ITHACA, New York, Feb. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * AI reveals chemistry behind high-performance battery electrolytes * A new artificial intelligence framework developed at Cornell can accurately predict the performance of battery electrolytes while revealing the chemical principles that govern them, providing engineers with a new tool for designing better batteries. The framework, published Feb. 19 in Nature Computational Science, focuses on high-performing li more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * U.S. Ready for Attack Order From President Trump By Logan Sekulow It's not the news anyone wants to wake up to, but today we've taken a considerable step closer toward war with Iran. The Trump Administration has moved the U.S. military into place for a potential strike on Iran as early as this weekend. President Trump warned that "bad things will happen" if Iran doesn't cooperate. Will the Presid more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Trump Accounts: List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children John Kartch and Rachel Loren Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) led the Trump Accounts effort in congress. In addition to the $1,000 provided by the U.S. Treasury, individuals and compan more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Attacks on UN Expert on Crimes Against Palestinians * (Geneva, February 19, 2026) - On February 11, 2026, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot made comments criticizing the UN Human Rights Council-appointed special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, and calling for her resignation. Barrot's comments appeared  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit * New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Live Nation's attempt to have all claims dismissed in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Attorney General James, a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general, a more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Sweeping Reforms Improving Access to Mental Health Care for EmblemHealth Members * February 19, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured more than $2.5 million from health insurer EmblemHealth (Emblem) after an Office of the Attorney General (OAG) investigation revealed the company repeatedly failed to ensure New Yorkers c more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Attorneys and Advocates Respond to Hearing in Lawsuit Challenging ICE Arrests of Refugees Recorded Version of Post-Hearing Press Conference Available Here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy3ZAZlHWLo) * (Minneapolis, MN) -- Today, a federal judge heard oral arguments on a preliminary injunction request in U.H.A. v. Bondi, a class action lawsuit challenging the unlawful more PR

ALFRED, New York, Feb. 19 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * AU students dive into ecology of Bahamas during Allen Term * Growing up in Olean, Lily Schena had never experienced the fun of ocean snorkeling. That changed over Alfred University's winter break, when Lily and nine other students enrolled in the Environmental Studies course Ecology of the Bahamas and traveled to the Bahamas with Environmental Studies Professor Fred Beaudry, Environmental Studies Technici more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Feb. 20 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Bard College Center for Indigenous Studies (CfIS) Hosts Annual Symposium With Keynote Speaker Miranda Belarde-Lewis on March 9-10 Bard College Center for Indigenous Studies (CfIS) presents its third annual symposium, An Invitation to Interconnectedness: Indigenous Approaches to Information, Knowledge, Justice, and Belonging, taking place March 9-10 on Bard's Annandale campus. Organized by CfIS as p more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Special edition of Undergraduate Research Journal to focus on Human Rights The peer-reviewed research papers were produced by Professor Alexandra Moore's Source Project stream By Jennifer Micale In English Professor Alexandra Moore's Source Project stream in human rights, students take an interdisciplinary deep-dive into topics such as incarceration, Indigenous rights, terrorism, women's rights, more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- Wayne State University issued the following Q&A on Feb. 19, 2026, with author and scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs: * * * Black History Month keynote, author, scholar Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs on the power of hidden histories and the urgency of Black History Month Author and scholar Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs will be the featured speaker at Wayne State University's Black History Month program, Detroit History Is Black History III: A Courageous Conversation, on Feb. 26. The tw more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2024 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Feb. 19, 2026 (7 pages) * * * There were 5,070 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2024, down 4.0 percent from 5,283 in 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) The fatal work injury rate was 3.3 fatalities per 100,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers in 2024, a decrease from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Feb. 19, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 6 states in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 9 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Reintroduces Jaime's Law to Combat Gun Violence * [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) announced the reintroduction of Jaime's Law, a commonsense bicameral piece of legislation that would require instant background checks to prevent criminals from illegally purchasing ammunition. Under current la more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Feb. 19 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Bonnies two wins away from national club hockey tournament * Feb 19, 2026 Mike Cosentino is confident his Bonnies can do well this weekend at the American Collegiate Hockey Association Northeast Regional Tournament. But after watching Canada nearly stumble Wednesday to Czechia in what would have been one of the great upsets in Olympic history, he knows that overconfidence is unaccept more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Brian Burnovski discusses petition seeking Supreme Court review of the Goldman standard with Bloomberg Law Davis Polk partner Brian Burnovski was quoted in Bloomberg Law discussing Johnson & Johnson's recent cert petition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Third Circuit decision addressing the Court's 2021 Goldman standard for certifying a stockholder class. In discussing the possibility that th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Archie Young, British deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, called on Libyan actors to participate in U.N.-facilitated dialogue during a Security Council meeting in New York. Speaking on behalf of the United Kingdom, Young emphasized that the current political deadlock heightens risks of instability and worsens living standards for citizens.  