NORTHRIDGE, California, Aug. 25 -- California State University Northridge issued the following news release: * * * 'The Odyssey' Offers Fresh Look at Artistic Choices, Evolving Nature of Myth, CSUN Prof Says * Media Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler, carmen.chandler@csun.edu, (818) 677-2130 Owen Doonan, an art historian and archaeologist at California State University, Northridge, sees the arguments taking place in the media and online about the accuracy and authenticity of Christopher Nolan's film "The Odyssey" as an opportunity to explore t more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 24 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * 15 students selected for national health leadership role * DALLAS, Aug. 24, 2026 -As youth health challenges continue to grow in the United States[1], 15 passionate students from across the country are stepping up to help. The American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, has named the 2026-27 class of national Youth Heart Ambassadors for Kids Heart Challenge(tm) an more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * 2026-27 academic year brings more than 90 new faculty members * UT San Antonio is welcoming more than 90 new full-time faculty members across its academic colleges for the 2026-2027 academic year. The incoming group includes tenured, tenure-track and full-time fixed-term-track faculty recruited from leading institutions worldwide. Of the incoming faculty, 65% earned their highest academic degree, also known as terminal degree, from Carnegie  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 August 18, 2026 Submitted Electronically Kyle A. Diamantas, JD Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20993 Comment of Health Law and Policy Experts in Support of the Following Citizen Petitions: FDA-2025-P-0377-0001 FDA-2025 P-0377-0250 FDA-2025-P-1576-0001 FDA-2025-P-3287-0001 FDA-2025-P-2 more ST

BELLEVUE, Washington, Aug. 24 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * 9TH CIRCUIT PANEL REJECTS ANTI-GUN LAWSUIT; PLAINTIFFS LACKED STANDING * BELLEVUE, WA - BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms congratulates the three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for unanimously rejecting a lawsuit by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the Giffords Law Center (GLC) against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, more PR

RICHMOND, Kentucky, Aug. 25 -- Eastern Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * A Chain Reaction * #A series of unexpected opportunities led Michael Babich, '78, from EKU to biotech entrepreneurship, where he now advances cancer research and treatment. "One thing led to another," casually remarks Michael Babich, '78, about his life and career path starting at EKU and culminating in cancer research. As a high school student in Michigan with "mediocre grades," Babich never imagined he'd end up in California working on innovativ more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 24 [Category: Media] -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * AAJA strongly opposes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's proposal to eliminate the annual EEO-1 reporting requirement for employers * In a public comment submitted to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on August 24, 2026, the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) objected to the agency's proposal to eliminate the EEO-1 reporting requirement, which requires employers wi more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 26 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release: * * * ABOR partners with U.S. Department of Education for third year on national FAFSA beta testing initiative Arizona Diamondbacks donate 800 tickets to student and family participants at Corona del Sol High School. - For the third consecutive year, the Arizona Board of Regents was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in beta testing for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The initiative aims to ensure students nat more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 25 [Category: BizEngineering] -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: * * * AECOM and bd infrastructure appointed environmental advisors for Australia's High Speed Rail * SYDNEY (August 25 2026) -AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, in partnership with lead partner bd infrastructure and specialist consultants Biosis, Artefact Heritage, and IRIS Visual Planning + Design, has been appointed the Environmental Planning and Assessment Advisor role for the Development Phase of more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Colorado Civil Rights Protections For Universal Preschool * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending Colorado's requirement that preschool providers participating in the state's Universal Preschool program comply with state antidiscrimination laws,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Trump Administration's Unlawful Demand of CDL Drivers' Personal Information * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 attorneys general secured a temporary restraining order (PDF) that blocks the Trump administration from demanding the production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers and from terminating more than $10 mil more PR

ALBANY, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Albany State University posted the following news: * * * Albany State University Student Darren Smith Represents 2026 BET Next Gen Ambassador Program * Media Contact: Dr. Rachel Lawrence, media@asurams.edu By: Christina Banks, Mass Communication Major and MarComm Intern, Albany State University ALBANY, Ga., August 25, 2026 -Darren J. Smith II, a junior at Albany State University (ASU), was chosen from over 2,700 applications nationwide to serve as the university's sole representative for the 2026 BET Next Gen A more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 25 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Alexander Dupuy's Approach to Materials Science: Processing Possibilities * Materials are everywhere. They are in the batteries powering our devices, the engines moving us from place to place, the implants used in modern medicine, and nearly every piece of technology people interact with each day. Yet Alexander Dupuy, an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UConn, thinks they rarely get the attention they  more PR

SANTA MARIA, California, Aug. 24 -- Allan Hancock College posted the following news release: * * * Ann Foxworthy Gallery Presents "All That Remains: Works by Tom Pazderka" * Written by: Chris McGuinness AUGUST 24, 2026- Allan Hancock College's Ann Foxworthy Gallery will present All That Remains, a solo exhibition by Ojai-based artist Tom Pazderka, on view Aug. 24 through Oct. 2. The exhibition brings together works primarily from Pazderka's Nostalgie and Family Album series, which explore memory, identity, loss, natural disaster, and the  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, issued the following report entitled "ADL San Diego 2025 In Review": Here are excerpts: * * * In 2025, ADL San Diego remained steadfast in its mission "to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all," navigating a year marked by tragedy, resilience and historic impact. From deadly antisemitic attacks across the United Sta more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, issued the following report entitled "New York Leads the Nation in Antisemitism, Again, Even as Incidents Fall Nearly 20% in 2025": Here are excerpts: * * * According to new data released today by ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), there were 1,160 reported antisemitic incidents in New York in 2025, marking a 19% decline compared to the previous year. This nearly 20% more PR

CUPERTINO, California, Aug. 25 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra for a big leap in performance and AI compute * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today debuted M6 in the new Mac mini and M5 Ultra in the new Mac Studio, providing an extraordinary leap in performance and AI capabilities. M6, Apple's first state-of-the-art 2-nanometer chip, advances every compute block, delivering gains across every  more PR

CUPERTINO, California, Aug. 25 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple introduces new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra -- the ultimate desktop for on-device AI and the most extreme pro workflows * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced the new Mac Studio, featuring M5 Max and the all-new M5 Ultra, delivering a monumental leap in AI performance and even faster graphics for the most demanding pro workflows, all in its more PR

