ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 'Red team' students stress-test NYC health department's AI * People usually strive to be their true, authentic selves, but this fall, five master's students at Cornell Tech adopted not only alter egos but also "bad intent," in an effort to make AI safer for health workers serving people with diabetes. The students - Divya Bhanushali, Bhavya Gopal, Ali Hasan, Nikhil Jain and Om Kamath - were in the first cohort more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 17 -- A and O Shearman, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * A&O Shearman expands U.S. fund finance practice with strategic partner hire in New York A&O Shearman today announces the addition of partner Jan Sysel to lead and expand the firm's U.S. fund finance practice, in New York. Jan's arrival represents a major milestone in the strategic expansion of A&O Shearman's global fund finance business with the addition of a dedicated U.S. fund finance expertise to co more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release: * * * Accenture and Palantir Expand Global Strategic Partnership to Drive AI Reinvention * Accenture Palantir Business Group launched to help enterprises scale AI and improve operational decision making by integrating siloed data * Palantir names Accenture as a preferred global partner for enterprise reinvention * Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR)  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release: * * * Accenture to Acquire Majority Stake in DLB to Expand Capital Projects Capabilities for End-to-End Data Center Development Accenture (NYSE: ACN) signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake (65%) in US-based AI data center engineering and consulting firm DLB Associates and its affiliated companies (collectively "DLB"). The transaction will expand Accenture's end-to-end data ce more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Dec. 15 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Activist Fredrika Newton to Deliver MLK Celebration Keynote * Activist Fredrika Newton, president and co-founder of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation, will deliver Colgate's 2026 MLK Celebration Keynote Address on Jan. 22, 2026, in Colgate Memorial Chapel. The celebration's opening ceremony and keynote address set the tone for a week of learning, dialogue, and collective action grounded in community, empathy a more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * After 2025's test run, crypto IPOs face their real trial in 2026 * In an article for CoinDesk, White & Case partner Laura Katherine Mann discusses 2025's rise in crypto IPOs and her predictions for 2026. The article explores whether crypto IPOs will shift from a short-term trend into a durable asset class. Laura Katherine acknowledges the momentum in the crypto market, but war more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release: * * * American Express to be Inducted into AAF Advertising Hall of Fame * American Express will be celebrated as the corporate inductee at the 75th Anniversary of the AAF Advertising Hall of Fame in 2026. The event honors industry legends and companies for their globally recognized achievements, groundbreaking innovations and exceptional philanthropic contributions to the advertising in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Accounts: List of Companies Providing Additional Contributions Trump Accounts were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. In addition to the $1,000 per child provided by the U.S. Treasury, private individuals and companies have also announced additional contributions to the accounts. Americans for Tax Reform is tracking these announcements belo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Astronomer paints vivid history of Arecibo Observatory * As the world's largest radio/radar telescope when it was commissioned in 1963, the Arecibo Observatory saw countless firsts, from revealing the surface of Venus to mapping ice deposits at the poles of Mercury. Its discovery of the first known binary pulsar led to the verification of Einstein's prediction of the existence of gravitational waves and won a  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Baruch College issued the following news: * * * Baruch College Researcher Co-Leads National Study on Trust in AI for Cancer Diagnosis Co-authored by Dr. Patrycja Sleboda, the study finds only 17% of Americans trust AI as much as clinicians, though many see its potential for cancer diagnosis. A new national study co-authored by Dr. Patrycja Sleboda, assistant professor of psychology at Baruch College, finds that most Americans still trust doctors more than artificial int more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 17 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Billboards, Big Shots, and bright futures: RIT's year in social media From the beaming smiles of new Tigers to the bright lights of Broadway, 2025 was full of creativity, innovation, and fun on RIT's social media channels. Explore a few of our favorite moments from the past 12 months. Where else would you rather be....than at RIT's Big Shot In October, RIT's Big Shot team coordinated t more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Book explores 'modernity and malevolence' in Indian clinical care * The National Institute for Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) is the leading psychiatric and neurological clinical care center in India, and attracts more patients from across the county than any other such institution. But it was luck and serendipity that brought Andrew Willford