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News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors Newsletter for Saturday April 20, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Del. A.G. Jennings Supports New Rules Targeting Money Laundering
DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

Fla. CFO Patronis Calls on Senator Whitehouse to Be Transparent on Routing Taxpayer Money to Wife's Company
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 20 -- Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis submitted a public records request to the Office of Congressman Sheldon Whitehouse related to the Rhode Island Senator's recent interest in the solvency and stability of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (CITIZENS). CFO Jimmy Patronis said, "As Florida's insurance market is seeing positive signs, all of a  more

Indian and U.S. Naval War Colleges Co-Host Indo-Pacific Regional Alumni Symposium
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 20 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The Indian Naval War College (NWC-GOA) and U.S. Naval War College (NWC) co-hosted the Indo-American Naval War College Conference, the 21st annual installment in NWC's regional alumni symposium (RAS) series, in Goa, India, April 16-18. The conference welcomed 150 naval leaders and scholars from 17 nations, including ten current and former heads of Indo-Pacific navies and coast guards, to discuss the strengthenin  more

Labor Dept. Issues Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for Week Ending April 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,  more

Medical Corps Colonel Retires at Premier CBRNE Command After 33 Years in Uniform
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, April 19 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV A seasoned Medical Service Corps colonel retired from the U.S. Army after more than three decades of serving around the world. Col. Matthew J. Grieser retired during a widely attended ceremony, April 11, at the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives (CBRNE) Command Headquarters on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. From July 2021 to September 2023, Griese  more

NOAA: Uncrewed Vehicles Hold Promise for Ocean Data Collection in Difficult-to-Reach Areas
WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Northeast Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * We try to "see" fish and plankton using acoustics in offshore wind energy areas off the Northeastern United States. * * * Last fall, a team of ocean researchers sent an uncrewed, slender, submarine-shaped vehicle packed with scientific electronics into offshore wind farm areas off southern New England. It was a test of how well th  more