WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following letter on July 9, 2024: * * * Dear Stakeholders, Each year, we have the honor of sharing the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services' (APHIS) achievements through our Impact Report. No matter what challenges we faced, we rose to the occasion and made sure that our work of safeguarding America's agriculture and natural resources, protecting vulnerable animals  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, July 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New large language model can provide high-accuracy forecasts from even low-resolution data * * * Being able to create accurate weather models for weather forecasting is essential for every aspect of the American economy, from aviation to shipping. To date, weather models have been primarily based on equations related to thermodynamics and fluid dynamics   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 10 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-MS) announced filing a bipartisan, multistate amicus brief last week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of state laws that hold web-based companies accountable for consumer protection violations. A federal district court in California found in favor of Shopify in a data privacy case (Briskin v Shopify Inc), affor  more

OAKLAND, California, July 10 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on John Alaniz's death from an officer-involved shooting in Paramount, California, on May 4, 2022. The incident involved officers from the California Highway Patrol. The report is part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing efforts to provide tran  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 10 -- The California Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * What you need to know: Caltrans is awarding more than $51 million in planning grants to 89 projects to help make the state's transportation system more resilient to the impacts of climate change. Of the total, $48.3 million (94 percent) will benefit disadvantaged communities. * * * With a majority of funding coming from Governor Gavin Newsom's clean transportation infrastru  more

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine issued the following news release: The Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee (ICOC), the governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Thomas, PhD, JD as CIRM's President and CEO. Dr. Thomas--who is also known as JT--previously served as the ICOC Board Chair, a position he held for 12 years before retiring in early   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, is awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D0022) with a ceiling of $460,000,000. No funds are being obligated at time of award. The Strategic Capabilities Office within the Office of the Secretary of Defense intends to utilize Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laborator  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Maximo Carbonell, IPRO Analyst, and Rosemarie Leon, IPRO Director, 412th Test Wing, Integrated Prevention and Resilience Office As a military community, we strive for excellence not only in our mission but also in our work environment. One crucial tool that aids us in achieving this is the annual Defense Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS). Every year service members and DOD employee  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability issued the following news on July 9, 2024: The Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Electricity (OE) today announced selectees of $7.5 million in funding to support projects that will use cutting-edge data analytics and sensor technologies to advance grid reliability and resilience. The initiative underscores OE's commitment to ensuring a reliable, resilient, and secure electricity  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 10 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * FHLBanks Are One of the Largest Private Affordable Housing Grant Providers in the U.S., Delivering More Than $8 billion in Funding Since 1990 * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced $61.8 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants have been awarded to fund 59 projects that  more

TAMPA, Florida, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Christian Andujar Rivera (26, Tampa), Irving Diego Bruzon (28, Tampa), Xavier Chase Gardner (31, Tampa), Mohamed Nidal Jaber (32, Tampa), Julissa Collazo (27, Port Ritchey), and Kyle Miller (33, Orlando) with racketeering conspiracy and various related charges including conspira  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission and the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office are taking action against NGL Labs, LLC and two of its co-founders, Raj Vir and Joao Figueiredo, for a host of law violations related to their anonymous messaging app, including unfairly marketing the service to children and teens. The defendants will pay $5 million to settle the lawsuit, and will be banned from offering their "NGL: as  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, July 10 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: In partnership with NASA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Space Force GPS III Program Office has delivered two laser retroflector arrays to Lockheed Martin. On May 6, the LRAs were delivered under a directed program to rapidly integrate hosted payloads on GPS satellites ahead of launch call up. The LRAs will be installed onto two GPS III satellites, SV9 and SV10, in preparation for a 2025  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 10 (TNSres) -- The California Department of Pesticide Regulation issued the following news release: * * * In the Past 10 Years, Use of Higher-Risk Pesticides Has Markedly Declined in Both Pounds Applied and Acres Treated * * * Reported pesticide use in California declined by more than 5% between 2021 and 2022, reflecting a longer-term trend, according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation's most recent annual Pesticide Use Report. In 2022, 181 mil  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: An Arizona man has been ordered detained in federal custody in Rhode Island after more than four kilograms of methamphetamine were seized in an investigation into the trafficking of methamphetamine into Rhode Island from western states, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. According to charging documents unsealed in U.S. District Court in Provid  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, July 10 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Lisa Sodders, Space Systems Command Public Affairs San Diego has long been known for its strong U.S. Navy presence, but many people may not know it's also home to part of the U.S. Space Force. Space Systems Command's Narrowband Satellite Communications program office was originally part of the Navy, delivering communications capabilities in the Ultra High Frequency spectrum to support deployments on land, ai  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs During the lead-up to him taking command of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex 717th Test Squadron, Lt. Col. Joshua Thomas came across an article published to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the first simulated flight test of an engine at AEDC. This spurred Thomas to reflect upon how long AEDC has played a role in national defense, which in   more

TRAVIS AFB, California, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's Travis Air Force Base (60th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Tech. Sgt. Savannah L. Waters, 60th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Derek Salmi relinquished command of the 60th Air Mobility Wing to Col. Jay Johnson July 3, 2024. As the new 60th AMW commander, Johnson is responsible for the combined efforts of all wing operations and support activities associated with the worldwide air mobility mis  more

MANILA, Philippines, July 10 -- The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines issued the following news release: From June 24 to 28, the United States Department of State's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted an exchange visit in Los Angeles, California, for the Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) to discuss and share best practices on port security and operations. Led by BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio, the Philippine de  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 6 -- Vice President Kamala Harris and Essence CEO Caroline Wanga issued the following remarks in a moderated conversation during the 30th Annual Festival of Culture at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center: * * * MS. WANGA: That's y'all vice president. (Applause.) Now listen here, we time constrained. I don't need to say nothing else. But ladies and -- ladies, gentlemen, community, family, one of the beautiful things about history is: Once it happens, it can't un  more