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"No Exit," Co-Authored by Brian Broughman, Named One of the Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2025 (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 13 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news:
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"No Exit," Co-Authored by Brian Broughman, Named One of the Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2025
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The Corporate Practice Commentator has selected "No Exit" as one of the Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2025.
The article, published in the New York University Law Review, was co-authored by Vanderbilt Law Professor Brian Broughman, Matthew Wansley of Cardozo School of Law, and Sam more PR
"The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram" Nominated for a Peabody Award (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release:
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"The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram" Nominated for a Peabody Award
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The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced last week that " The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram," an investigative documentary by ProPublica and FRONTLINE, was nominated for a Peabody Award in the news category. The honor celebrates compelling and empowering storyt more PR
315 MSU graduates receive Board of Trustees' Award for academic excellence, 4.0 GPA (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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315 MSU graduates receive Board of Trustees' Award for academic excellence, 4.0 GPA
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Three hundred and fifteen Michigan State University graduates accomplished something many students dream of -a perfect college GPA.
During its April 10 meeting, the MSU Board of Trustees presented the graduating seniors with the Board of Trustees' Award, recognizing their achievement of the highest scholastic av more PR
5.5M ground nesting bees make home in Ithaca cemetery (10)
ITHACA, New York, April 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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5.5M ground nesting bees make home in Ithaca cemetery
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To save money, Rachel Fordyce parked her car for free at Ithaca's East Hill Plaza and walked through East Lawn Cemetery to her job as a technician in an entomology lab on Cornell's campus. One spring day in 2022, she walked in to work with a jar full of bees.
"These are all over the cemetery," she told her boss, Bryan Danforth, professor of entomology in more PR
A conversation with Northeastern's President Joseph E. Aoun (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
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A conversation with Northeastern's President Joseph E. Aoun
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As commencement season approaches, the university's president discusses academic achievement and the future of Northeastern.
by Northeastern Global News April 13, 2026
Commencement is a few weeks away. This includes 37 ceremonies across all of Northeastern's colleges and campuses. What does commencement mean to you?
It's the culminat more PR
AACR Announces Recipients of the 2026 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release:
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AACR Announces Recipients of the 2026 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
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PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism in the following categories:
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By Laurie Abraham ( Photo ), New Y more PR
ACLU and 75 Organizations Sound Alarm on Meta's Plan to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Ray-Ban and Oakley Eyeglasses (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release:
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ACLU and 75 Organizations Sound Alarm on Meta's Plan to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Ray-Ban and Oakley Eyeglasses
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Meta's reported plan to equip its artificial intelligence (AI) eyeglasses with facial recognition technology po more PR
ACLU and 75 Organizations Sound Alarm on Meta's Plan to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Ray-Ban and Oakley Eyeglasses (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
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ACLU and 75 Organizations Sound Alarm on Meta's Plan to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Ray-Ban and Oakley Eyeglasses
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SAN FRANCISCO - Meta's reported plan to equip its artificial intelligence (AI) AI eyeglasses with facial recognition technology poses an unacceptable threat to privacy and liberty and is "a red line society must not cross," a broad coalition of organizati more PR
AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Preserve Temporary Protected Status For Haitians And Syrians (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Preserve Temporary Protected Status For Haitians And Syrians
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration's ter more PR
Albany Law School: Government Law Center Releases Explainer on New York's Even-Year Election Law (10)
ALBANY, New York, April 14 -- Albany Law School issued the following news:
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Government Law Center Releases Explainer on New York's Even-Year Election Law
Under New York's Even-Year Election Law (EYEL), many local elections will soon shift to even-numbered years, putting them on the same schedule as federal and state elections. The EYEL took effect in 2025 but has faced lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the law in state and federal courts. While the state's highest court has u more PR
Americans for Tax Reform: List of 50 Companies and Foundations Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by John Kartch and Rachel Loren:
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List of 50 Companies and Foundations Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids
Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 50.
As documented below at least 50 companies, foundations and individuals have announced contributions to the accounts.
Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautifu more PR
Announcing the 2026 Images of Research Winners (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center issued the following news:
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Announcing the 2026 Images of Research Winners
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This year, five students have been honored for winning photographs in the 2026 Images of Research exhibition, a visual showcase celebrating the vigor and beauty of student research. The images were selected based on originality, aesthetic appeal, and the ability to spark wonder.
The winners are:
Maria Fernanda Buitrago (M.A. '25, Digital more PR
Anti-Defamation League: 11 Grades Updated in 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card Following Post-Release Developments (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 (TNSrep) -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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11 Grades Updated in 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card Following Post-Release Developments
Dozens of Colleges engaged in consultations with ADL in the month following the release of the Report Card; 89 percent of schools overall engaged with ADL
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Arcadis Makes Waves With Water Utilities With Real-world AI Pilots (10)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, April 7 -- Arcadis, a design and consultancy firm, issued the following news release:
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Arcadis makes waves with water utilities with real-world AI pilots
Arcadis has announced the next phase of its AI for Water Innovation Challenge, an organization-wide applied innovation program that pairs internally crowd-sourced AI ideas with real challenges faced by utilities, regulators, and public agencies. Selected concepts are advanced through seed-funded pilots in partner more PR
As affordability challenges persist, AG Brown urges FTC rulemaking on unfair and deceptive rental housing fees (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, April 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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As affordability challenges persist, AG Brown urges FTC rulemaking on unfair and deceptive rental housing fees
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Washington AG Nick Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 27 state attorneys general today are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward with a proposed rulemaking on hidden and deceptive rental housing fee practices.
