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AEA Private Debt Closes $550 Million Credit Continuation Vehicle, Led by Carlyle AlpInvest (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Carlyle Group posted the following news release:
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AEA Private Debt Closes $550 Million Credit Continuation Vehicle, Led by Carlyle AlpInvest
New York, NY - October 20, 2025 - AEA Private Debt, AEA Investors' ("AEA") private credit platform, and Carlyle AlpInvest, a leading global private equity investor, today announced the successful closing of an approximately $550 million credit continuation vehicle. The transaction was led by Carlyle AlpInvest, who is also prov more PR
AI-generated content a triple threat for Reddit moderators (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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AI-generated content a triple threat for Reddit moderators
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Reddit bills itself as "the most human place on the internet," but the proliferation of artificial intelligence-generated content is threatening to squeeze some of the humanity out of the news-sharing forum.
Content moderators on some of Reddit's most popular boards see some value in artificial intelligence-generated content, but they're generally fe more PR
AICPA Experts Offer Advice to Help During Times of Financial Hardship and Job Loss (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release:
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AICPA Experts Offer Advice to Help during Times of Financial Hardship and Job Loss
Washington, D.C. - Dealing with job loss or job uncertainty can take a huge toll on mental and financial well-being. As a result of the recent government shutdown, some Americans are experiencing the effects or possibility of an unplanned employment gap. The American Institute of CPA more PR
American Airlines and Citi Launch the Citi / AAdvantage Globe Mastercard (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release on Oct. 19, 2025:
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American Airlines and Citi Launch the Citi / AAdvantage Globe Mastercard
Mid-Tier Credit Card Enhances Travel with Access to Premium Benefits
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* American Airlines, Citi and Mastercard launched a new mid-tier travel rewards credit card for travelers who fall between the occasional vacationer and th more PR
Binghamton University: Canopy Walkways Provide a Safe Way for Rainforest Mammals to Cross the Forest (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Canopy walkways provide a safe way for rainforest mammals to cross the forest
Biology research project focuses on a manmade structure in the Peruvian Amazon
By Jennifer Micale
Look up in the woods and you may see a familiar sight: squirrels using tree limbs like a leafy highway, crossing a patch of land without putting their paws on the ground.
That's true in the Amazon rainforest as well. A ne more PR
Book examines immigration and race in the low-wage workplace (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Book examines immigration and race in the low-wage workplace
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Some of the most pressing issues facing low-wage immigrant workers of color in the U.S. include persistent forms of disrespect and abuses of power, according to a new book co-authored by ILR School researchers.
These imbalances, as well as poorly paid and dangerous work environments, are perpetuated in part by U.S. government policies past and pres more PR
BREAKING: In New Audio, Scott Perry Insults Veterans and Servicemembers - "They Don't Support America" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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BREAKING: In New Audio, Scott Perry Insults Veterans and Servicemembers - "They Don't Support America"
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New York Times : Perry Says Democrats 'Hate the Military'
New audio first reported by the New York Times reveals that Congressman Scott Perry recently insulted Democratic servicemembers and veterans.
Perry last week told a right wing radio host that Democrats who serve in u more PR
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years' Imprisonment for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York posted the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025:
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to More Than 13 Years' Imprisonment for Distributing Fentanyl That Caused Overdose Death
The Defendant Sold Fentanyl to His Victim and Delayed Calling 911 While He Tried to Cover Up His Crime
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Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Elijah Morales was sentenced by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan more PR
CAIR-NY, YAMA & Allies to Hold Press Conference, Rally Outside News Corp HQ Calling for Boycott of New York Post Over Islamophobic Coverage of Imam Siraj Wahhaj (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR-NY, YAMA & Allies to Hold Press Conference, Rally Outside News Corp HQ Calling for Boycott of New York Post Over Islamophobic Coverage of Imam Siraj Wahhaj
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On Tuesday, October 21, at 12 PM, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, will join more PR
CNN's Brian Stelter, Women's Sports Brand TOGETHXR and Executives from the NFL, PBS and C-SPAN Join Expanded NAB Show New York Lineup (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 [Category: Media] -- The National Association of Broadcasters posted the following news release:
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CNN's Brian Stelter, Women's Sports Brand TOGETHXR and Executives from the NFL, PBS and C-SPAN Join Expanded NAB Show New York Lineup
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From AI in the newsroom to women reshaping sports media, the 2025 Show brings new voices, new data and a few surprises to the Javits Center Oct. 22-23.
