News Tipoffs - California Editors
22nd Air Refueling Wing Supports Bamboo Eagle 24-3, Refuels Navy EA-18s
MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news:
By Senior Airman William Lunn, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
SACRAMENTO, Cal. -- Aircrew and support personnel from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing exploded into theater for Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, taking post and operating from Sacramento, California, Aug. 2-10, 2024.
Rapid global mobility is the lynchpin to persistent logistics as threats evolve and the
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Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight Against Medical Debt Reporting
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024:
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in support of the Bureau's Proposed Rule which would prohibit the reporting of medical debt on credit reports. The proposed rule is expected to provide desperately needed relief for millions of Americans burdened by unexpected or inaccurate medical bills. Earlier t
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Bamboo Eagle 24-3: U.S. Air Force Warfare Center Concludes Second Iteration of Major Exercise
NELLIS AFB, Nevada, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Nellis Air Force Base (99th Air Wing) issued the following news:
By 1st Lt. Jimmy Cummings, 57th Wing Public Affairs
The recent conclusion of Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a U.S. Air Force Warfare Center-led joint exercise, marked a significant milestone in the Air Force's reoptimization for Great Power Competition.
The exercise, which took place across several locations in California and in airspace over the eastern Pacific Ocean, was designed to test
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Biden-Harris Administration Awards More Than $40 Million to Support Firefighters, First Responders, and Improve Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2024:
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is awarding over $41 million in grants to states, territories, tribes, unions, and non-profits to support first responders and help enhance pipeline and hazardous materials safety programs at the community leve
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Calif. PUC Issues Decision Granting Intervenor Compensation Involving Sierra Club
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting intervenor compensation (Agenda ID No. 22799) on Aug. 12, 2024.
Here are excerpts:
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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Order Instituting Rulemaking to Advance Demand Flexibility Through Electric Rates Rulemaking 22-07-005
DECISION GRANTING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION CLAIM TO SIERRA CLUB FOR SUBSTANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION (D.) 24-01-03
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Calif. PUC Issues Decision Involving Calaveras Telephone
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision (Agenda ID No. 22801) on Aug. 12, 2024:
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BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Application of Calaveras Telephone Company (U1004C) for an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Notes in an Amount Not Exceeding $15,277, 786 and Execution of a Related Agreement and Supplemental Security Agreements.
DECISION AUTHORIZING CALAVERAS TELEPHONE COMPANY TO ISSUE
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Calif. PUC Issues Proposed Resolution Involving 3 Companies
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. E-531) on Aug. 12, 2024:
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Approves with modification Pacific Gas and Electric Company's, Southern California Edison Company's, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company's recommendations to enable interconnection of vehicle-to-grid alternating current pilot project systems.
PROPOSED OUTCOME:
* This Resolution approves with modification Pacific Gas and Electric Company's
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Calif. U.S. Attorney: Drug-Dealing Gun Trafficker Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison - Highlighting Arizona-to-San Diego Illegal Gun Pipeline
SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release:
Jarez Roberts, a felon and known gang member, was sentenced in federal court today to nine years in prison for committing various drug and gun-related crimes, including dealing methamphetamine while armed, being a felon in possession of firearms, and unlawfully transporting illegally-acquired firearms from Arizona to San Diego.
The case against Roberts wa
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Calif. U.S. Attorney: Ex-Law Enforcement and Former Military Officers Charged in Alleged Sham Raid to Extort O.C. Man at Behest of Chinese National
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release:
Four ex-law enforcement and military officers are scheduled to be arraigned today on a four-count superseding indictment that alleges they acted as a sham law enforcement team that entered an Irvine man's home and threatened him and his family with violence and deportation unless he turned over nearly $37 million and signed away his rights in a business - wor
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Governor Newsom Welcomes Home California Olympians, Ushers in LA28
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024:
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What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom congratulated California's Olympians following the end of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. He and the First Partner met Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Olympians, and Olympic staff at Los Angeles International Airport as they returned from Paris this afternoon. Los Angeles is hosting the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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HHS IG Audit: 'Heluna Health May Not Have Used California's CDC COVID-19 Funds in Accordance With Award Requirements'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-04-22-02037) on July 26, 2024, entitled "Heluna Health May Not Have Used California's CDC COVID-19 Funds in Accordance With Award Requirements" filed under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Here are excerpts:
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Report in Brief
Why OIG Did This Audit
Congress approved COVID-19 funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its Epidemiology and
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Is It a Seal or a Sea Lion?
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
Seals and sea lions, along with walruses, belong to a group of marine mammals called "pinnipeds." Pinniped means fin or flipper-footed in Latin. These animals spend the majority of their time in the ocean but come on shore for long periods of time.
Although seals and sea lions are similar, they are not the same. There are several physical characteristics and adaptations that you can look for
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Justice Dept.: Leader of International Malvertising and Ransomware Schemes Extradited From Poland to Face Cybercrime Charges
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024:
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Justice Department Unseals Charges Against Two Additional International Cybercriminals
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A Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national charged in both the District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Virginia with leading international computer hacking and wire fraud schemes made his initial appearance in Newark, New Jersey, today after being extradited from Poland.
As alleged i
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Kristin Persson Receives Distinguished Scientist Fellow Award
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Prominent scientist honored for pioneering data-driven approach to accelerate clean energy innovations
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Kristin Persson - a Daniel M. Tellep Distinguished Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at UC Berkeley, faculty senior scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), director of the Materials Project, and former director o
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Labor Dept.: Federal Court Blocks Southern California Logistics Company's Retaliation Against Workers, Interference With Federal Investigation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor issued the following news release:
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NBG Logistics Alliance moved workers to local fast-food restaurant to obstruct investigation
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SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a preliminary injunction and court order forbidding a Calexico logistics company from threatening or retaliating against its workers and further interfering with an ongoing federal investigation.