Last month, the FTC published a more PR
At Least 245 Child Casualties in Sudan in the First 90 Days of 2026 (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release:
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At least 245 child casualties in Sudan in the first 90 days of 2026
After three years of war, children continue to bear the heaviest toll. Drone attacks account for nearly 80 per cent of all killings and injuries this year.
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As the conflict in Sudan hits the three-year mark, children continue to pay the heaviest price. Between January and March this year, at least more PR
Attorney General Bonta Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians
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OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a challenge to the termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haitians and Syrians. more PR
Attorney General James and Bipartisan Coalition Urge FTC to Address Deceptive Rental Fees (10)
ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James and Bipartisan Coalition Urge FTC to Address Deceptive Rental Fees
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April 13, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 25 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enact a rule addressing unfair and deceptive fee practices in the rental housing market. In a comment letter submi more PR
Attorney General James Mandates Major Mental Health Reforms at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (10)
ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Mandates Major Mental Health Reforms at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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April 13, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a landmark settlement with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) following a years-long investigation into the hospital system's treatment of patients experiencing mental health emergencies. The Office of the more PR
Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Legal Status of Haitian and Syrian Immigrants (10)
ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Legal Status of Haitian and Syrian Immigrants
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to uphold the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria who have been living in the Uni more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITIANS AND SYRIANS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITIANS AND SYRIANS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haiti and Syria. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief today in Trump v. Miot an more PR
Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration more PR
Bahrain: Sayed Mohamed Almosawi Dies in Custody (10)
NEW YORK, April 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Bahrain: Sayed Mohamed Almosawi Dies in Custody
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(Beirut) - A 32-year-old man who was forcibly disappeared in Bahrain on March 19, 2026, died in custody more than a week later and his body bore signs of torture, Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) said today.
After Sayed Mohamed Almosawi's family lost contact with him for over a week, his parents rec more PR
Binghamton University Graduate Programs Draw National Attention in Ranking (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, April 14 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Binghamton University graduate programs draw national attention in new ranking
Earth Sciences, pharmacy, mathematics, and education make big leaps
By David Hermanovitch
Nearly three dozen of Binghamton University's graduate programs are positioned prominently in the 2026 U.S. News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings.
34 programs landed on U.S. News' rankings, highlighted by double-digit more PR
Brookhaven National Laboratory: Transformation of RHIC to EIC Begins (10)
UPTON, New York, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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Transformation of RHIC to EIC Begins
Work starts to remove and repurpose accelerator and detector equipment from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to prepare for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC)
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Work begins today at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory to remove components from the Relativistic Heavy Io more PR
Brooklyn Law School: Health and Family Law Fellows Take Center Stage (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, April 14 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news:
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Health and Family Law Fellows Take Center Stage
Fellows discuss their work in panels and then field questions from the audience in a Q&A format.
Eight students who are Brooklyn Law School Health Law & Family Law Fellows presented their work on Friday, April 10, sharing the findings from legal research projects that delve deeply into a wide range of fascinating topics.
The presentations and the luncheon tha more PR
Buffalo State social work program becomes first bachelor-level to offer ACOSA Community Practice Certificate (10)
BUFFALO, New York, April 13 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release:
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Buffalo State social work program becomes first bachelor-level to offer ACOSA Community Practice Certificate
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Buffalo State's social work program recently became the first and only bachelor-level program permitted to offer students the opportunity to obtain a Community Practice Certificate through the Association of Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA), an interdisciplinary professio more PR
CAIR Expresses Solidarity With Catholic Community After President Trump Attacks Pope Leo (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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CAIR Expresses Solidarity with Catholic Community After President Trump Attacks Pope Leo
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed solidarity with the Catholic community following President Trump's rhetorical attacks on Pope Leo XIV.
In a social media post, Trump criticized Pope more PR
Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: ActBlue Acts Out Against Their Own Lawyers and Former Staffers (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer:
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ActBlue acts out against their own lawyers and former staffers
The fire under the lefty pass-through donor grows hotter as they face more allegations that they failed to police their funding sources.
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Behemoth Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue was recently accused of having lied to Congress during an investigation into ActBlue's lax more PR
Carlyle AlpInvest Leads Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for Bridgepointe Technologies (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Carlyle Group posted the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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Carlyle AlpInvest Leads Single-Asset Continuation Vehicle for Bridgepointe Technologies
Transaction enables Charlesbank to expand existing investment in Bridgepointe
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New York, NY and San Mateo, CA -- Carlyle AlpInvest, a leading global private equity investor, today announced the completion of a single-asset continuation vehicle for Bridgepointe Technologies ("Bridgepointe" or "the Company"), more PR
Catholic League Issues Commentary: Pope And President Clash (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- 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 April 13, 2026, by President Bill Donohue:
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POPE AND PRESIDENT CLASH
Pope Leo XIV and President Trump have had their differences before, but now they are at a serious juncture. After weeks of the pope criticizing the president over the war on Iran, Trump more PR
CCRKBA: NY SUBWAY MACHETE ATTACK PROVES PUBLIC DISARMAMENT INSANITY (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, April 13 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release:
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CCRKBA: NY SUBWAY MACHETE ATTACK PROVES PUBLIC DISARMAMENT INSANITY
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BELLEVUE, WA - Saturday's bloody New York subway attack by a machete-wielding man who reportedly called himself "Lucifer" provided further evidence that restrictive New York gun laws which disarm the public amounts to legislative insanity, the Citizens Committee for the more PR
Center for European Policy Analysis Posts Commentary: ICC Has Suffered One Public Blow After Another, With Growing Questions About Its Ability To Govern Itself (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by Chris Stephen, former war correspondent with The Guardian:
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Chaos at the ICC
The International Criminal Court has suffered one public blow after another, with growing questions about its ability to govern itself.