there. Willford, professor of anthropology in the Colleg more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- British Ambassador James Kariuki, charge d'affaires at the United Nations, delivered a statement on behalf of Denmark, France, Greece, Slovenia and the UK condemning the record rise in settler violence against Palestinian civilians. Speaking in New York, Kariuki called on the Israeli government to protect the Palestinian population and hold those responsible for attacks to account. The ambassador criticized Israeli settlement policies and the withholding of Palestinian t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- British Ambassador James Kariuki, charge d'affaires at the United Nations, demanded that Israel immediately remove all obstacles to humanitarian aid and allow international organizations to operate freely during a Security Council meeting. Speaking in New York, Kariuki highlighted the dire conditions in Gaza, noting that harsh winter weather has already claimed lives and necessitated the delivery of UK-funded shelter materials. The ambassador called on all parties to uph more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Bronx Street Gang Leader And Rapper Kevin Perez, A/K/A "Kay Flock," Sentenced To 30 Years For Gang-Related Shootings * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that KEVIN PEREZ, a/k/a "Kay Flock," was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for committing violent crimes as the leader of a Bronx-based gang, known as "Sev  more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Brooklyn Church Pastor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion Scheme Paul Mitchell Stole Millions of Dollars from Church and Daycare for Personal Expenses and Defrauded the Internal Revenue Service * Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Paul Mitchell, the lead pastor of a church and president of a daycare, pleaded guilty to a criminal in more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a 10-year denial of export privileges against Nikolay Goltsev. This administrative action follows his conviction for orchestrating a global procurement ring that illegally funneled millions of dollars in U.S. technology to Russia. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York convicted Goltsev of violating federal law. Court records indicate that Goltsev used front companies  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [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: * * * By Suing the BBC, President Trump Exports His Anti-Press Tactics Abroad * (WASHINGTON) - President Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC, which seeks an extraordinary $10 billion, represents a coercive ploy to globalize his domestic threats to a free and independent press and to chi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Joins Call for Censure of New York City Council Member Who Called for Expulsion of Muslims from U.S. * 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 joined calls for the censure of Republican New York City Council Member Vickie Paladino, w more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following news release: * * * JIMMY LAI "FOUND" GUILTY By Bill Donohue Catholic human rights champion, Jimmy Lai, has been "found" guilty by a three-judge Hong Kong court--there was no jury--of conspiring to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. The 78-year old journalist and businessman had spent over four years in solitary confinement for "destabilizing" the ruling party.  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Celebrating the journey with our December A&S grads * The freedom to explore their diverse interests brought three students to the College of Arts & Sciences in the fall of 2022 as first-years. And this month they're graduating and heading off to careers after finding their niches, both academically and in many other facets of life. December graduates walk the stage this month, so we sat down for a talk with t more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine Looks to Columbia University to Rethink How Soldiers Are Fed * For new ideas on how to feed U.S. Army soldiers, celebrity chef Robert Irvine looked to Columbia University and Vicki Dunn, assistant vice president of Columbia Dining. Why? Because students and young soldiers are the same age with the same tastes so Irvine brought Army officials to Columbia to see how Dunn does it while keepi more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 17 -- The Central New York Community Foundation issued the following news release: * * * $325,000 in Grants Awarded to Uplift and Serve Black Communities The Central New York Community Foundation has awarded $325,000 in Black Equity & Excellence Fund grants to support community-led projects that uplift and strengthen Black communities across the region. * The Central New York Community Foundation recently distributed 15 grants totaling $325,000 from its Black Equity more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN'S BIPARTISAN "WHOLE MILK FOR HEALTHY KIDS ACT" PASSES HOUSE, ADVANCES TO PRESIDENT'S DESK TO BECOME LAW * Congressman Pat Ryan's Bipartisan "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act" Passes House, Advances to President's Desk to Become Law Legislation reverses more than a decade of flawed federal policy keeping healthy, nutrient-rich whole milk out of schools The bill, which Ryan has co more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Dornan Engineering Group expands Executive Leadership Team with four Divisional Managing Directors * Dornan Engineering Group ('Dornan' or the 'Group') is pleased to announce