WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 9, 2026, by Jonathan Burchell, visiting fellow with the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program: * * * The NATO Ankara Summit: "NATO 3.0" in Practice Keeping the Americans Committed, the Europeans Capable, and the Russians Contained - Introduction When NATO was founded, its first secretary general, Lord Ismay, famously remarked that the alliance existed "to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down." That state more PR

NEW YORK, June 10 -- The Ford Foundation issued the following news: * * * Ford Foundation's JustFilms Allocates $4.8 Million to Advance Documentary Films Championing Social Justice The Ford Foundation's JustFilms program announced an estimated $4.8 million in funding to empower documentary filmmakers and organizations addressing some of the world's most pressing social issues. This investment will support 48 film projects and initiatives centering storytelling as a catalyst for social justice. This announcement marks a double milestone as  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski and Shaheen Introduce Senate Resolution Reaffirming Congressional Engagement with Arctic Allies * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today introduced a Senate resolution reaffirming the strategic importance of the Arctic region and supporting continued congressional engagement with our Arctic allies. The resolution acknowledges the Arctic's growing significance to U.S. national security whil more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- COLE HAAN LLC, Greenland, New Hampshire has been assigned a patent (No. US 12648615 B2, initially filed April 4, 2022) developed by six inventors Jeffrey Mokos, Greenland, New Hampshire; Scott Patt, Greenland, New Hampshire; Kyle Jenkins, Greenland, New Hampshire; Mattias Verfl, Greenland, New Hampshire; Michael Weyrauch, Greenland, New Hampshire; and Jose A. Tejada Bernard, Greenland, New Hampshire, for "Shoe with multiple material sole." more PT

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in New Hampshire. *** Actuator and Beam Steering Mechanism Using an Actuator ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- THORLABS MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC., Blairstown, New Jersey has been assigned a patent (No. US 12650591 B2, initially filed Sept. 25, 2023) developed by Simon Raab, Santa Barbara, California, and Mark S. Longmuir, Tamworth, New Hampshire, for "Actuator and beam steering mechanism using an actuator." *** Shoe With Multiple Material Sole ALEXANDRIA, Vir more ST