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365 Wins in 365 Days: President Trump's Return Marks New Era of Success, Prosperity (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The White House issued the following news on Jan. 20, 2026:
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365 WINS IN 365 DAYS: President Trump's Return Marks New Era of Success, Prosperity
One year ago today, President Donald J. Trump returned to office with a resounding mandate to restore prosperity, secure the border, rebuild American strength, and put the American people first. In just 365 days, President Trump has delivered truly transformative results with the most accomplished first year of any preside more PR
Ask the expert: How museums can rebuild trust in a divided America (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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Ask the expert: How museums can rebuild trust in a divided America
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Political polarization in the United States has deepened to historical levels, weakening confidence and trust between Americans. Despite this division, museums have remained a space where people are drawn together by a common factor: curiosity. The level of trust people have toward museums provides a unique opportunity to bring peo more PR
Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Defending Religious Liberty Against California Discrimination (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 21 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Defending Religious Liberty Against California Discrimination
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DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she joined a coalition of 20 states to defend churches and other religious institutions from California's anti-religious targeting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the COVID pandemic, California enacted emergency powers b more PR
Attorney General Hilgers Joins Amicus Brief Supporting EPA's Claw Back of Environmental Grants (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 21 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Hilgers Joins Amicus Brief Supporting EPA's Claw Back of Environmental Grants
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LINCOLN-Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that Nebraska has joined a West Virginia-led amicus brief filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, supporting the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to rescind improperly awarded grants under more PR
BLM approves updated Northern Corridor highway plan (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
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BLM approves updated Northern Corridor highway plan
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ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management today approved construction of the Northern Corridor highway in Washington County. In 2018, the Utah Department of Transportation applied for a right-of-way for a four-lane highway north of St. George to help ease traffic congestion in the area.
The BLM analyzed po more PR
Bureau of Land Management Reapproves Highway Through Utah's Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Bureau of Land Management Reapproves Highway Through Utah's Red Cliffs National Conservation Area
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ST. GEORGE, Utah -The Bureau of Land Management reapproved a proposal today from the Utah Department of Transportation, at the behest of Washington County, for the construction of the four-lane Northern Corridor Highway through the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near S more PR
Eastern Leaders Academy Focuses on Community Health & Wellness in January (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 21 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Eastern Leaders Academy Focuses on Community Health & Wellness in January
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Existing and emerging leaders from Carbon and Emery counties spent a day exploring Community Health and Wellness during the January Experience Day of the Eastern Leaders Academy (ELA). Participants learned from health professionals across the counties and heard about the ways they help the community stay healthy.
The group explored many more PR
ESPN presents over 250 women's college basketball matchups across networks, Jan. 21-27 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN presents over 250 women's college basketball matchups across networks, Jan. 21-27
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* ESPN networks to feature 16 ranked teams
* Thursday Prime features a top 20 battle between No. 2 South Carolina and No. 16 Oklahoma (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. ET)
* Sunday, ESPN is home to a top 5 bout between No. 5 Vanderbilt and No. 2 South Carolina (3 p.m.)
ESPN continues its i more PR
FAA Updates Instrument Flight Rules to Enhance Airspace Safety (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule amending standard instrument approach procedures and takeoff minimums at various airports across the U.S. These routine regulatory updates are designed to ensure the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace by accounting for air traffic requirements and changes to navigational facilities.
The amendment modifies 14 CFR part 97, which governs the technical procedures pilots more PR
GAO Upholds Navy Decision to Cancel California Construction Solicitation (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest filed by Diversified Maintenance Systems Inc., Sandy, Utah, upholding a U.S. Navy decision to cancel a solicitation for building renovation and construction services at Naval Base Ventura County.
The dispute involved a Request for Proposals issued by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, for a broad range of alteration and repair projects. While Diversified Maintenance Systems, Inc. argued the more ST
Heinrich Advances Legislation to Combat Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich Advances Legislation to Combat Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfakes
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and Co-Chair of the Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, applauded Senate passage of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act), bipartisan legislation that gives survivors of sexually explicit "deepfake" images a more PR
House Agriculture Democrats Host Roundtable, Warn of Looming SNAP Cost-Shift to States (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026:
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House Agriculture Democrats Host Roundtable, Warn of Looming SNAP Cost-Shift to States
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) and fellow Agriculture Democrats hosted a roundtable featuring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) stakeholders from the state and county level.
