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 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LEBRON JAMES ANNOUNCES NEW HALLOWEEN PICTURE BOOK WITH HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR LEBRON JAMES ANNOUNCES NEW HALLOWEEN PICTURE BOOK WITH HARPERCOLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS
HAPPY SPOOKY HALLOWEEN publishes in the US on July 21, 2026
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HarperCollins Children's Books announced today the publication of HAPPY SPOOKY HALLOWEEN, a new picture book by NBA superstar, global icon, and Halloween fanatic LeBron James, illustrated by Ariel Landy. Bl more PR 
 
'Fighting Must Stop', Secretary-General Tells Conference on Peace, Prosperity in Great Lakes Region, Calls for Agreements to Be Respected 'without Delay' (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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'Fighting Must Stop', Secretary-General Tells Conference on Peace, Prosperity in Great Lakes Region, Calls for Agreements to Be Respected 'without Delay'
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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' video message for the Conference in Support of Peace and Prosperity in the Great Lakes Region, in Paris today: 
I thank France and Togo for bringing us together. 
For three decades, the people  more PR 
 
7 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys to Speak at International Bar Association's 2025 Annual Conference (10) 
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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7 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys to Speak at International Bar Association's 2025 Annual Conference
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NEW YORK - Oct. 30, 2025 - Seven attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will speak at the International Bar Association's (IBA) 2025 Annual Conference, the world's largest and most prestigious international gathering of legal professionals, taking place from more PR 
 
91 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Included on 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists (10) 
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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91 Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Included on 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
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NEW YORK - Oct. 30, 2025 - Ninety-one Greenberg Traurig, LLP attorneys are included on the 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Of these, 56 are included on the "Super Lawyers" list and 35 are on the "Rising Stars" list. In addition, Robert J. Ivanh more PR 
 
Actors' Equity Association Membership Ratifies New Production Contract with The Broadway League (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release:
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Actors' Equity Association Membership Ratifies New Production Contract with The Broadway League
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New York, NY Actors' Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers working in live theatre, and The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, officially have a new contract governing pr more PR 
 
Agenda & Speakers Announced for the 5th Annual ESPN Edge Innovation Conference (10) 
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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Agenda & Speakers Announced for the 5th Annual ESPN Edge Innovation Conference
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The 5th annual ESPN Edge Innovation Conference is set for Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. The event will be held in-person at The Walt Disney Company's new Headquarters in New York City, 7 Hudson Square, by invitation only. The livestream will be available for free via espnedge.com/conference. 
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American Airlines unveils first international route for the game-changing Airbus A321XLR (10) 
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 30 [Category: BizAerospace] -- American Airlines posted the following news:
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American Airlines unveils first international route for the game-changing Airbus A321XLR
* American will launch new seasonal service between New York (JFK) and Edinburgh, Scotland (EDI), in March 2026.
* With seven additional trans-Atlantic routes for 2026, American is among the fastest-growing airlines from the U.S. to Europe and the Middle East.
* American is the first U.S. airline to more PR 
 
American Express Supports Relief and Recovery Efforts for Hurricane Melissa (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release:
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American Express Supports Relief and Recovery Efforts for Hurricane Melissa
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Hurricane Melissa, a devastating Category 5 storm, has struck Jamaica, Cuba and continues to impact the Caribbean with intense winds and relentless rain. Jamaica has been declared a disaster area, facing widespread power outages, tens of thousands displaced to emergency shelters, and tragic loss of life. more PR 
 
AMID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH NOVEMBER C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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AMID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH NOVEMBER C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS
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Amid Government Shutdown, Congressman Pat Ryan Continues Delivering Direct Assistance and Relief with November C.A.R.E.S. Van Events 
Throughout the shutdown, as Congressman Ryan continues to fight for a government that works for Hudson Valley families, his C.A.R.E.S.  more PR 
 
Apollo, 8VC Join Forces to Fund U.S. Industrial Technology (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Financial services company Apollo, New York, and investment firm 8VC, Austin, Texas, unveiled a partnership intended to hasten the American Industrial Renaissance. The collaboration focuses on providing flexible capital solutions to fast-growing technology companies. The firms plan to deploy multiple billion dollars to back companies in sectors including advanced manufacturing, aerospace, energy, life sciences, logistics, and natural resources.
The initiative aims to supp more PR 
 
As Government Shutdown Continues and National Debt Surpasses $38 Trillion, U.S. Voters Deeply Concerned about Fiscal Outlook (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation posted the following news release:
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As Government Shutdown Continues and National Debt Surpasses $38 Trillion, U.S. Voters Deeply Concerned about Fiscal Outlook
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As the national debt soars past $38 trillion and the government shutdown extends into its second month, Americans are deeply concerned about the country's fiscal condition. The U.S. Fiscal Confidence Index is 46 (100 is neutral), indicating strong agreement from American vo more PR 
 
Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund Issues Report on Uber and Lyft Driver Deactivations in NYC Revealing Unjust Practices (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York, issued a report revealing a troubling pattern of unjust deactivations of Uber and Lyft drivers in New York City in 2025. 
The report, based on surveys of nearly 350 deactivated drivers conducted by the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, highlights that drivers are frequently stripped of their livelihoods without notice, due process, or clear explanations, causing significant financial hardship and emoti more ST 
 
Australia's Youngest Small Business Owners Motivated to Leave a Lasting Legacy (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release:
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Australia's Youngest Small Business Owners Motivated to Leave a Lasting Legacy
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Australia's youngest small business owners are rewriting the rules of what it means to be successful, aspiring to leave a lasting legacy that lives on through the positive impact they make in their community and through their businesses, which they intend to pass on to family. 
The research commissi more PR 
 