the promotion and appointment of four Division Managing Directors to expand the depth of its Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and support the continued development of the organisation across Europe. The Division lead more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * DR Congo: Militia Massacres Civilians Near Kinshasa * (Nairobi) - Militia fighters killed at least 22 civilians and injured many more in an attack in late November 2025 on a village in Kwamouth territory in western Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. Witnesses from the village of Nkana, about 75 kilometers northeast of Kinshasa, the national capital, said that militiame more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Celebrates Finalization of Canada's Oil and Gas Methane Regulations * (BURNABY, BC) Today the Canadian Government announced the finalization of its long-awaited oil and gas methane regulation. The regulations are designed to achieve a 72% reduction in oil and gas methane emissions by 2030 and are a critical step to delivering on Canada's climate agenda. Today's announcem more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * EU: Flagship Corporate Accountability Law Suffers Big Losses * (Brussels) - The European Parliament's approval on December 16, 2025, of final amendments watering down the European Union's flagship corporate accountability law severely undermines the EU's ability to hold businesses accountable for human rights and environmental harms, Human Rights Watch said today. The vote on the Corporate Su more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Metropolitan Commercial Bank * The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, New York Cease and Desist Order dated October 22, 2020 (PDF) Terminated December 4, 2025 Metropolitan Commercial Bank, N more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX BUSINESS NETWORK CLOSES 2025 LEADING CNBC IN VIEWERS ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NETWORK HISTORY * 'Kudlow' and 'Varney & Co.' Place as Top Two Programs in Business News for Fourth Consecutive Year CNBC Scores Lowest Rated Year Since 1992 with Primetime Viewers NEW YORK - December 16, 2025 - FOX Business Network (FBN) is set to close out 2025 as the top b more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS DIGITAL SEES YEARLY INCREASES WITH TOTAL DIGITAL UNIQUE VISITORS WHILE CONTINUING TO LEAD NEWS BRANDS AND BROADCAST NETWORKS WITH MULTIPLATFORM VIEWS AND MINUTES DURING NOVEMBER * FOX News Continues to Lead All News Brands on YouTube in 2025 to Date NEW YORK - December 16, 2025 - During November, FOX News Digital saw year-over-year increases with total digital un more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release: * * * Front of House Workers at Casa Bonita Vote to Join IATSE Local 7 * Denver, CO Front of House workers at Denver's landmark restaurant and entertainment venue Casa Bonita have voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 7. In a National Labor Relations Board election held on December 5, the majority of the 183- more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * General Assembly Adopts Breakthrough Convention on Cargo Documents to Facilitate Global Trade * The United Nations General Assembly adopted yesterday the United Nations Convention on Negotiable Cargo Documents, a landmark treaty that extends the long-established benefits of maritime bills of lading to all modes of transport. For the first time in history, goods carried by road, rail, air or sea could be represen more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * Germany's Partnership with UNDP drives security and prosperity * NEW YORK - The Federal Government of Germany has renewed its partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support sustainable development globally. Germany has also supported the Accelerator Labs again enabling the successful completion and scaling-up of this UNDP innovation programme. This comes at a time when  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand Leads Democrats In New Legislation To Stop Trump Administration Ploy Threatening Seniors' Access To Treatment Under Traditional Medicare * GILLIBRAND LEADS DEMOCRATS IN NEW LEGISLATION TO STOP TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLOY THREATENING SENIORS' ACCESS TO TREATMENT UNDER TRADITIONAL MEDICARE As Republicans double down on health care sabotage, senators lead effort to protect Medicare be more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * Global youth invited to illustrate the hidden world of plants and wildlife * New York - Young artists across the globe are invited to explore the vital, yet often overlooked, connection between plants and wildlife in this year's eighth annual United Nations World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest. The 2026 theme for World Wildlife Day (3 March 2026) is Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Co more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * The Greater Guyana Initiative, Mount Sinai, and Guyana Ministry of Health Launch Guyana Digital Health Training Institute * The Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI), Mount Sinai Health System, and the Guyana Ministry of Health have announced the launch of the Guyana Digital Health Training Institute (DHTI). This initiative will support Guyana in advancing its ambitious digital health vi more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Max Releases Official Trailer And Key Art For Season Two Of THE PITT * * HBO Max has released the official trailer and key art for season two of the Max Original drama series THE PITT, from