WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, March 6, 2024. In the coming weeks, Sailors and Marines will sail across the Atlantic Ocean and return home to Norfolk, Virginia and Camp LeJeune, North Car  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, March 5, 2024. In the coming weeks, Sailors and Marines will sail across the Atlantic Ocean and return home to Norfolk, Virginia and Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. Since December,  more

NAPLES, Italy, March 7 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR - The ships of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), along with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, March 5, 2024. In the coming weeks, Sailors and Marines will sail across the Atlantic Ocean and return home to Norfolk, V  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA Selects First Five Applications to Move Forward in the Awards Process for the Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program SAN ANTONIO, March 6, 2024 - As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's PowerXchange annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas that USDA i  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 7 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocki  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested an unlawfully present, 30-year-old convicted sex offender Feb. 12 in Barnstable. Deportation officers apprehended the Jamaican noncitizen, who was convicted of two counts of indecent assault and battery of a person over the age of 14 in November 2023, during a nationwide law enforcement effort   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks on March 5, 2024, by Commissioner Geoffrey Starks at the Incompas Policy Summit: * * * Thank you, Angie. I'm thrilled to return to the INCOMPAS' Policy Summit again this year. We stand at a crossroad in the landscape of communications and digital equity. As we navigate the complexities of the 21st century, one thing has remained unchanged - our commitment to ensuring that every American, regardle  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 7 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody today is leading a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general calling on Meta to protect users' accounts from scammers. Attorney General Moody, along with 39 other attorneys general, is demanding Meta address the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today led a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) calling on the company to review its data security practices for protecting users' accounts after a recent rise of  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and 40 other bipartisan attorneys general today called on Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to thoroughly review their data security practices after a rise in scammers taking over and locking users out of their accounts. From 2022 to 2023, the North Carolina Department of Justice saw a 330 percent increase in complaints related to   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Forest Service issued the following news release: Landowners interested in applying for cost share reimbursement funding through the Forest Development Program (FDP) should contact their N.C. Forest Service (NCFS) county ranger's office or work with a consulting forester. The FDP is North Carolina's flagship tree-planting program, helping eligible landowners implement a variety of   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The North Carolina Department of Insurance issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has continued the hearing for the insurance industry's proposed statewide average 50.6% dwelling insurance rate increase to July 22. The hearing had been scheduled for Monday, April 8. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in the N.C. Department of Insurance's Hearing Room located on the 2nd Floor, 3200 Beechleaf Court,  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: An Aberdeen man was sentenced to 96 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release following a fatal DWI crash in January of 2023. Joel Newton Brewer, age 34, pled guilty to felony death by motor vehicle on November 30, 2023. According to court documents and other information presented in court, on January 3, 2023, United States Army  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Unque Tyshaun Temoney, age 29, was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison for carjacking and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On November 29, 2023, Temoney pled guilty to the charges. "We will not normalize armed robbery, carjacking, and dangerous high-speed flight in Eastern North Carolina," said U.S. Attorn  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 7 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in calling on Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), to take immediate action to address the recent rise of takeovers of user accounts by scammers on both Facebook and Instagram. In a letter sent to Meta today, Attorney General Formella and the multistate coalition a  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightf  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the r  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56996) involving EMCOR Facilities Services Inc., Dickinson, North Carolina: * * * Rep Org: North Dakota Department of Health Licensee: EMCOR Facilities Services, Inc Region: 4 City: Dickinson State: ND License #: General License Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: David Stradinger HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard Notification Date: 02/28/2024 Notification Time: 16:33 [ET] Event Date: 02/28/2024  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 7 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general sent a letter Tuesday to Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) asking for a data security review following major increases in scammers taking over accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Account takeovers take place when bad actors break into a user's account, change the password and effect  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 7 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Senate passed Senate Bill 1959, authored by Sen. Jerry Alvord, R-Wilson. The bill protects children who have been victimized by pornography by insuring that child sexual abuse material is removed from pornographic websites. In addition, the bill creates protections to prevent children from being accidentally exposed to online pornography. National surveys o  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that she and forty other Attorneys General have sent a letter to social media giant, Meta, asking for an investigation into the increase of "account takeover" incidents -- when hackers lock consumers out of accounts, steal personal information, and post harmful content. In the letter, the Attorneys General present data to show the activity has i  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 7 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti recently joined a coalition of 27 state attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc., (Meta) demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content. "My office is already suing Meta for its harms to children's mental health, and this latest report only adds to my concern about the risks Meta poses to Tennessee kids,"  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to a nine-count indictment today, including six felony charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Antho  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Buffalo Station arrested 12 men and 1 woman from Mexico and Nicaragua. On March 4, while performing patrol duties, agents came across two separate suspicious vehicles that had North Carolina plates affixed. Agents then conducted traffic stops upon both vehicles to perform immigration inspections of t  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: National parks from coast to coast will host special events this year with Ada Limon, the nation's 24th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. In partnership with the Library of Congress and the Poetry Society of America, Limon's "You Are Here: Poetry in Parks" initiative will feature site-specific poetry installations in seven national parks. "Generations of artists have been in  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 7 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Reyes has joined Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and a coalition of 25 other state attorneys general on a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content. "New information has emerged about Instagram's blatant disregard for child safety, even after Meta has claimed to have implemented safeguards to stop child sex abuse material or CSAM on its  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 7 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram account takeovers by scammers and frauds. Account takeovers are when bad actors break into a user's account and change passwords, effectively hijacking the account and blocking out the rightful owner.  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The White House issued the following news release: First Lady Jill Biden will welcome guests to join her in the viewing box for President Biden's State of the Union Address on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Each of these individuals were invited by the White House because they personify issues or themes to be addressed by the President in his speech, or they embody the Biden-Harris Administration's policies at work for the American people. The Second Gentleman, Mr. Douglas Emho  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 6, 2024: * * * President Biden Takes New Steps to Lower Prescription Drug and Health Care Costs, Expand Access to Health Care, and Protect Consumers The President believes that health care is a right, not a privilege, and since day one, he has delivered health care to millions more Americans while also lowering health care costs. The President continues to build on, strengthen, and protect Medicare, Medic  more