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"WE BELONG HERE: THE STORY OF TEAM DREAM" THE ALL-BLACK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM PREMIERES ON OWN SEPTEMBER 26 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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"WE BELONG HERE: THE STORY OF TEAM DREAM" THE ALL-BLACK WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM PREMIERES ON OWN SEPTEMBER 26
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Youtube Trailer Link, Photos, & Key Art HERE
NEW YORK -September 9, 2026 -OWN Spotlight documentary WE BELONG HERE: THE STORY OF TEAM DREAM premieres on OWN, Saturday, September 26 at 9PM ET/PT.
WE BELONG HERE: THE STORY OF TEAM DREAM chronicles the remarkable journey more PR
'Wicked' and 'Wicked: For Good' to Tour Globally as Live-to-Film Concert (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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'Wicked' and 'Wicked: For Good' to Tour Globally as Live-to-Film Concert
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Wicked: Part One In Concert is set to premiere at Radio City Music Hall on January 23, 2027, with a special preview on January 16 in San Francisco.
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Following the worldwide success of Universal Pictures' Wicked and Wicked: For Good, the 2024 and 2025 blockbuster films are becoming live-to-film concert experiences. The concerts are cr more PR
2027 College Free Speech Rankings: Kirk murder adds another difficult topic to dismal climate for student expression (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release:
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2027 College Free Speech Rankings: Kirk murder adds another difficult topic to dismal climate for student expression
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* The University of Chicago takes the top spot, while Texas State University, the University of Washington, and New York University sit at the bottom
* Most difficult topics for students to discuss on campus include the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, and abortion
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53 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DEMAND HHS AND CMS HALT MEDICAID DATA SHARING WITH ICE (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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53 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DEMAND HHS AND CMS HALT MEDICAID DATA SHARING WITH ICE
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WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Nanette Barragan (CA-44), and Emily Randall (WA-06) led 49 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz calling for an immediate more PR
70th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL TITLES AND SCREEN TALKS (10)
LONDON, England, Sept. 7 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release:
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THE 70th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL TITLES AND SCREEN TALKS
The 70th BFI London Film Festival (7th- 18th October) is thrilled to announce that the International Premiere of Luca Guadagnino's ARTIFICIAL, the UK premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson's CAMERON WINTER AT CARNEGIE HALL, the UK premiere of Chris Rock's MISTY GREEN, the UK premiere of Banjong Pisanthanakun's INHERIT, the European premiere of Jonathan Glazer's JOY OF JOYS, t more PR
A SURGE OF FRIGHTENING PARANORMAL ACTIVITY LEADS ZAK BAGANS AND THE 'GHOST ADVENTURES' TEAM INTO THE SHADOWS OF AMERICA'S PAST WHEN AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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A SURGE OF FRIGHTENING PARANORMAL ACTIVITY LEADS ZAK BAGANS AND THE 'GHOST ADVENTURES' TEAM INTO THE SHADOWS OF AMERICA'S PAST WHEN AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
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(New York, NY) September 9, 2026 - A chilling surge of sinister paranormal activity pulls the GHOST ADVENTURES team into their most harrowing and unsettling i more PR
A. O. Smith Urges DOE to Incorporate Market Failures and Uncertainty Analysis in Energy Conservation Standards Review (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
September 8, 2026
Mr. Peter Cochran
Deputy Assistant General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20585
Email: ASmethodreview2022OT0004@ee.doe.gov
Reg Site: https://www.regulations.gov/document/EERE-2022-BT-OT-0004-0001
RE: A. O. Smith comments on the request for information and request for com more ST
Adelphi Breast Cancer Program to Celebrate Survivorship and Honor Three Long Island Women at Annual Gala (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Sept. 10 -- Adelphi University issued the following news:
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Adelphi Breast Cancer Program to Celebrate Survivorship and Honor Three Long Island Women at Annual Gala
On Thursday, October 22, 2026, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program will host its annual Celebration of Survivorship Gala, an inspiring evening honoring breast cancer survivors, patients, caregivers and their families. The event will take place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Ruth S. Harley University Center, Thomas Dixon Lovel more PR
ADL Names Inaugural NextGen Advisory Council to Advise Senior Leadership and Board of Directors (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- 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, posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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ADL Names Inaugural NextGen Advisory Council to Advise Senior Leadership and Board of Directors
Cohort of students and young professionals will provide their perspectives on how younger generations are experiencing antisemitism, engaging with the Jewish community and navigating a rapidly changing world.
