WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis at the University of Chicago, Illinois, and the East Tennessee State University Center for Rural Health Research issued a 36-pg. joint final report to the Appalachian Regional Commission in August 2024 entitled "Appalachian Diseases of Despair." Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Introduction ... 1 Methods ... 2 Findings ... 4 Overall Mortality ... 4 Diseases of Despair: Comparisons Between Appalachia & the Non  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging continued advocacy on behalf of American families navigating the People's Republic of China's (PRC) recent decision to discontinue intercountry adoptions for those without Chinese familial ties. U.S. Representatives Erin Houchin (IN-09) and Val   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 1 -- The Iowa Association of Business and Industry issued the following joint letter on Oct. 31, 2024, with employer associations: * * * Dozens of statewide employer associations representing thousands of businesses and millions of workers in 42 states sent the following letter to Kelly Ortberg, president and CEO of Boeing, Jon Holden, president of International Association of Machinists District 751, and Brandon Bryant, president of International Association of Machinis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Oct. 23, 2024, from the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Mount Rainier, Maryland: * * * To: Michael S. Regan, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Re: Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability Docket I.D. No: EPA-HQ-OPPT-202  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, East Carolina University, and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality have been selected to collectively receive over $1.2 million in grants to provide technical assistance to businesses to develop and adopt pollution prevention (P2) practices in local communities. *   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the October jobs report: "Today's jobs report continues the record breaking streak of job growth since President Biden and Vice President Harris took office. With jobs added in every month, 16.1 million more Americans are working today than in January of 2021. In a single term, more jobs than have been added under this administr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on Oct. 25, 2024, from the National Park Service Resource Stewardship and Science Associate Regional Director Jonathan Meade. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road VAM-OREP, Sterling, VA 20166 RE: Call for Information and Nominations-- Commercial Leasing   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Regional Administrator Michael Pentony. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Karen Baker Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, Virginia 20166 RE: Commercial Leasing for Wind Power  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication dated Oct. 21, 2024, from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission: * * * To: Mr. Seth Theuerkauf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Renewable Energy Programs 45600 Woodland Road, Mailstop: VAM-OREP Sterling, VA 20166 Subject: Request for Information and Nominations - Central Atlantic Outer Continental ShelfCentral Atlantic 2, Docket No. BOEM  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "These pioneering states are using technology and innovation to digitize systems to improve the way we deliver transportation projects," said Acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White. "These projects which range from technologies to support the workforce, improve bid accuracy, and improve the way we communicate with the public are leading the way to modernizing  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Honorees include the agency's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, the Deep Space Optical Communications experiment, and Europa Clipper. As NASA continues to innovate for the benefit of humanity, agency inventions that use new structures to harness sunlight for space travel, enable communications with spacecraft at record-breaking distances, and determine the habitability of a moon of Jupiter,  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Civil Rights Division Staff Available to Receive Nationwide Reports Throughout Election Day * * * The Justice Department announced today that it plans to monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions in 27 states for the Nov. 5 general election. The Justice Department enforces federal voting rights laws that protect the rights of all eligible citizens to acc  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Dry, windy conditions have increased fire risk across the state and fueled ongoing wildfires * * * The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is implementing a statewide ban on open air burning, effective today, November 1, in all Maryland counties. Extremely dry conditions persist across the state and have led to an above average number of wildfires statewide, and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Maryland National Guard hosted more than 30 public officials, academics and security analysts from NATO member states and aspirant countries via the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland on Oct. 25, 2024. The group visited Washington D.C. and surrounding areas, Norfolk and Colorado Springs, in coordination with the Sta  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on OCT. 31, 2024: * * * First Two Settlements and Cooperation Agreements with Corporate Defendants as States Prepare for Trial in Ongoing Generic Drug Price-Fixing Litigation * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced two significant settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million. These settlements resolve allegations that both companies engage  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following letter on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Letters to Marylanders Threaten to Publicly Expose Registered Voters Who Do Not Vote * * * Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued a cease and desist letter [SEE LINK BELOW] to the Center for Voter Information/Voter Participation Center (CVI/VPC), located in Washington, D.C., ordering the organization to immediately stop sending letters to Maryland voters that  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: The Independent Investigations Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the decedent and the Hagerstown Police Department officers involved in the in-custody death that occurred on October 26, 2024, in Hagerstown, Maryland. The decedent has been identified as 46-year-old Kelvin Lashawn Baker of Hagerstown, Maryland. The officers involved  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Annual Report Reveals Consumers Rarely Challenge Health Insurance Denials but When They Do, They Are Likely To Be Successful * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that the Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU) within the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General closed 1,949 complaints in Fiscal Year 2024, a  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today celebrated the renaming of the Banneker Douglass Tubman Museum, honoring the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman on the 160th anniversary of Maryland's Emancipation Day. Joined by First Lady Dawn Moore; the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture; local elected officials; and esteemed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, the governor acknowledged   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today hosted Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure; U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen; Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dr. Laura Herrera Scott; Melony Griffith, President and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association; and Health Services Cost Review Commission Chair Joshua Sharfstein to sign Maryland's agree  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced that DoorDash will offer $100,000 relief grants through their Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund to help support eligible Baltimore-area restaurants that continue to experience negative economic impacts as the result of the DALI striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge. DoorDash will also offer up to $100,000 in discounts to customers who purchase orders fro  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Laboratory for Cancer Research issued the following news: By Elayne Lowe A collaboration between development teams from the National Cancer Institute and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research has resulted in the September launch of a new data commons that houses clinical and translational cancer data. As the newest component of NCI's Cancer Research Data Commons, the Clinical and Translational Data Com  more

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Nov. 2 -- The Commander of the Hawaii Navy Region issued the following news: From Kyler Hood, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - As our use and reliance on digital platforms increases, so does our exposure to cybersecurity risks. Every October, the Navy joins government and private industry to focus attention on the importance of cybersecurity, reducing network breaches and ever-evolving threats across cyberspace. The National Cyb  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Nov. 1 -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Innovative devices could improve fetal health outcomes in low-resource settings * * * The National Institutes of Health has announced winners of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx(R) Tech) Fetal Monitoring Challenge, a $2 million prize competition to speed development of innovative medical tec  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina issued the following news release: A federal jury in Columbia has convicted Kelsey Antonio McCallum, 27, of Sumter, of illegally trafficking firearms. Evidence presented at trial revealed that McCallum and his sister, Daeja Hodge, conspired to purchase firearms and resale those firearms for profit. At least 13 times from 2020-2022, McCallum made false statements to acquire firearms at dealers  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Thune (R-S.D.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), in urging the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of misconduct   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging continued advocacy on behalf of American families navigating the People's Republic of China's (PRC) recent decision to discontinue intercountry adoptions for those without Chinese fa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: Today U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) sent a letter to the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the governing body of the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling for an investigation into misconduct allegations against Prosecutor Karim A.A  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Today, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) received a response from the Center for Voter Information/Voter Participation Center (CVI/VPC) to a cease-and-desist letter that the OAG issued on October 31, 2024, ordering the organization to immediately stop sending letters to Maryland voters in which the letters were stating that the voters' records would be reviewed aft  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript on Oct. 30, 2024, of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, everyone. Good afternoon. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. A couple things at the top, and then we'll get to our guest. Today, President Biden signed an executive order sta- -establishing the White House -- Q: (Sneezes.) MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Bles  more