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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Monday April 01, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Brookhaven National Laboratory: MEDIA ADVISORY - Updates on the Electron-Ion Collider at the April APS Meeting
UPTON, New York, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following media advisory on March 29, 2024: WHAT: Scientists designing components and developing the science program for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) -- a one-of-a-kind nuclear physics research facility being built in the U.S. -- will present updates on the project at the April 2024 meeting of the American Physical Society (APS). The EIC will be constructed at the U.S. Department of Energy'  more

CFTC Commissioner Johnson Issues Opening Remarks at South African Reserve Bank Fintech Summit
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following opening remarks on March 25, 2024, by Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson at the South African Reserve Bank Fintech summit: * * * I. Introduction It is my pleasure to join you today for the South African Reserve Bank's Fintech Summit. I would like to thank everyone who worked tirelessly to organize the event. I am particularly thankful for the efforts of Lyle Horsley, Divisional Head- FinTech of the South Africa  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Strongest Ever Greenhouse Gas Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles to Protect Public Health and Address the Climate Crisis While Keeping the American Economy Moving
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, March 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final national greenhouse gas pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles, such as freight trucks and buses, for model years 2027 through 2032. The standards will avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and provide $13 billion in annualized net benefits to society related to public health, the climate, and savings for truck o  more

HUD Announces Disaster Assistance for California Disaster Survivors
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for the State of California to assist supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe storm and flooding from January 21 to January 23, 2024. President Biden issued a major disaster declaration to affected individuals in San Diego Co  more

Justice Dept.: 2 Men Sentenced for Role in $9M Hospice Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The owner of two California-based hospice companies, along with his biller and consultant, were sentenced yesterday for their respective roles in a scheme that resulted in stealing over $9 million from Medicare in false and fraudulent claims for hospice services. Gayk Akhsharumov, 40, of Glendale, California, the manager and beneficial owner of San Gabriel Hospice and Palliative Care Inc. (San Gabriel) an  more

Justice Dept.: California Man Sentenced for Attempting to Illegally Export Firearms and Night Vision Rifle Scopes to The Sultanate of Oman
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Fares Abdo Al Eyani, 41, of Oakland, California, was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to export defense articles and attempting to export defense articles. "Mr. Al Eyani admitted to conspiring to smuggle restricted arms, ammunition, and other defense material to a foreign country and has now been held to account," said Assistant Atto  more