NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * 5 Facts About Endangerment * Within the coming days or weeks, the Trump administration's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to release its rule to "reconsider" the finding that climate change poses a risk to human health and welfare--and with it, the standards to curb pollution from vehicles, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. If, as report more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release: * * * Actors' Equity Association Endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City Mayor * New York -- Actors' Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, announced that Equity's National Council has endorsed Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of the City of New York, on behalf of its nearly 18,000 members more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Addressing Summit, Secretary-General Calls for Food Systems That 'Grow Prosperity from the Ground Up' * Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' video message for the opening of the second UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, today: I thank the Government and people of Ethiopia and the Italian Government for co-hosting this important gathering. I regret that circums more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * AICPA Expresses Strong Support for Tax Fairness for Disaster Victims Act (July 28, 2025) - In a letter to Representative Timothy Kennedy (D-NY), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) expressed support for H.R. 3975, the Tax Fairness for Disaster Victims Act, introduced by Kennedy. The legislation would allow individuals impacted by federally declared disasters to  more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * AICPA Provides Comments on Two Proposed Regulations Aimed at Corporate Reorganizations and Separations (July 28, 2025) - In a letter sent to Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) provided comments on two proposed regulations: REG-112261-24 (nonrecognition of gain or loss in corporate separations, incorporations, and more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Aspiring Doctors Celebrate Getting Their White Coats at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine * I n their first step to becoming physicians, 24 medical students took part in the White Coat Ceremony at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine (link is external) on Friday, July 25. "These future physicians come from more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release: * * * Blackstone Acquires a Modern Logistics Portfolio in Greater Seoul, Continuing Korean Momentum SEOUL - JULY 28, 2025 - Blackstone today announced that Blackstone Real Estate Partners ("Blackstone") has acquired through QUBE Industrial Asset Management funds a high-quality, last-mile logistics portfolio in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. The portfolio comprises two modern, Grade A logistics centers spann more PR

NEW YORK, July 25 -- Brown Rudnick, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Rudnick, on Behalf of UCC of Exactech, Secures Modified Chapter 11 Plan Proposal In a remarkable turn of events, a consensual chapter 11 plan has been proposed in the bankruptcy cases involving Exactech, pending before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, a significant development in post-Purdue cases involving tort liability. On October 29, 2024, Exactech filed for bankruptcy,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Carlyle Group posted the following news release: * * * Carlyle Announces Senior Leadership Appointments * John Redett, Mark Jenkins, and Jeff Nedelman to become Co-Presidents of Carlyle Justin Plouffe to succeed John Redett as Chief Financial Officer of Carlyle Michael Wand to become Head of EMEA Investments of Carlyle Admiral James Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, to become Vice Chairman of Carlyle WASHINGTO more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Files Legal Petition to Demand the EPA Address Syracuse Lead Water Crisis * Syracuse, NY -- Today Families for Lead Freedom Now, a community group representing families directly affected by childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse, along with partners, filed a legal petition urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force New York State and the City of Sy more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Files Legal Petition to Demand the EPA Address Syracuse Lead Water Crisis * SYRACUSE - Today Families for Lead Freedom Now, a community group representing families directly affected by childhood lead poisoning in Syracuse, along with partners, filed a legal petition urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force New York State and the City of S more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Give South Texas Small Businesses a Seat at the Table * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced his introduction of H.R. 4449, the Advocating for Small Business Act, alongside Republican Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02). This bipartisan bill seeks to give small businesses in South Texas, New York, and across t more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell AgriTech hops featured in Seneca Lake summer beer * A heritage variety of hops likely grown in the Finger Lakes during Prohibition is now a key ingredient in a limited-edition beer created by Seneca Lake brewers for a regional beer celebration. The beer, called PURE Pils, is made with a hop variety called "Reality G", grown by the Cornell AgriTech hop breeding program. AgriTech is now focusing more clo more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell-led initiative boosts access to healthy cassava seed in Tanzania * A $4.8 million gift will allow Cornell and partners to expand a project to improve Tanzania's cassava seed system. The work is led by Cornell's Equitable Agricultural Research Lab ( EQUAL Lab) in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). The funding will support Muhogo Bora, which means "Better Cassava for All" in Swahili,  more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Dam removal restores aquatic ecosystem within three years * The ecology of an upstate New York stream rebounded to its natural state within three years after a small dam was removed, highlighting how quickly aquatic ecosystems can recover, according to a new study. Water resource managers are increasingly investigating removing dams to restore connectivity and improve aquatic habitats, water quality and fish p more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * David Miliband: "Gaza Must Be Flooded with Aid, Not Sprinkled with Symbolism" * New York, NY, July 28, 2025 -- David Miliband, President and CEO for the International Rescue Committee (IRC), says, "The images, testimonies, and statistics from Gaza leave no room for doubt. Instead, they paint a clear picture of a humanitarian hellscape. Far from a natural disaster, what more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Dimer Health has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposing its "Transitionist Medicine" model as a blueprint for transforming healthcare delivery. The organization urges the agency to integrate innovative care models that bridge acute care, post-acute coordination, and population health within its digital strategy. Dimer Health, currently operating in New Jersey, New York, and Florida, highlights its ability to capture dee more ST

