WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch: * * * 40 Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Sukup Manufacturing (Sheffield, Iowa) -- Expensing helps Sukup  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 14 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: * * * Brasfield & Gorrie expanding Birmingham headquarters, will add at least 80 new employees BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Brasfield & Gorrie is again expanding its Birmingham headquarters, this time breaking ground on a new four-story, 88,000-square-foot building in Birmingham's Lakeview District. The general contractor's new $65 million investment will create training and office space, accommodating at least 80 new full-time positions with an average  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by Enrique Dans, senior fellow with the Tech Policy Program: * * * Why China's Open-Source Message Wins China models are cheap, functional, and accessible -- but they come with a cost. - President Xi Jinping's speech at the recent Shanghai World Artificial Intelligence Conference presented his country as an appealing champion of open, multilateral, accessible AI to benefit all of humanity. For many countries, the US offers som more PR

DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 13 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news: * * * How 9000 photos built the foundation for AI-driven crop disease detection * A breakthrough in AI-driven crop disease detection is set to reduce harvest losses and chemical-related health risks thanks to a first-of-its-kind tomato leaf dataset comprising almost 9000 images of tomato images. The Sri Lankan In-Field Tomato (SLIF-Tomato) dataset - built by academics from Charles Darwin University (CDU), the University of Peradeniya (UoP), and more - is the more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 13 -- Portland State University posted the following news release: * * * East Portland's lower-income, more diverse neighborhoods a hotspot for hazards, PSU study finds * When it comes to compounding natural hazards like landslides, wildfires, flooding and extreme heat, where you live makes all the difference. New research from Portland State University underscores this disproportionate reality, finding that in Portland, the areas most vulnerable to multiple climate hazards are historically underinvested neighborhoods more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 10 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Hopkins Press executive director Barbara Kline Pope to retire in February Pope, who joined the university in 2017, has helped the Press evolve and expand its digital offerings during a complex and challenging era for academic publishing - Barbara Kline Pope, a leader in academic publishing who has dedicated her career to sharing high-quality research as widely as possible, has decided to retire from her role as executive director of Johns Hopkins Univ more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Aug. 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU researcher's team finds supermassive black holes may create massive planets * A popular myth about black holes is that they act like giant cosmic vacuum cleaners sucking in everything around them, but Wladimir Lyra's research found a new mechanism around supermassive black holes that is more like a cosmic nursery, giving birth to planets bigger than Jupiter. "We're finding objects that are a thousand times the mass of the Earth, but more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 12 -- The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business posted the following news: * * * Remote Workers Report the Highest Well-being in Study of 7,700 Employees * For years, many employers have worried that work-from-home arrangements leave employees isolated, disconnected from coworkers and more likely to leave their jobs. But according to a new study, remote workers are doing better than many employers realize. Researchers analyzed survey data from 7,704 employees at a large healthcare organization. On more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 13 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Sensory overload in kids has distinct neurobiological roots * Overreactions to ordinary sensory stimuli -a scratchy shirt tag, a roaring vacuum cleaner, an unfamiliar smell -are commonly associated with autism. But in fact, an estimated 15% to 20% of children experience such reactions, known as sensory over-responsivity or sensory distress, and they show up across a range of psychiatric conditions. Now, research from Washington University Sc more PR

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * GEDI Biomass Smithsonian and NASA collaborate to understand tropical forests on different continents The effects of climate on forest biomass differs among forests on with different histories on a continental scale - Satellite images can be used to estimate how much carbon forests store as aboveground biomass (AGB) and how biomass varies in different forests. In a study published in the journal Nature, a team of researcher more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Aug. 13 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Top voices driving automation, life sciences, leadership trends headline Bryant's Global Trade Summit * SMITHFIELD, RI -Nationally recognized leaders in automation, life sciences, and executive leadership will headline Bryant University's John H. Chafee Center for International Business' 40th Global Trade Summit on September 24, bringing decades of industry expertise and strategic insight to New England's premier international business event. As the Summ more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Clearing the air: Public prefers 'natural' approaches to curbing climate change Public support for climate solutions isn't just about whether the technique works--it's also about whether people perceive it as a natural process. That key takeaway of research from the University of Michigan and other institutions offers big implications for how policymakers, scientists and communicators talk about new climate technologies--and how much the pub more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * While Great Lakes ice cover is slipping, a 'temporary respite' may be on the way Recent declining ice trends could be headed for a rebound, but that doesn't mean the lakes and the winter activities they support will escape the consequences of climate change - There's good news and bad news for folks who love a good coat of ice on the Great Lakes for the activities and businesses it supports. The good news is that, after decades of dipping  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 13 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Sensory overload in kids has distinct neurobiological roots * Overreactions to ordinary sensory stimuli -a scratchy shirt tag, a roaring vacuum cleaner, an unfamiliar smell -are commonly associated with autism. But in fact, an estimated 15% to 20% of children experience such reactions, known as sensory over-responsivity or sensory distress, and they show up across a range of psychiatric conditions. Now, research from Washin more PR