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'Berlin and the Lady With an Ermine' Arrives to Netflix on May 15 (10)
LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 11 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2025:
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'Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine' Arrives to Netflix on May 15
THE NEXT HEIST ARRIVES TO NETFLIX ON MAY 15
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Berlin (Pedro Alonso) and his gang return to Netflix on May 15 with Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine, the new installment of the series created by Alex Pina and Esther Martinez Lobato. This next chapter continues the universe of Money Heist and Be more PR
'Miraculous Birth' at Cedars-Sinai Delivers Family Holiday Joy (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news:
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'Miraculous Birth' at Cedars-Sinai Delivers Family Holiday Joy
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He wasn't supposed to be here. Experts say babies like Ryu Lopez don't usually make it this far. But this holiday season, the Lopez family is deeply grateful for beating incredible odds in what Cedars-Sinai physicians are calling a medical miracle.
Suze Lopez, a nurse from Ba more PR
'Why Ecosystems Matter' Authored by Biological Sciences Professor Wins Book of the Year (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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'Why Ecosystems Matter' Authored by Biological Sciences Professor Wins Book of the Year
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His book describing ecosystem insights from across the globe, "Why Ecosystems Matter, Preserving the Key to Our Survival," (Oxford University Press, 2025) has been honored with the 2025 Marsh Book of the Year Award from the British Ecological Society.
The award recognizes the contributions o more PR
ABC Unwraps Holiday Presentations of Fan Favorite Shows (10)
BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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ABC Unwraps Holiday Presentations of Fan Favorite Shows
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Series photos are available here.
* Following a spectacular season of unprecedented growth, "Dancing with the Stars" bedazzled viewers with its first holiday special, "Dancing with the Holidays" (8 p.m. ET/PT), becoming the No. 1 show of the night among Adults 18-49 (0.65 rating) and earning 5.2 mill more PR
Adobe Makes Creativity Accessible for Everyone With Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Express and Adobe Acrobat in ChatGPT (10)
SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 11 -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Adobe Makes Creativity Accessible for Everyone with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Express and Adobe Acrobat in ChatGPT
* Everyone can now edit with Photoshop in ChatGPT as Adobe's category-defining creative app launches inside one of the world's most popular conversational AI platforms
* Adobe apps for ChatGPT combine the simplicity of conversation with the power of Adobe's in more PR
Alphabet Inc. Issues Commentary: Bring Your App Ideas to Life With Gemini 3 in Stitch (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Bring your app ideas to life with Gemini 3 in Stitch.
By Rustin Banks | Product Manager
Starting today, we're bringing the power of Gemini 3 to Stitch, our experimental AI-powered design tool. Gemini 3 in Stitch will mean higher quality UI generation to help you bring any idea to life.
We're also introducing a new feature called "Prototypes." more PR
Alphabet Inc. Issues Commentary: Build the Internet Young People are Asking for -- Instead of Simply Banning Them From It (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Build the internet young people are asking for -- instead of simply banning them from it
Save the Children's senior advisor for Protecting Children from Digital Harm reviews The Future Report and analyzes the political debate over "bans."
By Dr. Jeffrey DeMarco, Senior Advisor, Save the Children
Current public policy debates on young people an more PR
Alphabet Inc. Issues Commentary: Improving Gemini Text-to-Speech Models for Better Control and Capabilities (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Improving Gemini Text-to-Speech models for better control and capabilities
By Ivan Solovyev, Product Manager, Google DeepMind
Today, we're announcing significant enhancements to our Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Pro Text-to-Speech (TTS) preview models.
Key improvements include:
* Enhanced expressivity: Richer tone versatility and stricter a more PR
Alphabet Inc. Issues Commentary: Share Live Video With Emergency Services to Get the Help You Need (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Share live video with emergency services to get the help you need
Launching today, Android Emergency Live Video helps you share vital visual information with emergency services in a single tap.
