NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * 'We Must Never Give Up', Secretary-General Tells World Leaders, Urging Bold Global Action on Peace, Human Rights, Climate Justice, in High-Level Debate Remarks * Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' address to the General Assembly, in New York today: Let me begin with two words we have not been able to say often enough in this Hall: Madame President. Eighty years ago, in a world scorched by w more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 24 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival Presented by Capital One Returned to Las Vegas With an Iconic Lineup on September 19 and 20 Hulu Served as the Official Streaming Destination of the Festival Livestreaming the Event Each Night and the iHeartRadio Music Festival special including highlights from the event will be available to stream on Hulu on October 2 * NEW YORK - After two days and doz more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (TNSrpt) -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * A Decade Lost: No Peace, Justice or Inclusion Target on Track as 2030 Deadline Looms * Ten years after world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda, a new UN report finds that none of the 23 targets under Sustainable Development Goal 16 are on track. Moreover, 15 per cent of the Goal's targets are regressing, based on a recent assessment by the UN Statistics Division. The Global Progress Repor more PR

ALFRED, New York, Sept. 24 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Art History Professor Reza Mirzaei publishes "Equestrian Semiosis" in ART Magazine; essay examines equestrian motif in larger Iranian political context Reza Mirzaei, clinical assistant professor of Art History at Alfred University's School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, has published a peer-reviewed article "Equestrian Semiosis: Unpacking the Parodic Layers of Bahman Mohassess's Pain more PR

BRONX, New York, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * At the United Nations, WCS Champions a New Finance Mechanism to Save Tropical Forests Around the World * The following remarks were delivered today by WCS President and CEO Adam Falk at the United Nations. He spoke at the high-level event, the "Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) Solutions Dialogue," convened by the Government of Brazil and chaired by President  more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Sept. 24 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Bard College Receives Luce Foundation Grant to Advance Its Global Network The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded Bard College a $200,000 grant to extend opportunities for students around the world to take courses offered by the Bard international network in a newly redesigned curriculum. The grant arrives as the College launches the Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century (GHEA21) and more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Sept. 24 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Bard Professors Craig Anderson and Swapan Jain Awarded $427,016 National Institute of Health Research Grant Bard College is pleased to announce that Craig Anderson, Wallace Benjamin Flint and L. May Hawver Professor of Chemistry and Director of Undergraduate Research, and Swapan Jain, professor of chemistry, have been awarded an R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) by the National Instit more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Big 12 Football on TNT Kicks Off Conference Slate this Saturday - Kansas to Host Cincinnati at Noon ET * TNT Sports will continue its season-long coverage of Big 12 football with the Kansas Jayhawks hosting the Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Noon ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max presented by Modelo. Pregame coverage presented by AT&T will more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release: * * * Blackstone Credit & Insurance Leads $7 Billion Investment in Sempra Infrastructure Partners' Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 Blackstone Credit & Insurance ("BXCI") is leading a $7 billion investment in Sempra Infrastructure Partners' Port Arthur LNG Phase 2. Funds managed by BXCI, together with an investor consortium, have acquired a 49.9% minority equity interest in the project. Sempra Infrastructure Part more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Bloomberg issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Bloomberg Advances Portfolio Analytics with Launch of AI Portfolio Commentary in PORT Enterprise New offering blends AI, best-in-class data, news and award-winning portfolio analytics to deliver contextualized portfolio intelligence * Bloomberg today announced the launch of AI Portfolio Commentary, an AI-powered feature within PORT Enterprise, Bloomberg's premium portfolio and risk analytics offering. The new more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg Media and JoongAng Ilbo Launch Global Money Club, a Strategic Collaboration Delivering Premium Business and Financial News to South Korean Investors * NEW YORK/SEOUL, September 22, 2025 - Bloomberg Media and JoongAng Ilbo today announced the launch of Global Money Club (GMC), a strategic local-language collaboration that provides premium financial and business news and actionable insights to more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg News expands editorial presence in Brussels and relaunches flagship EU newsletter * Bloomberg is bolstering its European Union coverage with the relaunch of the Brussels Edition newsletter, now written by new Brussels Bureau Chief Suzanne