NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity * CONCORD, N.H. - In a victory for academic freedom and education equity, the U.S. Department of Education conceded the end of its February 14, 2025, " more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast for Sex Discrimination * Federal lawsuit charges beverage company with excluding male employees from an employee-sponsored event based on sex BOSTON - Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc., a producer, seller and distributor of Coca-Cola brand products throughout the Northeast United States, violated federal law when it excluded male employees fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Bertrand P. Cole, D.O. from the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: * * * Recipient: Bertrand P. Cole, D.O., 110 Corporate Drive, Suite 2, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States Issuing Office: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), United States WARNING LETTER FDA Ref. No.: 26-HFD-45-02-02 Dear Dr. Cole: This Warning Letter informs you of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has revoked of the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Seraph 100 Microbind Affinity blood filter manufactured by ExThera Medical Corp., Martinez, California. The decision follows a request from the company to withdraw the authorization for the device. The original EUA was issued on April 17, 2020, to bolster public health protections during the pandemic. Under section 564 of the F more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule revoking regulations regarding the mutual recognition of pharmaceutical and medical device reports between the U.S. and the European Community. The original regulations were established following a 1998 agreement intended to help the European Community and the United States utilize inspection resources more efficiently. However, the pharmaceutical portion of that agre more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: New Hampshire Invests in Bail Notification System for Law Enforcement Law enforcement across New Hampshire will soon be able to receive timely bail information thanks to a $500,000 investment from the State for a new bail notification system. The Governor and Executive Council approved an update to the New Hampshire State Police's existing contract impacting their online tele more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Department of Education Backs Down on Unlawful Directive Targeting Educational Equity CONCORD, N.H. - In a victory for academic freedom and education equity, the U.S. Department of Education conceded the end of its February 14, 2025, "Dear Colleague" directive that sought to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in schools and higher education institutions nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Whitehouse, Coons, Blumenthal Travel to Ukraine ODESA, UKRAINE - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) travelled to Odesa, Ukraine where they reite more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of his travel to Bucharest, Romania, on Feb. 16, 2026: * * * READOUT: Ranking Member Shaheen Travels to Romania BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to Bucharest, Romania. Ranking Member Shaheen Shaheen met with President Nicusor Dan, Foreign Ministe more PR