News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors
FCC Wireline Competition Bureau Issues Public Notice: Copper Retirement Network Change Notification Filed By AT&T Mississippi
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-683):
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Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Mississippi (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as require
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La. A.G. Murrill Announces $52 Million Multistate Settlement With Marriott for Data Breach of Starwood Guest Reservation Database
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 10 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2024:
Attorney General Murrill announced that Louisiana received $1,400,289 from a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. A coalition of 50 Attorneys General reached settlements as the result of a multistate investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states
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Miss. PSC Launches Gas Safety Campaign
JACKSON, Mississippi, Dec. 10 -- The Mississippi Public Service Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024:
At their monthly open meeting on December 3, 2024, the Mississippi Public Service Commissioners announced the launch of a new statewide Gas Safety Campaign aimed at enhancing public safety and promoting awareness of gas safety protocols, encouraging the public to remember: If you smell gas, call 911.
Through the creation of educational resources and vital partnerships w
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NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- NASA issued the following news release:
With a look back at 2024, NASA is celebrating its many innovative and inspiring accomplishments this year including for the first time, landing new science and technology on the Moon with an American company, pushing the boundaries of exploration by launching a new mission to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa; maintaining 24 years of continuous human exploration off the Earth aboard the International Space Station, and unveiling the fi
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The Big Deal: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Major Progress in Rebuilding America's Bridges
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
Biden-Harris Administration has nearly doubled its original goal to repair or replace 10 of the nation's most economically significant bridges
18 major bridge projects are moving forward, part of the more than 11,400 bridges across the country receiving funding to improve safety, shorten commutes, and ensure more efficient supply chains
MONROE, MICHIGAN Today, during a news conference at the River
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U.S. Marshals Capture Mississippi Murder Suspect in Memphis
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release:
Memphis, TN - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Offices in Mississippi and Tennessee coordinated to capture a murder fugitive, Tony Lott,18, in Memphis.
On October 25, 2024, Jerrian King was shot to death in the 1300 block of N. St. Mary's Circle in Greenville, Mississippi. Five days later, a murder warrant was issued out of Washington County, MS for the arrest of Tony Lott. The fugi
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