John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television, created by R. Scott Gemmill and starring Noah Wyle. The Emmy -winning series debuts THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 at  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer promotes six lawyers to counsel and special counsel in US Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer announced today the promotion of six lawyers to counsel and special counsel in the US. Paul Schoeman, Executive Partner, US, said, "Each of these lawyers have demonstrated exceptional skill, rigor, and dedication to our clients and their practice areas, an more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HGTV Adds Over 30 Episodes of Original Content to 2026 Slate With New Series 'Wild Vacation Rentals' and Renewals for 'Zillow Gone Wild' and 'Castle Impossible' * Outrageous vacation rentals, wacky real estate listings and a fantastical European chateau renovation will be on tap in 2026 for top 10 prime cable network HGTV with its latest order of over  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Historic gift endows Cornell CALS Ashley School * A $55 million gift to Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will establish the Cornell CALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, combining the Department of Global Development and the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. The school is named in honor of Stephen B. Ashley '62, MBA '64, whose gift to endow the school  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 17 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Historic gift endows Cornell CALS Ashley School By Krisy Gashler, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences A $55 million gift to Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will establish the Cornell CALS Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, combining the Department of Global Development and the Department of Natural Resources and the Enviro more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement Following Briefing with Secretaries Rubio & Hegseth * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the committee's bipartisan classified briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on U.S. military strikes i more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Awarded $6 Million NIH Grant to Advance Understanding of Down Syndrome * Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance understanding of how an aging-related hormone known as follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) may impact early-onset Alzh more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Named Member of the Milken Institute's Women's Health Network * The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, internationally renowned for its research, educational, and clinical care programs, has been named a member of the Women's Health Network at the Milken Institute. The Women's Health Network brings together more than 100 organizations more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * In Taiwan, Finding the Human Drama Beneath a Technological Triumph * The intersection of geopolitics and cutting-edge technology made for a riveting recent night at Lenfest Center for the Arts, when the new Taiwanese documentary A Chip Odyssey played before a packed audience. Director Hsaio Chu-chen and producers Ben Chen and Ben Tsiang joined Columbia faculty for a lively panel discussion before the screening and an e more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC Emergency Watchlist 2026: "New World Disorder" Driving Unprecedented Humanitarian Crises as Global Support Collapses * * Sudan, Occupied Palestinian Territory and South Sudan top the IRC's annual humanitarian crisis prediction for 2026 * Lebanon, Haiti countries to watch for 2026, as risks mount in countries like Colombia * This year's Watchlist issues the sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy in the New York Post: Let's pass more big, beautiful bills before it's too late * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, penned this op-ed in the New York Post urging congressional Republicans to use their two remaining reconciliation bills to address cost-of-living issues in America. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "The One Big Beautiful  more PR

HAMILTON, New York, Dec. 16 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Kraly Honored for Excellence in International Migration Scholarship * Colgate University's William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Emerita Ellen Percy Kraly was honored by the Center for Migration Studies at its 2025 Academic and Policy Symposium in New York City on November 17. Kraly received the Excellence in International Migration Scholarship Award for "extraordinary contrib more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * Launch of IRC Emergency Watchlist 2026 Speech by IRC President and CEO David Miliband at The Council on Foreign Relations * Washington D.C, December 16, 2025 As we close out the first quarter of the 21st century, a humanitarian organization like the IRC is confronted by a series of contradictions. The world can feed 9 billion people, yet 43 million children are malnouris more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WILL NOW BE PROPERLY REPRESENTED BY AN ACTUAL PATRIOT" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered remarks commemorating Barbara Rose Johns of Virginia, who led a two-week student protest in 1951 that led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. A statue in her honor will now stand  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WILL