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Environmental Defense Fund, New York, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to refine its cumulative risk analysis for phthalates under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The organization supports the agency's efforts to incorporate cumulative risk considerations but raised concerns about a proposed "Option 2" approach it believes could underestimate health risks. The Environmental Defense Fund emphasized that i more ST

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission has approved a consent decree (Docket No. DA 25-650) with WTVH License LLC, licensee of full power television station WTVH in Syracuse, New York, resolving a proceeding over the station's compliance with federal commercial limits on advertising during children's programming. According to the order adopted July 24 and released July 28, 2025, the Commission's Media Bureau reviewed and approved an agreement that brings to a close an enfo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * FIGHTING BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S ANTI-AFFORDABILITY AGENDA, CONGRESSMAN RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH AUGUST C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS * Fighting Back Against Trump's Anti-Affordability Agenda, Congressman Ryan Continues Delivering Direct Assistance and Relief with August C.A.R.E.S. Van Events In Trump's first months in office, he and the House GOP have rammed through an econom more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Food technology students triumph at national competition * Nearly every year, Cornell dominates at the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association product development competition, an annual event where student teams develop a new food idea and carry the concept through to marketing and production. This year was a record-setting performance. Multiple food science student teams walked away with top honor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillen Urges National Park Service to Place Lynbrook Public Library on the National Register of Historic Places * LYNBROOK, NY - Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) sent a letter to the National Park Service expressing her support for the Lynbrook Public Library to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This recognition would help memorialize the nearly century-old institution and ma more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Reduce PFAS Contamination At Military Sites And In Surrounding Communities * Legislation would facilitate better management of PFAS contamination at military bases, airfields, training sites, and other DOD installations This week, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduced the bipartisan DOD PFAS Discharge Prevention Act. This legislation woul more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Harvard Educational Review's Abrupt Cancellation of Special Issue on Palestine an Assault on Academic Freedom * In response to news that The Harvard Educational Review (HER) canceled the release of a planned special issue on education and Palestine, Kristen Shahverdian, PEN America's pro more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Approves Electric Rate Encouraging Use of Clean Affordable Energy * (July 28, 2025) For the first time in Illinois' history, all Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) residential customers will soon have the power to opt into a time-of-use rate option that will help them save money on their monthly energy bills by shifting usage to times of day when energy tends to be more affo more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Seventy-First Session, 23-25 July * The United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee held its seventy-first session from 23 to 25 July at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The session was chaired by Anton Kosyanenko. In attendance were all Committee members, namely: Vice-Chair Suresh Sharma, Dorothy Bradley, Jeanette Franzel and new member Eric Osae. Dur more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 28 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Inspiring the Next Generation of STEM Enthusiasts * Kasey Laurent gives a lesson to students using a wind tunnel during the annual STEM Trekkers summer program. (Photo by Alex Dunbar) A friendly competition is brewing in the corner of a basement classroom in Link Hall during the annual STEM Trekkers summer program, where students are participating in a time-honored ritual: seeing who can build a paper airpl more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Jewish Council for Public Affairs issued the following news release on July 28, 2025: * * * Jewish Council for Public Affairs Welcomes FY2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) In response to the Department of Homeland Security finally releasing the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2025 Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) -- two months after it was legally required to be released -- Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 28, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Don't Be Seduced by Zero-Sum Thinking About the Economy By Allison Schrager Populists of both the left and right would like you to think things are getting worse, but that's not true -- and their policies wouldn't make things any better. One idea unites the left and right lately: a zero-sum view of the world. Unfortunately, nice as it would be to hail a ra more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 27, 2025, to FoxNews.com: * * * AOC, Mamdani Engage in Political Identity Theft for Votes By Christopher F. Rufo Zohran Mamdani and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez both have elite backgrounds but have crafted oppression narratives for political advantage New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez--two of America's most prominent soc more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 28, 2025, to the New York Post: * * * Schools Must Make Classrooms Sane Again -- and Ditch 'Restorative Justice' By Jennifer Weber For nearly a decade, New York City placed ideology over evidence in its approach to school discipline. Restorative Justice, imposed for the sake of racial "equity," was supposed to strengthen school culture -- but instead it removed the boundaries kids need to lear more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Meet the Universal Creative Team Members Bringing Epic Universe to Life * Epic Universe is the result of years of collaboration and innovation from Universal Destinations & Experiences. Universal Creative designers, engineers and producers tell us in their own words how Epic Universe became Universal's most ambitious project yet. Meghan Hudak - Assistant Director, Projects; Res more PR