The statement reaffirmed support for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya while advocating for the inclusi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper called on the United Nations Security Council in New York to end the cycle of bloodshed in Sudan. Speaking at the United Nations, Cooper presented a fact-finding report detailing horrific accounts of sexual violence and ethnic targeting that she stated bear the hallmarks of genocide. She urged all member states to enforce and extend arms restrictions to choke off the flow of weapons to the warring military factions. Cooper also ann more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 20 -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * BT Adds National Top-Tier 35-Lawyer Public Finance and Infrastructure Teams, Opens Three New Offices Nearly 50 lawyers and business professionals in the nationally ranked practices joining across 10 markets including new offices in Baltimore, Denver and Phoenix * Barnes & Thornburg is adding 35 lawyers, including 25 partners, to its Government Services and Finance Department. The mo more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * NOTHING IS MORE COUNTERCULTURAL THAN LENT We live in a world where self-absorption reigns supreme. Accordingly, the concept of self-denial is incomprehensible to most, and an anathema to others. Yet this is what  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Chairman Rick Scott Sends Letter to Secretary Hegseth on Securing Generic Drug Supply for Service Members and Veterans Yesterday, Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand sent a letter to Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth requesting information on efforts to identify and address vulnerabilities in  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * Rolando Acosta '82 Delivers Keynote at 11th Annual Alumni of Color Reception In his remarks, Dean Daniel Abebe called the retired New York State Supreme Court justice "a vocal advocate for judicial independence and democracy." * When Rolando T. Acosta CC '79, LAW '82 spoke at this year's Alumni of Color Reception, he began by explaining why he retired early from "the best job in the world" as the presiding justic more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * Condemning lengthy prison sentences imposed on Turkish lawyers for lawful professional and human rights work The undersigned international legal and human rights organisations strongly condemn the conviction and sentencing of ten lawyers who are members of the Association of Lawyers for Freedom (Ozgurluk Icin Hukukcular Dernegi, OHD) and of 20 executives and staff of the Prisoners' Families Solidar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN HONORS SACRIFICES OF LOCAL HEROES, HELPS DELIVER 10,000 HOMEMADE VALENTINES TO HUDSON VALLEY VETERANS * Congressman Pat Ryan Honors Sacrifices of Local Heroes, Helps Deliver 10,000 Homemade Valentines to Hudson Valley Veterans Over 10,000 Valentines, homemade by Hudson Valley students, were hand delivered to veterans across Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster Counties KINGSTON, NY - I more PR

YONKERS, New York, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports Secures Marketplace Safety Improvements from Amazon and Temu * New evaluation of digital marketplaces finds gaps in safety policies and practices for baby products, but some companies made changes immediately * CR calls on all shopping platforms to take key steps that will protect consumers' safety * CR offers tips to parents shopping online for baby products  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Research Guides Apple Growers Beyond Synthetic Fungicides By Christina Szalinski Two new studies from Cornell AgriTech demonstrate that apple growers can maintain effective control of apple scab while reducing their reliance on synthetic multi-site fungicides. By using disease forecasting tools such as Cornell's NEWA network to time spray applications--and sw more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 19 (TNSrpt) -- The Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news: * * * Labor Action Tracker reports jump in health care strikes By Julie Greco, ILR School While the number of U.S. work stoppages decreased overall by nearly 16% over the past year, the health care industry saw a 58.3% jump in work stoppages and a 151.9% increase in the number of workers involved, according to a report published Feb. 18 by the School of Industrial and more PR

BURBANK, California, Feb. 19 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * COURTENEY COX, STERLING K. BROWN, NATE BARGATZE, LISA RINNA AND JIMMY DONALDSON, AKA MRBEAST, HEADLINE GUEST LINEUP FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 23-27 ON 'LIVE WITH KELLY AND MARK' * Nationally syndicated morning talk show "Live with Kelly and Mark" announces the lineup of guests appearing on the show the week of Feb. 23-27. Monday, Feb. 23 - LISA RINNA stops by for more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The City University of New York issued the following news: * * * CUNY Launches Enhanced Process for Reporting and Investigating Incidents of Discrimination Across the System The University Has Also Instituted Mandatory Title VI Training and Expanded Program to Help Students and Staff Handle Difficult Conversations Efforts Build on CUNY's Multipronged Approach to Foster Inclusivity and Combat Discrimination, Including Antisemitism * The City University of New York today more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * What Greek Myth Looked Like in Martha Graham's Modernist World In her new book, Professor Emerita Ronnie Ancona traces how myth, movement, and design came together in Graham's work with sculptor Isamu Noguchi. In her Greek myth-inspired dances, choreographer Martha Graham turned to figures like Medea, Jocasta, and Clytemnestra to probe intense human emotion and the inner self, often reshapin more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Feb. 20 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: * * * DEGU debuts with better AI predictions and explanations The Takeaway CSHL's Koo lab introduces DEGU, a new AI tool that distills the predictive power of multiple DNNs into a single, more manageable model. DEGU-trained models offer better genomic predictions--and better explanations for those predictions--than AI trained using standard methods. And they do it at a fraction of the cost.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus Caregiving Task Force Co-Chairs Simon, Dingell, and Pettersen and Rep. Bonamici Demand HHS Secretary Kennedy Withdraw Rule that Undermines Child Care Access * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) Caregiving Task Force Co-Chair Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (CA-12) joined fellow Caregiving Task Force Co-Chairs Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Brittany more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * E&C Democrats Investigate Elon Musk's Grok for Spreading Rampant Non-Consensual, Sexualized Content The Millions of AI-Generated Images on X Likely Qualify as Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery and Child Sexual Abuse Material, Congressional Leaders Warn * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr.  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 19 [Category: Political] -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center posted the following news: * * * Efforts in Chile to Weaponize Courts Against Israeli and Dual-National Citizens * BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (February 18, 2026) -The Simon Wiesenthal Center is raising serious concerns over renewed efforts in Chile to use the country's judicial system to target Israeli citizens and dual Chilean-Israeli nationals under the banner of "universal jurisdiction." Universal juri more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 19 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Enrollment in AI-focused degrees surges at University at Buffalo * New Department of AI and Society, funded by $5 million state grant, pairs AI with communication, geospatial analysis and other disciplines BUFFALO, N.Y. - Seven new interdisciplinary artifical intelligence degrees launched last year are getting just the kind of attention the University at Buffalo ha more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * FAC, SPLC urge high school to reinstate yearbook senior quotes With the First Amendment Coalition, the Student Law Press Center sent a letter on Feb. 18 to the principal of El Capitan High School in San Diego urging her to reconsider her decision to ban all senior quotes from the student yearbook. More than 1,400 people signed an online petition in support of keeping the tradition.