WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "There's Nothing Beautiful About It": New Yorkers Sound The Alarm On Lawler's Big, Ugly Medicaid Cuts * NY-17 voters chanted "Not a dime. Not a dollar. No more cuts, from Mike Lawler" More than 100 local labor and community leaders in NY-17 came out this past weekend in protest of Mike Lawler after he cast the deciding vote for Republicans' Tax Scam that guts Medicaid and SNAP wh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- NASA issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * 3 Black Holes Caught Eating Massive Stars in NASA Data By Elizabeth Landau Black holes are invisible to us unless they interact with something else. Some continuously eat gas and dust, and appear to glow brightly over time as matter falls in. But other black holes secretly lie in wait for years until a star comes close enough to snack on. A new study using space and ground-based data from NASA, ESA (European Space A more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, D-Massachusetts, acting ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Acting Ranking Member Lynch Asks President Trump Whether Elon Musk Was Under the Influence While Working in the White House Washington, D.C. (June 4, 2025)--Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to President Donald Trump seeking inform more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * Bat viruses similar to MERS have potential to jump to humans By Devin Rokyta PULLMAN, Wash. -- A group of bat viruses closely related to the deadly Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) could be one small mutation away from being capable of spilling over into human populations and potentially causing the next pandemic. A recent study published in the journal Nature  more PR

TUSTIN, California, June 5 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following commentary on June 4, 2025: * * * California's Indispensable Heavy Oil By Edward Ring, Director, Water and Energy Policy The moral argument for resuming oil drilling in California is simple: the state still relies on petroleum for fifty percent of its annual energy inputs, and until we can overcom more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 4, 2025: * * * The Booming China-Russia Drone Alliance The Russia-China axis is expanding as engineers from both sides work side-by-side to produce lethal drone technology. By David Kirichenko When beleaguered Ukrainian soldiers hear the telltale whine of drones above their emplacements this summer, the camera footage of their struggle is very likely to end up in the hands of Russo-Chinese  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary: * * * Decoupling From the US Cloud: A Step Backwards Europe is tempted to seek cloud computing sovereignty. That would harm European competitiveness - and distract Europe from tech races it can still win. By Zach Meyers The European Union faces two simultaneous crises. There's the slow-burning loss of competitiveness vividly illustrated in former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi's recent report more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 4, 2025: * * * Gridlock Wins: What Next for Poland? Poland's presidential election brought renewed stalemate rather than resolution. The options for Prime Minister Donald Tusk are narrowing. By Maciej Bukowski Karol Nawrocki, the conservative candidate backed by the Law and Justice Party (PiS), narrowly defeated Rafal Trzaskowski and will be sworn in as president in August. After losing con more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 4, 2025: * * * Russia Assails Ukraine's Drone Wall As Russia's summer offensive gets underway, Ukraine has little choice but to rely on drone technology. Will it work? By Mila Tanghe "The only thing keeping Ukrainian lines in the shape they are right now is drones, FPV, and bomber drones; without them, it would be very bad." That's the stark assessment of Ukraine's frontline reality by Kon more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 4, 2025: * * * Stormy Clouds: The Transatlantic Tussle Over Cloud Computing It's the key tech battleground, dominated by US firms. Europe is worried. By William Echikson Cloud computing represents a key digital frontier. The technology stores and distributes data from giant data centers, requiring gigantic capital investments. In return, it unlocks giant efficiencies, lowers IT costs, and p more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research: * * * House Republican Tax Bill Would Create Costly Red Tape for Millions of Families By Sam Berger The recently passed House Republican tax and budget-cutting bill is full of new administrative burdens: unnecessary forms and cumbersome processes that would make it harder for working families, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and others to see a doctor when they are sick, put  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Show Quality Improvement Initiative in the Emergency Department Improved Family Engagement Around Firearm Safety Resources Study authors said expanding the model could help save lives * Firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States, surpassing car crashes. About 30 million kids li more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Warren, Blunt Rochester Condemn RFK for Making it Harder for Pregnant Women and Children to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines, Putting Their Health at Risk * June 04, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), joined by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), today condemned U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 5 -- EBSCO Information Services, a subsidiary of EBSCO Industries, issued the following news release: * * * EBSCO Information Services Continues to Grow Magazine Archive Collection with Release of The Hockey News Magazine Archive New Archive Provides Comprehensive Insights into Hockey Industry from Top-Selling Sport's Journal * IPSWICH, Mass. -- June 3, 2025 -- EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) continues to expand its magazine archive collection with the release  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 5 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Emory researchers call for an inflammatory subtype of major depression, paving the way for precision psychiatry Researchers at Emory University have provided compelling evidence supporting the existence of an inflammatory subtype of major depression, a breakthrough that could transform how this complex disorder is diagnosed and treated. Led by Andrew H. Miller, MD -- a pioneer in inflammation research rela more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * FDA approves ENCELTO, a first-of-its-kind eye implant that slows vision loss in rare eye disease Cell-based therapy with roots at Scripps Research offers new hope for patients with macular telangiectasia type 2. * For people diagnosed with macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel)--a rare and slowly progressing retinal disease--there have been no FDA-approved (or other) treatments to slow o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- NANASA issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * Galaxy Clusters on Course to Crash Again, NASA's Chandra Finds By Lee Mohon New observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have captured a rare cosmic event: two galaxy clusters have collided and are now poised to head back for another swipe at each other. Galaxy clusters are some of the largest structures in the Universe. Held together by gravity, they are monster-sized collections of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Global Team Tracks Unusual Objects in Milky Way Galaxy By Connie Braesch, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) were part of a global effort to track newly discovered unusual bursts of radio emission from an object within the Milky Way galaxy. Information from telescopes in Australia, India, South Africa, and the United States w more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Harmful Algal Blooms Linked to Deaths of Northern Fur Seals in the Southeast Bering Sea * New research establishes the first known link between the neurotoxin saxitoxin, accumulated during harmful algal blooms, and deaths of northern fur seals in the southeast Bering Sea. The study was published in the journal Marine Mammal Science. In the study, researchers collected and analyzed dat more PR

