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News Tipoffs - North Dakota Editors Newsletter for Thursday June 06, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Convoy Training & Land Navigation: 319th Civil Engineer Squadron Completes Deployment Exercise at Camp Grafton
GRAND FORKS AFB, North Dakota, June 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Grand Forks Air Force Base (319th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Anthony Nunez-Pellicer, 319th Reconnaissance Public Airmen from the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron traveled to Camp Grafton at Devil's Lake, North Dakota to practice tactical combat training exercises, May 16, 2024. The Airmen trained for three days by utilizing virtual reality kits to practice land navigation and live-fire training, allowi  more

N.D. U.S. Attorney's Office Announces S.A.F.F.E.R. Initiative to Confront Violent Crime in the Fargo Area
FARGO, North Dakota, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of North Dakota issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: Joined by federal and local law enforcement partners, United States Attorney Mac Schneider today announced an office initiative, Strategic Assistance for Fargo through Federal Enforcement and Resources (S.A.F.F.E.R.), aimed at aggressively confronting violent crime in the Fargo area through the application of federal resources and prosecutions. "Thi  more

National Academy of Medicine Launches Commission to Identify Transformative Strategies for Health System Performance
WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSres) -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on June 5, 2024: Today the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced the appointment of 19 Commissioners to serve on its Commission on Investment Imperatives for a Healthy Nation (the Commission). The Commission is charged with identifying transformative actions necessary to improve the performance of a health system that is unaffordable to many and falls short of the outcomes that should be achieved. T  more

USGS-led study estimates lithium in groundwater that can be used for drinking water
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Ongoing research by health organizations has linked the low-level occurrence of natural lithium in drinking water to positive human-health outcomes such as reduced suicide mortality and other mental-health benefits in addition to potential negative outcomes such as autism and thyroid hormone levels. There are limited data, however, on where and at what concentrations lithium occ  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Supports EPA Independent Audit
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Representative, and Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, supporting the Accounting for the Uses, Disbursements, and Income on our Taxes at EPA Act (H.R. 8395) - the AUDIT EPA Act. The letter was led by West Virginia and co-signed by a coalition of States. According to the U.S. House of Representatives, this pr  more