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News Tipoffs - New York Editors Newsletter for 2026-07-28 ( 102 items )  
$3.85 Million Settlement Of Case Against Labor Unions For Improper Receipt Of Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") Loans (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * $3.85 Million Settlement Of Case Against Labor Unions For Improper Receipt Of Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") Loans * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today that International Union of Journeymen and Allied Trades ("IUJAT"), United Service Workers Union, IUJAT National Union ("USWU"), Home Healthcare Workers of America, IUJAT ("HHWA"), Service Professional more PR

$7.3M in New Research Grants Mark 'RNA Day' at SUNY University at Albany (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 28 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * $7.3M in New Research Grants Mark 'RNA Day' at UAlbany Researchers at UAlbany's RNA Institute are helping lead $7.3 million in new federally funded grants that will explore the toxic effects of woodsmoke on firefighters and how DNA damage that accumulates over time contributes to cancer and other aging-related diseases. Williams-Raycheff Endowed Professor of Biology Thomas Begley is the co-principal investigator on both projects funded by the National In more PR

ACLU of Indiana Files Two Lawsuits Over Medical Neglect and Mistreatment of ICE Detainee at Miami Correctional Facility (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * ACLU of Indiana Files Two Lawsuits Over Medical Neglect and Mistreatment of ICE Detainee at Miami Correctional Facility After staff failed to administer essential epilepsy medication, he suffered a severe seizure and was pepper-sprayed hours later while recovering from his injuries - The ACLU of Indiana today filed two lawsuits on behalf of Andranik Grigoryan, a former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc more PR

Activities of the Secretary-General in Geneva, 5-7 July 2026 (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Activities of the Secretary-General in Geneva, 5-7 July 2026 * The Secretary-General arrived in Geneva on Sunday, 5 July. The following morning, he took part in the inaugural Global Dialogue on AI (artificial intelligence) Governance. In his remarks during the Dialogue's opening session, the Secretary-General said that for the first time, every country has a seat at the table to shape the AI transformation. And with the Independent International Scientific Pa more PR

American Express Commits up to $2 million to Australian Small Businesses through the Amex Shop Small Grants Program (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release: * * * American Express Commits up to $2 million to Australian Small Businesses through the Amex Shop Small Grants Program * New Amex Shop Small Destination Index reveals South Melbourne as Australia's favourite shop small destination SYDNEY -As part of American Express' continued backing of small business, today the company announced up to $2 million in grants to help Australian small businesses grow, innovate and support their commun more PR

AS HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES FACE HEALTH CARE CUTS AND RISING PRICES, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH AUGUST C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AS HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES FACE HEALTH CARE CUTS AND RISING PRICES, CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN CONTINUES DELIVERING DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF WITH AUGUST C.A.R.E.S. VAN EVENTS * As Hudson Valley Families Face Health Care Cuts and Rising Prices, Congressman Pat Ryan Continues Delivering Direct Assistance and Relief with August C.A.R.E.S. Van Events With the C.A.R.E.S. Van, Ryan and his team deliver one-on-one assistance navigating federal programs and acc more PR

Baruch Professor Leads DOE-Funded AI Research Project Exploring the Origins of the Universe (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 -- Baruch College posted the following news: * * * Baruch Professor Leads DOE-Funded AI Research Project Exploring the Origins of the Universe * Baruch College Professor Stefan Bathe, PhD, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to serve as lead principal investigator on a multi-institutional research project that combines artificial intelligence and particle physics to explore conditions that existed immediately after the Big Bang. The nine-month project is part of the DOE's Genesis Mission, a $ more PR

Binghamton University: School of Computing Professor Wins NSF CAREER Award for 'Smart Cities' Research (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, July 28 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * School of Computing professor wins NSF CAREER Award for 'smart cities' research Assistant Professor Yingxue Zhang's urban AI models look to improve commute times, traffic safety, and more By Katie Liu Spend just one day in New York City, and you might be transferring subway trains, hailing taxis, calling Ubers, sitting in traffic, or scrolling the streets on Google Maps for hours. Each one of these interactions constitutes a decision and data point, pro more PR

CAIR Welcomes Wisconsin Library's Condemnation of Islamophobia Following Bigoted Backslash to Muslim Heritage Month Display (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Wisconsin Library's Condemnation of Islamophobia Following Bigoted Backslash to Muslim Heritage Month Display The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a statement condemning Islamophobia by the Altoona Public Library in Wisconsin following bigoted backlash in response to the library's Muslim Heritage Month display.  more PR

CAIR-NY Offers Reward for Info on Suspect Who Threatened Women Perceived to Be Muslim (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 26, 2026: * * * CAIR-NY Offers Reward for Info on Suspect Who Threatened Women Perceived to Be Muslim The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today announced a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who allegedly threatened two young women perceived to be Muslim while brandishing a box cutter aboard a bus in Queens. According to the NYPD, the incident occurred more PR

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: To Strengthen Economic Security, Policymakers Should Expand the Child Tax Credit to the 19 Million Children Who Receive Less Than the Full Credit Amount (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on July 27, 2026, by Federal Tax Policy Director Kris Cox, senior research analyst Stephanie Hingtgen and Kiran Rachamallu: * * * To Strengthen Economic Security, Policymakers Should Expand the Child Tax Credit to the 19 Million Children Who Receive Less Than the Full Credit Amount Child Tax Credit Helps Make Raising Children More Affordable, and Its Full Value Should Be Available to Families With Lower Incomes - Every family should have a strong  more PR

Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 27 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Acquires IBM Blockchain Patent Portfolio * Acquisition establishes Circle as the leading U.S. blockchain patent holder and deepens its foundation for the next generation of onchain financial infrastructure NEW YORK - July 27, 2026 - Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's leading financial platform companies, today announced the acquisition of fundam more PR

