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San Diego County Gets Grant for Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Education
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- Published: 17 November 2018 17 November 2018
San Diego, California - Making sure that people who use local roadways to walk or ride their bikes are safe is the focus of a new safety education program the County of San Diego’s Health and Human Services Agency will be launching.
Attorney General Becerra Supports New York City’s Suit to Hold Big Oil Companies Accountable for Sea-Level Rise
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- Published: 17 November 2018 17 November 2018
Sacramento, California - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Friday joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief supporting New York City in its suit against five of the largest oil companies for their contributions to climate change and passing costs on to local governments. The case is currently pending in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. New York City’s suit seeks to hold defendants accountable for long-term and ongoing impacts of climate change through their production, marketing, and sale of massive amounts of fossil fuels.
2018 AAFSW Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad
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- Published: 17 November 2018 17 November 2018
Washington, DC - Four winners will receive the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) Secretary of State Award for Outstanding Volunteerism Abroad (SOSA) at a ceremony on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert will deliver remarks, highlighting the winner’s exemplary service.
Comment Period Extended for Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
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- Published: 17 November 2018 17 November 2018
Washington, DC - Comment Period Extended: Comments on Draft NISTIR 7298 Rev. 3 and the Online Glossary are now due by December 21, 2018 (the original due date was November 30).
Vice President Pence’s Meeting with Prime Minister Peter O’Neill of Papua New Guinea
Washington, DC - Vice President Pence met today with Prime Minister Peter O’Neill of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby. Vice President Pence thanked Prime Minister O’Neill for Papua New Guinea’s leadership in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings and recognized his government’s work on improving the lives of the people of Papua New Guinea.
Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Denial-of-Service Computer Hacking Attacks
San Diego, California - Austin Thompson, a Utah resident, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in San Diego, admitting that he carried out a series of denial-of-service (“DoS”) computer hacking attacks against multiple victims between 2013 and 2014.