WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 21, 2026 Geoffrey Wikel Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Strategic Resources Marine Minerals Division 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, Virginia, 20166 Re: Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia - Request for Information and Interest: Docket No. B  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 28, 2026 The Honorable Jonathan Morrison Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, D.C. 20590-0001 Subject: Request for Comments on AV Framework Updates and Interim Guidance (Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1552) Dear Administrator Morrison: The American Associat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 31, 2026 Mehmet Oz, MD, MBA Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CMS-1850-P - Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 4 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Co-Leads Letter Urging Congress to Repeal Unconstitutional Provisions in the National Firearms Act * #Griffin: 'The right to bear arms is central to our freedom, and I urge Congress to protect that right' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after co-leading a letter to congressional leadership urging Congress to repea  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. COMMENTS OF Center for Sustainable Communities Docket NRC-2025-1140 Reforming and Modernizing the NRC's Radiation Protection Framework August 2026 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 RE: Docket NRC-2025-1140 - Reforming and Modernizing the NRC's Radiation Protection Framework Dear Commission  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN announces first key speakers for Global Perspectives: In Doha event * September 7th, 2026 Major political leaders, CEOs, innovators, and cultural icons set to convene in Qatar CNN has announced the first speakers for the inaugural Middle East chapter of its Global Perspectives events franchise, taking place in Doha, Qatar on 29 October 2026. Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi, Chief Executive Officer, Qatar I  more

NAPLES, Italy, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa - U.S. 6th Fleet issued the following news: * * * Exercise Phoenix Express 2026 begins in Tunisia * TUNIS, Tunisia - Exercise Phoenix Express, a premier multinational maritime exercise facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa and led by U.S. 6th Fleet, began its 21st iteration at La Goulette Naval Base in Tunisia, Sept. 7. Hosted by the Tunisian Navy, this 12-day exercise brings together North African, European and U.S. maritime  more

FORT VALLEY, Georgia, Sept. 4 -- Fort Valley State University posted the following news: * * * FVSU Welcomes 3,310 Students, Marking 27 Percent Enrollment Growth * Fort Valley State University (FVSU) continues its strong enrollment momentum, welcoming 3,310 students for Fall 2026, representing a 27 percent increase in enrollment. The university also recorded a 14.6 percent increase in Summer 2026 enrollment compared with Summer 2025, according to the latest University System of Georgia (USG)  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers * Army Cpl. Freddie Stowers served as an infantryman during World War I and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor more than 70 years after his heroic actions in France in September 1918. Stowers was born Jan. 12, 1896; he was one of Wylie and Annie Stowers' 12 children. His father was a farmer, and his mother was a laborer. Stowers grew up in Sandy Spring  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 7 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Slovenia: International media and journalist organisations call for strong safeguards to protect the independence and financial sustainability of RTV Slovenija * The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has joined other media and journalist organisations in calling for any reform of the legal framework for RTV Slovenija to protect its institutional and editorial independence and guarante  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 6 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Synovus Park to Become Pinnacle Park Beginning in 2027 * Home of the Columbus Clingstones to take on new name as partnership enters next chapter COLUMBUS, Ga., Sep. 6, 2026 - The Columbus Clingstones and Pinnacle Financial Partners today anno  more