By Alastair Breeze, Software Engineer, Android
In an emergency, every second counts. But it can be hard to describe exactly what's happening, especiall more PR
Alphabet Inc. Issues Commentary: Supporting the Web With New Features and Partnerships (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Supporting the web with new features and partnerships
We're expanding features like Preferred Sources to connect people to the web, and we're updating our partnerships with news publications and creators for the AI era.
By Robby Stein, VP of Product, Google Search and Jaffer Zaidi, VP, Global News Partnerships
Search and many of our products c more PR
Alphabet Inc. Issues Commentary: These Developers are Changing Lives With Gemma 3n (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025:
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These developers are changing lives with Gemma 3n
Developers built mobile-first solutions to address real-world problems in the Gemma 3n Impact Challenge. We kick off a month of inspirational projects, starting with the eight winners.
By Glenn Cameron, Sr. Product Marketing Manager and Kristen Quan, Product Marketing Manager
When Gemma 3n was more PR
Alphabet Inc. Issues Commentary: Updates Make Jules a Proactive AI Partner (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Updates make Jules a proactive AI partner
New features like Suggested Tasks (for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers) and Scheduled Tasks, plus a Render integration for self-healing deployments, let Jules work proactively, surfacing vital work and automating fixes.
By AK Kulkarni, Product Management, Labs
Every codebase collects a trail of sma more PR
Alphabet Inc. Issues Commentary: Updates to YouTube Shorts Will Help Brands Maximize Their Holiday Budgets (10)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Dec. 11 -- Alphabet Inc. a provider of internet services (Google), issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Updates to YouTube Shorts will help brands maximize their holiday budgets.
By Oliver Koch | Director, Product Management, YouTube Ads
YouTube Shorts can help you get more from your short-form video strategy this holiday season. According to Kantar, on average, YouTube Creator Ads on Shorts increase purchase intent by 8.8%, driving 2.9x more con more PR
America First Policy Institute: Want Cheaper Gas? End California's Special Recipe (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on Dec. 10, 2025, to the California Globe:
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Want Cheaper Gas? End California's Special Recipe
By Mike Garcia
Every Californian knows the feeling of dread at the gas pump. As prices climb past five, six, or even seven dollars a gallon, we are told it's the fault of distant wars or greedy oil companies. If only that were true. The fact is that California's sky-high gas prices are a self-inflicted wo more PR
At COP30, Pomona Students Witness Climate Action First-Hand (10)
CLAREMONT, California, Dec. 11 -- Pomona College issued the following news:
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At COP30, Pomona Students Witness Climate Action First-Hand
The UN Climate Conference of the Parties (COP30) brought 56,000 participants from around the world to Belem, Brazil, last month to negotiate action on the global climate crisis. Five Pomona students, one Scripps College student and two Pomona faculty members were among the attendees.
"The students were unanimous in stating that COP gave them hope that more PR
Aviation Policy News: Air Traffic Controller Staffing and Resignation Claims (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news:
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Aviation Policy News: Air traffic controller staffing and resignation claims
Plus: How air traffic control reforms are described, the costs of modernization, and more.
By Robert Poole, Director of Transportation Policy
In this issue:
* Discrepancy in air traffic controller numbers and resignations
* Post-mortem on advanced air mobility
* Update on ATC "privatization"
* Europe's conundrum on air tr more PR
B-52 Stratofortress completes ferry flight after radar modification (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
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B-52 Stratofortress completes ferry flight after radar modification
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - A B-52 Stratofortress has completed its ferry flight from the Boeing Company's San Antonio facility to Edwards Air Force Base, California, following the installation of a new, modernized radar system as part of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program. This milestone marks a significant step forward in the aircraft's ongoing mode more PR
Brazil's Senate Rams Through Constitutional Amendment Imperiling Indigenous Lands and Communities (10)
OAKLAND, California, Dec. 10 [Category: Environment] -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release:
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Brazil's Senate Rams Through Constitutional Amendment Imperiling Indigenous Lands and Communities
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Brasilia, Brazil - On Tuesday, December 9, Brazil's Senate approved a Constitutional Amendment Proposal (PEC48) in an expedited and irregular vote that seeks to ensh more PR
Cake-pan telescope searches the sky for fast radio bursts (10)
ITHACA, New York, Dec. 10 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Cake-pan telescope searches the sky for fast radio bursts
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When Cornell built the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico more than 60 years ago, it was the world's largest. Now, Cornell has built one of the world's smallest - out of cake pans.
