NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 10 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' award honors Yale's Sunil Amrith The award, which is given by the Carnegie Corporation, honors naturalized citizens of the United States who have made important contributions to American society, democracy, and culture. - Yale's Sunil Amrith, a distinguished scholar of human migration and global environmental history, was recently named to the 2026 class of "Great Immigrants, Great Americans" by the Carnegie Corporation  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release on July 7, 2026: * * * AAUP, AFT, Yale Leaders Urge University to Resist Trump Administration Settlement Demands Today, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), AFT Connecticut, Yale AAUP and the national AFT sent a letter to the Yale University Board of Trustees, urging them to reject any negotiated, closed-door settlement with the Trump administration regarding its admissions practices. The coalition warns  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Announces $36.5 Million Multistate Settlement with CVS for Allegedly Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in collaboration with the U.S Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 35 other state attorneys general, today announced a $36.5 million multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) to resolve allegations that the company knowingly more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to those telephone numbers. The Anti-Robocall Multis more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Supporting Increased Sampling in National Youth Tobacco Survey * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supporting its proposal to increase the number of students surveyed through the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). The NYTS more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: ** * Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 45 other attorneys general today secured $45 million from Block, Inc. (Block), the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, for misleading its users and failing to protect them from scams and fraud. Attorney General James and the coalition alle more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls * July 8, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocal more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one number gets flagged, he's moved on to the next.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON EPA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EMISSION STANDARDS FOR LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general and five cities, submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its proposed rule to delay implementation of the Tier 4 emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles. The proposed rule would give manuf more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO STOP HITTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES WITH ILLEGAL TARIFFS Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 states, urged the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to rescind its plan to continue President Trump's illegal tariffs. In their comment letter, the attorneys general push back on the USTR's proposed tariffs on the European Union and 59 other coun more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 6 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Illegal Tariffs * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. Once again, Attorney General Rayfield is calling on Trump to stop illegally raising prices on families and small busin more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Ro more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Illegal Tariffs * Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. In a comment letter, the states pushed back on the USTR's latest proposal - tariffs on the European Union and 59 other countries, after the Supreme Court ru more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Hartford, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regarding proposed revisions to regulations governing byproduct material use. DEEP's letter expresses both support and concern for various aspects of the NRC's regulatory modernization efforts. DEEP, as the state's lead agency responsible for radioactive materials regulation under its agreement with the NRC, acknowledged the importance of the NRC's efforts to moderniz more ST

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Original Docuseries Life in the W premieres July 24, Offering an intimate look at three of the WNBA's biggest stars * ESPN today announced Life In The W, a six-part ESPN Original docuseries produced by UNINTERRUPTED in association with Cookie Jar & A Dream Studios, DICK'S Sporting Goods' in-house content and production studio, that provides authentic access to three of the WNBA's most accomplished and influential  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN presents Wimbledon Gentlemen's Semifinals on Friday, July 10 at 8 a.m. ET * * Breakfast at Wimbledon at 7 a.m. ET * 2 Zverev vs. Fery (WC) at 8:30 a.m. ET followed by defending champion No. 1 Sinner vs. No. 7 Djokovic Gentlemen's Semifinals will be featured as ESPN's exclusive coverage of The Championships, Wimbledon, continues on Friday, July 10. Breakfast at Wimbledon begins coverage at 7 a.m. ET on ESPN more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 6 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Urges U.S. Postal Service To Uphold Fair and Free Elections, Defend Mail-in Voting Methods Nine Governors Call Upon U.S. Postmaster David Steiner To Reject President Trump's Unconstitutional, Unpopular Proposal Threatening To Disenfranchise Millions of Americans - Governor Ned Lamont and a coalition of other governors representing states across the U.S. have written a letter to U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner urg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program "50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans - The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participate in "50 for 50," a national collection-sharing i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Brett Doyle, President Trump's nominee for a seat on the International Trade Commission, from a June 25, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, and Members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today as a nominee for the International Trade Commission. I would like to thank President Trump for nominating me, Ambassador Greer for his friendship and for recommending me for this position, and the current and fo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 9, 2026: * * * Justice Department Sues Maryland Over Sanctuary Policies Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Maryland and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown over the State's sanctuary policies that interfere with the federal government's enforcement of its immigration laws. "Federal immigration officers merely enforce the laws that our Nation's elected representatives in Congress passed, reflecting the will of We the Peop more PR