Community-engaged research group hosts summer institute for faculty, students (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 27 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education posted the following news: * * * Community-engaged research group hosts summer institute for faculty, students * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Penn State Social Science Research Institute's Community-Engaged Research, Action, and Partnership (CERAP) unit recently hosted their first Summer Institute to provide an inclusive space for community members and academic researchers to develop knowledge and skills on community-engaged research methods, partnersh more PR

Cornell Researchers break light symmetry with simple materials (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Researchers break light symmetry with simple materials * Light typically interacts with a material the same way whether it enters through the front or the back - like polarized sunglasses that work the same from either side. Cornell researchers have demonstrated a simple route to breaking that symmetry, opening new possibilities for photonics and quantum information processing. Optical reciprocity, the principle that a system responds identically regardless of more PR

Cornell: New Americans begin their journey as US citizens (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 'Welcome home': New Americans begin their journey as US citizens * Vardan Khachatryan and Lilit Abrahayan, his wife, did not plan to stay in the U.S. when they left Armenia in 2016 and moved to Virginia for his new position as a physics researcher. "It was not in our plan A or plan B," Khachatryan said. But that changed in 2018, when they moved to Ithaca. He had been hired as a research associate at the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based ScienceS and Ed more PR

Cornell: Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model * A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture and biogeochemistry and is 50 times more efficient than its predecessors, according to a study that offers a proof-of-principle for how AI might be used to shed light on obscure biological processes. In a paper published July 24 in the journal Geoscientific Model Development, the res more PR

Cornell: Will dietary fiber help digestion? It might depend on your gut bacteria (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Will dietary fiber help digestion? It might depend on your gut bacteria * Doctors recommend dietary fiber for healthy digestion, but to benefit from it, people not only need specific species of gut bacteria but the right strains of those bacteria to process the starches, according to a new study that advances the promise of precision nutrition. Dietary fiber, which comes in a variety of forms prevents constipation, fosters healthful gut microbes and slows dige more PR

Council on Foreign Relations visits Cape Canaveral SFS to discuss plans for the future of launch (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 27 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Council on Foreign Relations visits Cape Canaveral SFS to discuss plans for the future of launch * CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. -On June 26, 2026, the Council on Foreign Relations visited Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Members of the CFR met with Space Force Col. Brian Chatman, commander of Space Launch Delta 45, to discuss the scale of Space Coast operations, spaceport logistics and ways to ensure Cape Canaveral Space Force Station remain more PR

CSIS Issues Commentary: Come Hague or High Seas: China's Environmental Legacy in the South China Sea (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on July 27, 2026, by Monica Sato, research associate with the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative: * * * Come Hague or High Seas: China's Environmental Legacy in the South China Sea Following the 10th anniversary of the South China Sea tribunal ruling, the United States and several other countries renewed their support for the Philippines and its landmark legal victory against China's expansive maritime claims. Like much of the past de more PR

CUNY Announces $6.8 Million Expansion of Career Success Program to Five CUNY Campuses, Bringing its Impact to 125,000 Students (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 -- The City University of New York posted the following news: * * * CUNY Announces $6.8 Million Expansion of Career Success Program to Five CUNY Campuses, Bringing its Impact to 125,000 Students * #Funded in the FY27 State Budget, Workforce Initiative Will Make New York the First State to Ensure Every Public College Student Graduates with a Degree and Meaningful Career Exposure by 2030 #CUNY Launched Program to Embed Career Prep into the College Experience Last Fall at Four Campuses; New Funding Extends Program to Baruch, more PR

Davis Polk receives 23 nominations at the 2026 ALB Hong Kong Law Awards (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Davis Polk receives 23 nominations at the 2026 ALB Hong Kong Law Awards * Davis Polk received 23 nominations for Asian Legal Business' 2026 Hong Kong Law Awards. The awards recognize the outstanding performance of private practitioners and in-house teams in the region. In addition to multiple nominations for firm awards, several deals on which Davis Polk advised were named "Deal of the Year" finalists in their respective categ more PR

Debevoise Secures Important Win for The New York Times and Press Freedom (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Secures Important Win for The New York Times and Press Freedom * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP achieved a crucial victory for freedom of the press by successfully challenging Department of Justice grand jury subpoenas directed at five New York Times reporters. In expedited litigation in the Southern District of New York, Debevoise partners David O'Neil and Douglas Zolkind argued that the subpoenas violated the First Amendm more PR

Del. A.G. Jennings Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Weakens Regulation of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas (10)
DOVER, Delaware, July 28 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * AG Jennings files lawsuit challenging Trump Administration rule that weakens regulation of highly potent greenhouse gas Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced she and a coalition of 19 attorneys general and one city have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in comme more PR

DR Congo: Oil Company Operations Pose Grave Pollution Threat (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * DR Congo: Oil Company Operations Pose Grave Pollution Threat * * Pollution linked to the Democratic Republic of Congo's only oil producer poses serious health risks to communities near its operations. * Perenco, the oil company, has engaged in gas flaring and waste burning that have contributed to poor air quality and not prevented oil spills from wells and pipelines from leaking into the soil and riverbeds, contributing to health risks for more PR

Expert Vision: How a GE Vernova Engineer Uses AI to See the Invisible (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 28 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Expert Vision: How a GE Vernova Engineer Uses AI to See the Invisible As the global energy transition accelerates, maintaining the long-term stamina of critical infrastructure like wind turbines requires being able to spot hidden risks before they can become failures. Proactively protecting these systems means uninterrupted energy for neighborhoods, smarter and safer environments for inspectors, and lower operational costs. Yet insp more PR

