SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general encouraging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, to affirm a 2021 district court decision rejecting a Second Amendment challenge to a Florida law that prohibits any person under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms and prohibits federally licens  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/nra-en-banc-amicus-brief---as-filed.pdf) with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold Florida's law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Fall River man was arrested yesterday and charged with selling drugs and machineguns that he advertised on the Telegram app. Benjamin Hunt, 26, was charged by criminal complaint with three counts of distribution of controlled substances and one count of transferring machineguns. Hunt was arrested yesterday morning and following an i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Governor Maura Healey is today announcing that Boston Medical Center (BMC) has signed an asset purchase agreement (APA) to acquire and operate Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton. Yesterday, APAs were signed to transfer ownership of both campuses of Holy Family Hospital in Haverhill and Methuen to Lawrence General Hospital and to transfer ownership of Saint Anne's Hospital i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Michelle Radmand, of Roseville, has been appointed Chief Deputy Director at the California Arts Council. Radmand has been Deputy Director of the California Office of the Small Business Advocate at the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development since 2021 and was Small Business Specialist, Northern R  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * A team from SAO has helped a decades-long mystery surrounding the solar wind that helps us understand how the Sun affects its environment and, ultimately, the Earth. * * * Since the 1960s, astronomers have wondered how the sun's supersonic "solar wind," a stream of energetic particles that flows out into the solar system and extends beyond the orbit of Pluto, continue  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * State has made available capital funding to support health care in impacted regions, expanded ambulance availability, held job fairs, opened call center * * * Ahead of Steward Health Care's planned closures of Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer on Saturday, the Healey-Driscoll Administration is outlining steps it is taking to support impacted com  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit urging that court to affirm the lower court's decision to uphold Florida's law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing firearms. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief in National Rifle Association v. Commis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:20-cv-11789; D. Mass. filed Sept. 30, 2020) involving Drew Morgan Ciccarelli: * * * SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Defendant in a Microcap Fraud Scheme * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final judgment against defendant Drew Ciccarelli on August 21, 2024, in a previously filed action charg  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2024: Today, Mayor Michelle Wu And the Community Engagement Cabinet announced the Fenway Community Impact Grant. This new grant program will allocate $60,000 to 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations or fiscal sponsors that serve the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood. Community based organizations interested in the Fenway-Kenmore Impact Grant can apply here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WALTflP959kGNSHg5o  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON Earlier today, charges were unsealed against 10 members and associates of the H Block Gang (Appendix A) for drug conspiracy. Separately, nine members and associates of the Mission Hill Gang (Appendix B) were charged with engaging in financial fraud. The charges are the result of separate, multi-year investigations into gang violence in  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command issued the following news: By Johannes Schmidt, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication Marine Corps Systems Command Recent shifts in the global security landscape have made it imperative for the acquisition community and its industry partners to work in lockstep to forge a modern, resilient defense ecosystem capable of deterring our stated adversaries and mitigating evolving threats across Europe, t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested $14 million in seven interdisciplinary research projects through the Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence program. This investment fosters fundamental and ethically responsible research and development of organoid intelligence systems while also broadening participation in bioc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has announced funding for 25 projects, totaling over $20 million, through the Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program. This investment aims to advance the development and implementation of innovative AI techniques in geosciences while increasing technical capacity and expanding access to education and training opportunities for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news: * * * RMA Allows Insurance on Seeds Initially Purchased Smaller than 4 mm * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Shellfish insurance program beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage to an additional 27 counties in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Add  more