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"Pipers in the Park" brings fairytales, crafts and games to Troy University on Nov. 7 (10)
TROY, Alabama, Nov. 3 -- Troy University posted the following news:
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"Pipers in the Park" brings fairytales, crafts and games to TROY on Nov. 7
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Troy University's children's theater group, the Pied Pipers, will perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 in the Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park.
Following their performance of classic stories, the group will also host activity stations including Art Space for arts and crafts, Wiggle & Move for games and play, or Sweets & Treats for snack-able fun. Admission is free.
Tori Lee A more PR
AFP-AL Congratulates Governor-Elect Tommy Tuberville, Looks Forward to Working Together on an Agenda that Works for All Alabamians (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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AFP-AL Congratulates Governor-Elect Tommy Tuberville, Looks Forward to Working Together on an Agenda that Works for All Alabamians
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MONTGOMERY, AL - Americans for Prosperity-Alabama (AFP-AL) today congratulated Coach Tommy Tuberville on his election as Alabama's next governor and thanked him for putting together a governing agenda that overlaps with AFP-AL's 2027 priorities. In particular, AFP-AL's 2027 priorities and t more PR
Ala. Secretary of State Wes Allen Announces Unofficial General Election Results are Available on AlabamaVotes.gov (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 5 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news:
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Secretary of State Wes Allen Announces Unofficial General Election Results are Available on AlabamaVotes.gov
Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, is announcing that the unofficial election results from every Alabama county for the November 3, 2026 General Election were posted on the Secretary of State's website at www.AlabamaVotes.gov.
"Alabama voters deserve timely access to election results, and I am pleased that unofficial results from all more PR
Attorney General Bonta Reaffirms Support for Federal Legislation to Protect Kids Online (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Reaffirms Support for Federal Legislation to Protect Kids Online
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Senate's Kids Online Safety Act allows states to continue critical work to protect children
OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general in reaffirming support for the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748. This bill would protect children from emerging t more PR
Attorney General Clark Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Nov. 4 (TNSida) -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
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Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 other attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
In a letter to congressional leadership, Attorney General Clark and other more PR
Attorney General Sunday Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 4 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news:
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Attorney General Sunday Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
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HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
The letter calls on Congress to establish stronger nationwide protections for more PR
Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 4 (TNSida) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), legislation aimed at strengthening online protections for children and teens.
The effort, led by the attorneys general of Hawai`i, Connec more PR
Birmingham AED study may offer a model for improving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- The University of Alabama posted the following news:
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Birmingham AED study may offer a model for improving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
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A UAB study found that while Birmingham's highest-risk cardiac arrest neighborhoods may have enough AEDs on paper, many devices are inaccessible or poorly maintained, limiting lifesaving use during out-of-hospital cardiac emergencies.
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, or OHCAs, are one of the leading causes of mortality in the United States. In a study publis more PR
Center for Constitutional Rights: Alabama Man Sues Prison Officials Who Punished Him For Speaking to Press About Forced Labor (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release:
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Alabama Man Sues Prison Officials Who Punished Him For Speaking to Press About Forced Labor
First Amendment case emerges amid increased attention on slavery and involuntary servitude in Alabama
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Nov 3, 2026, Montgomery, Alabama - A formerly incarcerated man today sued the officials who retaliated against him for speaking to the press about forced labor in Alabama's prisons. After he was quoted in a New York Times article in October 2024, Carl more PR
Club for Growth PAC Congratulates Katherine Robertson on AL-AG Victory (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Club for Growth PAC issued the following news release:
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Club for Growth PAC Congratulates Katherine Robertson on AL-AG Victory
Will Mitola | November 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Club for Growth PAC congratulates Katherine Robertson on winning Alabama's Attorney General election. Robertson defeated Democrat Jeffrey McLaughin in the race.