Fifth Third Receives 'World's Top Disability Inclusive Business' Recognition (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 27 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Fifth Third Bank posted the following news release: * * * Fifth Third Receives 'World's Top Disability Inclusive Business' Recognition * CINCINNATI-Fifth Third (NYSE: FITB) has been named a World's Top Disability Inclusive Business by The Disability Index(r), recognizing the Bank's ongoing commitment to creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities through inclusive workplace practices, accessible banking solutions and community partnerships. The recognition reflects more PR

Finding Meaningful Work in the Life of the Mind: Meet Emily Powers '13 (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, July 27 -- Le Moyne College issued the following news release: * * * Finding Meaningful Work in the Life of the Mind: Meet Emily Powers '13 * As a student at Le Moyne, Emily Powers '13 spent hours in the cafeteria and in dorm rooms with her friends, arguing about the characters in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and teasing out what William Wordsworth and Ralph Walso Emerson sought to convey in their poetry. It was a gift to spend such formative years that way, she says. Among other things, Powers discovered that leadin more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Guns In Your Business - Practical Steps for Employers and Businesses Following SCOTUS' Ruling Barring Concealed Carry Limits (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 27, 2026: * * * Guns In Your Business: Practical Steps for Employers and Businesses Following SCOTUS' Ruling Barring Concealed Carry Limits The Supreme Court recently invalidated state laws that create a blanket ban on concealed carry holders bringing guns onto private property open to the public, and it may require employers and businesses across the country to revisit their policies on weapons in the workplace. Whether your company is open to all more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Hits NYC - What Employers Across the Country Need to Know About Prevention and Legal Exposure (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 27, 2026: * * * Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak Hits NYC: What Employers Across the Country Need to Know About Prevention and Legal Exposure A Legionnaires' disease outbreak on Manhattan's Upper East Side has sickened dozens of people since early July, hospitalized more than a dozen, and claimed at least five lives this month, putting the spotlight on a workplace safety issue that many employers assume doesn't apply to them. Legionnaires' is a sever more PR

Florida Poly degrees match nation's highest-paying majors (10)
LAKELAND, Florida, July 27 -- Florida Polytechnic University posted the following news release: * * * Florida Poly degrees match nation's highest-paying majors * Engineering and technology fields dominate the nation's highest-paying college majors, according to a recent analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. At Florida Polytechnic University, students are preparing for careers at the forefront of those high-demand, high-wage fields. The analysis shows that many of the country's top-paying undergraduate degrees are concentrated i more PR

Gillibrand, Colleagues Renew Push To Establish A Nationwide Right To IVF And Lower IVF Costs For Families (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Renew Push To Establish A Nationwide Right To IVF And Lower IVF Costs For Families * Nearly two years after President Donald Trump promised free IVF for all Americans on the campaign trail, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined a bicameral group of colleagues to reintroduce the Right to IVF Act, a sweeping legislative package that would make it easier to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted re more PR

Governor Hochul Announces Opportunity for Students Disenrolled From Howard University to Earn Their Degree at CUNY and SUNY (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 -- The City University of New York posted the following news: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Opportunity for Students Disenrolled From Howard University to Earn Their Degree at CUNY and SUNY * #Impacted New York Resident Students Eligible For Expedited Late Admissions Review for Fall 2026 at Participating CUNY and SUNY Campuses #CUNY and SUNY Campuses To Provide $800 Credit To Offset Non-Refundable Howard University Enrollment Deposits Read the original announcement from the Office of Governor Hochul. Governor Kathy Ho more PR

Governor Hochul Announces Opportunity for Students Disenrolled From Howard University to Earn Their Degree at SUNY and CUNY (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Opportunity for Students Disenrolled From Howard University to Earn Their Degree at SUNY and CUNY * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State is prepared to help students impacted by Howard University's recent decision to disenroll more than 500 admitted students ahead of Fall 2026 classes beginning later this summer. Governor Hochul has directed the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City U more PR

Governor Lamont Announces Start of Major Infrastructure Project To Deliver Faster, More Frequent, and More Reliable Service on the New Haven Line (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 27 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces Start of Major Infrastructure Project To Deliver Faster, More Frequent, and More Reliable Service on the New Haven Line * TIME-1 Is Expected To Deliver One of the Largest Rail Improvement Upgrades in Recent State History (STRATFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today held a groundbreaking ceremony in Stratford to mark the start of construction on TIM more PR

Historic Magalloway Collaborative Conserves 78,000 Acres in Western Maine (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 26 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * Historic Magalloway Collaborative Conserves 78,000 Acres in Western Maine * Four conservation organizations today announced the successful completion of a landmark project that has conserved more than 78,000 acres in the Magalloway River region of western Maine. Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust, Forest Society of Maine, Northeast Wilderness Trust and The Nature Conservancy-together, the Magalloway Collaborative-worked in close coordi more PR

Holland & Knight Advises Uplift Investors' Orion Legal MSO on Partnership with Bottaro Injury Lawyers (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Advises Uplift Investors' Orion Legal MSO on Partnership with Bottaro Injury Lawyers * NEW YORK (July 27, 2026) - Holland & Knight's Legal Services Transactions Team represented Orion Legal MSO, a managed services organization (MSO) that supports plaintiff law firms, on its partnership with Bottaro Injury Lawyers, a personal injury firm that practices across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Orion Legal more PR

Hughes Hubbard Earns Chambers High Net Worth Ranking for Art and Cultural Property Law Excellence (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hughes Hubbard Earns Chambers High Net Worth Ranking for Art and Cultural Property Law Excellence Art Law practice and practice chair Dan Weiner earn Chambers honors. Highlights * Ranked in Band 2 nationwide for Art and Cultural Property Law. * Recognized for the seventh consecutive year. * Practice Chair Dan Weiner earned a Band 1 individual ranking. - For the seventh consecutive year, Chambers High Net Worth recognized Hughes Hubbard among the  more PR

Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Iranians Face Double Peril of Gallows and Bombs (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by senior Iran researcher Bahar Saba: * * * Iranians Face Double Peril of Gallows and Bombs Amid Escalating Hostilities with the US, Iran's Authorities Continue Unlawful Executions as a Tool of Repression - Iran's authorities executed a young man, Mehdi Khanaki, on July 22. He was the 24th known person arbitrarily executed since March 18 in connection with recent protests. The number of executions of real and perceived dissidents on vague na more PR

Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Vietnam Should Release Ailing Political Prisoners (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Senior Associate Asia Director Patricia Gossman: * * * Vietnam Should Release Ailing Political Prisoners Immediately Free Can Thi Theu and Other Wrongfully Imprisoned Activists - Can Thi Theu, 64, is serving an eight-year prison sentence at Prison No. 5 in Vietnam's Thanh Hoa province because she joined protests against land confiscation and environmental degradation in 2016 and publicly supported other human rights activists and political  more PR

Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: When You Watch the Tour de France, Think Sudan War (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Jan Kooy, associate director of communications for Europe: * * * When You Watch the Tour de France, Think Sudan War UAE State Companies Sponsors Elite Cycling Team to Sportswash Rights Abuses - As the Tour de France wraps up this weekend, all eyes will be on the UAE. The leading team's principal sponsors are state-owned United Arab Emirates companies. But, while fans watch the race through the French countryside, human rights abuses perpe more PR

Human Rights Watch: U.S., Iran Threaten Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * U.S., Iran Threaten Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure (Washington, DC) - President Donald Trump announced on July 24, 2026, that the United States was considering "a massive attack" on Iran following a breakdown of the ceasefire and US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding. US and Iranian leaders have threatened to retaliate and attack targets that could be civilian infrastructure, in violation of the laws of war. On July 23, Trump stated : "From more PR

Human Rights Watch: West Bank - Surge in Settler Violence Threatens Mass Atrocities (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * West Bank: Surge in Settler Violence Threatens Mass Atrocities * (Beirut) - Two Israeli settler attacks on Tal village near Nablus in the West Bank on July 24, 2026, resulted in the killing of four Palestinians and two Israelis, Human Rights Watch said today. The incident triggered a wave of settler reprisal attacks in nearby Palestinian villages, the Israeli government's announcement of a "major counterterrorism operation," and Israeli offi more PR

Identifying high-needs patients helps predict future health spending (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Identifying high-needs patients helps predict future health spending * A new way to measure comorbidity - when a patient suffers from multiple diseases or health conditions - can be used to accurately predict a patient's risk of hospitalization and future healthcare costs across a population, Cornell researchers report. Developed by Dr. Mary Charlson, chief of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluative Sciences Research and the William Foley Distingu more PR

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Removed (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * International Criminal Court Prosecutor Removed * (New York) - The Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court ( ICC ), during a special session on July 24, 2026, decided to remove the court's prosecutor, Karim Khan, from office for serious misconduct and serious breach of duty. The following quote can be attributed to Liz Evenson, international justice director at Human Rights Watch: "In this moment, there are two equal more PR

Kaine, Hirono, Colleagues Press Hegseth on Inaccurate Casualty Reporting, Lack Of Transparency About Human Cost of War in Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Hirono, Colleagues Press Hegseth on Inaccurate Casualty Reporting, Lack Of Transparency About Human Cost of War in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, joined a group of his Senate colleagues led by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) in sending a letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) demanding a full and accurate accounting of all servicemembers who were  more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "PEOPLE ARE DROWNING IN THIS FAILED TRUMP ECONOMY" (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "PEOPLE ARE DROWNING IN THIS FAILED TRUMP ECONOMY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Bloomberg TV, where he emphasized that with less than 100 days until the midterm election, Democrats remain committed to fighting for an affordable economy and to lower costs, protect access to healthcare and hold the crooks accountable.LEADER JEFFRIES: Life has gotten far too ex more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "PEOPLE ARE DROWNING IN THIS FAILED TRUMP ECONOMY" (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "PEOPLE ARE DROWNING IN THIS FAILED TRUMP ECONOMY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Bloomberg TV, where he emphasized that with less than 100 days until the midterm election, Democrats remain committed to fighting for an affordable economy and to lower costs, protect access to healthcare and hold the crooks accountable. LEADER JEFFRIES: Life has gotten far too expensive under Donald Tr more PR

Leading GP Stakes and Asset Management M&A Lawyer Christopher Scavone Joins Gibson Dunn (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Leading GP Stakes and Asset Management M&A Lawyer Christopher Scavone Joins Gibson Dunn * Gibson Dunn announced today that Christopher Scavone has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its market-leading Investment Funds Practice Group. His practice focuses on GP stakes and asset management M&A transactions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships involving investment firms, succession planning a more PR

Lingnan University joint research finds tropical species near thermal limits as global warming compresses safety margins, reducing feeding and raising mortality risks (10)
TUEN MUN, Hong Kong, July 27 -- Lingnan University issued the following news release: * * * Lingnan University joint research finds tropical species near thermal limits as global warming compresses safety margins, reducing feeding and raising mortality risks * With global warming and extreme weather intensifying, can animals raise their thermal tolerance to cope with a continuously warming environment? A joint research project run by the Division of Science at Lingnan University and an international research team carried out practical testi more PR

London Tops BCG's First Intelligent Cities Index (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * London Tops BCG's First Intelligent Cities Index * * Dubai, New York City, Washington, DC, and Amsterdam Follow London in Overall Rankings * Residents in Cities in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East Are Among the World's Most Active and Enthusiastic Users of GenAI * Five Domains of Intelligent City Performance Each Led by Different Cities, Highlighting Multiple Pathways to Success more PR

