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"Near-misses" in particle accelerators can illuminate new physics, study finds (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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"Near-misses" in particle accelerators can illuminate new physics, study finds
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Particle accelerators reveal the heart of nuclear matter by smashing together atoms at close to the speed of light. The high-energy collisions produce a shower of subatomic fragments that scientists can then study to reconstruct the core building blocks of matter.
An MIT-led team has now used the wo more PR
10 richest New York billionaires gained $42 billion in the last year, as ordinary New Yorkers struggled with affordability (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release:
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10 richest New York billionaires gained $42 billion in the last year, as ordinary New Yorkers struggled with affordability
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New Oxfam America brief shows how raising taxes on New York's ultra-rich could ease the harmful effects of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
As New York policymakers consider a range of proposed tax reforms, Oxfam America, part of the global more PR
10 things to know about the property market: March 2026 (10)
IRVINE, California, March 26 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release:
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10 things to know about the property market: March 2026
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IRVINE, Calif., March 26, 2026 - Cotality, a leading global property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions provider, released its latest list on the 10 things to know about the property market for March 2026.
The U.S. housing market is finding its equilibrium. Home price growth has stabilized more PR
Advent Expands Defense Focus With Commitment to Invest Up to $1 Billion in Next-Generation Defense Technology (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- Advent International, a private equity investor, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026:
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Advent expands defense focus with commitment to invest up to $1 billion in next-generation defense technology
- Builds on a longstanding, consistent investment strategy in defense
- Focused on advancing technologies critical to national security and resilience
- Initial investment in Shield AI marks the next phase of this strategy
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Advent, a leadi more PR
AFLCMC presents 2025 Acquisition Management Awards (10)
HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news:
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AFLCMC presents 2025 Acquisition Management Awards
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Installations across the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recognized outstanding workforce achievements during the 2025 Acquisition Management Awards held virtually at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, March 18.
The event spotlighted individuals and teams who demonstrated excellenc more PR
AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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AI system learns to keep warehouse robot traffic running smoothly
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Inside a giant autonomous warehouse, hundreds of robots dart down aisles as they collect and distribute items to fulfill a steady stream of customer orders. In this busy environment, even small traffic jams or minor collisions can snowball into massive slowdowns.
To avoid such an avalanche of inefficiencies, res more PR
At Hearing, Warren Blasts Trump Administration's Flip-Flopping on Iran War, Alienating U.S. Allies (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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At Hearing, Warren Blasts Trump Administration's Flip-Flopping on Iran War, Alienating U.S. Allies
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Warren: "It is not only an embarrassment when the President begs, and our allies say no, it is a national security threat because our enemies take note of that."
Warren: "Trump has alienated many of our allies, and those costs are becoming clear."
Video of Exchange (YouTube)
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Attorney General Bonta Backs D.C.'s Large Capacity Magazine Ban (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Backs D.C.'s Large Capacity Magazine Ban
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of the District of Columbia in Benson v. United States which is pending before the D.C. Court of Appeals. The District of Columbia's law bans the possession, sale, or transfer of large-capacit more PR
Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of seventeen state attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans w more PR
Biopharmaceutical Research Consortium Files Membership Updates With Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium, Summerville, South Carolina, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to update its membership status. These filings, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, were made in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which provides legal protections for joint ventures.
This latest update adds a diverse group of domesti more PR
Brown University admits 2,564 students to the undergraduate Class of 2030 (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 26 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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Brown University admits 2,564 students to the undergraduate Class of 2030
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -On Thursday, March 26, Brown University offered admission to 1,674 prospective members of its undergraduate Class of 2030. Admitted through Brown's regular decision process, the students join 890 early decision applicants offered admission in December 2025 for a total admitted class of 2,564. R more PR
CAIR-CT Applauds Stratford Superintendent, BOE for Inclusion of Eid-ul-Fitr as School Holiday (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 26, 2026:
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CAIR-CT Applauds Stratford Superintendent, BOE for Inclusion of Eid-ul-Fitr as School Holiday
The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded the Stratford Board of Education for recognizing Eid-ul-Fitr as a school holiday starting 2027, marki more PR
Cancer Advocates to Convene on Beacon Hill to Urge Lawmakers to Reduce Health Disparities (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release:
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Cancer Advocates to Convene on Beacon Hill to Urge Lawmakers to Reduce Health Disparities
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BOSTON -March 26, 2026- Today, over 100 American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers from across Massachusetts met with lawmakers as a part of its annual Massachusetts state Lobby Day to urge them to support proposals that address the needs of can more PR
Civil engineers win DAF-level award for key environmental initiatives (10)
HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news:
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Civil engineers win DAF-level award for key environmental initiatives
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HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Air Force officials recently announced the 66th Civil Engineering Division's Natural Resources Program is the 2025 Department of the Air Force General Thomas D. White Environmental Award winner for small installation natural resources conservation.
