ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release: * * * New Estimation of Genome Size in the Highly Diverse Genus Begonia Columbus, OH - A new study offers important advances in understanding genome size variation within Begonia, one of the largest and most morphologically diverse genera of flowering plants. The research delivers both new and updated and more accurate genome size estimates, providing a valuable resource for plant scientists,breeders, and conservationist more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 1 -- The American Soybean Association issued the following news release: * * * ASA Appreciates Senate Ag Committee Commitment to 5-Year Farm Bill Ahead of a legislative markup of the Agricultural Act of 2026, the American Soybean Association shared appreciation for the Senate Agriculture Committee's continued work in finalizing a comprehensive five-year farm bill that strengthens the farm economy. The revised farm bill released by Chairman John Boozman includes key priorities for U.S. soybean farmers and makes impor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Expands the Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) Quarantine in Ohio * Subject: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA), is adding Ashtabula, Clark, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Lucas, and Preble Counties to the box tree moth (Cyd more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 7 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Attacks * Today, Attorney General Hanaway announced that she has joined a 15-state coalition in urging Congress to pass S. 3798, the Safe Access to Cash Act. The legislation would strengthen efforts to prosecute organized crime rings that are robbing automated teller machines (ATMs) nationwide. "Organized criminal networks are targeting ATMs  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 7 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads states in urging the EPA to cut bureaucratic red tape slowing infrastructure projects * Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 21 states supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to rewrite how the agency handles the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews. Since it was signed into law in 1970, NEPA required that before the federal  more PR

MILPITAS, California, Aug. 7 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * Brewer Science Strengthens America's Semiconductor Supply Chain with Acquisition of Heraeus Epurio's Semiconductor Chemicals Business * Vertical integration into ultrapure chemical manufacturing extends Brewer Science's Zero Defects standards for the purity, consistency, and reliability its customers depend on at the industry's most advanced nodes  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Cassidy, Sanders Request Update from Justice Department on Contempt Charges for Former Hospital CEO Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member, sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting information on the status o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Cassidy, Sanders Request Update from Justice Department on Contempt Charges for Former Hospital CEO Sen. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member, sent a letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting information on the status of the contempt referral for Dr. Ralph de la Torre, former Chairman and CEO of S more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Aug. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by policy fellow Darren Nelson: * * * Energy affordability misery: electricity and natural gas, inflation and volatility I have been analysing Minnesota's energy affordability all summer long so far, but separately as either electricity or natural gas. Let's now look at these side-by-side, using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as published by  more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 6 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * Creating Pathways to Semiconductor Careers: Intel Launches SEPP * As the semiconductor industry continues to drive innovation across nearly every aspect of modern life, Intel is investing in the next generation of talent through the launch of the Semiconductor Education Pathways Program (SEPP) -a comprehensive workforce development i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49057) on July 31, 2026, entitled "Data Centers and Water - Frequently Asked Questions:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Water Quality Impacts from Data Center Discharges What Types of Water-Related Discharges Do Data Centers Generate?/99 Data centers may generate different types of water-related discharges (i.e., effluents), including wastewater and stormwater discharges. In addition, in some cases when land is developed to construct da more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Trump and Republicans Admit They Take Care of Their Billionaire Friends While American Families Struggle To Afford Living This week, Donald Trump and Republicans admitted that they are taking care of their billionaire friends while families across the country are struggling to pay for groceries, healthcare, gas, and rent. Since taking back the majority, Trump and Republicans in Congress have done nothing to rein i more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium Return to Treasure Island to Mark Progress in Protecting Hatchlings * Partners gathered on Sunset Beach where turtle-friendly amber lighting was first piloted in 2021 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Duke Energy Florida, Sea Turtle Conservancy and Clearwater Marine Aquarium returned to Treasure Island last week to review progress in protecting sea turtles during peak nest more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following public notice (MB Docket No. 26-215): * * * The Media Bureau has granted applications consenting to the assignment of broadcast television licenses (1) between Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), and Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC and ION Television, LLC (collectively, Scripps)/1; (2) from subsidiaries of Allen Media, LLC (Allen Media), to Gray;/2 and (3) from subsidiaries of SagamoreHill Broadcasting II, LLC (SagamoreHill), and subsidiaries o more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 26-19) on August 3, 2026 by Emanuele Brancati, Qingqing Cao, Raoul Minetti and Nicholas Jaehyun Yi entitled "Financial and Production Integration in the Macroeconomy." Here is the abstract: * * * This paper studies how integration between the financial sector and production networks shapes business cycle transmission. We develop a dynamic model in which banks provide asset-based financing to firms embedded in supply chains. The mo more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, Aug. 8 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Frustrated by Farm Bill Failure, NCGA President Calls for Urgent Bipartisan Action Author: Bryan Goodman The Agriculture Act