Wednesday - October 23, 2024
News Tipoffs - Missouri Editors Newsletter for Saturday October 05, 2024 ( 6 items )  

CDC Confirms New Human Cases of H5 Bird Flu in California
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: CDC has confirmed two human cases of H5 bird flu from specimens submitted by California. The cases occurred in people with occupational exposure to infected dairy cows. An investigation led by California is ongoing. The identification of H5 in people with exposure to infected animals is not unexpected and does not change CDC's risk  more

Geological Survey: Geomorphic Change, Hydrology, and Hydraulics of Caulks Creek
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey Central Midwest Water Science Center issued the following report (No. 2024-5079) on Sept. 18, 2024, entitled "Geomorphic Change, Hydrology, and Hydraulics of Caulks Creek, Wildwood, Missouri". The report was written by Jessica Z. LeRoy, David C. Heimann, Kyle D. Hix, Charles V. Cigrand and Tyler J. Burk. * * * Caulks Creek is a small stream that flows through the city of Wildwood in western St. Louis County, M  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Puts Nasdaq on Notice for Setting Illegal Racial Quotas for Directors
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led 21 other states in putting Nasdaq on notice for its discriminatory gender, sexuality, and race-based quotas for its directors. In December 2020, Nasdaq announced its new quotas mandating that most Nasdaq-listed companies have at least two directors who self-identify as females, racial minorities, and LGBTQ+. Companies that do not meet the   more

Our 2024 NOAA-Supported Education Program Students Share Insights
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: This year, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center hosted 18 students from 12 states and 18 different colleges and universities. Project topic areas ranged from climate change, offshore wind, and microplastics, to fish and fisheries, aquaculture, and protected species. Some projects involved technologies and techniques such as passive acoustics, photography, biodeposition, mass spectrometry, and   more

Response Operations Remain Underway Across Southeast Following Impacts of Helene
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The response across southeastern states affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Helene continues to address critical needs of survivors. This includes search and rescue operations, power and communications restoration and delivering food and water. Local, state, private, faith-based and nonprofit resources complement the federal family to provide urgent care a  more

VA Awards More Than $44.5M in Grants to State Veterans Cemeteries
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration awarded $44,553,338 in grants for the expansion and/or improvement of state Veterans' cemeteries during fiscal year 2024. These grants help deliver timely and accessible burial and memorial services to Veterans. The cemeteries receiving grants include California, Georgia, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mon  more