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News Tipoffs - South Carolina Editors Newsletter for Saturday August 17, 2024 ( 8 items )  

AG Moody Demands Answers About Online Retailer Temu's Business Practices and Chinese Communist Party Connections
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody, along with 20 other attorneys general, is demanding answers from online retailer Temu following concerning recent reports. Attorney General Moody and the coalition are seeking information regarding the company's alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party, data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Ac  more

Army Reserve gives final salute to decorated and revered South Carolina Soldier
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: COLUMBIA, S.C. Representatives from the U.S. Army Reserve Command and the 81st Readiness Division provided military honors and gave the final salute to Maj. Gen. (Retired) George W. Goldsmith, who passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the age of 85. From South Carolina, Goldsmith entered the U.S. Army in February 1963 and served two years on active duty. After leaving active duty, he join  more

Attorney General Bird Demands Answers From Temu Over Concerns of Slave Labor and Ties to Chinese Communist Party
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state coalition in a letter to Temu, a Chinese-based online marketplace, demanding information on its ties to slave labor and the Chinese Communist Party ("CCP"). The letter follows concerns that Temu is profiting off of slave labor, breaking consumer protection laws, and violating Americans' data privacy. Last year, Congress rep  more

Attorney General Moody and 23-State Coalition Urge Supreme Court to Hear Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration Case
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 17 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief, along with 23 other state attorneys general, urging the Supreme Court of the United States to hear Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota and confirm that states can make rules governing their own elections, including requiring voters to show proof of citizenship. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, "In Border Czar Harris's Ame  more

BLS Issues Report on State Employment and Unemployment - July 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1665) on Aug. 16, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - July 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in July in 13 states, lower in 1 state, and stable in 36 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-eight states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decr  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Charlotte Car Dealership Owner And Sales Manager Plead Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: The owner of a Charlotte area car dealership and a sales manager have pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy charges, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. John Harvey Martin, 50, of Charlotte, pleaded guilty today, and Vincent Emmanuel Jefferson, Jr., 47, of Fort Mill, South Caroli  more

Nonprofits accounted for 12.8 million jobs, 9.9 percent of private-sector employment, in 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * In 2022, over 300,000 nonprofit establishments in the country accounted for 12.8 million jobs, or 9.9 percent of private-sector employment. The District of Columbia had the highest percentage of nonprofit employment, 25.2 percent. Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, and Rhode Island also had high shares of nonprofit employment, with each repor  more

U.S. Airman Deployed to Middle East Found Deceased
SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: A U.S. Air Force Airman, deployed to an undisclosed location within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, was found deceased in his residence, August 15, 2024. Upon discovery, the service member was immediately transported to a local hospital where the member was pronounced dead by medical officials. The cause of death is currently under investigat  more