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News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Thursday September 11, 2025 ( 9 items )  

"Families on the Fly" Campaign in Full Swing at SLC
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * "Families on the Fly" Campaign in Full Swing at SLC * SALT LAKE CITY - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is introducing the " Families on the Fly " initiative to streamline the airport security screening process for families, ensuring a smoother and more accommodating experience during the busy summer travel season and beyond. Dedic  more

DOE Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory: Six Researchers Selected to Conduct FICUS Program Projects
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Department of Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Six Researchers Selected to Conduct FICUS Program Projects Research teams will receive access to resources at multiple Department of Energy user facilities * Six principal investigators were recently selected to conduct collaborative research at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) and the Joint Genome Institute (JGI). The proje  more

LLNL Aims to Learn Faster With Science of Scale-IUp
LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 11 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL aims to learn faster with science of scale-up The science of scale-up enables a faster and more reliable advancement of technology from research and development through commercial deployment. Using techniques like computer modeling and advanced manufacturing, teams can compress the technology scale-up timeline, which can include making somethin  more

Marines Test Drone Systems During Defense Innovation Unit Challenge
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Marines Test Drone Systems During Defense Innovation Unit Challenge * Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force partnered with the Defense Innovation Unit and industry leaders during phase two of the DIU's Project GI challenge to evaluate commercial small unmanned aerial systems in realistic operational environments, Aug. 18-29. The 12-day event brought together Marines assigned to 1st Marine Divisio  more

NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year
PASADENA, California, Sept. 11 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year After a year's worth of scientific scrutiny, the 'Sapphire Canyon' rock sample remains the mission's best candidate for containing signs of ancient microbial life processes. A sample collected by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancien  more

SEC Charges Ex-FibroGen Chief Medical Officer for False & Misleading Claims About Clinical Trial Results
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:25-cv-07593; N.D. Cal. filed Sept. 5, 2025) involving Kin-Hung Peony Yu: * * * On September 5, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Dr. Kin-Hung Peony Yu, the former Chief Medical Officer of FibroGen, Inc., for allegedly making false and misleading statements about the cardiovascular safety of FibroGen's then-primary drug candidate, roxadustat. According   more

Space Systems Command, Space Development Agency Complete Successful Launch of First Tranche 1 Satellites
EL SEGUNDO, California, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Space Systems Command, Space Development Agency Complete Successful Launch of First Tranche 1 Satellites SUMMARY: Space Systems Command's Assured Access to Space delivers 21 data transport satellites on orbit for the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. * The U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the succe  more

The 15th Medical Group, USTRANSCOM, and partners test critical medical evacuation capabilities
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * The 15th Medical Group, USTRANSCOM, and partners test critical medical evacuation capabilities * The 15th Medical Group supported U.S. Transportation Command's annual Ultimate Caduceus exercise recently, testing the Defense Department's ability to coordinate large-scale military patient movement from the Indo-Pacific region to medical facilities within the United States. Having taken place July 21 thr  more

Yearslong ICE investigation results in stiff charges for church leaders and 5 others for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking of minors and adults, and child exploitation enterprise
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Yearslong ICE investigation results in stiff charges for church leaders and 5 others for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking of minors and adults, and child exploitation enterprise * NEW YORK -- An investigation by Homeland Security Investigations New York, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Chicago and federal partners, resulted in the u  more