"Attorney General Katherine Robertson brings decades of legal experience and a steadfast commitment to limited government that will serve every family and job creator in the State more PR
Club for Growth PAC Congratulates Rep. Barry Moore on AL-SEN Victory (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Club for Growth PAC issued the following news release:
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Club for Growth PAC Congratulates Rep. Barry Moore on AL-SEN Victory
Will Mitola | November 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Club for Growth PAC congratulates Rep. Barry Moore (CFGF Lifetime Rating: 98%) on winning Alabama's U.S. Senate race. Rep. Moore defeated Everett Wess in the contest.
"Rep. Barry Moore has earned the trust of Alabama voters through his steady defense of lower taxes, restrained spending, and economic opportunity for every American," said Clu more PR
Club for Growth PAC Congratulates Sen. Tommy Tuberville on AL-GOV Victory (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Club for Growth PAC issued the following news release:
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Club for Growth PAC Congratulates Sen. Tommy Tuberville on AL-GOV Victory
Will Mitola | November 4, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Club for Growth PAC congratulates Sen. Tommy Tuberville (CFGF Lifetime Rating: 94%) on winning Alabama's gubernatorial race. Tuberville defeated Democrat Doug Jones to become Alabama's 55th governor.
"Sen. Tommy Tuberville has built a strong conservative record in the U.S. Senate, standing up for school freedom and low taxes that benef more PR
Federal Register: DOE Considers Renewal Application From Tenaska Power Services to Export Electricity From U.S. to Mexico (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Application for RENEWAL of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Tenaska Power Services Co.
Tenaska Power Services Co. has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
Comments are due on December 4, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The United States Department of Energy (DO more PR
Federal Register: DOE Reviews Renewal Application From Tenaska Power Services to Export Electricity From U.S. to Canada (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Application for Renewal of Authorization To Export Electric Energy; Tenaska Power Services Co.
Tenaska Power Services Co. has applied for renewed authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
Comments are due on December 4, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The United States Department of Energy (D more PR
Governor Ivey Proclaims Veterans Week, Touts Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Success (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Governor Ivey Proclaims Veterans Week, Touts Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Success
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MONTGOMERY - On the heels of celebrating America's 250th birthday, Governor Kay Ivey has proclaimed November 5 through 11, 2026, as Veterans Week in Alabama, honoring the more than 400,000 veterans who call the state home and reaffirming her commitment to those who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
"Alabama has a proud tradition of suppor more PR
Hamby, Knight join Mississippi Christian University biological sciences faculty (10)
CLINTON, Mississippi, Nov. 4 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news:
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Hamby, Knight join MC biological sciences faculty
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Madison Hamby, an MC alum who recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Elizabeth Knight, an MC alum and adjunct faculty member with two decades of teaching experience in biology, have joined the Department of Biological Sciences faculty at Mississippi Christian University. Hamby will serve as an assistant profess more PR
Preventing farm nutrients from polluting waterways (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 4 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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Preventing farm nutrients from polluting waterways
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The same nutrients that help farmers grow food can become a pollutant when they wash off fields and into waterways.
Michigan State University researchers are developing a new way to capture nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural and urban runoff before those nutrients reach lakes and rivers. The goal is to recover these nutrients and turn a waterpollution problem into a resource that can poten more PR
Samford University Brock School of Business Senior Earns National Award for Sports Marketing Research (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 3 -- Samford University posted the following news release:
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Brock School of Business Senior Earns National Award for Sports Marketing Research
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A research project sparked by a semester abroad in Costa Rica earned Samford University senior Blake Andres, a Best Abstract award at the 2026 Atlantic Marketing Association Conference.
Andres, a Brock School of Business student studying management and Spanish while participating in the Fast Track in Sports Business (BSBA/MBA), began the project during the spring 202 more PR
Samford University: Master of Divinity Student Working with Birmingham Ministry to Serve Others (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 3 -- Samford University posted the following news release:
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Master of Divinity Student Working with Birmingham Ministry to Serve Others
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Last October, Anthony Studstill's roommate told him about Oak Tree Ministries, which serves those living in the low-income public housing community of Marks Village in Birmingham's Gate City neighborhood.