Washington, D.C.-- The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today unveiled ne more PR
Columbia School of Public Health: Alumni Make Data Shine With Public Health Dashboards (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news:
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Alumni Make Data Shine with Public Health Dashboards
As the sheer volume of health data has exploded over the last 20 years, new tools have become available to help organize and interpret that data. In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health dashboards proliferated--including several developed by Columbia Mailman faculty to track the outbreak and anticipate its spread. In r more PR
Columbia School of Public Health: What Science Says About the Extending Our Lifespan (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news:
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What Science Says About the Extending Our Lifespan
Whether drinking from mythical springs of the Fountain of Youth or feeding on human blood as a vampire, cheating aging and death has long been the subject of fairytales. While immortality is still an impossibility, recent years have seen dramatic progress in the science of aging and adding healthy years to our lives, said Nobel Laureate V more PR
Columbia: How Your Smartphone's Camera Got So Good (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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How Your Smartphone's Camera Got So Good
A Columbia scientist's lab revolutionized digital photography with a new kind of imaging now used in more than a billion smartphones.
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Did you know that the technology that powers more than a billion smartphone cameras worldwide was developed at Columbia?
Professor Shree Nayar's work has changed the way visual information is captured and used by both machines and humans. Naya more PR
Common Cause: Watchdog Group - Secretary Noem's Blatant DHS Partisanship Just Won't Fly (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release:
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Watchdog Group: Secretary Noem's Blatant DHS Partisanship Just Won't Fly
Newly filed complaints add to Trump White House's 50+ alleged ethics violations during shutdown
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Washington, D.C - Common Cause, a national, nonpartisan watchdog, filed three complaints against the Trump Administration for violations of ethics laws, including the Hatch Act, when Secretary Kristi Noem directed airports to air a video more PR
Cornell Graduate Students Sweep Top Honors at International SRF Conference (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Cornell Graduate Students Sweep Top Honors at International SRF Conference
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Two graduate students from Cornell's Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education ( CLASSE ), and the Center for Bright Beams ( CBB ), earned top international recognition at the 2025 International Conference on Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF2025) held September 21-26 in Tokyo, Japan.
Nicole Verboncoeur won 1st Prize more PR
CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: Study Finds Children Drive Household Mpox Infections (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release:
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Study finds children drive household mpox infections
A study by CUNY SPH doctoral student Raoul Kamadjeu provides important new data on how mpox, especially the Clade Ib strain, transmits within households.
For the study, Kamadjeu and colleagues closely followed families in Burundi exposed to confirmed mpox cases, analyzing the patterns a more PR
Debevoise Litigator David O'Neil to Argue Sentencing Guidelines SCOTUS Case (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Debevoise Litigator David O'Neil to Argue Sentencing Guidelines SCOTUS Case
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP will be presenting oral argument on November 12, 2025, before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of its client Johnnie Markel Carter, in Carter v. United States ( No. 24-860 ), a criminal appeal that has been consolidated with Rutherford v. United States ( No. 24-820 ). more PR
EU Launches New LGBTIQ+ Strategy (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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EU Launches New LGBTIQ+ Strategy
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This month, the European Commission released its LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-2030, a renewed and ambitious step in the European Union's commitment to equality, inclusion, and human rights. Building on the 2020-2025 framework, it reaffirms the goal of making "a Union of Equality" a lived reality, while confronting the surge in anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric and violen more PR
Feminist Foreign Policy During a Global Backlash (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Feminist Foreign Policy During a Global Backlash
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When governments convene this week in Paris for a conference on feminist foreign policy, there will be a lot to talk about. The French government's description of the event laments that progress toward gender equality "is not being made fast enough." That is an epic understatement.