CUPERTINO, California, Aug. 25 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple's new Mac mini, featuring M6 and M5 Pro, delivers a massive leap in AI performance, supercharging the leading desktop for always-on agentic computing * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced the new Mac mini with the all-new M6 and powerful M5 Pro, delivering a dramatic boost in performance and even more versatility in its supersmall desktop design. more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 25 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, posted the following news release: * * * Athleta's Fall Campaign Puts Women At The Center of Conversations About Strength "My World. My Rules." shows what it looks like when women move the world forward-on their own terms and by their own rules. - Athleta, a Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP) brand at the intersection of women's performance and lifestyle apparel, today unveiled its Fall campaign, "My World. My Rules." More than a seasonal  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Second Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today responded to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision granting the Trump Administration's emergency request to stay an injunction that blocked key provisi more PR

MILPITAS, California, Aug. 25 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * Brewer Science to Showcase Advanced Materials Innovation at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 * Rolla, Missouri, USA -August 24, 2026 -Brewer Science, Inc., a global leader in advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor industry, will be showcasing its latest innovations in material solutions enabling next-generation technology at SEMICON Taiw more PR

MILPITAS, California, Aug. 26 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release from its member company Brewer Science Inc.: * * * Brewer Science to Showcase Advanced Materials Innovation at SEMICON Taiwan 2026 Rolla, Missouri, USA -- Brewer Science, Inc., a global leader in advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor industry, will be showcasing its latest innovations in material solutions enabling next-generation technology at SEMICON Taiwan 202 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Business Software Alliance issued the following news release: * * * BSA Opposes AB 1018 Over Broad Scope Business Software Alliance (BSA) Senior Vice President of US Government Relations Craig Albright issued the following statement regarding AB 1018, proposed legislation regulating high-risk AI, in California: "Recent amendments to AB 1018 fall short of addressing problematic aspects of the bill, subjecting many everyday uses of AI into a new regulatory regime. "The legislation's broad scope would subject basic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA, MPAC, Shura Council Condemn Anti-Muslim Rally Targeting Islamic Center of Southern California The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, along with the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, today condemned an anti-Muslim rally planned for this Sunday, Aug. 23, outside the Islamic Center of Southern California (ICSC) in Los Angeles. SEE more PR

FULLERTON, California, Aug. 24 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Cal State Fullerton Kicks Off the 2026-27 Academic Year * Cal State Fullerton anticipates more than 45,000 students this fall, including over 6,500 first-time, first-year students and more than 4,500 new transfer students. The 2026-27 academic year officially begins Aug. 22, with most classes starting Aug. 24. The Titan community has already hit the ground running for this academic year. Housing and Residential Engagement staff  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 8.25.2026 Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Cynthia Stein, of Piedmont, has been appointed General Counsel at the California Housing and Homelessness Agency. Stein has been the Senior Counselor for LA Recovery in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom since 2025 where she has been a Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary since 2022. She was Deputy City Attorney at Oakland Ci more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California becomes first state to offer same-day and ongoing opioid treatment support What you need to know: Governor Newsom today launched CA Bridge Connect, a first-in-the-nation free statewide call- and text-based service that offers immediate help, with ongoing follow-up support, to Californians seeking treatment for opioid use. This is part of California's "no wrong door" approach to care, as we build a system that gives everyone more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1246 P Street Sacramento, CA 95814 www.coa.org admin@coa.org Phone: 916-454-9884 Fax: 916-454-9882 August 13, 2026 Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services CMS-1848-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Re: Medicare 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1848-P) CP more ST

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * For Millions of Kids, Back to School Means Back to Pesticide Exposure A rare childhood cancer cluster near Ladera Ranch, California, has prompted a school district to pause pesticide use -- and cast a spotlight on the tens of thousands of U.S. schools within reach of agricultural spraying. Most schools still lack the pest- more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 25 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * Maine Doctor's Lawsuit Against State Medical Board Can Go Forward, Judge Rules Dr. Meryl Nass, an internal medicine physician and outspoken critic of official COVID-19 policies, told The Defender, "I will eagerly move forward with the legal case to clear my name and defend the free speech right of medical practitioners to  more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 25 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Cisco issued the following news release: * * * Cisco Expands Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA for Rack-Scale Era * News Summary * Cisco, partnering with Supermicro, adds rack-scale AI computing solutions to its portfolio, delivering end-to-end infrastructure to run massive AI workloads, reduce deployment risk, and help customers run workloads with greater efficiency and control over data. * With the addition of high-density server systems, Cisco extends its industry-leadin more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 25 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Cisco issued the following news release: * * * Cisco Launches Sovereign Critical Infrastructure in Canada * News Summary * Cisco's Sovereign Critical Infrastructure is configurable for on-premises and air-gapped deployment, where required, giving Canadian organizations what they need to build and operate their own sovereign infrastructure. * Government, financial institutions, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure providers gain more choice in how they achieve c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 19, 2026 Submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal (www.regulations.gov) and by email to WRDA2024@usace.army.mil U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ATTN: Ms. Sharon Sartor 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 20314 Re: Docket ID No. COE-2026-0034; Proposed Deauthorization of Water Resources Projects, 91 FR 29946 (May 21, 2026); Request to Remove "Cache Creek Basin, Ca more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Clean Air Task Force issued the following report on August 5, 2026 entitled "Assessment of Decarbonization Pathways for California's Cement Sector." Here are excerpts: * * * California's economy and climate goals put the state at the forefront of deep decarbonization efforts, having committed to achieving carbon neutrality no later than 2045 and reducing statewide anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions at least 85% below 1990 levels by that date, as codified in AB-1279 (The California Climate  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Clean Air Task Force issued the following report on August 5, 2026, entitled "Cementing California's Future." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary As California implements its diverse portfolio of comprehensive climate policies and goals, the industrial sector remains one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters in the state, including the cement subsector. Cement is a foundational element to California's infrastructure and economic advancement, with steady forecasted demand. Howeve more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Aug. 26 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New genomics technique promises insights into social bonding Prairie voles are among the rare mammals that mate for life. Males and females form lasting bonds and raise their pups together. Their close cousins, meadow voles, do neither. Because the two vole species are closely related but behave so differently, scientists have spent decades comparing them to ask what in an animal's biology makes it capable of forming a social bond. Ans more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Aug. 25 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Colombia Earthquake Relief: How Volunteer Pilots Delivered Critical Aid to Isolated Communities * After a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on August 10, terminal damage at the city of Pereira's airport was enough to stop commercial flights, but not the smaller planes carrying humanitarian aid. "We had the opportunity to get to this airport. We were the only option," said Pamela Estrada, director general of Patrulla A more PR

