WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: Today, October 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2.8 million in funding to seven small businesses to further develop and commercialize their environmental technologies. With these awards from EPA's Small Business Innovation Research program, businesses will be tackling complex challenges including destroying PFAS, cleaning indoor air during wildfires, enhanc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: * * * Greenlife Tech Corporation is one of only seven small businesses selected nationwide for this award * * * RALEIGH, N.C. - Today, October 25, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2.8 million in funding to seven small businesses to further develop and commercialize their environmental technologies. With these awards from EPA's Small Business Innovation Resea  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin, Central District of California, issued orders of default judgment against a company and two individuals: , a California LLC; Regal Assets' owner and CEO, ,formerly of Los Angeles; and Regal Assets' former President of Robinson, Texas. The orders stem from the CFTC and the California Depar  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 26 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Oct. 23, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the 2024 HLTH Conference: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. It was an ordinary Saturday in an extraordinary life. I was in my office in the East Wing doing what community college teachers do on weekends--especially on a weekend so late in the semester: I was grading papers. It was late April last year. Earlier that morning, I'd read in The New York Times that   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The FTC is taking action against rideshare operator Lyft for making deceptive earnings claims about how much money drivers could expect to make per hour and how much they could earn in special incentives. Lyft has agreed to a proposed settlement that would require its claims about drivers' pay to be based on typical earnings. In addition, Lyft has agreed to back up with evidence any claims it makes about dri  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: In the aftermath of the 1944 explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, white officers were granted leave while African-American Sailors were compelled to return to work. When 258 Sailors refused to handle ammunition, they were subsequently convicted in a summary and general courts-martial. A comprehensive examination of both trials revealed significant legal errors in the proceedings that compromised the   more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Goodfellow Air Force Base and Angelo State University partnered together to host a Special Warfare Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Weekend, or SWAW, Oct. 19-20. GAFB and ASU partner for SWAW U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from eleven universities swim back during "underwaters" during the Pool Academics of the Special Warfare Air Force Reserve Officer  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Harbor porpoises are shy, elusive creatures that live in Alaska's coastal waters and are vital parts of the marine ecosystem. But how these animals are distributed and connected across the vast Alaskan waters remains a mystery. A new study(link is external) published in the scientific journal Molecular Ecology sheds light on the hidden structure of Alaska's harbor porpoise populations, using th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 26 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on Oct. 25, 2024, on behalf of State Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, R-Butler: Rep. Stephenie Scialabba (R-Butler) announced the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) is terminating its contract with Kooth, a London-based online platform that claims to offer mental health treatment to school-aged children in Pennsylvania without parental knowledge, involvement or consent. The termination comes  more

MENLO PARK, California, Oct. 25 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Descamps was recognized for turning the world's most powerful X-ray laser into a sophisticated tool for probing extremely hot, dense matter. * * * With the power of 10 nuclear power plants, a laser beam strikes. For an instant, a ten billionth of a second, the human-hair-thin wafers of plastic and silicon become so hot and dense that standard descriptions of matter don't cut i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-IE-R019) on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Additional Actions Are Needed to Clearly Inform Taxpayers in Federally Declared Disaster Areas of Balance Due Payment Postponement Timeframes." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Evaluation The IRS offers tax filing and payment relief to victims of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, and winter  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration issued the following audit report (No. 2024-200-050) on Sept. 23, 2024, entitled "The Direct File Pilot Deployed Successfully; However, Security and Testing Improvements Are Needed." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS Why TIGTA Did This Audit The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 required the IRS to establish a task force to design and report to Congress on an IRS-run free, direct electronic filing tax ret  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness issued the following news: Today, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is announcing the creation of the National Youth Homelessness Partnership to elevate the voice of youth with lived and learned expertise of homelessness in federal and national efforts to prevent and end homelessness and enhance collaboration toward a shared purpose. The partnership brings together federal agencies, national homelessness org  more

CLARKSTON, Georgia, Oct. 26 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 24, 2024, at a campaign event at the James Hallford Stadium: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening, Georgia! (Applause.) Good evening. Can we please hear it for my friend, our 44th president, Barack Obama? (Applause.) Oh, it's good to be back in Atlanta. (Laughs.) All right. All right. So -- AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: I love you too. (Applause.) I love you too. (Laughs.  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2024: A 42-year-old Monroe, Washington resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Humberto Garcia was convicted in April 2024 following a week-long trial. Garcia was arrested in December 2020 with seven other defen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call via teleconference on Oct. 24, 2024, on the U.S. approach to harnessing the power of AI for U.S. national security: * * * MODERATOR: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks so much for joining today's call to discuss the U.S. approach to harnessing the power of AI for U.S. national security, ahead of tomorrow's release of the National Security Memorandum. As a reminder of the ground rules of this call, t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news conference on Oct. 23, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I have just one thing at the top, and then I'll hand it over. So, today, as part of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research, First Lady Jill Biden announced $110 million in awards   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 25 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Oct. 24, 2024, by Vice President Kamala Harris at the Warwick Hotel Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, hi, guys. Q: Hello. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Okay. Good morning -- or af- -- Q: Good afternoon. THE VICE PRESIDENT: -- afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Well, let me start by saying I'm really very proud to announce that we've had some endorsements   more