NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Across South Asia, leaders are promoting hate to distract citizens from economic insecurity * A Hindu man beaten to death by a Muslim mob in Bangladesh incensed over alleged blasphemy, an allegation later proved untrue. An official from India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party storming an annual Christmas lunch for children with special needs, with false allegations of forced conversion more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Across South Asia, Leaders Promote Hate as a Distraction * A Hindu man beaten to death by a Muslim mob in Bangladesh incensed over alleged blasphemy, an allegation later proved untrue. An official from India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party storming an annual Christmas lunch for children with special needs, with false allegations of forced conversion, assaulting and berating a blind w more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 20 -- Accor, a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * ALL Accor transforms Blue Monday into Blue Welldays, a global campaign bringing micro-doses of hollistic wellness into everyday life As January 19 approaches, traditionally considered the most depressing day of the year (Blue Monday), ALL Accor, Accor's booking platform and loyalty programme, highlights the importance of well-being with the launch of Blue Welldays: a 360 campaign designed to inspi more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 19 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Celebrate Love This Valentine's Day Weekend at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel * Romance has long been woven into the fabric of Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel. Since opening its doors in 1928, the landmark property has become synonymous with love stories both on and off screen. From countless proposals and weddings to its starring role in the romantic com more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Individuals Plead Guilty to $68M Adult Day Care Fraud Scheme Two defendants pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud Medicaid by paying health care kickbacks for services that were not provided at two Brooklyn social adult day cares and a home health care company. "The defendants were large-scale recruiters who bribed patients with laundered cash and billed Medicaid over $68 million for se more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Files Forfeiture Action Against Two Anti-Submarine Warfare Crew Trainers En Route from South Africa to the Chinese Military The Justice Department filed a forfeiture complaint against two mission crew trainers (MCTs) that were interdicted in transit from the Test Flying Academy of South Africa (TFASA) to the People's Republic of China's (PRC) People's Liberation Army (PLA). The MCTs ar more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release: * * * Dr. King's Call for Economic Justice Still Guides the Fight for Workers' Rights Today - IATSE * "In our society, it is immoral to advocate rights in the political sphere and deny them in the economic sphere. The right to a good job, to fair wages, to a decent house, to medical care, and to a quality education is the foundation for equality." - Dr. more PR

ARMONK, New York, Jan. 19 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release: * * * e& and IBM Unveil Enterprise-Grade Agentic AI to Transform Governance and Compliance * Davos, Switzerland and Dubai, UAE - January 19, 2026 \- Global technology group e& and IBM (NYSE: IBM ) today announced a strategic collaboration to advance towards an enterprise-grade agentic AI foundation at e&, starting with policy, risk, and compliance. Unveiled at the World Economic Forum Annua more PR

ITHACA, New York, Jan. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Faculty event: How teaching about climate change can move beyond discourse and despair * On Jan. 28, the nexus of art, sustainability, reflection and thoughtful action will take center stage in " Teaching About Climate Change: Art, Action and Reflection," a Cornell faculty panel, teaching workshop and museum exhibit tour exploring how instructors can engage the humanities, climate change and community in their t more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Delivers Remarks at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. * Earlier today, Governor Hochul delivered remarks at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. VIDEO: The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264 more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Delivers Remarks at the National Action Network Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Public Policy Forum * Earlier today, Governor Hochul delivered remarks at the National Action Network Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Public Policy Forum. VIDEO : The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264 more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Directs New York State Landmarks to be Illuminated in Recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that 17 New York State landmarks will be lit red, green and black tonight, January 19, 2026, in recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Dr. King's enduring message of nonviolence, hope, equality and justice. "New York has alw more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Expands APAC Private Credit and Restructuring Capabilities with Singapore Hire of Former M&G Head of Restructuring Andrew Amos * SINGAPORE - Jan. 20, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Asia-Pacific (APAC) private credit and restructuring capabilities with the addition of Andrew Amos, former head of restructuring at global in more PR

