NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued a report on Oct. 23, 2023, entitled "Rhode Island Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2023": * * * Rhode Island had 31,000 job openings in August 2023, compared to 29,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the job openings rate in Rhode Island was  more

UPTON, New York, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: Plant biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have engineered enzymes to modify grass plants so their biomass can be more efficiently converted into biofuels and other bioproducts. As described in a paper just published in Plant Biotechnology Journal, these enzymes modify molecules that make up plant cell walls to provi  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Buffalo, Rainbow Bridge border crossing, arrested a United States citizen who had an active bench warrant from St. Lawrence County, New York. Yesterday, CBP officers encountered a 44-year-old United States citizen traveling back to his residence in Pennsylvania. Upon arri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers about the risk of fire from Toos Elite 60-volt electric scooters. The scooters were sold under the brand-name "Zooz" and "Toos" exclusively in Toos Urban Ride stores in New York and online at https://toos-e.com. CPSC urges consumers to immediately stop using their Toos Elite 60-volt scooters. The urgent warning comes after two   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: As part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers recovered over 100 pounds of suspected cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone carrying an estimated street value of $4 million, from a pizzeria in the Bronx last week. This seizure occurred at Mexzz  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Seeks to ensure, enforce compliance by serial safety violator ALJ Home Improvement Inc. * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent injunction ordering a Rockland County roofing contractor and its principal to provide employees with fall protection equipment and make sure it's used at all company worksites, as required by federal law. The orde  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK -- On March 6, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested a citizen of Bangladesh convicted of sexual abuse of a person less than 14 years old. Fugitive Operations officers apprehended the 40-year-old child predator pursuant to a warrant of arrest in Queens. "ERO New York City has zero tolerance for predators who engage in crimin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK - On Oct. 17, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City announced the arrest of an unlawfully present Mauritanian or Senegalese citizen wanted by Senegalese authorities for criminal conspiracy in relation to a terrorist organization; destruction, degradation and damages in relation to a terrorist organization; acts or preparatory acts aim  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: NEW YORK -- On Oct. 11, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City apprehended an international fugitive wanted by Brazilian authorities for prosecution in Brazil for the crime of active corruption of a public official. The 32-year-old citizen of Pakistan and permanent resident of Brazil was arrested without incident outside his residence in Queens  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks on an action entitled "Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries, Declaratory Ruling" (WC Docket No 13-184): * * * For some students their school day starts well before the first bell. They catch the bus early, before the sun rises, and board the school bus to start their long commute to school. It's been a longstanding way of life, in par  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York ("FHLBNY") today released its unaudited financial highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. "Our results for the third quarter of 2023 reflect the continued strength and stability of our franchise, and the vital importance of our foundational liquidity mission," said Jose  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: * * * Under proposed order, settling defendants will be banned from making unsupported health claims * * * The Federal Trade Commission sued to stop four related defendants from deceptively marketing their 1 Virus Buster Invisible Mask (Invisible Mask) that purportedly creates a three-foot barrier of protection against 99.9 percent of all viruses and bacteria, including COVID-19 - without  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: The United States today filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of New York against the motor yacht Amadea - a 348-foot luxury vessel reportedly worth more than $300 million and beneficially owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov - which was seized in 2022 at the request of the United States. Today's filing alleges that the superyacht was improved and mai  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, Trini E. Ross, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Reginald E. Alexander, 60, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to serve 150 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant U.S.   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael Khoo and David Lim, Co-Directors of Task Force KleptoCapture, announced today the filing of a civil forfeiture complaint against the Motor Yacht Amadea, a 348-foot luxury vessel reportedly worth over $300 million. The Complaint alleges that the superyacht,   more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release: Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced agreements with several entities that provide dialysis treatment and services to patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease or ESRD. The defendants have agreed to pay a total of more than $9.5 million to settle civil fraud allegations th  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that on October 20, 2023, a federal jury found SHAWN RAINS guilty of three counts -- conspiracy to commit mail fraud, mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering -- in connection with a scheme to steal over $4 million from a White Plains company where he was formerl  more

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, Trini E. Ross, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Samuel L. Arrington, III, 41, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MALEK BALOUCHZEHI, a/k/a "Malek Khan," was sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring to import heroin into the United States and distributing heroin for importation into the United States. BALOUCHZEHI was convicted after a one-week jury trial in May  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release: Tito Aldemar Ruano Yandun, also known as "Don T," "Don Ti," "Don Tito," "Pedro Linares," "Pedro AK2," "Santos," "Don Tuma," "Viejo" and "Viejo Loco," will be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes, Jr., at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on an indictment charging him with leading an international cocaine distribution con  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ADEDAYO ILORI was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil to 25 years in prison for his participation in a sophisticated identity theft and COVID-19 loan fraud scheme. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: "Even while on bail for federal   more

