CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 10 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-MS) announced filing a bipartisan, multistate amicus brief last week in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in defense of state laws that hold web-based companies accountable for consumer protection violations. A federal district court in California found in favor of Shopify in a data privacy case (Briskin v Shopify Inc), affor  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: BALTIMORE - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in the Baltimore Field Office intercepted 343 stolen vehicles during fiscal year 2023 (Oct.1, 2022 - Sept. 30, 2023), a 44% increase over the previous year's recoveries. The recovered vehicles were valued at about $17.7 million. About 90%, or 310, of the stolen vehicles recovered by CBP officers in the Baltimor  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: Silicon computer chips have served us well for more than half a century. The tiniest features on chips currently sold are approximately 3 nanometers -- a startlingly small size given that a human hair is roughly 80,000 nanometers wide. Reducing the size of features on chips will help us meet our endless need for more memory and processing power in the palm of our hand.   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahomans who lost their underinsured vehicles because of the April and May storms and tornadoes may be able to repair or replace them with FEMA's help. Unlike most other forms of disaster assistance, you don't need to live in the declared counties to be eligible. FEMA provides Transportation Assistance funds for vehicles with serious safety or   more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: The National Park Service today awarded $10,670,000 to 15 projects in eight states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund's Historically Black Colleges and Universities grant program, which focuses on the repair of historic structures on the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). "It's vital for America's HBCUs to preserve their vi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 10 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: * * * Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission is the first effort of its kind. Next steps include a strategic action plan for promoting interregional transmission projects. * * * The Healey-Driscoll Administration today joined fellow New England states, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York in signing a memoran  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on July 8, 2024, at a church service at Mt. Airy Church of God: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. It's good to be home. (Applause.) Please -- please sit down. Thank you. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Let's go, Joe! THE PRESIDENT: Well, Bishop, I tell you -- (applause) -- Bishop Morris, thanks for keeping me in my seat. (Laughter.) And I want to thank -- thank you for -- you know, I said to the Bishop, "It's good t  more