SANTA MARIA, California, Aug. 25 -- Allan Hancock College posted the following news release: * * * Community, Creativity and Lifelong Learning * Written by: Francisca Perez Molina AUGUST 25, 2026- Students separated by nearly eight decades gather around sewing machines inside Mary Jo Gabel's Community Education classroom at Allan Hancock College. Some are learning to thread a needle for the first time. Others have been sewing for years. Together, they have learned far more than sewing techniques. It's a place where creativity, friendship a more PR

LOMA LINDA, California, Aug. 25 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * Corky's Kitchen & Bakery sprinkles pediatric cancer patients with love at Children's Hospital * Sebastian, 10, pediatric cancer patient at LLUCH, decorates a cookie with supplies provided by Corky's Kitchen & Bakery Pediatric cancer patients at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (LLUCH) were sprinkled with love by Corky's Kitchen & Bakery on Friday, August 21. For the second year in a row, the local restaurant chain provided freshly bake more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell co-founds new institute advancing quantum processor fabrication * A new institute is bringing together experts from multiple institutions, including Cornell, to tackle a fundamental challenge in quantum computing: developing the materials and manufacturing techniques needed to build quantum processors at scale. The institute, titled MARQUIS: Manufacturable and Resilient superconducting Quantum Information Systems, is one of eight announced Aug. 25 as p more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release: * * * June brings modest home price pick-up amid uneven recovery The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index, formerly known as the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, is a leading measure of U.S. residential real estate prices. - U.S. home prices rose 1.5% year over year in June, up from 1.2% in May. The 10-City and 20-City Composite indices increased 2.9% and 2.1%, respectively, continuing to outpace the national index. * more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * Dark Sky Festival brings science, stargazing and awe to the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Three days of stargazing, science and wonder across Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and the gateway community of Three Rivers - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Sequoia Parks Conservancy will host the 13th annual Dark Sky Festival from Sept. 11-13, 2026. The festival invites visitors to more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Davis Polk shortlisted for 40 IFLR Americas Awards 2026 * Davis Polk received 40 nominations from the International Financial Law Review for its 2026 Americas Awards, including "International Law Firm of the Year." The firm was shortlisted for 11 firm and team awards and worked on 15 nominated deals of the year. Additionally, 11 Davis Polk lawyers were nominated for 14 individual awards. The awards recognize the most innovat more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 26 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * Appeals Court Gives FERC a Free Pass on CP2 LNG Export Terminal CP2 LNG terminal is set to be one of the largest LNG export terminals in the nation - Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)'s approval for Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal, despite serious concerns with FERC's decision making and failure to study the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * California Legislature approves bill easing access to clean, affordable 'balcony solar' SB 868 would end red tape blocking millions from utility bill savings - SACRAMENTO - The Environmental Working Group today applauds the California Legislature for passing a bill that will help Californians invest in clean energy while also tackling sky-high energy bills by making it easier to install small, affordable "balcony solar" systems. Senate Bill 868 more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * FICO(R) Score Credit Insights Report: Average FICO Score Holds Steady at 714 as Consumers Show Resilience FICO's latest report highlights improving delinquency trends, strong consumer credit engagement and evolving borrowing patterns amid ongoing affordability challenges - BOZEMAN, Mont. -- FICO(NYSE:FICO), global analytics software leader, today released its Fall '26 edition of the FICO(R) Score Credit Insights  more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Aug. 26 -- Fielding Graduate University issued the following news: * * * Clinical Psychology Alum Paul Gunser Presents Research on Aging, Wellness, and Tai Chi By Marlen Bautista For Fielding alum Paul Gunser, PhD (CLIN PSY '84), research has become an opportunity to explore how movement, wellness, and aging intersect, while also creating connections with the people who participate in his work. Dr. Gunser was recently invited to present a poster featuring his research findings at the Northeast Regional Psychology more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * From Count Basie to the classroom: Carmen Bradford's jazz journey * Carmen Bradford almost missed the phone call that changed her life. The Grammy Award-winning singer, now a professor of vocal jazz in the Michigan State University College of Music, performed at local venues during her time as a student at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. When the legendary Count Basie and his Count Basie Orchestra came to town in 1982, the owner of a more PR

GOSHEN, Indiana, Aug. 26 -- Goshen College issued the following news: * * * Goshen College welcomes 41 new employees for 2026-27 Goshen College welcomed 41 new employees for the 2026-27 school year, some of whom began their duties earlier this year. New teaching faculty: * Justin DeWeese is an assistant professor of kinesiology. Since 2021, DeWeese has worked as the assistant athletic director of communications and operations at Goshen College. He earned his bachelor's degree in sports management and business analytics in 2020 and a master more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Sends Third Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Minnesota Fires * CARLISLE -Governor Maura Healey today announced that Massachusetts is sending a third crew of specially trained wildland firefighters to northern Minnesota to help fight ongoing fires in the region. The 15-person team includes firefighters from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Massachusetts Department of more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news: * * * At Least 1 in 4 Former NFL Players Who Died in 2016-2021 Had CTE at Death, Study Finds Findings underscore need for prevention, treatment of chronic traumatic encephalopathy At a glance * At least 24.5 percent of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE pathology at death, according to a new study. * The authors say the rate could be as high as 97.7 percent, depending on how many players whose brains were not examined also h more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Aug. 24 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Hawk Fire, Burning at Nevada-California Border, Forces Thousands to Evacuate * Fires burning on the Nevada-California border have prompted evacuation orders or warnings for almost 90,000 people as crews work to contain the blazes. Multiple fires are burning in the area northwest of Reno and have crossed the Nevada-California border area. Public reporting on Aug. 24 placed the fire at more than 15,000 acres with no containment, with  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news: * * * Healey Library launches pioneering agreement to expand open access book publishing * 08/25/2026 | Madeline Kaprich UMass Boston faculty will soon have new opportunities to publish their books as open access through innovative agreements led by Healey Library, making scholarship freely available to readers around the world while raising the visibility of the university's research. For years, Healey Library has helped faculty p more PR