Manhattan Institute: 'An Education Agenda for New York City NYC Schools Need Significant Change, Not More Money' (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on July 16, 2026, by Jennifer Weber, Danyela Souza Egorov and Ray Domanico entitled "An Education Agenda for New York City NYC Schools Need Significant Change, Not More Money." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Running for office, Zohran Mamdani promised to end mayoral control of the city's public schools. He has since abandoned that pledge. In doing so, he has taken ownership of a system that spends enough to deliver world-class public education but more PR

Manhattan Institute: 'New York City's Migrant Crisis A Case Study of Welfare Magnet Effects' (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on July 23, 2026, by Stephen Eide entitled "New York City's Migrant Crisis A Case Study of Welfare Magnet Effects." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction From 2021 to 2025, millions of migrants entered America via the southern border,[1] but the burden of accommodating them was not shared evenly by communities across the country. New York City, in particular, accepted a disproportionate number of migrants, with nearly 250,000 arriving in the city from sp more PR

Manhattan Institute: 'Public University Boards and Artificial Intelligence' (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following report on June 30, 2026, by Brian Boyd entitled "Public University Boards and Artificial Intelligence." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Many technologies help us do one specific thing: a hammer and a boat, for example, have an obvious function. Other technologies are general-purpose and can be put to many uses: electricity, oil, and the internet are important because of their versatility. A few technologies, such as writing, are capable of directly making more PR

Market Participant Firms Making Significant Progress Toward U.S. Treasury Cash Clearing Deadline, According to Latest DTCC Survey (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSxrep) [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- The Depository Trust and Clearing Corp., a provider of clearing and settlement services to the financial markets, issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Market Participant Firms Making Significant Progress Toward U.S. Treasury Cash Clearing Deadline, According to Latest DTCC Survey New FICC survey shows market converging on central clearing at scale, with most firms already operationally ready Over $1.2 trillion in daily Treasury cash activity already centra more PR

Math fans of all ages celebrate U of T prof's historic Fields Medal (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, July 27 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * Math fans of all ages celebrate U of T prof's historic Fields Medal * For high school student Emir Kardos, watching the University of Toronto's Jacob Tsimerman win the 2026 Fields Medal just down the hall from the professor's office felt like "standing in the presence of greatness." The 17-year-old was among dozens of math enthusiasts who gathered at a watch party at U of T's Bahen Centre on Thursday to see Tsimerman accept the award dubbed the "Nobel P more PR

Md. A.G. Brown Joins SCOTUS Brief Supporting Responsible and Informed Hazardous Waste Disposal (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins SCOTUS Brief Supporting Responsible and Informed Hazardous Waste Disposal Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general in an amicus brief filed today before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the federal government must make informed decisions about how to store, treat, and dispose of hazardous waste. The case, Department of the Air Force v. Prutehi Gua more PR

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to Acquire Epic Energy (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners to Acquire Epic Energy Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP), its private infrastructure investment platform, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Epic Energy, an Australian gas pipeline operator. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary regulato more PR

MTA Customer Satisfaction Remains Strong in Spring 2026 Survey Results (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSrep) -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * MTA Customer Satisfaction Remains Strong in Spring 2026 Survey Results The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today shared the results of the Spring 2026 Customers Count survey conducted from April 13 through May 2, 2026, which collected feedback from 93,998 customers. The results revealed positive momentum in bus service satisfaction and steady overall customer satisfaction on subways, Acc more PR

N.Y. Design & Construction Dept.: QPL, City Break Ground on $40 Million Project to Replace Douglaston-Little Neck Library (10)
LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, July 28 -- The New York State Department of Design and Construction issued the following news release: * * * QPL, City Break Ground on $40 Million Project to Replace Douglaston-Little Neck Library New Building Will Double Public Space and Include 'Percent for Art' Installation by Sculptor and Designer Misha Kahn - (Douglaston-Little Neck, NY) -- Queens Public Library (QPL) President and CEO Dennis M. Walcott and New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Paul Ochoa today joined QPL an more PR

N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Unveils 30% Discount - Including All Produce, All Meat and Key Pantry Staples - at New Municipal Grocery Stores (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on July 27, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Unveils 30% Discount -- Including All Produce, All Meat and Key Pantry Staples -- at New Municipal Grocery Stores What you should know * Grocery costs have risen 33% nationwide since 2019 * Mayor also released RFP for Operators to Manage Five Municipal Grocery Stores Expected to Open by 2029 * Discount projected to save New Yorkers an average of $90 a month -- or $1,000 a year * Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Deput more PR

Newmark Arranges Sale of Cornerstone Plaza in Southlake, Texas (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges Sale of Cornerstone Plaza in Southlake, Texas Newmark announces the Company has arranged the sale of Cornerstone Plaza, a 51,664-square-foot neighborhood retail center in Southlake, Texas. A Newmark Retail Capital Markets team of President, Head of Retail Capital Markets Conor Lalor, Senior Managing Director Kyle Minter and Vice Chairman Justin Sheph more PR

Newmark Facilitates Sale and Financing of 140-Unit Multifamily Community in Charlotte, North Carolina (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Facilitates Sale and Financing of 140-Unit Multifamily Community in Charlotte, North Carolina Newmark announces the Company has arranged the $27.8 million sale of and $15.9 million in acquisition financing for Reserve at Waterford Lakes, a 140-unit garden-style multifamily community located at 8725 Kody Marie Court in Charlotte, North Carolina. Newmark Senior more PR

Newmark Strengthens Property Management Experience Offering With Strategic Leadership Team (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Strengthens Property Management Experience Offering with Strategic Leadership Team Patrick Cheeseman joins alongside three senior hospitality and workplace experience leaders. - Newmark announces the expansion of its Investor Solutions offering with the appointment of Patrick Cheeseman as Senior Vice President, Experience for Property Management. The firm ha more PR

