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News Tipoffs - Alabama Editors Newsletter for Friday November 22, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Army Security Assistance Command's Perry Completes Prestigious Leadership Program
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command issued the following news: By Tim Hanson A U.S. Army Security Assistance Command professional was among a select few to recently complete a prestigious Department of Defense leadership program. Dr. Linda Perry, an executive assistant at USASAC, took part in the Defense Civilian Emerging Leader Program (DCELP) aimed at shaping the next generation of federal leaders. The DCELP, part of the U.S. Army's Civilian Care  more

Ga. U.S. Attorney: Six Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison
ROME, Georgia, Nov. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: Adrian Robinson, Julio Martinez-Guzman, Jesse Brooks, James Carden, Reginal Dowdy, and Casanova Pritchett have been sentenced for their roles as members of a drug trafficking organization that distributed illegal narcotics in the Rome, Georgia, area, including heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and oxycodone. "Drug trafficking is a societal scourge that poses seriou  more

Justice Department, EPA and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate- and Health- Harming Emissions
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced two settlements with oil and gas operators in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In separate agreements, XTO Energy Inc. (XTO) and Hilcorp Energy Company (Hilcorp) agreed to resolve alleged Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act violations involving th  more

Remarks by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen on the 30th Anniversary of the Community Development Financial Institution Fund
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. It's an honor to welcome President Clinton to Treasury today to mark the recent 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. President Clinton and I have a long-standing shared belief that increasing access to economic opportunity for people and places that historically have been underserved is crucially impo  more

Secretary of the Air Force PhD Fellowship Program Leads to Groundbreaking Research in AI Weather Forecasting
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 22 -- Air University issued the following news: By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -- U.S. Air Force Capt. P. Trent Vonich, Secretary of the Air Force PhD Fellow studying weather prediction, recently published a paper with his advisor Dr. Greg Hakim showing how using AI to adjust initial atmospheric data allows a nearly perfect prediction of a 10-day weather forecast. Every year, the Department of the Air   more