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ADL Opens Applications for Second Cohort of Hazak, A First-of-Its-Kind Grassroots Accelerator to Combat Antisemitism (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- 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, posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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ADL Opens Applications for Second Cohort of Hazak, A First-of-Its-Kind Grassroots Accelerator to Combat Antisemitism
The program equips community-based leaders with ADL expertise, tools and networks; applications close October 16
New York, NY - ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) opened applications for the s more PR
ADL Releases Five Asks for Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions to Address Antisemitism (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- 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, posted the following news release:
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ADL Releases Five Asks for Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions to Address Antisemitism
New York, NY -- Today, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) released Five Asks for Hospitals and Healthcare Institutions, calling on healthcare leaders to take concrete steps to prevent and address antisemitism and ensure Jewish patients, hea more PR
ADL Title VI Settlement Agreement With Colorado School District Leads to Sweeping Reforms in the Fight Against Antisemitism (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- 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, posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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ADL Title VI Settlement Agreement with Colorado School District Leads to Sweeping Reforms in the Fight Against Antisemitism
Boulder Valley School District agrees to make systemic changes to address antisemitism after Jewish student faced severe and persistent antisemitic harassment and assault
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AFT, UFT and Microsoft Announce 'National AI Safety & Privacy Standard' for Schools to Protect Students, Families and Educators (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release:
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AFT, UFT and Microsoft Announce 'National AI Safety & Privacy Standard' for Schools to Protect Students, Families and Educators
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NEW YORK-After months of intense negotiations and in the absence of any meaningful federal and state rules governing artificial intelligence in schools, AFT President Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, and Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smit more PR
AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief Defending Limits On ICE Warrantless Arrests (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief Defending Limits On ICE Warrantless Arrests
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to comply with statutory safeguards when making warrantless arrests.
In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court more PR
Agudath Israel Advocacy Continues to Ease Way for Arba Minim - Sukkos 2026/5787 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: Religion] -- Agudath Israel of America, an arm and voice of American Orthodox Jewry, posted the following news:
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Agudath Israel Advocacy Continues to Ease Way for Arba Minim - Sukkos 2026/5787
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As in past years, Agudath Israel of America's Washington Office has worked closely with agencies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to h more PR
Ahead of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, Gottheimer Announces More Than $5 Million in Federal Funds to Combat Terrorism (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Ahead of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11, Gottheimer Announces More Than $5 Million in Federal Funds to Combat Terrorism
Releases 9/11 Review Task Force Report; Honors New Jersey's 9/11 First Responders; Ensures All Students Learn About 9/11
NEW MILFORD, NJ -- Today, Wednesday, September 9, 2026, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced several concrete actio more PR
AI reveals new class of cellular 'off switch' linked to cancer pathways (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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AI reveals new class of cellular 'off switch' linked to cancer pathways
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Cornell researchers have used artificial intelligence to uncover a previously unknown way cells control how proteins move inside them, a process essential for growth, communication and movement, and one that is often disrupted in cancer.
The study, published Sept.9 in the Journal of Cell Biology, shows that a little-understood protein called Avl9 acts as an "off switch" for another prote more PR
AI, poetry, and more: CLAS welcomes 2026-27 Ida Beam visiting professors (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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AI, poetry, and more: CLAS welcomes 2026-27 Ida Beam visiting professors
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The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will welcome five distinguished scholars and artists during the 2026-27 academic year through the Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professorships Program.
Established in 1978-79 through a bequest from Ida Cordelia Beam of Vinton, Iowa, the program brings distinguished teachers and more PR
Airlines for America Urges FAA to Finalize Preemption of State Meal and Rest Break Laws for Flightcrews and Flight Attendants (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C.:
In the matter of
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Preempting Duty and Rest Requirements : Docket No. FAA-2026-6739
Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:
Douglas K. Mullen Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer AIRLINES FOR AMERICA, INC. 1275 Pennsy more ST
AKC HUMANE FUND ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2026 SIR JOHN D. SPURLING, OBE, KCVO SCHOLARSHIP (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: Animals] -- The American Kennel Club posted the following news release:
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AKC HUMANE FUND ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2026 SIR JOHN D. SPURLING, OBE, KCVO SCHOLARSHIP
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The AKC(r) Humane Fund, Inc.SM is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of the Sir John D. Spurling Scholarship, celebrating the human-canine bond. Each year, the AKC Humane Fund awards five full-time students enrolled in courses of study that contribute to the well-being of dogs and the advancement of responsible pet ownership.
The scholarsh more PR
America First Policy Institute: Bronx and Harlem Grocers Sue NYC Over Socialist Grocery Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release:
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Bronx and Harlem Grocers Sue NYC Over Socialist Grocery Program
New York City, N.Y. -- The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) filed suit on behalf of local independent grocers R&E Corporation, City Fresh Supermarket, and the National Supermarket Association (NSA) against New York City over Mayor Zohran Mamdani's socialist "N.Y.C. Groceries: A Recipe for Affordability" policy, which would establish publicly funded privately operated grocery more PR
American Center for Law & Justice Issues Commentary: Clancy Jury Exposes Closed-Door Chaos (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow:
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Clancy Jury Exposes Closed-Door Chaos
Jurors just gave a behind-the-scenes interview about the deliberation room that led to a hung jury in Lindsay Clancy's criminal trial. The mistrial highlights the erosion of the sanctity of life in America. And it clearly exemplifies how critical the pro-life work of the ACLJ remains.
