Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii
AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief Defending Limits On ICE Warrantless Arrests
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief Defending Limits On ICE Warrantless Arrests
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to comply with statutory safeguards when making warrantless arre
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AG Campbell Secures Full Victory In Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attack On Fair Housing Protections
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Secures Full Victory In Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attack On Fair Housing Protections
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that she, along with a coalition of 16 attorneys general, has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump Administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHA
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Airlines for America Urges FAA to Finalize Preemption of State Meal and Rest Break Laws for Flightcrews and Flight Attendants
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C.:
In the matter of
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Preempting Duty and Rest Requirements : Docket No. FAA-2026-6739
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:
Douglas K. Mullen Senior Vice President and Chief Le
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Attorney General Bonta Leads Defense of Flight Workers' Rights from Federal Overreach
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Leads Defense of Flight Workers' Rights from Federal Overreach
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing a proposed rule from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that would preempt state labor laws and infringe on worker protections for pilots and flight attendants. The proposed fede
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combat Illegal Robocalls
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to prevent scammers from using the U.
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Attorney General James Sues to Defend Protections for Endangered Species
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Sues to Defend Protections for Endangered Species
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September 9, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general today are filing two lawsuits challenging new Trump administration rules that dramatically weaken the federal protections that have helped save America's most imperiled wildlife from extinction.
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Attorney General McCuskey Pushes for stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release:
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Attorney General McCuskey Pushes for stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls
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Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocall
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Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges Trump administration's rollback of Endangered Species Act protections
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 9 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges Trump administration's rollback of Endangered Species Act protections
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Sept. 9, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS OPPOSITION TO ATF RULE ALLOWING AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION FOR MILITARY-GRADE WEAPONS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS OPPOSITION TO ATF RULE ALLOWING AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION FOR MILITARY-GRADE WEAPONS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in opposing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) latest proposed rule, which would remove important guardrai
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES VICTORY IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON FAIR HOUSING PROTECTIONS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES VICTORY IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON FAIR HOUSING PROTECTIONS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that he has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Attorney General Rayfield Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks
SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks
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#AG Rayfield and Governor Kotek stand up to Trump administration
Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered Spec
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Attorney General Weiser leads state coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 8 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Weiser leads state coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests
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Sept. 8, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to comply with statutory safeguards when making warrantless arrests.
In
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BLS Southwest Region Issues Report on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions June 2026
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region
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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation
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Charlotte Food Bank Receives Nearly 300,000 Eggs Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Charlotte Food Bank Receives Nearly 300,000 Eggs Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case
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RALEIGH -Today, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte received 270,000 eggs as part of Attorney General Jeff Jackson's settlement with three of the nation's largest egg producers over allegations that they violated antitrust laws and w
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Earthjustice: Lawsuit Challenges Mariana Islands Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
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Lawsuit Challenges Mariana Islands Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale
Groups seek protection for imperiled species from destructive deep-sea mining activities
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Honolulu, HI -- Conservation and community groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's plan to kick-start deep-sea mining off the coast of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam in the western Pacific. The
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Economics Daily: Unemployment Rates Lower in 241 Metro Areas, Up in 128, Over Year Ended July 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily:
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Unemployment rates lower in 241 metro areas, up in 128, over year ended July 2026
Unemployment rates were lower in July 2026 than a year earlier in 241 of the 387 metropolitan areas, higher in 128 areas, and unchanged in 18 areas. A total of 22 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent, and 7 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent.
In July, Bismarc
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Empire Center: New York's Electricity Prices Fifth Highest in the Country
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release:
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New York's Electricity Prices Fifth Highest in the Country
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Empire Center's Energy Data Bulletin shows New York households paid the fifth highest residential electricity prices in the country in June 2026, trailing only Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, and Maine.
Newly released U.S. Energy Information Administration data put New York's average residential electricit
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Explore Art Inspired by Science in "The Health of the Nation" Exhibit and Reception
POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 8 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Explore Art Inspired by Science in "The Health of the Nation" Exhibit and Reception
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You're invited to experience a handful of works of art inspired by science.
The Eli M. Oboler Library, along with Idaho INBRE, is currently hosting "The Health of the Nation," a collaborative art exhibition inspired by INBRE-funded research conducted by faculty in the University of Idaho's College of Science. The exhibit
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Federal Register: EPA Proposes Approving North Dakota Plan to Reduce Regional Haze in National Parks
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to repeal a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2024, partially approving and partially disapproving North Dakota's 2022 regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission for the second implementation period. As a result, the EPA is proposing to approve the portions of North Dakota's 2022 SIP submission for the second implementation period that were disapproved in the EPA's 2
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Federal Register: Health Resources & Services Administration Publishes List of 95 Petitions Filed Under National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received
HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all procee
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Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina and Ballet Hawaii Present an Exclusive Evening of Performing Arts at Noe
TORONTO, Ontario, Sept. 8 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release:
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Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina and Ballet Hawaii Present an Exclusive Evening of Performing Arts at Noe
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Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina, a tranquil enclave on Oahu's western coastline, and Ballet Hawaii - the leading ballet company in Hawaii, invite guests to experience an extraordinary evening where fine dining and performing arts converge. On Saturday, Oc
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GAO Denies Dawson Technical Protest of Navy Construction Contract Competition
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The General Accountability Office has denied a protest by Dawson Technical Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, challenging its elimination from a competition conducted by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, for multiple construction contracts.