of 2026 failed to garner enough votes to pass out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry today. The bill, also commonly referred to as "Farm Bill 2.0", included many corn grower priorities, such as language that would allow for the year-round sale of fuels with 15% ethanol blends. In more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Votes to Sanction Russia * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after securing Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to impose sanctions on Russian President Valdimir Putin, senior Russian political and military leaders, oligarchs, state-owned enterprises, and fore more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release: * * * Home Prices Increased in 80% of Metro Areas in Second Quarter of 2026 Home prices rose in 80% of metro markets during the second quarter of 2026, according to the National Association of REALTORS(R)' latest quarterly report. This is up from 71% in the first quarter. Five percent of metro areas recorded double-digit price gains, unchanged from last quarter. The report provides the real estate ecosystem--including agents, buyers and sellers--wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Advances Legislation and Postal Naming Bills U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) announced the committee advanced 15 bills and 39 postal naming bills. The legislation and postal renaming bills were reported favorably as noted below. more PR

ASHLAND, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- Ashland University posted the following news: * * * How do I find the right college for me? * There are more than 3,000 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, each with a website, brochures, virtual tours and endless reasons why it is the best. With so many options, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and worry about making the wrong choice. But here's a fair question you can ask: "Best for who?" The reality is that choosing a college isn't just about finding the school with the highest ranking, stro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Husted-backed Russia sanctions bill passes Senate The Senate today passed the Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) backed bipartisan Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026, a bill that would strengthen sanctions on Russia and entities supporting its war in Ukraine. The bill aims to disrupt Russia's ability to sustain its war in Ukraine through the export of energy products. It would sanction key sectors of Russia's war economy, including it more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- Jersey Central Power & Light, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, issued the following news release: * * * JCP&L Rate Proposal Delays Bill Impact for Residential Customers Until 2028 While Supporting Reliability Investments Plan gives customers time to prepare while continuing investments to strengthen electric system HOLMDEL, New Jersey - Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has filed a rate proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The filing includes: * Proposed offsets to prevent residential custome more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on Aug. 5, 2026, at a hearing to evaluate five executive and judicial nominees, including Antitrust Division pick Adam Candeub, Fifth Circuit nominee Anna St. John, District Judge nominee Gregory Cook and Sentencing Commission nominees John Cronan and Jason Manion. * * * Good morning, I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing. Today, we'll have two panels. The first panel features Anna St. John, wh more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 4 -- Mount St. Joseph University issued the following news: * * * Mount St. Joseph University Awarded $417,000 to Support Social Work Students, Strengthen Ohio Behavioral Health Workforce This state grant will provide full tuition support for 20 Master of Social Work students. - Mount St. Joseph University (Mount) has been awarded $417,000 through the Ohio Behavioral Health Scholarship Program to provide tuition support for students pursuing a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree, and help address Ohio's shortage of be more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Multifamily Developer Confidence Weakens in Second Quarter Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing weakened year-over-year in the second quarter, according to the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The MMS produces two separate indices. The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) had a reading of 43, down three points year-over-year, while the Multifa more PR

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, Aug. 5 -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association posted the following news release: * * * NCBA Announces Prestigious Environmental Stewardship Award Regional Winners The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is proud to announce the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) Regional winners. Recipients are recognized for their commitment to conservation and stewardship. The national winner, which will be selected from these seven regional recipients, will be announced during CattleCon 2027 in Nashvil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Greg Landsman Sided With Radicals, Tried to Block Lower Healthcare Costs for Ohioans House Republicans are hard at work pushing healthcare legislation that would drive competition, ensure price transparency, and bring down costs for patients. Who could possibly oppose a bill like this? You guessed it: radical Democrat Greg Landsman. Landsman bowed down to his Party bosses and voted to block this commonsense legislation that puts patients more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NSWC Crane engineering intern makes tangible impact to the Fleet * CRANE, Ind. - Before starting her summer internship at a Navy lab, Riya Salian helped lead The Ohio State University Pistol Team to its sixth consecutive national championship. Now, heading into her senior year studying Computer Science and Engineering, Salian has spent her 10-week internship at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) applying her skills to keep the Flee more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement approved, in part, two amendments to an Ohio regulatory program for surface coal mining and reclamation operations in Ohio, removing a longstanding program condition tied to the State's alternative bonding system. The final rule updates 30 CFR part 935 and takes effect September 8, 2026. The amendments address Ohio requirements covering performance security, abandoned mine land funding, permitting, valid existing rights, remin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private equity buyout tracker - Q2 2026 * The Private Equity Stakeholder Project tracks and publishes data on private equity-backed acquisitions of companies with 500 or more employees. Using PitchBook, press releases, and