The award highlights the p more PR
Clark launches master's degree in mental health counseling (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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Clark launches master's degree in mental health counseling
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Clark University's renowned Frances L. Hiatt School of Psychology has introduced a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling to prepare students for careers as Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs). The degree will be offered beginning in Fall 2026.
Following the university's deep tradition of socially engaged, community-embedded graduate more PR
Dana-Farber Chair of Pathology, Dr. Kathleen Burns, Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release:
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Dana-Farber Chair of Pathology, Dr. Kathleen Burns, Elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Dr. Kathleen Burns, Chair of Pathology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is a distinguished lifetime honor bestowed more PR
Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows (10)
LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows
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Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals.
Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, R more PR
Executive contracting leader brings acquisition transformation message to workforce (10)
HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news:
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Executive contracting leader brings acquisition transformation message to workforce
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HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -
MaryKathryn Robinson, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, hosted a town hall here March 17 to discuss acquisition transformation.
The Pentagon recently directed the acquisition workforce to rapidly deliver integra more PR
FAQ: Boston University's Signage and Posted Materials Policies (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Boston University issued the following news:
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FAQ: Boston University's Signage and Posted Materials Policies
Answers to some of the recent questions about BU's policies and practices related to flags and signs posted in office windows and other outward-facing places
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Questions about Boston University's policies on flags and other posted items have swirled in recent weeks and throughout the academic year. Boston University administrators, including Pr more PR
Four UMass Amherst Researchers Honored with Election to American Association for the Advancement of Science (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Four UMass Amherst Researchers Honored with Election to American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the preeminent scientific institution in the United States, the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected four researchers from the University of Massachusetts more PR
From Simulation to Strategy: Climate Modeling Motivates Action at the Top (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release:
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From Simulation to Strategy: Climate Modeling Motivates Action at the Top
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 26, 2026 -New research by MIT Sloan School of Management finds that global leaders who participate in facilitated engagements using an interactive climate policy simulator, En-ROADS, demonstrated a stronger understanding of climate solutions, felt more PR
G. Anthony Grant named a 2025-26 NACDA Athletics Director of the Year (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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G. Anthony Grant named a 2025-26 NACDA Athletics Director of the Year
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The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) has announced that MIT Director of Athletics G. Anthony Grant, head of the MIT Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation, is among 28 winners of the 2025-26 NACDA Athletic Director of the Year (ADOY) Award.
The ADOY Award more PR
Ga. A.G. Carr Fights for Farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 26, 2026:
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Carr Fights for Farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief in opposition to a Massachusetts law that seeks to regulate pork production nationwide. If upheld, this statute will impose costly mandates on out-of-state pig farmers - burdening the interstate pork market and increasing prices for all Americans. Carr and 23 other at more PR
Goodwin to Relocate Los Angeles Office to At Mateo in the Heart of the Arts District (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Goodwin to Relocate Los Angeles Office to At Mateo in the Heart of the Arts District
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Move advances Goodwin's industry-embedded strategy across Southern California's innovation corridor
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Original text here: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2026/03/announcements-practices-goodwin-to-relocate-los-angeles-office-at-mateo more PR
Governor Healey Details Public Safety and Public Health Preparations for 2026 FIFA World Cup in Massachusetts (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey Details Public Safety and Public Health Preparations for 2026 FIFA World Cup in Massachusetts
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Framingham -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today detailed Massachusetts' extensive public safety and public health preparations underway ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including coordination across more than 70 agencies and the securing of nearly $76 million in fed more PR
Harvard University: Lemann Brazil Research Fund Announces Next Phase (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 27 -- Harvard University issued the following news:
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Lemann Brazil Research Fund announces next phase
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) and Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs (OVPIA) has announced the next phase of funding for the Lemann Brazil Research Fund, thanks to a new gift from the Lemann Foundation.
