CARROLLTON, Georgia, Sept. 8 -- The University of West Georgia posted the following news: * * * 'Beyond the Bedside': Great 100 Nurses Foundation Recognizes UWG Faculty for Transformative Teaching and Mentorship * Five University of West Georgia Tanner Health School of Nursing (THSON) faculty members - Drs. Kim Crawford, Kelly Dyar, Cindy Johnson, Katie Morales and Amy Yarbrough - have been named to the Great 100 Nurses Foundation's list, marking the first time any nurse in Georgia has received the honor and underscoring UWG's growing influ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * 'MAGA Mike' Beltran Is Having an Identity Crisis [Washington Post] * Beltran Scrubs His Own Trump Record As He Careens Towards Defeat New reporting from the Washington Post exposed 'MAGA Mike' Beltran for quietly rewriting his own campaign website - attempting to rebrand himself as he flounders trying to unseat Kathy Castor in a district Republicans drew in their favor. This comes as "Trump's unpopularity threatens to turn off  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * 2026 Monitor Warns of Growing Threats to Cluster Munition Ban * GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -The 2026 Cluster Munitions Monitor, published today, September 8, reveals that casualties from this weapon are extremely high in 2025, with 1,063 people reported killed or injured. 87% of the reported casualties are civilians. Cluster munitions were used by Iran, Myanmar, Russia, Thailand, and Ukraine; other possible users could not be more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 8 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Across sectors and borders: Harvard's Advanced Leadership Initiative welcomes 55 senior leaders to its 2027 cohort * As a new academic year gets underway at Harvard, the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) is welcoming 55 senior leaders from around the world who bring decades of experience to the challenge of creating meaningful social change. During the yearlong fellowship, members of the 2027 cohort will draw on their experience across sectors and en more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Calls Out Trump's Trade War with Canada as Tariffs Hit Wisconsin Dairy, Paper * WISCONSIN - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement as Canada placed retaliatory tariffs on key Wisconsin exports, including dairy and paper. The tariffs come in response to President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on Canadian goods after he abandoned trade negotiations and as his administration's trade war continues to result more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- PROTOSTAR GROUP LTD., London, United Kingdom has been assigned a patent (No. US 12729607 B2, initially filed May 2, 2025) developed by three inventors Hammad Tariq Janjuhah, Haripur, Pakistan; Amin Amin, Tehran, Iran; and Juerg Matter, Winchester, United Kingdom, for "Cement system for CO." more PT

NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Cluster Munitions: Ban Treaty Under Pressure * Cluster munitions killed or injured at least 1,063 people globally in 2025. This figure is among the highest annual totals recorded by the Cluster Munition Coalition in its annual Cluster Munition Monitor. * Cluster munitions typically disperse multiple explosive submunitions over a wide area. Many fail to explode on initial impact, leaving unexploded duds that can indiscriminately injur more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 8 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Australia and New Zealand Banking Group issued the following news release: * * * Consumer Confidence hits six-week low * Six week low * Consumer confidence fell 3.0pts last week to 71.9pts. The four-week moving average dropped 0.8pts to 75.2pts. * 'Weekly inflation expectations' rose 0.2ppt to 6.3%, while the four-week moving average ticked up 0.1ppt to 6.1%. * 'Current financial conditions' (over the last year) was down 7.5pts, and 'future financial conditions' (next more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Detroit's economy a work in progress with encouraging signs, according to U-M forecast Detroit's economy may be best described as a "work in progress"--solid performance made on several fronts but more effort ahead for shared success. That's the underlying theme of the September 2026 Detroit Economic Outlook. The forecast, which runs through 2031, was produced by University of Michigan economists as part of the City of Detroit-University Economic Ana more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * During Events Across the Granite State, Senator Hassan Highlights Small Businesses, Housing, Mental Health Care, and Education * NEW HAMPSHIRE - Last week, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan made stops across New Hampshire to meet with Granite Staters and discuss efforts to lower costs, support small businesses, expand access to housing and health care, and strengthen education and workforce development. On Monday, Senator Hassan visited Marmon Uti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release: * * * FinCEN Issues Alert to Counter Iranian Procurement Efforts for Its Commercial Aviation Industry * Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing an Alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting procurement networks supporting Iran's aviation industry, which the Iranian regime uses to transport weapons, funds, and personnel in supp more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Germany: Confront UAE Role in Sudan, Repression at Home * (Berlin, September 8, 2026) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and other senior officials should publicly call out the United Arab Emirates' human rights record and its role in regional conflicts when they meet President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Berlin on September 10, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today. "The German government's lack  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Statement Honoring Labor Day * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement honoring Labor Day. "Today we honor the skilled workers who built our country and keep it running. We recognize all those, past and present, who have fought for labor protections and the right to organize. And we commit to creating an economy where hard work pays off. "As the son of an IBEW lineman and a wheel factory  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 8 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Lebanon: Israeli airstrike hits two journalists * Two Al-Manar TV journalists were injured by shrapnel on 6 September during an Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Union of Journalists in Lebanon (UJL), in holding Israel accountable for attacks targeting journalists and calling for an end to targeted attacks against the pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Leela Gray "Would be First-Ever Female General Elected to Congress" [Military.com] * Retired Army Brigadier General Leela Gray spent 30 years serving her country. Now, she's ready to take on Washington to lower costs, crack down on corruption, protect health care, and deliver for Florida's working families. In a new interview with Military.com, Gray shared how her family and upbringing shaped her run for Congress. A third-generat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * How Much Has Congress Actually Worked in 2026? Peyton Lofton Congress is considering another early recess. Here's what the numbers show about how much work lawmakers have actually done. Congress is back in session - but maybe not for long. As soon as lawmakers got back from the five-week August recess, House leaders cancelled the last two weeks of September session - meaning m more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Behind the Headline: The Iran War and Arab Public Opinion By Tom Durso On February 28, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, which retaliated with missile launches of its own within hours. Six months later, the sides remain in conflict, with a peaceful resolution remaining elusive. As the co-founder and a co-principal investigator of the Arab Barometer, Princeton SPIA Dean Amaney Jamal more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 8 [Category: International] -- Global Witness, an organization that works to break the links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption and human rights abuses worldwide, issued the following news release: * * * Public want 'bold' climate action after record-hot summer, polling shows * After a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and record-breaking temperatures, new polling has revealed the UK public want Burnham's government to take strong climate action to protect people in schools and hospitals more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * REPORTING FROM COLORADO: "Trump's Trade War Is Shaping the Fight for Congress" [New York Times] * Gabe Evans "has been a reliable supporter of Mr. Trump's tariff policy" Colorado's farmers and ranchers are getting squeezed every which way by Gabe Evans and Jeff Hurd's cost-hiking, anti-agriculture agenda, the New York Times reports. Both Evans and Hurd repeatedly voted for tariffs that are jacking up costs on farming equipment, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Continues Push for Federal Film Tax Incentive, Breaks Down Upcoming Elections on ABC7 * Los Angeles, CA - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined ABC7 Los Angeles' Josh Haskell to discuss his ongoing push to enact a bipartisan federal film tax incentive following President Donald Trump's Truth Social post last week declaring support for the passage of a federal incentive. Schiff highlighted how federal film tax credits would more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Treasury Grounds Iranian Airlines with Sweeping Sanctions Action Operation Economic Outcast Targets All Remaining Iranian Airlines WASHINGTON-- Today, under Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 36 targets for supporting Iran's aviation sector, which the regime uses to move weapons, personnel, and illicit cargo. Today's action also targeted covert  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 9 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued the following statement on Sept. 7, 2026: * * * High Commissioner Turk updates Human Rights Council: Human rights are carriers of hope Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished participants, We live in an age of extremes. Raging wars, painful polarization, climate chaos, and head-spinning technological change make people feel disoriented and even powerless. Strong forces are working to create and sustain that feeling. Tech moguls, p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: GOP "In Real Trouble" and Facing "Challenges in Retaining Control" as Senate Democrats Compete "Even In Red Territory" Bloomberg: "[...] the Senate increasingly appears up for grabs in an environment rife with parallels to 2006, a wave election that swept Democrats into power [...]" NBC News: "Now, there's an increasing sense in both parties that the Senate is up for grabs this fall, even in red territory" - Wi more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Sept. 8 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * When the political winds change, Harry Bingham stays the course * Since completing his BSc in 1984, marine engineer Harry Bingham has worked to promote the use of sails on large ships. At that time, a shift in the political landscape in the United States was the cause of headwinds. Now history is repeating itself. Sari Vegendal Unrest in the Middle East tends to send ripples through the region-with consequences for the rest of the worl more PR