WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 14, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 8) * * * Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs On July 16, 2014, then-Secretary of State John Kerry announced the appointment of retired Coast Guard Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., who served as Commandant of the Coast Guard from May 2010 to May 2014, as the first U.S. Speci more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 14, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 8) * * * Arctic in U.S. Policymaking In light of great power competition and increased human activities in the Arctic resulting from the diminishment of Arctic ice, some observers argue that there is a need to devote more U.S. attention and resources to the region./95 On  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 14, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 3 of 8) * * * NATO and European Union NATO As mentioned earlier, the A7 states are all members of NATO, and the expansion of NATO to include Finland and Sweden following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war has increased the Arctic as an area of focus for NATO. During the Col more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 14, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 4 of 8) * * * Russia-China Cooperation Russia-China cooperation in the Arctic can both reflect and contribute to Russia and China's strategic partnership. A February 4, 2022, joint statement by Russia and China about their strategic partnership stated that the two countries "a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 14, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 5 of 8) * * * Commercial Sea Transportation/274 Background The search for a shorter route from the Atlantic to Asia has been the quest of maritime powers since the Middle Ages. The diminishment of Arctic ice raises the possibility of saving several thousands of miles and seve more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41153) on July 14, 2025, entitled "Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 7 of 8) * * * Fisheries/423 The effects of climate change such as increasing sea surface temperatures, changes in regional oceanography, and decreasing permanent sea ice are altering the composition of marine ecosystems in the Arctic./424 In addition, ocean acidification is oc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. 95-1135) on July 3, 2025, entitled "The Federal Grand Jury" by Charles Doyle, American public law senior specialist: * * * Summary The federal grand jury exists to investigate crimes against the United States and to preserve the constitutional right of grand jury indictment. Its responsibilities require broad powers. As an arm of the U.S. District Court which summons it, upon whose process it more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Manchester researchers help reveal asteroid Bennu's complex origins New analyses of the samples taken from asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx have revealed new insights into its origin - and The University of Manchester's scientists have played a key role. A series of three new papers published this week in Nature Astronomy and Nature Geoscience, reveal that Bennu is a mix of dust  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 20, 2025, to the Boston Globe: * * * A Book That Changed My Mind: 'Manhood in the Making' By Robert Henderson I used to think that masculinity was innate. But now I see it is, in fact, a social construct. After years of living in foster homes, I was adopted by a woman who got a divorce -- which was followed by a string of catastrophes in our lives. Then my adoptive mom entered a relationship w more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Aug. 23 (TNSjou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Why are Employees Quiet Quitting? Stevens Researchers Team Up for a Multidisciplinary Study to Find Out Ever felt like doing a bare minimum at work? Not investing any extra effort, not going any extra mile? You aren't alone. That's a known workplace phenomenon. It's called quiet quitting. The term quiet quitting is used to describe the action of employees who reduce their work efforts to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48642) on Aug. 22, 2025, entitled "U.S. Export Controls and China: Advanced Semiconductors" by Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist: * * * SUMMARY Semiconductors are strategic and uniquely important electronic devices. They are fundamental to most industrial and national security activities and serve as essential building blocks of other technologies, such as artificial intelli more PR