Established in 2016 by a generous gift from the Lemann Foundation, the fund is intended to foster collaboration bet more PR
How Storms, War, and Surging Demand Are Forcing a Rethink of the World's Power Grids (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 27 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release:
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How Storms, War, and Surging Demand Are Forcing a Rethink of the World's Power Grids
In the early hours of October 25, 2023, residents of Acapulco watched Hurricane Otis gather strength offshore. Forecasts had suggested a manageable storm. Instead, within less than 12 hours, Otis intensified from a Category 1 to a Category 5, with gusts exceeding 165 miles per hour. When it struck M more PR
ICYMI: Warren Slams Trump Considering Raising the Retirement Age: "Americans Aren't Buying It and We Will Keep Fighting Back" (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Warren Slams Trump Considering Raising the Retirement Age: "Americans Aren't Buying It and We Will Keep Fighting Back"
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Warren: "I'm all for older Americans working longer if they want to work longer. But let's not confuse wanting to work with being forced to work because the Trump administration is taking a sledgehammer to Social Security"
Social Security Expert: Raising retire more PR
Immigrants' Rights Coalition Applauds House Passage of Protect Act (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 26, 2026:
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Immigrants' Rights Coalition Applauds House Passage of PROTECT ACT
The vote is a crucial step toward meaningful protections against ICE abuses in Massachusetts
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The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed its version of the PROTECT Act. The bill would establish important limits on state and local collaboration with ICE
Elizabeth Swee more PR
Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections
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Most diabetes patients must carefully monitor their blood sugar levels and inject insulin multiple times per day, to help keep their blood sugar from getting too high.
As a possible alternative to those injections, MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that contains insulin-producing cells more PR
India's new climate target shows modest progress despite world in turmoil (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release:
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India's new climate target shows modest progress despite world in turmoil
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India's new climate target or Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) signals modest progress and strong support for the Paris Agreement, despite external pressures and geopolitical challenges of a world in turmoil more PR
Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Recognizes Goodwin for Excellence in France, Germany, and Luxembourg (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Legal 500 EMEA 2026 Recognizes Goodwin for Excellence in France, Germany, and Luxembourg
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The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) has recognized Goodwin with 42 lawyer rankings and 14 practice rankings in the 2026 guide.
The Legal 500 EMEA evaluates firms and legal professionals based upon the quality of work carried out over the past year, historical experie more PR
Littler Issues Commentary: First Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule That Performance Improvement Plans Automatically Qualify as Adverse Employment Actions (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by shareholder Gregory Keating and counsel Michael Stefanilo Jr.:
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First Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule that Performance Improvement Plans Automatically Qualify as Adverse Employment Actions
Court highlights that the relevant inquiry is "fact-intensive and PIP-specific"
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This month, in Walsh v. HNTB Corporation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district more PR
Lynn Man Charged with Receiving Stolen Government Money and Making False Statements (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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Lynn Man Charged with Receiving Stolen Government Money and Making False Statements
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BOSTON - A Lynn man was charged today in federal court in Boston with receiving stolen Social Security benefits and making false statements.
James C. Burdulis, 56, was charged with one count of receiving stolen government money or property and one count of false sta more PR
Malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in South America are evolving to evade insecticides (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 [Category: Medical] -- The Broad Institute posted the following news:
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Malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in South America are evolving to evade insecticides
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Highlights
* Anopheles darlingi mosquitoes -a major vector of malaria in South America -are evolving in response to insecticides, which may make them harder to kill and malaria more difficult to control on the continent and around the world.
* A new study is the first to sequence a large num more PR
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Seeing sounds (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Seeing sounds
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Growing up in Mexico and Texas, Mariano Salcedo '25 couldn't readily indulge his passion for creating music. "There are no bands in Mexican public schools," he says. While some families could pay for instruments and lessons, others, like Salcedo's, were less fortunate.
"I've always loved music," he continues. "I was a listener."