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Sexual harassment allegations against its chief prosecutor have snowballed into the most serious crisis ever faced by the International Criminal Court (ICC). more PR
Circle to Announce Q1 2026 Financial Results on May 11, 2026 (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release:
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Circle to Announce Q1 2026 Financial Results on May 11, 2026
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2026 -Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) will report its financial results for the first quarter 2026 on Monday, May 11, 2026.
A live audio webcast will be held at 8 a.m. ET to discuss financial results and business highlights.
Visit our more PR
Colgate-Led Initiative Aims to Preserve Dark Skies in Appalachia (10)
HAMILTON, New York, April 13 -- Colgate University posted the following news:
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Colgate-Led Initiative Aims to Preserve Dark Skies in Appalachia
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For many members of the Colgate community, one of the most cherished features of campus is its night sky. Students arriving from large cities, where stargazing is limited, especially appreciate the ability to look up at a sky filled with bright, visible stars -something becoming increasingly rare due to light pollution.
"Dark skies" refers t more PR
Consumer Reports Urges Veto of Comprehensive Privacy Bill in Alabama (10)
YONKERS, New York, April 14 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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Consumer Reports urges veto of comprehensive privacy bill in Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama--Consumer Reports urges Governor Kay Ivey to veto HB 351, a weak consumer data privacy bill that passed the Alabama Legislature last week with little input from consumer advocates.
The bill includes some basic consumer rights, such as the right to know the information companies have collected about more PR
Defending the Truth (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Defending the Truth
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As the United States nears its 250th anniversary, a battle for the soul of US history is unfolding. Last year, reports surfaced of the National Park Service scrubbing exhibits on Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad -a blatant attempt to sanitize the history of resistance against enslavement.
While public outcry forced a partial walk-back, this erasure is a part more PR
Department of Justice: Prolific Alien Smuggler Extradited From Brazil to Face Charges in the United States (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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Prolific Alien Smuggler Extradited from Brazil to Face Charges in the United States
Bangladeshi national Saiful Islam, 39, will make his initial appearance in Laredo, Texas, today after being extradited from Brazil. An indictment in the Southern District of Texas was unsealed today charging Islam for his role in a conspiracy that smuggled numerous aliens through Central America to more PR
Disrupting genome architecture selectively impairs developmental genes (10)
ITHACA, New York, April 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Disrupting genome architecture selectively impairs developmental genes
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Temporarily disabling a protein complex that organizes DNA into loops inside the cell's nucleus drastically disrupted the three-dimensional structure of the genome, but surprisingly most genes continued to function as usual, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found.
However, they also discovered a small group of affected genes that play more PR
Engineers Who Reached for the Moon: How RPI Became a Launchpad to the Stars (10)
TROY, New York, April 13 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news:
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The Engineers Who Reached for the Moon: How RPI Became a Launchpad to the Stars
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When Reid Wiseman '97 strapped into the Orion spacecraft in April for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than half a century, he carried with him not just the hopes of a new generation of space explorers, but the legacy of the nation's oldest technical school -one that has quietly shaped America's journey to the cos more PR
Environmental Defense Fund: Arizona Gov. Hobbs Protects Rural Communities by Vetoing Detrimental Water Bills (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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Arizona Gov. Hobbs Protects Rural Communities by Vetoing Detrimental Water Bills
(PHOENIX, AZ) Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed three bills today -- HB 2031, HB 2102, and HB 2103 -- that would have delayed or distracted from rural communities' efforts to protect local groundwater supplies. Environmental Defense Fund, on behalf of our Arizona membership and many local community partne more PR
Environmental Defense Fund: Poll - New York Voters Support State Leaders Who Stand Firm on State Climate Laws (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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Poll: New York voters support state leaders who stand firm on state climate laws
Majority of New Yorkers polled support the state deploying more clean energy and launching a cap-and-invest program that limits climate pollution
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As Governor Hochul proposes changes to New York's climate law in state budget negotiations, a new poll shows that the majority of New York voters in geographically diverse more PR
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Statement Regarding the Annual Report on Open Market Operations During 2025 (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 (TNSrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following statement on April 13, 2026:
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Statement Regarding the Annual Report on Open Market Operations during 2025
Today, the Open Market Trading Desk (the Desk) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published its annual report, Open Market Operations During 2025. This report was prepared by the Markets Group and presented to the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). It contains a summary of open market ope more PR
From Smartwatches to Emojis--RIT Graduate Researchers Explore Uses of Popular Technology (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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From smartwatches to emojis--RIT graduate researchers explore uses of popular technology
Making the most of your smartwatch in the future could start with a flick of the wrist or a subtle tap to the forearm to navigate the controls.
RIT graduate student Sidney Grabosky's thesis research for his human-computer interaction MS degree looks to extend the smartwatch interface to one's skin more PR
Governor Hochul Announces 30 Awards Statewide Totaling $25 Million to Expand Health Clinics and Improve Access to Healthcare Services for People With Developmental Disabilities (10)
ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces 30 Awards Statewide Totaling $25 Million to Expand Health Clinics and Improve Access to Healthcare Services for People With Developmental Disabilities
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced 30 awards with a $25 million investment to help address health equity for people with developmental disabilities who often find it difficult to find comprehensive healthcare tha more PR
Governor Hochul Announces Up to $150 Million to Expand Heat Pump Installations for Homeowners and Small Residential Buildings Statewide (10)
ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces Up to $150 Million to Expand Heat Pump Installations for Homeowners and Small Residential Buildings Statewide
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced up to $150 million in supplemental funding is now available to support the installation of energy-efficient heat pump systems in small residential buildings across New York State. The funding, administered through New more PR
Hofstra University: Stessin Prizes Recognize Achievement in Faculty Publication (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 14 -- Hofstra University issued the following news:
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Stessin Prizes Recognize Achievement in Faculty Publication
Ginny Greenberg
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Charles G. Riordan has announced the 2025-2026 recipients of Hofstra's Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication, established to reward the scholarly efforts of early career faculty.
