the entire Air Force, scheduled to take place August   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 11 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. SX-137) on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * Apportioning Railroad Crossing Warning Device Maintenance Costs Between The Railroads And The Cities And Counties Summary Public Utilities Code Section 1202.2 requires the California Public Utilities Conunission (Commission) to apportion between the railroads and the affected public agencies the cost of Maintenance of Automatic Grade-Cros  more

MONTEREY, California, Aug. 11 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: With government agencies at all levels confronted by ongoing labor shortages and hiring challenges, it can be a challenge to allow staff to take time off for post-secondary education. According to an article in American City & County, new research from the MissionSquare Research Institute, the National Association of State Personnel, and the Public Sector HR As  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: Name of Product: Carboys Hazard: The glass can break due to improper cooling processes, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: August 10, 2023 Units: About 8,370 Consumer Contact: Saxco International LLC toll-free at 877-641-4003 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at productrecall@saxco.com or online at www.Saxco.com/productrecall or www.saxco.co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: The Department of Defense today announced the 21 awardees of the 2023-2024 Minerva-U.S. Institute of Peace's "Peace and Security Dissertation Fellowship," providing fellowships of up to $20,000 to doctoral candidates who show great potential to advance policy and practice in the peacebuilding and security fields. Since 2017, the Minerva Research Initiative, a DoD-sponsored, university-base  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements with three companies over claims of violations of federal law that protect the public from lead-based paint. The settlements address renovation, repair, and painting work performed by the companies - MCEC Inc., Kreative Paintworks, and ZPainters - at residential and commercial properties in the g  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 11 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Ashley Moody is pushing Congress to pass legislation to protect veterans. In a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, Attorney General Moody is calling on congressional leaders to support the passage of legislative proposals included in Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding Veterans Affairs Benefits Act. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "Ou  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center issued the following news: * * * Twice as many calves head north to Arctic feeding grounds with their mothers. * * * Almost twice as many gray whale calves swam north with their mothers to their Arctic feeding grounds this spring compared to last year, according to a new count completed by NOAA Fisheries' Southwest Fisheries Science Center (full report). The results suggest th  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little and other Idaho leaders are applauding the success of the first Water Summit of the Governor's administration, which took place Monday in the Idaho Capitol. Governor Little, Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, and Idaho Water Resource Board Chairman Jeff Raybould gave the audience a strategic look into the status of the state's precious water resources during the Governor's Water Summit. "Idaho m  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 10 -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Scientists aren't entirely sure how life began on Earth, but one prevailing theory posits that persistent cycles of wet and dry conditions on land helped assemble the complex chemical building blocks necessary for microbial life. This is why a patchwork of well-preserved ancient mud cracks found by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover is so exciting to the mission's team. A new paper in Nature details how the d  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet. NASA's Perseverance rover continues to rack up tubes filled with rock core samples for the planned Mars Sample Return campaign. The joint effort by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) seeks to bring scientifically selected samples back from Mars to be studied on Earth with lab equipmen  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 10 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. F085014) on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fifth Appellate District INFINITY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF FRESNO COUNTY, Respondent; CAL LEDUC et al., Real Parties in Interest. OPINION ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for writ of mandate. D. Tyler Tharpe, Judge. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Peter H. Kl  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 10 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. D081185) on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, State of California MARGARET MCCANN, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO et al., Defendants and Appellants. APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Timothy B. Taylor, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Law Office of Todd T. Cardiff, Todd T. Cardiff for Pl  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 10 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. D080133) on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA MATT VALENTI, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, Defendant and Respondent. APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Eddie C. Sturgeon, Judge. Affirmed. Briggs Law Corporation, Cory J. Briggs and Nora Pasin for Plaintiff and Appellant. Mara W. El  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 10 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B319338) on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Eight METABYTE, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. TECHNICOLOR S.A. et al., Defendants and Respondents. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Daniel S. Murphy, Judge. Reversed with directions to grant leave to amend. Law Offices of David H. Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article: * * * Study finds ozone generators are only partially effective at cleaning * * * By Christina Nunez In rooms where smoking has taken place regularly, tobacco's imprint lingers on indoor surfaces, even long after regular smoking has stopped. The leftover residues, known as thirdhand smoke, can be a long-term source of indoor pollutants. New research from a team led by t  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) computational scientists worked with experimental collaborators at Lawrence Berkeley and Sandia national laboratories to design metal amide-based composites capable of overcoming key kinetic limitations in their performance as hydrogen storage materials. Hydrogen possesses the highest energy density of  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. o.23-cv-03855; N.D. Cal. filed Aug. 1, 2023) involving Sisu Capital LLC, Timothy Overturf and Hansueli Overturf: * * * SEC Charges Investment Advisory Firm and Firm's Owner for Breaching Fiduciary Duties to Clients * * * On August 1, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Timothy Overturf of Arcata, California and his investment advisory firm Sisu Capital, LLC (Sisu Capita  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: When SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on March 16, it delivered several thousand pounds of supplies for the crew as well as new hardware. The hardware included the U.S. Space Force's Space Test Program Houston 9 (STP-H9) platform, which houses a prototype telescope designed and built by Lawrence Livermor  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden one year ago today, making unprecedented investments in domestic manufacturing, specifically in the semiconductor and clean energy sectors. As a global epicenter of advanced manufacturing and home to one-fifth of chip-hungry American automotive production, Michigan is poised to win investments to suppo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected six outstanding health professionals for the class of 2023 NAM Fellowships. The fellows were chosen based on their professional qualifications, reputations as scholars, professional accomplishments, and the relevance of their current field expertise to the work of the NAM and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The fellows wi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy's NETL and its partner organizations successfully developed and demonstrated a suite of embedded sensor technologies enabled with sensing materials for subsurface wellbore integrity monitoring -- technology that can help realize effective geologic carbon storage, hydrogen storage and geothermal projects and reduce the wellbore integr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for July 31 - Aug. 4, 2023: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Import Motors II, Inc. dba Audi Concord (32-CA-281627; 372 NLRB No. 112) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583af0243) Concord, CA, July 31, 2023. The Board granted the General Counsel's Motion for Summary Judgment in this test-of-certification case on the grounds that the Respondent failed to raise any issues that were   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following news: * * * The first seafloor trials are under way to restore coral communities impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. * * * A curious conveyor has been at work in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, busily shuttling pieces of vividly colored, fan-like corals to new homes on the deep seafloor. In shocking colors of orange, purple, and white with long,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56655) involving B. Hillebrandt Soils Testing Inc., Alamo, California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: B. Hillebrandt Soils Testing, Inc. Region: 4 City: Alamo State: CA License #: 6680-1 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Robert Greger HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 08/03/2023 Notification Time: 20:09 [ET] Event Date: 08/01/2023 Event Time: 00:0  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following web feature: * * * The RAPTER project aims to prepare against future pandemics * * * By Sarah Wong From tackling homework challenges to drafting emails, people are discovering a vast array of applications for natural language processing tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI) engines. Now, researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Harv  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Mission, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on August 8, 2023. Anne Cordier, age 41, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced three Sioux Falls, South Dakota, men and one Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance, and one Sioux Falls, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Launder Monetar  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 10 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 13 Iowa counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began June 13. Primary counties:   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 10 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in five Missouri counties and neighboring counties in Iowa are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 11 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Hawaii businesses and residents as a result of President Biden's major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration's Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzmanannounced. The declaration covers Maui County as a result of the wildfires that began on Aug. 8. "SBA's mission-driven team stands ready to help Hawaii's small business  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21550) on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Wedbush Securities Inc., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15(b) AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND SECTIONS 203(e) AND 203(k) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21552) on Aug. 8, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, Respondents. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15(b) AND 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three Sinaloa Cartel members involved in the illicit trafficking of fentanyl and other deadly drugs. "Today's action targets key individuals responsible for facilitating the illicit trafficking of deadly drugs, including fentanyl, into the United States, where it wreaks havoc on our communities,  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Sanjiv Taneja, the former CEO of a technology company sold to Qualcomm for over $150 million, pleaded guilty in federal court today for his role in a massive fraud. Taneja of Cupertino, California, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering related to a $1.5 million transaction involving proceeds of the fraud on Qualcomm. In his plea  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The White House issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's historic climate and conservation agenda, this week President Biden signed a proclamation establishing the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in Arizona. This designation, which marks the fifth new national monument established by President Biden, honors Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples by protecting sacred ancestral pl  more