LONDON, England, June 29 -- International Transport Workers' Federation posted the following news release: * * * DP World lease threatens jobs, safety, community - New Zealand unions warn * Granting DP World a lease to run Lyttleton Port is backdoor privatisation that will strip Christchurch of a profitable public asset. New Zealand's port workers and unions are braced to fight an attempted takeover of Lyttelton Port in Christchurch which they say will strip the local community of its wealth and lead to widespread job losses - and the In more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 30 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Efzimfotase alfa demonstrated improvements in bone health in treatment-naIve pediatric patients with hypophosphatasia achieving median difference of 1.67 vs placebo in RGI-C Score at week 25 in MULBERRY Phase III trial Efzimfotase alfa demonstrated favorable safety profile and tolerability in treatment -naive patients and those switching from STRENSIQ(R) across largest Phase III clinical program in HPP including MULBERRY, CHEST more PR

HONG KONG, June 28 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Research Reveals Unintended Climate Trade-off: Clean Air Policies Intensify Urban Heat Island in Humid Cities * Researchers at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have uncovered a critical, underrecognized trade-off in global environmental policies: while essential for improving public health, large-scale air pollution reductions are unintentionally intensifying warm-season surface urban heat islands (UHI) in humid climates. Published in the prestig more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Press CFTC on Reports of Deceptive Marketing by Prediction Market Operator Letter requests information concerning Wall Street Journal reporting on Polymarket marketing tactics  - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) sent a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Michael S. Selig requesting answers following recent reports that prediction market operator Polymarket used  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following letter to Arnall Golden Gregory LLP: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 10, 2026 Brian Stimson Arnall Golden Gregory LLP 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 350S Washington, DC 20037 Re: United States' Title VI Inquiry Findings Dear Mr. Stimson: We write to notify you ofthe findings ofthe U.S. Department ofJustice (the "Department") after its investigation to determine whether the admissions practices of the University of California, Davis S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: America at 250: Experts Available to Discuss the Nation's Milestone Anniversary * WASHINGTON (June 29, 2026 ) - Communities across the country are preparing to commemorate America's 250th anniversary, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The celebration will feature national events, educational initiatives, historical exhibitions, civic engagement programs, and festivities leading up to July 4. The anniv more PR

WESTERVILLE, Ohio, June 30 -- The National Ground Water Association issued the following news release: * * * Water Well Journal wins second consecutive magazine award Water Well Journal was recognized for the second consecutive year as one of the top business publications in America by earning a 2026 APEX Award of Excellence from Communications Concepts. WWJ's February 2025 issue issue was honored in the in the Magazines, Journals & Tabloids -- Print (entire issue-over 32 pages plus cover) category. Factored in the judging were all aspects  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 29 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Official newspaper of China has reduced foreign news coverage during President Xi Jinping's administration, study finds * LAWRENCE -As the largest newspaper in China, the People's Daily remains one of the most influential tools for the Chinese Communist Party. "It's the newspaper of record in China, so you can imagine the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post rolled up into one audience. And because it's a newspaper, it both serves an  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Education and the American Family released the following testimony by Joshua Jones, CEO of QuantHub, Birmingham, Alabama, from a June 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Future of K-12 Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence": * * * Chairman Tuberville, Ranking Member Rochester, members of the Subcommittee -- thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I'm Joshua Jones, CEO of QuantHub, an Alabama-based company that builds AI and data literacy curricu more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 28 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus posted the following news release: * * * Remembering economic professor and forecaster of North Carolina's economy John Connaughton * On June 24, UNC Charlotte and the Belk College of Business lost a longtime colleague and respected mainstay of North Carolina economics with the death of John Connaughton. Not long after Connaughton -who this spring was the University's longest-serving faculty member -arrived in 1978 as a lecturer in the Department of Ec more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, June 30 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Venezuela Earthquakes: "Fear, stress, and overwhelming sadness are everywhere" as children pulled from rubble with tens of thousands still missing CARACAS - Save the Children today expressed serious concerns for children living on the streets and in informal tented camps in Venezuela, underscoring the urgent need f more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 9, 2026 The Honorable Paul Atkins Chair U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street NE Washington, DC 20549 Dear Chair Atkins, I write with extreme concern regarding the upcoming initial public offering (IPO) of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ("SpaceX"). Accord more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of California-San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following news: * * * Scientists Identify Houston Power Plant as Dominant Source of Cloud-Forming Aerosols Power plant particles are also the size frequently associated with respiratory illnesses Author: Robert Monroe Research by atmospheric scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and colleagues pinpointed an individual coal-fired power plant in Houston, Texas, as the main source of parti more PR