WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following Education Review newsletter: BACK TO SCHOOL This week, President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden marked the start of the new school year by visiting students at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington, D.C. They stopped by the cafeteria and an eighth-grade math classroom, where they shook every child's hand. The school is implementing a high-impact tutoring program and providing training for math teachers as part o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2023, by Chairwoman Lina M. Khan on the matters of Amgen Inc. and Horizon Therapeutics (File No. 231-0037). The statement was joined by Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya: * * * All too often, Americans can't afford the medicines they need. Drug prices in America are higher than they are anywhere else in the world. At the Federal Trade Commission, we hear regularly from people ab  more

BENTON, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: In a U.S. District courtroom Thursday, a former U.S. Postal Service carrier technician admitted to federal charges of making false statements to continue receiving worker's compensation benefits while he was also working to service electric scooters in downtown St. Louis. Torre C. Dilworth, 52, of Belleville, Illinois, pleaded guilty to t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) announced today the arrest of 366 noncitizens during a national operation that ran from Aug. 4 through 25, 2023. Officers focused enforcement efforts on priority fugitive noncitizens and priority noncitizens previously removed from the U.S. who r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Aug. 31, 2023: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 228,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 230,000 to 232,000. The 4-week moving average was 237,500, an increase of 2  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56697) involving G.E.Healthcare dba Medi+Physics, Arlington Heights, Illinois: * * * Rep Org: Illinois Emergency Mgmt. Agency Licensee: G.E.Healthcare DBA/Medi+Physics Region: 3 City: Arlington Heights State: IL License #: IL-01109-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Gary Forsee HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 08/25/2023 Notification Time: 15:50 [ET] Event Date: 08/24/2  more