NEW YORK, July 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Sheff v. O'Neill, Landmark School Desegregation Victory in Connecticut that Expanded Educational Opportunity for Black Students * Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) commemorates the 30 th anniversary of the landmark Sheff v. O'Neill decision, a pivotal victory that helped increase access to integrated and quality educational opportunities for Black and Latino students and families in H more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport engineer wins 2025 Rosenblatt Young Naval Engineer Award from American Society of Naval Engineers * NEWPORT, R.I. - A Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport engineer recently was selected as the winner of the 2025 Rosenblatt Young Naval Engineer Award from the American Society of Naval Engineers for his outstanding contributions to the success and advancement of acoustic engineering. Ian Doyle, a resident of Newport, Rh more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 10 -- 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: * * * "They're flinching at the slightest noise" - Children's mental wellbeing at stake two weeks after devastating Venezuela earthquakes Caracas - Children are showing signs of mental distress in the wake of last month's devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, with parents and psychologists reporting children flinching at the slightest no more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 10 -- 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 July 8, 2026: * * * Save the Children: Airstrike on Gaza Tent Marks Fourth Palestinian Child Killed in Six Days by Israeli Forces The latest deaths come two weeks after the UN Commission of Inquiry concluded that Israeli authorities and security forces have deliberately targeted Palestinian children. At least 11 children have been kill more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 10 -- 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 July 8, 2026: * * * Growing Up with a Nation: Children Demand a Say in South Sudan's Future on 15 Years of Independence JUBA - As South Sudan marks 15 years of independence on July 9, children growing up in the world's youngest nation are calling on its leaders to include them in decision-making amid one of the world's largest humanita more PR

WESTPORT, Connecticut, July 7 -- 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: * * * Sudan: More Than 5,500 Children Displaced by Escalating Violence in El Obeid in Past Two Weeks PORT SUDAN -- As violence continues to intensify in El Obeid in North Kordofan, Sudan, more than 5,500 children have been displaced over the last two weeks in and around the city of El Obeid in North Kordofan, Sudan, with thousands more at more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following opening remarks from a June 25, 2026, confirmation hearing for David Foley Jr., Brett Doyle, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser and Samuel Negatu to be commissioners of the International Trade Commission: * * * "Before us today are five bipartisan individuals nominated to serve as Commissioners at the U.S. International Trade Commission, or ITC. "They are David Foley, Jr. of Virginia, a Republican nominee; Brett Doyle of Connec more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 8 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Telescope makers at Brown revel in centuries-old craft * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Having recently earned his Ph.D. in astronomy and cosmology at Brown University, Alexis Ortega has cast his gaze through the eyepiece of a telescope hundreds, maybe thousands, of times. But on a recent evening at Brown's Ladd Observatory, Ortega had a viewing experience like none he has ever had. It was the first time he had looked through a telescope that he ma more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Women's Sports Sundays on ESPN drives strong audience growth across WNBA and AUSL * ESPN today announced that Women's Sports Sundays presented by TJ Maxx delivered strong audiences across the WNBA and Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) on Sunday, July 5, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. The Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces matchup on Sunday, July 5, averaged 1.6 million viewers on ESPN, peaking with 1.8  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 10 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'Check your ingredients': A new blueprint for using Fermi's 'Golden Rule' Fermi's "Golden Rule" is a formula that connects theoretical quantum mechanics and what scientists observe in experiments, yet it is often misapplied. A new study by Yale physicists put this foundational formula through its paces. By Jim Shelton Underpinning much of modern technology, from smartphones to scanning tunneling microscopes to particle colliders, there is Fermi's more PR