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, July 28 [Category: BizMedia] (TNSrep) -- Altice USA (formerly the Cablevision Systems) issued the following news release: * * * New Survey Uncovers Most Americans Spend More Than Ten Hours Every Day Online Survey Participants Admit to Staring at a Screen For 5 Hours Per Day Watching Videos and Another 5.4 Hours Per Day Online The Online Time: Very Little Work - Mostly the 3 B's: Browsing, Bills, and Buying 2300 Americans Nationwide Answered the Poll By Optimum  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) responding to a Request for Information on the Health Technology Ecosystem. The department commended the agencies for initiatin more ST

NEW YORK, July 28 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Palestinian Statehood a Right, Not a Reward, Secretary-General Tells International Conference, Urging Peace Efforts with Courage, Conviction before It Is Too Late * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to opening segment of the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, in New York today:  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * RYAN, WITTMAN DELIVER KEY DEFENSE MODERNIZATION CAUCUS WINS IN NDAA TO BOLSTER DEFENSE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM * Ryan, Wittman Deliver Key Defense Modernization Caucus Wins in NDAA to Bolster Defense Innovation Ecosystem WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Pat Ryan (D-NY) and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), founding co-chairs of the House Defense Modernization Caucus (link is external), announced sever more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to New York Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding * ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations in New York of the Aug. 26 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Second Suspect in Irondequoit Quadruple Homicide Extradited Back to Western New York * Rochester, NY - On Saturday, July 26, thirty-one-year-old Luis Francisco Soriano was successfully extradited by the Dominican Republic to the United States. The United States Marshals facilitated the transfer to Monroe County. Soriano was arrested by authorities in the Dominican Republic on June  more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General Stresses Conference on Two-State Solution Must Not Become 'Another Exercise in Well-Meaning Rhetoric' * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the morning wrap-up session titled "Delivering on Peace: Consolidating Outcomes and Charting the Path Forward", held during the High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the  more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General Welcomes Ceasefire between Cambodia, Thailand * The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: The Secretary-General welcomes the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand as a positive step towards ending current hostilities and easing tensions. He urges both countries to respect the agreement fully and to create an environment co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Protecting the Virtual You: Safeguarding Americans' Online Data" at 2:30 p.m. on July 30, 2025, at 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Kate Goodloe, Managing Director, Business Software Alliance, Washington, DC * Paul Martino, General Counsel, Main Street Privacy Coalition, Washington, DC * Joel Thayer, President, Digital Progress I more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * Symbolic gestures won't end starvation in Gaza: The IRC calls for full humanitarian access * * Malnutrition-related child deaths have surged 54% since April and more than 85 children have died from malnutrition-related causes according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health * In July alone, 63 people, including 24 children under five years old, died from hunger-relate more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * UN Rights Chief Calls for Death Penalty Moratorium in Iran as Executions Skyrocket * At Least 48 People on Death Row, 12 at Imminent Risk of Execution "Proceedings consistently failed to meet due process and fair trial guarantees." July 28, 2025 -- In a statement today, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk warned that Iran's escalating use of the death penalty has reac more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, issued the following news release: * * * Warburg Pincus and Carlyle Announce Agreement to Sell NEOGOV to EQT and CPP Investments Sale reflects NEOGOV's industry-leading position in purpose-built government HR and compliance software solutions, providing an essential service to public-sector agencies * New York - July 28, 2025 - Funds managed by Warburg Pincus LLC, the pioneer of global growth investing, and global investment firm C more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, issued the following news release: * * * Warburg Pincus Announces Agreement to Acquire FlavorSum Investment will accelerate growth of leading natural flavors provider to meet increasing industry demand * New York, NY - July 28, 2025 - Warburg Pincus, the pioneer of private equity global growth investing, today announced an agreement to acquire FlavorSum ("the Company"), a leading provider of natural flavor solutions for food & beve more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 -- Weil, Gotshal and Manges, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Weil Secures Confirmation of Steward Health Care System's Chapter 11 Plan Weil represented Steward Health Care System (Steward), the country's largest physician-owned hospital system, through its chapter 11 proceedings, which culminated in confirmation of its chapter 11 plan in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Steward filed for chapter 11 on May 6, 2024, with $9.2 more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * With $1.1M grant, first-gen, low-income students get renewed support * Graduating from college isn't easy, especially when you're the first in your family to do it, said Bryan Kongnyu '25. But Cornell's Kessler Scholars program, which supports first-generation, low-income students, helped him succeed throughout his undergraduate career - and graduate in May. "It's like my compass," Kongnyu said of the program. more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Wonder in the water: 'Marine camp' brings Long Island kids to the beach * From the moment her students stepped into the calm, bayside cove at Jones Beach State Park, youth group organizer Clariona Griffith knew this field trip would be different - because none of the kids did the typical kid-thing of splashing each other. They were too busy. The students, aged 10 to 14, were ankle-deep in the water and squea more PR