Lynch. As part of this focus, Bloomberg is also expanding its newsroom presence, with the addition of radio and TV anchors in Brussels. The Brussels Edit more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 24 (TNSrep) -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Professor Jon Endean's Research Questions Legality of Tariffs Imposed Under IEEPA As President Trump prepares to defend his right to unilaterally impose tariffs in front of the Supreme Court in November, Professor Jon Endean has published research forthcoming in the San Diego Law Review that seeks to understand a core aspect of this dispute: whether the President possesses that power pursuant to a de more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 23 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Canada announces $60 million in funding to support stability in Haiti * September 23, 2025 - New York City, New York - Global Affairs Canada Canada has been highly engaged with Haiti for decades to promote security, stability, democracy and sustainable development. As part of Canada's ongoing efforts to support the security situation in Haiti, the Honourable Ani more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 24 -- The Canada Border Services Agency, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release: * * * CBSA investigation in Cornwall leads to conviction for nicotine and tobacco smuggling On January 27, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Cornwall port of entry referred a New York-plated vehicle for secondary inspection. Border services officers searched the vehicle and found nicotine and unmarked tobacco products with an estimated more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Chairman Garbarino, Rep. Pfluger Probe the Policies of Online Platforms for Identifying Potential Terrorist Activity After Kirk Assassination This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) sent letters to Discord,  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * China: Free Student Advocate for Tibetan Rights * (Paris) - Chinese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Zhang Yadi, an advocate for Tibetan rights who had been an international student in France, Human Rights Watch said today. If convicted under article 103(2) of China's Criminal Law, which prohibits "inciting others to split the country and undermine national unity," sh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Co-Chairs Lawler and Ross Call for Transparency and Integrity in Upcoming Moldovan Elections * Washington, D.C. - 9/23/25... Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Deborah Ross (NC-02), Co-Chairs of the Moldova Caucus, released the following statement ahead of Moldova's parliamentary elections on September 28th. The lawmakers wrote: "We express our deep concern over continued efforts by Russia to more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Soccer Heading Does Most Damage to Brain Area Critical for Cognition Junction between white and gray matter--in the outermost brain layer just behind the forehead--sustains the most the damage from heading * For those of us who winced every time a water-logged leather ball struck our heads during soccer practice, it's perhaps no surprise that frequent heading of the ball has been linked to cognitive performa more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Consolidated Edison, a provider of energy-related products and services, issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Con Edison Customers Brighten the Future With New Community Solar Record $2.1 Billion Investment Will Advance Energy Efficiency, Electrification Over the Next Five Years * Con Edison and its customers can mark Climate Week with pride, having set new records in the first six months of 2025 in the transition to clean energy. Highlights include: *  more PR

YONKERS, New York, Sept. 24 (TNSrpt) -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports' Fairness By Design Playbook provides a roadmap for how fintechs can build consumer trust and enhance their own long-term success CR details how to prioritize fairness by building safety, privacy, transparency, user-centricity, financial well-being, and inclusivity into product design process * A new guide by Consumer Reports highlights a number of steps fintechs can incorpora more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Corporate "Hotspots" Fuel Most Emissions--and the Biggest Solutions * As companies work to deliver on 2030 climate targets, key solutions from Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Net Zero Action Accelerator showcase implementation pathways for the biggest sources of corporate climate footprints, or "hotspots." Over 1,000 of the world's largest companies have set net zero goa more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Beyond Rhetoric: Holding States Accountable on Gender Justice By Terry McGovern and Clarisa Bencomo As UN Member States today celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and reaffirmed commitments to women's equality and empowerment, many of these same governments are pursuing policies that undermine that go more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Dear Colleague on Pending Republican Shutdown of the Federal Government * Dear Colleague: I write in connection with the pending Republican shutdown of the federal government. Last Friday, Democrats strongly opposed the partisan Republican spending bill in the House and the Senate, and it went down in defeat. The next day Leader Schumer and myself demanded that Do more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Dear Colleague on Pending Republican Shutdown of the Federal Government * Dear