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The President discussed ongoing national efforts to prepare for extreme weather events and plans to improve storm response and resilience. 

The Transportation Security Administration in Maryland will now accept Maryland mobile-driver's licenses from Google Wallet at security checkpoints.

Under the proposed FTC order, Ring is prohibited from profiting from unlawfully accessing consumers videos and must pay $5.8 million in consumer refunds.

Education technology provider Edmodo received an order from the FTC for collecting children's personal data without proper parental consent.

The FTA has proposed updates to the National Public Safety Plan to create a blueprint for transit agencies to adopt stronger safety measures.

A federal investigation found that a children's hospital in Columbus, Ohio, failed to protect employees from workplace violence and serious injuries. 

Online sporting goods retailer Sports Warehouse must pay the state of New York $300,000 for a data breach affecting 2.5 million consumers.

Nine Dollar Tree locations in four states have received workplace safety violations from OSHA. Hazards include blocked exits and chemical exposure.

The Alamo Area Regional Radio System was completed for public service security. All agencies are now on the same system without needing patches.

The City of London Police is expanding its security measures with Motorola Solutions personal body cameras for the entire police force.