NEW YORK, May 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Civil Rights Groups Send Letter Expressing Concerns About Police Week Legislation LDF and a coalition of civil rights groups sent a letter to U.S. House and Senate leadership to express concerns regarding legislation that has historically been taken up during Police Week. Such bills embrace deeply flawed and overly punitive practices that exacerbate the disproportionate inc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) released a report titled "100 Ways Trump has hurt workers in his first 100 days" on April 25, 2025. The 13-page report, authored by Celine McNicholas, Samantha Sanders, Josh Bivens, Margaret Poydock, and Daniel Costa, details 100 specific actions taken by the Trump administration, often in conjunction with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), that the EPI claims have reduced workers' wages, compromised w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism Statement on Additional Harvard Actions Today, the Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism released the following statement: Harvard University has repeatedly failed to confront the pervasive race discrimination and anti-Semitic harassment plaguing its campus. This is just the latest chapter in Harvard's long-standing policy and practice of disc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism Statement on Additional Harvard Actions Today, the Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism released the following statement: "Harvard University has repeatedly failed to confront the pervasive race discrimination and anti-Semitic harassment plaguing its campus. This is just the latest chapter in Harvard's long-standing policy and practice of discriminating on t more PR

NEW YORK, May 14 -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Study Finds Long-Term Eczema Treatment Benefits Patients With Delayed Response Research shows significant skin clearance and itch relief at 52 weeks, offering new hope for patients with moderate-to-severe eczema New York, NY (May 13, 2025) - New research from the Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reveals that patients with mode more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 14 -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Proposed theory: Psychedelics induce right-brain dominance Research review, imaging analysis suggest drugs lead to shift in perception The secret to psychedelic drugs' links to greater empathy and insight may lie in their ability to coax the right hemisphere of the brain into a position of dominance over the left, according to a proposed new theory. Researcher Adam Levin combined his experience in therapeutic  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: * * * Discovery of Hidden Groups Within Migratory Shorebird Could Aid Conservation Tracking Data Revealed Three Groups of Long-Billed Curlew, Each With Unique Migration Patterns and Conservation Needs Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have uncovered three distinct groups of long-billed curlews, a North Amer more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 13 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study reveals pharmacy care perceived differently by diverse populations, including patients with disabilities Research carried out at the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy based on a survey of 1,218 pharmacy care patients in the United States shows more than half were satisfied with care they've received in pharmacies. But, according to the researchers, "gaps remain -- especially in how pharmacy staff more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 13 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Study shows information on slot machines is misleading players into thinking they have a higher chance of winning A new gambling study has found that payout information shown on slot machines is misleading and is making players believe they have a higher chance of winning. Scientists from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology led a study involving over 6,000 slot machine players more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Calls on DOJ To Block Anticompetitive Capital One-Discover Merger That Would Raise Prices and Fees on Consumers and Small Businesses Washington, DC - Ahead of the finalization of the Capital One-Discover merger that would create the nation's largest credit card company, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),  more PR

LONDON, Canada, May 13 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Passive scrolling linked to anxiety, other mental health concerns in teens Exceeding two hours of weekday screen time doubled odds of clinically elevated anxiety, quadrupled emotional and behavioural difficulties By Jeff Renaud, Heightened anxiety, depression, aggression and impulsiveness in vulnerable adolescents can be attributed to prolonged screen time, specifically passive scrolling, according to a new Wester more PR

WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 14 -- Whitman College issued the following news: * * * Whitman College Prepares To Celebrate the Class of 2025 at Commencement By Bradley Nelson Graduates in the Class of 2025 will soon cross the stage in front of Memorial Building and mark a significant milestone in their lives--at the 139th Whitman College Commencement Ceremony. On Sunday, May 25, professors, classmates, friends and family will gather to celebrate one of the largest graduating classes in Whitman's  more PR