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * Summaries | February 2026 Commission Meeting These are summaries of orders voted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at its February 19, 2026, public meeting. Links to each order will be provided below once the order is issued. The summaries are produced by FERC's Office of External Affairs and are intended to provide only a general synopsis of the orders. These summaries are not i more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 20 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * Secular star Rep. Raskin explains the Constitution at Shariah law hearing The FFRF Action Fund salutes state-church ally U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., for his stellar speech at an unnecessary congressional hearing that fearmonge more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- Fordham University issued the following news: * * * A Fordham Focus on AI: Exploring Ethical Challenges in Business By Patrick Verel For our series, A Fordham Focus on AI, we're speaking with faculty experts from a range of disciplines about the impact of this rapidly evolving technology and what to expect next. In this installment, we sat down with Carolina Villegas-Galaviz, PhD, a visiting research scholar at the Gabelli School of Business. Villegas-Galavi more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Fordham University issued the following news: * * * Bronx Green Jobs Center Receives $1.4M State Grant State Funding and New Climate Fellows Build on Fordham's Leadership in Environmental Justice By Alex Williamson The Bronx Green Jobs Center has secured a $1.4 million state grant, marking a major step forward for the workforce training hub Fordham broke ground on in July. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the award this month as part of a $4 million statewide investment in more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Fordham University issued the following news: * * * Gabelli School's Full-Time MBA Climbs in Financial Times Global Ranking The Fordham degree program was ranked No. 2 in New York City By Alex Williamson Fordham's full-time MBA program at the Gabelli School of Business has been ranked No. 76 in the world by the Financial Times. The publication's 2026 MBA ranking placed the Gabelli School's program second among New York City-based full-time MBAs, and No. 34 among U.S.-ba more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Former New York City Police Department Detective Pleads Guilty to Orchestrating Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme A Second Former NYPD Detective Previously Pleaded Guilty to Participating in the Scheme * Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, John Bolden pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy in connection with a Paycheck more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * From Promise to Progress: Governor Hochul Launches New $150 Million Housing Central New York Fund * Governor Kathy Hochul today launched the new Housing Central New York Fund, a $150 million public-private financing initiative designed to accelerate housing production and keep costs down across Central New York as the region prepares for historic economic growth driven by Micron's $100 billio more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Future restaurateurs sharpen their skills in remodeled food lab * River Aquino '27 overturned a ramekin on a bed of finely sliced cucumber, lifting it to reveal a perfectly round stack of avocado, rice, vegetables, shrimp salad and seasonings, to applause from three fellow chef assistants. After this success, the group shifted to the fryer where chef instructor Christian Latimer taught them how to fire up a batc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Ilya Somin, a professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * I am grateful for the opportunity to address some of the important issues raised by the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act." My more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Georgia Legislators and Advocates Announce Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act * Contact: Legal Defense Fund: media@naacpldf.org Fair Fight Action: Max@FairFightAction.com Southern Poverty Law Center: press@splcenter.org At a time when voting rights and fair elections are under coordinated attack nationwide, Georgia lawmakers are taking action. Today, Georgia  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The International Well Building Institute, a performance-based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of the built environment that impact the health and wellness of the people who live, work and learn in the buildings, issued the following news release: * * * Global Green, WBCSD and IWBI to Convene Executive Leadership Forum at EarthX to Advance Healthier, More Resilient Cities Los Angeles, CA - Global Green, the World Business Council for Sustainable  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Additional $150 Million in Financial Assistance for Municipalities Outside New York City * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York State will allocate an additional $150 million in financial assistance for municipalities outside New York City to assist in relieving immediate fiscal stress. This additional funding includes a $100 million increase in Temporary M more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $45 Million Affordable Housing Development in Binghamton * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of Confluence Court, a $45 million affordable and supportive housing development at 200 Court Street in the city of Binghamton. The project transformed a long-vacant manufacturing warehouse into 111 all-electric apartments, including 60 homes  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Applauds PACB Funding Approval to Advance Development of Former Lincoln Correctional Facility in Manhattan * Governor Kathy Hochul today applauded the Public Authorities Control Board's vote to approve a financial framework to advance the redevelopment of the former Lincoln Correctional Facility in Manhattan. The vote marks a major step toward actualizing the redevelopment, wh more PR

TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 20 -- Hitachi issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Hitachi Rail Invests C$30 Million in New Canadian Headquarters Hitachi Rail reinforc es its long -term commitment to Ontario and its rail technology leadership with a new headquarters * Hitachi Rail announced an investment of almost C $30 million in a new state - of-the - art Canadian headquarters in Toronto , Ontario * The new 5.5 floor HQ to be home to 1,100 highly -skilled employees at Hitachi Ra more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Sweden Deporting Young People * Ayla, 21, Jomana, 18, and Ilya, 19, came to Sweden as children, though at different ages and under different circumstances. Today they face the same reality: all have been ordered to leave the country alone while their families remain. These cases stem from Sweden's increasingly restrictive migration policy, under which young people who turn 18 before obtaining more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news: * * * Hunter Researcher Wins Education Policy Prize for Article Teaching English as a second language is a team sport! That's the basic finding of a Hunter researcher in an article that won this years' James E. Alatis Prize for Research on Language Planning and Policy in Educational Contexts. Assistant Education Professor Scott E. Grapin won The International Research Fo more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Ford Foundation issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Ford Foundation's Heather Gerken and Knight Foundation's Maribel Perez Wadsworth Discuss Philanthropy's Role In Safeguarding Democracy at Knight Media Forum 2026 Ford Foundation and Knight Foundation presidents reflect on philanthropy and the work required to strengthen democracy, protect the First Amendment and rebuild public trust * MIAMI - At a moment when the First Amendment is under threat, Knight Foundati more PR

MELVILLE, New York, Feb. 20 (TNSrep) -- Intellicheck issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Intellicheck Inaugural Identity Fraud Threat Report Exposes Widespread Fraud Risks Threatening Massive Losses Across Industries Analysis of nearly 100 million identity verifications provide new insight into evolving fraud trends * Intellicheck, Inc.(Nasdaq: IDN), an industry-leading identity company delivering proprietary on-demand digital and physical identity validation solutions more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC: New U.S. Policy Breaks America's Promise to Refugee Families, Undermining Decades of Bipartisan Support for Refugee Resettlement * New York, NY, February 19, 2026 - The International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls on the U.S. administration to halt the rollout of a newly released (opens in a new window) policy that claims sweeping authority to arrest and detain refuge more PR

