WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: By Col. James A. Ridley, Sr., Chief of Staff, Northeast Region Some of Lt. Col. Sichan Siv's most memorable moments have been spent in the air, like his 1976 flight to the U.S. as a refugee from Cambodia, and his 2018 ride on Air Force One as it carried the body of the first of two presidents he served. On March 3, Siv added the latest chapter to those memories. The 33-year Civil Air Patrol member   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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the launch of a first-in-the-nation community grant program for substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, recovery, and treatment. The administration is investing more than $5 million annually in this grantmaking program, with the goal of increasing the equitable allocation of Opioid Recovery and R  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on March 5, 2024, by Governor Michelle W. Bowman at the Harvard Law School Faculty Club: * * * Tailoring, Fidelity to the Rule of Law, and Unintended Consequences * * * Thank you for the invitation to join you this evening at Harvard Law School.1 It is an honor and a pleasure to speak to this distinguished group. To kick off our conversation, I would like to frame the discussion by offering my views on a key  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity increased at a slight pace amid modest employment growth and only minor price increases. Retail sales were about flat on balance, while restaurants had a slower-than-usual January, and hotels reported stable activity. Manufacturers and staffing firms alike reported modest revenue growth. Residential real estate showed signs of positive moment  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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced a series of Consent Judgments with companies for the improper handling, disposal, and removal of asbestos-containing materials at several facilities across Massachusetts, including the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, the Worcester County Jail and House of Corrections, a redevelopment site in Lowell, and a residential de  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced the agency is accepting applications for lifeguards, swim instructors and other pool and waterfront roles across the state for the 2024 summer season. Qualified candidates, who apply early and work through the end of the season, can earn up to $1,250 in bonuses, in addit  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Governor Maura T. Healey has appointed Monica Ferraro, Ph.D., and Maria Salvador, Ph.D., to serve on the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB). Dr. Ferraro and Dr. Salvador are seasoned experts who bring decades of clinical, court, and policy experience to their new roles as board members. "Doctors Ferraro and Salvador are highly experienced professionals with wide-ranging expertise and clinic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: A Leominster was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for possessing large quantities of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine intended for distribution. Chanhda Onesyvieng, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to six years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. In July 20  more

BROOKLINE, Massachusetts, March 7 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: MassDevelopment has issued a $39.9 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of 32 Marion Apartments LLC, an affiliate of Brookline Housing Authority, which will use proceeds to build 115 units of affordable housing for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Brookline's Coolidge Corner neighborhood. The new one-bedroom units will be rented to households earning no more than 60% of area median   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

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

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

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

NEW YORK, March 6 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of a media availability on March 5, 2024: * * * Deputy Mayor Fabien Levy, Communications: Good morning, everybody. My name is Fabien Levy, and I serve as deputy mayor for Communications for the City of New York. Thank you for joining us today. From keeping New Yorkers up to date on breaking news to providing crucial information about essential city services, our administration works every day to meet New Yorke  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

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on March 5, 2024, by Administrator Samantha Power at the Ninth Powering Africa Summit: * * * ADMINISTRATOR SAMANTHA POWER: This is a very, very exciting event to be a part of. Really grateful to Simon [Gosling] and everyone at EnergyNet for bringing us together today for what is really a very important gathering. Thanks as well to Power Africa's Acting Coordinator, David Thompson, who has done an   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