As reported by the New York Post:
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American Center for Law & Justice Issues Commentary: Hunter Biden Reveals Shocking 2028 Political Future (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow:
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Hunter Biden Reveals Shocking 2028 Political Future
In a shocking announcement, former President Joe Biden's controversial son, Hunter Biden, has implied that he may be considering a run for the presidential nomination in 2028.
Between his checkered past, including the notorious laptop fiasco and his father's legacy as Commander in Chief, many are wondering if this is a serious bid for the Oval Office or j more PR
American Express' Monique Herena Named 2026 HR Executive of the Year by 'HR Executive' (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release:
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American Express' Monique Herena Named 2026 HR Executive of the Year by 'HR Executive'
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American Express Chief Colleague Experience Officer Monique Herena has been named 2026 HR Executive of the Year by HR-focused publication HR Executive, recognizing her leadership and impact at Amex and across the human resources profession.
Since joining American Express in 2019, Herena has transformed how the company attracts, develops and more PR
An Unprecedented Opportunity for Our Yeshivos (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: Religion] -- Agudath Israel of America, an arm and voice of American Orthodox Jewry, posted the following news:
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An Unprecedented Opportunity for Our Yeshivos
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The new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit represents an unprecedented opportunity to bring significant new resources to our yeshivos and to ease the tuition burden on families across the country.
Over the past several months, Agudath Israel of America and Torah Umesorah have carefully studied how our community can best take advantage of this opportuni more PR
Anti-Defamation League: Jewish Students' Bill of Rights Helps Communities Fight K-12 Antisemitism (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- 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, posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Jewish Students' Bill of Rights helps communities fight K-12 antisemitism
New York, NY ... Following almost three years of growing antisemitism in K-12 schools, which have included bullying and, in many cases, ostracization, Jewish students across North America are returning to potentially tense classroom en more PR
Army Garrison Prepares for Milestone 9/11 Commemoration (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Army Garrison Prepares for Milestone 9/11 Commemoration
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A quarter of a century after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Army Garrison Italy soldiers, military police and firefighters will gather alongside local Italian officials in Padua, Italy, for a solemn 25th anniversary commemoration at the Memory and Light memorial.
"Returning to [Padua] for this milestone 25th anniversary observance will allow us to pay tribute to the lives lost and honor the more PR
Arthur Khaimov Named National REIT Tax Leader for EisnerAmper's Real Estate Practice (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizAccounting] -- EisnerAmper, a provider of audit, accounting and tax, advisory and outsourcing services, posted the following news:
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Arthur Khaimov Named National REIT Tax Leader for EisnerAmper's Real Estate Practice
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Global business advisor EisnerAmper announces that Partner Arthur Khaimov has been named the National REIT Tax Leader for the firm's Real Estate Practice.
In this role, Arthur will advise on all aspects of real estate investment trust (REIT) taxation, including formation, qualification, o more PR
Artist, Teacher, Optimist: The Legacy of Mayo Mac Boggs (10)
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Sept. 9 -- Converse University posted the following news:
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Artist, Teacher, Optimist: The Legacy of Mayo Mac Boggs
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When the crisp blue skies of Sept. 11, 2001, were shattered with the unimaginable, the day became a bright-line demarcation. There was "the before" and "the after." For Mayo Mac Boggs, Converse Professor Emeritus of Art, the way forward in the new world began to take shape in the form of a monument that he proposed to remember those lost and create a unifying moment f more PR
Assistant Professor Philip Kreniske awarded over $3.5 million for HIV prevention and mental health care project (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release:
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Assistant Professor Philip Kreniske awarded over $3.5 million for HIV prevention and mental health care project
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The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded Assistant Professor Phil Kreniske a $3,598,164 R01 grant to lead a project to develop and evaluate brief video interventions designed to reduce HIV stigma and improve engagement in HIV prevention, care, and mental health treatment amon more PR
Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight to Protect Affordable Care Act Coverage (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight to Protect Affordable Care Act Coverage
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OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in City of Columbus v. Kennedy, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in support of a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland blocking key provisions of more PR
Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Due Process Rights of Immigrant Detainees (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Due Process Rights of Immigrant Detainees
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the due process rights of immigrant detainees who are subject to prolonged confinement without a bond hearing. In Genalo v. GM, the respondent is a legal permanent resident who was detained for 21 months, without a bo more PR
Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Weaken Endangered Species Act Protections (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Weaken Endangered Species Act Protections
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits against the Trump Administration, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and one against the FWS and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Ser more PR
Attorney General Bonta Leads Defense of Flight Workers' Rights from Federal Overreach (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Leads Defense of Flight Workers' Rights from Federal Overreach
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing a proposed rule from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that would preempt state labor laws and infringe on worker protections for pilots and flight attendants. The proposed federal rule would compromise worker welfare by removi more PR
Attorney General Bonta Supports Litigation to Block Unlawful Immigration Arrests without a Warrant (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Supports Litigation to Block Unlawful Immigration Arrests without a Warrant
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief in support of litigation challenging Immigration and Custom Enforcement's (ICE) unlawful policy and practice of warrantless civil immigration arrests without probable cause. In the brief, Attorney General Bonta, co-leading a multistate coalition, highlight more PR
Attorney General Brenna Bird Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combat Illegal Robocalls (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP r more PR
Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of Alex Rivera (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of Alex Rivera
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Alex Rivera, who died on May 31, 2023 following an encounter with members of the Syracuse Police Department (SPD).
