ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Alabama - 2023": * * * In 2023, Alabama women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $873, significantly below the $1,084 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Florida - 2023": * * * In 2023, Florida women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $926, significantly below the $1,054 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Kentucky - 2023": * * * In 2023, Kentucky women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $920, significantly below the $1,036 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Mississippi - 2023": * * * In 2023, Mississippi women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $775, significantly below the $921 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in North Carolina - 2023": * * * In 2023, North Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $904, significantly below the $1,053 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Reg  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In South Carolina - 2023": * * * In 2023, South Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $921, significantly below the $1,075 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Reg  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 8, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Tennessee - 2023": * * * In 2023, Tennessee women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $905, significantly below the $1,123 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Comm  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Platform designed to promote excessive, compulsive, and addictive use * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court, Attorney General   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Louisiana State University Health Science Center IRB: * * * To: Charles C. Coleman, M.D., IRB Chair, Louisiana State University Health Science Center IRB, 433 Bolivar Street, Suite 206, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States Dear Dr. Coleman: This Warning Letter informs you of objectionable conditions observed during the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: BATON ROUGE, La. FEMA remains in Louisiana to assist survivors recovering from Hurricane Francine. As of Oct. 7, more than 17,000 residents in Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary and Terrebonne parishes have received more than $46 million in assistance since Hurricane Francine made landfall on Sept  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Download a broadcast quality video file of Attorney General Raoul's remarks here (https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html). Raoul, Bipartisan Coalition Allege TikTok Targets Youth with Addictive Features * * * Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced that his office filed a lawsuit against TikTok for its harmful business practices targeting  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Bob Dean Jr. and several companies that he owned and operated have agreed to an $8.2 million consent judgment to resolve allegations that they violated the National Housing Act of 1934 (NHA), by misappropriating and misusing the assets and income of four nursing homes in Louisiana before and after Hurricane Ida's landfall in August 2021. The four nursing homes, all of which were owned and operated by Dean an  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: By TRICARE Communications Health care delivery under new TRICARE contracts starts on Jan. 1, 2025. This change will affect you unless you have TRICARE For Life, the US Family Health Plan, or a TRICARE health plan overseas. These new contracts will improve quality and access for beneficiaries in the United States. This includes enhancing referral management and access to specialty care. "We're excited about the  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Health care delivery under new TRICARE contracts starts on Jan. 1, 2025. This change will affect you unless you have TRICARE For Life, the US Family Health Plan, or a TRICARE health plan overseas. These new contracts will improve quality and access for beneficiaries in the United States. This includes enhancing referral management and access to specia  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Health care delivery under new TRICARE contracts starts on Jan. 1, 2025. This change will affect you unless you have TRICARE For Life, the US Family Health Plan, or a TRICARE health plan overseas. These new contracts will improve quality and access for beneficiaries in the United States. This includes enhancing referral management and access to specialty care. "We're excited about t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Deliberately Exploited Young People to Induce Compulsive, Addictive Social Media Use for * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today filed a lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court against TikTok Inc. and its affiliated entities TikTok LLC, ByteDance Inc. and ByteDance Ltd. (collectively, "TikTok") for intentionally d  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 9 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan group of 12 attorneys general today sued TikTok and its parent company ByteDance Ltd. for harming the children and teenagers in their states. The Attorneys General allege that TikTok designed its app to be addictive while misrepresenting the mental, emotional, and physical risks the app posed to young users. Attorney Genera  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * AG James Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 14 AGs Alleging TikTok Addicted Young People to its Platform and Collected Their Data Without Consent Lawsuits Seek to Change TikTok's Harmful Features to Protect Young People * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 14 attorneys gene  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon is joining a bipartisan coalition of 14 state attorneys general in filing separate enforcement actions against TikTok for violations of state consumer protection laws. Oregon's action, which will be filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Wednesday, alleges that TikTok exploits and harms young users and deceive  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the opening of its SBA Business Recovery Centers in Kenner on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and Reserve on Tuesday, Oct. 15, to provide a wide range of services to businesses impacted by Hurricane Francine that occurred Sept. 9-12. "SBA's Business Recovery Centers are a cornerstone of our support for business  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 21 attorneys general on an amicus brief in Triumph Foods v. Campbell at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The filing, which was led by the State of Iowa, makes the argument that Massachusetts is unconstitutionally regulating the transportation of pork where the livestock were not raised according to its highly burdensome regulations.  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * Social media giant accused of designing app to be addictive to young users * * * Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that he is suing TikTok for putting profits before the well-being of millions of its most vulnerable users by creating a platform that is addictive to youth. Ferguson's lawsuit is part of a nationwide bipartisan effort, with 13 other   more