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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Friday June 28, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Department of Labor Completed Impact Inspections at 15 Mines With Histories of Repeated Health, Safety Violations in May 2024
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Resulted in 62 significant and substantial violations, 5 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections in May 2024 at 15 mines in 12 states, leading the agency to cite 300 violations and one safeguard. The agency began conducting impact   more

Justice Dept.: National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in 193 Defendants Charged and Over $2.75 Billion in False Claims
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The Justice Department today announced the 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed medical professionals in 32 federal districts across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes involving approximately $2.75 billio  more

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Sergeant Major Investing in Marine Corps Future
ALBANY, Georgia, June 28 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany issued the following news: By Jennifer Parks, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany Sgt. Maj. Frank Kammer Jr. assumed the role of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany's sergeant major on Feb. 9, coming to southwest Georgia after serving as the command senior enlisted leader of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. He now expects to build on the current foundation at MCLB Albany to set up a legacy for the future. The Ch  more

Naval Research Laboratory Compact Coronagraph Launches on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U NOAA Satellite To Monitor Space Weather
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) was launched June 25, on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GOES-U) from NASA - Kennedy Space Center to detect and characterize coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The NOAA sponsored NRL to  more

NSF awards $35M for networks to transform research capacity and competitiveness
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $35 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) to boost research competitiveness, build partnerships across academic institutions and non-academic sectors and create workforce development opportunities. E-RISE RII is a n  more