PASADENA, California, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Using AI to Thwart Election Misinformation Election rumors, such as unverified accounts of voter fraud, have run rampant in the US in recent years. Powered by the speed of social media and artificial intelligence (AI), it can be hard for people to know what messages to trust. Now, a team led by Caltech researchers is using AI as a tool for good in the fight against election misinformation. In a recent paper published in the jour more PR

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, Aug. 28 -- The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions issued the following news: * * * Call for papers: IFLA Journal Special Issue on Public Libraries, Migration, and Inclusion: Comparative Perspectives and Emerging Practices IFLA Journal is pleased to announce a Special Issue on Public Libraries, Migration, and Inclusion: Comparative Perspectives and Emerging Practices. Rationale and Scope Public libraries worldwide are increasingly positioned as key institutions supporting the inclus more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 27 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on Aug. 26, 2026, by senior researcher and political economist Andrew Longhurst: * * * New poll shows strong opposition to Alberta's two-tier health care reforms Public opinion in Alberta and across Canada favours evidence-based public solutions, not an American model - Fast facts * On September 1, Alberta's new two-tier health care system takes effect. * A new Abacus Data public opinion survey of 1,500 Alberta residents and 1,500 resp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by Bandwidth Editor William Echikson: * * * Data Centers Move Center Stage Strong majorities on both sides of the Atlantic oppose the construction of AI data centers. China could benefit. - In Virginia, home to the world's largest concentration of data centers, the buildout of AI data centers has become a central campaign issue. In Finland, public anger is rising over grid strain. It's a common European and American challenge:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by Klara Vlahcevic Lisinski, senior fellow for content innovation and strategy at New Lines Institute: * * * How AI-Driven Influence Operations Attack Ukraine It's not just missiles that are hitting Kyiv. Russia is leveraging Chinese artificial intelligence to spread lies about the conflict. - When US military aid to Ukraine fell by 99% and Europe stepped into the breach in 2025, Russia's influence machinery pivoted. Storm-1516, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by Boris Ginzburg: * * * Lukashenka's 'Capitulation' to Zelenskyy's Ultimatum There was more to the Belarusian autocrat's climbdown to Ukraine than met the eye. And repeating the trick would be extremely unwise. - Since January, Ukraine has noticeably hardened its public tone toward Belarus. This toughened rhetoric culminated on June 19 in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's ultimatum to the Belarusian leader Aliaksandr Lukashenka.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * Trump's Route Begins to Re-Make the South Caucasus The project unites the common interest of the participating states. - August marks the first anniversary of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) - an agreement poised to reshape the geopolitics  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by author and public speaker Shaun Pinner: * * * Ukraine: Fedorov's Election Call Will Fail Ukrainians know that the obstacles to an election in wartime are so great as to make the idea impractical. - The dust was just settling after Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal and the appointment of Yevhenii Khmara as his replacement. Then came the 35-year-old's extraordinary nine-minute YouTube intervention demanding fresh el more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 26, 2026, by Kateryna Odarchenko, president of the PolitA Institute for Democracy and Development, also a political consultant and partner of the SIC Group Ukraine: * * * Ukrainians Embrace God but Shun Moscow Orthodoxy Russia's full-scale invasion has transformed almost every aspect of Ukrainian life, including people's faith. - Polling suggests the war has made Ukrainians more religious. But a closer look at more than two decades of dat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by Christopher Cytera, senior fellow with the Tech Policy Program: * * * Unbreakable Shield: Why Taiwan's Chip Expertise Cannot Be Cloned Taiwan is building semiconductor plants in the US, Japan, and Europe. But this diversification will not break global dependence on the island. - As Taiwan became the predominant manufacturer of semiconductors, Western governments became frightened and moved to "de-risk" from the vulnerable isl more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Millennium Fellows, Alexander Hamilton Medal, Building Design Triumphs, and More Accolades for Columbians From science to engineering, writing to social sciences, here are the Columbians who received awards over the summer. - Columbia News produces a monthly newsletter (subscribe here!) and article series featuring a roundup of awards and milestones that Columbia faculty, staff, and students have received in recent days. In this edition, you'll find awards and milest more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Hardy Vieux (MPP/JD '97) to receive 2026 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award The University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will recognize Hardy Vieux (MPP/JD '97) with the 2026 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award, the school's highest alumni honor for dedication to excellence in public service. Vieux will accept the award on Oct. 16 during the Ford School's 2026 Homecoming celebration. Vi more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Magic Midterm Messages: AFP's Emily Seidel Joins Kim Strassel to Talk About How to Cut Through the Noise With a Message That Wins * ARLINGTON, VA-Emily Seidel, president and CEO of Americans for Prosperity and senior advisor to AFP Action, joined the Wall Street Journal podcast "All Things with Kim Strassel," where she broke down the midterm landscape, the battle between freedom and control, and the kind of messa more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 27 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Overconfident CEOs more likely to expose businesses to risk * Companies led by overconfident chief executives are potentially more exposed to political and regulatory risks because they engage in significantly less corporate lobbying, University of Queensland research has found. A study led by Dr Shirina Lin from UQ's Business School analysed data from 1,369 US firms across 64 industries between 2002 and 2023, measuring CEO confidence through exec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Affinity Partners CEO Jared Kushner: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 24, 2026 Mr. Jared Kushner "Special Envoy for Peace" Founder and Chief Executive Officer Affinity Partners 16690 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Dear Mr. Kushner: You may have been too busy causing a new foreign policy fiasco in Albania after your yachting foray in the Adriatic to get back to us on  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 25 -- Texas A&M University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Political views, education levels and race--but not urban or rural living--are the top factors in parents' vaccine hesitancy post-COVID School of Public Health national survey is among the few conducted since the COVID-19 pandemic Ann Kellett A new, national survey by researchers with the Texas A&M University School of Public Health at Texas A&M Health has found that parents' political views, education levels and race are the ma more PR