Colleague: I write in connection with the pending Republican shutdown of the federal government. Last Friday, Democrats strongly opposed the partisan Republican spending bill in the House and the Senate, and it went down in defeat. The next day Leader Schumer and myself demanded that Donald Trump meet with us in more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Disney and FOX Gain Turf in August as Football's Return Kicks Off Seasonal Shifts, according to Nielsen * # College Football and NFL Preseason Drive Increases for ABC Affiliates (+4%), ESPN (+25%) and FOX Broadcast Affiliates (+14%) # YouTube and Netflix Maintain Position in Top Three of Nielsen's Media Distributor Gauge, Withstanding Initial Back-to-School  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF and Partners Vigorously Oppose Trump Administration Attacks on Endangerment Finding and Clean Car Standards * (WASHINGTON - September 23, 2025) Environmental Defense Fund this week filed comments strongly opposing U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's proposed repeals of the foundational scientific finding that climate-altering pollution endangers people's health and every  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Egypt: President Rejects Flawed Criminal Code * (Beirut) - The decision by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt not to sign a flawed Criminal Procedure Code and to send it back to parliament for revision was a positive move, 20 civil society organizations including Human Rights Watch said today. Parliament should completely revise the draft law to eliminate a series of provisions that raise more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: * * * Feature Article: First Responders Put Drones to the Test in Complex Urban Environments * New York City was the backdrop for a third Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) assessment of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) on the "Blue List." S&T's National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) recently evaluated a handful of systems to see if they are up to more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., a provider of clearing and settlement services to the financial markets, issued the following news release: [Category: BizFinancial Services] * * * FICC Submits Proposed Rule Change Filing to the SEC to Offer New Agent Clearing (ACS) Triparty Service * New York/London/Hong Kong/Singapore/Sydney, September 23, 2025 - The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global fi more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Sept. 23 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Four Seasons Hotel New York Celebrates the 2025 Holiday Season in Timeless New York Style * This holiday season, Four Seasons Hotel New York invites guests to celebrate with a curated collection of festive offerings that reflect the elegance, warmth, and wonder of winter in the heart of Manhattan. From signature dining experiences at The Garden and bespoke cocktails at more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * From Climate Blind Spot to Climate Opportunity: A Call to Integrate Regenerative School Meals into National Climate Plans * Today, during the UN General Assembly and Climate Week, we -- the Governments of Brazil, France, Somalia, together with the World Food Programme, -- issue this joint call to action:  We urge all countries to promote demand for regenerative, home-grown nutritious food through publ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Human Rights First posted the following news on Sept. 22, 2025: * * * Global Coalition of Groups Urge UN Member States to Uphold, Preserve, and Strengthen International Treaties New York -- In advance of this week's UN General Assembly High-level meeting, speeches by Heads of State and Government and reported efforts to enlist UN Member States in an attempt to undo international legal protections for refugees, 268 faith-based, non-governmental, and other civil society  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Global Development Initiative 'Important Mechanism' to Drive Progress on 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Meeting * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the high-level meeting on the Global Development Initiative, in New York today: I thank the Government of China for hosting us under the theme "Recommit to our original aspirations, unite to build a brighter future of more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * Global experts affirm at UNGA-80: coordinated humanitarian, development, and peace efforts critical to sustain post-conflict recovery and stability * New York - On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA-80), global leaders from the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors came together with one clear message: in a world of record-high humanitarian needs and moun more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 22 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release: * * * GRJ LLC selects Yardi to modernize property operations across multifamily portfolio Selection driven by Yardi's ability to meet complex regulatory needs while unifying property operations * GRJ LLC, a real estate investment and management firm overseeing a multifamily portfolio of 1,9 more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Releases Official Trailer And Key Art For The Original Drama Series IT: WELCOME TO DERRY, Debuting October 26 * * HBO has released the official trailer and key art for the original drama series IT: WELCOME TO DERRY, from Warner Bros. Television, debuting SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. New  