"It works and it's cost-effective," said Sashabaw Niedbalski, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in astronomy.
The Global Radio Explorer (GReX) telescope is a series of more PR
CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium Officially Launches (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium Officially Launches
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Leaders from partner institutions point to the consortium as a vital framework for addressing the region's interconnected challenges and opportunities.
President Luis Enrique Palafox of Universidad Autonoma de Baja California (UABC) said the consortium is "an important strategic alliance to advance academic solutions to t more PR
CDC's Rapid Response Helps Solve First Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Formula (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release:
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CDC's Rapid Response Helps Solve First Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Formula
ATLANTA - December 10, 2025 - Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an update on the ongoing investigation of infant botulism cases linked to ByHeart infant formula. After assessing previously reported infant botulism cases in c more PR
CELEBRATE THE WARMTH AND WONDER OF CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH 'DISNEY PARKS MAGICAL CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE,' AIRING THURSDAY, DEC. 25, ON ABC, DISNEY+ AND HULU (10)
BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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CELEBRATE THE WARMTH AND WONDER OF CHRISTMAS MORNING WITH 'DISNEY PARKS MAGICAL CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE,' AIRING THURSDAY, DEC. 25, ON ABC, DISNEY+ AND HULU
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The EmmyO Award-winning special "Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade" returns for its Christmas Day tradition featuring the beloved parade from Magic Kingdom Park alongside show-stopping performances more PR
Challenges, Opportunities Presented at Small Farm Tech Expo (10)
MERCED, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
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Challenges, Opportunities Presented at Small Farm Tech Expo
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The Small Farm Tech Expo brought researchers, farmers, university students and even a group from a Modesto elementary school to UC Merced to talk about agriculture technology and how it can best help those who grow the world's food.
Sponsored by the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, also known as CAFF, for the fifth year, th more PR
CODEPINK Statement on U.S. Seizure of Oil Tanker Off the Coast of Venezuela: Call It What It Is: 21st-Century Piracy (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, posted the following news release:
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CODEPINK Statement on U.S. Seizure of Oil Tanker off the Coast of Venezuela: Call It What It Is: 21st-Century Piracy
The Trump regime has crossed another line in its relentless campaign against Venezuela: seizing a massive, fully loaded Venezuelan oil tanker in Caribbean waters. more PR
CSUN Prof Part of Team Developing Safety Protocols Samples Collected on Mars (10)
NORTHRIDGE, California, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release:
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CSUN Prof Part of Team Developing Safety Protocols Samples Collected on Mars
It may still be a few years off, but California State University, Northridge biology professor Rachel Mackelprang is part of a team of scientists who are developing safety protocols for when samples collected from the martian surface by NASA's Perseverance rover or other missions are brou more PR
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA receives $4 million bequest from the Gambhir Family Trust (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA receives $4 million bequest from the Gambhir Family Trust
Key takeaways
* UCLA is a beneficiary of the Gambhir Family Trust, established by the late Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir, a graduate of the UCLA-Caltech MSTP and a molecular imaging pioneer, and his late wife, Aruna Bodapati Gambhir.
* The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has received a b more PR
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Receives $4 Million Bequest From the Gambhir Family Trust (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA receives $4 million bequest from the Gambhir Family Trust
The gift will support the UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program by funding an endowed chair and a fellowship
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The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has received a bequest of more than $4 million from a medical scientist training program (MSTP) graduate and molecular imaging pioneer.