Last year, Hofstra earned the distinction of a High Research Spending and more PR
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Garbarino, Rep. Fong Meet With LA28 on Security Preparations for the 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 13, 2026:
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Chairman Garbarino, Rep. Fong Meet with LA28 on Security Preparations for the 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games
Last Thursday, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) met with executives at the headquarte more PR
How Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 6 N is Redefining the Electric Driver's Car as a 2026 World Performance Car Winner (10)
SEOUL, South Korea, April 14 -- Hyundai Motor, an automotive manufacturer, issued the following news release:
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How Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 6 N is Redefining the Electric Driver's Car as a 2026 World Performance Car Winner
* The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N sets new standards when it comes to what an electric driver's car can be, prioritizing driver engagement and emotional connection. The model's latest achievement - being named 2026 World Performance Car - is proof of its success.
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When the Hyun more PR
How Syracuse Law's Innovation Law Center Preps Patent Attorneys (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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How Syracuse Law's Innovation Law Center Preps Patent Attorneys
The center's new patent law program gives students with science and engineering backgrounds a competitive edge before they ever sit for the state bar.
Caroline K. Reff
In 2025, Samsung Electronics had 7,054 patent grants in the U.S. alone. Apple Inc. had 2,277, and Google/Alphabet, Inc., received 1,782. And, it is estimated that more than 152,0 more PR
Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: International Force in Haiti Allegedly Responsible for Sexual Violence (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by senior researcher for the Americas Division Nathalye Cotrino:
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International Force in Haiti Allegedly Responsible for Sexual Violence
A United Nations report has found that members of a UN-authorized force operating in Haiti, the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, were responsible for four cases of sexual violence in the country, including the rape of a 12 - more PR
Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Kazakhstan Jails Activists for Peaceful Xinjiang Protest (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by China researcher Yalkun Uluyol:
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Kazakhstan Jails Activists for Peaceful Xinjiang Protest
Convictions Serve Beijing's Transnational Repression
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A Kazakh court convicted today 19 Kazakhstan citizens for participating in a peaceful protest against human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China.
During the protest, which took place in November 2025, activists from the Nagyz Atajurt Voluntee more PR
Hungary: New Government Needs to Restore Rule of Law (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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Hungary: New Government Needs to Restore Rule of Law
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(Budapest, April 14, 2026) - Hungary's incoming government should take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights, dismantle abusive laws and institutions, and strengthen democratic institutions, after years of backsliding, Human Rights Watch said today.
The incoming government should in its first weeks in office demonstrate a clear c more PR
ICBA to Congress: Ensure Digital Assets Legislation Bars Interest on Payment Stablecoins to Avoid Harming Local Economies (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSrpt) -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release:
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ICBA to Congress: Ensure Digital Assets Legislation Bars Interest on Payment Stablecoins to Avoid Harming Local Economies
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As Congress looks to advance digital asset market structure legislation, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today is calling on lawmakers to ensure the measure addresses concerns with the harmful impact on more PR
ICYMI: Secretary Collins, Rep. Lawler Visit Montrose VA, Meet with Hudson Valley Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Secretary Collins, Rep. Lawler Visit Montrose VA, Meet with Hudson Valley Veterans
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Montrose, N.Y. - 4/13/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) hosted Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins for a visit to the Montrose VA Medical Center and a roundtable discussion with local veterans at VFW Post 8328 in Yorktown.
The visit focused on strengthening access to care, improving coord more PR
Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Seventy-fourth Session, 7-9 April (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Independent Audit Advisory Committee Holds Seventy-fourth Session, 7-9 April
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The United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee held its seventy-fourth session from 7 to 9 April at the United Nations Headquarters of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok, Thailand. The session was chaired by Suresh R. Sharma, and attended by Jeanette Franzel (Vice-Chair), Eric O. O more PR
JAMA paper points to specific signs of pediatric concussion (10)
BUFFALO, New York, April 13 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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JAMA paper points to specific signs of pediatric concussion
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By David J. Hill
Knowing whether a child has sustained a concussion is an important matter to clinicians, parents and bystanders alike. However, the signs and symptoms that are most meaningful to look for are not as well defined.
A study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Asso more PR
Justice Department Announces Compensation Process for OneCoin Fraud Victims With Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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Justice Department Announces Compensation Process for OneCoin Fraud Victims With Funds Recovered Through Asset Forfeiture
Today, the Department of Justice announced the beginning of the remission compensation process to provide recovery for victims of the international investment scheme involving OneCoin Ltd.
Between 2014 and 2019, Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood, co-f more PR
Keeping San Diego Airport Running While Rebuilding Its Engine Room: A Turner Case Study (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news:
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Keeping San Diego Airport Running While Rebuilding Its Engine Room: A Turner Case Study
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San Diego International Airport's Terminal 1 replacement -delivered by Turner and FlatironDragados -is one of the largest active airport construction programs underway in the United States, adding 30 new gates and earning an AGC Build America Merit Award. In addition to delivering passenger-centric more PR
LDF and NAACP File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reject Trump Administration's Attempt to Deport Haitian Families (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF and NAACP File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reject Trump Administration's Attempt to Deport Haitian Families
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Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to uphold a lower court decision blocking the Trump administration from more PR
Litigation & Enforcement Attorneys Analyze AI's Impact on Financial Markets and Trading Regulation in New York Law Journal (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Litigation & Enforcement Attorneys Analyze AI's Impact on Financial Markets and Trading Regulation in New York Law Journal
In a new article published in New York Law Journal, litigation & enforcement partners Helen Gugel and JR Drabick, and associates Corey Still and Sofia Scotti, examine the growing intersection of AI and market manipulation law. The article, "AI and Finan more PR
Maine Has Legislation That Would Temporarily Ban New Data Centers (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary:
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Maine Has Legislation That Would Temporarily Ban New Data Centers
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Key Takeaways
1 Maine could become the first state to ban new data centers.
2 Maine's temporary ban has passed the State House, and other states are considering ways to slow or stop the deployment of data centers, with concerns ranging from electricity pricing to environmental issues.