NORTHRIDGE, California, Aug. 24 -- California State University Northridge issued the following news release: * * * Higher Education Takes Center Stage at CSUN Alumni Fireside Chat * The power of higher education to transform lives, strengthen communities, and drive innovation was the focus of an inspiring July fireside chat hosted by the CSUN Alumni Association and moderated by Emy Decker, dean of the CSUN Library. A packed room of guests gathered to hear a conversation with CSUN President Erika D. Beck and Sage Publishing CEO Blaise Simqu, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Pro-Equality Champion Randy Villegas for U.S. House * Small Business Owner, Educator and Community Organizer Has Dedicated His Life to Fighting for Working People, Taking on Corporate Interests; HRC will work to support Villegas in flipping CA's 22nd Congressional District WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC -the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and q more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 24 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * IAFF Local 3631 Settles Case for Denying Retirement Benefits to Nonmember Firefighter * Union bosses attempted to withhold benefits from employee who exercised First Amendment rights under Janus Supreme Court precedent Irvine, CA (August 24, 2026) - Peter Crary, a Fire Apparatus Engineer who has served his community for over 20 years with the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), has prevailed in his dispute with I more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: The nation's economic engine, California, continues to lead in job creation and raising wages Through July 2026, California accounted for one in six new jobs in the nation What you need to know: California is adding jobs more than three times as fast as the nation, delivering strong productivity gains, and raising wages for workers -- demonstrating the continued strength and resilience of the Golden State economy. - Governor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Schiff Joined 30th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit, Underlined Bipartisan Progress in Keeping Tahoe Blue * View the full Summit HERE Lake Tahoe, CA - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined the 30th Annual Lake Tahoe Summit where he highlighted key priorities to safeguard Lake Tahoe through supporting scientific research necessary to protect the lake, preserving the forests and supporting firefighters, protecting a more PR

BERKELEY, California, Aug. 26 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: * * * IMMP and CBD Launch Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Gray Whales Endangered Species Act Decision Overdue for Struggling Population - OAKLAND, Calif.-- Three conservation groups today sent a notice of their intent to sue [https://www.earthisland.org/im...] the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to issue a decision on Endangered Species Act protections for the Eastern North Pacific gray whale. This y more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Victory! Humboldt County Settles Landmark Lawsuit, Ending Ruinous Fine System That Punished Innocent California Homeowners County will withdraw all outstanding cannabis-related fines and overhaul a code-enforcement program the Ninth Circuit called an "overstep" - Five Humboldt County property owners, represented by the Institute for Justice (IJ), have reached a settlement with Humboldt County that dismantles the code-enforcement system the co more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on new Farm Credit System Bank loans are used in com more PR

COVENTRY, England, Aug. 25 -- The University of Warwick Business School posted the following news: * * * Is there a way to buy better consumer data? * Data drives the modern economy. It is vital for strategic decision-making, market analysis, and product development, as well as underpinning AI recommendations. But while data is widely available, it is often unreliable and biased. Knowing what existing and potential customers really think and how they act is becoming increasingly difficult. Popular tools like online ad blockers, virtual pr more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 24 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA honors two Friends of Scholastic Journalism in 2026 * For making significant contributions to scholastic journalism, JEA will recognize Annette Johnson and the Los Angeles Times High School Insider as 2026 Friends of Scholastic Journalism during the Fall 2026 JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention in Orlando this November. #Annette Johnson Annette Johnson has worked as a yearbook representative for Varsity more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Stop Ohio Court's Unlawful Obstruction of Federal Law Enforcement Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the Franklin County Municipal Court in Columbus, Ohio, along with the Administrative and Presiding Judge and Director of Security, challenging a new rule that blocks federal officials from arresting aliens at or near the courthouse. Specifically, the complaint challenges the  more PR

LOS GATOS, California, Aug. 26 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * Kasper Bajon's New Series 'The Law of Beasts' Starring Agnieszka Grochowska, Agnieszka Zulewska and Michal Pawlik, Premieres November 18 on Netflix Directed by Kasper Bajon, "The Law of Beasts" is a four-part drama exploring the limits of friendship and justice. In 1988, a series of child murders drives two friends apart. Twenty-five years later, as the convicted man is about to be released, both women must confront the lasting impact of the choic more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * First Decision Superiority Summit explores making better decisions faster "The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: too late." General Douglas MacArthur's warning underscored the urgency and importance of the first Decision Superiority Summit, hosted this summer by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), where Department of War (DOW) decision makers, scientists, engineers a more PR

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Using plutonium to probe the universe: Magneto v experiment advances dark matter and neutrino research Astronomers can't see dark matter directly, but know it's there: its gravity shapes galaxies and the large-scale structure of the cosmos. In an effort to uncover the composition of this hidden mass, a team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is pursuing evidence of these particles that more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 24 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Listening for extinction: Study finds areas of critical concern for northern spotted owls * CORVALLIS, Ore. - Northern spotted owl populations are approaching or have already crossed functional extinction across large areas of the Pacific Northwest, a new study Link is external found. Researchers used artificial intelligence and advanced monitoring methods to assess long-term trends at an unprecedented scale. While northern spotted owl population more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lofgren Presents $850k Check to Establish Agricultural Resource Center in Santa Clara County * SAN JOSE, CA -Yesterday, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) visited the Santa Clara County Government Center to deliver a check for $850,000 as one of her 13 community projects she submitted for the Fiscal Year 2026 congressional appropriations cycle. This funding for the County of Santa Clara will be used to establish an Agricultural Resource Center in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * MALDEF APPEALS RULING IN PASADENA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL-CLOSURE CASE, FILES OPENING BRIEF LOS ANGELES - A Latino civil rights organization representing Latino parents and students is appealing a state trial court judgment in favor of the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) in a case challenging the district's 2019 -2020 elementary school closures. In December 2022, MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educ more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 26 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $8.65M Sale of 21-Unit Multifamily Property in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of 1345 S. Beverly Glen Blvd., a 21-unit multifamily property in Los Angeles. The property sold for $8.65 million, or $411,904 per unit. "Properties lik more PR