NOW BE PROPERLY REPRESENTED BY AN ACTUAL PATRIOT" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered remarks commemorating Barbara Rose Johns of Virginia, who led a two-week student protest in 1951 that led to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. A statue in her honor will now stand in place of Robert E. Lee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE ON THE FLOOR THIS WEEK DOES NOTHING TO KEEP HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark, where they made clear that Democrats are the only ones committed to driving down the high cost of living and fixing the Republican healthcare crisi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE ON THE FLOOR THIS WEEK DOES NOTHING TO KEEP HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark, where they made clear that Democrats are the only ones committed to driving down the high cost of living and fixing the Republican healthcare crisis that is devastating ever more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * LEI for the Euro Area Declined in November Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (r) ( more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Local High School Seniors Explore New Horizons Through UAlbany Partnership By Sophie Coker High school seniors from the Questar III New Visions Emergency Preparedness, Informatics, Cyber and Homeland Security (EPICH) program gathered at the University at Albany's ETEC building last week to present projects they have brought to life over the course of this semester. New Visions offers local high school se more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * MAGNOLIA NETWORK PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY/ FEBRUARY 2026 Magnolia Network will usher in the new year with fresh episodes from returning series and a new season premiere. The January lineup begins with Home Reimagined, hosted by Vern Yip, on Saturdays at 1 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes will follow each week as Vern mentors renovators transforming uncon more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Mavis Tire to Pay $303,758 for Religious Discrimination and Retaliation * Settles charge filed against tire retailer for refusing to hire Jewish applicant instead of accommodating his religious beliefs NEW YORK - Mavis Tire Supply LLC, a nationwide tire dealer and automotive service provider based in White Plains, New York, entered into a conciliation agreement with the U.S. Equal Em more PR

HARLEM, New York, Dec. 17 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * REV. AL SHARPTON CONDEMNS DONALD TRUMP COMMENTS OVER MURDER OF ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR ROB REINER AND WIFE NEW YORK, NY (December 15, 2025) -- Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today slammed President Trump's comments over the murder of acclaimed director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, who were found dead in their California home Sunday.  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New 3D benchmark leaves AI in knots * Today's artificial intelligence models can't even tie their own shoes. In new research that puts the latest models to test in a 3D environment, Cornell scholars found that AI fares well with untangling basic knots but can't quite tie knots from simple loops nor convert one knot to another. The findings suggest that, for its value in generating text- and image-based infor more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * New AI Tool Identifies Not Just Genetic Mutations, But the Diseases They May Cause * Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a novel artificial intelligence tool that not only identifies disease-causing genetic mutations but also predicts the type of disease those mutations may trigger. The method, called V2P (Variant to Phenotype), is designed to more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * New Modeling Approach Sheds Light on Rare Gut Disease * D uring development of the digestive system, a complex network of nerves forms around it, creating a "second brain"the enteric nervous system (ENS)which controls the movement of food and waste through the gut. But a combination of changes in the molecular letters making more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * New York City's Three Public Library Systems Reveal Most Checked Out Books of 2025 The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library share the top checkouts across all five boroughs James by Percival Everett was the most popular book in New York City * The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and Queens Public Library today announced a citywi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The American Land Title Association issued the following news release: * * * New York Legislation Will Protect Homebuyers from Predatory Contracts The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, AARP and the New York State Land Title Association (NYSLTA) applaud the New York State Legislature for passing S 6361/A 5886, which includes provisions protecting homeowners from the predatory practice of filing un more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges Sale and Financing of Bucking Horse Apartments in Fort Collins, Colorado Newmark announces the Company has arranged the sale and financing of Bucking Horse Apartments, a 322-unit luxury multifamily community in Fort Collins, Colorado. Newmark Multifamily Capital Markets Managing Directors Courtney Crowder and Jack Kachadurian represented the seller, an affiliate of Equus Capital Partners, in the sale  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Opens