Nielsen Launches Ad Intel AI: the Only Product of its Kind that Transforms Fragmented Ad Data into Actionable Intelligence (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizData] -- Nielsen Co., an information, data and measurement company, posted the following news: * * * Nielsen Launches Ad Intel AI: the Only Product of its Kind that Transforms Fragmented Ad Data into Actionable Intelligence * Ad Intel AI is Nielsen's first in a new generation of AI products built to turn data into action Nielsen's unique AI advantage is its decades of persons-verified data covering human behavior and time spent New York - July 27, 2026 - Nielsen today announced the launch of Ad Intel AI, th more PR

No Justice 20 Years Since Sri Lanka's Muttur Massacre (10)
NEW YORK, July 26 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * No Justice 20 Years Since Sri Lanka's Muttur Massacre * I was in Sri Lanka on August 4, 2006, when 17 humanitarian aid workers were brutally murdered in the embattled town of Muttur, near the coastal city of Trincomalee. I've written about the incident ever since, but 20 years later, I still cannot report that those responsible have been held to account. During the height of the fighting between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Li more PR

Northern Trust to Provide Fund Services to Dawson Partners (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, posted the following news release: * * * Northern Trust to Provide Fund Services to Dawson Partners * CHICAGO and LUXEMBOURG - Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) today announced it has been selected to provide certain fund administration and other related services to Dawson Partners. Dawson Partners is a global alternative asset manager focused on delivering structured solutions to private markets. Headquartered in Toront more PR

One Year On: Germany's Family Reunification Suspension Leaves Families in Limbo (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Refugee Assistance Project posted the following news release: * * * One Year On: Germany's Family Reunification Suspension Leaves Families in Limbo * MEDIA CONTACT Spencer Tilger | media@refugeerights.org (Berlin, Germany) -One year ago, the German government suspended family reunification for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection -people granted the right to stay in Germany because returning them would expose them to war, torture, or other serious harm. The policy has kept tho more PR

Remarks as Prepared: N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Delivers Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for NYC Sheriff Edwin Raymond (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following remarks at the swearing-in ceremony for Sheriff Edwin Raymond: * * * Remarks as Prepared: Mayor Mamdani Delivers Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for NYC Sheriff Edwin Raymond Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani: Good morning. It is a privilege to be at Brooklyn College with so many partners in City government committed to keeping New Yorkers safe. I've waited a long time to say this and for it to actually make sense: There is a new sheriff in town. Sheriff Raymond is a m more PR

Rockefeller Foundation: Traditional Navajo Medically Tailored Meals Improved Heart Failure Outcomes (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Traditional Navajo Medically Tailored Meals Improved Heart Failure Outcomes Study funded by the American Heart Association's Health Care by Food initiative, which received funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, finds that medically tailored meals reduced hospitalizations, proving that Food is Medicine interventions deliver real results for patients Research Highlights: * Among 206 adults living with heart failure in the Navajo Nation, those  more PR

Ryan Keech Joins Venable's Litigation Division as Partner in Los Angeles (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Venable, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Ryan Keech Joins Venable's Litigation Division as Partner in Los Angeles * Los Angeles, CA (July 27, 2026) - Venable LLP announced today that Ryan Keech has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as a partner in its Litigation Division. A trial lawyer focused on high-stakes intellectual property and complex commercial litigation, Keech represents individual and business clients in copyright, trademark, trade secret, and entertainment- more PR

RYAN, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE CRITICAL USDA DISASTER RELIEF FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK FRUIT AND SPECIALTY CROP GROWERS HIT BY DEVASTATING SPRING FROST (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * RYAN, SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND SECURE CRITICAL USDA DISASTER RELIEF FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK FRUIT AND SPECIALTY CROP GROWERS HIT BY DEVASTATING SPRING FROST * Ryan, Schumer, Gillibrand Secure Critical USDA Disaster Relief for Upstate New York Fruit and Specialty Crop Growers Hit by Devastating Spring Frost In April, Upstate New York Farms Suffered Crop Loss After Frost Damaged Early Growth Of Fruits And Vegetables - With Farmers Losing Anywhere From 15 To 10 more PR

Safer Streets: Governor Hochul Announces Continued Progress in New York's Fight to Drive Down Gun Violence (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Safer Streets: Governor Hochul Announces Continued Progress in New York's Fight to Drive Down Gun Violence * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that gun violence in communities participating in the state's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative decreased 19 percent during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year. Shooting deaths also declined 48 percent (26 v. 50), with 17 police departments reporting no f more PR

SAG-AFTRA Announces Support for Lawsuits Challenging Merger of Paramount, Warner Bros. (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 25 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release: * * * SAG-AFTRA Announces Support for Lawsuits Challenging Merger of Paramount, Warner Bros. The SAG-AFTRA National Board adopted a resolution today publicly opposing the Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, asserting its support of the attorneys general from a dozen states who have filed suit to block this action. The union demands that the acquisition not proceed more PR

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, RYAN SECURE CRITICAL USDA DISASTER RELIEF FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK FRUIT AND SPECIALTY CROP GROWERS HIT BY DEVASTATING SPRING FROST (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, RYAN SECURE CRITICAL USDA DISASTER RELIEF FOR UPSTATE NEW YORK FRUIT AND SPECIALTY CROP GROWERS HIT BY DEVASTATING SPRING FROST * In April, Upstate New York Farms Suffered Crop Loss After Frost Damaged Early Growth Of Fruits And Vegetables - With Farmers Losing Anywhere From 15 To 100 Percent Of Their Crops Following Sustained Advocacy, Schumer, Gillibrand, And Ryan Deliver The Federal Resources more PR

Simpson Thacher Grows Capital Structure Solutions Team (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, a law firm, issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Simpson Thacher Grows Capital Structure Solutions Team Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Stephanie Marshak has joined the Firm as a Partner in New York, where she will focus on in- and out-of-court restructuring, liability management and other debt-related matters. Stephanie's arrival further strengthens the Firm's Capital Structure Solutions Practice and deepens its bench of practitioners who advise clie more PR

