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RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news:
* Published Jan. 7, 2025
* By Airman 1st Class Nelvis Sera
* 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala.-- Passion and love for technology and networking led U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Renna Brakefield, Headquarters Air Force, Air Force Judge Advocate General's School paralegal instructor, to enlist in 2012 and chose her career in basic training.
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FTC, New York Attorney General Take Action Against Handy Technologies for Deceiving Workers About Potential Earnings
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
The Federal Trade Commission, along with the New York Attorney General, are taking action against gig economy company Handy Technologies for making a broad array of deceptive claims about how much money workers on its platform could earn.
The complaint charges that Handy, which currently does business as Angi Services, has peppered its advertisements with earnings claims that don't reflect the reality for th
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N.Y. A.G. James, N.J. A.G. Platkin Announce 2nd Settlement Stopping No-Poach Agreements in Building Services Industry
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025:
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Planned Building Services Will End No-Poach Agreements That Suppress Wages and Limit Competition
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin today announced a settlement with Planned Building Services, Inc. and its related companies (Planned) for using illegal no-poach agreements that can lower employees' wag
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N.Y. Acting U.S. Attorney: Associate of Miles Guo, Yvette Wang, Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Her Role in an Over $1 Billion Dollar Fraud Conspiracy
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2025:
Daniel M. Gitner, Attorney for the United States, Acting under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C. Sec. 515, announced today that YVETTE WANG, a/k/a "Yanping," was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with her managerial role in a spraw
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N.Y. Gov. Hochul Proposes Major Investment in Hudson Valley Rail Service as Part of 2025 State of State
ALBANY, New York, Jan. 7 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2025:
As part of her 2025 State of the State, Governor Kathy Hochul today proposed a major investment in Hudson Valley rail service that would increase capacity, reduce delays, improve safety and cut potential travel times by up to 15 minutes each way for certain trips, as well as shorten "super-express" Metro-North Hudson Line trips to less than 90 minutes. The proposal includes planning, ev
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New York Joins World Cities With Launch of First-in-Nation Program to Deliver Cleaner Air, Less Traffic and Better Transit for the Metropolitan Area
NEW YORK, Jan. 6 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2025:
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Auto Drivers Will Pay a $9 Toll to Enter Manhattan South of 60th Street During Peak Hours
Major Transit Investments Move Forward Including Purchase of Zero-Emissions Buses, Second Avenue Subway Tunneling Contract, and Signal Modernization on the Fulton A C Line in Brooklyn
Motorists Encouraged to Sign Up for E-ZPass for Lowest Toll Rate, Discounts, and Tunnel
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