JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington, July 11 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Jennifer J. Bocanegra, I Corps Public Affairs The First Corps has added a Command Chief Warrant Officer (CCWO) to its command team, enhancing Warrant Officer mentorship, recruitment, education, and staffing throughout the Corps and its subordinate units. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas F. Oroho, a seasoned officer with an extensive background in aviation maintenance and leadersh  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * 46 states, territories receive base formula funding to improve employment opportunities * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of more than $39 million in grants to 46 states and territories to increase the capacity of Registered Apprenticeship programs across key industries and provide workers with access to the new, good-  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 11 -- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news on July 10, 2024: Delaware county and municipal governments, conservation districts, and estuary programs can now submit proposals to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control to receive matching grants for surface water project planning. Proposals must be received by 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. Eligible projects include planning, prelim  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that were illegally imported from the Philippines. The Philippines is a country not eligible to export meat and poultry products to the United States. FSIS is continuing to investigate how these products entered th  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: The Justice Department today announced that Rite Aid Corporation (Rite Aid) and 10 subsidiaries and affiliates have agreed to settle the government's allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA) and Controlled Substances Act (CSA) asserted in United States ex rel. White et al. v. Rite Aid Corp., et al., No. 1:21-cv-1239 (N.D. Ohio). Under the settlement, the government will be paid $7.5 mil  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, July 10 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on July 9, 2024: Online businesses cannot be allowed to evade state consumer protection laws that help level the playing field for everyday consumers against big corporations. But the lower court in this case essentially found that because online companies do business everywhere, they can be held accountable nowhere. I was proud to stand with AG Ford and these 29 other Attorneys General in  more

NEW YORK, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that VITALY FARGESEN and IGOR PALATNIK were sentenced to 4 years and 78 months in prison, respectively, by U.S. District Judge Loretta A. Preska for participating in a fraudulent scheme to defraud investors in CanaFarma Corp. and, later, CanaFarma Hemp Prod  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 11 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 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. * * * Connecticut today joined a total of 10 Northeast states in signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) (https://energyinstitute.jhu.edu/wp-conten  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 9 -- President Biden issued the following remarks with Pa. Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Madeleine Dean, and Felicia Spriggs-Wilkerson, president of AFSCME's Local 3130, at a campaign event: * * * MS. SPRIGGS-WILKERSON: My name is Felicia Spriggs-Wilkerson. I am the president of AFSCME's Local 3130, as well as the District Council 90 Advisory Board for AFSCME. (Applause.) It is my honor and my privilege to ask you all to help me welcome the p  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 7 -- President Biden issued the following remarks with Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Madeleine Dean and organizing manager Noelle Daniels at a campaign event at Roxborough Field Office: * * * MS. DANIELS: All right. Hello, everybody. (Applause.) Thank you so much for coming today. My name is Noelle, and I'm the organizing manager. I know we told you that this was a very exciting canvas launch. So, thank you so much for coming. I am really, really excited to be her  more