Salcedo, the Alex Rigopulos (199 more PR
Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to the Attempt to Assassinate a Cabinet Member Nominee at the U.S. Capitol (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release:
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to the Attempt to Assassinate a Cabinet Member Nominee at the U.S. Capitol
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WASHINGTON - Ryan Michael English, 24, of South Deerfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today for charges related to the attempt to assassinate a cabinet member nominee and carrying a dangerous weapon on the Grounds of the Capitol, announced more PR
McGovern Leads Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Federal Focus on Link Between Diet and Chronic Disease (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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McGovern Leads Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Federal Focus on Link Between Diet and Chronic Disease
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WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA), alongside Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Emilia Sykes (D-OH), led a bipartisan letter urging Congressional appropriators to provide essential funding to make healthy food and good nutrition a core pillar of Ame more PR
Mercury Consortium Files Membership Update to Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- Mercury Consortium Inc. filed written notifications to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division disclosing changes in its membership. These filings, filed simultaneously with the Federal Trade Commission, allow the venture to limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
The notification identifies several global and domestic organizations joining the research venture. The added parties include:
* Easee AS, more PR
MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape
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Proteins are far more than nutrients we track on a food label. Present in every cell of our bodies, they work like nature's molecular machines. They walk, stretch, bend, and flex to do their jobs, pumping blood, fighting disease, building tissue, and many other jobs too small for the eye to see. Their power does more PR
National Fire Protection Association Files Updates to the Justice Department on Standards Development Activities (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts, filed written notifications to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division disclosing changes to its standards development activities. These filings, submitted under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, allow the venture to limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific circumstances.
The following updates were provided in the notification:
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National Portrait Gallery Announces Newly Conserved "Declaration of Independence" Diorama and New Revolutionary War-Era Gallery (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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National Portrait Gallery Announces Newly Conserved "Declaration of Independence" Diorama and New Revolutionary War-Era Gallery
Installations On View Beginning July 2 as Part of "Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900" Exhibition
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In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the nation, the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has announced two additions to the museum's "Out of Many: Portraits more PR
Navy Sailor posthumously awarded Purple Heart at Hanscom AFB ceremony (10)
HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news:
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Navy Sailor posthumously awarded Purple Heart at Hanscom AFB ceremony
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HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - A U.S. Navy Sailor received the Purple Heart nearly 82 years after being injured during the World War II D-Day invasion June 6, 1944.
Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Joseph Tryon was posthumously awarded the medal during a ceremony here March 20. His son, Thomas, accepted the awa more PR
New Bedford Couple Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients of Over $750,000 in Connection with Their Insurance Business (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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New Bedford Couple Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Clients of Over $750,000 in Connection with Their Insurance Business
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BOSTON - A married couple from New Bedford pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to a scheme to defraud individuals seeking insurance coverage through the couple's business, BL Insurance Brokerage, LLC.
Brendan Lawler, 5 more PR
New study identifies shared mathematical principle linking how cells, companies, and cities diversify (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release:
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New study identifies shared mathematical principle linking how cells, companies, and cities diversify
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Cambridge, Mass., March 26, 2026- When companies seek to grow their capabilities, such as by implementing AI or expanding their services, this might not be easily achieved by simply adding more employees to handle new tasks. New research presen more PR
Newsweek names USD Medical Center a world's best hospital (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Newsweek names USD Medical Center a world's best hospital
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Newsweek has once again named the Sanford USD Medical Center, located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to its list of World's Best Hospitals for 2026. Sanford Health is ranked No. 63 out of 416 hospitals in the United States on the list.
The Sanford USD Medical Center shares inclusion o more PR
Nine Charged in Benefit Fraud Crackdown (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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Nine Charged in Benefit Fraud Crackdown
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BOSTON - Nine individuals have been charged in a coordinated federal crackdown on benefit fraud schemes that exploited stolen identities to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer-funded programs - including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), MassHealth and Social Security benefits. Ne more PR
OU Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts Honors Alumni, Arts Leaders (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 26 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news:
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OU Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts Honors Alumni, Arts Leaders
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OKLAHOMA CITY - The University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts hosted its annual Arts! Arts! Arts! Gala on March 8 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel, bringing together alumni, supporters and community members for an evening celebrating the arts and recognizing distinguished alumni and partners.
The event feature more PR
Pistoia Alliance Files Membership Update With Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- Pistoia Alliance Inc., Wakefield, Massachusetts, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections.
The alliance added six entities to its membership:
* Interstellar Life Science Consultants, Indian Rocks Beach more PR
Pressley, Min Introduce Bill to Provide Oversight on Deaths Caused by ICE (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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Pressley, Min Introduce Bill to Provide Oversight on Deaths Caused by ICE
Legislation Requires DHS Evidence in ICE-related Injuries and Deaths be Turned Over to Congress, Including Body Cameras, Incident Reports
Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fighting to Bring Detained Neighbors Home
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WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07 more PR
R Consortium Files Membership Update With Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- R Consortium Inc., San Francisco, California, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections.