Belarus: UN submission highlights brutal crackdown on cultural rights (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release:
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Belarus: UN submission highlights brutal crackdown on cultural rights
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As the human rights record of Belarus comes under review at the United Nations on November 3, 2025, PEN Belarus, PEN International and PEN America reiterate grave concerns over the Belarusian authorities' brutal clam more PR 
 
Breakthrough T1D Applauds Launch of Lilly's Phase 3 Clinical Trials (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release:
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Breakthrough T1D Applauds Launch of Lilly's Phase 3 Clinical Trials
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Breakthrough T1D is encouraged by Eli Lilly and Company's announcement of two new phase 3 clinical trials for baricitinib in type 1 diabetes (T1D). The BARICADE-DELAY and BARICADE-PRESERVE studies will further investigate whether the drug can delay disease progression in more PR 
 
Breakthrough T1D Launches "See T1D", a Nationwide Ad Campaign Spotlighting Life with Type 1 Diabetes in Honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release:
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Breakthrough T1D Launches "See T1D", a Nationwide Ad Campaign Spotlighting Life with Type 1 Diabetes in Honor of National Diabetes Awareness Month
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Times Square takeover and nationwide OUTFRONT Media campaign amplifies the reality of type 1 diabetes through community and celebrity voices this November 
Breakthrough T1D celebrity ambassad more PR 
 
Bridging the Outcome Gap: IAB Unveils New Guide Urging Industrywide Adoption of Standardized Conversion APIs... (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news:
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Bridging the Outcome Gap: IAB Unveils New Guide Urging Industrywide Adoption of Standardized Conversion APIs...
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Guide Empowers Advertisers, Publishers, and Platforms to Make CTV Scalable, Accountable, Outcome-Driven; Two-Thirds of Advertisers Improved ROAS After Implementing CAPI 
New York, NY - October 30, 2025  The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today released " The Role of C more PR 
 
CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Spree of Anti-Asian Attacks (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR-NY Welcomes Arrest of Suspect in Spree of Anti-Asian Attacks
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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, today welcomed the arrest of a suspect in a spree of anti-Asian hate crimes on the Lower East Side. 
Police say Clive Porter, 33, was arre more PR 
 
Canceling U.S. Visa for Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is "Deeply Troubling" (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release:
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Canceling U.S. Visa for Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka is "Deeply Troubling"
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Updated 3:35 pm EST with more context on visa 
(WASHINGTON)PEN America today condemned the cancellation of entry visas for Nigerian Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, saying the "abrupt and arbitrary" decisio more PR 
 
Carlyle and SBI PE Holdings Announce Partnership to Support SBI's Expansion Into a Multi Strategy Private Credit Business for Japanese Institutional Investors (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Carlyle Group posted the following news release:
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Carlyle and SBI PE Holdings announce partnership to support SBI's expansion into a multi strategy private credit business for Japanese institutional investors
New York, NY, 30 October 2025 - Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced a partnership with SBI PE Holdings, Inc., the private equity business of Japanese financial services company SBI Group, to support SBI's expansion of private credit opp more PR 
 
Chancellor King Launches SUNY - NY Creates Technology Innovation Institute to Advance Semiconductor Research and Workforce Development (10) 
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 31 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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Chancellor King Launches SUNY - NY Creates Technology Innovation Institute to Advance Semiconductor Research and Workforce Development
Supports New York's Leadership in Next-Generation Semiconductor Innovation, Recruiting Top Faculty, and Supporting Academic-Industry Partnerships
Nearly $4 Million Investment in the First Two Years to Expand Industry-Relevant Projects, Increase the Number of more PR 
 
CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE CONTINUES FIGHT TO SAVE SNAP BENEFITS (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE CONTINUES FIGHT TO SAVE SNAP BENEFITS
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(Washington, D.C.)Today, Congressman Joe Morelle announced he has joined his colleagues in the New York Democratic Congressional delegation in writing to President Trump and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins urging them to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in New York more PR 
 
Congresswoman Tenney Joins House Leadership and New York Colleagues on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Tenney Joins House Leadership and New York Colleagues on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown
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Washington, DC Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today joined House Leadership and members of the New York Republican delegation at a press conference marking Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown, calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to stop a more PR 
 
Constellation and Xpansiv to Launch Clean Energy-Based Certificate Trading (10) 
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 29 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release:
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Constellation and Xpansiv to Launch Clean Energy-Based Certificate Trading
Innovative collaboration between companies will provide annual EFECs from clean energy centers in PJM region 
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BALTIMORE, NEW YORK (October 29, 2025) - Constellation (Nasdaq: CEG), the nation's largest producer more PR 
 
Cornell Atkinson postdoctoral fellows aim to improve food security, climate, clean water (10) 
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Cornell Atkinson postdoctoral fellows aim to improve food security, climate, clean water
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The 2025 cohort of Cornell Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellows seek to protect seaweed farms in the Philippines, improve food security in the African Sahel, map the climate benefits of New York state wetlands, and develop novel technologies that can co-create clean energy and desalinated water. 
The Cornell Atkinson Center for  more PR 
 
CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: Study Tests Video Messaging as Strategy to Boost COVID Vaccination Rates (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (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 tests video messaging as strategy to boost COVID vaccination rates
A new study by Assistant Professor Rachael Piltch-Loeb, Affiliated Investigator Angela Parcesepe, Distinguished Professor Denis Nash, and colleagues from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) examined whether theory-enhanced video m more PR 
 
