ALFRED, New York, April 29 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Alfred University senior's research examines role Linkedin plays in students' career pursuits * An Alfred University senior studying business noticed something most of her classmates had probably stopped thinking about: every business student at Alfred is required to have a LinkedIn profile, and almost none of them were taught what to do with it. That gap became her research question, and the basis for a more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 30 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Annual Evening of Roses to Honor Education Advocate * The Sister Rose Thering Fund for Education in Jewish-Christian Studies will hold its annual Evening of Roses: A Musical Celebration at Bethany Hall on the South Orange campus of Seton Hall University on Thursday, June 11, 2026. This event is dedicated to honoring Marcia Robbins-Wilf, Ed.D., a respected educator, philanthropist and founding trust more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following testimony by Michael Robbins, president and CEO of the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, from an April 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Robots Made in America: Advancing U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing and Automation": * * * Chairman Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * 61 days later, no plan: Trump's Iran war drives national gas prices to a four-year high, sending prices soaring across the economy What you need to know: Gas prices just hit their highest point nationally since 2022. Over two months ago, Donald Trump launched a war with no plan to protect the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for 20 percent of the world's oil supply. Sin more PR

LONDON, England, April 30 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Montenegro: Nerys Jones * Ms Nerys Jones has been appointed His Majesty's Ambassador to Montenegro in succession to Ms Dawn McKen, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Ms Jones will take up her appointment during August 2026. Curriculum Vitae Full name: Nerys Heledd Jones Year Role August 2025 to p more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * Charline Bou Mansour joins CNN Creators team * April 30th, 2026 Doha, April 30 th, 2026. Charline Bou Mansour will this week join the CNN Creators line-up as a Senior Journalist, as the show returns to its base in Doha. Bou Mansour joins CNN from Sky News, where she was a digital video reporter. A specialist in digital storytelling, explainers, and in-depth reporting - ranging from cultural, social an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Cisneros Leads New Dems to Lay Out National Security Approach to Restore America's Strength, Security, and Status * Today, as we near the 60 day mark in the war with Iran, the New Democrat Coalition National Security Working Group, led by Working Group Chair Gil Cisneros (CA-31), penned a letter to President Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Countering Russia's War on Faith Act, originally introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, on April 22, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation mandates that the Secretaries of State and Defense provide a comprehensive report on the Russian Federation's efforts to persecute and violate the religious freedoms of individuals in Ukraine and its temporarily occupied territories. The bill arises from significant concerns over human rights v more ST

NEW YORK, April 30 (TNSxrep) -- Bloomberg issued the following news: * * * Deal-Flow Optimism Defines 2026 Private Markets Outlook, According to Bloomberg Intelligence Institutional Investor Survey 75% of respondents anticipate an increase in PE deal activity for 2026 compared with last year 62% of survey respondents cite deteriorating credit quality as a top concern for private credit in 2026 57% of institutional LPs surveyed have a negative or very negative view of retail capital entering more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Decoding the Battlefield: NPS Students Develop Solution to Support Urgent U.S. and NATO Need * Adversarial soldiers, vehicles, drones, and other assets communicating wirelessly -whether stationary or on the move in the battlefield -emit electromagnetic (EM) signals that can be detected and recorded. Because deciphering signals that are mixed together can be extremely difficult, oftentimes information about their sou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Questions Hegseth On Sexual Assault Prevention, Support for Ukraine & Global Cooperation * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, questioned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine during the Committee Hearing on the Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2027 Budge more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 1 (TNSrpt) -- The European Trade Union Institute issued the following news on April 30, 2026: * * * The struggle for strategic autonomy Europe's ambition to achieve strategic autonomy is at risk of being undermined from within, according to the annual flagship report of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Despite signs of macroeconomic resilience in the face of the trade and other shocks of 2025, weakening investm more PR

LONDON, England, April 30 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Evidence shows Russia continues to incur catastrophic losses for minimal gains in an unsustainable war: UK statement to the OSCE * The United Kingdom remains unequivocally committed to Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. Our support for Ukraine is long term, coordinated, and grounded in the shared unde more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 29, 2026, at a hearing on the U.S. Department of Defense fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate those opening remarks. I want to start by agreeing with you on the last point. Our troops have performed incredibly well in the last 15 months. They have been asked to do more than anyone expected, and they ha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * In Senate Hearing, Shaheen Presses Hegseth, Defense Officials for Details on how the Pentagon will use $400 Million Congress Allotted for Ukraine * (Washington, DC) - In today's hearing examining the President's budget request for the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH ), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, grilled Defense more PR