Skanska U.S. Building Operations Selects Brian Urban as Executive Vice President-General Manager for California (10)
NEW YORK, July 28 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Skanska US building operations selects Brian Urban as Executive Vice President-General Manager for California Urban joins an experienced local leadership team as Skanska deepens its commitment to strategic growth in the California market SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced the appointment of Brian Urban as Executive Vice President and General Manager for  more PR

Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 27 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture and biogeochemistry and is 50 times more efficient than its predecessors, according to a study that offers a proof-of-principle for how AI might be used to shed light on obscure biological pro more PR

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe: Akwesasne Art Market Brings Artists, Culture, and Community Together (10)
AKWESASNE, New York, July 28 -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news: * * * Akwesasne Art Market Brings Artists, Culture, and Community Together On Saturday, July 18, Akwesasne's Generations Park was the place to be as community members, visitors, and art enthusiasts gathered for the 2026 Art Market. The annual event brought together Akwesasne's most talented artisans and community members to bask in the resilience of Mohawk culture, promising a day filled with spectacular art, l more PR

Stockton Names New Deans for Health Sciences and Business (10)
GALLOWAY, New Jersey, July 27 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Stockton Names New Deans for Health Sciences and Business * Galloway, N.J. -Stockton University has appointed two experienced academic leaders to guide its schools of Health Sciences and Business as both enter periods of growth focused on expanding academic opportunities, strengthening industry partnerships and preparing students for high-demand careers. Shannon "Nikki" Clifford now leads the School of Health Sciences, and Dennis Yu is the new head of the more PR

Susquehanna University: Partnership Creates Streamlined Pathway to Chiropractic Degree (10)
SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, July 28 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news: * * * New partnership creates streamlined pathway to chiropractic degree Susquehanna University and Northeast College of Health Sciences have announced a new educational partnership designed to create seamless pathways for students pursuing careers in chiropractic medicine. Through the agreement, Susquehanna University students can streamline their journey to New York's Northeast College through new 4+3 articulation pathways on their way to a Doctor of C more PR

Syracuse University: Maxwell's Merril Silverstein Receives ASA Outstanding Mentoring Award (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, July 28 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell's Merril Silverstein Receives ASA Outstanding Mentoring Award The sociology chair will be honored by the national association for his guidance of students and junior scholars in aging research. Jessica Youngman Merril Silverstein, Marjorie Cantor Endowed Professor in Aging and chair of sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has received the 2026 Outstanding Mentoring Award from the American Sociological Association's Sect more PR

The New York dairy revolution by the numbers (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * The New York dairy revolution by the numbers * Why New York and why now? * Cornell Cooperative Extension * PRO-DAIRY * Animal Science * Dairy The addition of billions of dollars of processing plant capacity in New York is creating a lot of excitement in the dairy industry. It has also sparked billions more in on-farm investment, creating significant opportunity for rural economic development. New York has been  more PR

Troutman Pepper Locke Named Finalist for LMG Life Sciences Mid-Market Transactions Firm of the Year (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Named Finalist for LMG Life Sciences Mid-Market Transactions Firm of the Year * NEW YORK - Troutman Pepper Locke has been shortlisted for Mid-Market Transactions Firm of the Year by LMG Life Sciences, reflecting the firm's depth of experience advising pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, diagnostics, and other life sciences companies on complex mid-market transactions. The winner will be announ more PR

U.S. Representative for U.N. Management & Reform Bartos Addresses U.N. General Assembly (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 -- The U.S. Mission to the United Nations posted the following remarks by Jeffrey Bartos, U.S. Representative for U.N. Management and Reform, at a U.N. General Assembly meeting on the appointment of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights: * * * A vote for Volker Turk's reappointment proves the UN's fiercest critics right, and we urge all of you to join the United States in voting NO on the proposal to reappoint Volker Turk as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for a term of four years. Make no mistake: if this A more PR

UN Fact-Finding Mission Urgently Calls on Iran to Immediately Halt Executions (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * UN Fact-Finding Mission Urgently Calls on Iran to Immediately Halt Executions * On July 23, 2026, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran urgently called on Iranian authorities to immediately halt all executions, including those in connection with the protests, and establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty. The Mission urged authorities to stop the imminent execution of 10 young men  more PR

UNICEF: Thousands of Children Continue to Face Multiple Risks One Month After Devastating Earthquakes in Venezuela (10)
NEW YORK, July 24 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release: * * * Thousands of children continue to face multiple risks one month after devastating earthquakes in Venezuela Displacement, damaged services and aftershocks affect the most vulnerable as communities recover from deadly disaster - CARACAS/PANAMA CITY/NEW YORK - One month after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela's north-central coast, children and families continue to face the lasting impacts of displacement, dam more PR

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres Press Conference at Conclusion of Visit to Syria (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued the following statement: * * * Secretary-General's press conference at conclusion of visit to Syria Good afternoon. I want first of all to express my deep condolences to the families of the victims of the horrible bus crash that happened yesterday, and also my condolences to the people and the government of Syria. I also want to express my deep gratitude for the wonderful and generous hospitality I enjoyed during my these two days. Everything was done by the Syri more PR

United Nations World Food Programme: Food Security and Child Nutrition Crises Persist in Gaza Despite Fragile Gains Due to Increased Humanitarian Assistance and Commercial Traffic (10)
ROME, Italy, July 23 (TNSrep) -- The United Nations World Food Programme posted the following news release: * * * Food security and child nutrition crises persist in Gaza despite fragile gains due to increased humanitarian assistance and commercial traffic Rome/New York - New analysis released today shows improvements in food security and child nutrition across the Gaza Strip. However, the United Nations cautioned that the progress, driven largely by expanded access to humanitarian food, nutrition, agricultural and health assistance, remain more PR