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Hispanic Federation partners with Lin-Manuel Miranda to unveil "America is Us" PSA as part of a national campaign highlighting the profound and enduring impact of U.S. Latino History From the economy to the military, the national Latino educat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Honduran national in ICE custody passes away * NEW YORK -- Santos Reyes-Banegas, a 42-year-old illegal alien and citizen of Honduras in ICE custody, was pronounced deceased by medical professionals at the Nassau County Correctional Center in East Meadow Sept. 18. Reyes arrived at the Nassau County Correctional Center Sept. 17 and per protocol, went t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Cherfilus-McCormick, Jackson Meet with DRC President Felix Tshisekedi on Sidelines of UN General Assembly * New York City -- Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and Jonathan Jackson, Democratic Members on the Africa Subcommittee, yesterday met with Democratic Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Trump Peddles Anti-Immigrant Falsehoods at the United Nations New York - In remarks this morning at the United Nations, President Trump demonstrated his shortsightedness and fomented division on the most important global issues while attempting to export his anti-immigrant agenda to the rest of the world. "President Trump tried to position himself as heralding a golden era," said Human Rights First  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Human Rights Watch Statement on Germany to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 78th Session * September 18.09. 2025 HRW ICESCR oral statement 18092025 Dear Committee Members Thank you for this opportunity to set out Human Rights Watch's key concerns on Germany's socioeconomic rights record at this early stage of your review. Our main request to the Committee is to more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release: * * * Innovative Roswell Park Radiation Therapy Protocol in Lung Cancer to Be Highlighted at ASTRO Annual Meeting * Experts from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will share the findings of a novel approach using radiation therapy to treat lung cancer at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 2025, in San Fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * JEFFRIES, SCHUMER STATEMENT ON TRUMP AGREEING TO DEMAND FOR A WHITE HOUSE MEETING * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following joint statement: After weeks of Republican stonewalling in Congress, President Trump has agreed to meet this week in the Oval Office. In the meeting, we will emphasize the more PR

UPTON, New York, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * John Hill Named Interim Director of Brookhaven National Laboratory * UPTON, N.Y. -- Long-time Brookhaven Lab physicist and current Deputy Director for Science and Technology (DDST) John Hill has been named interim director of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective immediately. The transition comes as Laboratory Director Jo more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (TNSrpt) -- Ernst and Young, an assurance, tax, transaction and advisory service, presented the following news release: * * * Lack of detailed reporting on businesses' nature impacts may slow global action to protect world's ecosystems * Although 93% of companies mention nature in reporting, only 26% disclose their impact on natural world in line with globally recognized Taskforce on Nature Related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) framework * Just 13% publish dedicated reports more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota Fights for Long Island Coast Guard Families in Annual Defense Bill * Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Suffolk County), a Navy Veteran who served on three overseas deployments, released the following statement after voting to pass the bipartisan Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act (link is external) (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 out of the Hou more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS AND SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE RUNNING SCARED" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference about Donald Trump canceling a planned meeting to discuss government funding and how House Democrats are continuing to hold the line against the out-of-control Republican attack on the healthcare of the Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "DONALD TRUMP AND HOUSE REPUBLICANS AND SENATE REPUBLICANS ARE RUNNING SCARED" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference about Donald Trump canceling a planned meeting to discuss government funding and how House Democrats are continuing to hold the line against the out-of-control Republican attack on the healthcare of the American people. Leader Jeffr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: WE'RE NOT GOING TO BEND THE KNEE TO DONALD TRUMP'S WILL WHEN HE'S GUTTING HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Deadline White House to discuss how House Democrats are aggressively pushing back against Donald Trump's efforts to continue to gut the healthcare of the American people and threaten  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: WE'RE NOT GOING TO BEND THE KNEE TO DONALD TRUMP'S WILL WHEN HE'S GUTTING HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYDAY AMERICANS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Deadline White House to discuss how House Democrats are aggressively pushing back against Donald Trump's efforts to continue to gut the healthcare of the American people and threaten the American people with a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc. (LawNY) has submitted a public comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expressing concerns regarding the agency's advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the definition of "larger participants" in the consumer debt collection market. LawNY, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing legal support to low-income residents across 14 mostly rural counties, aims to highlight the potential repercussions o more ST