JERUSALEM, Israel, Feb. 20 -- The government of Israel issued the following statement on Feb. 19, 2026, by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at a high-level ministerial session of the United Nations Security Council on the Middle East: * * * "I come here today, as the Foreign Minister of the Jewish State - in our ancestral homeland - the Land of Israel. First let me say, it was amusing to hear the representative of Russian Federation speak about law and international law, about occupation, land e more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 19 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Japanese painting tradition meets street materials in new exhibition * LAWRENCE -Don't call Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani (1920-2012) an outsider artist just because he lived on the streets of New York for more than a decade. Maki Kaneko, associate professor in the Kress Foundation Department of Art History at the University of Kansas, and Kris Ercums, curator of global contemporary and Asian art at KU's Spen more PR

EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 19 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Stantec, a design and consulting company, posted the following news: * * * JP Harvey-Stantec Mentor-Protege team secures $303 million in federal contracts * The JP Harvey-Stantec Mentor-Protege team has been awarded five major federal architect-engineering contracts totaling US$303 million. These awards underscore the strength of the partnership formed under the U.S. Small Business Administration's Mentor-Protege Program, which pairs JP more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Legal Action Center issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * LAC Launches New Website to Track NY's Opioid Settlement Funds and Help Empower Impacted Communities to Shape Spending Decisions Today, the Legal Action Center (LAC) launched a new public website designed to bring transparency to New York's spending of opioid settlement funds, and to share resources with community members affected by overdose and the "War on Drugs" throughout the state on wa more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 19 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * LaFeber-Silbey Lecture considers "A World Without Law?" * Scholar of law Philippe Sands will give the LaFeber-Silbey Lecture in History on March 5 at 4:45 p.m. in Goldwin Smith G64. His lecture is titled " A World Without Law? Lessons from History and Literature, from Nuremberg to Pinochet and Beyond." The event is co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Department of Literatures in English/the Corne more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Lawler Introduces Three-Bill Package to Tackle Housing Costs and Protect Families * Washington, D.C. - 2/19/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced three bills aimed at improving housing access, increasing transparency around federal regulations, and better understanding the impact of environmental contamination on residential communities. The legislative package reflects Rep. Lawl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADERS JEFFRIES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE GOVERNOR ABIGAIL SPANBERGER TO DELIVER DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * Senator Alex Padilla Will Deliver the Democratic Response in Spanish House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today announced that Governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADERS JEFFRIES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE GOVERNOR ABIGAIL SPANBERGER TO DELIVER DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * Senator Alex Padilla Will Deliver the Democratic Response in Spanish House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today announced that Governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic Response to President T more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Li He discusses the Hong Kong IPO market with Law.com International Davis Polk partner and co-head of Asia (excluding Japan) Li He discussed the distinct roles of local and global law firms in the Hong Kong IPO market with Law.com International. The article notes that international law firms continue to dominate the market for complex, cross-border transactions and sanctions-related mandates, maintai more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 19 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Brunswick's Rep. Poppy Arford named vice chair of multi-state health policy panel Rep. Poppy Arford, D-Brunswick, will serve as vice chair of the Council of State Governments East's Health Policy Committee. Arford was appointed to the position on Jan. 31 after three years as a member of the panel. "I know Maine people are struggling with the ever-increasing cost of health care. Hav more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 19 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco: * * * Sen. Bailey introduces bill strengthening Maine's landmark medical debt law The bill builds on the Senator's law that bans medical debt from consumer reports. * On Tuesday, Feb. 17, Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco, introduced legislation to expand protections for Mainers with medical debt. LD 2129, "An Act to Strengthen Consumer Protections by Prohibiting Liens more PR

CUPERTINO, California, Feb. 19 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Major League Soccer kicks off 2026 season on Apple TV * Major League Soccer kicks off its 31st season this Saturday on Apple TV, with all 30 teams taking the pitch for MLS is Back weekend. Against the backdrop of a milestone year for the sport -as the FIFA World Cup comes to North America -Apple TV subscriber more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Mamdani Administration Breaks Ground on Timbale Terrace Affordable Housing Development * Project will include 341 affordable homes, including apartments for formerly homeless New Yorkers * Development will include a permanent home for Casa Belongo Music and Arts Center, expanding access to arts and cultural education in East Harlem * Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, city officials  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news: * * * Mamdani Administration Issues Citywide "Subscription Trap" Compliance Warning to Nearly 200 Gyms * Action targets hard-to-cancel memberships and deceptive advertising * Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) launched a compliance blitz, sending warning notices to 187 gyms and health clubs across the city including PureGym, Planet Fitn more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Marsh, a subsidiary of Marsh and McLennan Companies, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Marsh Risk launches excess casualty insurance facility for US digital infrastructure projects Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) and the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor, today announced the launch of Nimbus Casualty, a new insurance facility providing clients with excess general liability protection during the construction phase of the more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * The Metropolitan Opera's 2026-27 Season Five New Productions, Including Two Met Premieres; 12 Revivals; 193 Performances FIVE NEW PRODUCTIONS Opening Night Premiere of Verdi's Macbeth, Featuring Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth and Quinn Kelsey as Macbeth, Directed by Louisa Proske in Her Met Debut Conducted by Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin World Premiere of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavr more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Stanley Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2026 Investor Conference Call Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) will announce its fourth quarter and full-year 2026 financial results on Thursday, January 14, 2027, at approximately 7:30 a.m. (ET). A conference call to discuss the results will be held on January 14, 2027, at 