WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The ACLU, American Oversight and Physicians for Human Rights issued a 76-page report in June 2024 entitled "Deadly Failures - Preventable Deaths in U.S. Immigration Detention." The report was written by Eunice Hyunhye Cho and Tessa Wilson. Here are excerpts: * * * Acknowledgements This report is dedicated to the memory of individuals who perished after enduring immigration detention. Lead Authors Eunice Hyunhye Cho, ACLU National Prison Project Tessa Wilson, Physici  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- 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 Vijay Swarup, director of Arizona Heart Rhythm Center: * * * Re: CMS-1809-P- Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; etc. * * * Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure: I am Vijay Swarup, MD, Director of Arizona Heart   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- 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 Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Associate Professor J Peter Weiss: * * * To: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1809-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 * * * Re: CMS-1809-P: Medicare and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BALTIMORE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore conducted a targeted operation Oct. 18, resulting in the arrest of five unlawfully present noncitizen offenders throughout Maryland. "This targeted operation resulted in the arrest of five noncitizens with serious criminal histories including fentanyl distributio  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: On Nov. 15, Conrad Brandon Bernard, 24, pled guilty in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to committing bank fraud and identity theft during a scheme to fraudulently obtain over $1 million in Covid-19 relief loans and unemployment compensation payments. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program was utilized to provide loan assistance  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2024: Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), and leading veterans service organizations (VSOs) released the following statements after the House passed Rep. Ciscomani's landmark veterans' pac  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The International Women's Media Foundation issued a 40-page report in October 2024 entitled "Journalists Under Fire: U.S. Media Report Daily Threats, Harassment and Attacks at Home." The report was written by Yemile Bucay. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Introduction ... 3 A Word from Our Executive Director ... 5 Data, Demographics, and Methodology ... 6 National Trends ... 9 State-Level Observations and Highlights ... 12 Conclusion ... 12 Protests and Rallies   more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 19 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: The rover captured a 360-degree panorama before leaving Gediz Vallis channel, a feature it's been exploring for the past year. NASA's Curiosity rover is preparing for the next leg of its journey, a monthslong trek to a formation called the boxwork, a set of weblike patterns on Mars' surface that stretches for miles. It will soon leave behind Gediz Vallis channel, an area wrapped in mystery. How   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued a 26-page report in June 2024 entitled "Beating The Heat: Recommendations and Considerations for States to Support Cost-Effective Residential Cooling." The report was written by Jasmine Xie. Here are excerpts: * * * Acknowledgements This material is based on work supported by the Center for Energy Poverty and Climate and ClimateWorks. This resource was authored by Jasmine Xie, Senior Program Manager, National A  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on Nov. 18, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the selection of 27 new members to its Task Force on Agricultural Air Quality Research. The Task Force examines the intersection of agricultural production and air quality, and advises the secretary on scientifically sound, cost-effective, federally supported agricultural solutions that can help i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) applauded the House passage of his legislation to reform and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and empower veterans as they begin their transition back into civilian life as well as improve programs for those and their families who transitioned already. The bill passed the House of Representatives on a bipartisan basis by a vote of 389-9. This is the si  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement after passage of H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act of 2023, legislation repealing Social Security's Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO), two provisions that can reduce the benefits of certain workers who also receive a pension based on earnings that were exempt from Social Security payr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Maternal and Infant Syphilis Prevention Act, legislation to protect pregnant mothers and infants by requiring the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary to issue guidance to states on best practices for screening and treatment of congenital syphilis under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insur  more

LAREDO, Texas, Nov. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Three more individuals are in custody for a human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in the July death of an undocumented individual, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Mexican national David Alejandro Gomez Flores 28, and Laredo residents Dagoberto Mizzael Flores, 24, and Angel Misael Elias, 22, are expected to make their initial appearances before U.S. Mag  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts Since 1974, the Shadow Wolves--a highly trained Native American investigations unit--have used traditional and modern methods to combat smuggling from Mexico to the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation in Arizona. They're part of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. We assessed ICE's progress in addressing our 6 prior recommendations to improve the Shadow W  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. -- On Nov 15, 2024, the 17th Special Operations Squadron hosted a ceremony to publicly observe its alignment under the 492d Special Operations Wing and reassignment to become the formal training unit for Air Force Special Operations Command's newest aircraft, the OA-1K. "The ceremony is not just a formal event," said U.S. Air Force Col. Patric  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- The World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in collaboration with Frontiers issued a 46-page flagship report in June 2024 entitled "Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2024." Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Foreword ... 3 Introduction ... 4 Methodology ... 5 1 AI for scientific discovery ... 8 2 Privacy-enhancing technologies ... 11 3 Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces ... 14 4 High altitude platform stations ... 17 5 Integrated sensing a  more