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Acting Alaska A.G. Mills Announces $18 Million Multistate Settlement With 23andme Over Genetic Data Breach (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, July 15 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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Acting Attorney General Cori Mills Announces $18 Million Multistate Settlement with 23andme Over Genetic Data Breach
Acting Attorney General Cori Mills today joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide, including 19,541 Alaskans. The settlement more PR
AG Campbell Announces Multistate Settlement With 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Announces Multistate Settlement With 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general in announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide. The $18 million settlement amount w more PR
ALSOBROOKS JOINS EPW COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP IN INTRODUCING THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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ALSOBROOKS JOINS EPW COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP IN INTRODUCING THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2026
Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, joined U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the EPW Committee, Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Chairman more PR
ALSOBROOKS TO VOTE NO ON ADVANCING 2027 NDAA (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 14, 2026:
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ALSOBROOKS TO VOTE NO ON ADVANCING 2027 NDAA
Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement ahead of voting "No" on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act.
"Maryland is home to thousands of servicemembers, veterans, and civilians who work every day to protect our nation's national security. I am proud of the wins I secured in this legi more PR
ALSOBROOKS: ROAD TO HOUSING BECOMES LAW (10)
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement:
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ALSOBROOKS: ROAD TO HOUSING BECOMES LAW
Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, released the following statement after the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act officially became law, without the President's signature.
"Marylanders across our state tell me the same thing: housing costs too much.
"At midnight, the ROAD to Housing Act became law witho more PR
Amentum to Host Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Conference Call on August 11, 2026 (10)
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, July 14 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release:
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Amentum to Host Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Earnings Conference Call on August 11, 2026
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CHANTILLY, VA., July 14, 2026 - Amentum (NYSE: AMTM), a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, will host a conference call on August 11, 2026, at 8:30 AM EDT to discuss financial results for the third quarter fiscal year 2026 ending July 3, 2026. A news rel more PR
American Academy of Family Physicians Urges CMS to Limit Medicaid Payment Caps to Statutory Categories (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Academy of Family Physicians has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the agency's proposed rule on State Directed Payments and Medicaid fee-for-service targeted practitioner payments.
The proposal, issued in response to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted in July 2025, would impose medicare-based payment limits on medicaid managed care provider reimbursement mechanisms. The AAFP letter, written by Board more ST
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 15 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Announces Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach
Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide.
"23andMe recklessly exposed Arizonans' more PR
Attorney General James Secures $18 Million From 23andMe for Failing to Protect Customers' Genetic Data (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $18 Million From 23andMe for Failing to Protect Customers' Genetic Data
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 42 other attorneys general today secured $18 million from genetic testing company 23andMe for failing to protect customers' private genetic data. In October 2023, 23andMe announced that it had discovered a data breach affecting 6.9 mi more PR
Attorney General Phil Weiser announces multistate settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andme over genetic data breach (10)
DENVER, Colorado, July 14 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser announces multistate settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andme over genetic data breach
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July 14, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide.
Under the settleme more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES PROPOSED RULE THAT THREATENS BILLIONS IN CRUCIAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATES (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES PROPOSED RULE THAT THREATENS BILLIONS IN CRUCIAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATES
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 states, submitted a comment letter opposing a rule proposed by the Trump administration that would impose sweeping new unlawful and unconstitutional requirements for federal grants. The proposed rule would allow the administration to cancel federal funding at more PR
Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 m more PR
Banner performs 'frozen elephant trunk' procedure in Northern Colorado (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 14 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release:
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Banner performs 'frozen elephant trunk' procedure in Northern Colorado
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GREELEY, Colo. (July 14, 2026) -Cardiac surgeons at Banner North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley recently performed a highly complex surgery to rebuild a patient's aorta, the main artery carrying blood from the heart. As the first operation of its kind completed at the hospital, this milestone marks an expansion of access to highly specialized aortic care for more PR
Binghamton University: Founding Pharmacy Practice Chair Leaves Behind Legacy at School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, July 14 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Founding Pharmacy Practice chair leaves behind a legacy at School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Recognized educator KarenBeth Bohan retires from SOPPS
By Ethan Knox '20
At the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS), the end of an era has arrived -- for the first time in the school's history, a founding program chair, KarenBeth H. Bohan, will retire this year.