HONG KONG, Jan. 19 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Launches Inaugural Employer-Talent Speed UP 2026 Bridging Students and Industry Leaders for Future Success * The University of Hong Kong (HKU) hosted the inaugural Employer-Talent Speed UP 2026 event at Loke Yew Hall on 16 January 2026. Organised by the Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS), this signature event brought together 60 student ambassadors across faculties and school more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following remarks announcing the appointment of Tricia Shimamura as Parks Commissioner: * * * Good morning, everyone. I want to say thank you to everyone for being here today, and thank you also to Council Member Althea Stevens, as well as Assemblymember Landon Dais. In a city where almost everything costs something, our parks are not only a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle, they are also the rare corner of our city that ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the reactivation of the Just Home supportive housing project at Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, reversing previous attempts to block the development. During his remarks at the hospital campus on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Mamdani stated that the initiative will transform an underutilized building into 83 affordable apartments for New Yorkers leaving incarceration with complex medical needs. The mayor, joined by officials from N more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Mozambique: Police Linked to Killings of Artisanal Miners * (Johannesburg) - Mozambique authorities need to urgently and impartially investigate the killing of three dozen artisanal gold and gemstone miners during clashes with the police on December 29, 2025, in Nampula province, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities need to hold all those responsible to account and ensure justice for  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * NICE Actimize Positioned as a Leading Luminary in Celent's 2025 Anti-Fraud Solutionscape and Technology Capabilities Matrix * NICE Actimize stands out for the breadth and depth of its fraud management capabilities and its early move into agentic AI Hoboken, N.J. January 19, 2026 - NICE Actimize, a NICE (NASDAQ: NICE) business, has been recogni more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Nielsen: Two-Thirds of Black Consumers Pay More Attention To Ads That Reflect Their Culture * The Majority of Those Surveyed Prefer to Buy Brands Who Advertise in Content That Reflect Their Culture Nielsen Releases New Report "The Black Influence: How Black Culture & Identity Drive the Market" New York - January 19, 2026 - A new, exclusive study from Nielse more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * Mamdani Administration Announces Historic $2.1 Million Settlement to Address Hazardous Conditions and Tenant Harassment Across 14 Buildings * A&E Real Estate and associated bad actors agree to correct building violations, injunctions to end tenant harassment * Today, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and incoming Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Dina Levy announced a $2.1 million more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $2.1 million settlement with A&E Real Estate during a news conference in Jackson Heights, Queens, to resolve thousands of hazardous building violations and cases of tenant harassment. Standing alongside housing officials and affected residents, Mamdani stated that the agreement requires the landlord to pay restitution and immediately correct more than 4,000 code violations across 14 buildings in three boroughs. The mayor emp more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 17 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * Mayor Zohran Mamdani Appoints Tricia Shimamura as NYC Parks Commissioner * Shimamura is an experienced public servant who helped guide the city through the Inwood Hill Park fires and various waterfront resiliency projects * Previously, Shimamura worked with FEMA and local partners to help Manhattan's East Side recover from Superstorm Sandy * As Commissioner, she will ensure New York City's public space more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Jan. 19, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Restarts Just Home Supportive Housing Initiative, Reversing Prior Administration's Efforts to Block Project * The 100% affordable housing project will create 83 new homes in an underutilized building on the campus of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi * Just Home is supported through the City's Justice-Involved Supportive Housing initiative, an evidence-driven model of permanent more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * People of Yemen are starving in silence, warns IRC * Aden, Yemen, January 19, 2026 - People of Yemen are starving in silence, warns the International Rescue Committee (IRC), as funding reductions and ongoing insecurity compounds crisis. * Yemen ranks as one of the most food-insecure countries globally * The country is now carrying the highest burden of IPC Phase 4  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Release: Rep. Khanna's Statement on Epstein Survivor Haley Robson's Letter Urging Court to Enforce Epstein Files Transparency Act * Washington, DC -Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, released the following statement after Haley Robson, survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking operation, filed a letter with Judge Richard M. Berman of the U.S. D more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 19 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Retailers Help Mitigate Risk with Oracle's AI-Driven Supply Chain Collaboration * Oracle today unveiled Oracle Retail Supply Chain Collaboration. The new cloud solution enables retailers to more easily navigate an increasingly unpredictable and complex supplier landscape to enhance operational oversight, efficiency, vendor c more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Sphere Entertainment, The State Of Maryland, Prince George's County, And Peterson Companies Announce Intent To Develop A Sphere At National Harbor * National Harbor, Maryland Would Become Second U.S. Location For Sphere And First To Utilize Smaller-Scale Venue Design Model Project Would Receive Approximately $200 Million In State, Local, And Private Incentives NEW YORK and NATIONAL HARBOR - more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Sri Lanka: Proposed Counterterrorism Law Risks More Abuses * (Bangkok) - The Sri Lanka government's proposed counterterrorism legislation includes numerous provisions similar to the current abusive law and risks facilitating the same kind of repression, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill does not meet benchmarks set out by the United Nations counterterrorism expert or comply with human rig more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 19 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * TIME Studios and Circle Announce New Docuseries The Culture of Currency with Wyclef Jean * The Four-Part Documentary Series Explores the Intersection of Culture and Human-Centered Financial Innovation NEW YORK, January 19, 2026 - TIME Studios, in partnership with Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's lead more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Jan. 19 -- The University of Eastern Finland posted the following news: * * * Turning MRI into a quantitative microscope to detect white matter injury * Early diagnosis and non-invasive monitoring of neurological disorders require sensitivity to elusive cellular-level alterations that emerge much earlier than volumetric changes observable with the millimetre-resolution medical imaging. Morphological changes in axons - the tube-like projections of neurons that transmit electr more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * UN Development Programme to relocate a substantial share of New York-based posts * New York City -The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced it will relocate a substantial share of positions currently based in its headquarters in New York City, US. The move is part of an ongoing effort to adapt to an evolving financial and development landscape, strengthen partnerships, and m more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Time Savings and Minimal Relief White & Case counsel Katrin Helle and local partner Constantin Teetzmann have published an analysis of the EU AI Act and the European Commission's proposed Digital Omnibus, sparking debate over whether these measures provide real relief or simply add to regulatory complexity. While the Omnibus aims to simplify rules and ease requirements for SMEs more PR