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News Tipoffs - Nevada Editors Newsletter for Friday April 12, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Army Reserve Medical Commands' warrant officers close the knowledge gap
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: SALT LAKE CITY - Senior warrant officers of the three Army Reserve medical commands determined in 2023 that there was a knowledge base gap in their warrant officer population. This led to Army Reserve Medical Command (ARMEDCOM) hosting the first warrant officer stand-up last year, and the 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) hosting a medical command-focused Reserve Compone  more

Census Bureau Releases Experimental Estimates of State, County Undercounts, Overcounts of Young Children in 2020 Census
WASHINGTON, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Census Bureau Initiatives to Address Persistent Undercount of Children * * * The U.S. Census Bureau today released new experimental estimates showing children ages 0 to 4 were undercounted in the 2020 Census in every state. Additionally, there were undercounts of children ages 0 to 4 in more than 4 out of 5 counties included in this release. The experimental estimates are availa  more

Federal Court Sanctions Nevada Metals Trader for Spoofing in Gold and Silver Markets
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada entered a consent order on April 9, resolving CFTC charges that of Las Vegas, Nevada engaged in spoofing and in a manipulative and deceptive scheme in the gold and silver futures markets in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations. The order impos  more

Justice Dept.: Principal Drug and Weapons Supplier for MS-13 in Honduras Arrested and Extradited for Racketeering, Narcotics, Firearms Offenses
WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of Honduras, one of the principal narcotics and weapons suppliers to MS-13 in Honduras, with racketeering, narcotics, and firearms offenses. Campbell was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in Manhattan federal court after being extradited yesterday from Honduras.   more

Nev. Gov. Lombardo Urges President Biden to Halt Excessive Federal Spending, Take Action on Housing Crisis in Nevada
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 12 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Joe Lombardo sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to curb inflation by reining in federal spending and to take action on the housing shortage in Nevada. "Here in Nevada, we are now at a stage where the housing shortage and inflation are tearing at the very fabric of our state," said Governor Lombardo. "Just yesterday, the U.S. Bureau of Labo  more

S.D. GOV. NOEM AND COLLEAGUES OPPOSE BIDEN AND EPA'S AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
PIERRE, South Dakota, April 12 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 21 of her fellow Republican governors urged the Environmental Protection Agency under the Biden Administration to pause implementation of the PM2.5 rule under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. "I joined my colleagues in this letter because this shortsighted ridiculous rule will crush South Dakota farmers, manufacturers and their empl  more

Secretary of the Navy Del Toro Delivers Keynote at Sea Air Space Luncheon
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland, April 11 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following keynote on April 9, 2024, by Secretary Carlos Del Toro: * * * Good afternoon, everyone! I want to begin by thanking the Navy League for putting together this fantastic event and for offering me the opportunity to speak to all of you today. Thank you, Mike, and thank you to your team for all of your hard work, not just to put on this year's Sea Air Space Symposium, but for your advocacy on the issues we face as a mariti  more

U.S. Geological Survey: Mapped - 33 New Big Game Migrations Across American West
RESTON, Virginia, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Migration maps help developers limit impacts on wildlife from infrastructure and assist wildlife managers to conserve big game. * * * A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published today in the fourth volume of the Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States. The maps in this collaborative U.S. Geological  more