News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Thursday July 25, 2024 ( 12 items ) |
Attorney General James Secures $100,000 From Cameo Over Misleading Videos
ALBANY, New York, July 25 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 24, 2024:
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Cameo Failed to Ensure Videos Promoting Products were Properly Labeled as Paid Endorsements
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a bipartisan, 30-state settlement with the owner of Cameo, Baron App Inc., for failing to ensure consumers knew that videos promoting products were paid endorsements. Under the settlement agreement, Cameo
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Attorney General Miyares Announces Settlement With Cameo App
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 24, 2024:
Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced a 30-state settlement with Baron App, Inc., doing business as Cameo. The settlement resolves investigations into Cameo's failure to comply with consumer protection laws and FTC Endorsement Guides. The states allege that Cameo failed to provide appropriate disclosures to consumers purchasing personalized video business messag
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Attorney General Miyares Asks SCOTUS to Block New EPA Power Plant Regulations
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on July 24, 2024:
Attorney General Jason Miyares and 24 other States have filed an emergency motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new rule imposing burdensome regulations on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants.
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit declin
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH CAMEO FOR VIOLATING CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on July 24, 2024:
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a settlement with Baron App Inc. (Cameo) resolving an investigation into Cameo's violation of consumer protection laws by not providing appropriate disclosures to consumers who purchased video business messages using the popular personalized video service.
As part of the agreed settlement announced by a bipartisan coalition of 30 a
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BESPIN strengthens software innovation partnership with RSAF
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news:
The Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation team recently visited Singapore to deepen its collaborative efforts with the Republic of Singapore Air Force, marking a pivotal moment in advancing international software innovation within the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense.
During the visit, BESPIN's leadership team led by Lt. Col. Jon Drummond, BESPIN chief executiv
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $20.4 Million from President's Investing in America Agenda to Address Legacy Pollution, Spur Economic Growth in Alabama
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release:
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Dr. Steve Feldgus traveled to Alabama today to announce more than $20.4 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands (AML), create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs, and catalyze economic opportunity in Alabama.
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Fla. U.S. Attorney: Habitual Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of a Firearm By a Convicted Felon
PANAMA CITY, Florida, July 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release:
Ronald Richardson, 40, of Panama City, Florida was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison, after previously pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
"Our law enforcement partners play a vital role in fighting crime and protecti
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Gov. Noem and Colleagues Urge Congress to Pass "Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Act"
PIERRE, South Dakota, July 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024:
Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 20 bipartisan governors joined in urging Congress to pass the Strengthening State and Tribal Child Support Act (HR 7906). The legislation would strengthen the ability of Tribes to collect child support by providing them another tool to do so. The letter was written to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House
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Labor Dept.: Investigators Find Continued Safety Failures by U.S. Subsidiary of Global Meat Casing Manufacturer Contributed to 2 Employees' Suffering Severe Injuries
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release:
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Viscofan USA Inc. faces $197K in fines for 9 repeat, serious, other violations
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DANVILLE, IL -- The U.S. subsidiary of one of the world's leading maker of meat casings - with a history of dozens of serious violations since 2015 - could have prevented employees at its Danville facility from suffering severe injuries twice in the same week in January 202
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Maxwell AFB Welcomes New Wing Commander
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 25 -- Air University issued the following news:
By Senior Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala., -- In a ceremonious display of military tradition, Maxwell Air Force Base hosted a change of command ceremony today, marking the transition of leadership within the 42nd Air Base Wing. Col. Shamekia N. Toliver assumed command from Col. Ryan E. Richardson in a ceremony attended by military personnel, civilian empl
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Ridley Chosen as Next Northeast Region Commander
MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news:
Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, Civil Air Patrol's national commander/CEO, has appointed Col. James A. Ridley, Sr., to be the next commander of CAP's Northeast Region.
Ridley, Connecticut Wing commander from 2017-2021 and the Northeast Region chief of staff the past three years, will assume command Oct. 26 during the Joint Northeast Region/New York Wing Conference in Lake George, New York.
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White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Delivers Environmental Justice With Cleaner Air, Clean Water, Healthier Communities
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 24, 2024:
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Biden-Harris Administration Delivers Environmental Justice with Cleaner Air, Clean Water, and Healthier Communities
President Biden and Vice President Harris believe that every person has a right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live in a healthy community - now and into the future. During his first week in office, President Biden launched the most ambitious environmental justi
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