Shortly after 4 a.m. on May 31, SPD office more PR
Attorney General James Secures $8 Million from Leading Operator of Illegal Online Sweepstakes Casinos (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $8 Million from Leading Operator of Illegal Online Sweepstakes Casinos
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $8 million from VGW Holdings Pty. Ltd. and its affiliates (VGW), one of the largest operators of so-called "sweepstakes casinos," for unlawfully running online gambling platforms in New York. VGW's online casinos - Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and Luckyland Slots - a more PR
Attorney General James Sues to Defend Protections for Endangered Species (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Sues to Defend Protections for Endangered Species
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general today are filing two lawsuits challenging new Trump administration rules that dramatically weaken the federal protections that have helped save America's most imperiled wildlife from extinction. With these changes, the administration is greenlig more PR
Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Brooklyn (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Brooklyn
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September 8, 2026
NEW YORK - The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of a civilian who died on September 4, 2026 following an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in Brooklyn.
On September 4, officers from the NYPD Emer more PR
Attorney General McCuskey Pushes for stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release:
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Attorney General McCuskey Pushes for stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls
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Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voice service providers to e more PR
Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges Trump administration's rollback of Endangered Species Act protections (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 9 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges Trump administration's rollback of Endangered Species Act protections
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Sept. 9, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
The lawsuits challenge new rules that g more PR
Attorney General Rayfield Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks
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#AG Rayfield and Governor Kotek stand up to Trump administration
Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rules make it easier for privat more PR
Attorney General Weiser leads state coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 8 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Weiser leads state coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests
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Sept. 8, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to comply with statutory safeguards when making warrantless arrests.
In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeal more PR
Australia Renews Flexible Core Support, Reaffirming Partnership with UNDP to Sustain Delivery (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news:
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Australia Renews Flexible Core Support, Reaffirming Partnership with UNDP to Sustain Delivery
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NEW YORK - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) welcomes the Government of Australia's decision, confirmed in its 2026-2027 budget, to reinstate its core contribution to UNDP for 2026 at AUD 10 million (approximately USD 7.2 million). The renewed support follows a pause in core funding in 2025 and reflects a strong more PR
AXA XL Appoints New Head of Private Equity Client Relations in Americas (10)
DUBLIN, Ireland, Sept. 10 -- AXA XL, an insurance and reinsurance company, issued the following news release:
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AXA XL appoints new head of private equity client relations in the Americas
New York - AXA XL has named Rana Gillmon as Head of Private Equity Client Relations, Americas, a newly created role dedicated to supporting and advancing the risk management needs of private equity clients.
According to Matt O'Malley, AXA XL's Chief Client & Distribution Officer in the Americas, "Rana's appointment is an important step forward in how more PR
Banana Republic and La Ligne Announce Fall Collaboration Celebrating a Modern Approach to Style (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 10 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, posted the following news release:
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Banana Republic and La Ligne Announce Fall Collaboration Celebrating a Modern Approach to Style
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The collection and a campaign starring Zoey Deutch brings a shared design language rooted in effortless classics
Banana Republic announces a limited-edition collaboration with La Ligne, the New York-based brand known for its joyful approach to stripes, shirting, and modern wardrobe staple more PR
Bank of America Co-President Jim DeMare to Participate in the BofA Securities 31st Annual Financials CEO Conference on September 23 (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 9 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release:
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Bank of America Co-President Jim DeMare to Participate in the BofA Securities 31st Annual Financials CEO Conference on September 23
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Bank of America Co-President Jim DeMare will participate in the BofA Securities 31st Annual Financials CEO Conference on Wednesday, September 23, at 1:15 p.m. British Summer Time (8:15 a.m. Eastern Time). A live webcast of this event will more PR
Binghamton University: Ancient DNA Reveals 1,000 Years of Human-environment Interactions at Crawford Lake (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Ancient DNA reveals 1,000 years of human-environment interactions at Crawford Lake
Binghamton anthropologist part of international team that reconstructed 1,000 years of ecological change and human activity
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An international team of scientists featuring faculty at Binghamton University has recreated a 1,000-year timeline documenting the ecological changes and human impact to the area surrounding Crawford Lake, the famed location of the propos more PR
BLS Southwest Region Issues Report on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions June 2026 (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region
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Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation stood at $44.03 in the Midwest and $51.66 in the W more PR
Blumenthal Demands Answers from Sam Altman After New Reporting Reveals how AI agents Went Rogue to Conduct Major Cyber Breach & Conceal Their Operations (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal Demands Answers from Sam Altman After New Reporting Reveals how AI agents Went Rogue to Conduct Major Cyber Breach & Conceal Their Operations
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] -U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today demanded answers from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after recent reporting from The New York Times revealed alarming new details about how the A.I. company's agents bypassed their safeguards to go rogue and hack into the firm Hugg more PR
Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition Urges Court to Reject DOJ's Live Nation Settlement as Corrupted, Impotent, and Unlawfully Disclosed (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release:
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Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition Urges Court to Reject DOJ's Live Nation Settlement as Corrupted, Impotent, and Unlawfully Disclosed
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Washington D.C. -The Break Up Ticketmaster Coalition filed a public comment last week urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to reject the Department of Justice's proposed settlement with Live Nation. The comment argues the proposed final judgment fails more PR
Broadway's Next Hit Musical comes to Luther College Sept. 12 (10)
DECORAH, Iowa, Sept. 8 -- Luther College posted the following news:
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Broadway's Next Hit Musical comes to Luther College Sept. 12
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The cast of Broadway's Next Hit Musical will create and perform a spontaneous evening of music and laughter at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, in the Center for Faith and Life (CFL) Main Hall at Luther College.