Th more PR
DeVry University Transforms Adult Learner Support with Agentforce 360 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release:
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DeVry University Transforms Adult Learner Support with Agentforce 360
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DeVry expands AI strategy with Salesforce to better bridge the gap between emerging technology and workforce readiness
SAN FRANCISCO AND LISLE, IL December 10, 2025 Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the world's #1 CRM, today announced the deployment of Age more PR
Ecuador's Government Celebrates Its Defeat in Chevron Arbitration While the Company Applauds a $220 Million Award (10)
OAKLAND, California, Dec. 9 [Category: Environment] -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release:
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Ecuador's Government Celebrates Its Defeat in Chevron Arbitration While the Company Applauds a $220 Million Award
Quito, Ecuador - The international arbitration panel in the case of Chevron v. the State of Ecuador determined on November 17, 2025 that Ecuador should p more PR
Fecal tests reveal active termite attacks (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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Fecal tests reveal active termite attacks
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Termite pellets can linger long after the insects that dropped them have disappeared. By testing for microbes in the excrement, researchers can distinguish old droppings from fresh, and whether a colony is actively chewing its way through a home.
Previous efforts to determine pellet age focused on testing hydrocarbon compounds or other more PR
GA-ASI's Second Blue Magic Netherlands Doubles Impact (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release:
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GA-ASI's Second Blue Magic Netherlands Doubles Impact
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SAN DIEGO - 10 December 2025 - On November 18, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and its Blue Magic Netherlands (BMNL) partners held their second "shark tank" style event in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The event brought together emerging Dutch companies and attracted more than more PR
Genentech's Giredestrant Reduced Risk of Invasive Disease Recurrence or Death by 30% in ER-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer (10)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 11 -- Genentech, a member of Roche Group, issued the following news release:
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Genentech's Giredestrant Reduced Risk of Invasive Disease Recurrence or Death by 30% in ER-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Giredestrant is the only oral SERD to show superior invasive disease-free survival in the adjuvant setting, marking the first significant endocrine therapy advance in over 20 years
Transformational results support the potential of giredestrant to be more PR
Global Icon Diana Ross To Ring in 2026 With Live Headlining Performance From Times Square on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026' (10)
BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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Global Icon Diana Ross To Ring in 2026 With Live Headlining Performance From Times Square on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026'
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[EDITOR'S NOTE] Media and social assets available here.
Today, ABC and Dick Clark Productions (DCP), the world's largest owner and producer of televised live event entertainment programming, announced th more PR
High Potential: The One That Got Away: Part Two (1/6) (10)
BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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High Potential: The One That Got Away: Part Two (1/6)
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9:00-10:00 p.m. EST - High Potential: "The One That Got Away: Part Two" (210)
Logline: Morgan's suspicions of Rhys grow deeper as the case of the missing Rembrandt artwork continues. Elsewhere, Roman's missing backpack causes problems for all involved.
Stream episodes next day on H more PR
High Potential: Under the Rug (1/13) (10)
BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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High Potential: Under the Rug (1/13)
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9:00-10:00 p.m. EST - High Potential: "Under the Rug" (208)
Logline: As Morgan and Karadec investigate the mysterious death of a hitman in a car crash, they uncover details that force the LAPD and FBI to partner on the case. Meanwhile, Elliott tries to rekindle romance for his parents.
Stream epis more PR
How 'Rage Bait' Surged to Word of the Year in 2025 (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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How 'Rage Bait' Surged to Word of the Year in 2025
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A term like "rage bait' then allows people to categorize the experience and talk about it as a shared, recognizable pattern. Naming it also signals membership in an online, social media-literate community. As the term spreads from younger users to the general population, it becomes part of the common parlance likely one reason Ox more PR
How the Inspire Campaign Continues to Shape Chapman's Future (10)
ORANGE, California, Dec. 11 -- Chapman University issued the following news:
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How the Inspire Campaign Continues to Shape Chapman's Future
Discover how philanthropy is driving impact and contributing to academic excellence on campus.