New Office at Opernturm, Iconic Frankfurt Tower Newmark announces the Company has opened its fourth office in Germany at the Opernturm, one of the most iconic buildings in the Frankfurt skyline. Newmark moved into the 17th floor of the building, which is home to the company's growing Capital Markets and Leasing teams. "Frankfurt is the heart of the German capital market. Our move to the Opernturm reinfo more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens Named Lung Cancer Screening Center of Excellence * Hospital recognized for expanding early detection, education and equity in Southeast Queens NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens has been designated a 2025 Center of Excellence (COE) in Lung Cancer Screening by GO2 for Lung Cancer, a national leader in lung cancer early detection, education and advoc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Denounces Trump's Immigration Overreach on House Floor * WATCH HERE (link is external) In New York City, there are at least five publicly reported cases of K-12 student arrests, deporting children as young as six years old. Over 70 percent of people currently detained in detention facilities do not have a criminal record. Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Ale more PR

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, Dec. 17 -- Optimum, a subsidiary of Altice USA, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2025: * * * Optimum Blasts TEGNA's Outrageous 30% - 50% Price Hike Demand Optimum to TEGNA: We Will Not Let You Make Watching TV Unaffordable for Our Customers by Forcing a Price Hike * Optimum (NYSE: OPTU) today forcefully rejects excessive and unjustified demands from TEGNA, the broadcast provider behind certain local ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC-affiliated stations and the more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Peacock Debuts Official Trailer for Season 4 of 'The Traitors' * December 16, 2025 The Traitors US Season 4 | Official Trailer | Peacock Original Today Peacock released the trailer for Season 4 of the Emmy Award(r)-winning competition reality series The Traitors. Season 4 debuts with the first three supersized episodes on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 6pm PT/9pm ET, followed by two n more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * Professional Accounting Coalition Expresses Strong Opposition to Draft Regulation Excluding Accounting from Professional Degree Designation The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), together with eight other professional accounting organizations representing approximately 1.5 million accounting and finance professionals, sent a letter (https://www.aicpa-cima.com/reso more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Q&A: US Military Operations in the Caribbean, Pacific * The United States is carrying out a campaign of extrajudicial killings with deliberately lethal strikes on boats in the Caribbean and Pacific oceans without any credible legal basis. The Trump administration claims the boats are carrying "narco-traffickers" who belong to groups it has designated as terrorist organizations under US law. But more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Observe Possible 'Superkilonova' of Dead Stars That Exploded Not Once But Twice * When the most massive stars reach the ends of their lives, they blow up in spectacular supernova explosions, which seed the universe with heavier elements such as carbon and iron. Another type of explosionthe kilonovaoccurs when a pair of dense, dead stars called neutron stars smash together, forging even heavier elements, suc more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Dec. 17 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * SBU to introduce new security enhancements at Reilly Center St. Bonaventure University will implement security enhancements for major events at Reilly Center, beginning with Saturday's men's basketball game vs. Le Moyne. Additional staff and signage will be available to guide fans through the updated entry lanes. The enhancements are part of the institution's continued commitment to ens more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER ANNOUNCES WHOLE MILK FOR HEALTHY KIDS ACT HAS PASSED CONGRESS & IS ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING LAW TO BRING MORE MILK FROM UPSTATE NY DAIRY FARMS TO SCHOOL CAFETERIAS ACROSS AMERICA * Since 2012, Milk Has Been Restricted For School Meals By USDA, Hurting Upstate Dairy Farms And Stopping Kids From Getting Access To Delicious, Nutritious Milk Products, But Following  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Scientists Develop a Smarter mRNA Therapy That Knows Which Cells to Target * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed a first-of-its-kind mRNA system that switches on therapeutic genes preferentially inside targeted cellsan advance demonstrated in studies in mice that could lay the groundwork for safer, more precise treatments for cancer and other d more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning South Sudan Discusses Interim Report of Panel of Experts * On 11 November 2025, the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan briefed the members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015), in connection with the Panel's interim report submitted in pursuance of paragraph 18 of resolution 2781 (2025). During the brief more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Sexual Harassment of Chinese Critics Abroad * China's government has long sought to silence dissent abroad, but recently there's been a disturbing