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News Tipoffs - New York Editors Newsletter for 2026-06-28 ( 26 items )  
As the birth cliff looms, Loyola strategizes for the future (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * As the birth cliff looms, Loyola strategizes for the future * The enrollment scenario college administrators have seen looming since the start of the Great Recession when American birth rates began to dip has arrived in full force: the so-called demographic cliff. In December, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education reported that the number of 18-year-olds nationwide who graduate from high school each year will drop by 13%-rou more PR

At Seattle World Cup, FIFA Lets Rainbow Flags Fly (10)
NEW YORK, June 26 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * At Seattle World Cup, FIFA Lets Rainbow Flags Fly * When the Egypt and Iran teams meet at Lumen Field in Seattle tonight, soccer fans will be free to wave the rainbow flag. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) confirmed Thursday that it would not bar the symbol from the stadium over formal objections from both countries' football federations. It is the right call. On June 25, FIFA called the tournament "an inclusive e more PR

Attorney General Ford Calls on ICE to Reverse Dangerous Policy Ending Death Investigations After Release from Custody (10)
CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 26 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Calls on ICE to Reverse Dangerous Policy Ending Death Investigations After Release from Custody * Carson City, NV - Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly aft more PR

Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of James Rosano (10)
ALBANY, New York, June 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of James Rosano * June 26, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of James Rosano, who died on September 3, 2025 following an encounter with members of the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) in Carle Place, Nassau County. Sh more PR

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON ICE TO REVERSE DANGEROUS NEW POLICY THAT REDUCES OVERSIGHT OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN DETENTION CENTERS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON ICE TO REVERSE DANGEROUS NEW POLICY THAT REDUCES OVERSIGHT OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN DETENTION CENTERS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occu more PR

Coast Guard releases waterway guidance for Sail 250, International Naval Review 250, and Independence Day fireworks displays in New York Harbor (10)
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard releases waterway guidance for Sail 250, International Naval Review 250, and Independence Day fireworks displays in New York Harbor * NEW YORK -The Captain of the Port (COTP) New York will be establishing temporary marking buoys in New York Harbor to ensure the safety of all waterways users and to prevent navigational hazards during the upcoming International Naval Review (INR) and Sail 4th 250 events. These tem more PR

DNC: In the States - Trump's Refusal To Bring Down Housing Costs Continues To Hurt American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Trump's Refusal To Bring Down Housing Costs Continues To Hurt American Families With Donald Trump reportedly telling Speaker Mike Johnson that "no one gives a [bleep] about housing" and bragging that he doesn't "think about Americans' financial situation," it's clear that Republicans don't care about easing Americans' financial pain. While Democrats in Congress fight to lower costs, Trump would rather throw a temp more PR

Environmental Defense Fund: Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard (10)
NEW YORK, June 27 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard Trump administration's unprecedented attempt to abandon stronger public health safeguard is rejected - Washington, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot, that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strengthened in 2024. Soot, made up of tiny toxic pa more PR

Environmental Defense Fund: Senate Farm Bill Draft Fails to Meet the Current Moment (10)
NEW YORK, June 27 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Senate farm bill draft fails to meet the current moment Statement from EDF VP for Political and Government Affairs Joanna Slaney - (WASHINGTON) - The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry this week released a discussion draft for its Agricultural Act of 2026: Farm Bill 2.0. While this discussion draft includes some improvements from the House version, it ultimately does not meet the current moment. "At a time whe more PR

Hispanic Federation Launches Ayuda a Los Pueblos: Venezuela Disaster Relief $100,000 Emergency Relief Fund for Venezuela Earthquake Survivors (10)
NEW YORK, June 27 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Hispanic Federation Launches Ayuda a los Pueblos: Venezuela Disaster Relief $100,000 Emergency Relief Fund for Venezuela Earthquake Survivors Relief will be distributed through trusted partners on the ground to secure access to food, water, and additional everyday needs - To more PR

House Energy & Commerce Chairman Guthrie Warns Medicaid Scammers: 'If You're Cheating the System, We're Coming After You' (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Guthrie: "If you're cheating the system, we're going to come after you. If you're the most vulnerable, you're going to be taken care of." Yesterday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, continued their fight against fraud i more PR

ICYMI: "Chairmen Guthrie, Hill, and Jordan Write to Oppose EU Crackdown on American Companies" (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, posted the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * ICYMI: "Chairmen Guthrie, Hill, and Jordan Write to Oppose EU Crackdown on American Companies" In case you missed it, the New York Post recently reported that Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman French Hill (AR-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, and Congressman Jim Jordan (OH-04), Chairma more PR

Nationally Acclaimed Photographers Headline Fall Exhibitions at UA Little Rock (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * Nationally Acclaimed Photographers Headline Fall Exhibitions at UA Little Rock * The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Windgate Center of Art + Design (WCAD) will launch its fall 2026 season with a series of photography-focused exhibitions, headlined by the internationally acclaimed artist Todd Hido. Showing from August through November, these exhibits will feature renowned photographers and explore the evolving direction o more PR

NERA Recognized by Chambers and Partners for Litigation Support for the Eighth Consecutive Year (10)
NEW YORK, June 27 -- NERA Economic Consulting issued the following news release: * * * NERA Recognized by Chambers and Partners for Litigation Support for the Eighth Consecutive Year NERA is proud to share we have been ranked as a leading economic consultancy firm in the Chambers Litigation Support Guide for the eighth consecutive year. Chambers and Partners consult with clients and peers to determine its global rankings. NERA's litigation support provides deep expertise in key markets worldwide. We thank our clients and peers for their con more PR