3 Most of the stated co more PR
Malliotakis Welcomes 2026 Presidents' Day Essay Contest Winners (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Malliotakis Welcomes 2026 Presidents' Day Essay Contest Winners
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(NEW YORK, NY) -Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis welcomed the winners of her annual Presidents' Day Essay Contest to her offices on Staten Island and in Brooklyn. Elementary school students in grades three through five from across New York's 11th Congressional district were invited to participate and write essays about what th more PR
Marymount Manhattan College: Message Man - Ferraro Award Winner Matt Corridoni '13 Helps Political Campaigns Connect (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news:
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The Message Man: Ferraro Award Winner Matt Corridoni '13 Helps Political Campaigns Connect
Forty years after Geraldine Ferraro '56 became the first woman nominated for vice president by a major political party, Kamala Harris mounted her own barrier-breaking run as the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket. And one MMC alum has a connection to them both: Matt Corridoni '13. Corridoni served as a nati more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump administration's termination more PR
Medal of Honor Monday: Spanish-American War Heroes (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Medal of Honor Monday: Spanish-American War Heroes
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Many heroic actions took place during the Spanish-American War in the late 19th century. One such action was the Battle of Tayabacoa, Cuba, a special operation effort to land supplies and reinforcements, which resulted in four Buffalo Soldiers receiving the Medal of Honor.
The battle took place June 30, 1898, when 30 Cuban freedom fighters and U.S. soldie more PR
MENG, LIU, KIM, ROZIC AND UNG TO HOLD PASSPORT DAY TO HELP CONSTITUENTS APPLY FOR OR RENEW THEIR PASSPORTS (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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MENG, LIU, KIM, ROZIC AND UNG TO HOLD PASSPORT DAY TO HELP CONSTITUENTS APPLY FOR OR RENEW THEIR PASSPORTS
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QUEENS, NY - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), in conjunction with New York State Senator John Liu, Assembly Members Ron Kim and Nily Rozic, and Council Member Sandra Ung will hold a local Passport Day to help constituents apply for or renew a passport.
The event is set to take place on Sund more PR
Mentorship Lab at Roger Williams University Connects Business Students with Industry Leaders (10)
BRISTOL, Rhode Island, April 13 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news:
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Mentorship Lab at Roger Williams University Connects Business Students with Industry Leaders
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At Roger Williams University, students in the Mario J. Gabelli School of Business are gaining more than classroom knowledge - they are building direct relationships with industry leaders through the Mentorship Lab, an experiential learning program designed to accelerate career readiness.
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Military escalation in Middle East could push more than 30 million people into poverty worldwide, UN Development Programme warns (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 (TNSrpt) -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news:
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Military escalation in Middle East could push more than 30 million people into poverty worldwide, UN Development Programme warns
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New York City, 13 April 2026 - Ongoing military escalation in the Middle East puts tens of millions of people at risk of falling into poverty across 162 countries, according to new projections released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). more PR
Municipal Madness: NYC Mayor Mamdani Performs Winning City Fix, Cleans Up Illegal Dumping in Soundview on Day 100 (10)
NEW YORK, April 10 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Municipal Madness: Mayor Mamdani Performs Winning City Fix, Cleans Up Illegal Dumping in Soundview on Day 100
* New Yorkers cast more than 21,000 votes in City's first Municipal Madness -- with 18,761 backing clean up of illegal dumping
* Commissioners "talk trash" at a postgame presser featuring Bronx cheerleaders and DSNY mascot Scrappy
* Sanitation workers launch a daylong cleanup across Bronx Com more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport Leads Bipartisan Multistate Call for Federal Action on Rental Housing Fee Abuses, Puts New Jersey Landlords on Notice of State's Application Fee Cap (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, April 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Leads Bipartisan Multistate Call for Federal Action on Rental Housing Fee Abuses, Puts New Jersey Landlords on Notice of State's Application Fee Cap
Taking action to promote housing affordability for all New Jerseyans, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is leading a bipartisan coalition of 27 attorneys general urging the Federal more PR
Navy Dive Medical Recovery Team Provides Initial Care to Artemis II Crew (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Navy Dive Medical Recovery Team Provides Initial Care to Artemis II Crew
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The first faces the Artemis II crew saw upon their splashdown off the coast of San Diego, April 10, were Navy sailors.
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Wang and Navy hospital corpsmen Senior Chief Petty Officer Laddy Aldridge, Chief Petty Officer Vlad Link and Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Kapala made up the dive medical team that opened the Ori more PR
NBA Announces 36 Officials Selected for 2026 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release on April 13, 2026:
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NBA announces 36 officials selected for 2026 NBA Playoffs presented by Google
The NBA today announced the 36 officials who have been selected to officiate the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs presented by Google. The group will also serve as the officiating staff for the SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament.