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * LEI for India Ticked Up in August * Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (r) (LEI) f more PR

BRONX, New York, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Lovejoy Prize Awarded at Climate Week NYC * New York, Sept. 23, 2025 - The second Thomas E. Lovejoy Prize was awarded last night to an exceptional leader who has led innovative approaches to advance the conservation of the Amazon rainforest. The recipient of this year's prize is Martin von Hildebrand, an ethnologist and anthropologist with 50 years of experience def more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Lula Defends Climate Justice at the UN, but Oil in the Amazon Threatens Brazil's Leadership Ahead of COP30 * September 23, 2025, New York - With just six weeks to go until COP30 in the Amazon, 350.org welcomes President Lula's speech, in which he defended global climate justice and called o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS * A New York man was sentenced today to 108 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection with his efforts to attack civilians with a knife in Que more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * H-1B Visas Are Crucial to American Productivity By Allison Schrager Allowing skilled foreigners to work in the US contributes to economic growth, which benefits all Americans. Getting a doctorate in economics -- or any quantitative subject -- is a humbling experience for an American at an American university. It hits you the first year, when you realize how inadequate your more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Sept. 23, 2025, to The Dispatch: * * * Trump Can't Fix the Deficit by Attacking the Federal Reserve By Jessica Riedl The president claims lower interest rates would save us $1 trillion annually. He's wrong. President Trump has declared war on the prized independence of the Federal Reserve in an attempt to essentially run monetary policy out of the White House. He has attempted--illegally and on du more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * New analysis shows renewables at the heart of national climate targets * September 23, 2025 New York City: As governments prepare to meet at the UN Secretary-General's Special High-Level Event on Climate Action, new analysis conducted by 350.org and Zero Carbon Analytics shows that renewa more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 22 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Security Industry Association posted the following news release: * * * New York City Leaders Take the Stage at ISC East 2025 * The ISC East keynote speakers, along with the ASIS International NYC Person of the Year honoree, have been named. NORWALK, Conn.--ISC East, with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA) and in partnership with the ASIS International NYC Chapter, will feature an impressive lineup of  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * New York State Working Group Releases Embodied Carbon Recommendations * On September 23, the newly formed New York State Embodied Carbon Working Group released its recommendations for near-term action. These are a subset of recommendations included in a forthcoming Action Plan for Embodied Carbon, to be released later this year. Embodied carbon is the greenhouse gas  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * NiCE Announces Brand Ambassador Partnership with PGA TOUR Star JJ Spaun to Champion Power of Relentless Drive, Innovation and Growth * Brand partnership unites two leaders, sending a bold message about what it takes to win at the highest level and create a NiCE world Hoboken, N.J., September 23, 2025 - NiCE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced a brand more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * NRDC Rebuts Trump EPA's Bid to Brush Off Climate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In hundreds of pages of detailed comments filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and its partners detailed the myriad legal and technical flaws with the Trump administration's plan to rescind the determination that climate change poses a th more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * NRDC: The World Knows Climate Change Is Real * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In his speech to the United Nations today, President Trump offered a tirade aimed at climate change and renewable energy. While people around the world are experiencing the impact of hotter heat waves, stronger storms, and other extreme weather events, Trump tried to dismiss this crisis as a "con job."  