PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 10, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - September 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 3.4 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.3 percent in September,   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA announces new final regulations and new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda for clean drinking water * * * BOSTON (Oct. 8, 2024) - Today, the Biden-Harris Administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) also require   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2024: Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an 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 throughout this investigation, has reached   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Since 2006, NOAA has partnered with colleges to provide undergraduate students college-funded summer internship opportunities. Students enrolled in one of the partner colleges apply and participate through that college. NOAA collaborates with other universities to offer internship opportunities to help them fulfill their degree requirements. We also mentor students who receive internship and fe  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 8, 2024, at a campaign event in support of Sen. Bob Casey: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello. (Laughter.) Good to see you all. Look, it's good to be almost home. (Laughter.) I lived not far from here, just across the line, in Delaware, and it's good to be with family. That's what Pennsylvania and the Caseys are to me: family. That's a fact. Matt and Staci and your children -- thanks so much for hosting us. Just  more

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: Michele Dominguez, a self-professed "Valley Girl," grew up in Southern California's San Fernando Valley region. Fluent in Valley Speak, or Valspeak, she was a regular at the famous Sherman Oaks Galleria--widely recognized as the Valley Girl's official stomping ground. Dominguez came of age during the early 1980s, a time marked by the success of Frank Zappa's iconic hit "Valley Girl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 10, 2024: * * * In celebration of International Day of the Girl, the First Lady is honoring ten young women who are leading change and shaping a brighter future in their communities * * * In honor of International Day of the Girl, First Lady Jill Biden will celebrate ten young women leaders, selected by the White House Gender Policy Council, who are leading change and shaping a brighter future in their communit  more