Studstill, a Master of Divinity student at Samford University's Beeson Divinity School, began serving as the assistant to the coordinator overseeing ministry to the commun more PR
SBA Offers Relief to Florida Businesses, Private Nonprofits, Residents Affected by Hurricane Isaias (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release:
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SBA Offers Relief to Florida Businesses, Private Nonprofits, Residents Affected by Hurricane Isaias
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WASHINGTON -- In response to a Presidential disaster declaration issued Oct. 27, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced the availability of low interest disaster loans for Florida businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and residents affected by Hurricane Isaias occurring Oct. 6 -12.
The declaration more PR
Southern Environmental Law Center: Lowndes County Commission Sued for Illegal Data Center Tax Break Vote (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 5 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release:
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November 4, 2026
Lowndes County Commission sued for illegal data center tax break vote
Alabama residents ask court to void vote after transparency law violations
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HAYNEVILLE, Ala. - Yesterday evening community group Protect Lowndes County and Alabama Rivers Alliance, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Natural Resources Defense Council, filed a lawsuit against the Lowndes County Commission for violating more PR
University of South Alabama: Pierce Appointed Faculty Councilor for AOA Alabama Beta Chapter (10)
MOBILE, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- The University of South Alabama posted the following news release:
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Pierce Appointed Faculty Councilor for AOA Alabama Beta Chapter
November 4, 2026
Jennifer Young Pierce, M.D., professor of interdisciplinary clinical oncology and division director of cancer control and prevention at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, has been appointed faculty councilor for the Alabama Beta Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine.
"Dr. Pierce brings more PR
University of South Alabama: Students Present Challenging Cases at National Anesthesiology Meeting (10)
MOBILE, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- The University of South Alabama posted the following news release:
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Students Present Challenging Cases at National Anesthesiology Meeting
November 4, 2026
Lindsay Hughes
Medical students from the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine joined faculty and anesthesiology professionals from across the country at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2026 Annual Meeting, held Oct. 16-20 in San Diego, California.
The students presented medically challenging cases highlighting the complexities of perioperati more PR
University of South Alabama: Trainees Present Research at Regional Microbiology Meeting (10)
MOBILE, Alabama, Nov. 4 -- The University of South Alabama posted the following news release:
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Trainees Present Research at Regional Microbiology Meeting
November 4, 2026
Lindsay Hughes
Faculty and graduate students from the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine participated in the Southeastern Branch of the American Society for Microbiology annual meeting, held Oct. 23-25 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Allyson Shea, Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, attended the meeting with three trainees, w more PR
USDA Awards $7.9 Million to Partnership Projects in South Carolina to Combat Feral Swine on American Agricultural Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news:
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USDA Awards $7.9 Million to Partnership Projects in South Carolina to Combat Feral Swine on American Agricultural Lands
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $51.9 million to 29 partnership projects in 13 states to help partners respond to the threat feral swine pose to American agriculture, landscapes and human and livestock health. This includes $7,861,541 awarded to 4 projects in South Carolin more PR
UT To Host Events Celebrating Veterans (10)
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news:
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UT To Host Events Celebrating Veterans
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The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will commemorate Veterans Day with a series of events to celebrate those who have served or are currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
"Veterans Day is a chance for all of us to say thank you in person, and this month our campus gets to do that in a lot of different ways," said Amber Williams, senior vice provost for student success and chief honors officer. "Our more PR
Virginia Tech: Political Experts Look Beyond the 'Blue Wave' With Midterm Analysis (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Political experts look beyond the 'blue wave' with midterm analysis
4 Nov 2026
Political pundits have characterized an uncharacteristically large wave of Democratic Party victories in the 2026 midterm elections - even in states that have historically been Republican strongholds - as a repudiation by voters of Trump administration policies and actions over the past two years.
Virginia Tech political science experts Chad Hankinson and Nicholas Goedert and politic more PR
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