WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Consumer Services] (TNSrpt) -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Americans Lost an Estimated $148 Billion to Online Scams & Crimes in 2025, Up Nearly 26% From 2024, $1009 Per Household Average * Americans lost an estimated $148.2 billion to online scams & crimes in 2025, up 25.8% from 2024, a per household loss of $1,009, according to an updated report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). This "true" cost of scams is over seven times higher than what was repo more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Is a Guest on WAMC's Midday Magazine * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on WAMC's Midday Magazine. AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: David Guistina, WAMC: Joining us now to talk about the first-in-the-nation one-year moratorium on the construction of hyperscale data centers is none other th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on July 28, 2026, by Stephen Blank, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute: * * * No Road Back to Putin, the Shakespearean Villain Ill-considered European statements about talks with Russia demonstrate confusion and lessons still unlearned. - Thanks to Ukraine's aerial offensive or logistical lockdown of Russia, Western observers have belatedly grasped that Ukraine both has cards to play and may also be turning the tide. All too p more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, July 29 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * Fauci Treated for Pulmonary Infarction Months After Getting COVID Vaccine, Diaries Show A newly released diary entry ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci's Wednesday congressional hearing is fueling renewed debate surrounding COVID-19 vaccine safety. A June 19, 2021, journal note described what Fauci characterized as a "horrible rol more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, July 28 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Global North-South income gap has widened dramatically * The income gap between the global North (the advanced economies of the core) and the global South (the developing economies of the periphery) has increased by between 170% and 270% since 1960, according to a study by ICTA-UAB, recently published in the journal New Political Economy. New ICTA-UAB study debunks the "Great Convergence" narrative The research, conducted by ICTA-UAB econo more PR

LONDON, England, July 28 -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: * * * Professor Pippa Norris awarded Honorary Degree for contributions to political science * Professor Pippa Norris was presented with an Honorary Degree of the University of London by Royal Holloway for her work as a political scientist. Her commitment to the field has helped shape both academic research and public policy, providing insight into the challenges facing democracies across the world. Pippa's academic journey began while studying p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Leads Colleagues in Requesting Information on Trump Administration Cuts to VA Behavioral and Mental Health Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), the only psychologist currently serving in Congress, led 62 House Democrats in a letter requesting answers from U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins about significant reductions in the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) behavioral and mental health workforce an more PR

STANFORD, California, July 29 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * When Does Infrastructure Investment Pay Off? Introduction and Contribution Economies critically depend on infrastructure: roads enable the movement of goods and workers, electricity powers businesses and factories, and communications technologies allow for the exchange of information and services. Yet poor and developing countries often lack reliable infrastructure, resulting in a trillion-dollar gap relat more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, July 29 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Tom Tiffany's MAGA Extremism: 4 Fast Facts Wisconsinites Need to Know As Tiffany points the extremism finger, his record in office suggests he could use a mirror - MADISON, Wis. - As GOP Congressman Tom Tiffany ramps up his "aww shucks" gubernatorial campaign and continues to point the extremism finger, A Better Wisconsin Together says his record in office suggests he could use  more PR