We are deep in a global backlash against women and girls' rig more PR
Financial Times Names Morgan Lewis to Its 2025 Innovative Lawyers Shortlist (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Financial Times Names Morgan Lewis to Its 2025 Innovative Lawyers Shortlist
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NEW YORK, October 20, 2025: The Financial Times has shortlisted Morgan Lewis in three categories for its Innovative Lawyers North America Awards. The awards honor law firms, in-house teams, and lawyers who are developing and delivering new ways to serve clients and drive positive change more PR
Following Massive Staff Reductions & Chaotic Reorganizations At The Social Security Administration, Gillibrand And Wyden Demand Action To Protect Beneficiaries From Fraud And Abuse (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Following Massive Staff Reductions & Chaotic Reorganizations At The Social Security Administration, Gillibrand And Wyden Demand Action To Protect Beneficiaries From Fraud And Abuse
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Senate Aging Committee Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) are demanding answers about how Trump administration cuts and reorganizations at the So more PR
Food Network's Weekend Chat Show The Kitchen Comes to an End (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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Food Network's Weekend Chat Show The Kitchen Comes to an End
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Food Network's Emmy-nominated weekend chat show, The Kitchen, will celebrate one final holiday season before signing off. The Kitchen, co-hosted by culinary favorites Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee Biegel, Jeff Mauro, Geoffrey Zakarian and recurring guest Alex Guarnaschelli has offered audiences more PR
Free speech on campus the focus of Konvitz Lecture (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Free speech on campus the focus of Konvitz Lecture
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Cass R. Sunstein, one of the nation's leading constitutional scholars, will lead a timely discussion of the past, present and future of free expression at American universities when he delivers this year's Konvitz Memorial Lecture.
" Free Speech on Campus " is scheduled for Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. in Landis Auditorium, 184 Myron Taylor Hall. The public is invited more PR
Global Housing Crisis Leaving Millions Behind, Secretary-General Says in World Cities Day Message, Calls for More Sustainable, Inclusive Urban Future (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Global Housing Crisis Leaving Millions Behind, Secretary-General Says in World Cities Day Message, Calls for More Sustainable, Inclusive Urban Future
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Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' message for World Cities Day, observed on 31 October:
In our increasingly digital world, technology is reshaping urban life.
From early warning systems to geospatial mapping to ever more participatory platfo more PR
ILR Keynote to share modern job-search strategies (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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ILR Keynote to share modern job-search strategies
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JR Keller, associate professor of human resource studies, will offer experienced professionals the strategies they need to adapt, advance and thrive in today's evolving job market in an eCornell Keynote on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.
Register here for this free webinar.
According to Keller, mid-career professionals currently face unprecedented challenges. more PR
Immunotherapy After Surgery Shows Promise in Treating Rare, Aggressive Skin Cancer (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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Immunotherapy After Surgery Shows Promise in Treating Rare, Aggressive Skin Cancer
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A drug that harnesses the immune system to attack cancer cells has proved successful in preventing a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer from spreading to other organs when given immediately after surgery, a new study shows.
Led by res more PR
In a First at an Ambulatory Surgery Center, UB Neurosurgeons Placed a Carotid Artery Stent and the Patient Was Discharged the Same Day (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 20 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
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In a first at an ambulatory surgery center, UB neurosurgeons placed a carotid artery stent and the patient was discharged the same day
"This case proves the viability of complex endovascular procedures in outpatient neurosurgery centers," says Elad Levy, chair of UB Neurosurgery
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Each year, more than 100,000 patients who have experienced a stroke or a transient is more PR
In World Where Nearly 10 Per Cent of People Go to Bed Hungry, Urgency, Solidarity Key to Making Food Security Global Reality, Secretary-General Tells Committee (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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In World Where Nearly 10 Per Cent of People Go to Bed Hungry, Urgency, Solidarity Key to Making Food Security Global Reality, Secretary-General Tells Committee
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' video message for the fifty-third session of the Committee on World Food Security, in Rome today:
You gather at a time of challenge, but also hope. 2024 saw the first decline in the numbe more PR
Iran: Three Prisoners Dead after Denied Medical Care (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Iran: Three Prisoners Dead after Denied Medical Care
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(Beirut) - Three women died in Qarchak prison, a Tehran women's prison notorious for abysmal conditions, between September 16 and 25, 2025, following a lack of medical care, Human Rights Watch said today.