By Amanda Sapio
Philanthropy is the force that drives every aspect of our campus. Every gift we receive, regardless of size, has directly benefited our students and shaped Chapman into what it is today. For that reason, we launched the Inspire Campaign, an more PR
Interior transfers public land to Navy to support border security and national defense (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
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Interior transfers public land to Navy to support border security and national defense
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WASHINGTON The Department of the Interior will transfer jurisdiction of roughly 760 acres of public land in San Diego and Imperial Counties, California, to the Department of the Navy for a three-year period for the Navy to establish a National Defense Area to support ongoing borde more PR
Interior Transfers Public Land to Navy to Support Border Security and National Defense (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release:
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Interior Transfers Public Land to Navy to Support Border Security and National Defense
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WASHINGTON The Department of the Interior will transfer jurisdiction of roughly 760 acres of public land in San Diego and Imperial Counties, California, to the Department of the Navy for a three-year period for the Navy to establish a National Defense Area to support ongoing border security operations.
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Littler Lightbulb - November 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Littler Lightbulb - November 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup
At a Glance
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month.
Eighth Circuit Vacates NLRB Ruling and Allows Company Prohibition of BLM Logo on Company Uniform
By Amelia McDermott
Home Depot v. NLRB, ___ F.4th ___ (8th Cir. Nov. 6, 2025) more PR
Logistics Dispute Sent to Federal Maritime Commission (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSdok) -- The Federal Maritime Commission has acknowledged the filing of a complaint and assignment (Docket No. 25-27) brought by Elite Logistics Corp., Cairo, Egypt, against Tanera Transport LLC, Diamond Bar, California. The dispute centers on allegations of failure to observe just and reasonable practices concerning the handling and delivery of property.
The complaint, served on Dec. 4, 2025, asserts that the Commission holds jurisdiction under the Shipping Act of 1984 an more PR
Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 113-Room Holiday Inn Express in St. Cloud, Minn. (10)
ENCINO, California, Dec. 11 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 113-Room Holiday Inn Express in St. Cloud, Minn.
ST. CLOUD, Minn., Dec. 10, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a 113-room Holiday Inn Express property in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
"This was a seldom available oppo more PR
Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $2.2 Million Sale of Net-Leased Childcare Facility in Kennesaw, Georgia (10)
ENCINO, California, Dec. 11 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:
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Marcus & Millichap Facilitates $2.2 Million Sale of Net-Leased Childcare Facility in Kennesaw, Georgia
KENNESAW, Ga., Dec. 10, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a net-leased childcare facility occupied by Sunbrook Academy in Kennesaw, Georgia, fo more PR
Meet the Most Relatable Hero This Holiday: Main Trailer and Poster Unveiled for 'Cashero' (10)
LOS GATOS, California, Dec. 11 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news:
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Meet the Most Relatable Hero This Holiday: Main Trailer and Poster Unveiled for 'Cashero'
Marriage, survival, and fighting off bad guys -- can one guy juggle them all? See the hilarious chaos unfold as the main trailer and poster for Cashero are revealed, where being a hero unexpectedly comes at a (literal) cost.
Premiering December 26, Cashero follows Sang-ung (Lee Junho) -- more PR
NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions (10)
PASADENA, California, Dec. 11 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news:
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NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions
The center leverages AI along with JPL's unique infrastructure, unrivaled tools, and years of operations expertise to support industry partners developing future planetary surface missions.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Wednesday inaugurated its Rover Operations Center (ROC), a center of excelle more PR
National MS Society: California's Governor Signs Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Legislation (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
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California's Governor Signs Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Legislation
On October 11, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 41 into law. This bill, authored by Senator Scott Wiener, focused on several consumer protections related to pharmacy benefit managers.
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) manage prescription drug benefits for health insurers and other payors. They play a powerful role in d more PR
New Palomar Director and Director of Instrumentation Roles Announced (10)
PASADENA, California, Dec. 10 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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New Palomar Director and Director of Instrumentation Roles Announced
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Mansi Kasliwal (PhD '11), a Caltech professor of astronomy, has been named the new director of Caltech's Palomar Observatory, while Dimitri Mawet, the David Morrisroe Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, has been named the new director of instrumentation of the Caltech Optical Observatories (COO), which includes Palomar more PR
North Carolina Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking 10 Kilos of Cocaine (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia posted the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025:
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North Carolina man sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking 10 kilos of cocaine
NORFOLK, Va. - A North Carolina man was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of cocaine.
