WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 24, 2026 Mr. Brian Stone Chief of Staff National Science Foundation Randolph Building, 401 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Re: Draft NSF Guidance on Financial Assistance (NSF-2026-OTR-0001) Dear Mr. Stone: On behalf of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), thank you for the opportunity to comment on NSF's proposal to replace its  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following analysis: * * * "Prediction Markets," Gambling, the CFTC & Regulation: Facts, Fiction & The Law Introduction Since 2022, Better Markets has been deeply engaged in the debates over so-called "prediction markets," first at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and then in the courts, media, at other agencies, and now virtually everywher more PR

ELMHURST, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- Elmhurst University issued the following news: * * * Hispanic Heritage Month Lecture to Explore Migration from Venezuela to Chicago Antonio Ramirez directs the Chicagolandia Oral History Project, which documents the lives and work of Latinos in the Chicago suburbs. - On Wednesday, September 16, he will present "From Venezuela to Chicago: The History of a Mass Migration" for this year's Sylvia Mendez Lecture, part of Elmhurst University's observance of Hispanic Heritage Month. An associate professor of histor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King and Colleagues Call for Committee Hearing on Needless, Avoidable Shortages and Strain on Troops * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), is calling for a public hearing to scrutinize the planning and management of extended military deployments in support of ongoing operations in Iran and the mounting toll on American servicemembers and their families. In a letter to SASC Cha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, Bacon, Whitesides Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Investigate Insider Trading Within the Department of Defense, Urges Prediction Markets to Crack Down on Harmful Practice * WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressmen Seth Moulton (MA-06), Don Bacon (NE-02), and George Whitesides (CA-27) introduced the bipartisan No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026, legislation that investigates insider trading within the Department of Defense during t more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * Second Regular Session of the UNDP Executive Board 2026 * August 26, 2026 Listen As prepared for delivery 1\. Introduction Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Executive Board, It is a privilege to join this second regular session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board. Next month, the 81st session of the UN General Assembly will open. It will hold a mirror to our deeply fractured world. Persistent conflicts. Growing climate pressu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following letter with 11 co-signers to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 24, 2026 The Honorable Roger Wicker Chairman Senate Committee on Armed Services 228 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Wicker: We request that you convene a public Armed Services Committee hearing with Department of Defense (DoD) leadership regarding the poor planning and mi more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The United Nations Population Fund issued the following remarks on Aug. 24, 2026, by Executive Director Diene Keita: * * * Statement by Ms. Diene Keita, Executive Director, UNFPA at the Second Regular Session of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Executive Board, Chers collegues, chers amis, I am pleased to join you for this Second Regular Session of the Executive Board for 2026. Your guidance, scrutiny and support make UNFPA's work in more than 150 countries possi more PR