9:30 a.m. (ET). The call will be available at ww more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Reduces Fees on Private Shares Marketplace EquityZen, Broadening Private Markets Access Buy and Sell Side Fees Reduced to 2.5% for Investors and Shareholders * Morgan Stanley Wealth Management today announced that EquityZen, a leading private shares platform it acquired in January 2026, is immediately lowering transac more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Babies Are Exposed to More "Forever Chemicals" Before Birth Than Previously Known, New Study Finds * Babies born between 2003 and 2006 were exposed to many more "forever chemicals" before birth than scientists previously understood, according to new research published in Environmental Science & Technology. Thousands of these chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * MTA Unveils New Entrance and Accessibility Upgrades at Sheepshead Bay Subway Station Design-Build Project Improves Accessibility, Safety and Commuter Experience Developer Responsible for Maintaining Elevators for 25 Years * The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the completion of station and accessibility upgrades at Sheepshead Bay more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Acting AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Protect Energy Affordability Programs in New Jersey Multistate Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Attempts to Slash Critical Energy Affordability Projects Funded by Congress * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administ more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Governor Sherrill Launches $5 Million World Cup Community Initiative New NJEDA-Led Initiative Will Fund Fan Zones, Watch Parties, Festivals, and Street Fairs Across the Garden State in Partnership with the NY/NJ Host Committee * TRENTON - Governor Mikie Sherrill today announced the launch of a new $5 million initiative to bring the excitement of the FIFA World Cup 202 more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * DiNapoli Releases Report on FY 2027 Proposed Executive Budget Federal Actions Continue to Cause Uncertainty for State's Economy and Finances; Comptroller Warns of Reduced Independent Oversight * State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's report examining the proposed State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 Executive Budget warns the trajectory of projected state sp more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * DiNapoli: State's Tuition Assistance Program Not Keeping Up With Inflation, Tuition Costs 77,000 Fewer Undergrad Students Receiving Help Compared to 2008 * A new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli finds that New York's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), the state's primary need-based grant program for college students, has not kept pace  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * DiNapoli: Stronger Oversight Needed for Social Adult Day Care Programs An audit of Social Adult Day Care (SADC) programs found questionable Medicaid payments, safety risks and compliance problems, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. On Feb. 9, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arrest of two Queens men. They were charged with allegedly d more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * State Comptroller DiNapoli and DFS Acting Superintendent Asrow Designate New Banking Development District to Support Community Banking in the Butternut Valley Sidney Federal Credit Union Branch Received $35 Million in Deposits as Part of Program to Increase Access to Financial Services * New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Acting Superintendent o more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued. Newburgh Enlarged City School District - Financial Management (Orange County) (https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/06/newburgh-enlarged-city-s more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * What's Next? The 2026 ACTRIMS Forum Looks to the Future of Multiple Sclerosis Research Young scientists were out in full force, among 1750 researchers and clinicians who attended the 11th Annual Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum from February 4-- February 7. In fact, nearly all those who took the stage were new speakers at ACTRIMS. The theme of the m more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Feb. 19 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * New Oral Vaccine Strategy Could Help Combat Colorectal Cancer * Stony Brook-led published research centers on use of a bacterium to trigger immune system response STONY BROOK, NY, February 19, 2026 - A research team investigating the use of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes against colorectal cancer has discovered a way to build a modified version of Listeria as an  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * New Teaching Policy at University of Texas Will Stifle College Education * (NEW YORK)-The University of Texas System Board of Regents today approved a policy limiting discussion of "controversial topics" in classrooms. "This policy will harpoon any chance students have of a valuable co more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- The New York Department of State issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING FOR $21 MILLION MIXED-USE MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION HUB IN OSSINING Project Will Enhance Walkability and Bikeability; Generate Renewable Energy; Improve Access to Waterfront Multi-Modal Transportation Hub Received $2.24 Million From State's Downtown Revitalization Initiative * New York Secretary of State Walter T. Mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * New York Fed president/CEO to talk economic policy at GAC 2026 * Federal Reserve Bank of New York President/CEO John C. Williams will address key economic and policy developments as part of the 2026 Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). On Tuesday of GAC Williams will give remarks and participate in a question-and-answer session moderated by America's Credit Unions Head of Regulato more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * New York State Department of Health Launches New Campaign Highlighting State's Living Donor Support Program Living Donor Support Program Helps Eligible Living Donors with Expenses Associated with Donation Campaign Includes Ads Appearing on Social Media and Outdoor Digital Kiosks * The New York State Department of Health is launching a new media campaign to spread t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces $1.1 Million in Grants to Restore Northeast Forests and Rivers * WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 19, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and partners today announced more than $1.1 million to support projects in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont that will improve grassland habitat, enhance populations of golden-winged warbler and improve fish passa more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * NiCE Reports 14% Year-Over-Year Cloud Revenue Growth for Fourth Quarter and 13% Growth for Full Year 2025 * * Company expects 14.5%-15.0% year over year cloud revenue growth for full year 2026 * Year-end '25 cloud backlog growth accelerates to 25% year over year * Q4 2025 AI ARR increased 66% year over year * Company announces new $600 mi more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Nielsen data shows Kiwis' love of travel drives 10% lift in ad investment * Airlines and cruise operators ramp up spend as New Zealanders plan, compare and book online Auckland, February 19, 2026 - New Nielsen Ad Intel data shows advertising spend across the travel category in New Zealand rose 9.9% year-on-year, reaching $264.4 million in 2025, up from $240.5 more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Nielsen: Super Bowl LX Final Viewership Rises to 125.6 Million Viewers with Verified Big Data * NEW YORK - February 19, 2026 - Nielsen today shared updated and final Super Bowl LX viewership data, with the total rising to 125.6 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, Telemundo, NBC Sports Digital and NFL+ on Sunday, February 8, according to Big Data + Panel measur