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals Honors Seven Long-Term Care Residents for National Centenarian Day Celebration * NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur recognizes six residents over the age of 100; NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler celebrates centenarian resident Carmen Augustin at age 111 Sep 23, 2025 New York, NY -- In celebration of National Centenarian Day on September 22, NYC Health more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Oil Change International Response to Trump's U.N General Assembly Speech * NEW YORK CITY- In response to Donald Trump's Speech at the 80th United Nationals General Assembly, Allie Rosenbluth, Oil Change International U.S. Campaign Manager, said: "Trump's speech at the U.N. General Assembly was a disturbing display of a white nationalist agenda, tying anti-immigrant racism to climat more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Oral GLP-1 drug promotes substantial weight loss in trial * Patients taking an experimental oral GLP-1 drug lost significant weight and improved heart and metabolic risk factors in a large, international phase III clinical trial led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, McMaster University, York University and other institutions. The results from the ATTAIN-1 trial were published Sept. 17 in the New Eng more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations Pan American Health Organization posted the following news release: * * * PAHO and UNITE join forces to strengthen health legislation across the Americas * PAHO/WHO Credit New York, 23 September 2025 (PAHO) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and UNITE - Parliamentarians Network for Global Health signed a Framework Agreement today to promote stronger legislative action on health in the Region of the Americas. The agreement, signed on more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations Pan American Health Organization posted the following news release: * * * PAHO highlights urgent need to accelerate hypertension control * Over 6 million people are receiving treatment for hypertension through the HEARTS in the Americas initiative, which is active in 28 countries across the Region--and 60% of them have achieved blood pressure control. New York, September 23, 2025 (PAHO)-- At a United Nations General Assembly side event at the Yale more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Accounting] -- The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted the following news release: * * * PCAOB Sanctions U.S. Audit Firm for Violations Related to Communications Between Predecessor and Successor Auditors * The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) today announced a settled disciplinary order (PDF) s anctioning Marcum Asia CPAs, LLP, a New York-headquartered firm formerly known as Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP ("MarcumBP"). Violatio more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 23 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Protecting the Grid: Engineering in Action * On April 28, 2025, a major power outage affected millions across Spain, Portugal and parts of southern France due to what authorities described as a " severe disruption." Although the exact cause was not immediately confirmed, concerns quickly arose about the possibility of a cyberattack. Such trepidation highlights how in today's interconnected world, something a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Citizen Launches Campaign Against Mining Sector Greenwashing at NYCW * NEW YORK -- Public Citizen today launched a public campaign against the Consolidated Mining Standard Initiative, a scheme to greenwash the mining industry. The campaign, which included a video truck and a consumer petition, is part of New York Climate Week. Mining companies have an extensive track record of envir more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- American Express issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Purpose, Flexibility and AI: What's Powering Canada's Next Wave of Entrepreneurs TORONTO -- American Express Canada today unveiled new survey findings showing how generational perspectives and AI are shaping entrepreneurship in Canada. The research highlights how Gen Z and Millennials are approaching business ownership in distinct ways, and how AI is already changing the landscape for both genera more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dan Goldman's 'No Secret Police Act' Reaches 100 Cosponsors in the House Bill Would End Trump Administration's Use of Masked, Unidentifiable Immigration Enforcement Terrorizing Immigrant Communities *  NEW YORK, NY - Congressman Dan Goldman's (NY-10) No Secret Police Act today reached 100 cosponsors in the House of Representatives, a major show of support from Democrats in Congress for le more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Repeat Fraudster Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Massive Belize Real Estate Fraud * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that ANDRIS PUKKE, a/k/a "Marc Romeo," a/k/a "Andy Storm," was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken for leading a years-long real estate scam more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (TNSrpt) -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * REPORT: US Energy Storage Firms Acknowledge Heightened Risks as Battery Market Grows New insights gathered by law firm Troutman Pepper Locke reveal a sector bruised but buoyant amid regulatory and tariff uncertainty * The U.S. energy storage sector remains optimistic after a turbulent year marked by increased regulatory and tariff-related risks, according to findings from law firm Troutman Pepper Lo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Revitalizing introductory physics labs with NSF support * Introductory physics labs are a little different at Cornell. Instead of doing labs that demonstrate physics concepts they already know to be true, first-year physics students conduct experiments to discover answers for themselves. This approach, developed through eight years of active learning work at Cornell, emphasizes how experimental physics works  