ENCINO, California, Aug. 26 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers $13.7M Sale of Coast Highway Retail Property in Newport Beach, California NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of 2515 E. Coast Highway, a 15,100-square-foot multi-tenant retail property in the Corona del Mar neighborhood of Newport Beach. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Air Forces Maj. Ralph Cheli * Army Air Forces Maj. Ralph Cheli, a bomber pilot, was posthumously presented with the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during World War II. Cheli was born to Robert Alfred Cheli, an Italian immigrant, and Julia Cheli, Oct. 29, 1919, in San Francisco. He was an only child. He dropped out of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to enlist as a flying cadet in the Army Air Corps in early more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Microscopic Precision, Global Impact: Navy Scientists Support Trident Missile System * The pristine precision needed to certify the nation's underwater nuclear deterrent is anchored on the talents of civilian scientists at a Navy laboratory in Southern California. At Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division, scientists can measure parts down to millionths of an inch -the level of exactitude required to keep the Navy's Trident nuclear missiles ready. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following report in August 2026 entitled "Paving the Way for Secondary Bilingual Education Programs: An Analysis of Policy and Practice." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Bilingual education has been widely recognized as effective in supporting English Learners (ELs) by developing their language skills, affirming their cultural identities, and producing stronger long-term academic outcomes than English-only instructional models. A range of instructional mod more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Meteorite dust holds records of magnetism that may have helped form the sun The discovery likely represents the earliest known evidence of a magnetic field in the infant solar system. - Around 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was little more than a giant ball of gas and dust. Over the next few million years, this "solar nebula" underwent a huge transformation, flattening into a disk of matter that then condensed to form t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13119) by Clare Y. Cho, natural resources policy specialist Mark K. DeSantis and energy policy analyst Lexie Ryan. Here are excerpts: * * * National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A): A Summary The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) is a 23-million-acre area in northern Alaska owned and administered by the federal government. Originally designated as an emergency oil reserve for the United States Navy in 1923, the more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 25 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * NCAT brings asphalt pavement expertise to the racetrack * Four decades of asphalt pavement research have taken the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University to roads across the country. This time, the road happens to have a finish line. NCAT has built its reputation on advancing the performance and durability of asphalt pavements. At the heart of that work is its 1.7-mile Test Track, a full-scale proving ground th more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * New Ceres report spotlights data centers' biggest and least visible water use: the power that runs them * Most of the water data centers need is consumed beyond their four walls, at the power plants that keep the facilities operating. A new Ceres analysis released today, Water more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 26 -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA's Deep Space Network Deep Space Station 23 at NASA's Goldstone facility in the California desert is the latest next-generation antenna to be added by the network's enhancement project. NASA's Deep Space Network facility in California is marking the addition of a brand new 34-meter-wide (114-foot-wide) radio frequency antenna to the agency's deep space communications and navigation system. The network uses gi more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * NNU nurses to participate in nationwide protests against Palantir * On Thursday, Aug. 27, registered nurses - joined by patients and community allies - will be mobilizing nationwide to demand hospitals and elected officials immediately cut ties with the artificial intelligence giant Palantir. The nurses belong to National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, which has opposed Palantir's growth as a more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 24 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release: * * * NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX Now in Full Production With World-Class Speed for Agentic AI * News Summary: * In Artificial Analysis benchmarking, Groq 3 LPX showcased world-class speed for agentic coding and other latency-sensitive workloads. * NVIDIA Groq 3 LPX extends the inference performance of NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 systems by dr more PR

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma, Aug. 26 -- Oklahoma Baptist University issued the following news: * * * OBU Welcomes Dr. Kevin Gao Oklahoma Baptist University has named Dr. Chaoyang "Kevin" Gao assistant professor of mathematics. He joins the Division of Mathematics to teach undergraduate courses and advise students. His appointment supports OBU's continued investment in STEM education and the university's expanding engineering program. Gao's mathematics degrees include a Bachelor of Science from Biola University in 2019 and both a Master of Science i more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 24 -- Otis College of Art and Design posted the following news: * * * Otis College Completes Inaugural Summer Program with Harbor Freight and TGR Foundation * #At the Creative Trades Lab, L.A. high school students explored woodworking and metal fabrication while building meaningful projects for the future TGR Learning Lab Los Angeles. A new pilot program, a partnership between Otis College of Art and Design and TGR Foundation, that introduced students to how art, design, and skilled trades connect to today's c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Leads 87 House Democrats Demanding Answers on 50+ Deaths in ICE Custody, Medical Care at Private Detention Centers * #Following Latest Death Connected to NJ's Delaney Hall, Lawmakers Demand Facility-by-Facility Accounting of Deaths, Medical Emergencies, Medication Delays and Staffing Shortages Across ICE Detention System WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Commit more PR

STANFORD, California, Aug. 26 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * Pei-Chia Lan to Join FSI as the Wang and Chen Senior Fellow in Taiwan Studies Pei-Chia's research explores the complexity of intersecting social inequalities in everyday life, shaped by macropower dynamics such as globalization and international migration. - The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University is pleased to announce that Pei-Chia Lan has been named the Wang more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Joins Colleagues in Slamming EEOC's Proposal to End Workplace Demographic Data Collection * Washington, D.C. -Today, Speaker Emerita Pelosi joined 123 Members of Congress and Senators in a letter urging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to reverse its proposed rule that would end the Equal Employment Opportunity reporting requirements to collect demographic data. Established in 1964, the EEOC was commissioned with bipart more PR

REDONDO BEACH, California, Aug. 25 [Category: Medical] -- The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization posted the following news release: * * * PERFORMERS, KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, AND HONOREES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 21ST ASBESTOS AWARENESS & PREVENTION CONFERENCE * Posted on August 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure through education, advocacy, and community initiatives, is proud to announce the performers, keynote speakers and honorees for i more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Physics' Coelho Lopes de Sa Joins $24.5 Million Effort to Create Unified, AI-Ready National Ecosystem * The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the National Data Platform (NDP) a five-year, $24.5 million Cooperative Agreement to build a federated, AI-ready national data ecosystem, making it easier to discover, access and analyze data, regardless of where it is stored-and Rafael Coelho Lopes de Sa, associate professor of physics more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 26 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Princeton to lead major federally funded institute to unlock quantum computing challenges By Scott Lyon, Office of Engineering Communications The U.S. National Science Foundation announced today that Princeton University will lead one of eight major initiatives to accelerate the development of quantum computing. The Princeton-led Quantum Leap Challenge Institute will devise techniques for fabricating hardware and develop education and workforce training more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Pumpkin Pi Spices up Oregon Timber Sales, Earns $10.6 Million * WASHINGTON -In a season of big numbers and bigger harvests, the BLM's Pumpkin Pi Timber Sale roasted modern records. The 400-acre sale brought in nearly $10.6 million and will produce 23.5 million board feet of timber. The seasonally named sale surpassed the previous record by nearly 5.5 million board feet, boosting the domestic timber supply and support more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- Rand Report issued the following report on August 17, 2026, entitled "AI Development in the United States and China." Here are excerpts: * * * The emerging U.S. and Chinese commercial artificial intelligence (AI) developer sectors remain poorly specified. The aim of the study described in this report was to systematically characterize the commercial AI ecosystems within the United States and China and thus broaden the empirical foundation for business intelligence and policy analysis. To this en more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- Rand Report issued the following report on August 18, 2026, entitled "Personal Protective Equipment Prioritization and Demand." Here are excerpts: * * * Estimating how much personal protective equipment (PPE) will be needed during a pandemic, and for whom, is a critical but difficult planning challenge. Broad, sector-based approaches to defining essential workers obscure significant differences in exposure risk across occupations within the same sector. In this report, RAND researchers present  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following letter with 26 co-signers to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Bureau of Land Management Director Steve Pearce: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 19, 2026 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 - The Honorable Steve Pearce Director Bureau of Land Management U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW  more PR

