WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Anumana, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services seeking to enhance access to its advanced ECG-based AI diagnostics aimed at early detection of cardiovascular diseases. The company, which has established a strategic partnership with the Mayo Clinic, emphasizes the potential of its artificial intelligence algorithms to improve clinical workflows in both urban and rural settings. In its letter, Anuman more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Researchers Partner with Nonprofits to Track Health Effects of Federal Environmental Policies Jonathan Buonocore and Jonathan Levy in the Department of Environmental Health have received a new grant to support their ongoing efforts to advance public discourse around health-protective environmental policies. By Megan Jones Since the start of 2025, the Trump administration has issued  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Connecticut Department of Transportation, on behalf of the states making up the Northeast Corridor have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation responding to the Department's Request for Information regarding surface transportation proposals aimed at addressing America's critical infrastructure needs. The enclosed principles by the Northeast Corridor state members, namely Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Yo more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Enforces Hazardous Waste Air Emission Requirements at Middleton Facility * BOSTON, MASS. (Aug. 28, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with Bostik Inc. (Bostik) of Middleton, Massachusetts over alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). As part of the settlement, Bostik will pay a fine of $122,589 and certify compliance  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * Former Massachusetts Woman Arrested for Fraudulent Receipt of Emergency Rental Assistance Under a COVID-19 Relief Program A Minnesota woman, formerly of Holliston, Mass., has been arrested and charged with fraudulent receipt of emergency rental assistance funds intended to provide housing assistance for individuals unable to pay rent due more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin is Number One in M&A, Private Equity, and Venture Capital for H1 2025 * Goodwin was named the number one legal advisor in Mergermarket M&A Deal Drivers (Americas) League Tables for All Sectors M&A, All Sectors: Mid-Market ($5m-$250m) M&A, Pharma, Medical & Biotech M&A, and Technology, Media & Telecom M&A. LSEG named Goodwin the number one global advisor to firm for more PR

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * India's Tablet Market Decreased 32.2%YoY in 1H25 to 2.15 Million Units, says IDC INDIA, August 28, 2025 - India's tablet market (including both detachable and slate tablets) shipped 2.15 million units in the first half of 2025 (1H25), marking a 32.2% year-over-year (YoY) decline, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) World more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection * Every year, global health experts are faced with a high-stakes decision: Which influenza strains should go into the next seasonal vaccine? The choice must be made months in advance, long before flu season even begins, and it can often feel like a race against the clock. If the selected strains match those tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Trump Administration's Public Health Assault SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the Trump Administration's ongoing attack on the nation's public health agencies and policies: "The latest developments out of the CDC are just the most recent c more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * New Bedford Couple Charged with Defrauding Clients of Over $700,000 in Connection with Their Insurance Business A married couple was arrested today for their alleged involvement in a scheme to defraud individuals seeking insurance coverage through their business, BL Insurance Brokerage, LLC. Brendan Lawler, 58, and Lisa Lawler, 45, both of New Bedford,  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries * Today's electric vehicle boom is tomorrow's mountain of electronic waste. And while myriad efforts are underway to improve battery recycling, many EV batteries still end up in landfills. A research team from MIT wants to help change that with a new kind of self-assembling battery material that quickly brea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management, Boston, Massachusetts, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting an extension to the deadline for public comments regarding the agency's proposed reconsideration of the 2009 Endangerment Finding and associated greenhouse gas vehicle standards. Currently, the deadline for public comment is set for September 22, 2025, following a prior extension. In its corresponde more ST

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * OrthoLite Named One of Best Employers in Asia * AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS (August 27, 2025) - OrthoLite Vietnam (OVN) has been awarded "Best Companies to Work for in Asia" by HR Asia for the second consecutive year, according to an announcement from OrthoLite. The award was presented during a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on August 14, 2025. Organized and presented more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 (TNSrep) -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Best states to work 2025: DC, California top the list, while North Carolina, Mississippi lag far behind Oxfam's 2025 index highlights federal and state-level backsliding on labor policy against the backdrop of an increasingly regressive second Trump administration Ahead of Labor Day, Oxfam, the global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice, released the seventh edition of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Condemns Trump's Calls for Expanded Death Penalty in Washington, DC * Pressley Has Led Efforts to Abolish Federal Death Penalty, Successfully Urged President Biden to Commute Federal Death Row BOSTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on Donald Trump's comments this week that his administration will seek the reinstatement of the death penalty fo more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Understanding shocks to welfare systems * In an unhappy coincidence, the Covid-19 pandemic and Angie Jo's doctoral studies in political science both began in 2019. Paradoxically, this global catastrophe helped define her primary research thrust. As countries reacted with unprecedented fiscal measures to protect their citizens from economic collapse, Jo MCP '19 discerned striking  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Hosts Press Conference and Roundtable with MA Mayors on Landmark Bipartisan Housing Legislation * "[This bill] is a statement that the federal government is committed to being a good partner to the towns that are trying to build more housing." Video of Press Conference Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2025: * * * Warren Hosts Press Conference and Roundtable with MA Mayors on Landmark Bipartisan Housing Legislation Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sat down for a roundtable discussion on the bipartisan Renewing Opportunit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Publishes New Joint Tax Committee Analysis: Big, Beautiful Bill to Deliver $67 Billion in Retroactive Tax Breaks to Companies Next Year * "Next year, the federal government will spend five times more on these handouts than what it spends annually on childcare." Text of JCT Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Finance Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Nadler, Dozens of Senate, House Lawmakers Open New Investigation Into Trump Administration's Retreat from Enforcement of Corruption Laws * Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) opened a new investigation into the Trump administration's gutting of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) and the Federal more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Why countries trade with each other while fighting * In World War II, Britain was fighting for its survival against German aerial bombardment. Yet Britain was importing dyes from Germany at the same time. This sounds curious, to put it mildly. How can two countries at war with each other also be trading goods? Examples of this abound, actually. Britain also traded with its enemie more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release on Aug. 27, 2025: * * * Worcester Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Conspiracy Defendant attempted to receive one kilogram of cocaine in package mailed from Puerto Rico * A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy. Hector Torres, 33, was sentenced by U.S.  more PR

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 29 -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * Worldwide Smartphone Market Forecast to Grow 1% in 2025, Driven by Accelerated 3.9% iOS Growth, according to IDC Strong Shipment Growth Forecast in USA, MEA and APeC Will Offset The 1% Decline in China in 2025 * NEEDHAM, Mass., August 27, 2025 - Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 1.0% year-on-year (YoY) in 2025 to 1.2 more PR