The deaths in custody of Soudabeh Asadi, Jamile Azizi, and 42-year-old political prisoner Somayeh Rashidi highlight Iranian authorities more PR
Joint Letter to Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Joint Letter to Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus
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October 19, 2025
H.E. Prof. Muhammad Yunus
Chief Adviser, Interim Government of Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Re: Follow-up on Human Rights CSO Meeting during UNGA 2025
Dear Chief Adviser Yunus:
We write to express our deep appreciation to you for meeting with our group of international human rights organizations during the U.N. Gene more PR
Kennedy, Parents, And Providers Sound The Alarm On Risk Medicaid Cuts And Dept. Of Education Firings Pose To Early Intervention Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy, Parents, And Providers Sound The Alarm On Risk Medicaid Cuts And Dept. Of Education Firings Pose To Early Intervention Care
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AMHERST, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) stood today with parents, early intervention providers, and advocates to sound the alarm on the risk that enacted Medicaid cuts and illegal Department of Education firings pose to the ability to continue to provi more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "EVERY DAY THAT PASSES BY WITHOUT ACTION, THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GETS EVEN WORSE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "EVERY DAY THAT PASSES BY WITHOUT ACTION, THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GETS EVEN WORSE"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he pointed out that House and Senate Democrats position remain unified while Donald Trump and extreme MAGA Republicans continue to be missing in action in terms of making life better f more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES: "EVERY DAY THAT PASSES BY WITHOUT ACTION, THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GETS EVEN WORSE" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "EVERY DAY THAT PASSES BY WITHOUT ACTION, THE REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE CRISIS GETS EVEN WORSE"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he pointed out that House and Senate Democrats position remain unified while Donald Trump and extreme MAGA Republicans continue to be missing in action in terms of making life better for the American people.
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Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to New York Post: Ignore Progressives - Child-Welfare Probes Work - Saving Kids (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 19, 2025, to the New York Post:
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Ignore Progressives: Child-Welfare Probes Work - Saving Kids
By Rafael A. Mangual and Naomi Schaefer Riley
Are child-welfare investigations traumatic for families? How should we weigh that trauma against learning if children are in danger and ensuring parents change their behavior?
New York City's Administration for Children's Services has limited more PR
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to New York Post: Mamdani's Plan to Strip the NYPD's Boss of Disciplinary Power Would Threaten Public Safety (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 19, 2025, to the New York Post:
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Mamdani's Plan to Strip the NYPD's Boss of Disciplinary Power Would Threaten Public Safety
By Rafael A. Mangual and William J. Bratton
Between the random subway murders, road-blocking protests and the still-fresh memories of the 2020, '21 and '22 crime spikes, many of us are paying close attention to the public-safety proposals in the race for New York City more PR
Meeks Again Demands Answers From Secretary Rubio Over False Claim That His Foreign Aid Cuts Caused No Deaths (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Meeks Again Demands Answers from Secretary Rubio Over False Claim that His Foreign Aid Cuts Caused No Deaths
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a second letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressing him to explain his claim before Congress that no deaths have resulted from the Tru more PR
National MS Society: ACA Marketplace Premiums Set to Increase Without Urgent Congressional Action (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
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ACA Marketplace Premiums Set to Increase Without Urgent Congressional Action
Individuals and families who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace may face significantly higher premium rates for 2026 insurance coverage due to Congress' failure to extend enhanced advanced premium tax credits (eAPTCs). This update is intended to provide more information for those purc more PR
New leadership institute anchors nation's first Black fraternity (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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New leadership institute anchors nation's first Black fraternity
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The first Black Greek organization in the nation is celebrating a new milestone in its illustrious history.
Alumni brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha's Alpha chapter, founded at Cornell in 1906, unveiled a new leadership institute and student residence, inspired by the fraternity's founding principles and honoring its 119-year legacy at Cornell.
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New Mexico State University: Faculty Spotlight - Matthew Sievert, College of Arts and Sciences (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 20 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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Faculty Spotlight: Matthew Sievert, College of Arts and Sciences
Matthew Sievert joined the faculty in New Mexico State University's Department of Physics in 2020. He is an associate professor specializing in both experimental and theoretical high-energy nuclear physics.