"Selection to officiate in the Playoffs is a significant achievement that more PR
New Report Finds Current Traffic Enforcement System Fails on Safety and Equity, Calls for Smarter Road Safety Strategies (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Law/Legal] (TNSrpt) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release:
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New Report Finds Current Traffic Enforcement System Fails on Safety and Equity, Calls for Smarter Road Safety Strategies
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NEW YORK - A new report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Policing Project at more PR
NiCE CXone Integration with Epic Brings Patient Engagement and Context into One Workspace (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release:
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NiCE CXone Integration with Epic Brings Patient Engagement and Context into One Workspace
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New integration unifies communications and data in a single, AI-powered interface within Epic, enabling more connected, personalized, and efficient experiences
Hoboken, N.J., April 13, 2026 - NiCE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced a new native integration be more PR
NYC Mayor Mamdani Advances Redesign of Flatbush Avenue for Faster Buses, Better Reliability, Improved Safety (10)
NEW YORK, April 9 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Mayor Mamdani Advances Redesign of Flatbush Avenue for Faster Buses, Better Reliability, Improved Safety
* Project will add physically protected, center-running bus lanes from Livingston Street to Grand Army Plaza
* Drivers are encouraged to use alternative routes, take mass transit or allow additional travel time during construction
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Tra more PR
NYC Mayor Mamdani Extends Emergency Order to Finalize Correction Department Compliance Plan (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following emergency executive order (No. 1.19) on April 10, 2026:
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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 more PR
NYC Mayor Mamdani Extends Emergency Order to Phase Out Temporary Humanitarian Relief Centers (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following emergency executive order (No. 2.19) on April 10, 2026:
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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 new arrivals during recent years; and
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NYC Mayor Mamdani Unveils Proposal for Transformational Redesign of Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on April 13, 2026:
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Mayor Mamdani Unveils Proposal for Transformational Redesign of Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza
* Project will create a world-class public space at the entrance to 'Brooklyn's backyard'
* NYC DOT to present project details and host public workshops beginning April 23
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn announced today more PR
NYC Mayor Mamdani Unveils Website Tracking First 100 Days Achievements (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on April 12, 2026:
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Mayor Mamdani Unveils Website Tracking First 100 Days Achievements
* New interactive map shows achievements across the five boroughs -- from fighting for workers and tenants, to delivering universal child care and improving roads.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced today the launch of a new website to keep New Yorkers informed about the administration's first 100 days. The site f more PR
Overlooked Addiction: UConn Researcher Targets Tobacco Use in Substance Use Care (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, April 13 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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The Overlooked Addiction: UConn Researcher Targets Tobacco Use in Substance Use Care
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For Elizabeth "Liz" Jurczak Goldsborough, tobacco use is a social justice issue.
"Although tobacco use has declined dramatically in the United States, the progress has not been shared equally across all populations," says Goldsborough, a UConn School of Social Work doctoral candidate. "People with other substa more PR
Quaid, Patrick Offer Insights on Texas Film Industry at SFA Lecture Series Event (10)
NACOGDOCHES, Texas, April 14 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news:
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Quaid, Patrick offer insights on Texas film industry at SFA lecture series event
Actor Dennis Quaid celebrated his 72nd birthday by sharing his experiences advocating for the Texas film industry and reminiscing about his movies at the fifth installment of Stephen F. Austin State University's Nelson Rusche Distinguished Lecture Series April 9. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick served as Quaid's interviewer f more PR
Record-Breaking Japanese Investment Into Australia Continues for Fourth Consecutive Year: HSF Kramer Report (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 (TNSrpt) -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Record-breaking Japanese investment into Australia continues for fourth consecutive year: HSF Kramer report
Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) into Australia reached a record high of A$159.5 billion (US$112.9 billion) in 2025, according to a new report from global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) and The Australian National University (ANU).
The ninth annu more PR
Rethinking Aid in an Era of Scarcity: IRC warns of widening "life-and-death" gap (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release:
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Rethinking Aid in an Era of Scarcity: IRC warns of widening "life-and-death" gap
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A new International Rescue Committee (IRC) paper warns that a sharp contraction in global aid is colliding with record humanitarian need-creating a widening gap with life-and-death consequences for millions.
The policy paper, The New World Disorder: Rethinking Aid in an Era of more PR
Rochester Institute of Technology: Engineering Students Dive Into Projects to Learn About Naval Ship Technologies (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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Engineering students dive into projects to learn about naval ship technologies
Engineering program provides opportunities to develop underwater vessel sensing, robotics and maintenance systems
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With wheels that can attach to the bottom of a ship and high-tech sensors, a group of undergraduate engineering students built a robot prototype that may one day clean and inspect the outer hu more PR
Rochester Institute of Technology: Imaging Science Research Gives Clarity on What Color Helps Eyes Focus Best (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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Imaging science research gives new clarity on what color helps eyes focus best
Assistant professor Benjamin Chin publishes paper on findings that may help in the slowing of myopia
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The human eye is a biological camera, and its lens, like all lenses, can only focus on one wavelength at a time. Scientists have yet to determine which wavelength this is.
RIT Assistant Professor more PR
Roswell Park Teams Bring Latest Real-World Data, New Strategies to Treat Aggressive Cancers to AACR 2026 (10)
BUFFALO, New York, April 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release:
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Roswell Park Teams Bring Latest Real-World Data, New Strategies to Treat Aggressive Cancers to AACR 2026
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BUFFALO, N.Y. and SAN DIEGO -The work of researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center will be featured at the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in San Diego, California, April 17-22. The event bri more PR
Scientific American Unionizes with WGA East, Demands Voluntary Recognition (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release:
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Scientific American Unionizes with WGA East, Demands Voluntary Recognition
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NEW YORK (April 13, 2026) - The reporters, editors, producers, and other professionals involved in producing a successful print and digital product at Scientific American unionized with the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) for the purpose of collective bargaining.