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, issued the following news release on Oct. 24, 2023: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the guilty plea today of ROBERT SCHIRMER in connection with a massive scheme to defraud Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. ("Polar"), a leading cargo airline, of tens of millions of dollars in revenue and the honest services of its employees. SCHIRMER pled guilt  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Carla B. Freedman, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Martin Taft, age 48, of Salem, New York, pled guilty today to one count of theft of firearms from a licensed dealer and one count of using firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman; John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, To  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: The National Park Service awarded $117,333.00 in Battlefield Interpretation Grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program today. The two grant recipients will help enhance the interpretation of Revolutionary War battlefields in New York and New Jersey, with each applying the funds to interpretive planning and community outreach to bring forward new   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted Holtec Decommissioning International's request to revise the emergency preparedness plan for the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York, to reflect the plant's decommissioning status. The approved exemptions were needed for Holtec to establish and maintain an adequate level of radiological emergency preparedness during decommission  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56790) involving Ginna Nuclear Plant, New York: * * * Facility: Ginna Region: 1 State: NY Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-2-LP NRC Notified By: Gabe Kiever HQ OPS Officer: Lawrence Criscione Notification Date: 10/12/2023 Notification Time: 23:31 [ET] Event Date: 10/12/2023 Event Time: 21:27 [EDT] Last Update Date: 10/12/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56810) involving Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant, New York: * * * Facility: Nine Mile Point Region: 1 State: NY Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 NRC Notified By: Conor Henrie HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 10/22/2023 Notification Time: 01:43 [ET] Event Date: 10/22/2023 Event Time: 20:48 [EDT] Last Update Date: 10/22/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 C  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56810) involving Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant, New York: * * * Facility: Nine Mile Point Region: 1 State: NY Unit: [1] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-2,[2] GE-5 NRC Notified By: Conor Henrie HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 10/22/2023 Notification Time: 01:43 [ET] Event Date: 10/22/2023 Event Time: 20:48 [EDT] Last Update Date: 10/22/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 C  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 2 issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent injunction ordering a Rockland County roofing contractor and its principal to provide employees with fall protection equipment and make sure it's used at all company worksites, as required by federal law. The order finds that, by allowing employees to do roofing work without fall protection, the company   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEW YORK CITY - As part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers recovered over 100 pounds of suspected cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone carrying an estimated street value of $4 million, from a pizzeria in the Bronx last week. This seizure oc  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Gerard M. Karam, issued the following release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Roy Niles, age 58, of Nineveh, New York, pleaded guilty on October 26, 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, to the charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, Ni  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2023: * * * Local 210's Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Local 210's Pension Plan (Local 210's Plan). The plan, based in New York City, New York, covers 3  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks on Oct. 24, 2023, by Gurbir S. Grewal, director of the division of enforcement, at the New York City Bar Association Compliance Institute: * * * As is customary, my comments today are provided in my official capacity as Director of the Division of Enforcement, but do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, the Commissioners, or members of the staff. I'd like to start by returning to a theme  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Oct. 24, 2023, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting on the situation in the Middle East: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Mr. President, thank you for convening this ministerial and for convening this council. And thank you very much, Special Coordinator Wennesland, Deputy Special Coordinator Hastings, for your important briefings. Mr. Secretary-General, we're grateful f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 24, 2023: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN Secretary Blinken is on travel to New York on October 24, 2023. 10:00 a.m. Secretary Blinken participates in a United Nations Security Council Ministerial on the situation in the Middle East in New York City, New York. (MEDIA DETERMINED BY HOST) The Secretary's remarks will be streamed live on the Department homepage (https://www.state.gov/) and YouTube   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by spokesperson Matthew Miller on Secretary Antony J. Blinken's meeting on Oct. 24, 2023, with foreign ministers from the Middle East: * * * Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today in New York City with Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Libyan Acting Foreign Minister Taher al-Baour, Palestinian Auth  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by spokesperson Matthew Miller on Secretary Antony J. Blinken's meeting on Oct. 24, 2023, with Transatlantic Quad ministers: * * * Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met today in New York City with French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and United Kingdom Security Minister Tom Tugendhat on the sidelines of the UN Security Council open debate on the situation in the Mid  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Oct. 24, 2023, the following nominations and withdrawals: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: * Claria Horn Boom, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2029. (Reappointment) * Clinton J. Fuchs, of Maryland, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maryland for the term of four years, vice Johnny Lewis Hughes, term expired. * John Gleeson, of New York, to be   more