Prior to joining NMSU, Sievert was a postdoc at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He completed previous postd more PR
Newmark Expands Advisory Capabilities in the Middle East With Key Hires (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release:
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Newmark Expands Advisory Capabilities in the Middle East with Key Hires
Newmark is expanding its Middle East business with a series of senior hires to establish its Middle East Advisory practice in Dubai, shortly following the launch of its Valuation & Advisory regional office. Encompassing Development & Deal Advisory, the practice will be led by Senior Director and Head of Advisory Vit Dostalik. He is joined by Azmi more PR
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to Deliver Keynote at Leading Ocean Energy Conference (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 21 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025:
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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston to Deliver Keynote at Leading Ocean Energy Conference
Oceantic Network today announced Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston as a keynote speaker for its annual International Partnering Forum (IPF), taking place February 9-12, 2026, in New York City. Premier Houston will address attendees during the offshore more PR
Paul Hastings Further Enhances Global Private Equity Platform With New York Partner (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Paul Hastings Further Enhances Global Private Equity Platform With New York Partner
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Paul Hastings LLP has further strengthened its premier global private equity platform with the addition of partner Anthony Cahill in New York. Cahill joins from leading growth equity investor TCV, where he was vice president and associate general counsel, and previously practiced at Weil, more PR
Project Funded by the National MS Society Identifies Early Markers of MS (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
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Project Funded by the National MS Society Identifies Early Markers of MS
A new study found that biological signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) can be detected in blood samples years before symptoms begin. This study was partly funded by the National MS Society through a targeted request for proposals to increase research on early detection of MS.
Background: Research suggests that tissue damage begins more PR
Rep. Dan Goldman Makes Official Request for NYPD to Enforce State and Local Law Against Abusive Federal Immigration Agents (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Dan Goldman Makes Official Request for NYPD to Enforce State and Local Law Against Abusive Federal Immigration Agents
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ICE Agents Have Illegally Assaulted, Arrested, and Deported Numerous American Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents Since January
Former Prosecutor Goldman Lays Out Authority and Precedent for Enforcing Local Law Against Federal Agents Operating Outside Scope of Legal A more PR
Resistance to Epilepsy Treatments May Wane Over Time (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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Resistance to Epilepsy Treatments May Wane Over Time
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A bout one-third of patients with focal epilepsy, a common form of the neurological disorder, are believed to respond poorly to available therapies. Yet they, too, may eventually see improvement, if not total relief, from their seizures, a new study shows.
Most people more PR
Saudi Arabia: Spate of Executions of Child Offenders (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Saudi Arabia: Spate of Executions of Child Offenders
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(Beirut) - Saudi authorities on October 20, 2025, executed a man convicted of alleged crimes committed as a child, Human Rights Watch said today. Abdullah al-Derazi had been sentenced to death on terrorism charges related to participating in protests and funeral processions. He was the 300th person executed by Saudi authorities in 2025.
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Stony Brook University Professor Neelima Sehgal Named as 2025 APS Fellow (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, Oct. 21 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release:
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Stony Brook University Professor Neelima Sehgal Named as 2025 APS Fellow
The State University of New York at Stony Brook University Professor of Physics and Astronomy Neelima Sehgal in Stony Brook's College of Arts and Sciences was recently named a 2025 American Physical Society (APS) Fellow.
The APS Fellowship recognizes members for their outstanding efforts t more PR
Suozzi Continues Strong Advocacy On Behalf Of Indian American Community (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Suozzi Continues Strong Advocacy On Behalf Of Indian American Community
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Washington, D.C.-- Congressman Suozzi recently introduced the Bipartisan Indian American Heritage Resolution to celebrate the rich history and contributions of the Indian American community on Long Island and across the nation. Suozzi also wrote a letter to Secretary Hegseth raising concerns from his constituents, including more PR
Suozzi Sends Letter to President Trump, Urging him to Ensure the Bodies of his Constituent Omer Neutra and Other Deceased Hostages are Returned to Their Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Suozzi Sends Letter to President Trump, Urging him to Ensure the Bodies of his Constituent Omer Neutra and Other Deceased Hostages are Returned to Their Families
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Washington, D.C. --Yesterday, Congressman Suozzi sent a letter to President Trump thanking him for securing the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and urging him to continue his work and ensure the bodies of the deceased hostages, including two Ame more PR
Tackling Africa's Off-Grid Gap: IFC, AfDB and Founding Partners Appoint Inspired Evolution As Investment Manager for Zafiri (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release:
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Tackling Africa's Off-Grid Gap: IFC, AfDB and Founding Partners Appoint Inspired Evolution As Investment Manager for Zafiri
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WASHINGTON, D.C. | October 20, 2025 -- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), and founding partners today announced the appointment of Inspired Evolution as the investment manager for Zafiri, a new investment vehicle focused on expanding more PR
TNT Sports to Showcase the 123rd Sunflower Showdown - Kansas State to Visit Kansas at Noon ET (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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TNT Sports to Showcase the 123rd Sunflower Showdown - Kansas State to Visit Kansas at Noon ET
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TNT Sports will continue its season-long coverage of Big 12 football with the 123 rd Sunflower Showdown - the Kansas State Wildcats visiting the Kansas Jayhawks - on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Noon ET on TNT, truTV and HBO Max presented by Modelo.
