WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Russia Loses Venezuela, the Avocado Ally The Kremlin has waved goodbye to another ally, at a low-ish cost in rubles but a higher price in political currency. By Alexander Kolyandr Half a dozen years ago, the Kremlin indicated it would be willing to drop its support for Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for a free hand in Ukraine, said Fiona Hill, an adviser to Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Russia's Propagandists: Welcome to 2026, the Year of the Savage Humanity's base nature is once again triumphing, say Putin's commentators. Say hello to the return of cruelty, greed, and bloodlust. By Julia Davis For Russia's propaganda mouthpieces, the political is personal. Having returned from their winter vacations, Russian state media frontmen and women complained that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Trenches and Razor Wire: Ukraine's Defensive Spine Drones steal the headlines, but ground fortifications are playing a crucial role in slowing Moscow's "meatgrinder" assaults on Ukraine's frontline. By David Kirichenko South of Novotoretske in Donetsk, dozens of bodies of Russian assault troops lie scattered across a field as drone operators track and strike survivors conti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by Sterling Thomas, chief scientist at the Government Accountability Office, from a Jan, 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to discuss artificial inte more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Jan. 13 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Awards and Honors: January 2026 * Twenty-one High Point University students in the Siegfried Leadership Fellows program traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, in late November to participate in the National Conference on Student Leadership, one of the nation's premier events dedicated to collegiate leadership development. They were accompanied by Dr. David Bergen, executive director of the Siegfr more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Jan. 11, 2026, to the New York Post: * * * Soaring Teen Crime a Message for Hochul -- Fix Raise the Age and Save New York's Kids By Rafael A. Mangual At last week's 2025 year-end crime briefing, Commissioner Jessica Tisch cited multiple successes tied to the NYPD's relentless focus on crime hotspots and the gang members within them; the rundown was impressive and encouraging -- except for one major  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Jan. 13, 2026, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * How DEI Caused a Military Recruitment Crisis By Kevin Wallsten and Mike Gallagher The Biden administration discouraged white recruits. Secretary Hegseth's 'reset' invites everyone to serve. In his recent viral essay, "The Lost Generation," published in Compact, Jacob Savage describes how U.S. media and academia in the 2010s closed their doors to mill more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Jan. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * Novel Theranostic Model Shows Curative Potential for Gastric and Pancreatic Tumors * Media Contact: Rebecca Maxey (703) 652-6772 rmaxey@snmmi.org Reston, VA (January 13, 2026)- A newly developed radiopharmaceutical pair can precisely detect and effectively treat-completely eradicating tumors in certain preclinical models-gastric and pancreati more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 13 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * Plymouth and Bristol announce plans to bid for UK City of Culture 2029 * A number of cities and towns have confirmed they will be submitting expressions of interest to become UK City of Culture 2029 following the competition's launch at the end of last year. Bristol and Plymouth, both in south-west England, are the latest to confirm their intentions to submit expressions of intere more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Scientists demonstrate low-cost, high-quality lenses for super-resolution microscopy * 13 January 2026 New fabrication approach uses consumer-grade 3D printers to create high-performance lenses, opening the door to advanced, customizable imaging WASHINGTON -Researchers have shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-eleme more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery is Possible: Pitt Study Urges Caution on Early Care Withdrawal A new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine clinical scientists and UPMC neurosurgeons challenges assumptions about early withdrawal of care in patients with severe traumatic brain injury, or TBI. The research, published today in the journal Neurosurgery more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 -- Temple University issued the following news: * * * Temple University's impact and expertise made waves in the media nationwide in 2025 * Temple University saw more than 50,000 media placements in 2025, amplifying faculty research, student success and major institutional milestones. From record-setting philanthropic gifts to major campus investments, new academic partnerships and the largest first-year class in its history, Temple University experience more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Education = Prevention: Physician Called to Educate Public on Infectious Disease Prevention By Peggy Reisser Here's how Chinelo Animalu, MD, describes her role as an infectious disease physician: "We deal with those cases that make everybody else run in the opposite direction," she says. An associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate researchers' COVID-19 youth mental health study named top paper of 2025 An article written by a team of researchers from Upstate Medical University, which examined the impact of COVID-19 on child and adolescent mental health, was selected as one of the best papers of 2025 by the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Th more PR