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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Sunday September 08, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Department of Labor Awards $90M in Grants to Support Career Services, Training in 44 States, Puerto Rico to Help Farmworkers Access Good Jobs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Advances Biden-Harris administration effort to create opportunities for agriculture workers * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $90 million in grants to organizations in 44 states and Puerto Rico to provide training and career services and related support services, and work-based learning to help migrant and seasonal   more

Justice Dept.: Leader of Sophisticated Stolen Identity Tax Refund Scheme Sentenced
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Defendants Obtained $30M of $110M Sought from IRS * * * Abraham Yusuff, of Round Rock, Texas -- the leader of a scheme to defraud the IRS of over $110 million -- was sentenced today to more than 14 years in prison. Meghan Inyang, of San Antonio, and Christopher Eduardo, of Round Rock, two of Yusuff's co-defendants, were also sentenced today to over three years and over two years in  more

Studying fungi's 'weak link' to fight global rise in deadly fungal infections
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A group of scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have conducted neutron scattering research to reveal key information about fungus cell membranes that could aid in developing new antifungal treatments. The number of reported fungal cases has been slowly but steadily increasing in recent years. According to a study conducted by scien  more