MUNICH, Germany, June 5 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: * * * Entrepreneurs as Politicians Can Ensure Economic Growth As politicians, former entrepreneurs pursue a market-oriented economic policy that is accompanied by high economic growth. This is the result of a recent analysis by the ifo Institute, which summarizes the findings of several empirical studies. "For societies that advocate a market-oriented economic policy, businesspeople can be interesting as politicians," more PR

KANKAKEE, Illinois, June 5 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * Kankakee Connections with Teach Plus Illinois Drive Landmark AI Bill for Schools A group of Kankakee-connected educators with Teach Plus Illinois led the effort to create the first coordinated guidance on AI use in Illinois classrooms, which was approved by the Illinois General Asse more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Loss of Y Chromosome Leads to Poor Cancer Outcomes * When cancer cells in male patients and immune cells in their tumors both lose the Y chromosome, those patients tend to experience poorer outcomes than patients without Y chromosome loss, according to new findings from Cedars-Sinai investigators. Their work, published in the scientific journ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar: Michigan Arrest Highlights CCP Threat to Our Food Supply and Our Universities * Today, the Justice Department announced it is charging (link is external) two Chinese nationals with attempting to smuggle a dangerous plant disease into the United States. The charges were brought against Yunqing Jian, a researcher at the University of Michigan and member of the Chinese Communist Party, and more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * New Research Shows Excessive Oleic Acid, Found in Olive Oil, Drives Fat Cell Growth By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - Eating a high-fat diet containing a large amount of oleic acid - a type of fatty acid commonly found in olive oil - could drive obesity more than other types of dietary fats, according to a study published in the journal Cell Reports. The study found that oleic acid, a monounsat more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Temple Health, an academic health system that says it is driving medical advances through clinical innovation, pioneering research and world-class education, issued the following news: * * * New Technology Developed at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Promises Faster, Earlier Diagnosis of Deadly Form of Heart Failure A novel screening approach developed by physicians at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University  more PR