Broadway's Next Hit Musical is the first performance in Luther College's 2026-27 Center Stage Series.
"The performers in Broadway's Next Hit Musical are master improvisers and incredibly creative more PR
Cal State LA Professor Stephen Rothman's 'Effortless Perfection' Earns Film Festival Recognition (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 10 -- California State University issued the following news release:
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Cal State LA Professor Stephen Rothman's 'Effortless Perfection' earns film festival recognition
The short film has received seven festival laurels, with a Hollywood screening scheduled for Sept. 14, 2026.
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Effortless Perfection, a short film directed by Cal State LA Theatre Professor Stephen Rothman, is earning recognition on the film festival circuit. The film has received seven laurels from six film festivals. It was screened on Ma more PR
Catholic League Issues Commentary: 9/11 For Catholics (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary by President Bill Donohue:
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9/11 FOR CATHOLICS; ESPECIALLY POIGNANT
The loss of nearly 3,000 innocent Americans on September 11, 2001 in New York City, western Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. is something everyone who lived through that fateful day will never forget, and this is especially true for Catholi more PR
Catholic League Issues Commentary: Radical Muslims and Radical Secularists - The Twin Threats (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary by President Bill Donohue:
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RADICAL MUSLIMS AND RADICAL SECULARISTS: THE TWIN THREATS
Non-believers are no more a threat to a free society than believers are, but radical secularists are. Muslims are also not a threat to freedom, but radical Muslims are. Though these two strains hold different worldviews, t more PR
Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: U.S. Chips Policy Gains In Intelligence (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary:
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U.S. Chips Policy Gains In Intelligence
Instead of subsidizing foundries, Washington aims to bolster a broad compute stack.
By Christopher Cytera
September 8, 2026
When the US enacted the CHIPS Act four years ago, the first goal was to revitalize domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Out of the $59 billion budget, two-thirds went to grants and loan guarantees for foundries. Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) buil more PR
Chancellor King Highlights the SUNY Reconnect Expansion With Visit to SUNY Broome Community College (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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Chancellor King Highlights the SUNY Reconnect Expansion with Visit to SUNY Broome Community College
Governor Hochul's SUNY Reconnect Program Provides Free Tuition, Fees, Books, and Supplies for Eligible Adult Learners in High-Demand Fields
Visit Highlights SUNY Broome's Cybersecurity and Teaching Programs
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Town of Dickinson, NY - State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today visited SUNY Broome Community College as par more PR
Chancellor Reyes: 'Welcome to the New Academic Year!' (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Chancellor Reyes: 'Welcome to the New Academic Year!'
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Chancellor Javier Reyes welcomed the campus community to the start of the 2026-27 academic year in the campuswide email message, which can be found below, on Sept. 9.Dear UMass Community,
Welcome to the 2026-27 academic year! It is great to see everyone back on campus!
This fall, based on our preliminary numbers, we are excited to welcome close to 5,300 new first-year students to our more PR
Chandan Kumar, computer science faculty, expands computing capabilities with NSF grant (10)
ALFRED, New York, Sept. 9 -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
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Chandan Kumar, computer science faculty, expands computing capabilities with NSF grant
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A new National Science Foundation computing allocation will give Alfred University students and researchers access to the kind of high-performance computing power typically associated with major research institutions.
Dr. Chandan Kumar, assistant professor of computer science, has been awarded 970,000 ACCESS credits through the NSF's Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Co more PR
Charlotte Food Bank Receives Nearly 300,000 Eggs Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Charlotte Food Bank Receives Nearly 300,000 Eggs Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case
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RALEIGH -Today, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte received 270,000 eggs as part of Attorney General Jeff Jackson's settlement with three of the nation's largest egg producers over allegations that they violated antitrust laws and worked together to raise egg prices.