New Research Links Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Through Shared Brain Gene Expression Changes (10)
NEW YORK, June 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * New Research Links Eating Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Through Shared Brain Gene Expression Changes * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Lieber Institute for Brain Development have identified substantial similarities in brain gene activity among people with eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), providing new evidence that the two psychiatric disorders share an unde more PR

Nicole Weingartner Named to Long Island Business News' 2026 'Influential Women Leaders' List (10)
MIAMI, Florida, June 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nicole Weingartner Named to Long Island Business News' 2026 'Influential Women Leaders' List * NEW YORK - June 26, 2026 - Nicole L. Weingartner, a director in the Government Law & Policy Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, was named to Long Island Business News ' "Influential Women Leaders" list, part of its 2026 Influencer series. The list features profiles of impactful women leaders on Long Island wh more PR

Panelists: New dietary guidelines could complicate health reporting (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Panelists: New dietary guidelines could complicate health reporting * Flipping the food pyramid: Understanding the new U.S. dietary guidelines * Moderator: Alice Callahan, reporter, The New York Times * Grace Chamberlain, senior policy associate, Center for Science in the Public Interest * Joanne Slavin, Ph.D., RDN, Professor of food, agricultural and natural resource sciences, University of Minnesota By Me more PR

Protect Borrowers Issues Commentary: What in the Giggle are We Doing? (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by senior policy advisor Chris Hicks: * * * What in the Giggle are We Doing? With Gig Worker Cash Advance Our Broken Labor Market Brings Desperation Finance to Work - As tens of millions of American households grapple with the rising cost of everything, more and more are falling into debt just to make ends meet. That's not by accident. As we discussed last week, firms from Wall Street to Silicon Valley ar more PR

Remembering Denis Cronin '69, H'16, P'09,'10 (10)
HAMILTON, New York, June 26 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Remembering Denis Cronin '69, H'16, P'09,'10 * Denis F. Cronin '69, H'16, P'09,'10, a nationally celebrated attorney and Colgate graduate whose compassionate leadership helped shape the University as both an undergraduate and throughout his 57 years as an alumnus, died June 24 in New York City, surrounded by family and friends. In a message to the campus community announcing Cronin's passing, President Brian W. Casey wrote, "At every board meeting, at every more PR

Ride for Roswell Breaks a New Fundraising Record: $6.3 million (10)
BUFFALO, New York, June 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release: * * * Ride for Roswell Breaks a New Fundraising Record: $6.3 million * BUFFALO, N.Y. -Thousands of riders, volunteers, survivors, patients and supporters gathered at the University at Buffalo North Campus on June 26 and 27 for the 31st Ride for Roswell, presented by West Herr Automotive Group. Together, the Ride Community raised $6.3 million to support cancer research, clinical trials and patient care progr more PR

Secretary-General Appoints Catharina Boehme of Germany Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (10)
NEW YORK, June 26 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General Appoints Catharina Boehme of Germany Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund * United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Catharina Boehme of Germany as Assistant Secretary-General to serve as Deputy Executive Director, Programme of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). She will succeed Diene Keita, who has transitioned to the role of Executive Director at UNFPA, and to whom the more PR

Secretary-General Appoints Mohamed Yahya of Somalia Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator (10)
NEW YORK, June 26 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General Appoints Mohamed Yahya of Somalia Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator * United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced today the appointment of Mohamed Yahya of Somalia as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. He will succeed Joyce Msuya of the United Republic of T more PR

United Nations Charter 'A Promise to the World', Says Secretary-General at Anniversary Event (10)
NEW YORK, June 26 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * United Nations Charter 'A Promise to the World', Says Secretary-General at Anniversary Event * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the informal meeting the General Assembly to commemorate the United Nations Charter Day, in New York today: The Charter of the United Nations begins with three simple words: "We the peoples." Not we the powerful. Not we the victorious. We the peoples -all of us -bound by a single conviction: that we a more PR

Venezuela faces US$6.7 billion in economic losses from earthquakes, UNDP estimates (10)
NEW YORK, June 26 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * Venezuela faces US$6.7 billion in economic losses from earthquakes, UNDP estimates * Caracas/New York, 26 June 2026 - Caracas/New York, 26 June - The earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June caused significant human suffering and loss of life, while also severely affecting livelihoods, infrastructure, and essential services. This includes a preliminary estimate of $6.7 billion in direct physical damage, equivalent to around 6% of GDP, accordin more PR

Voting Rights Groups Applaud Ruling Declaring 2026 Executive Order Interference With Voter Rolls and Mail-In Ballots Unconstitutional and Unlawful (10)
NEW YORK, June 26 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Applaud Ruling Declaring 2026 Executive Order Interference with Voter Rolls and Mail-In Ballots Unconstitutional and Unlawful District court finds that key portions of President Trump's executive order attempting to seize control of elections from the states are legally void - A federal court today declared unconstitutional key portions of President Trump's executive order restricting mail voti more PR

What They Are Saying: Support Grows for Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill 2.0 Discussion Draft (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * What They Are Saying: Support Grows for Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill 2.0 Discussion Draft U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the discussion draft for Farm Bill 2.0 on Tuesday. Built for the people who feed America, the proposal delivers more certainty for farm families, rural communities and the nat more PR