RESTON, Virginia, June 4 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Novel Imaging Strategy Detects Multiple Sub-Types of Triple Negative Breast Cancer * A newly developed molecular imaging technique can identify multiple subtypes of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), enabling earlier and more accurate detection of this aggressive disease, according to new research published in the June issue of The Journal of Nucle more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Novel truncated RNAs from jumping DNA encode reverse transcriptases in aging human brain Novel RNAs from "jumping genes" can produce reverse transcriptase activity in aging neurons * Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects more than a tenth of Americans aged 65 and older. The disease has proven difficult to develop new treatments for, and available treatment  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Fights Back Against Unfair Taxation by Foreign Governments WASHINGTON, D.C. - On day one of his new administration, President Trump signed an executive order fighting back against unfair taxes imposed by foreign governments that harm American companies and workers. These taxes, which were supported by Democrat more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * New genetic delivery system targets lungs to treat cancer, cystic fibrosis PORTLAND, Ore. - Scientists have made a key breakthrough for treating respiratory diseases by developing a new drug delivery system that transports genetic therapies directly to the lungs, opening promising possibilities for patients with conditions like lung cancer and cystic fibrosis. The research, led by Gaurav Sa more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 4 [Category: Health Care] -- The Fox Chase Cancer Center, a part of Temple University Health System, posted the following news: * * * Review Paper By Fox Chase Cancer Center Scientists Recounts History of DNA Amplification Research * Johnathan Whetstine, PhD, Director of the Cancer Epigenetics Institute (CEI) and Co-Leader of the Nuclear Dynamics and Cancer Research Program at Fox Chase PHILADELPHIA (June 4, 2025) -- The process of DNA amplification, the in more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Looking Deeply Into the Universe's Past, Scientists Detect Bursts of New Stars By Kitta MacPherson Prodigious star formation by special galaxies reveals the Milky Way's origin story Researchers led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist, who looked deeply into space at a period known as "Cosmic Noon" about 2 billion to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, have found that a special  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study helps pinpoint areas where microplastics will accumulate * The accumulation of microplastics in the environment, and within our bodies, is an increasingly worrisome issue. But predicting where these ubiquitous particles will accumulate, and therefore where remediation efforts should be focused, has been difficult because of the many factors that contribute to their dispersal a more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Baboons walk in line for friendship, not survival, new study finds Researchers at Swansea University have discovered that baboons walk in lines, not for safety or strategy, but simply to stay close to their friends. Baboons often travel in structured line formations known as 'progressions' as they move through their home range. Previous studies offered conflicting explanations for this behavior. Some propo more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 4 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * The Great Lakes are in an extreme new era * Heat waves and cold spells are now more common on the Great Lakes, according to U-M research, with implications for the region's weather, economy and ecology Study: Climate change-induced amplification of extreme temperatures in large lakes (DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02341-x) Heat waves and cold spells are part of life on the Great Lakes. But new research f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 [Category: Education] -- Student Borrower Protection Center posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Caves on Plans to Snatch Social Security Benefits After Months of Pressure From Borrower Advocates * Move Comes as Millions of Americans Are Still Struggling to Navigate Unprecedented Economic Uncertainty and Record Number of Americans Are Behind on Student Loan Bills The Education Department told reporters that the Trump Administration was reversing c more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 5 (TNSjou) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Physicists Test Scientific Approach to UAP Research By Michael Parker The UAlbany team utilized the UFODAP system to track and analyze unidentified anomalous phenomena during its California experiments. ALBANY, N.Y. (June 4, 2025) -- A team of physicists from the University at Albany has proposed scientifically rigorous methods for documenting and analyzing Unidentified Anomalous Phenomen more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, June 5 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH astronomers discover biggest explosion since the Big Bang A team at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy (IfA) has uncovered a dazzling new kind of cosmic explosion, more energetic than anything seen before. The team named these rare events "extreme nuclear transients" (ENTs), which occur when massive stars--at least three times the mass of our Sun--are shredded by supermas more PR

EXETER, England, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Origins of ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b revealed Researchers have used new clues from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to provide a fascinating insight into how the exoplanet WASP-121b formed. The fresh understanding surrounding its formation - published in leading journal Nature Astronomy- stem from the detection of multiple key molecules: water vapour, carbon monoxide, silicon monoxide, and  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Scientists make first direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world Researchers have used cutting-edge satellite technology to shed light on the global mystery of the unexplained seismic signals that "shook the Earth" for nine days. In September 2023, scientists observed a bizarre series of global seismic signals, which appeared every 90 seconds over nine days - and th more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Being in nature can help people with chronic back pain manage their condition A new study found the natural environment helped people to reduce isolation, anxiety and stress levels caused by their pain Spending time in or around nature can provide people suffering from chronic lower back pain with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort, a new study has shown more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Emotional, organisational and identity-based factors drive probation service staff turnover Identity and values, emotional impact of the job and organisational climate contribute to high probation staff resignation rates, new research has revealed * The study explores the reasons behind voluntary resignations of probation staff in England and Wales to help develop retention strategies * The more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 4 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison researchers find hidden genetic clues upping cardiovascular disease risk * Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have uncovered new evidence in a decades-old genetic mystery, discovering how a group of genetic variations in a long-mysterious region of the human genome can put people at higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Thanks to past studies of the whole hu more PR

YORK, England, June 4 -- York St John University issued the following news: * * * York St John academics secure funding to empower climate change researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa Dr Olalekan Adekola, Associate Professor in Geography, and Professor Alex Lo, Professor of Business and Sustainability at York St John University, have received funding from The British Academy to run workshops with early-career Sub-Saharan African climate researchers. They were successful in securing the maximum aw more PR