TROY, Alabama, Aug. 27 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * 'Trojans, One and All' wins USA TODAY Sports' Readers' Choice Award for best college fight song * Troy University's fight song, "Trojans, One and All" has been selected as USA TODAY Sports' 2026 Readers' Choice Award for Best Fight Song. Announced online on Wednesday morning, "Trojans, One and All" placed first ahead of Michigan State's "Victory for MSU," USC's "Fight On," Navy's "Anchors Aweigh," Tennessee's "Rocky Top," Georgia Tech's "Ramblin' Wreck," Wisconsin's more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Announces a $17 Billion Landmark Settlement with Meta with $353 Million Guaranteed for Virginia Settlement requires Meta to implement sweeping child-safety reforms for Virginians on Instagram and Facebook after deceiving the public about teen mental health harms - Today, Attorney General Jones announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of which Virginia will receive a gua more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 27 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Associate professor earns $561K award to advance robotic perception * Sathya Aakur is developing artificial intelligence (AI) methods that help intelligent embodied agents, aka robots, understand what objects can do, not just what they are. "Let's say you want to scoop peanut butter out of a jar," said Aakur, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering and director of the Open-ended Reasoning and Know more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The District will receive at least $90,395, more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bradley Adds Corporate Attorney Joy Holloway to Nashville Office * Bradley has added Taberah Joy Holloway as counsel in the firm's Corporate & Securities Practice Group in the Nashville office. "Joy has extensive transactional experience as well as a strong in-house background, giving her a unique perspective in leading M&A transactions and handling a wide range of commercial and corporate matters," said Bradley Nashville  more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Brain research leads to publications on THC exposure, Alzheimer's drugs * KENNESAW, Ga. | Aug 27, 2026 Kennesaw State University researcher Vishnu Suppiramaniam is advancing understanding of brain health across the lifespan, joining collaborators in publishing studies that examine the harmful effects of prenatal THC exposure and a promising Alzheimer's disease treatment. The paper on prenatal THC exposure is part of a five-year, $1.8 million g more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2026, by Center for the Industrial Base Director Jerry McGinn, and A.J. Dilts, senior program manager in the CSIS Defense and Security Department: * * * How Quickly Can the DOD Rebuild and Recast the Munitions Industrial Base? Recent analyses have identified the causes and consequences of shrinking munitions stockpiles. Policymakers and industry should now turn their efforts to not only rebuilding the munitions industrial bas more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-220): * * * Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures to Introduce Bill to Protect Alabama Cattle Farmers from President Trump's Beef Order * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) announced that he plans to introduce legislation to reverse President Trump's plan to allow up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign ground beef to enter the United States tariff-free over the next 90 days-a move that gives little to no relief to consumers and serves as a significant disadvanta more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 27 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * Four A-State Graduates to be Recognized as Emerging Young Alumni * JONESBORO - The 2026 recipients of the Emerging Young Alumni (EYA) Award at Arkansas State University have been announced by the A-State Alumni Association and Student Philanthropy Council. This marks the eighth year of the recognition program honoring Arkansas State's outstanding young alumni. Those selected as Emerging Young Alumni are individuals who, through professional achieveme more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Carr Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. - the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, M more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 27 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN HISTORY Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Anne Lopez announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. -- one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addi more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Immune responses to urinary tract infection linked to birth outcomes * A new study published in Science Translational Medicine shows that the increased risk of preterm pregnancies associated with urinary tract infection (UTI), is linked to the body's immune response to the infection rather than to the bacteria themselves. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions conducted their study in mice and analyzed immune respon more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 27 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.-- the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The settlem more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 28 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Shops at Domain Retail Center in Austin, Texas AUSTIN, Texas - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Shops at Domain, a 13,449-square-foot multi-tenant retail center in Austin's premier mixed-use district. "This property represents one of the premier re more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 27 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Mechanical Engineering professor develops first FHE reliability standard * In January 2023, the leading global industry association for semiconductor and electronics design sought an expert to pilot a task force charged with creating reliability standards for flexible hybrid electronics (FHE). The association, SEMI, contacted Auburn Engineering's Pradeep Lall, the John and Anne MacFarlane Endowed Distinguished Professor and Alumni Profess more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 Sent via Online Submission: https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1212-0001 August 20, 2026 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center OAR Docket, Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: NAACP Comment on Proposed Revision: Minor New Source Review Program Air Permitting Public Participation Requirements f more ST

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle expands Middle Tennessee team with three experienced professionals * New financial, mortgage and treasury management advisors deepen firm's expertise and support continued growth across the market NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 26, 2026 -Pinnacle Financial Partners has added three experience more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle Financial Partners Farmers Insurance and Local First Responders Help Make Greensboro Area Drivers Safer on the Road * Pinnacle Financial Partners, Farmers(r) and Hurst Jaws of Life(r) Hosted First Responder Education Event in High Point, NC, to Demonstrate How to Extricate People fro more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition announce largest Big Tech settlement in history Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in announcing a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of up to $17.1 billion - one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. Under the settlemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Celebrates the FDA Approval of a New Drug for Pancreatic Cancer * Birmingham, AL \- Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) celebrated the Food and Drug Administration's approval of daraxonrasib, a new drug for treating advanced pancreatic cancer. This drug, taken as two pills a day, is the first treatment that substantially extends the lives of patients with pancreatic cancer. "This is incredible news," celebrated Rep. Sewell. "No famil more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 26 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Ross Receives Samford University's Highest Faculty Honor for Scholarship * William G. Ross, the Albert P. Brewer Professor of Law and Ethics at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law, was honored with the Thomas W. Woolley Scholarly Achievement Award during the university's 185th Opening Convocation on Aug. 25. The annual award recognizes a Samford faculty member who exemplifies the highest level of scholarly achievement and dedication, honor more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. Sou more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 26 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford School of Education Honors Alumni and Friends at 2026 Learning for Life Awards Dinner * Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education hosted its annual Learning for Life Awards Dinner on Aug. 19, honoring alumni and friends whose leadership and service made a meaningful impact on the lives of others. Since 2015, the school has recognized distinguished individuals who exemplify leadership in classrooms, school administration, churche more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 26 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Thirteen engineering students given Outstanding Graduate Student Awards * Thirteen Auburn Engineering students -six master's and seven doctoral -were presented with 2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards this past spring by the Auburn University Graduate School and Graduate Student Council. Outstanding master's students were: Paxton Albright (mechanical engineering), Patrick Eid (aerospace engineering), Elek Kozma (mechanical engineering more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * University of Alabama Students Appeal Denial of Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Censorship of Campus Magazines * MONTGOMERY, Ala.-Today, a group of student plaintiffs challenging the University of Alabama's suspension and termination of university funding to two student-run magazines, Alice and Nineteen Fifty-Six, filed a brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to reverse a district court's more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 27 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Utah secures $12.2 billion settlement with Meta over child safety practices Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court. It ranks among the largest consumer protection settlements in U.S. history--rivaled only by the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s--and marks the more PR