WACO, Texas, March 8 (TNSres) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Described as beautiful, elusive and enigmatic, Pi has fascinated and inspired mathematicians throughout history. So beloved, this special number even has its own holiday. Started by physicist Larry Shaw in 1988 as a fun day for his staff at San Francisco's Exploratorium science museum, March 14 was officially declared National Pi Day in 2009 by the U.S. Congress. Deceptively simple, Pi is the ratio of the circumferen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke about the importance of closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin called on the Biden Administration to do more to accelerate the closure of the facility once and for all. Durbin began his speech by highlighting Leila Murphy, a young law student who lost her father  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSgov) -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: In remarks Tuesday morning before a breakfast meeting of The Ripon Society, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) talked about the effort he is leading on Capitol Hill to get federal spending under control. "We all at our core want a safer, stronger, freer future for our children," he stated, kicking off his remarks. "Ronald Reagan put it best when he said there's no guarantee. We don't pass more PR

BERKELEY, California, March 10 (TNSres) -- The University of California Law School posted the following news on March 9, 2023: The case is reminiscent of civil rights battles in a long-ago era: Alabama's Republican lawmakers, drawing seven new congressional districts in 2021, split the state's broad "Black belt" among four districts. Though Black citizens account for 27% of the state's population, they would be a minority in every district but one. Voting rights advocates sued the state, argui more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on March 8, 2023: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Goodness. Q: Thank you. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: A lot going on. Q: I hope you answer my question because -- MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh. Q: -- Afghan woman has expectation. Thank you so much. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. Well, the -- the outfit certainly stands out, my friend. Q: Thank you so much. You make my day, Karine. MS. JEAN-PIERRE more PR