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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Tuesday June 24, 2025 ( 14 items )  

Annual workshop brings together signal and image science community
LIVERMORE, California, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Annual workshop brings together signal and image science community * On May 21 and 22, signal and image science experts from across LLNL, academia and industry gathered at the UC Livermore Collaboration Center (UCLCC) for the 29th annual Center for Advanced Signal andSciences (CASIS) workshop. One of the longest-running events of its kind at the Lab, the CAS  more

Coast Guard, partner agencies search for two missing people at Lake Tahoe
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, partner agencies search for two missing people at Lake Tahoe * ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Coast Guard and local partner agencies responded to a capsized vessel in the vicinity of D.L. Bliss State Park at Lake Tahoe Saturday afternoon. Six people are reported deceased, two people were brought to a local hospital, and the search for two missing people is still ongoing  more

DOD Lends Authenticity to Military Aspects of Disney's 'Elio'
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DOD Lends Authenticity to Military Aspects of Disney's 'Elio' * For military children, making new friends every few years is part of the routine, but it's not always easy. While the resilience of these children has been showcased on film before, a new animated movie is bringing some of their challenges to the big screen. The Defense Department often works with Hollywood to create movie magic and lend an   more

Ever-changing universe revealed in first imagery from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory
MENLO PARK, California, June 23 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Ever-changing universe revealed in first imagery from NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory * Read this release on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory website. (external link) The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a major new scientific facility jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, released its first imagery tod  more

Face Rock Creamery Voluntarily Recalls Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar Curds Because of Possible Health Risk
WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Face Rock Creamery Voluntarily Recalls Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheddar Curds Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: June 20, 2025 FDA Publish Date: June 21, 2025 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness - Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Face Rock Creamer   more

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Issues Beige Book on June 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following Beige Book on June 4, 2025: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Twelfth District slowed slightly during the April to mid-May reporting period. Employment levels were generally stable amid some layoffs and attrition without replacement. Wages were up slightly, and prices across industries rose modestly. Retail sales and demand for consumer and business services softened somewhat. Manuf  more

Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Final Independence-Class Littoral Combat Ship Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials * MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Navy successfully completed acceptance trials for the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) at Austal USA in Mobile, Alabama the week of June 9. These trials, marking the final Independence variant LCS acceptance trials, achieved the highest measured quality in 15 years. This trial marks the final signifi  more

Former Chairman and CEO of Publicly Traded Health Care Company Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Insider Trading
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Chairman and CEO of Publicly Traded Health Care Company Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison for Insider Trading * The former CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Ontrak Inc., a Miami-based publicly traded health care company, was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for engaging in an insider trading scheme using Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plans to avoid losses of more than $12.5 mill  more

From mapboards to dashboards: Army Reserve data experiment shines at Operation Mojave Falcon
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 23 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * From mapboards to dashboards: Army Reserve data experiment shines at Operation Mojave Falcon * FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - In the heart of central California, Operation Mojave Falcon provided the Army Reserve with more than just another large-scale training event. It served as a proving ground for a forward-leaning concept within the Army: the Operational Data Team (ODT) - a pioneering i  more

FTC Case Leads to Order Banning Ascend Ecom and Its Owners from Business Opportunity Marketing
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Case Leads to Order Banning Ascend Ecom and Its Owners from Business Opportunity Marketing * The operators of Ascend Ecom, an online business opportunity that allegedly cost consumers millions of dollars, will be banned from selling business opportunities and required to turn over assets to the Federal Trade Commission under the terms of a proposed court order. The FTC sued Ascend Ecom and its   more

LLNL team tackles support structure bottlenecks with dual-wavelength 3D printing
LIVERMORE, California, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL team tackles support structure bottlenecks with dual-wavelength 3D printing * Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have developed a novel 3D printing technique that uses light to build complex structures, then cleanly dissolves the support material, expanding possibilities in multi-material additive manufacturing (AM). In 3D print  more

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations
PASADENA, California, June 23 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations * New images from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show the first close-up views of a region scientists had previously observed only from orbit. The images and data being collected are already raising new questions about how the Martian surface was changing billions of years ago. The Red Planet once had rivers, lakes, and possibl  more

Parker Solar Probe Team Receives Collier Trophy for Record-Breaking Solar Encounter
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Parker Solar Probe Team Receives Collier Trophy for Record-Breaking Solar Encounter By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The Parker Solar Probe science and engineering team, a collaboration of scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), NASA, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), and more than 40 other partner organizations, received the 2024   more

Wash. Natural Resources Dept.: Annual Aerial Detection Survey Maps 545,000 Acres in Washington With Dead or Damaged Trees
OLYMPIA, Washington, June 24 (TNSrpt) -- The Washington State Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on June 23, 2025: * * * Annual Aerial Detection Survey Maps 545,000 Acres in Washington with Dead or Damaged Trees Annual DNR and Forest Service report also notes first significant outbreak of western spruce budworm defoliation in Washington since 2012 * The Washington State Department of Natural Resources released its annual Forest Health Highlights report earlier this mo  more