escalation: harassment through sexually explicit letters targeting activists outside the country. Hongkongers Carmen Lau and Ted Hui are exiled activists who face arrest warrants back in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law. They rev more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Champions House Passage of Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, celebrated the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on the House floor. This bill allows school cafeterias to serve flavored and unflavored whole milk. "For the past decade, I have worked with constituents, par more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Demands Federal Investigation into Hochul's NYS DOH Medicaid Mismanagement as North Country Hospitals Face Closure Following Funding Lapse * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi urgently requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch an immediate investigation into the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik, NY House Republican Delegation Urge Hochul to Veto Detrimental Anti-100 Foot Rule Legislation that Would Gut Energy Affordability and Grid Reliability * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, along with Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23), Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-01), Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02), Congressman more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Study Finds FEMA's New Flood Insurance Pricing Is Improving Risk Signals but Reducing Coverage, Especially in Lower-Income Communities * (Washington, D.C - December 16, 2025) As climate change drives more damaging floods across the United States, a new paper published in the Journal of Catastrophe Risk and Resilience (JCRR) provides crucial insights into how federal flood insu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Chairmen Ogles, Brecheen Announce Hearing With Anthropic, Google, Quantum Xchange Today, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Chairman Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) announced a joint hearing for Wednesday, December 17, more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King Announces Nearly $1 Million Investment to Expand Pathways to Nursing Careers High Needs Nursing Funding Strengthens Partnerships Across SUNY's Campuses and Educational Opportunity Centers * State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced a nearly $1 million investment from the High Needs Nursing Fund to expand academic pathways to nursing caree more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry issued the following news: * * * SUNY ESF Provides Fire Ecology Leadership in Regional FIRE-NET Wildfire Resilience Collaboration The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), home to one of the nation's leading forest and environmental science programs, announced its participation in FIRE-NET: Adirondack Fire Futures, an NSF-supported network addressing wildfire resilience acro more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 17 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Colonial Quad Renovation Earns LEED Gold for Sustainable Materials and Design By Margaret Hartley A renovation project on Colonial Quad has earned the University LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, bringing the number of LEED certifications at UAlbany to 18. The $46.9 million project, completed in August 2024, included a gut renovation of Paine and Zenger residence halls, and  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * PCORI awards $16.7M contract to Upstate for landmark ADHD medication study Upstate Medical University has been approved for research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study whether beginning attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment with non-stimulant medication can be as effective as the current standard of sta more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 17 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Ten stories that shaped RIT in 2025 As 2025 comes to a close, we're reflecting on a year filled with milestones, innovation, and inspiring stories from across the RIT community. From national recognition and groundbreaking research to new programs and unforgettable student experiences, these highlights showcase the momentum that continues to drive RIT forward. Here are 10 of our favorite more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * There are certainly good arguments in favor of the N.V. * In the 60th anniversary year of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), the German stock corporation (AG) is losing its appeal. According to a study by the Deutsches Aktieninstitut and White & Case, an increasing number of companies are opting for the Dutch N.V. as their legal form, as it offers greater flexibil more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * This new understanding of T cell receptors may improve cancer immunotherapies * One of the most exciting advances in cancer treatments in the past decade is the development of T cell immunotherapies, in which a patient's own immune system is trained to recognize and attack dangerous cells. Yet a full understanding of how they actually work has eluded researchers. That's been a significant limitation, because while T more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [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: * * * Top 52 Banned Books Since 2021, Start of Public School Censorship Crisis * (NEW YORK)PEN America today released the top 52 banned books in public schools since 2021, when the writers