"I came to Binghamton as the founding chair for the pharmaceutical s more PR
BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson June 2026 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region
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Area prices were down 0.6 percent over the two months, up 2.7 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson was down 0.6 percent from April to June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Lori Keller noted that energy prices declined as di more PR
BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington June 2026 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region
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Area prices were up 1.3 percent over the two months, up 5.4 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was up 1.3 percent for the two months ending in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Lori Keller noted that the all more PR
BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, South Region June 2026 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region
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Regional prices declined 0.4 percent in June, up 3.2 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region declined 0.4 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index declined 5.9 percent over the month. The food index increased 0.5 percent in June. The index for all items less more PR
Catholic Legal Immigration Network Urges Rescission of DHS Signature Rule on Immigration Benefit Requests (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing opposition to the agency's interim final rule titled "Signatures on Immigration Benefit Requests." The rule, published on May 11, 2026, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services, amends regulations to authorize USCIS to reject or deny immigration benefit applications at any point in adjudication if signatures are deemed non more ST
Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations Highlights Affordability Challenges in Essential Health Benefits Review (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services addressing concerns about the essential health benefits framework and its impacts on affordability and patient access.
The letter, signed by President Aaron Broadwell and Madelaine A. Feldman, vice president of advocacy and government affairs, focused on how the design of prescription drug benefits and patient cost-sharing affect premiums and c more ST
DC Teamsters, Labor Coalition Demand City Council Reject Anti-Worker Waymo Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release:
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DC Teamsters, Labor Coalition Demand City Council Reject Anti-Worker Waymo Bill
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Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org
(WASHINGTON) - Teamsters were joined by members of Service Employees International Union 32BJ and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 in testifying at a hearing today to demand Washington, D.C. councilmembers oppose Bill 26-0684, the Autonomous Vehicle (AV) more PR
EPW Committee Announces Markup of the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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EPW Committee Announces Markup of the Water Resources Development Act of 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the EPW Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee, joined U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the EPW Committee, in announcing plans for the EPW Committee to more PR
FDA Human Foods Program Issues Warning Letter to Nutratech (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Nutratech LLC from its Human Foods Program:
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Recipient: Mr. Philip R. Stone Jr., Nutratech, LLC, 67 County Route 59, Phoenix, NY 13135-2116, United States
Issuing Office: Human Foods Program, United States
WARNING LETTER
CMS #723021
Dear Mr. Stone:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection of your facility located at 67 County Route 59, Phoenix, NY on September 22 throu more PR
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Clinical Investigations of Psychedelic Drugs (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSFR) -- The Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance outlining recommendations for clinical investigations of psychedelic drugs treating medical and psychiatric conditions.
The guidance, titled Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations, provides recommendations for sponsors developing psychedelic drugs to treat medical conditions, including psychiatric and substance use disorders. It addresses clinical trial design, data collection, data generation more PR
FRCE Slashes Bracket Manufacture Time to Meet Urgent Fleet Need (10)
PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command posted the following news release:
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FRCE slashes bracket manufacture time to meet urgent fleet need
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.-- When Marine Corps Air Station New River-based Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461) experienced a critical need for CH-53K King Stallion parts while conducting training in Arizona, Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) filled the requirement within hours, returning the aircraft to mission-capable status at breakneck more PR
From Blank Canvas to Masterpiece: A Graduate's Second Act (10)
ADELPHI, Maryland, July 14 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news:
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From Blank Canvas to Masterpiece: A Graduate's Second Act
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After three decades away from college, one graduate reached her goal
Shelly Kiss '26 earned her bachelor's in human resources with help from her employer through a Guild partnership.
