News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Tuesday November 26, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
Army Reserve Soldier and NASA astronaut receives rare honor
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
Huddled inside the International Space Station a million feet above the earth's surface, Kate Rubins decided she wanted to go back.
In 2021, while on her second space mission, the astronaut chose to return to her roots in the medical science field and apply for a commission in the Army Reserve while continuing her career at NASA.
"I thought when I got back to the planet, this was one thing that I r
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Carderock's Summer Faculty Lecture Series: A Wave of Innovation
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news:
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division recently concluded another successful Summer Faculty Research Program, hosting three distinguished professors who conducted navy-relevant research alongside the command's scientists and engineers. This year's program welcomed Dr. Sarah Wolff, an assistance professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Department from The Ohio State University, Dr. Themistoklis Sapsis, a p
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Justice Dept.: Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty for Threatening to Kill Members of Jewish Community and Bomb Places of Worship
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024:
A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to threatening to kill members of the Jewish community and bomb Jewish synagogues.
John Reardon, 59, of Millis, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, one count of transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure a person, and one count of stalking using a
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Labor Dept. Issues Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims for Week Ending Nov. 16, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 16, 2024.
Here are excerpts:
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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
In the week ending November 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 213,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 2,000 from 217,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 21
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Mass. A.G. Campbell Urges Federal Communications Commission to Adopt Rule Increasing Consumer Choice of Cellphone Providers
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024:
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Led by Massachusetts, Coalition of 15 Attorneys General Support Proposed 60-Day Mobile Phone Unlocking Rule
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to pass a proposed rule that would allow consumers the freedom to switch mobile service providers while keeping their existing mob
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Members of the 'Greatest Generation' reflect on World War II service during presentation at NUWC Division Newport
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news:
About 10,000 Sailors served aboard 130 landing craft support (LCS) ships during World War II. The last two surviving LCS Sailors, J. William Middendorf II and Eddy Desmond, visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport to share their stories on Nov. 18.
Middendorf and Desmond were the most prominent members of a panel, which also included Dr. Christopher Lehman, national security and naval warfa
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Okla. A.G. Drummond Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 26 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024:
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling upon Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) before the end of this year to protect children from online harm.
Drummond and a coalition of 31 other state attorneys general outlined the urgent need to address the growing crisis of youth mental health linked to social media use in a letter sent last week to Cong
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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service: Camp Edwards Recognized for Significant Conservation Achievements
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release:
On Friday, November 22, Camp Edwards was recognized for its outstanding contributions to natural resource management with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Northeast Region Military Conservation Partner Award.
Colonel John S. Bagaglio accepted the award in a ceremony at the installation on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, attended by members of the installation's Natural Re
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White House Announces 29 Bills Being Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The White House issued the following news release:
On Monday, November 25, 2024, the President signed into law:
H.R. 599, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3500 West 6th Street, Suite 103 in Los Angeles, California, as the Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Post Office;
Thank you to Representative Gomez and the entire California delegation for their leadership.
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H.R. 807, the "Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act," which requires the Secr
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