and free expression organization began documenting the unprecedented wave of censorship that now impacts  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: Insurance] -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance Market Shows Early Signs of Stabilization as Post-COVID Inflation Pressures Level-Set Into 'New Normal' For Risk Pricing * MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 17, 2025 - As rising premiums and tightening coverage options continue to strain household budgets, millions of U.S. homeowners are grappling with the growing challenge of affording and maintaining adequ more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Trump Administration Takes Aim at AI Accountability Laws * Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that proposes to challenge and dismantle a range of "cumbersome" artificial intelligence (AI) laws at state and city level in the US and replace them with a not yet defined national AI regulatory framework. The move is supposedly an effort to "sustain and enhance the United States'  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- United We Dream issued the following news release: * * * United We Dream Condemns Federal Program Turning Airports Into Sites of Fear and Family Separation This program turns airports into deportation and detention traps through secret data sharing. * Immigration agents are escalating efforts to target immigrants by accessing air travel data to track and detain travelers, effectively turning airports into sites of immigration enforcement. As the New York Times reporte more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 17 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate University Hospital earns Magnet recognition for second consecutive time Upstate University Hospital has achieved Magnet recognition for the second consecutive time, a testament to its continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice, professionalism and exceptional patient care. Upstate earned its first Magnet designation in 2021. The American Nur more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: Military Boat Strikes Constitute Extrajudicial Killings * (Washington, DC) - Human Rights Watch today published a detailed question-and-answer document analyzing the Trump administration's boat strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific. To date, 26 reported strikes have unlawfully killed at least 95 people, none of whom the US government has identified. The Question-and-Answer document is inte more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon secures agreement with Array Digital Infrastructure to enhance 5G network flexibility and customer experience * NEW YORK and CHICAGO - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Array Digital Infrastructure, Inc. (Array(sm), NYSE: AD) today announced a new strategic partnership. The agreement will utilize Array's national  more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Vital Brooklyn Initiative Celebrates Completion of Alafia Phase I * Alafia, a cornerstone of New York State's Vital Brooklyn Initiative, has reached a significant milestone with the completion of Buildings C1/C2 and C3the first residential buildings to open withi more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * What these scientists revealed about the structure of the T cell receptor could help resolve a decades-old debate over how T cells get activated * Adoptive T cell therapiesin which T cells are re-engineered outside the body to recognize dangerous cells and then infused back into the body to go on the attackare on the frontier of medicine. One such approach, using chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR-T, cells, has shown more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * What's old is new: customizable system for sustainable cooling * Evaporative cooling is far from new - it has been used to cool living spaces and drinking water for centuries - but the Matter of Tech Lab at Cornell Tech has come up with a new way to deploy an old idea. Lab director Thijs Roumen, assistant professor at Cornell Tech and the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 17 -- Delaware North issued the following news release: * * * White Hat Studios launches with Betly mobile sportsbook and casino in West Virginia Partnership sees leading branded content and popular Jackpot Royale(TM) integrated into Delaware North's Betly online casino in the Mountain State * White Hat Studios, the "'House of Brands" provider to the United States iGaming market, has partnered with Delaware North to launch on its Betly mobile sportsbook and casino in more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Savills Inc., a real estate firm, issued the following news release: * * * Wind Point Partners Relocates & Expands by 70% at Salesforce Tower * CHICAGO (December 16, 2025) - Private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners will relocate its headquarters to a 24,000-square-foot full floor at the Salesforce Tower in a multi-year transaction. The real estate strategy was led by Savills and overseen by Vice Chairman John Goodman and Managing Dire more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Yemen: Government Escalates Repression Against Civil Society * (Beirut) - The Yemeni Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor has escalated its repression of civil society organizations that work across the country, further shrinking civic space, eight organizations said today. On November 27, 2025 the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MoSAL) made a decision to prohibit all civil society acto more PR