NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release: Sacramento, CA. August 28, 2024 -- Several major social media platforms are not complying fully with either the letter or the spirit of a new California law aimed at holding them accountable for spreading hate and harassment. A new report (https://www.adl.org/resources/report/ab587-revisited-how-are-platforms-complying-californias-newly-mandated) released by the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Center for Te more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The AIDS Institute issued the following news release: * * * Health Insurance Issuers in Violation of State Copay Accumulator Adjustor Laws Issuers in 10 States Have Copay Accumulator Adjustment Policies; Insurance Commissioners Must Enforce the Laws * * * The AIDS Institute, a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, released a new analysis today showing that health insurance plans in 10 states include copay accumulator adjustment policies (CAAPs) despi more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The New York State Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FINALLY DELIVERED ITS STAFFING DEFICIENCY REPORT TO ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER. WEEKS AFTER CONTRACT EXPIRATION, MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO DRAG ITS FEEL AND REFUSES TO ADDRESS SERIOUS STAFFING CONCERNS. * * * Albany, N.Y.--On Monday, August 26 nearly four weeks after their contract expired, New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) nurses and Albany Medical Center co more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Ophthalmology issued the following news release: * * * Author of Answering Alaska's Call to discuss Alaska's first ophthalmologist * * * What makes a hero? Award-winning writer Linda Fritz seeks an answer to this age-old question in her book, Answering Alaska's Call, which details her uncle's true life story as the first ophthalmologist to live and practice in Alaska. Linda will host a free lecture on her book on Saturday more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The American Gaming Association issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of Responsible Gaming Education Month and 2024 NFL Season, Americans View Industry as More Responsible Than Ever * * * Americans are increasingly embracing casino gaming and sports betting as acceptable forms of entertainment and responsible industries, according to new consumer survey results from the American Gaming Association (AGA). The new data comes ahead of Responsible Gaming more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Humane Society International issued the following news: * * * Humane Society International/UK calls on the Government to conduct an urgent review of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board's goals and spending priorities. * * * LONDON-- As the second round of a Government-backed multi-million pound 'Let's Eat Balanced' campaign launches today, explicitly aimed at encouraging the public to eat more red meat and dairy, charity Humane Society Int more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * New Fellow uses data science and qualitative methods to understand global change processes * * * CIRES is excited to welcome a new Fellow: Katherine Siegel, an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Geography, where she'll teach courses in the Earth Data Analytics certificate program. Siegel's research examine more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy issued the following news release: * * * New report highlights threat of climate change for import dependent and major food producing countries * * * MINNEAPOLIS--Out today, a new report (https://www.iatp.org/climate-change-risks-food-trade) from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) sheds light on the pressing climate challenges facing global cereal production and trade, with a focus on maize (cor more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: A typical household in Colorado stands to save an average of $78 annually on utility bills over the next two decades, thanks to newly updated national appliance efficiency standards, according to analysis released Tuesday by CoPIRG and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP). Colorado businesses are expected to be a major benefactor of these new standards, and are projec more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release: In a new report, Mercy Corps warns of three critical scenarios that could deepen Haiti's humanitarian and economic crisis. A "very likely" scenario forecasts conflict escalating between the Haitian National Police (PNH), supported by the recently deployed Kenya-led Multinational Security Support team (MSS), and the Viv Ansanm (Living Together, in Haitian Creole) gang coalition, which controls over 80% of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today the California Senate voted to advance a bipartisan bill to ban six harmful dyes from food provided in the state's public schools during regular school hours. Assembly Bill 2316, also known as the California School Food Safety Act, by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), would ban Red Dye No. 40, Yellow Dye No. 5, Yellow Dye No. 6, Blue Dye No. 1,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund issued the following news release: The Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund has urged federal law enforcement officials to investigate a report (https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a924/kick-kennedy-interview/) that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cut the head off a dead whale and transported it across state lines. As Monday's letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of La more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Florida Chamber Foundation issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * Florida Chamber Foundation economists and research team provide a mid-year analysis for Florida's job creators on the metrics, headwinds, and tailwinds impacting Florida's businesses and economy * * * Today, the Florida Chamber Foundation released its 2024 Florida Business & Economic Mid-Year Report(https://www.flchamber.com/2024fbemyr), an analysis of the local and nati more PR