more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 19 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses put Tri-City Medical Center on "RED ALERT" status * RNs condemn health care cuts that fund ICE/CBP terror campaign The nation's largest union of registered nurses, National Nurses United, is sounding a "RED ALERT" warning to hundreds of communities nationwide that face a drastic reduction in quantity and quality of health care services as a result of H.R. 1, the Rep more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Announces Opening of Upper East Side Early Childhood Education Center This Fall, Meeting Critical Demand in District * After years of delays under the prior administration, center will open in time for 3-K and Pre-K enrollment - quadrupling 3-K capacity and doubling Pre-K capacity in the ZIP code * Families have until Feb. 27, 2026 to apply for Pre-K and 3-K * Today, May more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Announces Six Appointees to the Rent Guidelines Board * The nine-member board will set rent adjustments for approximately one million rent-stabilized apartments, lofts and single-room occupancy units in New York City * Today, New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the appointment of six new members of the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), including a new Chair who w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined community leaders and developers in East Harlem to break ground on Timbale Terrace, a 20-story development featuring 341 affordable homes. Speaking at the project site, Mamdani emphasized that the building will serve low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers while providing a permanent home for the Afro-Latin Jazz Alliance Casa Belongo.  The mayor highlighted the project as a victory for the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan, noti more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following emergency executive order (No. 1.9): * * * WHEREAS, pursuant to a state of emergency first declared by Emergency Executive Order No. 241, dated September 15, 2021, and subsequent orders extending such state of emergency, compliance by the Department of Correction (DOC) with various laws and regulations has not been required; and WHEREAS, such orders issued prior to January 5, 2026 did not provide or require a plan fo more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following emergency executive order (No. 2.9): * * * WHEREAS, pursuant to a state of emergency first declared by Emergency Executive Order No. 224, dated October 7, 2022, and subsequent orders extending such state of emergency, the City has operated Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers to provide temporary housing in response to the substantial increase in arrivals during recent years; and WHEREAS, such orders is more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Provides Update on Action Plan for Jails, Migrant Shelters Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani provided an update on the City's plan to meet the Board of Correction (BOC) minimum standards and implement Local Law 42. The Mayor directed the Law Department and Department of Correction (DOC) to develop a plan in collaboration with the newly appointed remediation manager, the Nun more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Optica Names 22 Recipients for 2026 Awards and Medals * 19 February 2026 WASHINGTON - Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, is pleased to announce the recipients of several of its 2026 awards and medals. These awards highlight outstanding technical, research, educational, business, leadership and service accomplishments. "The 2026 Optica award and medal reci more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 20 -- Delaware North issued the following news release: * * * Patina Group to operate Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn within House of Dior Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, CA -Patina Group is pleased to announce it will operate Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn, the new restaurant located within the House of Dior Beverly Hills on Rodeo Drive. The collaboration brings together one of the world's most celebrated luxury fashion houses, a Michelin-starred culinary visionary, a more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., a provider of audit, consulting, financial advisory and risk management services, presented the following news on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Pearson and Deloitte announce new alliance to equip enterprises and government organizations with AI-powered learning and address the global skills gap Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) and Deloitte today announced an alliance to co-develop and deliver end-to-end talent, leadership, and workforce development solutions f more PR

WHITE PLAINS, New York, Feb. 20 -- The New York State Power Authority issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and New York Power Authority Announce Opening of 12 New Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers at Laguardia Airport New Public EV Charging Station is Airport's First and Single Largest Bank of Chargers in NYPA's Overall Statewide EVolve NY Network New High-Speed Chargers Help Meet Public Demand for EV Charging Infrastructure at Port more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue's Kelly Hiller named 2026 Inspiring Women honoree by Campaign US * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Kelly Hiller, Purdue University's chief marketing officer, has been selected as a 2026 Inspiring Women honoree by Campaign US -a recognition that celebrates leaders and rising stars breaking boundaries across creativity, media, technology and communications. Hiller leads Purdue Brand Studio, the unive more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Real Estate Externship Connects Roger Williams University Students with Industry Leaders in New York City * NEW YORK - Graduate and undergraduate students from Roger Williams University gained hands-on exposure to the evolving real estate industry in January during a two-day externship in New York City. The program marked the second consecutive year students traveled to the city through the universit more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Renewed Fighting in Ethiopia Risks Widespread Civilian Harm As regional actors gather for the 39th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa this week, they must press for an end to the violence. * Recent accounts of escalating conflicts across Ethiopia, including drone strikes, heavy fighting, and extrajudicial killings, risk causing immediate and severe health harms to affected commun more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Leads Probe into Trump Family's $500 Million Deal with UAE-linked Firm * U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) leads 40 of his Democratic colleagues in a letter calling on the U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to investigate World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency business. At a recent House Financial Services Committee hearing, Rep. Meeks more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) Announces Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens as his Guest for the President's State of the Union Address * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today announced Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens will be his guest at the President's State of the Union Address on February 24 in Washington, D.C. She is the first African American and second woman to serve a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Jayapal, Lofgren, & Pressley to Reintroduce the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) met with community leaders from Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, Southeast Asian Freedom Network, and Southeast Asian Action to commemorate the reintroduction of the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026 (SEADRA) with Reps. Pramila  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gabe Evans and Nick Langworthy send letter to the Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick highlighting AI Overregulation Concerns in Colorado and New York * WASHINGTON -Today Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08) and Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) sent a letter to Howard Lutnick, the Secretary of Commerce, regarding newly enacted state-level regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Republicans Are Getting "Crushed" in Recent Elections, And They Are Freaking Out About the Midterms * Axios AM's 1 big thing: GOP wipeout Republicans are getting crushed in special election after special election, prompting fears about a forthcoming wipeout in November among party insiders. Since Trump was elected, Democrats have overperformed Kamala Harris's 2024 margin by 13 more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Rockefeller Foundation, Global Energy Alliance, Clean Cooking Alliance, Energy Corps to Scale Modern Cooking Technologies in Africa * New Clean Cooking Accelerator Initiative launched at IEA 2026 Ministerial to expand prosperity in Africa, where 1 billion people rely on traditional fuels such as wood and charcoal * Initiative seeks to scale access to cleaner, healthier cooking methods by strengthening su more PR

