WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received a notification from the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium (MCDC) regarding updates to its membership roster. The filing was submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This disclosure ensures the venture continues to operate under legal provisions that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages, a mea more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received a notification regarding the addition of 23 members to the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness (BIOMAP) Consortium. The filing was submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This action ensures the venture maintains legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual dam more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received a notification that TECHNIPFMC, Houston, Texas, has joined the Southwest Research Institute - Cooperative Research Group Separation Technology Research Program: Phase 3 (STAR Phase 3). Filing Background and Protections The notification was submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This specific filing allows the v more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR in the News, January 17, 2026 * REPORT: CAIR Helped Foil Plot Against President Trump (Video) CAIR: Thumbs down - Houston Chronicle Perhaps Gov. Greg Abbott should mouth an Allahu Akbar or two. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which the governor bizarrely deemed a terrorist organization, says it had been working with the FBI to prevent terror a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Applauds Funding for Critical Buoy & Technology Program that Trump Proposed to Eliminate * 01.16.26 New budget preserves program that provides vital data for Seattle weather forecasters, Coast Guard search and rescue, and coastal communities WASHINGTON, D.C. - America's ocean monitoring network - which includeshigh-tech buoys, gliders, and other data which is collected and monitore more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- PaperWorks Express has submitted a public comment letter to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, raising critical concerns regarding proposed amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45. The letter outlines the potential economic impact on the professional process-serving industry and emphasizes systemic risks to due process associated with these amendments. The proposed revisions would allow non-personal methods of subpoena service, such as through more ST

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * The Sister Jean bounce: An oral history of the Ramblers' 2018 March Madness run * It was the college basketball story the world needed when the 11th-seeded Loyola Ramblers made it to the Final Four during 2018's March Madness alongside their then-98-year-old team chaplain, Sister Jean. The following is an account of the Ramblers' NCAA Tournament run that catapulted Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- Houston ISD Takeover: By the Numbers - A report from University of Houston College of Education, Texas - January 2026 (46 pages) - Authored by Toni Templeton, Willa Friedman and Blake Heller * * * The University of Houston College of Education issued a report detailing the profound demographic and professional shifts occurring within the district following the 2023 state takeover. The analysis provides a comprehensive look at how student enrollment and the teac more ST

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 16 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * UTSW first in Texas to offer novel treatment for rare eye cancer that spreads to the liver * DALLAS - Jan. 16, 2026 - A team at UT Southwestern Medical Center this week became the first in Texas and neighboring states to successfully perform a novel procedure to deliver whole-liver chemotherapy to treat metastatic uveal melanoma, a rare and deadly eye cancer. Tumors spread more PR