CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 4 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Anthropologist of the Caribbean emphasizes the power of 'big small places' * Editor's note: This story is part of Meet a UChicagoan, a regular series focusing on the people who make UChicago a distinct intellectual community. Ryan Cecil Jobson's interest in the Caribbean is personal. His paternal family hails from Jamaica with ties to the bauxite industry (the raw material refined into aluminum). He's spent years in Trinidad and Tobago studying oil ex more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ashurst Perkins Coie, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ashurst Perkins Coie represents Cashea in $100 million Series A and B funding * LOS ANGELES and SAN FRANCISCO (August 4, 2026)-Ashurst Perkins Coie is pleased to have represented Venezuelan buy now, pay later (BNPL) fintech platform, Cashea, in its Series A and B fundraising totaling $100 million, led by FinSight Ventures and Spice Expeditions, respectively. Launched in 2022, Cashea is Venezuela's leading BNPL platform more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary by Mark F. Cancian, senior adviser with the CSIS Defense and Security Department, and Chris H. Park, research associate for the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy: * * * Six Reasons Why the United States Is Low on Munitions The United States' shortage of key munitions has entered the national debate and reportedly become a major element in presidential decisionmaking in the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran. Use during the war against Iran more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine Statement On Voting Against Continuing Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, voted against proceeding to a continuing resolution to extend government funding through December 11: "The funding resolution negotiated by Senate Appropriations leaders has much good substance that would, in normal times, earn my vote. But, in the midst of an illegal war killing and injur more PR

VIENNA, Austria, Aug. 4 -- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries posted the following joint statement by the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee after their 67th meeting via videoconference: * * * The Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), comprising Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Algeria and Venezuela holds its 67th Meeting via videoconference - The JMMC reviewed current market conditions and emphasized the essential role of the Declaration of Cooperation (DoC) in supporting the stabili more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Shaheen, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Supporting Free and Fair Elections in Venezuela * U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a resolution reaffirming America's support for free and fair elections in Venezuela. The resolution is cosponsored by U.S. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's call on Aug. 3, 2026, with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with Paraguayan President Santiago Pena. The Secretary thanked President Pena for his support of Venezuela's reconstruction and democratic transition, emphasizing that sustained regional unity and coordination will be important to advancing Venezuela's path forward. The two leaders  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Aug. 3, 2026, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: * * * Continuing to Advance Venezuela's Institutional Democratic Transition The U.S. welcomes the August 1 statements from Venezuela's 2015 National Assembly, led by Dinorah Figuera, and the interim government. We support the launching of Venezuelan led efforts to address the urgent needs of those affected by the June 24 earthquakes, strengthen democratic institutions, expand political freedoms, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Joins Constituent Released from ICE Facility * Sunrise, FL - Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) joined her constituent Claudia Carolina Rodriguez Caglianone after she was released from the ICE Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach last night. Click here to watch the full press conference. Click here for video of Claudia and Wasserman Schultz meeting. "I'm so grateful and relieved that Claudia is more PR