WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Building upon its commitment to expand health care coverage and ensure continuity of care, today the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approved five section 1115 demonstration amendments. These amendments will authorize Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania to provi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Funding will help port increase the number of ships docking at one time, bolster flow of commerce in Northwestern PA Award made possible by infrastructure law Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) secured $11,250,000 for the Erie-Western Port Authority. The funding will be used to widen the port's Parade Street Slip to ensure it can reliably dock two ships side-by-side. The funding,   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Amtrak is receiving $404 million to increase rail efficiency and reliability SEPTA is receiving $3 million to improve service capacity along the Northeast Corridor Funding made possible by the infrastructure law Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-PA-2), Dwight Evans (D-PA-3), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6) secure  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Adaptimmune LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Avertix Medical Inc., Eatontown, New Jersey and Pinnacle Health Group Inc., Yardley, Pennsylvania. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services File Code: CMS-1809-P Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication on Sept. 10, 2024, from Terry D. Bauch, chief safety officer at Innovation Health Services: * * * Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: RE: CMS-1809-P: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems * * * I am a cardiologist with Innovation Health Services, a healthcare practic  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Depai tment of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washingto  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 6, 2024, from Olympus Corp. of the Americas, Center Valley, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Ms. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Attention: CMS-1809-P 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 RE: [CMS-1809-P] Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 5, 2024, from the Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: * * * To: The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-Lasure, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services US Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: CY 2025 Medicare Hospital Ou  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 4, 2024, from Olugbenga T. Okusanya, associate professor of surgery at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: * * * To: CMS Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809--P 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Comment for Inclusion of Cryo Nerve Block Therapy (cryoNB) in No  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated Sept. 9, 2024, from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, MPP Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services ATTN: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 RE: FY2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Propo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Nov. 8, 2024, from Cedia, Fishers, Indiana: * * * To: Joel Christie Office of the Secretary Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20580 (202) 336-3267 jchristie@ftc.gov Petition Docket Number: FTC-2024-0039 Re: Petition requesting the Federal Trade Commission clarify its application of the amended Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims fo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Nov. 8, 2024, from LG Electronics USA Inc.: * * * To: April J. Tabor Secretary Federal Trade Commission 601 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 Re: Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Products Petition of the Consumer Technology Association Docket No. FTC-2024-0039 * * * Dear Ms. Tabor: LG Electronics USA In  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Nov. 7, 2024, from the National Association of Manufacturers: * * * To: April J. Tabor Secretary Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 Re: Docket No. FTC-2024-0039, Request for Comment Concerning the Petition for Rulemaking of the Consumer Technology Association Regarding the Amended Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifie  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Nov. 8, 2024, from the National Retail Federation: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20580 Dear Commissioners: We write in support of the Consumer Technology Association's petition seeking to clarify the Commission's application of the amended Trade Regulation Rule Relating to Power Output Claims for Amplifiers Utilized in Home Entertainment Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Nov. 5, 2024, from Amanda Benton, executive secretary at the Washington Horse Racing Commission, Olympia: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission Office of the Secretary 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Mail Stop H-144 (Annex H) Washington, DC 20580 RE: HISA Assessment Methodology Rule Modification * * * To Whom it May Concern, The Washington Horse Racing Commission, as the regulatory agency   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Federal Trade Commission has released the following public communication dated Nov. 6, 2024, from Washington Legal Foundation: * * * To: Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20580 Re: Petition to Clarify Final Amplifier Rule (R407003) * * * Chair Khan and Commissioners: Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) submits this comment in support of the Consumer Technology Association's petition for rulemaking that the Federal Trade Commiss  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. industries and the creation of good manufacturing jobs while reducing pollution from the production of concrete, steel, and other bedrock materials of our economy. By catalyzing demand for clean construction materials, the Program complements the Bid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the award of $1.2 billion to 39 State Departments of Transportation under the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program. The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. indus  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Ilya Lichtenstein was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy arising from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, a global cryptocurrency exchange. According to court documents, Lichtenstein, 35, hacked into Bitfinex's network in 2016, using advanced hacking tools and techniques. Once inside the network, Licht  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: This week, following support from U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA), the U.S. Department of Transportation announced $11,250,000 in grant funding for a project led by Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority to replace the Parade Street slip dock wall in Erie. In May, Rep. Kelly wrote a letter of support for the project. "It's essential that we maintain critical infrastructure along Lake Erie and Presque Isle  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,000, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised ave  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Pennsylvania man, Jerome Fiers, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation involving large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine. Fiers, who operated as a middleman in a drug distribution network from Philadelphia to Raleigh, coordinated transactions that involved nearly 10 kilograms of cocaine and 323.8 grams of f  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL expertise and oversight played a significant role in completing the first successful field test of a direct air capture (DAC) technology at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC). "Results of the field test, which was completed in July at the NCCC in Wilsonville, Alabama, advanced the development of a system that has potential to lower the cost   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Michael B. Golden, age 35, of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment alleges that Golden possessed with the intent to distrib  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: A resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Barry Baker, 45, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson on November 13, 2024. In connec  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: A resident of Phoenix, Arizona, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Mark Camacho, 25, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Second Superseding Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson. In connection with the guil  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Franklin Sael Gonzalez, age 25, Ricardo Batista, age 22, and Tazwell Berrios, age 22, all of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges. According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. MCF 21123) entitled "Patrick O. Regan - Acquisition of Control - Faribault Transportation Service Inc., Minnesota Coaches Inc., Marschall Line Inc., Rehbein Transit Co. Inc., Minn-Dakota Coaches Inc., Voyageur Bus Co. Inc., And Ready Bus Co. Inc.": * * * ACTION: Notice Tentatively Approving and Authorizing Finance Transaction. SUMMARY: Patrick O. Regan (Applica  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Ilya Lichtenstein, 35, of New York City, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. to 60 months in federal prison for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy arising from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, a global cryptocurrency exchange. The sentencing was announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Grav  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Georgia man has been charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses related to his alleged conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Leander Antwion  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to prison today after he was previously convicted of multiple felony and misdemeanor offenses, including assaulting law enforcement with a deadly or dangerous weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers have successfully operated a new modular rotating detonation engine (RDE) combustor that offers full optical access to the fuel/air injectors, the combustion channel and across the exhaust duct. This will assist with acquiring crucial measurements to help accelerate the development of highly efficient RDE technology for power generation.  more