Scientific American's app more PR
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sets April 15 Nomination Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on April 15, 2026, at 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
Nominees
* Ms. Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs)
* Mr. Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years
* Mr. Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the Uni more PR
Siena/SBU Survey: Over Half of Men 18-49 Have Sportsbook Accounts (10)
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, April 14 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release:
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Siena/SBU Survey: Over half of men 18-49 have sportsbook accounts
Online sports betting is a growing facet of American life, with 27% of Americans and more than half of men ages 18-49 (52%) saying they have an active account with an online sportsbook, according to a new survey of United States residents released today by the Siena Research Institute (SRI) and St. Bonaventure University's more PR
South Sudan: Both Sides Blocking Aid, Displacing Civilians (10)
NEW YORK, April 12 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news:
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South Sudan: Both Sides Blocking Aid, Displacing Civilians
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(Nairobi) - South Sudan's military and opposition forces are blocking humanitarian access and unjustifiably ordering civilians to evacuate populated areas, Human Rights Watch said today. Since late 2025, the military has issued multiple evacuation orders, at least three of them sweeping in nature and the opposition forces at least th more PR
Stop political scapegoating: Ghanaian MPs must reject dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ bill (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release:
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Stop political scapegoating: Ghanaian MPs must reject dangerous anti-LGBTQ+ bill
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Access Now and Rightify Ghana are urging the government of Ghana to put human rights first and reject the repressive Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, in a joint memo to the Parliament of Ghana.
Access N more PR
Strategic Dialogue Between France and the African Union Commission Joint Communique (10)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 14 -- The African Union Commission issued the following news release:
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Strategic dialogue between France and the African Union Commission Joint communique
The Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean-Noel Barrot, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, held the third session of the strategic dialogue between the African Union Commission and France today in Paris.
In an international context marked by heightened more PR
Student Investors Grow RIT's Portfolio (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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Student investors grow RIT's portfolio
RIT's Financial Management Association gives students a hands-on education in investing--along with a $450,000 portfolio
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Shane Girolamo had an idea for a stock to pitch. The second-year finance and computer science student built a presentation, ran the numbers through a discounted cash flow model, pulled data from Bloomberg terminals, and laid more PR
Syracuse University: Middle States Reaccreditation Process on Track, Entering Next Phase (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 (TNSrpt) -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Middle States Reaccreditation Process on Track, Entering Next Phase
A draft self-study report will be available for review and public comment beginning in August.
Wendy S. Loughlin
More than 140 members of the campus community have spent this academic year engaged in the rigorous process of seeking reaccreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Guided by a steering com more PR
Syracuse University: Music Executive Jacqueline Saturn '90 Named 2026 A&S - Maxwell Convocation Speaker (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Music Executive Jacqueline Saturn '90 Named 2026 A&S | Maxwell Convocation Speaker
The Maxwell alumna is president of Virgin Music Group North America, one of the world's leading partners to independent labels, artists and entrepreneurs.
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Jacqueline Saturn '90, a highly regarded music executive and president of Virgin Music Group North America, will deliver the alumni keynote address at the 2026 College of more PR
Syracuse University: Student Discovers Key Security Vulnerability in Commonly Used Operating System (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Student Discovers Key Security Vulnerability in Commonly Used Operating System
Shivam Kumar recently identified the vulnerability in a key component of countless computing systems and the largest open-source project in existence.
Alex Dunbar
Shivam Kumar, a first-year Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Assistant Professor Endadul Hoque's research group, recently identified a securi more PR
Syracuse University: Warner Bros. Executive Jeff Goldstein '77 to Speak at SOE Convocation (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Warner Bros. Executive Jeff Goldstein '77 to Speak at SOE Convocation
A former special education major who started as a summer intern, Goldstein now oversees Warner Bros. Pictures' global distribution strategy.
Martin Walls
Jeff Goldstein '77, president of global theatrical distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures, will address graduates at the School of Education (SOE) convocation ceremony on Saturday, May 9, a more PR
Taft Launches New York Office with Energy & Project Finance Team (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Taft Launches New York Office with Energy & Project Finance Team
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Taft, one of the nation's fastest-growing law firms, announced today the opening of its office in New York, marking the latest milestone in the firm's long-term strategic plan. Taft's New York office is anchored by the arrival of a new energy, infrastructure, and project finance group led by Brad McCormick, Tim Mora more PR
Temple researcher names rare New Jersey plant, paving way for protection (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- Temple University posted the following news:
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Temple researcher names rare New Jersey plant, paving way for protection
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Research from Sasha Eisenman of Tyler School of Art and Architecture confirms that a Pine Barrens plant is unique to New Jersey, unlocking new opportunities for conservation.
Temple researcher Sasha Eisenman led the discovery and naming of a new plant species in New Jersey, helping pave the way for its protection.