University of Cincinnati: Ultra-SLP Conference Unites Experts to Advance Ultrasound for Speech and Swallowing (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 28 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Building community Ultra-SLP Conference unites experts to advance ultrasound for speech and swallowing - For nearly three decades, researchers at the University of Cincinnati have been advancing the understanding and application of ultrasound technology in clinical speech-language pathology. In July, the university increased its commitment to furthering the field by co-hosting, in partnership with Cincinnati Children's Hospital, the inaugural Ultra- more PR

University of Michigan: Drill-free Cavity Care - One Minute, One Tiny Brush, One Pivotal Trial (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Drill-free cavity care: One minute. One tiny brush. One pivotal trial. University of Michigan-led trial could pave way for FDA approval of simple treatment before cavities lead to pain, infections, emergency visits, surgery - Every year, untreated tooth decay sends thousands of young U.S. children to emergency departments for dental problems doctors can't treat. Many eventually undergo surgery under general anesthesia, while others endure p more PR

VA honors Revolutionary War Veterans interred in national cemeteries in support of America's 250th anniversary (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA honors Revolutionary War Veterans interred in national cemeteries in support of America's 250th anniversary * WASHINGTON -The Department of Veterans Affairs this weekend will honor 49 Veterans of the Revolutionary War who are interred or memorialized in VA national cemeteries or VA-administered soldiers lots in private cemeteries, as part of the yearlong effort to commemorate America's 250th anniversary. While Declaration of Independe more PR

Va. A.G. Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Unlawful Conditions for Counterterrorism and Emergency Funding (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, July 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration's Unlawful Conditions for Counterterrorism and Emergency Funding New conditions would require states to share voter data with the Department of Homeland Security - Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds--specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterr more PR

Velazquez and Johnson Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing World Hepatitis Day as Administration Rolls Back Vaccine Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez and Johnson Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing World Hepatitis Day as Administration Rolls Back Vaccine Protections * WASHINGTON -Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Hepatitis Caucus, reintroduced a resolution recognizing July 28, 2026 as World Hepatitis Day, raising awareness about the issues surrounding hepatitis B and C and reaffirming Congress's commitment to ending these  more PR

Washington University School of Medicine: Proven childhood obesity treatment also works at pediatrician's office (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 27 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Proven childhood obesity treatment also works at pediatrician's office * Childhood obesity affects one in five children in the U.S., yet most families have limited access to specialized weight-management programs for children. Now, a large clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Rochester Medical Center, the LSU Pennington Biomedical Research Center and th more PR

Weill Cornell Medicine Resolves Criminal Investigation With Agreement To Maintain And Enhance Remedial Measures And Procedures To Prevent Sexual Abuse Of Patients (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Weill Cornell Medicine Resolves Criminal Investigation With Agreement To Maintain And Enhance Remedial Measures And Procedures To Prevent Sexual Abuse Of Patients * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Criminal Division Chief, Amanda Houle, announced today a voluntary compliance agreement (the "Agreement") under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") w more PR

Welch Shares New Data on Rising Farm Fuel Prices Under Trump; Vermont Farmers Paying $1,479 More on Average to Refill Fuel Tank (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Shares New Data on Rising Farm Fuel Prices Under Trump; Vermont Farmers Paying $1,479 More on Average to Refill Fuel Tank * WASHINGTON, D.C. -New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, shows Vermont farmers have been forced to spend at least $1,479 more to fill their farm fuel tank because of the escalating war in the Middle East. "Rural Vermon more PR

White & Case advises Al Rajhi Capital on SAR 1.8 billion and SAR 1.3 billion true sale securitisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises Al Rajhi Capital on SAR 1.8 billion and SAR 1.3 billion true sale securitisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Al Rajhi Capital as fund manager on the asset-backed securitisation transactions for a licensed non-bank financial institution regulated by the Saudi Central Bank. "We have advised Al Rajhi Capital on these landmark transactions, which are the secon more PR

White & Case advises Bridgepoint-backed Achilles on acquisition of Cm3 (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises Bridgepoint-backed Achilles on acquisition of Cm3 * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Bridgepoint and its portfolio company Achilles, a global leader in supply chain risk and performance management, on its agreement to acquire Cm3, a leading provider of software services for contractor management in the Australian market and part of the Blackwoods Group in Wesfarmers' Bunnings division. Upon com more PR

White & Case advises SPACEBEL on satellite contract with Democratic Republic of the Congo (10)
NEW YORK, July 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * White & Case advises SPACEBEL on satellite contract with Democratic Republic of the Congo * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised SPACEBEL, the Belgian space systems and software engineering company, on its agreement with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the development, delivery, commissioning and maintenance of the country's first earth observation satellite. "This transaction highlights how our M&A and  more PR

Whitehouse, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Close Tax Loophole Abused by Private Jet Owners (10)
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Close Tax Loophole Abused by Private Jet Owners Trump's One, Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill extended a major tax break for ultrarich private jet owners Newly released JCT reports unveil a boom in private jet sales and widespread abuse of tax loophole - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Bernie Sanders  more PR

Will dietary fiber help digestion? It might depend on your gut bacteria (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Will dietary fiber help digestion? It might depend on your gut bacteria By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle Doctors recommend dietary fiber for healthy digestion, but to benefit from it, people not only need specific species of gut bacteria but the right strains of those bacteria to process the starches, according to a new study that advances the promise of precision nutrition. Dietary fiber, which comes in a v more PR

WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Committee's Bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, posted the following news release: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Committee's Bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act There is strong and widespread support for the Committee's bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which passed the House on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 270-155-1. To date, over 100 organizations have expressed support for the bill. For a one-pager on the bill, click here (https://financial more PR