KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenten Walters, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs The 81st Communications Squadron hosted the annual Keesler Tech Expo at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Feb. 27. The Keesler Tech Expo has been an annual event for nearly 15 years, allowing base personnel to keep up with ever-changing technologies without having to leave the installation. "Each year, the four-ho  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following agency statement on March 4, 2024: * * * The funding levels proposed by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees will enable Amtrak to continue connecting America with safe, reliable, and efficient train service in Fiscal Year 2024. Throughout the Northeast Corridor and across the national network - from Maine to Oklahoma, Mississippi to California and along the Pacific Northwest to our Chica  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 5 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on March 4, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after sending a letter on behalf of himself and the 26 other Republican state attorneys general to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content: "According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta's own staff raised alarms after Instagram enabled those running 'parent-managed minor a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Survival rates for new business establishments vary from year to year due to several factors, including the business cycle, industry, and location. In recent years, 1 year survival rates (that is, an establishment still in business one year after the year in which the establishment was born) were generally lowest for establishments born in 2001 and  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Gen. James J. Mingus to vice chief of staff of the Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as director, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Lt. Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp to director's advisor for Military Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, D.C. She most recently served as commanding general, U.  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 5 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding Meta immediately cease monetizing child exploitation and prohibit child-modeling accounts on Instagram. The call comes after news reports revealed the social media platform monetized minor accounts and actively promoted the accounts of young girls to those with overt sexual interest in minors. Attorney General Moody, along with 26   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 5 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 16-state coalition in a letter demanding YouTube remove dangerous and misleading information labels attached to videos discussing chemical abortion pills. The label contains inaccurate information that jeopardizes women's health. An upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, Food & Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, c  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, March 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenten Walters, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs The 81st Communications Squadron hosted the annual Keesler Tech Expo at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Feb. 27. The Keesler Tech Expo has been an annual event for nearly 15 years, allowing base personnel to keep up with ever-changing technologies without having to leave the installation. "Each year, th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 5 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on March 4, 2024: * * * To: Ms. Jennifer Newstead, Chief Legal Officer, Meta Platforms, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Re: Letter from the State of Arkansas and 26 other States demanding that Instagram cease monetizing child exploitation Dear Ms. Newstead: The States of Arkansas, Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - Bill Zappone, a member of the Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, believes that many scientists and engineers at the warfare center aren't aware of the myriad opportunities available to them through collaborations with outside organizations. To that end, Zappone, a technology and commercialization specialist, and Julie  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Jonathan Austin Hundreds of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-focused students packed the Baltimore Convention Center recently to check out job opportunities with the nation's top engineering industries, including as civilian and uniformed Army scientists. Six commands participated in an Army career fair and hiring event as part of the 38th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards conference, also referred  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to BlackRock fund directors to express continued concerns over past and present actions involving their fiduciary duties to clients and commitments to radical environmental organizations. The letter, which was led by the State of Montana, requested answers to a series of questions in the wake of BlackRock's recent announcement that it would substantially  more