Democracy Forward Obtains Records Regarding FHFA's Politicized Investigations of Public Officials (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release:
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Democracy Forward Obtains Records Regarding FHFA's Politicized Investigations of Public Officials
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Washington, D.C. Newly released internal records obtained by Democracy Forward reveal that the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Office of Inspector  more PR 
 
Docked Bikeshare Trips - September 2025 (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news:
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Docked Bikeshare Trips - September 2025
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Today, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) released docked bikeshare trips for September 2025. 
From September 2024 to September 2025, docked bikeshare trips starting and ending at a docking station on eight of the largest systems grew 5.7%. 
By area served and system, the number of docked bikeshare trips in Se more PR 
 
Eswatini: No Justice for June 2021 Security Force Violence (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Eswatini: No Justice for June 2021 Security Force Violence
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 * No member of the Eswatini security forces has been held accountable for deploying tasers, teargas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition against participants and passers-by in the June 2021 pro-democracy protests. 
 * Over four years have passed since scores of students, activists, and passers-by were killed, and hundreds more injur more PR 
 
Faculty win Bezos grants to use AI for environmental challenges (10) 
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Faculty win Bezos grants to use AI for environmental challenges
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Cornell has won three of 15 major grants awarded to leverage artificial intelligence in the fight against climate change and environmental challenges. 
Eilyan Bitar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in Cornell Engineering; the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics; and Ayshwarya S more PR 
 
FCA plans to anonymise short selling, speed up processing (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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FCA plans to anonymise short selling, speed up processing
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White & Case London partner & Head of UK Public M&A Patrick Sarch was recently quoted in The Times in relation to plans by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to give short-sellers anonymity in a push for growth. In the updated regime, all individual net short positions reported above the 0.2% threshold would be combi more PR 
 
Focus Features' 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' Breaks $100 Million Milestone at Worldwide Box Office (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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Focus Features' 'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' Breaks $100 Million Milestone at Worldwide Box Office
Focus Features' Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the highly anticipated cinematic conclusion to the beloved global phenomenon, has officially crossed the $100 million milestone at the worldwide box office, surpassing Downton Abbey: A New Era. Since its theatrical release on Sept more PR 
 
FOX NATION TO PREMIERE SEASON II OF "MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS: THE SAINTS" ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release:
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FOX NATION TO PREMIERE SEASON II OF "MARTIN SCORSESE PRESENTS: THE SAINTS" ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
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Francesca Scorsese Directs Episode on "Go d's Influencer," St. Carlo Acu tis 
NEW YORK - October 30, 2025 FOX Nation will debut the highly anticipated second season of Martin Scorsese Presents: THE SAINTS on Sunday, November 16 th, beginning with an episode dedicated to Sain more PR 
 
FOX NEWS CHANNEL CONTINUES TO LEAD ALL BROADCAST NETWORKS WITH WEEKDAY PRIMETIME VIEWERS IN 2025 THROUGH OCTOBER (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release:
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FOX NEWS CHANNEL CONTINUES TO LEAD ALL BROADCAST NETWORKS WITH WEEKDAY PRIMETIME VIEWERS IN 2025 THROUGH OCTOBER
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'Special Report' and 'FOX & Friends' Lead CBS News in Major Markets Across the Country 
CNN and MSNBC Sink to Record Lows Throughout October 
'Gutfeld!' Reigns Supreme in Late-Night as 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' Shrinks to Historic Lows 
NEW YORK - more PR 
 
FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ON ELECTION NIGHT (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release:
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FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ON ELECTION NIGHT
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FOX News Channel's Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to Co-Anchor FNC's "Democracy '25 Election Night" on November 4th from 10-11 PM/ET 
NEW YORK - October 30, 2025 FOX News Media will present special multiplatform live programming surrounding key races in the 2025 general election on Tuesday, November 4th, in more PR 
 
France Redefines Rape in Landmark Law (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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France Redefines Rape in Landmark Law
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France's Parliament has adopted a landmark law \- that defines rape as any non-consensual sexual act, a significant milestone in the fight against sexual violence in the country. 
In an overdue change, France is following Denmark, Finland, Spain, Greece, and other European nations in updating legal provisions that make clear autonomy, particularly women  more PR 
 
Gillibrand Blasts New York House Republicans For Turning Their Backs On New Yorkers As Trump Administration Relentlessly Attacks State (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand Blasts New York House Republicans For Turning Their Backs On New Yorkers As Trump Administration Relentlessly Attacks State
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Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to New York's Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to stand up to President Trump's politically motivated attacks on New York State. The senator warned that the Trump admini more PR 
 
Giving Day 2025 Raises Funds for Barnard's Future (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- Barnard College issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Giving Day 2025 Raises Funds for Barnard's Future
The Barnard community came together for Giving Day raising more than $1.47 million in 24 hours, ensuring future generations of women can have access to a high-quality Barnard education.
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On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Barnard community came together for Giving Day with one shared goal -- to raise money for the Barnard Annual Fund. Donors gave more than $1.47 mi more PR 
 
Global Investors Converge in Sydney as Citi A50 Australian Economic Forum Spotlights Investment Opportunities in Australia's Economy (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release:
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Global Investors Converge in Sydney as Citi A50 Australian Economic Forum Spotlights Investment Opportunities in Australia's Economy
HIGHLIGHTS
* The annual Citi A50 Australian Economic Forum is bringing together global investors, business leaders and government representatives, focused on the country's economic growth.
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Goldman Joins New York Democratic Delegation in Urging the Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Goldman Joins New York Democratic Delegation in Urging the Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits
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Letter Follows the Trump Administration's Directive Allowing SNAP Benefits to Expire for 3 Million New Yorkers in Less Than 2 Days 
Read the Letter Here (link is external) 
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today joined New York's entire Democratic congressional dele more PR 
 
