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ACLU Sues Federal Officers for Violent Abduction of Lawful Immigrant During January ICE Operations (10)
NEW YORK, April 14 [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 Sues Federal Officers for Violent Abduction of Lawful Immigrant During January ICE Operations
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PORTLAND, Maine - The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against federal immigration agents who violated a Portland r more PR
Ameriprise Financial Earns High Investor Satisfaction Scores in the JD Power 2026 U.S. Investor Satisfaction Study (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 15 (TNSrep) -- Ameriprise Financial, a provider of investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities, issued the following news release:
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Ameriprise Financial Earns High Investor Satisfaction Scores in the JD Power 2026 U.S. Investor Satisfaction Study
Firm Ranks 3rd in Advised Segment, Outperforming Industry Average
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) earned one of the industry's highest overall investor satisfaction scores in the JD Pow more PR
Businesses invited to "Light Up the Sky" to honor nurses (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 14 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Businesses invited to "Light Up the Sky" to honor nurses
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#NursesLightUpTheSky initiative aims to unite community in shared message of support
BISMARCK, N.D. - In honor of National Nurses Week, May 6-12, local businesses across the community are invited to take part in a highly visible show of appreciation by lighting their buildings, storefronts or signage with red light more PR
Cargill's Baupte Site Cuts CO2 Emissions by 45% With Major Process Modernization (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 9 -- Cargill, a provider of food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services, issued the following news release:
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Cargill's Baupte site cuts CO2 emissions by 45% with major process modernization
Upgrade improves energy efficiency and reinforces Baupte's industrial role in Normandy
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BAUPTE, France -- Cargill's Baupte has reduced total site CO2 emissions by 45% following the modernization of one of its most energy-intensive production proc more PR
Environmental Working Group: California Assembly Panel Advances Bill to Ban Toxic 'Forever Chemical' Pesticides (10)
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on April 14, 2026:
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California Assembly panel advances bill to ban toxic 'forever chemical' pesticides
PFAS pesticides contaminate almost 40% of state-grown non-organic produce
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SACRAMENTO - The California Assembly's Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials voted today to advance a bill that would ban toxic "forever chemical" pesticides found on nearly two in five California-grown no more PR
ESPN's presentation of collegiate gymnastics sticks the landing with NCAA Championship coverage, April 16-18 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN's presentation of collegiate gymnastics sticks the landing with NCAA Championship coverage, April 16-18
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* New to ESPN's presentation in Fort Worth: rules analyst Mary Joe Roehrig, plus multi-camera complement throughout Dickies Arena to elevate championship coverage
* 4DREPLAY returns to NCAA Women's Championship, providing in-depth analysis on vault, uneve more PR
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Understanding Policy Responses to Weak Labor Demand (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis:
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Understanding policy responses to weak labor demand
Minneapolis Fed provides new analysis of public programs that directly hire workers, adding to research on employer-based interventions for labor market frictions
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* When and where labor demand is weak, some policies aim to boost hiring
* New Minneapolis Fed studies shed light on federal public-hiring approach more PR
From attending classes to running an aerospace assembly line, Alexis Klein '25's career has had a fast takeoff (10)
SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 14 -- Bryant University issued the following news:
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From attending classes to running an aerospace assembly line, Alexis Klein '25's career has had a fast takeoff
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A Bryant University education "makes you comfortable being uncomfortable," says Alexis Klein '25, and the short-term pain of learning how to work in a group and speak in front of an audience of peers and educators paid off immediately when Klein entered the workforce.
"I had a group project more PR
ICYMI: MN Star Tribune op-ed: Housing reform leaders demand lawmakers legalize 'missing middle' starter homes (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: MN Star Tribune op-ed: Housing reform leaders demand lawmakers legalize 'missing middle' starter homes
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ST. PAUL, MN - In case you missed it, Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) State Director Jake Coleman and Minnesota Housing Partnership Executive Director Anne Mavity have a new joint op-ed in the Minnesota Star Tribune urging the state legislature to more PR
KU Professional Selling Program, King's Hawaiian mark sixth year of sales competition with record participation (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 14 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU Professional Selling Program, King's Hawaiian mark sixth year of sales competition with record participation
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LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas School of Business Professional Selling Program hosted the sixth annual KU Professional Selling Program/King's Hawaiian Sales Competition April 7-8 at the KU Conference Center, continuing the event's yearly growth.
This year's competition outgrew previous y more PR
Minnesota's Solar on Public Buildings Grant Program Awards $19 Million (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news:
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Minnesota's Solar on Public Buildings Grant Program Awards $19 Million
By Jasmine Xie, NASEO
In March 2026, the Minnesota Department of Commerce's Division of Energy Resources announced $19 million in solar project awards through its Solar on Public Buildings program. Funded by the Minnesota state legislature, this program began accepting applications from local governments an more PR
NAB Leadership Foundation Honors Outstanding Broadcasters with 2026 Celebration of Service to America Awards (10)
WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: Media] -- The National Association of Broadcasters posted the following news release:
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NAB Leadership Foundation Honors Outstanding Broadcasters with 2026 Celebration of Service to America Awards
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Washington, D.C. - The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) today announced the recipients of the 2026 Celebration of Service to America Awards, which recognize local television and radio stations for the essential role they play i more PR
School of Design presents annual student juried exhibit (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 14 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news:
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School of Design presents annual student juried exhibit
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South Dakota State University's School of Design will host its annual juried student exhibit awards ceremony May 1 from 1:30-3 p.m.
The public exhibition will be on display in the Ritz Gallery of Grove Hall at SDSU, located south of the University Student Union between Mathews and Brown residence halls. Admission is free.
Jurors, su more PR
St. Catherine University: Annual Goodman Lecture Takes a Critical Look at Christian Nationalism (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 15 -- St. Catherine University issued the following news:
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Annual Goodman Lecture takes a critical look at Christian nationalism
The O'Shaughnessy's April 8 event featured an interfaith panel of community leaders.
In a time in United States history where the tenets of Christian nationalism are being publicly embraced by the nation's most powerful leaders, four interfaith community leaders gathered to discuss the ideology, which promotes an overtly Christian po more PR
Three UConn Students Named Goldwater Scholars (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, April 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Three UConn Students Named Goldwater Scholars
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Three University of Connecticut undergraduate students have been named Goldwater Scholars for the current year. The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the nation's premier scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering.
The three students are: Daniel D'Souza '28 (CLAS) of Cheshire; Ashly Gasior '27 (CLAS) of Seekon more PR
Xcel Energy expands solar and battery energy storage to manage energy costs and support electric reliability (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 14 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release:
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Xcel Energy expands solar and battery energy storage to manage energy costs and support electric reliability
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AMARILLO, Texas (April 14, 2026) -Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) announced new solar generation and battery energy storage systems are now in service. These facilities are located at Xcel Energy's Plant X site near Earth, Texas, and at the Cunningham Generating Station near Hobb more PR
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