To the sound of cheers from her children, family, and others in attendance, Shelly Kiss '26 walked across the stage at the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) May 2026 Grad Walk to accept more PR
GAO Denies Rockville's FCN Reconsideration Request in IRS Procurement Protest (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a request by FCN Inc., Rockville, Maryland, to reconsider a prior decision rejecting the company's protest over a U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service solicitation for enterprise virtualization and cloud platform services.
The reconsideration request stemmed from GAO's May 13 decision, which upheld the terms of a request for quotations seeking a contractor to replace the Internal Revenue Service's existing VMware-based virtualization environment with the more ST
GAO Denies Stondoh LLC Protest Over Labor Dept. Award to WINTrio (10)
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest by Stondoh LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, challenging the U.S. Department of Labor's decision to award a task order to WINTrio LLC, Leesburg, Virginia, for security assessment and validation services supporting federal information systems.
The procurement sought professional security control assessor and plan of action and milestones validation services under a small business set-aside solicitation. The contract includes a one-year base period and four one-year option more ST
GCSAA Names Craig Cochran as Mid-Atlantic Regional Field Staff Representative (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 15 -- The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America issued the following news release:
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GCSAA names Craig Cochran as Mid-Atlantic regional field staff representative
Cochran will be the liaison for GCSAA-affiliated chapters in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia beginning July 27 from his home office in Selinsgrove, Pa.
Experienced superintendent to assist GCSAA chapters in five states
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Craig Cochran has been named the field staff representative for the Mid-Atlantic region of more PR
Governor Moore Announces More Than $1 Billion in Awards for Affordable Rental Housing Construction in Fiscal Year 2026 (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 14 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release:
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Governor Moore Announces More Than $1 Billion in Awards for Affordable Rental Housing Construction in Fiscal Year 2026
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ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Moore today announced the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development awarded low-income housing tax credits and provided financing through state rental housing funds, the Multifamily Bond Program, and energy efficiency programs with an estimated value of more than $1 billion to create more PR
Guest Editorial: Injectable-Only Overlapping Buprenorphine Starting Protocol in a Low-Threshold Setting: Current State, Lessons Learned, and Future Direction (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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Guest Editorial: Injectable-Only Overlapping Buprenorphine Starting Protocol in a Low-Threshold Setting: Current State, Lessons Learned, and Future Direction
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Guest Editorial - Injectable-Only Overlapping Buprenorphine Starting Protocol
By Steven Acton Pifer, MD, FASAM; Callan Fockele, MD, MS; Nathan Kittle, MD, MPH, FASAM
Background
Initiating buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) in outpa more PR
Hearing the human in a web of health data (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 14 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news:
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Hearing the human in a web of health data
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Through massive strands of data, Dr. Yulin Hswen trains AI to listen for the answers to very human health concerns: What do these symptoms mean? Where will I receive good care? Am I at risk for a chronic disease?
Hswen develops AI methods that convert online human expressions about emotional and physical needs -such as posts in social media forums -into population-scale evidence more PR
How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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How MIT students are helping to prevent cyberattacks
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In May 2019, the government of Baltimore, Maryland, fell into chaos. Cybercriminals had locked the city out of many of its critical files and demanded payment to decrypt them. The city refused to pay ransom. The attack incapacitated a swath of services, including real estate transactions and bill payment, and recovery costs soared into the millions.
The syllabus of class 11. more PR
Hoyer: Small Businesses and Their Employees Deserve Better than They're Getting (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer: Small Businesses and Their Employees Deserve Better than They're Getting
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks and questioned Administrator Kelly Loeffler during an FSGG oversight hearing of the U.S. Small Business Administration:Click here to watch a video of his opening remarks.