"When compani more PR
Christian Theological Seminary Marks 10 Years of Faith & Action With Jason Reynolds (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 10 -- The Christian Theological Seminary issued the following news:
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Christian Theological Seminary Marks 10 Years of Faith & Action with Jason Reynolds
INDIANAPOLIS -- Christian Theological Seminary (CTS) will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Faith & Action Project with The Power of Being Seen: How Relationships Create Opportunity for Young People, featuring #1 New York Times bestselling author and MacArthur Fellow Jason Reynolds. The event will take place Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at 7 p.m. at St. Luke' more PR
Church: A home sweet home for teens (10)
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 9 [Category: Religion] -- The World Council of Churches posted the following news:
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Church: A home sweet home for teens
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"The church is a mother, not a prison guard. The church is a home sweet home, not a cold museum."
I quoted Rev. Herlina Kabaya, chair of the organizing committee and chair of the Teen Commission of the Christian Church of Central Sulawesi (GKST), during the opening of the GKST National Youth Camp in Tentena, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. I did not expect those words to stay with me as much more PR
CIRES Sharpens Its Expertise in Forest Ecology With New Fellow Jazlynn Hall (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Sept. 9 -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news:
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CIRES sharpens its expertise in forest ecology with new Fellow Jazlynn Hall
Her work spans from 'the equator to the Arctic,' helping us understand what damages forests -- and what helps them recover
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CIRES is excited to welcome its newest Fellow, Jazlynn Hall, a forest, disturbance, and landscape ecologist. Her research has taken her to forests from the equator to the Arctic, where she documents changes like wild more PR
Citi 1Q, 2Q, 3Q and 4Q 2027 Earnings Calls (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Citi First Quarter, Second Quarter, Third Quarter and Fourth Quarter 2027 Earnings Calls
NEW YORK -- Citigroup will issue its 2027 quarterly financial results via press release at approximately 8 a.m. (ET) on the following dates:
* 1Q27 - Tuesday, April 13, 2027
* 2Q27 - Tuesday, July 13, 2027
* 3Q27 - Tuesday, October 12, 2027
* 4Q27 - Friday, Januar more PR
City & State Names Baruch President S. David Wu to 2026 Manhattan Power 100 List (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- Baruch College posted the following news:
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City & State Names Baruch President S. David Wu to 2026 Manhattan Power 100 List
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For the fourth consecutive year, Baruch College President S. David Wu is featured in City & State's "2026 Manhattan Power 100," an annual list recognizing "Manhattanites who are true power brokers" in New York City and state politics and government.
President Wu was the highest-ranking leader of a public college among the honorees, earning the #52 position.
#'One of nation's top public col more PR
Clarkson Assistant Professor Bethany Almeida Named Rising Star in Regenerative Engineering (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 10 -- Clarkson University issued the following news:
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Clarkson Assistant Professor Bethany Almeida Named Rising Star in Regenerative Engineering
Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Bethany Almeida has been named a Rising Star for the Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering Symposium, recognizing her as an early-career researcher with the potential to become a leader in the field.
Almeida received the recognition during the Aug. 24 symposium at the Fall 2026 American C more PR
Clarkson Connects Semiconductor Leaders to Tackle Next-Generation Chip Challenges (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 10 -- Clarkson University issued the following news:
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Clarkson Connects Semiconductor Leaders to Tackle Next-Generation Chip Challenges
As computer chips become smaller, more powerful and more complex, the scientists and engineers responsible for manufacturing them face an increasingly difficult challenge: developing processes precise enough to keep pace.
The experts working at the forefront of that challenge gathered in Lake Placid, New York, Aug. 2-5 for the International Symposium on Chemical-Mechanical Plan more PR
Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN and IBM Team Advance to Finals for 2026 ACM Gordon Bell Prize (10)
ARMONK, New York, Sept. 9 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release:
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Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN and IBM Team Advance to Finals for 2026 ACM Gordon Bell Prize
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CLEVELAND, WAKO, JAPAN and YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -Sept 9, 2026 -A multidisciplinary team from Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN and IBM (NYSE: IBM) has been named as a finalist for the 2026 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Gordon Bell Prize for simulating the largest biologically meaningful molecules ever modeled with quantum computers, reaching a more PR
Columbia to Lead $20 Million National Research Center on Organismal Resilience (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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Columbia to Lead $20 Million National Research Center on Organismal Resilience
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience will leverage real-world data and innovative AI techniques to improve understanding of how plants and animals build resilience in dynamic environments.
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The National Science Foundation has selected Columbia University to establish a National Synthesis Center for Organismal Resilience (NSCOR more PR
Columbia: A Career Spent Collecting Earth's Seismic Clues (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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A Career Spent Collecting Earth's Seismic Clues
Professor Goran Ekstrom tracks incidents like landslides and glacier collapse using tools once used only to monitor earthquakes.