Expanded preg more PR
Turner and Tennessee Oncology Celebrate Opening of Midtown Medical Office Building (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news:
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Turner and Tennessee Oncology Celebrate Opening of Midtown Medical Office Building
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Turner Construction Company and Tennessee Oncology celebrated the opening of the $105 million Midtown Medical Office Building, a five-story, 311,881-square-foot facility that will serve as a state-of-the-art hub for cancer care in Middle Tennessee.
Turner provided comprehensive preconstruction and cons more PR
Under Pressure: How Cornell's synchrotron helped reveal hidden differences in our DNA packaging (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Under Pressure: How Cornell's synchrotron helped reveal hidden differences in our DNA packaging
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What happens when you squeeze DNA? Can pressure reveal something about how our genetic material is packed, protected, and accessed?
Dr. Kushol Gupta, a structural biologist at the University of Pennsylvania, turned to the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, CHESS, to pursue this question. And he found that tur more PR
University at Buffalo: Allison Brashear Elected to the National Academy of Medicine (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 20 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release:
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Allison Brashear elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Election to the academy, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, more PR
University of Missouri: Tigers Explore Finance, Career Opportunities on Wall Street (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 21 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release:
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Tigers explore finance, career opportunities on Wall Street
Mizzou business students networked and job shadowed in the world's financial mecca.
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More than a dozen Tigers recently returned from the networking opportunity of a lifetime on Wall Street.
Each fall, the University of Missouri's Cornell Leadership Program takes high-achieving students in the Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Busin more PR
Upstate and Hudson Headwaters Health Network Announce Partnership and Medical Scholars (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 21 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Upstate and Hudson Headwaters Health Network announce partnership and medical scholars
Upstate Medical University's Norton College of Medicine and Hudson Headwaters Health Network announced a new partnership today aimed at building a stronger, healthier future for rural and underserved communities in the greater Glens Falls, Adirondack and Plattsburgh regions.
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Velazquez Demands Answers on Trump's $20 Billion Bailout for Argentina (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Velazquez Demands Answers on Trump's $20 Billion Bailout for Argentina
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WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) led 35 Members of Congress in demanding answers from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent regarding the Trump Administration's reported plan to extend approximately $20 billion in support to Argentina through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Exchange Stabilizati more PR
Vietnam's Rights Suppression Carries a Heavy Price (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Vietnam's Rights Suppression Carries a Heavy Price
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Lately governments of all stripes have been on a charm offensive with Hanoi, hoping Vietnam's policy of "bamboo diplomacy" -- balancing relations with regional and global powers while attracting foreign investment -- will bend their way.
In July, the U.S. announced a new trade deal with the Vietnamese government and its Communist Party rule more PR
Whitehouse Statement on Trump Targeting Army Corps Projects in Blue States (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release:
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Whitehouse Statement on Trump Targeting Army Corps Projects in Blue States
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced it was pausing $11 billion in water infrastructure projects with the Army Corps of Engineers in California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, O more PR
With World in Flux, Africa's Leadership, Resilience, Vision More Vital than Ever, Secretary-General Tells Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 19 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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With World in Flux, Africa's Leadership, Resilience, Vision More Vital than Ever, Secretary-General Tells Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' video message for the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development, in Aswan, Egypt, today:
I am pleased to extend my warm greetings to this Fifth Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and D more PR
Xfinity Named Official TV Service Provider of the NBA and WNBA (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release on Oct. 20, 2025:
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Xfinity named Official TV Service Provider of the NBA and WNBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) today announced a new multi-year partnership making Xfinity the leagues' Official TV Service Provider. The partnership will enhance the game-viewing experience across Xfinity platforms, creating a seamless destination home more PR
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