The following three parties have withdrawn from the venture:
* Oracle Corp., Burlington, Massachusetts
* Google, more PR
RELEASE: Joint statement from bipartisan Kids Online Safety Caucus co-chairs Reps. Jake Auchincloss and Erin Houchin on the Meta, YouTube social media trial verdict (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Joint statement from bipartisan Kids Online Safety Caucus co-chairs Reps. Jake Auchincloss and Erin Houchin on the Meta, YouTube social media trial verdict
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"Today is a good day in the overdue effort to hold social media corporations accountable. Meta and YouTube tried to deny, deflect, and delay - but a jury heard the evidence and found them negligent in how they designed their more PR
Senators Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Restrict Saudi Access to Nuclear Weapons Technologies (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Senators Markey, Merkley Reintroduce Legislation to Restrict Saudi Access to Nuclear Weapons Technologies
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Bill Text (PDF)
Washington (March 25, 2026) - Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chairs of the bicameral Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, today reintroduced the No Nuclear Weapons for Saudi Arabia Act, legislation that would mandate th more PR
Study reveals why some cancer therapies don't work for all patients (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Study reveals why some cancer therapies don't work for all patients
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Drugs that block enzymes called tyrosine kinases are among the most effective targeted therapies for cancer. However, they typically work for only 40 to 80 percent of the patients who would be expected to respond to them.
In a new study, MIT researchers have figured out why those drugs don't work in all cases: more PR
Syracuse University: Researchers Test Einstein's Limits of General Relativity (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, March 26 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Researchers Test Einstein's Limits of General Relativity
Physics professor Collin Capano and doctoral student Alex Correia are decoding the 'ringdown' of colliding black holes, hoping to find cracks in Einstein's theories.
John Boccacino
When two black holes collide and merge, they don't go quietly. Instead, the resulting mega black hole rings like a struck bell, radiating energy outward through space-time more PR
The Princeton Review names Clark a top school for game design in 2026 (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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The Princeton Review names Clark a top school for game design in 2026
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Graduate and undergraduate game design programs ranked third in the Northeast
The Princeton Review has ranked the Becker School of Design & Technology's game design programs as among the top 10 nationwide and beyond.
Clark appears at No. 7 on the list of Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design, and the Master of Fine Arts pro more PR
This co-op played a 'critical' role in company's ownership transition (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
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This co-op played a 'critical' role in company's ownership transition
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She stepped into a co-op at a Costa Rican company and played a 'critical' role in the company's transition under new ownership
This business administration student spent eight months working on pricing systems and event planning for furniture company BoConcept.
by Erin Kayata March 26, 2026
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TM Forum Files Membership Update With Justice Department (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- TM Forum, Parsippany, New Jersey, a non-profit corporation, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections.
The forum added 22 entities to its membership:
* Norlys Digital A/S, Tranbjerg J, Denmark
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U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley Announces Fraud Coordinators and Benefit & Voter Fraud Team (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley Announces Fraud Coordinators and Benefit & Voter Fraud Team
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BOSTON - United States Attorney Leah B. Foley has named two federal prosecutors to lead the newly formed Benefit and Voter Fraud Team in response to the rampant fraud being uncovered in Massachusetts. The Team's mission will be to actively and aggressively root ou more PR
U.S. Forest Service Issues Information Collection Notice on Forest Industries and Logging Operations Data Collection Systems (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued the following information collection:
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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension (with no revision) of a currently approved information collection, Forest Industries and Logging Operations Data Collection Systems.
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UMass Amherst Among Top 10 in U.S. in Four Academic Subject Categories in New QS World University Rankings (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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UMass Amherst Among Top 10 in U.S. in Four Academic Subject Categories in New QS World University Rankings
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UMass Amherst has ranked among the top 10 universities in the U.S. in four academic subject categories and among the best in the world in 36 categories in the latest edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.The 2026 edition of the rankings, released March 25 by global hig more PR
UNF Biomedical Sciences Student Conducts Research at MIT and Mayo Clinic (10)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, March 27 -- The University of North Florida issued the following news:
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UNF biomedical sciences student conducts research at MIT and Mayo Clinic
When Cameron Hartmoyer was 10 years old, his sister was born with a rare genetic condition that resulted in several severe disabilities.
He grew up knowing he wanted to work in medicine and help kids just like his sister.