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 24 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT-created virtual reality game 'Changeling VR' arrives on Steam More than 300 co-op students work to publish interactive mystery VR game * More than 300 RIT students have published Changeling VR, a new narrative mystery game on Steam. The virtual reality (VR) game is now available to download for free on the online game platform for early access. The community-built game is five ye more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Rockefeller Foundation Joins Call to Action to Integrate Regenerative School Meals into National Climate Policies * The Governments of Brazil, France, Somalia, and the World Food Program, alongside The Rockefeller Foundation and The Global Partnership for Education, call for countries to advance school meal policies as a cornerstone of climate-resilient development. NEW YORK | September 23, 2025 -- Fo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Safety first: Babies heighten adults' perception of threats * In a potentially threatening situation, the world looks more dangerous when caring for a baby, finds first-of-its-kind Cornell psychology research using virtual environments to explore parenting dynamics. When playing an online game that placed an adult on the side of a road after running out of gas, both parents and nonparents were quicker to dete more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Saudi Arabia: Riyadh Comedy Festival Whitewashes Abuses * (Beirut) - The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 from September 26 to October 9 to deflect attention from its brutal repression of free speech and other pervasive human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today. The festival dates include the seventh anniversary of the Saudi state-sponsored murder of the j more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Savannah Guthrie and Terry Gannon to Host NBCUniversal's Opening Ceremony Coverage of Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games on Feb. 6, 2026 Live coverage of the Opening Ceremony of the XXV Olympic Winter Games begins Friday, Feb. 6, at 12 p.m. ET with primetime coverage starting at 8 p.m. ET, both on NBC and Peacock * Award-winning journalist and TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General Appeals to Security Council for Peace in Ukraine under UN Charter * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine, in New York today: In February, this Council marked three years since the Russian Federation launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine -- a war that has brought immense suffering and instability to the  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Seize Two-State Momentum amid Darkest Chapters of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Secretary-General Tells Security Council * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, in New York today: We are confronting one of the darkest chapters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Nearly two years af more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Representative Adriano Espaillat on NewYork-Presbyterian and Healthfirst Agreement to Maintain In-Network Coverage * Constituents to Keep In-Network Service NEW YORK, NY -- Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in response to the agreement reached between NewYork-Presbyterian with Healthfirst to maintain in-network coverage affecting t more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Students find purpose at Dilmun Hill Student Farm * For Kieri Keys '28, it was love at first sight. Before beginning her freshman year at Cornell, Keys attended the Outdoor Odyssey pre-orientation program, which included a visit to the Dilmun Hill Student Farm. "I was immediately obsessed with it," Keys said. "The first time that I walked through the farm, it just felt like a calling. I thought they were doin more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 24 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * Chancellor King Announces Inaugural Sustainability Faculty Fellows During New York Climate Week Faculty Fellows from Multiple Disciplines Hold First Meeting to Assist other Faculty in Incorporating Climate and Sustainability Topics into Existing Courses and Develop New Applied Learning Opportunities * State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today recognized New York Clima more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Supertyphoon Ragasa exposes extreme climate injustice as world leaders gather * | September 23, 2025 Supertyphoon Ragasa, the strongest storm on earth this year, has led to mass evacuations, school closures, and flight disruptions in the Philippines, Taiwan, Hongkong and China. The power more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Syria: March Atrocities Demand Senior Level Accountability * * The Syrian transitional government has promised accountability for March 2025 violence, but it has provided little transparency on whether its investigation has examined the role of senior military or civilian leaders, or what steps it will take to hold those with command authority to account. * Failing to hold accountable any  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * The City of Buffalo partners with Verizon Business to advance public safety communications * BUFFALO, N.Y. \- In a move to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in serving the community, the City of Buffalo, New York, the Buffalo Police Department (BPD) and Verizon Business today announced a deal that will deliver city employees and polic more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Time