DIAMOND BAR, California, Aug. 25 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association posted the following news release: * * * REPAIR AND RESTYLING INNOVATIONS BUILD MOMENTUM FOR THE 2026 SEMA SHOW * DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2026) - The 2026 SEMA Show is building momentum across key categories, including collision repair and vehicle restyling. For repair and refinishing professionals, this year's Show will deliver a comprehensive look at the latest products, equipment, and technologies shaping the industry.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- How Certificates of Need and Convenience Limit Health Care Investment and Access in Puerto Rico - A report from Institute for Economic Liberty and Pacific Legal Foundation - August 2026 (32 pages) - Authored by Angel Carrion-Tavarez and Jaimie Cavanaugh * * * Contents 1 Introduction ... 5 2 Survey of Literature ... 5 2.1. Hospitals, Capacity, and Utilization ... 6 2.2. Quality of Care ... 6 2.3. Market Structure, Competition, and Prices ... 6 2.4. Recent Empirical Evidence on Service-Specific CON ... 6  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- The Migration Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * New Report Maps Barriers to Secondary Bilingual Education, Calls for Coordinated State and District Action * More than 2.3 million English Learners (ELs) are enrolled in U.S. secondary schools, and in states such as California nearly 43 percent of all ELs are in grades 6 through 12. Yet bilingual education programs, which have been credited with strengthening language skills and academic outcomes for ELs, remain  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Derek Tran Issues Statement on the Supreme Court Ruling Restricting Mail-In Ballots * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court granting an emergency order allowing the Trump Administration to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm election: "The Supreme Court's decision to allow restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the November mid more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to Energy Fuels President and CEO Ross Bhappu: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 10, 2026 Mr. Ross Bhappu President and Chief Executive Officer Energy Fuels Inc. 225 Union Blvd., Suite 600 Lakewood, Colorado 80228 Dear Mr. Bhappu: We write regarding concerns about potenti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Tom McClintock, R-California, chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, to Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Stephen Descano: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 24, 2026 The Honorable Stephen Descano Commonwealth's Attorney Office of the Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 114 Fairfax, VA 22030 Dear Commonwealt more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Panetta and Huffman, Sens. Schiff and Padilla Lead California Lawmakers in Opposing Targeted Attack on California's Ability to Protect Coastline * Monterey, CA - United States Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-CA) led 29 colleagues in condemning the Administration's recent decision to initiate a formal review of California's coastal management program und more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 25 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT part of NSF-funded Quantum Leap Challenge Institute Professor Ben Zwickl is co-PI on $37.5 million grant - Rochester Institute of Technology is building its eminence in quantum research as part of a $37.5 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award for large-scale interdisciplinary research projects known as Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes. The goal of the project, led by Yale University, is to advance the science and engin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. OSMAN SONMEZ Attorney (Istanbul Bar Association) . Founder & Project Lead, SanctionFlow - Sonmez Code Lab . CEO, Sonmez Consulting LLC, Irvine, California ben@osmansonmez.com . sanctionflow.io . ORCID 0009-0005-9976-6480 August 20, 2026 Submitted electronically through regulations.gov Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Regulatory and Strategic Affairs Division P.O.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff, Blumenthal and Welch Demand Answers after DHS Pays $464 million for Luxury Jets and Airplanes via a No-bid Contract with Company Owned by Prominent Trump Supporter * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), today demanded answers from Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Markwayne Mullin, about DHS's wasteful purchase of 10 airplanes for $464 mi more PR

MERCED, California, Aug. 24 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Faculty Named to Five Endowed Chairs * Five faculty members in the UC Merced School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts have been appointed to endowed chairs, recognizing their scholarship and contributions to research that serve underrepresented communities, advance human rights and shape the future of communications. The newly appointed chairholders are Christina Baker, Yang Lor, Zenaida A more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, AFTER VISITING CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY TO LAUNCH PUSH TO HELP WESTERN NEW YORK GRAPE FARMERS AFTER MAJOR CONTRACTS WERE CANCELED, AND GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE USDA HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE $20 MILLION IN... * "Bonus Buy" Will Help Local Western NY Farmers After Major NY Grape Processor Abruptly Canceled Contracts Earlier This Year After They Had Already Invested In Preparing Their Vineyards For The Season Last Week Schu more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 24 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Sculpture dedication to honor McFadden legacy * A South Dakotan whose work is credited with saving more than 25 million people from starvation will be honored at an upcoming art dedication. Edgar McFadden, breeder of the aptly named wheat variety "Hope," will be honored at a public ceremony and reception on Saturday, Aug. 29. The ceremony will celebrate the dedication of a new art sculpture, H.O.P.E. a Helix of Resilience: The Life, Journey & more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 24 -- California State University San Diego State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU Georgia: Turning engineering education into opportunity * For SDSU Georgia senior Nikoloz Lobzhanidze, engineering has never been confined to a classroom. It happens in laboratories, where ideas become prototypes. It happens in robotics competitions, where a failed design can be as valuable as a triumphant one. And increasingly, it happens in the workshops where Lobzhanidze is helping younger students discover the more PR