Panelists included more PR
Latter-day Saints Around the World: January 2026 (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 22 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news wrap up on Jan. 21, 2026:
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Latter-day Saints Around the World: January 2026
Schools are strengthened in Belize, while donations in Uruguay and South Korea support the elderly and people with disabilities
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Newsroom features stories from its dozens of websites worldwide to show what members and leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are doing to serve their comm more PR
Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Simone Biles, Jordan Stolz, Shaun White, Johnny Weir, and Tara Lipinski Headline NBC Sports' Milan Cortina Preview Show "Ice, Snow & Glory (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Simone Biles, Jordan Stolz, Shaun White, Johnny Weir, and Tara Lipinski Headline NBC Sports' Milan Cortina Preview Show "Ice, Snow & Glory: The Winter Olympics" Presented on Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock
Rebecca Lowe Hosts Hour-Long Program that Airs on Eve of Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony
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Superstar athletes and personalities, includin more PR
Mines Geologists Look to 66-million-year-old 'Clues' to Predict Future of Global Rainfall (10)
GOLDEN, Colorado, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news:
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Mines geologists look to 66-million-year-old "clues" to predict future of global rainfall
By Emilie Rusch
What can the distant past - some 66 to 48 million years ago - tell us about future rainfall?
A new study led by researchers at Colorado School of Mines reveals how Earth's water cycle responded during one of the warmest periods in its history, using clues left in the geological record to bet more PR
Mo. A.G. Hanaway Joins Coalition Challenging Biden-Era EPA Misconduct (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 22 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Hanaway Joins Coalition Challenging Biden-era EPA Misconduct
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in challenging potential Biden-era grant fraud and supporting the EPA's cancellation of billions of questionable grants. Biden's Environmental Protection Agency handed out $20 billion in grants as part of more PR
N.C. State: Chiral Phonons Create Orbital Current via Their Own Magnetism (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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Chiral Phonons Create Orbital Current via Their Own Magnetism
In a new study, an international group of researchers has found that chiral phonons can create orbital current without needing magnetic elements - in part because chiral phonons have their own magnetic moments. Additionally, this effect can be achieved in common crystal materials. The work has potential for the deve more PR
NSF Mid-Career Grant Supports New Research Direction on Reefs in Crisis (10)
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 20 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news:
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NSF Mid-Career Grant Supports New Research Direction on Reefs in Crisis
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With support from a National Science Foundation Mid-Career Advancement Grant, Associate Professor of Geology Pedro Marenco is using the fossil record to better understand the future of reefs.
Mid-Career Grants are designed to support faculty members at a pivotal stage in their careers, allowing them to dedicate the time necessary t more PR
SBA Revokes License For Pelion Ventures V Financial Institutions Fund (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (TNSFR) -- The Small Business Administration has announced the termination of the Small Business Investment Co. (SBIC) license previously held by Pelion Ventures V Financial Institutions Fund L.P.
According to a federal filing released this week, the SBA exercised its authority under Section 309 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and specific provisions within the Code of Federal Regulations to declare License No. 08/08-0175 null and void.
The action effectively e more PR
Space Foundation Announces International Teacher Liaisons for 2026 (10)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 22 -- Space Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026:
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Space Foundation Announces International Teacher Liaisons for 2026
* Program globally promotes space-related STEM education in schools
* 'Flight 26' includes six international teachers from six nations outside the U.S.
* Selectees will take part in the Space Symposium in April
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Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, t more PR
The ASAM Weekly for January 20, 2026 (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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The ASAM Weekly for January 20, 2026
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This Week in the ASAM Weekly
A challenge with addressing addiction at the population level is making decisions based on the evidence available. For example, new data indicate that alcohol consumption and binge drinking are dropping among Americans, but the evidence doesn't exactly tell us why. One explanation is t more PR
University of Utah Health: Red Light Therapy Shows Promise for Protecting Football Players' Brains (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release:
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Red Light Therapy Shows Promise for Protecting Football Players' Brains
Punch-drunk syndrome, boxer's madness, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The name has changed over the years, but the cause is clear: repeated impacts can affect long-term brain health, with symptoms ranging from confusion to memory loss and potentially dementia. More than 100 former NFL football players more PR
University of Utah: This Wild Potato May Change the Agricultural Story in the American Southwest (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release:
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This wild potato may change the agricultural story in the American Southwest
New archaeological data, interviews with Indigenous elders and evidence from a decade of investigation support the initial stages of domestication of S. jamesii across the Four Corners region, establishing a culture of potato-use that persists to this day.
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Starchy residue preserved in ancient stone tools may more PR
W.Va. A.G. McCuskey Leads 24-state Coalition Supporting EPA's Cancellation of Billions of Questionable Biden-Era Grants (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release:
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Attorney General McCuskey leads 24-state coalition supporting EPA's cancellation of billions of questionable Biden-era grants
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of states fighting back against potential Biden-era fraud. Biden's Environmental Protection Agency handed out $20 billion in grants as part of their "Greenhouse Gas Reduction more PR
WildEarth Guardians: Federal Agency Re-Approves Highway Through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, Abandons Own Scientific Findings (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 22 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026:
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Federal Agency Re-Approves Highway Through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area, Abandons Own Scientific Findings
Coalition of Local Residents and State and National Organizations Vow to Continue Decades-Long Fight
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ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) re-approved a proposal from the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), at the behest of Washington County, f more PR
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