ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * 31 Air and Space Force Recruits Take Oath of Enlistment at AFA * AFA's D.W. Steele Sr. Chapter co-hosted an enlistment ceremony for 31 Air Force and Space Force recruits at AFA's national headquarters in Arlington, Va. on July 11, 2025. The event was planned and executed along with the 317th Recruiting Squadron. The ceremony featured distinguished leade more PR

RESTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Abnormal Long COVID PET/MR Findings Linked to Future Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases * Media Contact: Rebecca Maxey (703) 652-6772 rmaxey@snmmi.org Reston, VA ( July 21, 2025 )-- Long COVID patients with abnormal cardiopulmonary PET/MR findings may be more likely to develop heart and lung diseases, according to new research published in the more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Hosts Data Release, Analysis on Military Spouse Wellness * AFA hosted a daylong event dedicated to the analysis and exploration of military and veteran spouse wellness at its headquarters in Arlington, Va., on June 27. The event was centered around the public data release of the "Military Spouse & Veteran Spouse Wellness Survey," which polled 1,200 sp more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-OH Applauds Ohio House for Overriding Property Tax Veto, Rallies Support Ahead of Senate Vote * # Jul 21, 2025 by AFP COLUMBUS, OH - Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) today commended the Ohio House of Representatives for voting to override Governor DeWine's veto of key property tax reforms in House Bill 96. With a 61-28 vote, lawmakers took an important ste more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Texas Applauds Gov. Abbott for Prioritizing Property Tax Reform in Special Session * # Jul 21, 2025 by AFP AUSTIN, TX - Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) applauded Texas Governor Greg Abbott for prioritizing property tax reform in the 30-day special legislative session beginning today. Over the last several legislative sessions, the Texas legislature has more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 21 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * After Sears Backs Trump's Attacks on Virginia Jobs, Unemployment Rises in the Commonwealth * # 8 News Richmond : Virginia was the only state to see unemployment rise in June VIRGINIA - New reporting from 8 News Richmond and the Richmond Times-Dispatch details that Virginia was the only state to see unemployment rise in June, and the Commonwealth's unemployment rate reached the highest it more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * An expanding force: Aeromedical Nurse Practitioners elevate flight medicine readiness * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - Midway through a training mission, a pilot begins experiencing blurred vision and disorientation - symptoms that could signal a serious underlying issue. With the flight aborted and the next sortie at risk, an aeromedical nurse practitioner steps more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, July 22 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * AstraZeneca plans to invest $50 billion in America for medicines manufacturing and R&D Investment will support AstraZeneca's ambition to reach $80 billion revenue by 2030, with 50% generated in the US Cornerstone of investment is a proposed new multi-billion dollar drug substance manufacturing center focused on chronic diseases in the Commonwealth of Virginia,  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Leads the Charge Against America's Growing Cargo Theft Crisis * Jul 21, 2025 Last week, we took the fight against the criminals behind the trucking industry's growing cargo theft crisis straight to Capitol Hill--and into the national spotlight. In a high-impact week of advocacy, legislative action, and media appearances, we mobilized to confront a rapid more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 22 -- The Essential Minerals Association issued the following news: * * * EMA to Congress: It's Time to Bring Permitting Reform Legislation to the Table Arlington, Va., -- The Essential Minerals Association (EMA) encourages the House of Representatives to pass both H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act, and H.R. 689, the Full Responsibility and Expedited Enforcement (FREE) Act, to improve the broken federal permitting  more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Goats Froze to Death at B & R Meat Processing; PETA Seeks Criminal Probe * Winslow, Ark. - A just-released report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture reveals that two goats froze to death and nine other animals were deprived of water at B & R Meat Processing, near Winslow, prompting PETA to send a letter today to 4 th Judicial District Prosecuting Attorne more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Business] -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, posted the following news: * * * Hawley-Blumenthal Bill Undermines Innovation * Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the AI Accountability and Personal Data Protection Act today, which would bar AI companies from training on copyrighted works and allow individuals to sue companies if their personal data or copyrigh more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Hodne Tapped to Lead New 4-Star Command * A senior leader at U.S. Army Futures Command has been tapped to lead the new U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command. If confirmed by the Senate, Lt. Gen. David Hodne, deputy commanding general of futures and concepts, also will receive a fourth star. Part of the Army Transformation Initiative, Futures Command and U more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Jen Kiggans Votes in Support of Resurrecting Confederate Base Names, Erasing History of Black Veterans * Kiggans voted against a bipartisan provision that would stop Pete Hegseth from honoring Confederate figures Spineless Jen Kiggans is choosing Confederate generals over her Virginia constituents. Kiggans last week voted against a bipartisan amendment that would have stopped  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) opposing the proposed rescission of Energy Conservation Standards (ECS) for battery chargers. This initiative could undermine investments by electrical equipment manufacturers and disrupt the market, affecting American consumers and businesses. NEMA, representing over 300 manufacturers in the electrical and medical ima more ST