To Regroup, Recommit, Refocus to Keep Promise of Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General Says at SDG Moment Event 2025 * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks at the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Moment Event 2025, in New York today: We all know the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals: To build a fairer world where people and planet thrive. A world that leave more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Turner-FlatironDragados Joint Venture Marks Opening of San Diego International Airport Terminal 1 * Turner Construction Company and FlatironDragados, in collaboration with the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, celebrated the opening of the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport (SAN). This marks the completion of the first phase of a $3 billion progressive design-b more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Two-State Solution 'Only Credible Path' to Peace in Middle East, Says Secretary-General, at High-level International Conference * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the High-level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and Implementation of the Two-State Solution, in New York today: I thank the Government of France and the Kingdom of Saud more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber and State Department Host Dialogue on New Global Health Strategy * NEW YORK, NEW YORK - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Department of State hosted the first public discussion about the State Department's new global health strategy at an event on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. "The Future of U.S. Global Health Diplomacy and Assis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secret Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secret Service dismantles imminent telecommunications threat in New York tristate area The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct multiple telecommunications-related threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials, which represented an imminent threat to the agency more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * U.S. States Can Make Significant Impact on U.S. Emissions Despite Federal Headwinds * NEW YORK -- New analysis from Environmental Defense Fund, released during New York Climate Week, shows that, if climate leadership states achieved their goals, they could close the emissions gap to the U.S. Paris Agreement target by a third. The analysis also showcases proven pollution-cutti more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * UNGA 80: Yemen's Humanitarian Crisis Must Not Be Forgotten * As world leaders gather in New York for the 80th UN General Assembly, we, the undersigned humanitarian organizations working in Yemen, urge urgent and decisive action to address the worsening crisis in Yemen threatening to push millions of families past the brink of catastrophe. Yemen's crisis has stripped people down to  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US/Africa: Expulsion Deals Flout Rights * (Johannesburg) - The United States' recent expulsions of third-country nationals to Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan have exposed several hundred people to a risk of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, and refoulement, Human Rights Watch said today. The opaque deals that facilitate these transfers, at least some of which include US financial  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Introduces Disaster Resilience Package to Protect Puerto Rico and New York as Hurricane Season Intensifies * WASHINGTON - As hurricane season intensifies and communities in Puerto Rico and New York brace for heavy rains and flooding, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) unveiled a package of five bills to strengthen disaster response, reform flood insurance, and protect people f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez, Tonko Lead New York Delegation in Calling on EPA to Maintain Efforts to Fight Climate Change * Today, Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY-07) and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), along with members of the New York Congressional delegation, called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to uphold its 2009 "endangerment finding" that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Kaine Statement on Politically Motivated Pushing Out of Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement regarding President Donald Trump's forcing out of Erik Siebert, interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, because Siebert was unwilling to bring  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Statement on the French-Saudi Summit on the Two-State Solution * NEW YORK, NY--U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement in support of France and Saudi Arabia's summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which focused on support for the two-state solution and an end to Israel's war campaign in Palestine: "The war in Gaza, triggered by the horrific massacre  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (TNSrpt) -- Columbia University issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Women's Initiative at Columbia SIPA's Institute of Global Politics (IGP) and GWL Voices Release New Report for Beijing+30 Anniversary The Women's Initiative at Columbia SIPA's Institute of Global Politics (IGP) together with GWL Voices today released Beijing+30: A Roadmap for Women's Rights for the Next Thirty Years, a new report issued on the thirtieth anniversary of the historic UN Fourth W more PR