WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn & Blumenthal Celebrate Commerce Committee Passage of Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation's passage of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) by voice vote: "For years, heartbroken parents have demanded Congress take action to protect  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Blackburn Celebrate Commerce Committee Passage of Bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) released the following statement on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation's passage of the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) by voice vote: "For years, heartbroken parents have demanded Congress take action to prot more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on Aug. 4, 20226, by Rachel Jacobson, lead researcher of state climate policy on the State Fiscal Policy Team, and Mikaela Tajo, climate policy analyst on the Federal Fiscal Policy Team: * * * States Should Support an Energy System That Is Affordable, Safe, and Reliable for All They Can Start Now, in Their 2026 Legislative Sessions - Everyone deserves affordable, reliable, safe, and clean energy to meet their everyday needs. But rising energy costs more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * DC Insider Michael Whatley Admits He Supports Making Stuff Cost More * In a new interview with the Salisbury Post, DC insider and Big Oil and utility lobbyist Michael Whatley admits he supports policies that have "raised costs for the average American family." Salisbury Post: "Whatley also said that he supported tariffs for consumer goods even if they raised costs for the average American family." As North Carolina families pay more acr more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Dow Jones Risk Journal | European firms unprepared for EU AML reforms, says new report * White & Case Frankfurt partner Daniel Zapf was recently featured in Dow Jones's Risk Journal, discussing the impacts on European companies in the wake of the EU's new AML regime, which will introduce more harmonized rules for financial institutions from July 2027. With many European companies unprepared for the coming money-laundering overha more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 5 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Even light activity may lower stroke, death risk in people with atrial fibrillation * Research Highlights: * Being physically active was tied to a 9% to 19% lower risk of stroke or death for moderate to high physical activity levels, in an analysis of more than 87,000 adults in Norway. * Study participants had nearly the same health benefits from physical activity, regardless of whether they had an irregular heart rhy more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Faculty Resolution in Recognition of Danielle M. Conway * WHEREAS Danielle M. Conway served as Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law at Penn State Dickinson Law from 2019-2026, leading the law school through ground-breaking and tumultuous events, and through which she displayed fierce devotion to the law school and the people in it, tireless resolve and patience, candid questioning of the status quo and the conven more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47911) on July 24, 2026, entitled "Freight Rail Safety Issues in the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Prevention of Train Derailments Derailments account for roughly two-thirds of rail safety incidents (not including grade crossing incidents). In raw terms and on a per-train-mile basis, more derailments tend to occur on yard, siding, or industry tracks, as opposed to occurrences on main line tracks as in the East Palestin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Presses BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and Shell to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Citing Evidence Linking Fossil Fuel Emissions to More Severe Wildfires * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today sent letters to the chief executive officers of BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and Shell urging each company to take immediate steps to reduce carbon emissions, citing growing scientific evidence linking fossil fuel emissions to incr more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU public relations students make an impact before graduation * Michigan State University public relations students aren't waiting until graduation to begin shaping the communications industry. Over the past five years, students in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences have completed more than 100,000 hours of professional field experience, working with hundreds of organizations while gaining the hands-on skills needed to launch successfu more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 6 -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release: * * * Strong H1 performance led by momentum in Research. 2026 outlook updated * Strong performance with 6.2% underlying1 revenue growth and 7.7% underlying growth in adjusted operating profit (AOP) * Research underlying revenue growth of 7.2%; Journals outgrowing the market through leadership in open access (OA) * AI is accelerating scientific progress. Springer Nature's AI tools are reducing friction in publis more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 5 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Why life's hardships may make conspiracy theories more appealing * People who experience greater hardship throughout their lives may become more susceptible to conspiracy theories when those experiences lead them to see the world as fundamentally unfair, according to new research. Experts from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology, working with the University of Cumbria, conducted three studies with over 1,200 participants. Ac more PR