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Arlington, Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule that seeks to rescind the small electric motor certification program. This program, which has been in effect for over a decade, establishes regulations for the nationally recognized certification and testing laboratory accreditation for small electric motors under the Ener more ST

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 21 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * New Polling Finds Majority of Voters Have Serious Concerns about Winsome Earle-Sears Support of Trump's Tax Bill * # Sears backed the bill stripping 322,000 Virginians of healthcare and will force rural hospitals to close VIRGINIA - New polling reported by Politico finds that the majority of Virginia voters have serious concerns about Winsome Earle-Sears' support of Donald Trump's tax bi more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 20 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Statement re Chimp Crazy's Tonia Haddix Arrested After Failure to Turn Over Financial Records to PETA * Camden County, Mo. - Chimp Crazy villain Tonia Haddix was arrested by U.S. Marshals Saturday after a Missouri state court judge found four companies affiliated with the notorious wild animal broker--and her husband, Jerry Aswegan--in contempt of court  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Registration Opens for AUSA Annual Meeting * Registration is now open for the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition. Scheduled for Oct. 13-15 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., the three-day event will feature addresses and professional development forums by top Army and DoD leaders on the Army's transform more PR

RESTON, Virginia, July 22 -- Nacha - The Electronic Payments Association issued the following news release: * * * Same Day ACH Leads ACH Network Growth in Second Quarter * RESTON, Virginia, July 21, 2025 - The ACH Network recorded a solid second quarter of 5% growth, with Same Day ACH payments continuing significant gains with 15% growth from a year earlier. Overall, ACH Network growth continued in the second quarter with 8.7 billion payments valued at $23.3 trillion. Those are respective  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Deportations of Cruise Ship Seafarers * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement on recent press reports of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) deporting cruise ship seafarers at the Port of Norfolk and other ports in the United States: "My office has been made aware of recent immigration enforcement actions by CBP at the P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:24-cv-00800-MHL; E.D. Va. filed Nov. 8, 2024) involving Robert Brian Thompson: * * * On July 18, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia entered a final consent judgment against Robert Brian Thompson, a long-time banking supervisor and examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, whom the SEC previously charged with insider trading in stock and o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sky Solutions, Herndon, Virginia, a firm specializing in artificial intelligence, digital modernization, and cybersecurity for federal agencies, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The company outlined its vision for a transformative health technology ecosystem. Sky Solutions, which offers services like advanced analytics and cloud migration, believes that digital health products can revolutionize healthcare by unifying more ST

MCLEAN, Virginia, July 22 -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * New STEM Lyceums Webinar on Nuclear Engineering CEE offers exciting free virtual STEM Lyceums program for high school students. * McLean, Va. (July 21, 2025) - The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) will host "Pathways in Nuclear Engineering," a cost-free Zoom session for high school students on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, from 5:00-6:15 p.m. ET. Learn about car more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, July 22 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release: * * * Summerween is Here: Mars unwraps a new era of Halloween * Gen Z and Millennials are rewriting the Halloween rules and fueling the rise of Summerween. * Mars, the authority on Halloween, is meeting the speedy onset of the season and early demand with its 2025 Halloween lineup hitting shelves this month. * A candy-coated NYC stoop installation bri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Surescripts, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advocating for building upon and expanding participation in the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). Surescripts, which connects nearly all electronic health records vendors, pharmacy benefit managers, pharmacies, and clinicians across the U.S., shared its recommendations for a more robust digital health ecosystem. The organization hi more ST

