AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 26 -- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by Executive Director Audrey Gaughran: * * * How Shell turned a leaking pipeline into profit Shell's exit strategy: sell the damaged pipeline, keep buying the oil - For years, Shell pumped oil through a 97 km pipeline in the Niger Delta that it knew was riddled with leaks, and which it was unable to protect from tampering. The environmental impact was devastating. In 2014, the oil giant sold  more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 23, 2026, by senior fellow Jason L. Riley to the Wall Street Journal: * * * The Trump Administration Gets Civil Rights Back on Track With 'disparate impact' theory, the EEOC long ago departed from its mission to prevent discrimination. - When Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it also created the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to placate the law's detractors and oversee its Title VII employment provisions. Over the more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, June 26 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * First use of precision editing reveals role of master gene Scientists have, for the first time, used an extremely precise genome editing technique called base editing to study gene function in human embryos. - Using the technique, researchers including those at Newcastle University and the Newcastle Fertility Centre, part of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, found that a gene called NANOG is essential for forming the fu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices are invol more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Seven recent Yale graduates to continue their studies as U.K. fellows Seven recent graduates of Yale College, including six members of the Class of 2026, have been awarded fellowships for graduate study in the United Kingdom. - Seven recent Yale graduates, including six members of the Yale College Class of 2026, have been awarded fellowships from various organizations for graduate study in the United Kingdom. They join four other 2026 Yale graduat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Texas Supreme Court Unanimously Revives Detransitioner Lawsuit Paving the Way for Accountability in Pediatric Gender Medicine * AUSTIN, TX -In a landmark decision with implications for detransitioners pursuing legal action, the Texas Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of Independent Women ambassador and detransitioner Soren Aldaco today, allowing her medical malpractice claims against her former therapist and Thre more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * People with Disabilities Often Overlooked in Orthopedic Research By John Ready, MS More than 1 in 4 adults in the United States have some type of disability as of 2026, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A Yale study published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science found that patients with disabilities are almost entirely unrepresented in orthopedic research. "When we look at how health care disparities are studied, we  more PR