Government Information Manipulation on Immigration Operations Deepens Trust Deficit with Public (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release:
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Government Information Manipulation on Immigration Operations Deepens Trust Deficit with Public
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(WASHINGTON) Some videos circulated by the Department of Homeland Security in recent months showing scenes of government immigration operations and which were presented as evidence of domest more PR 
 
Homeland Republicans Sound the Alarm on Shutdown Costs to Transportation Security, Personnel Amid Flight Delays (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 29, 2025:
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Homeland Republicans Sound the Alarm on Shutdown Costs to Transportation Security, Personnel Amid Flight Delays
This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Chairman Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) sent letters to numerous transportation stakeholder or more PR 
 
Human Rights Watch Issues Report on the Harms of State-Mandated Parental Notification and Judicial Bypass for Abortion in the U.S. (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- Human Rights Watch, New York, issued a report documenting the significant harm caused by state-mandated parental notification laws and judicial bypass requirements for abortion access for young people under 18 in several U.S. states. The report highlights how these laws, present in six states with varied abortion protections, functionally restrict young people's autonomy, delay care, and expose them to emotional trauma and safety risks.
The report describes how  more ST 
 
ID November Programming Highlights (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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ID November Programming Highlights
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Week of November 2, 2025 
Tuesday, November 4 
 * "Who Hired the Hitman?" New Series Debuts on ID - 10pm ET/PT 
  * The mystery isn't who pulls the trigger, but who pulls the strings. In these twisted whodunit investigations, solid alibis and crime scene forensics mean nothing when detectives are on the hunt for  more PR 
 
IFPA Brings the Joy of Fresh to Halloween at the White House (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The International Fresh Produce Association posted the following news release:
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IFPA Brings the Joy of Fresh to Halloween at the White House
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The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is proud to celebrate the season of fall flavors and festive traditions by participating in Halloween at the White House. Hosted by President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, this annual tradition welcomes thousands of children and fam more PR 
 
Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: 'The Williams NESE Gas Pipeline is Not Better the Second Time Around' (10) 
LAKEWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following report on September 10, 2025, by Suzanne Mattei entitled "The Williams NESE gas pipeline is not better the second time around."
Here are excerpts:
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Executive Summary
National Grid, a gas utility, contends downstate New Yorkers (New York City and Long Island) should pay for construction of a new interstate pipeline. The proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE) g more PR 
 
IRC Urges US Administration to Reconsider Decision on Refugee Admissions Cap for Fiscal Year 2026 (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release:
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IRC Urges US Administration to Reconsider Decision on Refugee Admissions Cap for Fiscal Year 2026
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New York, NY, October 30, 2025 The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is deeply disappointed by the presidential determination for fiscal year 2026 announced (opens in a new window) today that sets the lowest ever resettlement cap in the history of the US Refugee Admissi more PR 
 
Joint Press Statement Following 19th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between African Union Peace and Security Council, Members of UN Security Council (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Joint Press Statement Following 19th Annual Joint Consultative Meeting between African Union Peace and Security Council, Members of UN Security Council
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The African Union Peace and Security Council and the members of the United Nations Security Council held their nineteenth Annual Joint Consultative Meeting at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 17 October 2025. The African Union Peace a more PR 
 
LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to find a bipartisan spending agreement to end the shutdown, protect th more PR 
 
LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE" (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "REPUBLICANS WANT TO WEAPONIZE HUNGER AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUING EFFORT TO HURT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Source, where he emphasized that while Republicans remain on vacation, Democrats will continue fighting to find a bipartisan spending agreement to end the shutdown, protect the healthcare of the Americ more PR 
 
LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN" (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready, willing and able to negotiate a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and lower costs as Republicans continue pushing forward their unprecedented more PR 
 
LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN" (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "MIKE JOHNSON ADMITTED THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO STARVE HUNGRY CHILDREN"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Democrats remain ready, willing and able to negotiate a bipartisan agreement to reopen the government and lower costs as Republicans continue pushing forward their unprecedented cuts to healthcare and nu more PR 
 
LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS THE MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT A SINGLE AMERICAN GOES HUNGRY" (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS THE MONEY TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT A SINGLE AMERICAN GOES HUNGRY"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans are choosing to rip nutritional assistance and healthcare from the American people, Democrats will continue to fight to end the shutdown and support eve more PR 
 
Legal System Abuse, Not Just Economic Inflation, Drives Liability Insurance Losses by More than $230 Billion Over Past 10 Years, New Triple-I - Casualty Actuary Society Analysis Shows (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Insurance] (TNSrpt) -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release:
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Legal System Abuse, Not Just Economic Inflation, Drives Liability Insurance Losses by More than $230 Billion Over Past 10 Years, New Triple-I - Casualty Actuary Society Analysis Shows
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A new analysis by the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS), finds that legal system abuse (LSA) and related litigation trends contribu more PR 
 
Malliotakis Visits Staten Island Food Pantry, Pushes to Protect SNAP Benefits During Shutdown (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Malliotakis Visits Staten Island Food Pantry, Pushes to Protect SNAP Benefits During Shutdown
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(STATEN ISLAND, NY) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis visited ACT Care Foundation, a Staten Island food pantry that serves local senior citizens and families in need. During her visit, she discussed the importance of supporting food security programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Prog more PR 
 