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 22 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * What does the Coldplay kiss cam scandal say about human nature? By Jane Kelly If you saw the viral Coldplay "kiss cam" video of a married tech CEO and the company's chief human resources officer embracing and then quickly trying to evade the camera, you are not alone. Since an attendee at the Boston concert posted the footage online last week, her post has been viewed more than 122 mil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Virginia Impacted by Tropical Storm Chantal * RICHMOND, Va., July 21, 2025 --Agricultural operations in Virginia have been significantly impacted by Tropical Storm Chantal and related weather events. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and lives more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 22 (TNSjou) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * GLP-1 Drugs Fail to Provide Key Weight-Loss Benefit Popular GLP-1 drugs help many people drop tremendous amounts of weight, but the drugs fail to provide a key improvement in heart and lung function essential for long-term good health, University of Virginia experts warn in a new paper. The researchers emphasize that weight loss associated with GLP-1 drugs has many clear heal more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Video: Beagle Deemed Too 'Wiggly' for Experiments at Fort Collins Lab Adopted Into Loving Home * Fort Collins, Colo. - Following PETA's six-month undercover investigation into Red Beast Enterprises, also known as High Quality Research, one fortunate dog named Temple has been rescued from the squalid drug-testing laboratory and adopted into a loving home, as s more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Video: Beagle Deemed Too 'Wiggly' for Experiments Liberated from Laboratory, Adopted by PETA Rescuers * Norfolk, Va. - Home at last! A new PETA video released today shows how a beagle named Temple has a new leash on life with a loving adoptive family after being deemed "too wiggly" to experiment on and rescued from a squalid drug-testing laboratory that subje more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release on July 21, 2025: * * * Virginia Lieutenant Governor and Gubernatorial Candidate Signs the Stand With Women Commitment RICHMOND, VA -- Today, Independent Women's Voice celebrates Virginia Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears for her Stand With Women Commitment and support for legislation that preserves women's equal opportunities and single-sex more PR

ETTRICK, Virginia, July 22 (TNSrpt) -- Virginia State University issued the following news: * * * Federal CARES Act Quarterly Reporting Disclosure - July 10, 2025 CARES Act Student Funding * All funds have been expended. This is our final quarterly report update. VSU signed the Certification Agreement for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) on April 11, 2020 and submitted the Certification Agreement on April 16, 2020. HEERF I Funds totaled $3,427,905 and was disbursed 100 more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Digital Library Platform connects history, science, and community The new platform unifies diverse collections, from Civil War letters to 3D butterfly scans, for public access and research. By Elise Monsour Puckett The Virginia Tech Digital Library Platform, developed by University Libraries, offers centralized access to diverse digital collections, from 19th century manuscripts to 3D-scanned scientific specime more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * eDNA testing for sharks in the Mediterranean Sea yields fin-tastic results Virginia Tech researchers and their international partners are seeking global solutions for endangered marine species. By Felicia Spencer The Mediterranean white shark is as elusive and mysterious as the sharks in the Atlantic and Pacific are well known. "There's really not much known about them, and they are crucial to the eco more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Experts explain wildfire causes, and how they can worsen flooding, air quality While several areas of the U.S. have been inundated with heavy flooding from summer storms, wildfire season is in full swing across much of the country. California just experienced its largest wildfire so far this year, the Madre Fire in San Luis Obispo County, well before peak dryness and high temperatures. Experts from Virginia Tech  more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, July 21 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * Waldorf Astoria Osaka Harmonizes Timeless Art Deco Grandeur with Contemporary Japanese Elegance * Acclaimed architect Andre Fu reimagines the iconic Waldorf Astoria legacy for Japan OSAKA, Japan - Waldorf Astoria Osaka, the first Waldorf Astoria in Japan, marks a new benchmark in hospitality-driven architecture in one of Asia's most captivating cities. Throughout its histor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warner Sound the Alarm on Hospital Cybersecurity Risks Following Republican Medicaid Cuts * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner D-Va. and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore. called for the Trump administration to share its plan to prevent cyberattacks on rural hospitals following the largest health care cuts in American history in the Republican budget bill. "Trumpca more PR