When the investigators with
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Litigation: SEC Charges NovaTech, Its Principals, Promoters With $650 Million Crypto Fraud
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-23058; S.D. Fla. filed Aug. 12, 2024) involving NovaTech Ltd., et al.:
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Cynthia and Eddy Petion, along with their company, NovaTech Ltd., for operating a fraudulent scheme that raised more than $650 million in crypto assets from more than 200,000 investors worldwide, including many in the Haitian-American community. The SEC
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NASS - COLORADO FIELD OFFICE: CROP PRODUCTION - AUGUST 1, 2024
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release:
Based on August 1 conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 150.40 million bushels, according to the August 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 21 percent from last year's 123.83-million-bushel
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NJ Investors Urged to Redeem Funds Remaining on "Abra" Trading & Lending Platform
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024:
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Crypto Investment Company Winds Down U.S. Operations Following Multi-State Securities Investigation
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Securities ("the Bureau") today urged New Jersey investors to redeem virtual assets remaining in their accounts on the Abra trading and lending platform as the Cali
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Sandia Researcher Recognized for Electrification Work With Tribal Communities
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release:
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Sandia researcher recognized for electrification work with tribal communities
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Sandia National Laboratories Senior Scientist Stan Atcitty has been honored with the A.P. Seethapathy Rural Electrification Excellence Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his leadership and innovation in the rural electrification of U.S. triba
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SEC Charges NovaTech and Its Principals and Promoters With $650 Million Crypto Fraud
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2024:
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Multi-level marketing company promoted scheme to defraud more than 200,000 investors worldwide
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Cynthia and Eddy Petion, along with their company, NovaTech Ltd., for operating a fraudulent scheme that raised more than $650 million in crypto assets from more than 200,000 investors worldwide, includi
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Start-up Whisper Aero uses the ORNL Summit supercomputer to test concepts for an ultraquiet electric airplane
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release:
From a nondescript industrial building in the small town of Crossville, Tennessee, the team of engineers at Whisper Aero is planning a revolution in aviation technology.
Previously home to a publisher of magazines including, coincidentally, Trade-A-Plane, an airplane sales publication started in 1937 the long-empty property's cavernous spaces are now filled with mu
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State Department Issues Public Schedule for Aug. 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Aug. 12, 2024:
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SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN
Secretary Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
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DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT M. CAMPBELL
Deputy Secretary Campbell has no public appointments.
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DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES RICHARD R. VERMA
Deputy Secretary Verma has no public appointments.
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ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS JOHN BASS
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State Department Issues Public Schedule for Aug. 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Aug. 13, 2024:
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SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN
Secretary Blinken attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT M. CAMPBELL
Deputy Secretary Campbell has no public appointments.
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DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES RICHARD R. VERMA
Deputy Secretary Verma has no public appointments.
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ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS JOHN BASS
Actin
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Va. U.S. Attorney: Leader of International Malvertising and Ransomware Schemes Extradited From Poland to Face Cybercrime Charges
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release:
A Belarussian and Ukrainian national charged in the District of New Jersey and Eastern District of Virginia with leading international computer hacking and wire fraud schemes made his initial appearance in Newark, New Jersey, today after being extradited from Poland.
As alleged in court documents unsealed today, Maksim Silnikau, also known as Maksym Silnikov,
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VP Harris Issues Remarks at Political Event in San Francisco, Calif.
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Aug. 12, 2024, at a political event at Fairmont San Francisco:
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THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we hear it for Nancy Pelosi? (Applause.)
Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be home. (Applause.) Good afternoon, everyone. Please have a seat. Please have a seat.
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, I want to thank you. You know, there is so much about the future of our c
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VP Harris, Gov. Walz Issue Remarks at Campaign Event in Glendale, Ariz.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Desert Diamond Arena:
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GOVERNOR WALZ: Wow! (Applause.) Hey, he- -- hello, Arizona! (Laughs.) (Applause.) Wow. Hey --
AUDIENCE: Coach! Coach! Coach!
GOVERNOR WALZ: (Bows.) Yeah. Wow. Well, you might have seen, a few people showed up in Philadelphia the other night. (Applause.) And then 10,000-plus walked into a field in western Wisconsin. (Applause.) And then
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VP Harris, Gov. Walz Issue Remarks at Campaign Event in Las Vegas, Nev.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued the following remarks on Aug. 10, 2024, at a campaign event at Thomas and Mack Center:
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GOVERNOR WALZ: Wow. Wow, wow, wow. Hey -- (applause) --
AUDIENCE: Gov! Gov! Gov!
GOVERNOR WALZ: (Laughs.) (Applause.) Wow. Wow.
One more time for Tilly. Thank you. (Applause.)
Well, hello, Las Vegas. (Laughs.) (Applause.) Now, I know some of you spent the week googling Minnesota a little bit -- (laughter
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White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $150M From ARPA-H to Deliver Progress on Biden Cancer Moonshot Goals, Improve Health Outcomes
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet:
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $150 Million from ARPA-H to Deliver Progress on Biden Cancer Moonshot Goals and Improve Health Outcomes
More than two years ago, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden reignited the Cancer Moonshot with the goals of reducing the cancer death rate in the United States by at least half--preventing more than 4 million cancer deaths--by 2047, and improving the exper
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