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Dispatch: When Urban Crime Requires Federal Intervention (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 30, 2025, to The Dispatch:
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When Urban Crime Requires Federal Intervention
By Rafael A. Mangual
When local authorities fail to maintain public safety, Washington can and should fill the gap.
Is federal intervention necessary to restore law and order in American cities? In some ways, yes; in others, no. I don't mean to get all "lawyery" about it, but the question is somewhat loaded. After  more PR 
 
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Wall Street Journal: Evidence Backs the Transgender Social-Contagion Hypothesis (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 29, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal:
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Evidence Backs the Transgender Social-Contagion Hypothesis
By Colin Wright
The share of young people claiming another 'gender identity' exploded. Now surveys show it is receding.
I was an academic scientist at Penn State in February 2020, when I became the target of an online mob for tweeting about transgender identity. I shared a link to an article  more PR 
 
Manhattan Institute: 'Socialism on the Hudson' (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report September 30, 2025, by Ken Girardin entitled "Socialism on the Hudson."
Here are excerpts:
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Executive Summary
Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani's upset victory in the June Democratic primary means that New York City is poised, for the first time in a century, to elect its next mayor from among the ranks of the state legislature.
Mamdani's rise is also notable because he has been an unapologetic proponent of "de more PR 
 
Manhattan Institute: 'The Anatomy of Institutional Capture Gender Medicine Policy and the Texas Medical Association' (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on October 16, 2025, by Joseph Figliolia entitled "The Anatomy of Institutional Capture Gender Medicine Policy and the Texas Medical Association."
Here are excerpts:
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Executive Summary
* The politicization of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) has been evident since at least 2016, when members of the Medical Student Section introduced Sexual Orientation Change Efforts in Minors. But it accelerated in 202 more PR 
 
Manhattan Institute:'Systems Under Strain Deinstitutionalization in New York State and City (2025 Update)' (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on September 11, 2025, by Stephen Eide entitled "Systems Under Strain Deinstitutionalization in New York State and City (2025 Update)."
Here are excerpts:
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Executive Summary
About 10 years ago, New York State embarked on a plan to "transform" its mental health system. This plan entailed shifting resources from state-run inpatient to community-based programs. When the shift began, the state's system of psy more PR 
 
Manhattan Institute:'The Fiscal Impact of Immigration (2025 Update)' (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on October 23, 2025, by Daniel Di Martino entitled "The Fiscal Impact of Immigration (2025 Update)."
Here are excerpts:
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Executive Summary
Using a methodology aligned with the congressional budget window, this report estimates the fiscal, economic, and population effects of immigrants by age, education, and category of admission. It updates previous Manhattan Institute research by incorporating more recen more PR 
 
Manhattan Institute:'Thinking Through the ShotSpotter Debate' (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on October 9, 2025, by Robert VerBruggen entitled "Thinking Through the ShotSpotter Debate."
Here are excerpts:
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Executive Summary
Recent years have seen significant activism against "gunshot detection technology," or GDT--most prominently, the ShotSpotter product. This technology monitors neighborhoods for loud percussive sounds likely to be gunshots and--after a brief review process to limit false posit more PR 
 
Mayor Adams Announces Emergency Response to Prepare for Pause in Snap Funding for 1.8 Million New Yorkers During Federal Government Shutdown (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release:
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Mayor Adams Announces Emergency Response to Prepare for Pause in Snap Funding for 1.8 Million New Yorkers During Federal Government Shutdown
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City Adds $15 Million in Emergency Funding to Community Food Connection Program, Supplementing Existing City-Funded Food Programs for New Yorkers in Need 
SNAP Costs $420 Million a Month to Support 1.8 Million New Yorkers, Including more PR 
 
Meeks Deeply Concerned Following 'Incredible' HASC Briefing on the Administration's Caribbean and Pacific Strikes (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- 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 Deeply Concerned Following 'Incredible' HASC Briefing on the Administration's Caribbean and Pacific Strikes
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after attending a House Armed Services Committee briefing with Department of Defense officials regarding the a more PR 
 
NBA Board of Governors Approves Sale of Majority Interest in Lakers to Mark Walter (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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NBA Board of Governors approves sale of majority interest in Lakers to Mark Walter
The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the majority interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter. The transaction is expected to close shortly.
The Buss family, which has owned a majority stake in the Lakers since Dr. Jerry Buss bought the team in 1979, will retain an more PR 
 
NBC Unveils Lineup of New and Returning Beloved Holiday Programming (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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NBC Unveils Lineup of New and Returning Beloved Holiday Programming
In celebration of the upcoming holiday season, NBC will once again bring families together with its beloved annual specials and a lineup of exciting new programming. 
Favorite perennial programming will once again return to viewers homes with "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(r)," "Christmas in Rockefeller Center"  more PR 
 
Nonprofits, Homeowners, and Conservationists Sue FERC for Reissuing Vacated Gas Pipeline Certificate (10) 
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Nonprofits, Homeowners, and Conservationists Sue FERC for Reissuing Vacated Gas Pipeline Certificate
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New York, NY 
A coalition of nonprofits, homeowners, and conservationists sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today for resurrecting Transco's previously abandoned and vacated gas pipeline project spanning New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. 
Plaintiffs  more PR 
 
