PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter on the platformization of health care: * * * The time has come to fundamentally redefine our approach to antitrust and competition policy for health care. For the past three years, I have had the privilege to connect with people across the country. In the coming weeks, I will take time to reflect on my time at the Antitrust Divis  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria - October 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $3.326 per gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in October 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that area   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 7, 2024, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Virginia - First Quarter 2024": * * * From December 2023 to March 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Virginia were 191,176, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 174,  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past 2 months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increase  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.5 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), ticked up 0.1 percent in October,  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 13, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington - October 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past 2 months, up 3.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Nov. 13, 2024, by First Lady Jill Biden at the Philadelphia250 countdown to the 250th gala: * * * Thank you, Governor--Ed. You always have Pennsylvania in your heart. Joe and I are so grateful to have seen that heart--and to have had the opportunity to show you ours, to be able to call you a friend. You're a true leader--putting people first, always thinking about how you can do the most good, how you can b  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael Verbitsky, age 37, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for a drug trafficking offense. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment alleges that on April 4, 2024, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Verbit  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Robert Stull, age 46, of Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment alleges that Stull possessed with the intent to distribute over 50  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2024: A resident of Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The two-count Indictment named Monte Blair, 51, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, on or about October 16,  more