When he was 17, his family moved to Florida and Hartmoyer began applying for college. When he was more PR
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School: Fen-Biao Gao Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 27 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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Fen-Biao Gao named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
By Jim Fessenden
Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, the Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research, professor of RNA therapeutics and director of the Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Research Center at UMass Chan Medical School, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advance more PR
VA. A.G. JONES CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 26, 2026:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING
Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback, Threatening Health and Safety of Virginians
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Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Colu more PR
VIDEO: Pressley Demands Consumer Protections in Digital Finance, Condemns Trump Profiteering (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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VIDEO: Pressley Demands Consumer Protections in Digital Finance, Condemns Trump Profiteering
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"As we innovate, we should not exploit and leave communities behind, and we should not let Trump continue to make money and put our economy at risk by changing or not enforcing the laws created to protect consumers."
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WASHINGTON - Yesterday, in a Financial Services Committee hearing on more PR
VIDEO: Pressley Slams GOP for Denying TSA Workers Pay, Highlights Project 2025 Plot to Privatize, De-Unionize TSA (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news:
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VIDEO: Pressley Slams GOP for Denying TSA Workers Pay, Highlights Project 2025 Plot to Privatize, De-Unionize TSA
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Pressley Demands Pay, Dignity for TSA Workers as Agency Shutdown Reaches 40 Days
Pressley Co-Led Congressional Stop Project 2025 Task Force
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WASHINGTON - Today on the House floor, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task For more PR
Warren Seeks Answers From Trump's Fed Chair Nominee Warsh on His Record Prioritizing Wall Street Over American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026:
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Warren Seeks Answers from Trump's Fed Chair Nominee Warsh on His Record Prioritizing Wall Street Over American Families
"Your record as a Governor should disqualify you from a promotion, but President Donald Trump has vowed that 'anybody that disagrees with' him 'will never be the Fed Chairman' - a more PR
Warren Statement on Trump Financial Regulators' Giveaway to Morgan Stanley (10)
WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026:
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Warren Statement on Trump Financial Regulators' Giveaway to Morgan Stanley
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, issued a statement on today's announcement from the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo more PR
Warren, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Limit Stock Buybacks in Defense Contracting Following President Trump's Executive Order (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Hawley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Limit Stock Buybacks in Defense Contracting Following President Trump's Executive Order
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The bill would implement key directives of President Trump's EO
Bill One-Pager (PDF) | Bill Text (PDF)
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the bipartisan Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense C more PR
Warren, Hawley Lead Bipartisan Push For Mandatory Energy Use Reporting Requirements for Data Centers (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Hawley Lead Bipartisan Push For Mandatory Energy Use Reporting Requirements for Data Centers
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This data is critical to hold tech companies and other large loads accountable and protect ratepayers.
Text of Letter (PDF)
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are pushing the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to establish mandato more PR
Warren, Jayapal, Boyle, 45+ Lawmakers Renew Push for Wealth Tax on Ultra-Millionaires and Billionaires (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Jayapal, Boyle, 45+ Lawmakers Renew Push for Wealth Tax on Ultra-Millionaires and Billionaires
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New analysis shows that wealth tax would generate over $6 trillion in revenue that could lower costs for families through programs like universal child care, free community college, Medicare expansion, and more
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Warren, Murray, Ocasio-Cortez, Scott Establish Child Care for America Working Group to Lower Costs, Deliver Child Care for Every American Family (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Murray, Ocasio-Cortez, Scott Establish Child Care for America Working Group to Lower Costs, Deliver Child Care for Every American Family
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As momentum for child care grows across country, Democrats lead charge in Congress
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), longtime leaders on child care, along with Representatives Alexandria O more PR
Whip Clark on Republicans' TSA Shutdown: "Let's End This Insanity" (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Whip Clark on Republicans' TSA Shutdown: "Let's End This Insanity"
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) spoke on the House Floor and called for an end to the Republican TSA shutdown. Below is a transcript of her remarks:
"The Republican TSA shutdown has dragged on now for over a month. Officers haven't been paid in weeks. Hundreds have walked off the job beca more PR
WHO Joins Forces With BU Center on Forced Displacement to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 23 -- Boston University issued the following news:
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WHO Joins Forces with BU Center on Forced Displacement to Help Vulnerable Populations at Risk of Antimicrobial Resistance
Collaboration will study link between environmental pollution and drug-resistant infections among refugees and asylum seekers
By Andrew Thurston
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health. Lifesaving drugs are losing their power as bacteria build fresh defe more PR
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