Thursday - November 28, 2024
Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Wednesday August 21, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Animals With Higher Body Temperatures are More Likely to Evolve Into Herbivores
TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2024: A University of Arizona study has uncovered a surprising relationship between an animal's body temperature and its likelihood of evolving into an herbivore. The study, published Monday in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, offers fresh insights into the evolution of plant-based diets across tetrapods, which include the land vertebrates - amphibians, birds, reptiles and ma  more

Defense Security Cooperation Agency: Denmark - Excalibur Projectiles
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Security Cooperation Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Denmark of Excalibur Projectiles and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $121 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale t  more

Gallego Urges DHS to Prioritize CBP Staffing to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking and Keep Arizonans Safe
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: PHOENIX Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-03) sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security urging his Department to prioritize the full deployment of fentanyl detection technology and the full staffing of Ports of Entry on the southern border when determining future personnel and resource distribution. "Fentanyl poses one of the greatest threats to our national security, killing thousands of Arizonans each yea  more