PASADENA, California, Aug. 25 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release: * * * SealingTech, A Parsons Corporation Company, Receives $750 Million Joint Cyber Hunt Kit (JCHK) Full-Rate Production Award from USCYBERCOM * #Key Takeaways * SealingTech, a Parsons company, is the sole prime contractor awardee for USCYBERCOM's JCHK. The agreement is for five years with a ceiling value of $750M. * This effort reflects SealingTech's broader  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Secretary McMahon Joins President Trump to Deliver Back-to-School Remarks at the White House * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon joined President Trump at the White House Rose Garden to welcome parents and students back to school. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: Thank you, Mr. President. Parents, educators, and students -happy back to school season! This school year marks a return to common sense in American ed more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter with 10 co-signers to Education Secretary Linda McMahon: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 The Honorable Linda McMahon Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary McMahon: We strongly urge the Department of Education (ED) to withdraw the proposed rule entitled "Rescinding the Equity Assistance Center Program Regulations." This proposed rule would effectively g more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, to Burke Law Group Chairman and Managing Partner Marcella Burke: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 19, 2026 Marcella Burke, Esq. Chairman and Managing Partner Burke Law Group, PLLC 1000 Main Street, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77002 Ms. Burke: On August 4, 2026, the Trump administration more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following letter with Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, and Alex Padilla, D-California, to Health and Human Services Inspector General T. March Bell: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 20, 2026 The Honorable T. March Bell Inspector General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General 330 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Inspector General Bell: On July 31, 2026, after a year and a half of repeated more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, intends to repatriate a lot of unassociated funerary objects to the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The cultural items are soil samples removed during a 1991 excavation near Timber Cove. The notice said the samples originated from CA-SON-1918 and were not included in an earlier repatriation notice. Other unassociated funerary obje more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 24 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release: * * * SpaceXAI Adopts NVIDIA Vera CPU to Accelerate Agentic AI at Massive Scale * News Summary: * SpaceXAI will deploy NVIDIA Vera CPUs to accelerate the work behind its next generation of agentic AI workloads. * SpaceXAI is expanding its AI infrastructure for Grok with the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform as it scales toward gigawatts more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 25 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ Foundation honors Block Club Chicago, Stocktonia with 2026 Pulliam First Amendment Award * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation has selected two nonprofit newsrooms to share the 2026 Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award: Block Club Chicago and Stocktonia. Each newsroom will receive $5,000 of the $10,000 award. Block Club Chicago is reco more PR

TURLOCK, California, Aug. 24 -- California State University Stanislaus posted the following news: * * * Stanislaus State, Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Partner to Expand Community Health Worker Train... * In recognition of National Community Health Worker Awareness Week, Aug. 24-28, Stanislaus State is expanding efforts to prepare community health workers who connect residents with behavioral health resources through a new partnership with the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation. A three-year Foundation investment of $293,250 will support trainin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: Rep. Dave Min on Supreme Court Decision on Mail-in Voting * Washington, DC -Representative Dave Min (CA-47) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court majority's decision on mail-in voting: "This is the most corrupt and out of control Supreme Court in history. While this decision, as Sotomayor notes, does not hold that Trump can stop mail-in voting, it does allow Trump to continue to falsely denigrate vote-by-mail and threate more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Stockton nurses to rally for patient safety, condemn layoffs proposed by CommonSpirit * Registered nurses at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Stockton, Calif., will hold a rally and press conference on Wednesday, Aug. 26, to condemn proposed layoffs of critical support staff, announced California Nurses Association/National Nurses United (CNA/NNU) today. Earlier this year, CommonSpirit began conducting mass layoffs across Cal more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 25 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Study of 60,000 U.S. adults links inflammatory protein to fatal heart attacks, other negative outcomes * Participants in UB's Women's Health Initiative were included in a national study looking at one inflammatory protein's connection to poor cardiovascular outcomes. Photo: Douglas Levere Participants, studied over several years, had a mean age of 63, were 67.6% women and more than 25% identified as a racial minor more PR

ORANGE, California, Aug. 25 -- Chapman University posted the following news: * * * The Chapman Experience Begins In her final first week as a Chapman student, orientation coordinator Isabel "Isa" Gomez '27 guides the peer leaders helping new Panthers settle into campus life. August 25, 2026 * Isabel "Isa" Gomez '27 began her final year at Chapman much as she began her first: immersed in Orientation Week. In 2023, she arrived as a first-year student with an undeclared major, still figuring out where she wanted to take her academic journey.  more PR

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Aug. 25 -- Flagler College posted the following news: * * * The Flagler Dictionary: Your Guide to Speaking Like a Saint * Some terms you'll pick up naturally during your first few weeks. Others might leave you wondering, "Wait, what does that mean?" Whether you hear an upperclassman mention the Ponce, get invited to an event you've never heard of, or encounter a Flagler tradition that seems to have its own vocabulary, there's plenty to discover. That's where the Flagler Dictionary comes in. This guide breaks down s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Legal Defense Fund, and the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Lead 45 Groups to Condemn the EEOC's Attempt to Hide Workplace Discrimination * Contact: press@civilrights.org WASHINGTON -Yesterday The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the Legal Defense Fund, and the Lawyers' Committee, along with 45 other partners, submitte more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 [Category: Media] -- The Paley Center for Media issued the following news release: * * * The Paley Center for Media Announces the Agenda and New Speakers for the Renowned Paley International Council Summit * This Year's Summit, Global Media in Focus: Power, Platforms, and Perspective, Will Take Place at the Iconic Paley Museum in Midtown Manhattan, October 19-21 The Summit Will Convene Global Leaders for Conversations on the Forces Shaping the Media Landscape, including AI, Gaming, Sports, Geopolitics, Science and Culture more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, Aug. 26 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * Two CSUSB alumni named CSU doctoral fellows Cal State San Bernardino alumni Veronica Morales and Stepfanie Alfonso were selected for the California State University Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program, which prepares doctoral students for faculty careers. - Two Cal State San Bernardino alumni pursuing doctoral degrees have been named fellows in the California State University Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program, more PR

MERCED, California, Aug. 24 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * UC Merced Celebrates Its Most Successful Fundraising Year * Fueled by a $38 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott -her second to UC Merced and the largest single philanthropic gift in the university's history -and the sustained generosity of the Bobcat community, 2025-26 was UC Merced's strongest fundraising year on record. The campus raised more than $68 million during the fiscal year, pushing Boldly Forward: The Campaign for UC more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * How to Teach T Cells to Track Cancer Like a Hound Dog Lab-grown dendritic cells "dressed" like a patient's tumor could help fight cancer in the not-too-distant future, UCSF study shows. - he immune system is full of T cells that could hunt down and destroy tumors, if they were primed. Now, a UC San Francisco team has invented a way to do this by combining immune cells that are grown in the lab with sampl more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * UCLA Health researchers awarded funding for interventions that aim to improve advance care planning UCLA Health and UCSF will receive funding to expand an intervention that has proven successful in promoting Advance Care Planning (ACP) documentation for seriously ill primary care patients. The non-profit Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute awarded $2.4 million to be allotted over three years. The system already is up and running a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Unions Challenge Trump Administration Rules Governing Federal Employee Performance Evaluations and Job Suitability Decisions OPM Rules Scrap Decades of Legal Precedent and Undermine Nonpartisan Civil Service, Lawsuit Asserts San Francisco - The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), along  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Unions Challenge Trump Administration Rules Governing Federal Employee Performance Evaluations and Job Suitability Decisions * OPM rules scrap decades of legal precedent and undermine nonpartisan civil service, lawsuit asserts SAN FRANCISCO - The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), along with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the National Federati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Union] -- The National Federation of Federal Employees issued the following news release: * * * Unions Challenge Trump Administration Rules Governing Federal Employee Performance Evaluations and Job Suitability Decisions * San Francisco, CA - The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM), along with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFP more PR

