ALBANY, New York, March 4 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Is a Guest on SiriusXM's 'The Dean Obeidallah Show' * Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on SiriusXM's "The Dean Obeidallah Show." AUDIO: The Governor's interview is available in audio form here. Dean Obeidallah, SiriusXM: And welcome back to "The Dean Obeidallah Show." Joining us right now, in studio, the Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, who was elected first in 2022 and now up for r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Joins Legislation to Target Russian Oil Profits and Force Putin to the Negotiating Table * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and John Curtis (R-Utah) on the Decreasing Russia Oil Profits (DROP) Act more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on March 3, 2026, by Marija Golubeva, distinguished fellow with the Democratic Resilience Program: * * * A Joint Cyber Defense for Europe? The cyber abilities of the EU's 27 member states are variable, but the best-prepared can benefit from helping the laggards. * One year has passed since Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered US Cyber Command to halt all offensive cyber operations and planning against Russia. The decision came as elements of t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 3, 2026, by Chris Stephen, former war correspondent with The Guardian: * * * Has the U.S. Broken International Law? Probably Not International law is much more permissive of military action than many commentators understand. * Critics of Trump's Iranian bombing campaign accuse him of violating the international rules-based order. But in all likelihood, the United States is operating within those rules. One paragraph of one international more PR

STRASBOURG, France, March 5 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Children share their heritage through creativity Topics include range from ancient monuments to village traditions in heritage competition * Young people from across Europe are exploring and expressing what cultural heritage means to them through the Young European heritage makers competition, part of the European heritage days programme - a joint initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Union. The competition invites children and teenagers t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of an event on March 2, 2026, entitled "U.S. and Israel Strike Iran - What Comes Next?". Event participants included Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program, Seth G. Jones, president of the CSIS Defense and Security Department and Harold Brown Chair, Clayton Seigle, senior fellow and James R. Schlesinger Chair in Energy and Geopolitics, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, and Emily Harding, vice-presi more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 4 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs February 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthl more PR

LONDON, England, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Hogan Lovells, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Hogan Lovells reports record results for the third consecutive year, announcing nearly US$3.3 billion in gross revenue for FY2025, consolidating its 6-year drive of sustainable growth * Firm credits its balanced global platform, with strength and growth across key G20 markets, as well as a very solid year for the firm in the U.S. market. Global law firm Hogan Lovells is today reporting record revenue of US$3.285 billio more PR

STRASBOURG, France, March 5 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Implementing anti-racism priority recommendations in four European countries Council of Europe anti-racism body ECRI publishes conclusions in respect of Iceland, Luxembourg, North Macedonia and Poland * The European Commission against racism and intolerance (ECRI), a Council of Europe independent expert body, has published today its conclusions on the implementation by Iceland, Luxembourg, North Macedonia and Poland of its recommendations provided in 2023 more PR

VIENNA, Austria, March 5 (TNSrpt) -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on March 4, 2026: * * * Report: Increasingly hostile environment for journalism in Europe IPI publishes annual report of the Council of Europe's Platform for the Safety of Journalists * The International Press Institute (IPI) joins partners of the Council of Europe's Platform for the Safety of Journalists in launching the annual Europe press freedom report: 'On the Tipping Point: Press Freedom 2025'. The new report for 2025 was written jointly more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on March 3, 2026, by Contributing Editor Tatiana Vorozhko, and investigative journalist and freelancer Yuliia Khimeryk of the Reckoning Project, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Russia Uses Past to Justify Indoctrination of Ukrainian Children Executive Summary: * Russia sees history not as a dynamic field of study open to debate but as a bedrock of its ideology and a political tool. Its interpretation of Russian history is carefully policed and used to justif more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Comments on War Powers, Next Steps in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor ahead of the roll call vote related to S.J.Res.104, Kaine War Powers Resolution (Iran): Later today, the Senate will consider a resolution from Senator Kaine. The purpose, as our colleague puts it, is to prevent the nation from sending our young people to die in war without legitimat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSLrpt) -- Forging Partnerships to Accelerate European Defence Readiness - A report from Milken Institute, Santa Monica, California - February 2026 (68 pages) * * * The Milken Institute issued a report analyzing gaps in Europe's military preparedness and outlining how governments, industry and investors can collaborate to strengthen defence capabilities across the continent. The report examines structural challenges facing European defence systems and argues that closer cooperation and improved investment mechanisms are  more ST

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 5 -- The Swedish Ministry of Defence issued the following news release: * * * Increased protection for the civilian population in the Baltic Sea and Nordic region Sweden has signed a memorandum of understanding on protecting the civilian population of the Baltic Sea region and the Nordic countries, together with Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Poland. This enables the temporary movement of people across borders in the event of crisis or, in the worst-case scenario, war. Und more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13162) on March 3, 2026, by Rhoda Margesson, international humanitarian policy specialist and Emily M. McCabe, foreign assistance and foreign policy specialist: * * * U.S. International Food Assistance Primer Global food insecurity generally refers to varying degrees of hunger and malnutrition among populations worldwide stemming from a lack of regular access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. In 2026, an estimated 318  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Florida. *** Boat With Customizable Wake ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 3 -- An inventor from Titusville, Florida, Michael Earl Hartline has been awarded a design patent (No. US D1115655 S1, initially filed May 23, 2024) for "Boat with customizable wake." *** Prosthetic Foot ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 3 -- WILLOWWOOD GLOBAL LLC, Mount Sterling, Ohio has been assigned a patent (No. US 12564502 B2, initially filed Oct. 25, 2021) developed by three invento more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Massachusetts. *** Container Resource Autoscaling by Control Plane ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 3 -- INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, New York has been assigned a patent (No. US 12566638 B2, initially filed Oct. 27, 2022) developed by Chen Wang, Chappaqua, New York, and Huamin Chen, Westford, Massachusetts, for "Container resource autoscaling by control plane." *** Turing Machine Agent for Behavioral Threat Detection ALEXANDRIA, Virg more ST

LVIV, Ukraine, March 4 -- The Ukrainian Catholic University issued the following news: * * * The Ukraine factor: historian Yaroslav Hrytsak at the British Parliament Professor Yaroslav Hrytsak, Doctor of Historical Sciences and Professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University, took part in the Parliamentary Launch Event, "The Ukraine Factor - Building Ukraine's WWII Legacy and Understanding Its Vital Role in the Soviet Victory over Nazi Germany" at the Houses of Commons in London on 25 February 2026. The event was chaired by The Rt Hon Sir Ia more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12150) on March 2, 2026, by Andrew S. Bowen, Russian and European affairs analyst: * * * Ukrainian Military Performance and Outlook Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) have defended and repelled Russian advances, despite ongoing disadvantages in personnel and a smaller defense industry. The UAF has demonstrated flexibility over the course of the conflict a more PR