TROY, New York, Feb. 19 -- Russell Sage College issued the following news: * * * Russell Sage Physical Therapy Research Showcased at National Conference Presenters from Russell Sage College's Doctor of Physical Therapy program shared collaborative faculty-student research at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim, California, February 12-14, 2026. Congratulations to the following faculty and doctoral candidates: Associate Professor Rupali Singh, PT,  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Russia: Attacks on Abortion Undermine Women's Rights * * Russian authorities are restricting access to safe abortion care and limiting the ability of women and girls to get accurate information about their reproductive choices. * Russian authorities are jeopardizing women's rights, health, and even lives, as part of their harmful "traditional values" crusade and effort to boost population g more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Russian National Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements To The FBI Regarding Her Relationship To Russian Intelligence Service And Naturalization Fraud * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), James C. Barnacle, Jr.,  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: * * * Save the Sound, other groups sue New York City over counterproductive wastewater treatment plan for Flushing Creek Proposed approach would fail to reduce the 1 billion gallons of raw sewage entering the creek each year, threaten aquatic life, and introduce new chemical risks * Riverkeeper, Save the Sound, and Guardians of Flushing Bay have filed a lawsuit against the New York City Department of Enviro more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $21+ MILLION IN FED FUNDING TO UPGRADE NFTA BUS FACILITIES ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK * Investment Will Rehabilitate Critical Bus Infrastructure To Improve Energy Efficiency, Reliability, And Safety For Riders Across Western New York Funding Was Secured Under The FY2026 Buses & Bus Facilities Program Which Schumer Fought To Boost In Biparti more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Media] -- National Religious Broadcasters issued the following news release: * * * Sec. Pete Hegseth to Headline NRB Freedom 250 Celebration at 2026 Convention * The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), the largest association of Christian communicators, is pleased to welcome the Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War of the United States of America, as the headlining speaker for the NRB Freedom 250 Celebration on Thursday, February 19, 2026, during the NRB more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General, at AI Impact Summit, Urges $3 Billion in Investment for Developing Countries, Strong Guardrails to Ensure Technology Benefits Everyone * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the India Artificial Intelligence (AI) Impact Summit opening ceremony, in New Delhi today: Prime Minister Modi, thank you for your kind invitation and congratulations for India's leadership in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Senator Banks on Latest Fatal Crash Caused by an Illegal on Indiana Roads: "This is a National Crisis" West Lafayette, IN, - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released a statement on the February 18th fatal crash that killed 64-year-old Terry Schultz at the intersection of U.S. 36 and County Road 525 East in Hendricks County, Indiana. Senator Jim Banks: "Another life taken on Indiana r more PR

IRVINE, California, Feb. 19 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release: * * * Single-family rents lose steam at the end of 2025 U.S. single-family rent prices increased 1.2% year over year in December 2025. * Chicago, IL, posted its third consecutive month of the highest rent growth prices in the nation at 4.8%. * Annual rent growth in December 2025 declined in 35 out of 50 U.S. cities. * 18 U.S. cities recorded declines in annual rent  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Six Years of Denied Justice in Hanau * Six years ago, on February 19, 2020, a far-right extremist shot and killed nine and injured six people predominantly of Muslim background in Hanau, Germany. The attack was motivated by racism and Islamophobia. Today, we remember: Ferhat Unvar Hamza Kurtovic Said Nesar Hashemi Vili Viorel Paun Mercedes Kierpacz Kaloyan Velkov Fatih Saracoglu more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * South Sudan: Extend UN Investigations, Stand Ready to Respond to Any Further Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation * To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 19 February 2026 South Sudan: Extend UN investigations, stand ready to respond to any further deterioration of the human rights situation Y more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Sports programming on major streaming platforms surges 52% year-over-year, according to Gracenote * New data also shows news content on FAST channels up 58% as streaming catalogs continue rapid expansion NEW YORK - February 19, 2026 - Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has found that sports program offerings across the top five subscription more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 19 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Statement From New York State Comptroller DiNapoli on New York City's Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a statement today on Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Fiscal Year 2027 preliminary budget: "The $127 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 preliminary budget marks a substantial shift in the city's approach to budgeting, in more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King Announces Expansion of Child Care Service at Two SUNY Community Colleges State Funding Will Extend Child Care Hours at Dutchess and Monroe Community Colleges to Align with Schedules of High-Demand Programs and Support for Student Parents Builds On SUNY's Efforts to Remove Barriers to Student Success and Increase Access to High-Quality Child Care * State University of  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 20 -- Kodak issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Geneseo Receives Gift, Enters Partnership with Eastman Kodak Company SUNY Geneseo has partnered with Eastman Kodak's Pharmaceuticals unit to create an advanced electrophysiology research lab on campus. A gift of $625K from Kodak to The Geneseo Foundation, Inc., has funded the acquisition of a Nanion Patchliner Octo automated patch clamp system, a cornerstone technology in modern electrophysiology. The donatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process: Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee" by American national government analyst Barry J. McMillion. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is of consequence because of the enormous judicial power the Supre more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process - Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Hearings Supreme Court nominations since 1949 have routinely received public confirmation hearings before either the Senate Judiciary Committee or a Judiciary subcommittee./38 In 1955, hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of John M.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1305, Sub-No. 1) entitled "Great Redwood Trail Agency - Adverse Abandonment - Mendocino Railway in Mendocino County, California": * * * Digest:/1 This decision denies an application for adverse abandonment of a 40-mile rail line in Mendocino County, Cal. On April 12, 2024, the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA), an agency of the State of California (State), fil more PR