According to court documents, Kareem Akeem McMurrin, 41, and another person more PR
Novel breast cancer therapy reduces risk of recurrence for most common subtype of breast cancer, study shows (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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Novel breast cancer therapy reduces risk of recurrence for most common subtype of breast cancer, study shows
Key takeaways
* Giredestrant, when given as an additional treatment for early-stage (1-3) hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, significantly lowered the risk of the disease returning, a study has shown.
* The finding points to a potential new treatment more PR
NRCC: Bains & Pain - Democrats Eat Their Own (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Bains & Pain: Democrats Eat Their Own
New reporting underscores the Democrat in-fighting playing out in the Central Valley: Democrats are locked in a fight over the soul of their party.
In California's 22nd, DC favorite's establishment Democrat, Jasmeet Bains, and Bernie-broRandy Villegas are in a race to the left. The Mamdani-wing of the party is forcing candidates to appease the activist more PR
NYU: Easing SNAP Application Process Led to Drop in Credit Card Delinquencies in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Study Finds (10)
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (TNSxrep) -- New York University issued the following news release:
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Easing SNAP Application Process Led to Drop in Credit Card Delinquencies in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Study Finds
Positive financial effects resulted from enabling food-stamp applicants to schedule their mandated caseworker appointments, according to an economic analysis by researchers at NYU Wagner and the University of California-San Diego.
Making the application process for the Supplemental Nut more PR
Oracle Health Secures TEFCA QHIN Designation, Further Strengthening Interoperability Leadership (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release:
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Oracle Health Secures TEFCA QHIN Designation, Further Strengthening Interoperability Leadership
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Oracle Health Information Network Inc., a subsidiary of Oracle, has been designated as a Qualified Health Information Network (r) (QHIN(tm)) as a part of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement(tm) (TEFCA(tm)). Build more PR
Parsons Awarded $88M To Provide Systems Engineering And Integration Solutions For U.S. Air Forces In Europe And Africa Air Base Air Defense (10)
PASADENA, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release:
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Parsons Awarded $88M To Provide Systems Engineering And Integration Solutions For U.S. Air Forces In Europe And Africa Air Base Air Defense
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CHANTILLY, Va., (December 10, 2025) Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) has been awarded an $88 million single-award Task Order contract over three years to support the U.S more PR
Qualcomm Acquires Ventana Micro Systems, Deepening RISC-V CPU Expertise (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 11 -- Qualcomm, a developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Qualcomm Acquires Ventana Micro Systems, Deepening RISC-V CPU Expertise
Highlights:
* The acquisition reinforces Qualcomm's commitment and leadership in the development of the RISC-V standard and ecosystem.
* Ventana's expertise in RISC-V instruction set development enhances Qualcomm's CPU engineering capab more PR
Qualcomm and CP Plus Announce First-Of-Its-Kind Collaboration to Usher in a New Era of AI-Enabled Video Intelligence in India (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 11 -- Qualcomm, a developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2025:
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Qualcomm and CP Plus Announce First-of-Its-Kind Collaboration to Usher in a New Era of AI-Enabled Video Intelligence in India
The alliance combines CP PLUS' nationwide reach with Qualcomm's AI innovation to deliver scalable, efficient video management and real-time actionable insights
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CP PLUS, India's numb more PR
SABCS: Novel Endocrine Therapy Reduces the Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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SABCS: Novel endocrine therapy reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence
Study is the first large scale clinical trial to show a new oral endocrine therapy outperforms the long-standing standard therapies used for early-stage HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer
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In an international study led by UCLA, researchers have shown that giredestrant, a next-generation oral selective estrogen receptor more PR
Salesforce Opens Agentforce 360 to Power a New Generation of AI-Native Partner-Built Companies (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release:
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Salesforce Opens Agentforce 360 to Power a New Generation of AI-Native Partner-Built Companies
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A new generation of businesses is about to be built, and the next one could be built by you.