BERKELEY, California, Aug. 24 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * The University of California and the Federated University Police Officers' Association (FUPOA) Reach Tentative Contract Agreement * The University of California and the Federated University Police Officers' Association (FUPOA) have reached a tentative agreement on a new systemwide contract covering approximately 273 sworn, non-supervisory police officers across the University. The four-year tentative agreement, which will run July 1, 2026 more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 26 -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * Our Declaration, Our Constitution: Securing the Blessings of Liberty at 250 Join us on Constitution Day, September 17, for Our Declaration, Our Constitution: Securing the Blessings of Liberty at 250, a conversation hosted by the Rudman Center and NH Humanities. We will explore the connection between these two foundational documents: the system of rights and responsibilities they established, the promises they made, and the 250- more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 26 -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news: * * * Meet the people who make Pittwire happen At a place like the University of Pittsburgh, where exceptional students, innovative researchers and new possibilities await around every corner, there are a million stories to tell. That's where the content team, based in Pitt's Office of University Communications and Marketing, comes in. Our writers and editors bring a wide range of experiences and interests to that work, and it's a team effort to ide more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of San Diego issued the following news release: * * * USD Professor's Research Shows How to Foster Social Cohesion, Combat Polarization A new study co-authored by May Farid, PhD, assistant professor at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies, examines a new approach to education aimed at increasing social cohesion at a time of widespread polarization. The study, conducted alongside researchers from Stanford University and University of Konstanz, involved mo more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 24 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Unlocking the Physics of Turbulence with AI * You're 30,000 feet in the air, and the seatbelt sign comes on. The pilot warns of turbulence ahead, and you regret having just poured that glass of cream soda. What follows - a few minutes of bumps, and jolts and sticky spillages - is an encounter with turbulence at a scale we can physically feel. But imperceptibly small fluid motions are just as consequential more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 25 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Update the textbooks: UCLA-led research revises theory of how crystals form * Key takeaways * A process called nucleation often initiates phase transitions such as condensation or freezing. * A UCLA-led study uses advanced 3D atomic imaging to revise a widely accepted, century-old theory describing how nucleation happens. * The findings deepen our understanding of a fundamental process in nature and could have implications for far more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Melanoma Predictive and Prognostic Tests and Components Thereof The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain melanoma predictive and prognostic tests and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the USITC's notice of investigation. The investigation is based on a complaint filed on behalf of Castle more PR

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley posted the following news: * * * UTRGV celebrates "50 years of Voices Heard and Lives Changed" with gala and continuing education conference * RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - AUG. 24, 2026 - A multi-class reunion brought alumni together to celebrate the UTRGV Speech & Hearing Center's 50 years of serving the community, and the careers that began with the center's clinical training. The Speech & Hearing Center, an on-campus practicum facility under the Department of Communi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Second Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented Joining a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General Jones responded to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision granting the Trump Administration's emergency request to stay an injunction that blocked key provisions of President Trump's second elections- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Venable, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Venable Adds Leading Advertising Lawyers Stacy Marcus and Michael Isselin in New York * New York, NY -(Aug. 25, 2026) -Venable LLP announced today that Stacy Marcus and Michael Isselin have joined the firm as partners in the Advertising Group in New York. Marcus and Isselin advise clients across the advertising, entertainment, media, sports, and consumer sectors on sophisticated commercial, talent, collective bargaining, and marketi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Venable, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Venable Joins American Fintech Council Legal Advisory Committee * Washington, DC (August 25, 2026) - Venable is pleased to announce that the firm has joined the American Fintech Council (AFC) as a member of the organization's Legal Advisory Committee. The AFC is the leading industry association representing responsible fintech companies and innovative banks. Through its participation on the Legal Advisory Committee, Venable's fina more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Leah Naomi Green Delivers Environmental Lecture and Poetry at the Chautauqua Institution The writer-in-residence and visiting assistant professor of environmental studies spoke on Chautauqua's theme "The Ethics of Enough." By Brian Laubscher Leah Naomi Green, writer-in-residence and visiting assistant professor of environmental studies at Washington and Lee University, was a featured speaker in the Chautauqua Institution's lecture series where sh more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 25 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * What AI can tell us about California redwoods and fog * California's redwood forests are a national treasure. And the coastal fog that often covers the trees in a mysterious gray shroud? That's no less beloved. A few researchers at NAU believe those trees, and that fog, are worth protecting. So they're using machine learning to investigate how the two work together to create a healthy, resilient forest-and how less fog due to climate change may spel more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 25 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * What If We Asked a Different Question? * Gaurav Sukhatme, dean (interim) of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, argues universities' edge isn't resources -it's the freedom to ask a different question. Photo/Cooper Brown. When conversations about artificial intelligence turn to the future, they are often framed as a race: bigger models, more data and more computing power. During a recent conversation w more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 25 [Category: Consumer Services] -- Consumer Watchdog posted the following news release: * * * Wildfire Survivors Call on Lawmakers to Reject Gov's 11th-Hour Legislative Utility Bail Out for Fires They Cause; Urge "No Lines Between Survivors" * Sacramento, CA - Over fifty wildfire survivors from across California gathered outside the Capitol building today to call on California lawmakers to stand with survivors and reject a plan by the governor in the final days of the legislative session to bail out utilities  more PR

MONROVIA, California, Aug. 26 -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * Nine Years of Struggle: Rohingya Children Caught Between Climate Disasters and Plunging Aid * Compounding Disasters & Plunging Aid: Nine years into protracted displacement, nearly 1.2 million Rohingya refugees face the combined threat of severe El Nino-driven climate shocks--including 638 disasters in July alone--and a critical 24% shortfall in humanitarian funding for the 2026 Joint Response Plan. * Integrated Lifelines for Child Wellbeing: more PR

YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Young Harris College posted the following news: * * * Young Harris College professor wins academic excellence award * By Steve Esser YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. -A member of the Young Harris College faculty since 2011, Dr. Chris Sass was honored at the Young Harris College Convocation on Aug. 14 with the 2026 Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award. Established in 1991, the award recognizes outstanding professors on campuses of the Georgia Independent College Association. "This year's Vulcan Award recipient holds degree more PR