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News Tipoffs - Nevada Editors Newsletter for Sunday August 27, 2023 ( 6 items )  

BLS: 16 States Were at All-Time Low Unemployment Rates in July 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * New Hampshire had the lowest jobless rate in July 2023, 1.7 percent. The next lowest rates were in Maryland and Vermont, 1.8 percent each. The rates in these three states set new record lows, as did the rates in the following eight states: Alabama (2.1 percent), Louisiana (3.4 percent), Massachusetts (2.5 percent), Mississippi (3.0 percent), Ohio (  more

Bureau of Reclamation: Deputy Regional Director Michelle Williams Transitions to Senior Vice President for Western Area Power Administration
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: The Bureau of Reclamation and Western Area Power Administration announced today that Deputy Regional Director Michelle Williams will transition to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for WAPA's Sierra Nevada region as of November 6. "Michelle has been a tremendous asset to Reclamation over the last four years and has spearheaded several key i  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Joins Coalition Urging U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Public Safety and Victims of Domestic Abuse
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision striking down a federal statute barring individuals subject to domestic violence restraining orders from accessing guns. Attorney General Nessel joined a coalition of 25 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the federal government in the Supreme Court case, United States   more

National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases: NIH Study Examines Connections Between Drinking Water Quality and Increased Lung Infections in People With Cystic Fibrosis
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: High levels of some minerals and metals in environmental water supplies may increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study, a  more

NORAD Intercepts Aircraft Violating Restricted Airspace Near Lake Tahoe
PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Aug. 26 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: Two NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft and a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin responded to a civilian aircraft that violated a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) area near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, this morning. The civilian aircraft violated the TFR at about 7:50 a.m. PT and was escorted out of the area. During this event, the fighter aircraft dispensed flares - that may have been visible to t  more

Research Squadron VXS-1 Celebrates 60th Anniversary at Tailhook
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Susan Guth, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 will exhibit their unique mission and research capabilities at the 2023 Tailhook Association Symposium in Sparks, Nevada. This will be the second time in recent years that the Warlocks (VXS-1) have exhibited and attended Tailhook. "Tailhook is the perfect event for us to connect with other av  more