News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 19 items ) |
1108th TASMG completes the mission, transfers authority to 1100th TASMG in CENTCOM Ceremony
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait
The 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group transferred authority to the 1100th TASMG in a transfer of authority ceremony, Aug. 14.
The 1108th TASMG's mission is critical to providing theater-level maintenance support to aviation units in the United States Central Command area of responsibility, ensuring that the current fleet of military aircraf
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BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Alabama - 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Alabama - 2023":
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In 2023, Alabama women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $873, significantly below the $1,084 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi
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BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings In Florida - 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Florida - 2023":
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In 2023, Florida women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $926, significantly below the $1,054 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi
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BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings In Kentucky - 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Kentucky - 2023":
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In 2023, Kentucky women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $920, significantly below the $1,036 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis
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BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in Mississippi - 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Mississippi - 2023":
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In 2023, Mississippi women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $775, significantly below the $921 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co
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BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings in North Carolina - 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in North Carolina - 2023":
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In 2023, North Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $904, significantly below the $1,053 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Reg
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BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings In South Carolina - 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In South Carolina - 2023":
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In 2023, South Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $921, significantly below the $1,075 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Reg
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BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Women's Earnings In Tennessee - 2023'
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Tennessee - 2023":
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In 2023, Tennessee women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $905, significantly below the $1,123 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm
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Calif. A.G. Bonta, Attorney General James Lead Coalition Suing TikTok for Exploiting Young Users, Deceiving Public
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Platform designed to promote excessive, compulsive, and addictive use
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Attorney General
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Department of State Exchange Program Connects African Universities With HBCUs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following media note from the Office of the Spokesperson:
In support of National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Week, the Department of State is strengthening educational partnerships between African universities and HBCUs through an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange.
Participants of this professional exchange program include African higher education faculty, administrators, and government
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ILL. A.G. RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TIKTOK FOR BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT HARM CHILDREN
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024:
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Download a broadcast quality video file of Attorney General Raoul's remarks here (https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html).
Raoul, Bipartisan Coalition Allege TikTok Targets Youth with Addictive Features
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that his office filed a lawsuit against TikTok for its harmful business practices targeting
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Mass. A.G. Campbell Files Lawsuit Against TikTok For Harming Young Users Through Unfair and Deceptive Practices
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024:
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Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Deliberately Exploited Young People to Induce Compulsive, Addictive Social Media Use for
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against TikTok Inc. and its affiliated entities TikTok LLC, ByteDance Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. (collectively, "TikTok") for intentionally d
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MDAH Now Accepting Applications for 2025 Research Fellowships
JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History issued the following news release:
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) is accepting applications for three 2025 fellowships: the Eudora Welty Research Fellowship, the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Research Fellowship, and the Religion in Mississippi History Research Fellowship.
All three competitive awards offer a $5,000 stipend that may be used for research at MDAH for a minimum of two
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N.C. A.G. Stein Sues TikTok for Harming Children
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024:
Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan group of 12 attorneys general today sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Ltd. for harming the children and teenagers in their states. The Attorneys General allege that TikTok designed its app to be addictive while misrepresenting the mental, emotional, and physical risks the app posed to young users. Attorney Genera
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N.Y. A.G. James Sues TikTok for Harming Children's Mental Health
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024:
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AG James Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 14 AGs Alleging TikTok Addicted Young People to its Platform and Collected Their Data Without Consent
Lawsuits Seek to Change TikTok's Harmful Features to Protect Young People
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys gene
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NGA Ties to History of the St. Louis Arsenal
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued the following news:
As NGA St. Louis looks forward to the grand opening of a new state of the art facility in St. Louis in 2025, let's reflect upon a historical complex that the agency and its predecessors have occupied for seven decades at 3200 South 2nd Street.
Locally known as the "St. Louis Arsenal" the complex has housed a defense mapping agency for over seventy years, but the history of the Arsenal and it
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Ore. A.G. Rosenblum Sues TikTok for Violating Oregon Consumer Protection Laws and Addicting Oregon's Youth
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024:
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon is joining a bipartisan coalition of 14 state attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Oregon's action, which will be filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Wednesday, alleges that TikTok exploits and harms young users and deceive
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Utah A.G. Reyes: Utah Supports National Pork Producers Against Unconstitutional Massachusetts Law
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024:
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general on an amicus brief in Triumph Foods v. Campbell at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Iowa, makes the argument that Massachusetts is unconstitutionally regulating the transportation of pork where the livestock were not raised according to its highly burdensome regulations.
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Wash. A.G. Ferguson Files Lawsuit Against TikTok for Harming Youth Mental Health
OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024:
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Social media giant accused of designing app to be addictive to young users
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that he is suing TikTok for putting profits before the well-being of millions of its most vulnerable users by creating a platform that is addictive to youth. Ferguson's lawsuit is part of a nationwide bipartisan effort, with 13 other
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