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News Tipoffs - Oregon Editors Newsletter for Wednesday September 18, 2024 ( 2 items )  

DEA-Seattle: Two Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms in Case Arising From Investigation of Aryan Family Prison Gang
TACOMA, Washington, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: Two men indicted in March 2023 as part of a drug distribution organization associated with an Aryan prison gang were sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma for drug and gun crimes. Ronaldo McComb, 59, of Ridgefield, Washington, was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Isaac Cervantes, 32 of Phoenix was sentenced to 9 years in prison. At the sentenci  more

HHS Announces 2024 LEAP in Health IT Awardees Focused on Data Quality for Responsible AI and Accelerating Adoption of Behavioral Health IT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP), today announced two awards totaling $2 million under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technologyopens in a new tab (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity. LEAP in Health I  more