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Alaska Acting A.G. Mills Joins Multistate Settlement With Fintech Companies GreenSky LLC and GreenSky Holdings LLC (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, May 23 -- Alaska Acting Attorney General Cori Mills issued the following news release on May 22, 2026:
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Acting AG Mills Joins Multistate Settlement with Fintech Companies GreenSky, LLC and GreenSky Holdings, LLC
(Anchorage, AK) - Today, Acting Attorney General Mills announced a multistate settlement with GreenSky, a fintech business which facilitates consumer loans. GreenSky authorized businesses, particularly home improvement and medical businesses, to offer financing through its loans.
But Attorney General's Offices a more PR
AV Expands AV_Halo Platform With INSTINCT and DETECT to Enable Faster, Resilient Decision-Making at the Edge (10)
MONROVIA, California, May 19 -- AeroVironment issued the following news release:
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AV Expands AV_Halo(TM) Platform with INSTINCT and DETECT to Enable Faster, Resilient Decision-Making at the Edge
Extending AV_Halo with distributed autonomy and resilient RF sensing to enable faster decisions and mission execution in denied environments
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AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader, today announced the two latest additions to its AV_Halo(TM) unified mission software platform: AV_Halo INSTINCT, a next-ge more PR
CAIR and CAIR-FL Join Global Coalition Demanding Justice for Sayfollah Musallet and Americans Killed by Israeli Settlers Violence (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on May 22, 2026:
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CAIR and CAIR-FL Join Global Coalition Demanding Justice for Sayfollah Musallet and Americans Killed by Israeli Settlers Violence
CAIR and the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR and CAIR-Florida) today joined a diverse global coalition of over 70 global, national, and local faith and human rights groups urging U.S. officials to hold perpetrators accountable for the murder of the Florida resi more PR
CAIR-FL Commends Rep. Castor, 25 Other U.S. Reps Calling for Justice for FL Resident, Other Americans Killed by Settler Violence in West Bank (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on May 21, 2026:
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CAIR-FL Commends Rep. Castor, 25 Other U.S. Reps Calling for Justice for FL Resident, Other Americans Killed by Settler Violence in West Bank
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida) today commends U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) for leading a congressional letter addressed to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel M more PR
CAIR-Florida Condemns Racist Vandalism Targeting Historic Ocala AME Church, Welcomes Federal and State Hate Crime Probe (10)
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on May 22, 2026:
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CAIR-Florida Condemns Racist Vandalism Targeting Historic Ocala AME Church, Welcomes Federal and State Hate Crime Probe
The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Florida), the state's largest Muslim civil rights organization, today strongly condemned the racist vandalism targeting the historic St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Ocala, Florida, and welcomed a hate crime investi more PR
Crapo, Risch Join Call for Investigation into Unfair Sugar Trade Practices (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Crapo, Risch Join Call for Investigation into Unfair Sugar Trade Practices
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Washington, D.C.- Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee Jim Risch (R-Idaho) signed a bipartisan, bicameral letter in support of efforts by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer to initiate a Section 301 investigation into unfair and discriminatory trade practices by foreign sugar-producing countri more PR
East Carolina University: Grant Expands Access to Teacher Licensure, Graduate Education (10)
GREENVILLE, North Carolina, May 23 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release:
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Grant expands access to teacher licensure, graduate education
The East Carolina University College of Education will expand access to teacher licensure and graduate education through the Kenan Residency to Master's Fellows (R2M) program with support of a $500,000 grant from the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust.
The R2M program is an accelerated, cohort-based pathway for residency teachers to earn their teacher licensure and a master' more PR
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Awarded $70,000 to Support Healthier and More Efficient School Operations (10)
MIAMI, Florida, May 23 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release:
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools Awarded $70,000 to Support Healthier and More Efficient School Operations
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) secured two grants totaling $70,000 to improve indoor air quality in classrooms and strengthen recycling efforts at schools.
"These grants reflect our commitment to creating healthier, more efficient learning environments across all our schools," said Chief Operating Officer Luis Diaz. "By improv more PR
Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/15/2026-5/22/2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 5/15/2026-5/22/2026
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Offering Amendments to Combat Trump's Budget Reconciliation Package
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - During the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee's consideration of the Trump Administration's budget reconciliation package this week, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) offered an amendment to prevent President Donald Trump's newly established $1.8 billion slush fund f more PR
U.S. Blockade of Iran Reaches Milestone of Redirecting 100 Ships (10)
TAMPA, Florida, May 23 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release:
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U.S. Blockade of Iran Reaches Milestone of Redirecting 100 Ships
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TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces reached the milestone of redirecting 100 commercial vessels, May 23, while enforcing a maritime blockade against Iran.
American forces began implementing the blockade April 13 against commercial ships entering and exiting Iranian ports, in accordance with a presidential proclamation. Over the past six weeks, more than 15,000 Soldie more PR
Virginia Military Institute: Abdelhamid Selected as Nielsen Center Fellow (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, May 22 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news:
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Abdelhamid Selected as Nielsen Center Fellow
Sherif Abdelhamid, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences and team member of the Cyber Defense Lab at Virginia Military Institute, has been selected as a 2026-27 Nielsen Center fellow, a prestigious national fellowship awarded by the Nielsen Center for the Liberal Arts at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Nielsen fellows are chosen for their demonstrated more PR
W.Va. A.G. McCuskey to Supreme Court: One City Cannot Set Energy Policy for the Whole Country (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 23 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on May 22, 2026:
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AG McCuskey to Supreme Court: One City Cannot Set Energy Policy for the Whole Country
Attorney General JB McCuskey is standing up for West Virginia's energy workers and states' rights in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the brief, West Virginia, Alabama and a 24-state coalition, are urging the Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by Boulder County and the City of Boulder, Colorado, against more PR
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