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The U.S. and Iran Fail to Reach a Peace Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary:
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The U.S. and Iran Fail to Reach a Peace Deal
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Key Takeaways
1 No deal was reached in Pakistan between the U.S. and Iranian delegations in the most recent talks.
2 The talks broke down around Iran's refusal to give up its nuclear weapons program.
3 President Trump announced a blockade of maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports, beginning April 13, estimated to cost Iran $ more PR
Top Vegan Retreats in the U.S. Win 'Hospitality With Heart' Awards From PETA (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, April 14 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
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Top Vegan Retreats in the U.S. Win 'Hospitality with Heart' Awards from PETA
As travelers plan their summer getaways, PETA is spotlighting the nation's best vegan stays with its inaugural Hospitality with Heart Awards. Honorees--ranging from a bed and breakfast in rural Virginia to an oasis in the Arizona desert--include:
* The White Pig in Schuyler, Virginia: The oldest operat more PR
Triple-I: Severe Convective Storms Generate More Than $50B in Insured Losses for Third Consecutive Year (10)
NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Insurance] -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release:
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Triple-I: Severe Convective Storms Generate More Than $50B in Insured Losses for Third Consecutive Year
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MALVERN, Pa., April 14, 2026 - The Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) has published a new members-only Issues Brief, Severe Convective Storms: State of the Risk, finding that tornadoes, hail, straight-line winds and severe thunderstorms caused $51 billion in U. more PR
Two New Boutiques and a New Restaurant Will Be Opening in Disney Village(R) in the Coming Months (10)
COUPVRAY, France, April 14 -- Disneyland Paris, an entertainment resort, issued the following news:
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Two new boutiques and a new restaurant will be opening in Disney Village(R) in the coming months
The major transformation of Disney Village(R) continues in 2026 with the upcoming opening of two new boutiques that will expand the shopping offer between now and the summer.
Pele Soccer: the ultimate store for Football fans
At the end of May, next to the Sports Bar & Lounge, Disney Villag more PR
Two Yale Student Scientists Named Goldwater Scholars (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Two Yale student scientists named Goldwater Scholars
Two Yale juniors have received the prestigious Goldwater scholarship, which supports students interested in research careers in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
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Two Yale juniors -- Dana Feldman and Usmaan Siddiqi -- are among the 454 U.S. college students awarded Goldwater Scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. The sch more PR
U.N. Population Fund: To Harness Technology and Research for Development, the World Must End Digital Violence (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 -- The United Nations Population Fund issued the following news:
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To harness technology and research for development, the world must end digital violence
Gender-based violence is increasing globally - not only in the physical world but also across digital spaces. There was a 550 per cent increase in AI-generated abusive video content between 2019 and 2023, for example. Some 98 per cent of this content took the form of nonconsensually produced deepfakes - something surv more PR
University of Rochester: Simon Business School Expands Pathway to Accelerated Master's Degree Through College Partnerships (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, April 14 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news:
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Simon Business School expands pathway to accelerated master's degree through new college partnerships
Students at partner institutions can earn their MS from Simon in one year.
David Andreatta, Media Relations Specialist
The University of Rochester's Simon Business School has forged partnerships with five colleges and universities enabling students at those institutions to earn a master's degree in more PR
USA: ProPublica workers on strike over job protection, AI and decent pay (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 13 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release:
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USA: ProPublica workers on strike over job protection, AI and decent pay
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ProPublica journalists and media workers went on a one-day strike on 8 April 2026, demanding standard job protection, AI protection and decent pay as collective bargaining negotiations between the union and the management continue after more than two years. The International Federation more PR
Vanderbilt faculty artists to present at the prestigious 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 13 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release:
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Vanderbilt faculty artists to present at the prestigious 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia
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Vanderbilt faculty artists have been invited to join one of the most culturally defining contemporary art exhibitions in the world: the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh.
"Vanderbilt's first-ever presence at the Venice Biennale is an impo more PR
VIDEO: Rep. Gillen Meets 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor, Leah Goldberg, to Discuss Harrowing Life Story and Holocaust Education (10)
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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VIDEO: Rep. Gillen Meets 100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor, Leah Goldberg, to Discuss Harrowing Life Story and Holocaust Education
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Watch the Full Interview HERE.
VALLEY STREAM, NY - Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) met with 100-year-old Holocaust survivor and Valley Stream resident, Leah Goldberg, to hear her harrowing story growing up in Poland and escaping the Holocaust, as well as the impor more PR
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences: Disrupting Genome Architecture Selectively Impairs Developmental Genes (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences issued the following news:
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Disrupting Genome Architecture Selectively Impairs Developmental Genes
Temporarily disabling a protein complex that organizes DNA into loops inside the cell's nucleus drastically disrupted the three-dimensional structure of the genome, but surprisingly most genes continued to function as usual, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found. However, they also disco more PR
What it takes to eat: new report reveals how war is cutting off access to food as hunger deepens in Sudan (10)
NEW YORK, April 12 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release:
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What it takes to eat: new report reveals how war is cutting off access to food as hunger deepens in Sudan
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Khartoum, Sudan, April 12, 2026 - A new report launched today by Action Against Hunger (ACF), CARE International, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mercy Corps, and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), shows how the war in Sudan is driving communities int more PR
Where Curiosity Meets the Cosmos: Research on the Summit of Maunakea (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Le Moyne College issued the following news release:
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Where Curiosity Meets the Cosmos: Research on the Summit of Maunakea
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Dr. Christopher Bass, associate professor of physics, recently received funding through NASA's Mentorship and Opportunities in STEM with Academic Institutions for Community Success (MOSAICS) program. His research explores the origins of rare volcanic asteroids using data from NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) in Hawai'i.
As more PR
White House Sends 12 Nominations to Senate on April 13, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The White House sent to the Senate on April 13, 2026, the nominations of 12 individuals for positions in the federal government:
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NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:
Erin Browne, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Jay Curtis Shambaugh, resigned.
Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, vice Claire M. Grady.
Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportatio more PR
William Maxwell, computer simulation pioneer, dies at 91 (10)
ITHACA, New York, April 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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William Maxwell, computer simulation pioneer, dies at 91
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William L. Maxwell '57, Ph.D. '61, the Andrew Schultz Jr. Professor Emeritus of Industrial Engineering and a pioneer in the field of simulation and scheduling, died March 31 at Saint Andrew's Village in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He was 91.
Maxwell spent his entire academic career at Cornell, where he earned his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees b more PR
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