TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Acadia Healthcare Company Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Franklin, Tennessee, has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and related state statutes by knowingly billing for medically unnecessary inpatient behavioral health services or for services that did not meet federal and state regulations. Acadi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Office of the Associate Director for Water issued the following report (No. 2024-1012) on July 16, 2024, entitled "Report of the River Master of the Delaware River for the Period December 1, 2015 - November 30, 2016". The report was written by Kendra L. Russell, William J. Andrews, Vincent J. DiFrenna, J. Michael Norris and Robert R. Mason. * * * Executive Summary A Decree of the Supreme Court of the United  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Australia (CSIRO) signed a memorandum of cooperation on the Advancing Innovations for Empowering NextGen AGriculturE (AI-ENGAGE) Initiative, a collaboration celebrated at the Quad Leaders Summit hosted   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- President Biden answered questions after the Marine One arrival on Sept. 22, 2024: * * * THE PRESIDENT: We had very successful meetings with the Quad in Delaware. Total unity. We were all working together. I feel good about what we're doing, and I think the other leaders do as well. So, thank you for being here. Q: Mr. President, are you worried about rising tensions in the Middle East? THE PRESIDENT: Yes, I am. But we're going to do everything we can to keep a wider  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- President Biden issued the following statement on the death of his friend, Thomas Bell: * * * Scranton, Pennsylvania is a place that climbs into your heart and never leaves. It's home. It's that special place etched in your heart. I was born there. Even after my family moved to Claymont, Delaware as my dad found work, we'd return to our old Green Ridge neighborhood in Scranton and spend time with our friends, Charlie Roth, Larry Orr, and Tommy Bell. Tommy and I lived   more

CLAYMONT, Delaware, Sept. 21 -- President Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued the following remarks ahead of the Quad Leaders' Summit Meeting at Archmere Academy: * * * PRESIDENT BIDEN: Well, I'll say to my fellow leaders: Welcome to Delaware. Welcome to Claymont, Delaware. It used to be a steel town here years ago. And welcome to the border of Wilmington, Delaware. (Laughs.) And I'm really pl  more

CLAYMONT, Delaware, Sept. 21 -- President Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued the following remarks at the Quad Cancer Moonshot announcement at Archmere Academy: * * * PRESIDENT BIDEN: Hello, hello, hello. (A helicopter flies overhead.) By the way, that little thing up in the air there, don't worry about it. (Laughter.) It's not armed. Good evening, everyone -- Prime Minister Albanese, Prime   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of New York to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby from August 8-10, 2024. Public Assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-shari  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Today, leaders from the United States, Australia, Japan, and India met in Wilmington, Delaware, to underscore the Quad's commitment to an inclusive, open, sustainable, fair, safe, reliable and secure digital future to advance our shared prosperity and sustainable development across the Indo-Pacific. In this context, the Quad has released these Quad Principles for Development and Deployment of Digital Public Inf  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * 2024 Quad Leaders' Summit On September 21, 2024, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. hosted Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in Wilmington, Delaware, for the fourth Quad Leaders' Summit. The Quad was established to be a global force for good. This year, the Quad is proudly executing tangible projects that benefit par  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The White House issued the following readout of President Biden's meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio: * * * President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan today in Wilmington, Delaware, to advance cooperation on a range of security, economic, and diplomatic issues. The President underscored that the U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of regional peace and prosperity, and commended the progress made in strengthening the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle by Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Jake Sullivan at the Quad Leaders Summit: * * * MR. SULLIVAN: Thank you, guys, for being here. Today, we have the fourth Quad Leaders Summit, fourth in-person Quad Leaders Summit, and the first time that President Biden has actually hosted leaders in his hometown and, literally, at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. You guys have heard the Presi  more