NEW YORK, April 29 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC: Prolonged War Drives Mental Health Crisis Across Ukraine * Kyiv, Ukraine, April 29, 2026 - Data drawn from more than 5,000 psychological consultations provided by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) over the past year and into early 2026 reveals the devastating impact of prolonged conflict on mental health in Ukraine. Ukrainians' ability to manage stress and c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on April 30, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moscow Trying but Failing to Combat Demographic Collapse of Russian Far East Executive Summary: * The population of the Russian Far East continues to decline at an accelerating rate, now far faster than any other region of the Russian Federation except the Far North. Russian Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on April 30, 2026, with Poland: * * * Joint Statement on the Strategic Dialogue Between the United States and Poland The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Poland on the occasion of the U.S.-Poland Strategic Dialogue. The United States of America and the Republic of Poland held the 16th round of the U.S.-Poland Strategic Dialogue more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 30 -- NATO issued the following news: * * * NATO reaffirms strong commitment to nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at UN review conference * NATO reaffirmed its strong commitment to the full implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the United Nations in New York on Thursday (30 April 2026). Addressing the 11 th Review Conference of the Treaty on behalf of the Alliance, Assistant Secretary General Boris Ruge stressed that "nuclea more PR

CAMBRIDGE, England, April 30 -- Anglia Ruskin University posted the following news: * * * Nature loss brings catastrophic risks - ARU report * A new report from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) warns that biodiversity loss, alongside climate shocks and geopolitical conflict, is disrupting our food system, risking catastrophic impacts for the financial system and for society as a whole. Recent events in the Gulf region show a fragile food syst more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Opening Remarks at Hearing on Sabotage in the Baltic Sea, Implications for European Security and Lessons for the Indo-Pacific Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, "Sabotage in the more PR

STRASBOURG, France, May 1 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Register of Damage for Ukraine: new claims categories concerning the Ukrainian state and legal entities opened "Systemic economic losses" as a result of Russian aggression can be registered for first time * The Register of Damage for Ukraine - the body set up within the Council of Europe framework responsible for recording claims of damage as a result of the aggression of the Russian Federation - has officia more PR

LONDON, England, April 30 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Report by the Acting Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova: UK statement, April 2026 * Thank you, Acting Head of Mission, for your report and clear presentation today. The United Kingdom continues to strongly support the OSCE Mission's vital role in Moldova - one that remains all the more important given the continued impact of Russia's war on Ukraine and the fragile regional  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Rosatom Energy Sanctions Compliance and Unified Enforcement Act, originally introduced by Rep. Thomas H. Kean, Jr., R-NJ, on March 26, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to impose sanctions on the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation, Rosatom, in response to Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine, specifically targeting U.S. reliance on Russian nuclear energy. By implementing strict sanctions and promoting alte more ST

LONDON, England, April 30 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * Russia's veto of the Panel of Experts was a calculated move to obscure the DPRK's unlawful pursuit of weapons of mass destruction: UK statement at the UN Security Council * This Council is entrusted with the responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Yet two years ago, Russia deliberately undermined that mandate by vetoing the DPRK Panel of Exp more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Year-Round E15 Would Double Ethanol Exports * Senator Marshall Joins the American Ag Network Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Jesse Allen on the American Ag Network's Agriculture of America to discuss what he has been working on to lower fertilizer prices and input costs, the need for year-round E15, the review of the USMCA, and the future of in more PR

PARIS, France, April 30 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * The rising criminalisation of journalism calls for stronger legal protections and robust criminal justice policies * The criminalisation of journalism is now one of the most serious threats to democracies worldwide, according to the 2026 Reporters Without Borders (RSF) World Press Freedom Index. In addition to censorship and physical violence, abusing the law is now a common tactic to stif more PR

NEW YORK, April 29 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * United Nations Secretary-General Appoints Denise Brown of Canada United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan * United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Denise Brown of Canada as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sudan, with the host Government's approval, effective 1 September 2025. She will also serve as Humanitarian Coordinator. Ms. Brown brings over 25 years of  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Project-based learning class tackles 'genuinely needed' drone defense for U.S. Secret Service The effort has brought immediate dividends for both graduate students and the agency. By Noah Frank As tires squealed and explosions boomed in the distance, a solitary drone rose above a helipad hidden in the Maryland woods. A makeshift setup of cameras and microphones aimed in its direction sent information back to a t more PR