MUMBAI, India, Feb. 20 -- Tata Consultancy Services, a subsidiary of Tata Group, issued the following news release: * * * TATA Group and OpenAI forge foundational partnership to advance AI transformation in India and globally The Tata Group, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) and OpenAI have announced a multi-dimensional strategic partnership, that will drive AI-powered innovation across enterprise, consumer, and social sectors. This partnership spans multiple high-impact more PR

MUMBAI, India, Feb. 20 -- Tata Consultancy Services, a subsidiary of Tata Group, issued the following news release: * * * TCS and Cisco Launch Center of Excellence for Autonomous Enterprise to Reimagine Operations Enterprises can benefit from Cisco's Observability and AIOps capabilities for their transition into an autonomous enterprise * Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has partnered with Cisco to la more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income and derivatives marketplaces, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Tradeweb and Kalshi Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Institutional Access to Prediction Markets Collaboration bridges Kalshi's prediction markets with Tradeweb's institutional experience with goal of developing the first institutional-focused marketplace for event contracts Tradeweb makes minority investment in Ka more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Treasury Targets Cartel-Linked Timeshare Resort Defrauding U.S. Citizens Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a timeshare fraud network led by the terrorist Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). The action targets Kovay Gardens, a Mexican timeshare resort, as well as five Mexican individuals and 17 Mexican companie more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Trinidadian Nationals Face Escalating Abuse in Syrian Camp * Since 2019, more than 90 Trinidad and Tobago nationals, including at least 50 children, have been arbitrarily detained in northeast Syria for alleged links to the Islamic State (ISIS). After enduring years of life-threatening conditions, their situation in recent weeks has only gotten worse. Trinidadian women detained in Syria's Roj more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued the following statement on the role of science in international AI governance: * * * Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for joining this discussion on the role of science in international AI governance. We are barreling into the unknown. AI innovation is moving at the speed of light - outpacing our collective ability to fully understand it - let alone govern it. AI does not stop at borders - and no nat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Secures 31 Agreements with Colleges and Universities to End Partnerships with The Ph.D. Project * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has secured thirty-one resolution agreements (RAs) with institutions of higher education to cease their partnerships with The Ph.D. Project, an organization more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 19 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB researcher explores astrological speculation and capitalism in Gilded Age America * By Bert Gambini The idea of financial astrology might give pause to even the most daring investors, but astrological prediction did have a role in the culture of speculative capitalism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.  J.P. Morgan had a lifelong interest in astrologic more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 19 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Humanities Panel Explores the Future of AI and Work * With millions of people now using generative AI to complete tasks both large and small, there is considerable anxiety about how this technology will impact the future of work. Are jobs now at risk because of AI? What is the right approach to integrating AI into the workplace - optimism or skepticism? A recent panel, co-sponsored by the U more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of Feb. 13-19, 2026: * * * Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of February 13 - February 19 The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, February 13, 2025. At 75, Myron Cohen isn't interested in retiring. But fewer titles would b more PR

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 20 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * 'The Game Changer' Journalist Jon Ralston partners with Libraries' Special Collections department to research his new book on Harry Reid Jill Stockton Journalist Jon Ralston has covered Harry Reid beginning with his first Senate race in 1986, continuing until the Senator's passing in December of 2021. Now he's published a new book, a biography, titled, "The Game Changer - How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 20 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Kicks on Route 66 History doctoral student Kay Andrea documents the untold stories of women in motorcycling By Rebekah Friedman, rebekahb@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-777-7543 The summer before the United States entered World War I, sisters Augusta and Adeline Van Buren donned leather jodhpur breeches, mounted their 1916 Indian Power Plus motorcycles and kicked off from their home in New York City  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 20 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate Orthopedics Ambulatory Surgery Center ranked No. 1 in New York by Newsweek The Upstate Orthopedics Ambulatory Surgery Center at the Upstate Bone and Joint Center has been ranked as the top ambulatory surgery center in New York state by Newsweek magazine. The ranking by Newsweek is made by evaluating quality metrics, peer recommendations, patient experienc more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * New VPA Report Outlines Bipartisan Policy Agenda to Empower "Little Tech" As Big Tech companies grow in money, power, and influence, leaders from Washington to Silicon Valley, and on the political right and left, have focused on how to clear a path for challengers, startups, and new entrants -- collectively, "Little Tech." A new report from Asad Ramzanali, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator's (VPA) more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Philip Solanz, a fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitle "Syria at a Crossroads: U.S. Policy Challenges Post-Assad": * * * Today, Syria is the most important front in the American and overall international community's effort to stabilize long-term the Middle East following the two year war begun by Hamas' horrific terrorist attack on Israel. The  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release: * * * WE ACT for Environmental Justice Mourns the Loss of Reverend Jesse Jackson WE ACT Leaders Reflect on How Rev. Jackson Inspired Them * HARLEM, NY -- The passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson on Tuesday weighs heavily on all who seek justice, but the news weighed particularly heavily on WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the Harlem-based nonprofit that recently celebrated its 38th anniversary, because of more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: * * * World Jewish Congress President Lauder Calls for Removal of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Amb. Lauder Set to Attend Munich Security Conference * MUNICH - Ahead of his attendance at this week's Munich Security Conference, World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder issued the following statement: "Amid growing geopolitical turbulence and a disturbing rise in antisemitism, it is essential  more PR