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Tipoffs for Tucson, Arizona (City) Newsletter for Wednesday September 11, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis Announces $236 Million from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda for Wildfire Resilience and Recovery
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: TUCSON, Ariz. Acting Deputy Secretary of the Interior Laura Daniel-Davis today announced $236 million in funding allocations from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to support wildland fire management into fiscal year 2025 across the nation. The funding will help reduce risk from wildfires, support improved wildland firefighter training, expand efforts to rehabilitate burned areas in collab  more

Apple Introduces Groundbreaking Health Features to Support Conditions Impacting Billions of People
CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 10 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: * * * Apple Watch delivers new sleep apnea notifications, and AirPods Pro 2 provide the world's first all-in-one hearing health experience including a clinical-grade, over-the-counter Hearing Aid feature * * * Apple today unveiled breakthrough sleep and hearing health features coming to Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2 that furt  more

Arizona Ports of Entry Pause Traffic For a Moment of Silence on 9/11
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Tucson, Ariz. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO), will hold a moment of silence on Wednesday, September 11th honoring the victims of the terrorist attacks. Arizona ports of entry will pause all inbound and outbound vehicle and pedestrian traffic at 5:46 a.m. on Wednesday for a moment of silence. Expect minor delays and pla  more

Cedarville University: Unique Experiences Give Unique Opportunities
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: By Benjamin Konuch, Student Public Relations Writer The wisdom and mentorship of seven decades of real-world criminal justice experience among three faculty members is what sets Cedarville University's criminal justice program apart from others in the country. This level of experience that is invested into each student is one of the reasons why Cedarville's program is flourishing while producing new law enforcement   more

FDA Issues 'Letter of Support' Encouraging Use of Synuclein-Based Biomarker, αSyn-SAA, in Clinical Trials in Parkinson's and Related Diseases
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research issued the following news release: * * * * U.S. regulatory agency recognizes potential of alpha-synuclein seed amplification assay (aSyn-SAA) to accelerate clear outcomes in drugmakers' trials following multi-stakeholder collaboration amongst The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and the Critical Path Institute * Letter is latest milestone in the journey of the biomarker, discovered in 2023, to trans  more

Sinema Advances Nearly $70 million for Critical Arizona Projects in Appropriations Committee
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Arizona, issued the following news release: As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sinema advanced $69,008,000 for key Arizona priorities in the annual appropriations legislation Arizona senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema advanced critical Arizona priorities in this year's annual appropriations bills, which cleared the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee with broad bipartisan support. "I ensured our bipartisan appropriations legislation in  more