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Hoyer: The Rule of Law Depends on a Judiciary that is Properly Funded (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Hoyer: The Rule of Law Depends on a Judiciary that is Properly Funded
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks during an FSGG budget hearing of the Supreme Court of the United States:Click here to watch a video of his remarks.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to welcome Justice Kagan and more PR
HRSA Reports 75 Vaccine Injury Compensation Petitions Filed in June (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration published notice listing 75 vaccine injury compensation petitions received during June under federal program requirements Monday.
The notice, published under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, covers petitions received by HRSA between June 1 and June 30, 2026. The agency is required by the Public Health Service Act to publish the filings after receiving service of petitions submitted to the U.S. Court of F more PR
Johns Hopkins: Welcome New Faculty - Lakshmi Advances Research at the Intersection of Water, Climate, and Health (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Welcome New Faculty: Lakshmi Advances Research at the Intersection of Water, Climate, and Health
EHE is pleased to welcome Venkataraman "Venkat" Lakshmi as the Benjamin Howell Griswold Professor of Geography and International Affairs.
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The Department of Environmental Health and Engineering is pleased to welcome Venkataraman "Venkat" Lakshmi as the Benjamin Howell Griswold Professor of Geography and Internati more PR
Kaiser nurses protest CEO's appearance at AHA Leadership Summit (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Kaiser nurses protest CEO's appearance at AHA Leadership Summit
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Registered nurses from Kaiser Permanente facilities across California protested today outside the American Hospital Association (AHA) Leadership Summit in Denver, Colo., where Kaiser CEO Greg A. Adams is scheduled to speak this week.
The nurses, represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (CNA/NNOC more PR
Maryland Democrats Urge OMB to Rescind Rule Politicizing Federal Grant Decision-Making (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Maryland Democrats Urge OMB to Rescind Rule Politicizing Federal Grant Decision-Making
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WASHINGTON - Maryland Congressional Delegation members - U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) - are calling out the Trump Administration's attempts to undermine and politicize the federal grant-ma more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Announces Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Announces Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing a settlement resolving allegations stemming from 23andMe's 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide.
23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March 2025. The settlem more PR
Md. A.G. Office: Independent Investigations Division Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Montgomery County (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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Independent Investigations Division Investigating Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Montgomery County
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Sunday, July 12, 2026, in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland.
The preliminary investigation revealed that on Sunday, July 12, 2026, at more PR
Md. Natural Resources Dept.: State Awards $11.2 Million From Whole Watershed Program to Advance Environmental Restoration (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 15 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news:
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Maryland Awards $11.2 Million from Whole Watershed Program to Advance Environmental Restoration
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is awarding $11.2 million in grants from the Whole Watershed Fund to accelerate restoration efforts in five key watersheds across the state. Established by the Whole Watershed Act, this second year of the five-year program supports 30 projects in Antietam Creek, Baltimore Harbor, Newport Bay, th more PR
Michigan Medicine Podcast Features Medical School Dean Wang on His Perspective on Medicine and Science (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 15 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following transcript of a podcast involving dean of the Medical School Tommy Wang:
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Michigan Medicine Presents: Tommy Wang, M.D., Dean, University of Michigan Medical School
A New Dean's Perspective on Medicine, Science and What Comes Next
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Join MD student Cassie Evans and PhD student Sam Collie for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean Tommy Wang, M.D. As he reflects on his journey to medicine and academic leaders more PR
N.H. A.G. Formella Announces $18 Million Multistate Settlement With 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 15 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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Attorney General John M. Formella announces $18 Million Multistate Settlement with 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach
Attorney General John M. Formella today joined a coalition of 42 states announcing an $18 million bankruptcy claim settlement with genetic testing company 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide.