Today represents the most significant expansion of the Salesforce Platform for ISV partners since the launch of Force.com 18 yea more PR
South's Honors College Sends Record Contingent to National Conference (10)
MOBILE, Alabama, Dec. 11 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release:
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South's Honors College Sends Record Contingent to National Conference
University of South Alabama Honors College students and several faculty recently attended the National Collegiate Honors Council Conference in San Diego, California.
Dr. Doug Marshall, dean of the Honors College, said this was the largest contingent the college has ever sent to present at the conference.
"We had 16 student more PR
Three-Hit Model Describes the Causes of Autism (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Three-Hit Model Describes the Causes of Autism
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At the center of this model is the CDR, a metabolic process that helps cells heal from injury or infection, respond to threats and adapt to changing conditions. The CDR is normally short-lived: it turns on to promote healing and turns off once the danger has passed. However, when the response becomes chronic due to persistent stresso more PR
TikTok Announces 'TikTok In The Mix', a Major New LIVE Podcast Series, Sponsored by T-Mobile (10)
LOS ANGLES, California, Dec. 11 -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news:
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TikTok announces "TikTok In The Mix", a major new LIVE podcast series, sponsored by T-Mobile
* Season 1 launches on December 11th at 6pm PT with very special guest star Demi Lovato
* 'TikTok In the Mix' is co-produced and sponsored by T-Mobile
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TikTok is proud to announce the launch of a brand-new LIVE podcast series, "TikTok In The Mix", a four-episode season of authen more PR
Triton to Triton: Honoring Bravery, Creativity and the Power of Community (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Triton to Triton: Honoring Bravery, Creativity and the Power of Community
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"Chris is a true hero," Carey said. "His contribution to my town and protecting the city is so much bigger than any art piece that could be made to honor him."
Carey drew inspiration from UC San Diego's colors and the idea of "rising from the ashes," creating a dynamic, layered glass design that captures more PR
Trust for Public Land Issues Report Linking Land and Water Conservation Fund to National Parks Integrity (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Trust for Public Land, San Francisco, California, issued a report emphasizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund's (LWCF) indispensable role in preserving America's 63 national parks, highlighting over 1,000 critical projects funded since 1965 that secured 1.2 million acres of inholdings, expanded access, and protected water resources essential to park ecosystems.
LWCF--permanently funded at $900 million annually via Great American Outdoors Act (2020)--has acq more ST
UCLA Health: Older Age, Chronic Kidney Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease Linked With Increased Risk for Paralysis and Death After West Nile Virus Infection (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Older age, chronic kidney disease and cerebrovascular disease linked with increased risk for paralysis and death after West Nile virus infection
Aging population faces escalating West Nile threat as chronic diseases and immunosuppression rates climb
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Older people with a history of chronic kidney disease or conditions affecting blood flow to the brain such as stroke face about double the ri more PR
UCLA Health: Researchers Develop AI Tool to Identify Undiagnosed Alzheimer's Cases While Reducing Disparities (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Researchers develop AI tool to identify undiagnosed Alzheimer's cases while reducing disparities
Machine learning model detects missed diagnoses with high accuracy across populations, addressing critical healthcare inequities
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Researchers at UCLA have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can use electronic health records to identify patients with undiagnosed Alzheimer's disease, more PR
University of California: Old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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An old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks
Key takeaways
* In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this longstanding goal by bombarding thorium atoms embedded in specialized fluoride crystals with a laser.
* Now, they more PR
University of Houston Issues White Paper on Extended Producer Responsibility Plastics Packaging Policy Gaps (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The University of Houston, Texas, issued a white paper analyzing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policies for plastics packaging across U.S. states, EU directives, Canada, and the UK, identifying fragmented frameworks, ambiguous producer definitions, infrastructure deficits, and data transparency issues as major barriers to circular economy goals. The white paper--based on comparative policy review and stakeholder interviews--highlights seven U.S. states ( more ST
UofG Leads International Project Tackling AI Bias in Speech Recognition (10)
GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 10 -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news:
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UofG leads new international project tackling AI bias in speech recognition
Seven new projects will strengthen collaborations between US and UK researchers to address the ethical, legal and societal implications of artificial intelligence (AI).