Nonprofits, Homeowners, and Conservationists Sue FERC for Reissuing Vacated Gas Pipeline Certificate (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release:
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Nonprofits, Homeowners, and Conservationists Sue FERC for Reissuing Vacated Gas Pipeline Certificate
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WASHINGTON, D.C. A coalition of nonprofits, homeowners, and conservationists sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today for resurrecting Transco's previously abandoned and vacated gas pipeline project spanning New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. 
P more PR 
 
NYC Health + Hospitals Provides Update on Telehealth Abortion Care, Which Offers Medication by Mail to Eligible Patients in New York City (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release:
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NYC Health + Hospitals Provides Update on Telehealth Abortion Care, Which Offers Medication by Mail to Eligible Patients in New York City
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With NYC Health + Hospitals' Virtual ExpressCare telehealth service, patients in NYC can speak to a provider on demand via video or phone from the comfort of their own home 
Patients considering abortion are assessed by a clinician and more PR 
 
Ocasio-Cortez, Riley Lead Entire NY Democratic Delegation in Urging Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Ocasio-Cortez, Riley Lead Entire NY Democratic Delegation in Urging Trump Administration to Fund November SNAP Benefits
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Letter follows the Trump Administration's directive to let SNAP benefits expire for three million New Yorkers (link is external) in less than 2 days 
Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Josh Riley (NY-19) led New York's en more PR 
 
Ocasio-Cortez, Torres Lead NY and CT Democrats in Urging Amtrak to Launch the Penn Station Access Project by 2027 (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Ocasio-Cortez, Torres Lead NY and CT Democrats in Urging Amtrak to Launch the Penn Station Access Project by 2027
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Letter follows reports (link is external) that the $2.9 billion project could be delayed an additional 3 years until 2030 
Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) led members of New York and Connecticut's Demo more PR 
 
Over 700,000 Children Affected After Hurricane Melissa Slams Caribbean (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) posted the following news release:
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Over 700,000 children affected after Hurricane Melissa slams the Caribbean
Several days of torrential rains, storm surges and catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Melissa have impacted the lives of more than 700,000 children across the Caribbean, according to UNICEF estimates.
The strong storm that directly hit Jamaica and Cuba and affected the Caribbean islands  more PR 
 
Paris Meeting Should Prioritize Promoting Aid and Justice in Congo (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Paris Meeting Should Prioritize Promoting Aid and Justice in Congo
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On October 30, France will host a conference in Paris in support of peace and prosperity in the Great Lakes to rally global support to confront the deepening humanitarian crisis region and to give fresh momentum to ongoing mediation efforts by the United States, Qatar, and the African Union. 
The conference also seeks to stre more PR 
 
Peacock's 'The Paper' Joins NBC Star-filled Fall Comedy Lineup (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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Peacock's 'The Paper' Joins NBC Star-filled Fall Comedy Lineup
Recent Peacock hit The Paper debuted as the No. 1 original comedy across all streaming in its first week, with 339 total minutes viewed. The series is also the first Peacock original to ever receive a full second run on NBC, starting November 10 at 8:30/7:30c. 
Created, written and executive produced by Greg Daniels ( more PR 
 
Penn Station Transformation Fact Sheet (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Penn Station Transformation Fact Sheet
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In August 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Amtrak Special Advisor Andy Byford announced that the New York Penn Station "Transformation" Project will begin construction by the end of 2027. To learn more about the station and the project, including its timeline, goals and more, please check out the following fact sheet. 
"The transfor more PR 
 
Private credit's boom means fund managers should review controls (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Private credit's boom means fund managers should review controls
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White & Case partners Joel Cohen and Ladan Stewart and law clerk Jasmine Chen published an article for Bloomberg Law analyzing the regulatory landscape around private credit. 
The authors note that private credit's "continuing, rapid growth has brought heightened regulatory scrutiny," with managed assets expecte more PR 
 
Ranking Member Meeks, Chairman Mast Condemn Violence in Sudan (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025:
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Ranking Member Meeks, Chairman Mast Condemn Violence in Sudan
Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement condemning the Rapid Support Forces' escalation of violence against non-Arab communities in Sudan and urging the safe passage of humanitar more PR 
 
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER October 31 Episode Lineup (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER October 31 Episode Lineup
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REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable g more PR 
 
REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents
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NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES : Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases 
NEW FROM KFF : ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Incre more PR 
 
Republican Shutdown Day 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring Their Own Constituents (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2025:
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 29: Murray Responds to Thune on the Senate Floor, Shares Stories of American Families Seeing Devastating Premium Hikes, Slams Republicans for Ignoring their Own Constituents
NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES: Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases
NEW FROM KFF: ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums b more PR 
 
REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 30: Days Away from Open Enrollment, Senator Murray Joins WA Insurance Commissioner & Constituent to Highlight High Cost of Republican Inaction for Families Buying Health Care (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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REPUBLICAN SHUTDOWN DAY 30: Days Away from Open Enrollment, Senator Murray Joins WA Insurance Commissioner & Constituent to Highlight High Cost of Republican Inaction for Families Buying Health Care
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NEW FROM NEW YORK TIMES : Obamacare Prices Become Public, Highlighting Big Increases 
NEW FROM KFF : ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Incr more PR 
 
Rockefeller University: Researchers Release the World's First Head-To-Toe Cellular Atlas of the Mosquito (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news:
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Researchers release the world's first head-to-toe cellular atlas of the mosquito
The most dangerous animal in the world just got easier to study--and perhaps defeat one day.
Researchers from Rockefeller University's Laboratory of Neurogenetics and Behavior, in collaboration with mosquito experts around the globe, have created the first-ever cellular atlas of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits more  more PR 
 