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In the summer of 2025, a massive rock slope collapsed into the Tracy Arm fjord in southeast Alaska, causing a tsunami that sent water more than 1,500 feet up the fjord's steep walls. No tourists were present in the fjord at the time, but they could have been: Cruise ships regularly conduct more PR
Columbia: What a 9/11 Hero Can Teach Columbia SIPA Students About Crisis Leadership (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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What a 9/11 Hero Can Teach Columbia SIPA Students About Crisis Leadership
On September 11, 2001, Joseph Pfeifer was the first FDNY battalion chief to report to the World Trade Center with his unit.
By Eve Glasberg
Sometimes when Joseph Pfeifer, an adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, is in the classroom talking to his students about September 11, 2001, it hits him that some of them were toddlers or not even born yet on that day 25 yea more PR
Commentary: $50 Million NIH Autism Study Ignores Link to Vaccines, CHD Scientist Says (10)
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- 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 commentary by Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV.
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$50 Million NIH Autism Study Ignores Link to Vaccines, CHD Scientist Says
A $50 million research initiative examining the potential causes of autism is sidestepping any examination of a possible vaccine-autism link and more PR
Conference Board: LEI for South Korea Fell in July (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release:
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LEI for South Korea Fell in July
Using the Composite Indexes: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(r) (LEI) for South Korea decreased by 1.4% to 118.3 (2016=100) in more PR
Congressman Langworthy Announces $500,000 Federal Grant to Strengthen Hornell-Area Wastewater Infrastructure (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Langworthy Announces $500,000 Federal Grant to Strengthen Hornell-Area Wastewater Infrastructure
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Washington, D.C.-September 9th... Congressman Nick Langworthy today announced that the City of Hornell has been awarded $500,000 in federal funding from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to advance a major regional wastewater infrastructure project serving the Hornell area municipalities including Hornell, North Hornell, and Ho more PR
CONGRESSMAN MORELLE LEADS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO BLOCK TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING MAIL IN VOTING (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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CONGRESSMAN MORELLE LEADS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO BLOCK TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING MAIL IN VOTING
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Today, Congressman Joe Morelle, the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, mobilized current and former Members of Congress in a court filing challenging the legality of President Donald Trump's Executive Order seeking to exert control over mail-in ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN, OVER 250 CURRENT & FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS URGE SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING MAIL VOTING (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN, OVER 250 CURRENT & FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS URGE SUPREME COURT TO BLOCK TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER LIMITING MAIL VOTING
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Congressman Pat Ryan, Over 250 Current & Former Members of Congress Urge Supreme Court to Block Trump's Executive Order Limiting Mail Voting
The group includes both Democratic and Republican lawmakers from the House and Senate
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Pat Ryan joined current and former Members of Congress more PR
Congresswoman Tenney Urges Treasury Review of UK-Led Israel Boycott Under U.S. Anti-Boycott Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Tenney Urges Treasury Review of UK-Led Israel Boycott Under U.S. Anti-Boycott Law
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Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging a formal review of the United Kingdom's announced trade restrictions targeting Israel and related efforts by other Western countries under Section 999 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The letter follows the United Kingdom's announcement that it would ba more PR
Consumers Want AI Shopping Recommendations to Include Trusted Creator Perspectives, According to IAB (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: Media] -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news:
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Consumers Want AI Shopping Recommendations to Include Trusted Creator Perspectives, According to IAB
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New York, NY - September 09, 2026 - Artificial intelligence is becoming an everyday shopping companion, helping consumers research products, compare options and make decisions. But as AI plays a larger role in product discovery, with nearly three-quarters (72%) of consumers using general-purpose AI assistants for shopping-related deci more PR
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: COMM Updates - 9/4/2026 (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 10 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news wrap up entitled "COMM Updates - 9/4/2026":
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The Department of Communication is pleased to welcome Dr. Dominic Balog-Way as an Assistant Professor. Dominic is a scholar of risk communication. His research examines how societies communicate, interpret, and govern risk amid rapid technological innovation, social and political controversy, and environmental change. Working at the intersection of communication science, geog more PR
Cornell Unplugged encourages mindful tech use, social connection (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Cornell Unplugged encourages mindful tech use, social connection
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Mikael Murphy-Rendon '28 is an iPad notetaker. But he never stays in the notes app. He inevitably gets distracted, checking his calendar, email and texts.
But from Sept. 14-20, he plans to take notes in class with pen and paper, seeking a more mindful interaction with his studies.
He'll be taking part in Cornell Unplugged, a new event that asks the Cornell community to decrease technology use more PR
Cornellians to address AI, NY energy future at Climate Week NYC (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Cornellians to address AI, NY energy future at Climate Week NYC
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Cornell and global leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC Sept. 20-27 to discuss some of the world's most pressing sustainability challenges, including harnessing AI's power while mitigating its negative impacts, reimagining New York's energy grid and building the technology and financing needed for energy transitions.