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Florida, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The American Accounting Association issued the following news release: A new study published by the American Accounting Association finds publicly traded companies will strategically release bad news when a competitor is launching an initial public offering (IPO), in order to drive down the value of the IPO or torpedo the IPO completely. "Because there is little company-specific information available to investors when a company attempts a public lis more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from Wake Forest University and University of California-Riverside published a new Journal of Marketing (https://www.ama.org/journal-of-marketing/) article that examines the dynamic BMR retail context and investigates the sales incentives there. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "Group or Individual Sales Incen more PR

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- LIMRA issued the following news release: * * * Nearly all product lines experienced double-digit growth in the second quarter * * * Total U.S. annuity sales grew 26% year over year to $109.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024, according to LIMRA's U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey. LIMRA's survey, which represents 92% of the total U.S. annuity market, has been tracking sales since the 1980s. In the first half of 2024, total annuity sales were  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: With the nation in the midst of a summer surge of Covid-19 infections and increased hospitalizations due to the disease, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week approved updated Covid vaccines to protect Americans six months and older against the deadly virus. But Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) health survey data finds that the number of Americans believing Covid more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: * * * New research may lead to more accurate forecasting of active hurricane periods * * * More accurately predicting periods of increased hurricane activity weeks in advance may become possible due to new research published this month. The study, led by the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), shows that twice as many hurric more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, issued the following news release: A new analysis of 48 of the largest North American investors finds most of them have bold commitments to align their investing and portfolios with a net zero emissions future and most of those with commitments have developed elements of Investor Cli more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, today released new survey data on the views of investment industry employers concerning the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence in the investment sector. The survey canvassed the views of investment industry professionals including investment managers more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: Washington, DC; August 28, 2024: In a new report -- Re-Establish Justice: Creating a Right to Remove for the Accused -- Adi Dynar and Keelyn Gallagher argue that Congress should allow all Americans facing in-house prosecution at federal agencies to have their case transferred to a real federal court created by Article III of the Constitution. "Congress must move to enshrine defendants'  more PR

QUINCY, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The National Fire Protection Association issued the following news release: The National Fire Protection Association(R) (NFPA(R)) and Mike Holt Enterprises announced their collaboration in publishing a book that explains the key changes in the next edition of NFPA 70(R), National Electrical Code(R) (NEC(R)). The book, titled Changes to the National Electrical Code(R), 2026 edition, is the latest project following their collaboration on the publication  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Small Business Majority issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Small business owners view the current tax landscape as skewed in favor of big businesses, and they support changes that would establish a standard deduction on the first $25,000 in business income * * * An opinion poll released today found that small business owners want lawmakers with the power to overhaul our nation's tax code to focus on benefits that would help the smallest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier in recognition of the deadline for the General Services Administration to offer presidential transition services to former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris: "To effectively protect and serve the public, it is imperative th more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The American Staffing Association issued the following news release: * * * Year-to-Year Gap Narrows, New Starts Down From Previous Week ASA Staffing Index Monthly Report, August 2024 * * * Staffing employment increased during the week of Aug. 12-18, with the ASA Staffing Index edging up by 0.4% to return a rounded value of 90. The index declined as usual over the July Fourth holiday and has seen a slower recovery when compared with previous years. S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The American Council of Engineering Companies issued the following news release: The ACEC Research Institute released the results of its Q3 2024 Engineering Business Sentiment Study. The report showed that optimism within the industry remains extremely high. For the first time since the Institute began its quarterly surveys, industry executives are optimistic across all market sectors for future growth. The results were unveiled in a webinar hosted by Institute  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The Appliance Standards Awareness Project, an organization that says it advocates for appliance, equipment and lighting standards that cut planet-warming emissions, issued the following news release: Appliance efficiency standards set by the Biden administration will save households an average of $107 on utility bills each year, according to a new analysis by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) and PIRG. Businesses will save a total of more than $2 b more PR

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, Aug. 28 (TNSres) -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * The Brian D. Novis Grants Reception and Dinner took place on Saturday, August 17, at the Sheraton Universal Los Angeles in North Hollywood. * * * At the culmination of the Patient and Family Seminar (PFS) in Los Angeles, the IMF held its annual Brian D. Novis (BDN) Research Grant 2024 Reception and Dinner to award this year's junior and senior grant recipie more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The Transportation Intermediaries Association issued the following news release: The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) - the only organization exclusively representing transportation intermediaries of all disciplines doing business in domestic and international commerce - has released its latest 3PL Market Report for the second quarter of 2024. The report outlines that in Q2 2024, the industry for the first time in eight quarters, posted  more PR