news searches, this acquisitions tracker will be updated with leveraged buyouts and add-on acquisitions each quarter. See the Airtable and interactive visualization below. Made with Flourish * Create  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * RFK Jr. Now Under Two Senate Investigations Over Industry Quid Pro Quos, Conflicts of Interest At Expense of Public Health This week, Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) launched an investigation into the Trump-RFK Jr-HHS's recent industry-friendly actions on dangerous flavored vapes and kratom products linked to thousands of deaths that target young Americans, especially at convenience stores, "alleging a pattern of quid pro quos after the tobacco and kratom indust more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * REALITY CHECK: Vivek Ramaswamy Data Centers * Columbus, Ohio- Unsurprisingly, Vivek Ramaswamy is lying again while data centers are driving costs even higher for Ohioans in communities around the state. In a desperate attempt to stop Ohioans from learning that he is the pro-data center candidate in this race, Ramaswamy has come out with yet another scam policy while refusing to join Dr. Amy Acton's call for a conditional data center moratorium. Ramaswamy  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release: * * * Scripps reports Q2 2026 financial results * By Carolyn Micheli The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) delivered $490 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2026. Loss attributable to the shareholders of Scripps was $1.2 billion or $12.68 per share. A non-cash goodwill and other intangible assets impairment charge for the quarter accounted for $11.61 of the per-share loss. Recent company events: * Scrip more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Atlantic Announces Madeleine Carlisle and Danyel Smith as Staff Writers * Today The Atlantic is announcing two new staff writers: Madeleine Carlisle and Danyel Smith. This marks a homecoming for Madeleine, who was an Atlantic editorial fellow in 2018 and 2019, and went on to Time magazine and most recently 60 Minutes. Danyel is a legend in journalism who spent the past three years as a contributing writer more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 7 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College students selected for international Nobel Peace Prize Laureates program * GREENVILLE, Pa.-Two Thiel College honors students will take part in an international academic program examining the leadership, history and global impact of the Nobel Peace Prize after being selected for the Partners in Peace initiative through the National Collegiate Honors Council. Graduate student Alexis Brown '26 MBA'27 and criminal justice, psychology and soc more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC graduates cross finish line at commencement UC recognizes more than 2,100 graduates in two ceremonies at Fifth Third Arena By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu The University of Cincinnati celebrated the accomplishments of more than 2,100 graduates in two ceremonies at Fifth Third Arena for summer commencement. Thunderstorms throughout the day did not dampen the enthusiasm of grads and their supporters at the two ceremonies. A more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Co-op students survey fish to track stream restoration UC Center for Field Studies finds signs of healthy aquatic life in city's streams By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu A fish survey at the University of Cincinnati is showing how efforts to restore urban waterways are working to bring back aquatic life. UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Kenneth Petren is leading a project with his students to study fish in Cincinnati's more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 8 -- University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education issued the following news: * * * USC Rossier's Royel Johnson to lead ASHE's flagship research journal starting November 2026 By Ellen Evaristo Royel M. Johnson, USC Rossier associate professor of higher education and faculty member of the Pullias Center for Higher Education, has been appointed editor of The Review of Higher Education, the flagship journal of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). The appointment follow more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * USDA grant to help uncover opportunities and challenges facing rural governments * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -A new $590,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture will help fund an ongoing project to survey county governments across the U.S. to better understand the challenges they face in providing services and enacting policies that improve economic growth and well-being in rural communiti more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 7 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * White Coat Ceremony Planned for First Class of A-State's College of Veterinary Medicine * JONESBORO, ARK. - The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is poised to welcome its first class of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students at Arkansas State University this fall. Ahead of the start of classes, a white coat ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Fowler Center. "The white coat ceremony marks the entry of our students into the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The White House issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Fraud.gov: Track the Trump Administration's Relentless War on Fraud President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are waging war on the fraudsters and scammers who have looted hardworking Americans for far too long. Today, that war becomes fully transparent at fraud.gov -- a new website where Americans can track every action, every takedown, and every dollar recovered as part of the unrelenting effort. The White House Task Force to Eliminate Frau more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * WIU Athletics Installs New Turf Ahead of 2026 Football Season * WIU football will take the field on newly installed turf for the 2026 season. [Download Print-Quality Image] Hanson Field's updated playing surface features new branding, including the Rocky Head logo and Ohio Valley Conference marks. [Download Print-Quality Image] MACOMB, IL -Western Illinois University Athletics is gearing up for the 2026 football season with newly install more PR

KENT, Ohio, Aug. 7 -- Wright State University posted the following news: * * * A new journey * More than 40 recent Wright State University teacher education graduates who secured teaching positions in area schools received a boost as they prepare for their first year in the classroom -free classroom supplies from Crayons to Classrooms. The new teachers were invited to a special event on July 29, where they filled carts with supplies to decorate and stock their new classrooms. Abby Harris, who graduated from Wright State this spring and la more PR