Rockefeller University: What We Got Wrong About Mosquito Mating (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- Rockefeller University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 28, 2025, with Robin Chemers Neustein professor Leslie B. Vosshall and author Leah Houri-Zeevi:
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What we got wrong about mosquito mating
The female mosquito only mates once in her lifetime, and yet she can develop many hundreds of eggs from this single event. After each blood feeding, she draws from an internal sperm storage unit to inseminate her eggs, then lays them (about 150 in each batch) and repeats this p more PR 
 
Roswell Park Care Network Expands to Albany in Collaboration with St. Peter's Health Partners (10) 
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release:
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Roswell Park Care Network Expands to Albany in Collaboration with St. Peter's Health Partners
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BUFFALO, N.Y. In a move that strengthens access to world-class cancer care across New York State, St. Peter's Health Partners (SPHP) and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have joined forces to ensure that patients in the Capital Region can receive the l more PR 
 
Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government
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Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and members of the New York Republican delegation to discuss the pain Democrats are inflicting on the American people out of fear of more PR 
 
Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Scalise: Time for Senate Democrats to End the Madness, Reopen Government
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and members of the New York Republican delegation to discuss the pain Democrats are inflicting on the American people out of fear of more PR 
 
Schumer, Gillibrand Demand The Trump Administration Stop Cruelly Denying SNAP Benefits, And Push To Fully Fund SNAP & WIC To Stop GOP-Manufactured Hunger Crisis During Trump Shutdown (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Schumer, Gillibrand Demand The Trump Administration Stop Cruelly Denying SNAP Benefits, And Push To Fully Fund SNAP & WIC To Stop GOP-Manufactured Hunger Crisis During Trump Shutdown
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Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers Rely On SNAP To Put Food On The Table, But Trump Is Now Denying Funding, Despite His Own USDA Saying They Could Keep Funds Flowing 
Schumer and Gillibrand are pushing for legislati more PR 
 
Second Annual DOC Connects Brings Students, Faculty, and Staff Together for Meaningful Conversations (10) 
HAMILTON, New York, Oct. 30 -- Colgate University posted the following news:
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Second Annual DOC Connects Brings Students, Faculty, and Staff Together for Meaningful Conversations
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More than 60 students, faculty, and staff gathered last week in the Hall of Presidents for a meal and some serious conversations that likely would have never transpired without the event designed to bring together people from across campus who may rarely cross paths on a normal day. 
"This year's DOC Connect more PR 
 
Secretary Noem Highlights More than 140 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers Arrested During Operation Midway Blitz (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
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Secretary Noem Highlights More than 140 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers Arrested During Operation Midway Blitz
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The top three states issuing the CDLs were Illinois, California, and New York 
WASHINGTON Today, Secretary Kristi Noem announced that a successful 287(g) operation with the Indiana State Police has resulted in the arrest of 223 illegal aliens on Indiana highways near the Illinois  more PR 
 
Security Council Press Statement on Sudan (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Security Council Press Statement on Sudan
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Vassily A. Nebenzia (Russian Federation): 
The members of the Security Council expressed grave concern over escalating violence in and around El Fasher, North Darfur. 
The members of the Security Council condemned the assault by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher and its dev more PR 
 
Speaker Johnson on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown: The Far Left Has Officially Captured the Democrat Party (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown: The Far Left Has Officially Captured the Democrat Party
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WASHINGTON On Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside the House Republican delegation from New York and House GOP Leadership to discuss America's largest city preparing to hand the reins of power to a Marxist mayor. Speaker Johnson more PR 
 
Speaker Johnson on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown: The Far Left Has Officially Captured the Democrat Party (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Speaker Johnson on Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown: The Far Left Has Officially Captured the Democrat Party
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WASHINGTON On Day 30 of the Democrat Shutdown, Speaker Johnson held a press conference alongside the House Republican delegation from New York and House GOP Leadership to discuss America's largest city preparing to hand the reins of power to a Marxist mayor. Speaker Johnson also addressed  more PR 
 
Sprayable RNA pesticide works best when potato beetles are small (10) 
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Sprayable RNA pesticide works best when potato beetles are small
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The first sprayable insecticide made of RNA can target and kill ravenous Colorado potato beetles while sparing most beneficial insects, making it a promising environmentally friendly option. 
Colorado potato beetles can devastate entire fields of potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants, leading to billions of dollars of annual crop damage globally. The more PR 
 
Study links climate anxiety to social media use (10) 
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 31 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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Study links climate anxiety to social media use
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Climate doom, the belief that climate change will cause societal breakdowns, predicts support for radical actions, according to study 
By Cory Nealon 
BUFFALO, N.Y. A new University at Buffalo-led study suggests greater social media use is linked to emotional distress caused by the perceived threats of climate chan more PR 
 
Study Reveals How Brain Cell Networks Stabilize Memory Formation (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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Study Reveals How Brain Cell Networks Stabilize Memory Formation
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Newly decoded brain circuits make memories more stable as part of learning, according to a new study led by NYU Langone Health researchers.
Published online in Science on October 30, the study shows that activity in signaling pathways connecting two brain re more PR 
 
SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates Expansion of ASAP|ACE to More Than 7,000 Students at 34 SUNY Campuses (10) 
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 31 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates Expansion of ASAP|ACE to More Than 7,000 Students at 34 SUNY Campuses
SUNY ASAP|ACE Expansion Continues to Proceed with Plan to Reach 10,000 Students by Fall 2026
State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today celebrated the Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) and Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) - the nation's leading  more PR 
 