Among them is a major initiative led by the University of Glasgow that will confront bias in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems.
The project, Discriminat more PR
UPDATE: QUINTA BRUNSON, DAVID LETTERMAN, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, JAMIE LEE CURTIS AND MORE GUESTS ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' DEC. 8-12 (10)
BURBANK, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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UPDATE: QUINTA BRUNSON, DAVID LETTERMAN, MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, JAMIE LEE CURTIS AND MORE GUESTS ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' DEC. 8-12
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ABC's Emmy Award-winning late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EST and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interes more PR
USC Researchers Develop Next-Generation CAR T Cells That Show Stronger, Safer Response in Animal Models (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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USC researchers develop next-generation CAR T cells that show stronger, safer response in animal models
The preclinical study tests a new way to control CAR T cell signaling, with promising early results.
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Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a new type of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell that elicits a more controlle more PR
USC Students Lead Global Innovation at GSSC 2026 (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news:
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USC Students Lead Global Innovation at GSSC 2026
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USC's Team Dory pitching in the finals of GSSC Worlds 2025 in Seoul. May 2025.
At a time when universities are navigating tighter budgets, USC students are pioneering new ways to create global learning opportunities through external funding and international partnerships.
In May 2026, 17 USC students tw more PR
Virtual Asset Trading Platform Pleads Guilty to Violating the Travel Act and Other Federal Criminal Charges (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Virtual Asset Trading Platform Pleads Guilty to Violating the Travel Act and Other Federal Criminal Charges
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Paxful Holdings Inc., an online virtual currency trading platform, agreed to plead guilty yesterday to a three-count information filed in the Eastern District of California and agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $4 million based on its ability to pay.
"Paxful made millions of dollars in more PR
WATCH: Padilla Condemns Trump DHS' Unconstitutional Arrests of U.S. Citizens (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Padilla Condemns Trump DHS' Unconstitutional Arrests of U.S. Citizens
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined a bicameral spotlight forum to denounce the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful arrests of U.S. citizens. U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Sen more PR
WATCH: Padilla Pushes for Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Compensate Artists for Radio Broadcasts (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Padilla Pushes for Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Compensate Artists for Radio Broadcasts
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing on his bipartisan American Music Fairness Act to ensure artists and music creators are paid for the use of their songs on AM/FM radio. The legislation, co-led by Senator more PR
WATCH: Sen. Schiff Leads Hearing on Addressing Inequity in Music Royalties, Calls Out Trump Administration's Reported Plans to Target California and Other States with AI Guardrails (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Leads Hearing on Addressing Inequity in Music Royalties, Calls Out Trump Administration's Reported Plans to Target California and Other States with AI Guardrails
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Schiff: "The challenges posed by AI to copyright and to creators' livelihoods demand thoughtful legislation - not overreach, and we must not preempt the important work that's going on."
Washington, D.C. - Today, top more PR
Wi-Fi 7 is Cisco's Fastest WLAN Technology Adoption Ever, According to Dell'Oro Group (10)
REDWOOD CITY, California, Dec. 10 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release:
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Wi-Fi 7 is Cisco's Fastest WLAN Technology Adoption Ever, According to Dell'Oro Group
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - December 10, 2025 - According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, netw more PR
Wildlife Department Urges Southern California, Central Coast Puma Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Wildlife Department Urges Southern California, Central Coast Puma Protections
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SACRAMENTOThe California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today that protections for mountain lion populations ranging from the Bay Area and the Central Coast to Southern California are warranted under the state's Endangered Species Act.
A final decision from the California Fish and G more PR
Yikes! Ann Wagner Confuses Town of California, Missouri with the State of California (10)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Yikes! Ann Wagner Confuses Town of California, Missouri with the State of California
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In a now-deleted tweet, vulnerable Republican Ann Wagner seemed to blame the state of California for opposing Missouri's efforts to rig its congressional map.
The problem? Wagner was responding to a post from a newspaper based in California, Missouri.
Oops!
At least Wagner was right about o more PR
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