NEW YORK, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the average energy prices in New York-Newark-Jersey City for February 2020: Gasoline prices averaged $2.617 per gallon in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area in February 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that gasoline prices were down 14.0 cents from last February when area   more

NEW YORK, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the consumer price index in New York-Newark-Jersey City for February 2020: * * * - Area prices up 0.2 percent over the month and 2.4 percent over the year * * * Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), inched up 0.2 percent in February, after rising 0.8 p  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release on March 13: Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took two significant actions in the agency's ongoing and aggressive commitment to address the coronavirus outbreak (COVID19). First, the agency issued enforcement discretion and is not objecting to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) authorizing certain laboratories in New York to begi  more

NEW YORK, March 10 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion: JIANGSU ZHONGJI LAMINATION MATERIALS CO., (HK) LTD., JIANGSU ZHONGJI LAMINATION MATERIALS CO., LTD., JIANGSU ZHONGJI LAMINATION MATERIALS STOCK CO., LTD. AND JIANGSU HUAFENG ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY CO., LTD., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, And Aluminum ASSOCIATION TRADE ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP AND ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, Defendant-Intervenors. Before: Gary S. Katzmann, Judge Court No. 18-  more

NEW YORK, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of invest  more

NEW YORK, March 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards $1,537,000 in grant funding to assist the Executive Office of the State of New Jersey with identifying sources of lead in drinking water in schools or child care facilities. "EPA has worked closely with New Jersey and several local governments across the state to address lead in drinking water," said EPA Regional Administrator Pete Lopez. "One commo  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 13 -- The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on March 12, entitled: "Airworthiness Directives; De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes". The proposed rule was issued by Gaetano A. Sciortino, Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. DATES: The FAA must receive comments on th  more

NEW YORK, March 10 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data released the February 2020 Survey of Consumer Expectations, which shows a small increase in medium-term inflation expectations. Expectations about household income growth moderated somewhat, while spending growth and home price change expectations both ticked up. The main findings from the February 2020 Survey are: Inflation * Medi  more

NEW YORK, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release on March 11: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City's Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill, Troy A. Miller, Director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection New York Field Office, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54562) involving the Nine Mile Point power reactor in New York: MANUAL SCRAM IN THE TURBINE CONTROL SYSTEM "At 1205 EST, on March 4, 2020, Nine Mile Point Unit 2 initiated a manual reactor scram due to lowering Electrohydraulic Control System (EHC) level in the turbine control system. The cause of the lowering level was a leak in the EHC system piping. "All control rods inserted. There were n  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign press center briefing on March 5 by Christopher Ashley Ford, assistant secretary for the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, on the 50th anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: MODERATOR: Welcome to the New York Foreign Press Center. It's good to see you. We're honored to have Dr. Christopher Ford with us today, who is the Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonprolife  more

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico, March 9 -- The U.S. Air Force (27th Special Operations Wing) issued the news: Sinead Brosnan, the daughter of two Irish immigrants, searched for something more meaningful to do with her time in the small town of Florida, New York. Something that would give her and her family a sense of pride. More than after school sports or succeeding academically. As a self-proclaimed adrenaline junkie, there was probably not much to do in the small town of 2,800 people. Her  more

KINGS POINT, New York, March 13 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release on March 12: The USMMA Coronavirus Response Team continues to meet regularly to discuss issues concerning this challenging and rapidly-evolving health environment. Today, we want to address some breaking issues that have immediate implications for those returning to USMMA from Spring Break or travel. This information is applicable to USMMA midshipmen, staff and facul  more

KINGS POINT, New York, March 14 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release on March 13: Yesterday, USMMA issued guidance that delays the return of the Regiment of Midshipmen and encourages staff and faculty to minimize potential exposure to COVID-19 by maximizing telework and frequently self-assessing relative health before reporting to the Academy. Midshipmen have been instructed not to return to the Academy. We hope this delayed return wil  more