SUNY-Geneseo: Individualized Studies Major Lets Students Create Their Own Degree (10) 
GENESEO, New York, Oct. 31 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news:
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Individualized Studies Major Lets Students Create Their Own Degree
Cadence Panol '26 began her studies at Geneseo with an undeclared major. She loved dance and communication and took classes in both, as well as theater production, film, international relations, Russian, and other subjects, looking to find her niche.
"Nothing really fit" for a degree, says Panol. "I had a lot of di more PR 
 
The Ad Council Elects New Members to Its Board of Directors (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- The Ad Council issued the following news release:
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The Ad Council Elects New Members to Its Board of Directors
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NEW YORK ( October 30, 2025) - The Ad Council, the nonprofit behind many of America's most impactful communications programs that inspire action and accelerate social change, elected 33 new members to its Board of Directors. 
Chaired by Rita Ferro, President of Global Advertising at The Walt Disney Company, the Ad Council's Board of Dir more PR 
 
The United Kingdom invests in UNDP to accelerate sustainable development (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news:
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The United Kingdom invests in UNDP to accelerate sustainable development
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NEW YORK - The Government of the United Kingdom has renewed its partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and invested GBP 11 million (approximately USD 14.7 million) to support sustainable development globally. 
The United Kingdom's support comes at a critical moment as the world confronts unpreceden more PR 
 
TNT Sports to Tip Off 2025-26 Men's College Basketball Regular Season on Monday, November 3 (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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TNT Sports to Tip Off 2025-26 Men's College Basketball Regular Season on Monday, November 3
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TNT Sports will tip off its most expansive coverage of regular season men's college basketball 98 games in all next week with a blockbuster Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas doubleheader on opening night, Monday, November 3. 
At 7 p.m. ET, the defending NCAA nati more PR 
 
Tonko Sends Sports Leagues Ultimatum -- Support Federal Gambling Safety Standards or Sacrifice Fans, Players & Integrity (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Tonko Sends Sports Leagues Ultimatum -- Support Federal Gambling Safety Standards or Sacrifice Fans, Players & Integrity
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WASHINGTON, DC Following recent sports betting scandals that have resulted from the explosion of legal sports betting across the nation, Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) sent letters to several major professional sports leagues demanding they support implementing federal gamb more PR 
 
Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Meets Key Milestones in Big, Beautiful New York Penn Station Transformation Project (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
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Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Meets Key Milestones in Big, Beautiful New York Penn Station Transformation Project
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today that the Department has reached three key milestones in the New York Penn Station "Transformation" Project, keeping construction on track to break ground by the more PR 
 
Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Meets Key Milestones in Big, Beautiful New York Penn Station Transformation Project (10) 
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Meets Key Milestones in Big, Beautiful New York Penn Station Transformation Project
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced today that the Department has reached three key milestones in the New York Penn Station "Transformation" Project, keeping construction on track to break ground by the en more PR 
 
Tubi Media Group and Audiochuck Announce Exclusive Partnership (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Fox, a media company, issued the following news release:
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Tubi Media Group and Audiochuck Announce Exclusive Partnership
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Tubi Media Group Enters into a Multi-Year Ad Partnership Deal with Ashley Flowers' Award-Winning Media Company 
Los Angeles, CA, October 30, 2025 - Tubi Media Group, a division of Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX), today announced a multi-year deal with Audiochuck, the award-winning media company founded by Ashley Flowers more PR 
 
Two Russian Mob Leaders Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Murder-For-Hire Targeting A Journalist On Behalf Of The Iranian Government (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Two Russian Mob Leaders Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Murder-For-Hire Targeting A Journalist On Behalf Of The Iranian Government
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Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John A. Eisenberg, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Christopher G. Raia, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York F more PR 
 
U.S. Soccer Foundation Receives $1.7 Million from MetLife Foundation to Bring Healthier Futures to Six Communities Across the U.S. (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizInsurance] -- MetLife, a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Soccer Foundation Receives $1.7 Million from MetLife Foundation to Bring Healthier Futures to Six Communities Across the U.S.
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Partnership will foster the well-being of more than 220,000 young people and their families through sports, access to resources and safe spaces to play 
NEW YORK, October 30, 2025 Today, MetLife Found more PR 
 
Verizon Pledges more than $50,000 and Immediate Communications Support for those affected by Typhoon Halong in Alaska (10) 
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release:
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Verizon Pledges more than $50,000 and Immediate Communications Support for those affected by Typhoon Halong in Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, AK - In an immediate response to the widespread damage caused by Typhoon Halong across Western Alaska, Verizon announced a $25,000 donation to the American Red Cross, intended to support critical operations an more PR 
 
VIOLENT MAMDANI GUN VIDEO DESERVEDLY HAUNTS HIM (10) 
BELLEVUE, Washington, Oct. 30 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release:
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VIOLENT MAMDANI GUN VIDEO DESERVEDLY HAUNTS HIM
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BELLEVUE, WA - As far-left Socialist Democrat Zohran Mamdani's campaign to be the next New York City mayor rolls like a juggernaut toward next Tuesday's election, a violent rap video showing a younger Mamdani waving a pistol around has surfaced to haunt him. 
The Citizens Committee for the more PR 
 
WCS and Gabon Announce a New Partnership For Protected Area Management (10) 
BRONX, New York, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release:
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WCS and Gabon Announce a New Partnership For Protected Area Management
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Bronx, N.Y., October 30, 2025 - WCS and Republic of Gabon have signed a memorandum of understanding that sets in motion Collaborative Management Partnerships for four of the country's national parks. 
On Thursday, October 30, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Gabonese National Par more PR 
 
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