WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2026, by Director and senior fellow Andrew Friedman, and senior associate (non-resident) Brad Brooks-Rubin, both of the Human Rights Initiative: * * * New Approaches to Address the Role of Gold in Sudan's Civil War Introduction As the war in Sudan stretches on into its fourth year, the devastation is unceasing. The United States has formally determined that both the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have c more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Derek Merrin Refuses to Comment After Long Record of Supporting Data Center Tax Breaks * COLUMBUS, OH - The contrast between the candidates for Ohio's 9th Congressional District could not be more clear as Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur demands that data centers be held accountable as they drain power resources and cause utility bills to skyrocket, while Republican Derek Merrin has voted in the statehouse to give data centers massive tax breaks. Now Merrin is r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2026, by distinguished senior fellow Richard D. Hooker Jr.: * * * Lessons Learned From Russia's War Against Ukraine: The Case of Estonia Executive Summary: * Reconstituted Russian forces may next attack Estonia if its war against Ukraine subsides into a stalemate.Estonia's proximity to Russia, large Russian-speaking minority, and limited conventional military capabilities make it a potential target for future Russian military aggression. * Seizure  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Why is the Amish population growing so fast in America? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Amish, a Christian denomination and a three-centuries old German ethnic migrant group known for its strict lifestyle standards, are one of the fastest growing minority populations in the U.S. For more than a century, the number of Amish people -whose American lineage traces back to Pennsylvania in the early 1700s and the Midwest by the mid-1800s -has more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news: * * * SHSU Professor of Library Science and Technology Visits Home of Gloria Steinem for Talking Circle * Rose Brock, a professor in the Department of Library Science and Technology at Sam Houston State University, was recently invited to the home of legendary journalist and activist, Gloria Steinem, to contribute to a Talking Circle discussion about libraries and the state of literacy in the United States. A passionate advocate for youth literacy, Brock  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Brad Finstad * "Southern Minnesota needs a champion, and that's Jake Johnson: a public school math teacher, dad, and husband whose family lived the same struggles of too many Minnesota families. Brad Finstad sold out Minnesota families, voting with the special interests instead of fighting for his district. Jake will never forget where he came from and who he works for - he'll fight to tackle corruption and fraud, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Bryan Steil * "Bryan Steil is a creature of Washington with a rolodex of special interests and insider allies who know he'll do their bidding. Steil backed every Trump price hike now hurting Wisconsin families in order to give a handout to his wealthy donors. While Steil has been working to solely serve the one percent, Mitchell Berman dedicated his career to serving veterans and families in times of need as a VA  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Case Against Chris Shea * "The last thing Connecticut's 5th District needs is Chris Shea, a rubber stamp for Donald Trump who has cheered on Trump's reckless Iran war, his tariffs raising costs on Connecticut families, and the Big, Ugly Bill that will kick tens of thousands of families in the 5th District off their health insurance. There is no doubt the people of the 5th District will reject his extremism and reelect Jahana H more PR

KOLN, Germany, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Good news, false expectations? How people assess potential returns in the stock market A study by the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute published in "The Quarterly Journal of Economics" shows why people often draw different conclusions from company news than financial economics would suggest and how much this has to do with the way they think markets work - A study involving the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute at the Universities of Bon more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Labour's AI revolution risks making UK inequalities worse, study warns Government plans to make the UK a world leader in artificial intelligence could worsen existing problems around productivity - Labour's ambitious plans to use artificial intelligence to transform the UK economy and public services risk making existing inequalities worse, according to research by experts from The University of Manchester and The University of Ed more PR