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Announces Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 15 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Announces Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of nearly 150,000 customers more PR
N.M. A.G. Torrez Announces Over $388,000 for New Mexico Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 10 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Raul Torrez Announces Over $388,000 for New Mexico Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App
Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez today announced over $388,000 for New Mexico as part of a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app, Cash App. The settlement stems from allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed more PR
National Science Foundation Assistant IG Testifies Before House Science, Space & Technology Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight released the following testimony by Jennifer A. Springmann, special agent in charge, performing the duties of the assistant inspector general for investigations at the National Science Foundation, from a June 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Safeguarding Federal Research Funds: The False Claims Act's Role in Combating Grant Fraud":
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Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Sykes, and members of the Subcommittee:
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NEW DATA: Maryland Families Have Spent $430 More on Gas Since Trump Began His Unnecessary War With Iran (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 14 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news:
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NEW DATA: Maryland Families Have Spent $430 More on Gas Since Trump Began His Unnecessary War With Iran
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ANNAPOLIS, MD - As Donald Trump's deadly and costly war with Iran continues on, with no end in sight,
newly released data from the Senate Joint Economic Committee reveals that Maryland
households have spent $430 more on the gas they need to drive to work, pick up their
kids, and run their daily errands since the start of Trump's unpop more PR
Nine FCPS Students Named 2026 National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship Winners (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 13 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news:
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Nine FCPS Students Named 2026 National Merit College-Sponsored Scholarship Winners
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Nine Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) students from five high schools have been named winners of 2026 Merit Scholarship awards by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). The students are part of a group of more than 750 National Merit(r) Finalists chosen to receive additional scholarships financed by higher education institutions. They join the o more PR
NSA to Grant Exclusive License to Spyris Holdings (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSFR) -- The National Security Agency announced its intent to grant Spyris Holdings Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, an exclusive, revocable, non-assignable license for U.S. Patent No. 10,042,928 B1 covering a system and method for automated reasoning with and searching of documents.
Written objections are due by July 29, 2026. The notice was signed by Stephanie J. Bost, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen D. Presley, Director, Office of Research and Te more PR
Production of Europe's First Sikorsky FIREHAWK Helicopters Begins in Poland (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 15 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release:
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Production of Europe's First Sikorsky FIREHAWK(R) Helicopters Begins in Poland
PZL Mielec starts manufacturing two S 70 FIREHAWK aircraft for the Czech Republic, advancing continent's inaugural operational fleet and bolstering RescEU's wildfire and emergency response capacity
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MIELEC, Poland -- In a milestone for European aerial firefighting and emergency response, PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has commence more PR
Prof. Kassner in Bioethics: 'Legitimate Health- and Science-Policymaking Needs New Thinking' (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 13 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news:
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Prof. Kassner in Bioethics: 'Legitimate Health- and Science-Policymaking Needs New Thinking'
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'We must be more intentional about the public's role in crafting valid health and science policy'
When it comes to major decisions about policies concerning health and science, e.g., how the public should be kept informed during a pandemic, there probably is more disagreement than agreement in the U.S. and other countries. Stepping into this debate, in t more PR
Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Maryland Reduces Uncertainty in Occupational Licensing Decisions for Applicants With Criminal Records (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 15 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Criminal Justice Policy Director Vittorio Nastasi:
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Maryland reduces uncertainty in occupational licensing decisions for applicants with criminal records
House Bill 557 creates a predetermination review process so citizens with disqualifying criminal records don't waste time and money training for a license.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed House Bill (HB) 557 into law earlier this year, establishing a process for people with criminal records more PR
Reddit posts reveal "silent" symptoms of menopause (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 14 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news:
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Reddit posts reveal "silent" symptoms of menopause
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Nearly half the world's population experiences menopause, yet many of its emotional, cognitive and social impacts may never be discussed during medical appointments. New research out today in JAMA Network Open led by UMD Professor Yulin Hswen highlights these "silent symptoms" by comparing clinical notes that include menopause symptoms with the top Reddit posts in menopau more PR
Rockefeller Foundation: New Commission Launches to Chart Next Chapter of Foreign Assistance (10)
NEW YORK, July 15 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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New Commission Launches to Chart Next Chapter of Foreign Assistance
* Co-chaired by former Gov. David Beasley (R -- South Carolina) and former Sen. Ben Cardin (D -- Maryland), Rockefeller and Packard Foundations, along with other partners, launch initiative one year after USAID's closure.
