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News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors Newsletter for Saturday July 27, 2024 ( 13 items )  

AG Henry Announces Settlement With Cameo App Over Misleading Videos Violating Consumer Protection Laws
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 27 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry joined 29 other state Attorneys General to reach a settlement with Baron, Inc., which operates as Cameo, for failing to ensure consumers knew that videos promoting products were paid endorsements purchased through their service. The settlement requires Cameo to develop and maintain an extensive system to ensure compliance with all state consumer protectio  more

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement's New European Partner
WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Atmospheric Radiation Measurement facility issued the following news: * * * ARM teams up with a 22-nation consortium of observatories and data centers to broaden measurements of Earth's atmosphere * * * In July 2024, an arrestingly ambitious article appeared in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) that may signal a future era of more widely shared atmospheric data. The 68-author publication ou  more

Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Rural Communities to Lower Energy Costs and Create Jobs in 39 States and Guam as part of Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Projects Funded by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Strengthen American Farms and Rural Small Businesses Brunswick, Maine, July 26, 2024 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced from the Brunswick Farmers Market today that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for Americ  more

Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Propose $575 Million to Increase Coastal Climate Resilience
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: Funding for 19 transformational projects to reach multiple states and territories under NOAA's Climate-Ready Coasts initiative as part of Investing in America agenda Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced today that the Department of Commerce and NOAA are recommending $575 million in funding across 19 projects to boost climate resilience in the nation's coastal and Great Lakes states and territorie  more

Carderock Interns Celebrated at Montgomery County Public School's Summer RISE Ceremony
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Carderock's interns from Montgomery County Public Schools' 2024 Summer RISE (Reimagining an Innovative Student Experience) Program were celebrated for their hard work at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville, Maryland, July 25, 2024. The closing ceremony opened with a career fair for participating students of the program to facilita  more

Census Bureau Issues Tip Sheet No. 15 - July 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on July 26, 2024: * * * Upcoming 2024 Product Calendar The U.S. Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product scheduled for release in 2024. These products are listed in the Census Bureau's online product calendar, which is updated as needed throughout the year. * * * 2020 Census Census Privacy Protected Microdata File (PPMF) The PPMF provides the   more

Contracts for July 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY Raytheon Technologies, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a sole-source, hybrid (fixed-price incentive and cost-plus-fixed-fee) contract for $1,944,082,765 to perform the manufacture and assembly of Standard Missile-3 Block IIA All-Up Rounds for the U.S. government and Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case requirements. The work will be performed in Tucson  more

Contracts for July 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $325,000,000 ceiling increase modification (P00010) to previously awarded contract FA8672-19-D-0001 for the StormBreaker(r) Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB II, GBU-53/B). The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract from $275,000,000 to $600,000,000. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be   more

National Center for Health Statistics: 'Changes in First and Second Births to U.S. Teenagers From 2000 to 2022'
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following vital statistics report on July 24, 2024, entitled "Changes in First and Second Births to U.S. Teenagers From 2000 to 2022" under the National Center for Health Statistics: Here are excerpts: * * * Objectives--This study examines trends in the numbers, percentages, and rates of first and second and higher-order births to teenagers younger than age 2  more

National Center for Health Statistics: 'Infant Mortality in the United States, 2022: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File'
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following vital statistics report on July 25, 2024, entitled "Infant Mortality in the United States, 2022: Data From the Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File" under the National Center for Health Statistics: Here is the abstract: * * * Objectives--This report presents final 2022 infant mortality statistics by age at death, maternal race and Hispanic origin,   more

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. Hold a Press Conference
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK RYDER: Thank you, everyone, for being here today. It's my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown Jr. The secretary and the chairman will deliver opening remarks and then have time to take a few questions. Please note that I will moderate those questions and, due to time constraint  more

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles "CQ" Brown Jr Hold a Press Conference
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: PENTAGON PRESS SECRETARY MAJOR GENERAL PATRICK RYDER: Thank you, everyone, for being here today. It's my pleasure to introduce Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General CQ Brown Jr. The secretary and the chairman will deliver opening remarks and then have time to take a few questions. Please note that I will moderate those questions and, due to time constraints would   more

This Week at Interior July 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure webs  more