The Navy issued the solicitation in December 2023 for multiple fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts covering design-build and design-bid-build construction work. The contracts would include a five-year bas
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GAO Denies GSI Pacific Protest Over Navy Construction Contracts
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The General Accountability Office has denied a protest by GSI Pacific Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, challenging the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command decision to eliminate the company from a competition for multiple construction contracts.
The Navy issued the solicitation in December 2023 for multiple fixed-price construction contracts covering design-build and design-bid-build work. The contracts would have a five-year base period and one three-year option per
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Husted Calls on States to End "drive-only" Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Husted calls on states to end "drive-only" licenses for illegal immigrants
COLUMBUS - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today wrote to 19 U.S. governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. in strong opposition to policies in their states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain "drive-only" driver's licenses and urging them to end such policies.
Nineteen states, as well as the District of Columbia,
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Malama Ola Minute: Helping keiki feel comfortable seeking care
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 9 -- Kamehameha Schools posted the following news:
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Malama Ola Minute: Helping keiki feel comfortable seeking care
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Long before Melanie Tsukamoto became a nurse at Kamehameha Schools Kapalama, she was learning how to care for someone close to her heart.
When her grandmother became ill, the attending nurses showed Tsukamoto and her family how to safely continue that care at home. The experience helped steer her toward healthcare and shaped the kind of nurse she
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Md. A.G. Brown Co-Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Rollbacks of Endangered Species Act Regulations
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Co-Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Rollbacks of Endangered Species Act Regulations
New Rules Put Species and Their Habitats at Risk
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BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish
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Meet the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs Joining the StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator Program
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 8 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Meet the Next Wave of Entrepreneurs Joining the StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator Program
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The StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator program at UC San Diego is welcoming its newest cohort of innovators ready to take their ocean-related ideas to the next level.
A partnership between Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Rady School of Management, this immersive program
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N.J. A.G. Davenport: FCC Must Strengthen Due Diligence Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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AG Davenport: FCC Must Strengthen Due Diligence Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls
TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make
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Oregon Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks
SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Oregon Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks
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Salem, OR - Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rules make it easier for private companies and individuals to da
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OUTRIGGER Appoints John Dominguez Director of Sales and Marketing at OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 8 [Category: BizTravel] -- Outrigger Hospitality Group posted the following news release:
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OUTRIGGER Appoints John Dominguez Director of Sales and Marketing at OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa
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HONOLULU - OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels has appointed John Dominguez Director of Sales and Marketing at OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa. Reporting to General Manager Geoff Pearson, Dominguez will lead the resort's sales and marketing strategies, effective today.
Dominguez brings mo
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S.D. A.G. Jackley Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combate Illegal Robocalls
PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combate Illegal Robocalls
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 48 other Attorneys General in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from
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Scam Center Strike Force Conducts Seizures of Chinese-Run Illicit Scammer Marketplace, and Restrains $52 Million in Laundered Crypto Scammer Funds In One Day
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release:
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Scam Center Strike Force Conducts Seizures of Chinese-Run Illicit Scammer Marketplace, and Restrains $52 Million in Laundered Crypto Scammer Funds In One Day
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, together with major federal law enforcement and interagency partners, announced actions taken by the Department of Justice's Scam Center Strike Force to secure Am
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Traffic Fatalities Down Slightly in First Half of 2026, Preliminary NSC Analysis Shows
ITASCA, Illinois, Sept. 9 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news:
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Traffic Fatalities Down Slightly in First Half of 2026, Preliminary NSC Analysis Shows
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - An estimated 18,460 lives were lost in motor vehicle crashes during the first six months of 2026, according to preliminary analysis by the National Safety Council. This represents a 2% decrease from the revised count for the first half of 2025, as overall miles driven in
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University of Hawaii Manoa: Hawaii Sea Grant Fellows Connect Resilience, aina and Community
MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 10 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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VNR: Hawaii Sea Grant fellows connect resilience, aina and community
From wildfire mitigation in Waianae to dry forest restoration in Molokai, four Hawaii students spent their summer learning how caring for aina can help build more resilient communities.
In August, 2026 Peter J. Rappa Resilient and Sustainable Coasts Fellows wrapped up their summer projects, sharing their work in final p
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USGS Publishes Aftershock Risk Guide for Entry Into Damaged Buildings
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued Open-File Report 2026-1029, 'Estimating Aftershock Risk for Entry into Earthquake-Damaged Buildings,' by Jeanne L. Hardebeck and Alan Poulos. The 10-page report, approved for publication Aug. 26, 2026, provides a method for estimating how long responders, inspectors and others may wait after an earthquake before the probability of strong aftershock shaking during entry into a damaged building falls below a selected risk threshold
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Wildlife Society: Researchers Must Hold Their Breath to Free Wildlife From the Web of Plastic Ensnaring the Environment
BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 4 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news:
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LISTEN: Hawaii's plastic predicament
Researchers must hold their breath to free wildlife from the web of plastic ensnaring the environment
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WATCH EPISODE
Plastic waste travels from your doorstep to the most remote places. In the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, currents concentrate vast amounts of marine debris along the shores of what should be a wildlife paradise.
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