* Independent Commission gets underway as new polling shows 8 in 10 Americans want aid reformed, not eliminated.
* With Brookings Institution and AEI more PR
S.D. A.G. Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $149,399 in Bankruptcy Settlement With 23andMe (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, July 15 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 14, 2026:
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Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $149,399 in Bankruptcy Settlement with 23andMe
Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive $149,399 from the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide. The settlement includes $150 million in allowed claims for state more PR
Surface Transportation Reauthorization - Public Transportation Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48644) on July 9, 2026, entitled "Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Public Transportation" by transportation policy specialist William J. Mallett.
Here are excerpts:
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SUMMARY
Federal funding assistance to public transportation agencies is provided primarily through the public transportation program administered by the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The federal public transportation program wa more PR
They Started in Basic Training. Today, They Help Save Lives Together. (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 14 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news:
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They Started in Basic Training. Today, They Help Save Lives Together.
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In This Article
* Two Different Beginnings, One Shared Path
* The Part of Training No One Sees
* The Reality of the Job
* A Different Kind of Urgency
* More than a Milestone
* A Constant Through Changing Assignments
* Preparing the Next Airmen
Airmen 1st Class Juana Conde and Kennedy Goodwin met in Basic Military Training (BMT), sleeping just a few f more PR
Trump's Illegal War with Iran Has Forced Vermont to Pay $113 Million More for Gas, So Far (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Trump's Illegal War with Iran Has Forced Vermont to Pay $113 Million More for Gas, So Far
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Vermont households have spent $441 more for gas since the war began
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee today released new data outlining how President Trump's reckless and illegal war with Iran has driven up gasoline costs for Vermont families, farmers, and businesses. The new data shows that since the war began on February 28, Ame more PR
University of Maryland Baltimore: Approach Allows Address-Level Assessments of Marylanders' Proximity to Health Care and Hazards (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news:
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New Approach Allows Address-Level Assessments of Marylanders' Proximity to Health Care and Hazards
Jennifer Holland
When it comes to health care options and outcomes, the country mouse and the city mouse are worlds apart. The space between 'rural' and 'urban' varies greatly, and the shades of gray matter when assessing populations' access to resources and exposure to hazards.
That's an important theme in a new study led by more PR
USDA Economic Research Service: 'The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Food Security: Insights From Administrative Records' (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service issued the following Economic Information Bulletin on July 9, 2026, entitled "The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Food Security: Insights From Administrative Records."
Here are excerpts:
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Key Points
* This report investigates how survey misreporting of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) affects our understanding of the relationship between SNAP and food security.
* Many SNAP respondents do not i more PR
Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, McClain Delaney Announce Over $800,000 for Infrastructure, Workforce Development in Washington, Allegany Counties (10)
WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, McClain Delaney Announce Over $800,000 for Infrastructure, Workforce Development in Washington, Allegany Counties
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Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.) announced $802,731 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for infrastructure and workforce development in Washington and Allegany Counties. These investments will suppo more PR
Van Hollen, Murray Call Out Blanche for Failing to Meet with Epstein Survivors, Press Him to Make Good on His Commitment (10)
WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Van Hollen, Murray Call Out Blanche for Failing to Meet with Epstein Survivors, Press Him to Make Good on His Commitment
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Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), and Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called on Acting United States Attorney General Todd Blanche to fulfill the more PR
West Liberty University Students Earn National Recognition at Biomedical Research Symposium (10)
WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, July 14 -- West Liberty University posted the following news:
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West Liberty University Students Earn National Recognition at Biomedical Research Symposium
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WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. -West Liberty University faculty and students recently showcased undergraduate research on a national stage, with three students earning presentation awards at the 10th National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE), held June 14-17 in Rockville, Maryland.
Hosted by the National Institutes of Health's Institutio more PR
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