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News Tipoffs - Oklahoma Editors Newsletter for Saturday March 23, 2024 ( 15 items )  

'Combat Cardinal 2024' Rehearses Home Station, Deployed Readiness
SCOTT AFB, Illinois, March 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Tyler A. P. Moody, 375th Air Mobility Command Airmen from the 375th Air Mobility Wing demonstrated their readiness skills during a combined mobility and mission assurance exercise called "Combat Cardinal," which took place March 7 - 15. Combat Cardinal was divided into two efforts: "Cardinal Sword" exercised the ability to rapidly deploy to meet any combatant commander's req  more

Air Force Announces Senior Master Sergeant Promotions
WASHIFORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, March 23 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: By Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Gregory Masiello DCMA Director Please join me in congratulating the following Defense Contract Management Agency team members on their selection for promotion. To the rank of Senior Master Sergeant in the Air Force: Master Sgt. Scott Protz, DCMA Aircraft Integrated Maintenance Operations Eglin Master Sgt. Patrick Schwartz. DCMA AIMO Oklahoma City Master Sg  more

BLS - Southwest Region Issues Report Entitled 'Oklahoma Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024'
DALLAS, Texas, March 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 22, 2024, entitled "Oklahoma Job Openings and Labor Turnover - January 2024": * * * Oklahoma had 115,000 job openings in January 2024, compared to 108,000 openings in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job o  more

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Frozen Siluriformes Products Imported from the People's Republic of China
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: WASHINGTON, March. 21, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for imported frozen Siluriformes products that were illegally imported from the People's Republic of China and are ineligible for entry into the United States. The products were not certified for export to the U.S. by the gove  more

Kan. A.G. Kobach Joins Coalition Against Biden's Attack on LNG
TOPEKA, Kansas, March 23 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach joined a coalition of 16 states led by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill in a lawsuit against President Joe Biden and the United States Department of Energy over the unlawful decision to ban new liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. "The Biden administration's decision to ban LNG exports is putting America last by catering to climate extremists. The nation  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel and Justice Department Sue Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets
LANSING, Michigan, March 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The U.S. Department of Justice, along with 16 state and district Attorneys General, including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the District of N  more

Ohio A.G. Yost Leads Brief Supporting Federalism in Texas Border Case
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging a U.S. Appeals Court to uphold Texas' right to enforce a state immigration law amid a challenge by the federal government. "States have a right to enforce their own laws - especially when federal inaction leads to a crisis like the one at the Southern border," Yost said. "Ohioans shouldn't have   more

Okla. U.S. Attorney: Former Foundation Director Sentenced for Bank and Tax Fraud
MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Roslyn Melodie Haile, age 64, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for one count of Bank Fraud and one count of Tax Fraud, to be served concurrently, followed by three years of supervised release. In addition, Haile was ordered to pay $428,2  more

President Biden Issues Remarks at Campaign Reception in Houston, Texas
HOUSTON, Texas, March 22 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on March 21, 2024, at a campaign reception at a private residence: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Whoa. Holy mackerel. (Applause.) I'm -- folks, I never thought I'd be down in this garage with a better scene than all those vehicles, but you are. (Laughter.) And please sit down, if you have a seat. Well, John Eddie and Sheridan, thank you for hosting me again and again and again and again. Your friendship is real, and it means a l  more

Secretary Becerra Delivers Remarks at Howard University, HHS Principals Visit 11 Medical Schools to Celebrate Match Day
WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: HHS Principals visited 11 medical schools marking Match Day in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Connecticut, California, the Cherokee Nation, Georgia, Wisconsin, and New Mexico Secretary Xavier Becerra delivered remarks and celebrated students at Howard University's College of Medicine marking the 71st anniversary of Match Day - the annual nationwide event where  more

Soldier Accounted for from Korean War (Smith, J.)
WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Jimmy D. Smith, 21, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for Sept. 11, 2023. In July 1950, Smith was a member of Medical Company, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Eighth U.S. Army. He was killed in action after his unit engaged in defensive  more

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri: Jury Convicts KC Man of Heroin Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted in federal court today of his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and of illegally possessing firearms. Edgar A. Mejia, 49, was found guilty by a jury of one count each of conspiracy to distribute heroin and possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. On Oct. 10, 2022, law en  more

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge 81st Annual Texas Longhorn Cattle Auction
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: The 81st annual Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge longhorn sale will be held at Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing, Inc. (Apache Auction Market) in Apache, Oklahoma on Thursday April 11, 2024. Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing is located 0.75 miles northwest of Apache, Oklahoma off Highway 19. Approximately 50 animals will be available, includi  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Brief Supporting Trump's Presidential Immunity
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States of America in Trump v. United States. The brief, which was led by the State of Alabama, asks the Court to reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's ruling about presidential immunity in the case brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith. The case concerns whether former Preside  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Supports Texas' Right to Deport Illegal Immigrants
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 23 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 22-state coalition supporting a Texas law that makes illegal immigration a state crime and authorizes state officials to enforce it. Texas's state law, SB4, makes illegal immigration into Texas a state crime and allows state magistrates and judges to order those who have crossed the border illegally back to the country from which they entered  more