WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a consent order of permanent injunction and other equitable relief against and (together, FTX) and ordered FTX to pay $12.7 billion in monetary relief to FTX customers and victims of FTX's fraud. The order requires FTX to pay $8.7 billion in restitution and $  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants fund projects that target water pollution * * * PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 8, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $2.4 million to projects that will help protect, manage, and restore wetlands in the mid-Atlantic region. Recipients in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia were chosen for a Wetland Program Development Grant (WPDG) tha  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: PHOENIX Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis today announced the distribution of $325 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Stateside Assistance Program to all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia the largest annual distribution from the program since 1979. Investments from the LWCF are helping support the Biden-Harris administration's America the Beautiful   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to revisit an opinion that struck down a Minnesota law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from carrying concealed handguns in public. The coalition, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, filed an amicus br  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 9 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * DELAWARE COUNTY, PA - August 8, 2024 - Yesterday, Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. released a statement that it had entered into an agreement with CHA Partners, LLC to purchase Crozer Health. While the sale of the system has been the prime goal for many months, the lack of transparency regarding the details of this deal raises concerns. Below is Senator Tim Kearney's (D  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 87th Flying Training Squadron (FTS) otherwise known as the "Red Bulls," celebrates this year's Aug. 7 Red Bull Day, alongside winning Air Education and Training Command's (AETC) Top Operations Squadron of 2023. The AETC Top Operations Squadron award highlights the quality, hard work, efficiency, and achievement. The 87th FTS beat out every Operations Squadron under the AETC. T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: `The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) is proud to announce the 2024 cohort of HBCU Scholars, marking the 10th anniversary of this transformative program. This year, 110 outstanding students from 77 HBCUs across the nation have been selected for their exceptional academic achievements,  more