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News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors Newsletter for Wednesday February 12, 2025 ( 6 items )  

AG Fitch Announces Completion of Human Trafficking and Fentanyl Strike Force Operation on the MS Gulf Coast
JACKSON, Mississippi, Feb. 12 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * AG Fitch Announces Completion of Human Trafficking and Fentanyl Strike Force Operation on the MS Gulf Coast Four Victims Recovered and Over 30 Arrests Made (Jackson, Mississippi) Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the completion of Operation Game Over, a four-day joint operation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast led by her Human Trafficking Task Force and F  more

Army Engineer R&D Development Center Helps Breathe New Life Into Boeing B-52 Aircraft
VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * Army Engineer R&D Development Center helps breathe new life into Boeing B-52 Aircraft By Claiborne Cooksey, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center VICKSBURG, Miss. - In an effort to enhance acquisition programs for all branches of the U.S. military, a team of engineers and technical experts from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ER  more

Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi - Second Quarter 2024
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 11, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi - Second Quarter 2024": * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Mississippi -- Second Quarter 2024 From March 2024 to June 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Mississippi were 59,048, while gross job gains from ope  more

CBP's Special Team for Super Bowl Sunday
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP's Special Team for Super Bowl Sunday CBP sent several groups of specialists to provide an all-encompassing security footprint at America's biggest game By John Davis On Super Bowl Sunday, it was Mark Spruill's time to shine. "We coordinated and worked well with our teammates," Spruill said. "We are a specialty team with unique skills, expertise and   more

Drummond pushes back against Biden-Harris dietary recommendations
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond pushes back against Biden-Harris dietary recommendations OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 11, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pushing back against dietary recommendations made by a Biden-Harris Administration advisory committee to move meat, poultry and eggs to last on the list of recommended protein sources. In a letter sent yesterday to the U.S. Department of He  more

Revolutionizing Tribology: Real-Time Observation of Material Interactions With the Advanced Tribometer
VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * Revolutionizing Tribology: Real-Time Observation of Material Interactions with the Advanced Tribometer By Mary Bradley Warnock, ORTT, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center VICKSBURG, Miss. - The invention titled "Tribometer with Real-Time Observation of Interface Processes," patented under number 11835444, is a significant advancement in tribological t  more