The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and the 2030 Project: more PR
Crane School of Music Hosts Inaugural Brass Summit (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 9 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news:
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Crane School of Music Hosts Inaugural Brass Summit
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SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music is set to welcome guest artists, alumni educators and students for the inaugural 2026 Crane Brass Summit from Friday, Sept. 25 to Sunday, Sept. 27.
High school to adult musicians, music educators and brass enthusiasts are invited to join The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam for a weekend full of performances, exhibitors, panels, workshop more PR
D'Youville University Receives $200,000 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Fund Grant to Launch Behavioral Health Wraparound Care Program (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 8 -- D'Youville College posted the following news:
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D'Youville University Receives $200,000 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Fund Grant to Launch Behavioral Health Wraparound Care Program
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BUFFALO, NEW YORK - D'Youville University has received a $200,000 grant from the 2026 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Fund to launch Vital Connect: Behavioral Health Wraparound Care Program, an initiative designed to improve access to mental and behavioral health services for individuals throughout the Western New Y more PR
Debevoise Advises HarbourVest Partners as Co-Investor in the Proposed Recommended Cash Offer for Gamma Communications (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Debevoise Advises HarbourVest Partners as Co-Investor in the Proposed Recommended Cash Offer for Gamma Communications
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised HarbourVest Partners ("HarbourVest") in its role as manager of co-investor funds in the recommended cash offer for Gamma Communications plc ("Gamma"), valuing the company at approximately PS1,015 million.
The offer has been made by Bradbury Bidco Limited, a newly incorpora more PR
Delaware North Sportservice unveils new food, beverage and retail experiences at MetLife Stadium for the 2026 season (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 9 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delaware North posted the following news release:
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Delaware North Sportservice unveils new food, beverage and retail experiences at MetLife Stadium for the 2026 season
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sept. 9, 2026) - Sportservice, the hospitality partner at MetLife Stadium, is rolling out a lineup of new food, beverage and retail experiences for fans attending New York Jets and New York Giants games this season.
From fresh pasta and Ne more PR
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: ICYMI - GOP Senator Roger Marshall "Facing Backlash" for "Extreme," "Predatory,"& "Unbelievably Aggressive" Practices (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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ICYMI: GOP Senator Roger Marshall "Facing Backlash" for "Extreme," "Predatory,"& "Unbelievably Aggressive" Practices
Kansas GOP Senate candidate Roger Marshall is under fire and "facing backlash" for his "extreme" and "predatory" practices as a doctor after a New York Times report found that Marshall filed more than 700 lawsuits against patients - many of whom were uninsured new mothers - who struggled to pay for the more PR
Discover the unexpected ways the arts are preparing tomorrow's workforce (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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Discover the unexpected ways the arts are preparing tomorrow's workforce
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As an experience architecture student at Michigan State University, Jason Fagan Jr. (class of 2024) was focused on honing his skills in computer coding and developing experiences in the digital space. He didn't have any of the university's world-class cultural institutions on his radar.
Yet, looking back, Fagan Jr. sees his undergrad employment at the MSU Museum as a vital more PR
DNC: Republicans Flee From "Trump-A-Palooza" as Trump's Approval Ratings Sink to Historic Lows (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Republicans Flee From "Trump-A-Palooza" as Trump's Approval Ratings Sink to Historic Lows
Donald Trump and Republicans are desperately trying to salvage their chances in the midterm elections, as Trump's approval ratings sink to historic lows. Americans strongly disapprove of Trump and his agenda -- and even Trump's own supporters are desperately trying to distance themselves from his failed presidency.
Dozens of Republicans more PR
Dr. Graves named a Pericles Civic Fellow (10)
ALFRED, New York, Sept. 9 -- The Alfred State College posted the following news:
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Dr. Graves named a Pericles Civic Fellow
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Dr. Angela Graves, Associate Professor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at Alfred State, has been announced as a member of a new cohort of Pericles Civic Fellows. The new national initiative led by Project Pericles supports faculty, staff, and other campus leaders to develop, pilot, and strengthen initiatives that cultivate students' civic identity, agency, and participation throughout the 2026-20 more PR
Dyed wool a sustainable water purification alternative (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Dyed wool a sustainable water purification alternative
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Scientists project that by 2050, nearly half the global urban population will not have enough potable water - a 50% increase since 2016. New and sustainable methods for desalination are needed, and Cornell researchers have one potential solution - in part inspired by the bird of paradise.
Employing a method of water distillation that harnesses sunlight by heating a body of water's surface, a group led by more PR
Economist Kerwin Charles, Ph.D. '96, to give 2026 Staller Lecture (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Economist Kerwin Charles, Ph.D. '96, to give 2026 Staller Lecture
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Kerwin Charles, Ph.D. '96, scholar of economics at Yale University, will present the 2026 Staller Lecture, "The Persistence of Racial Labor Market Inequality," on Sept. 22 at 4:30 p.m. in Olin Hall, Rm. 155. The event is sponsored by the Department of Economics.
"Kerwin Charles brings a new perspective on classic but important problems," said Seth Sanders, the Ronald G. Ehrenberg Professor of more PR
Eminent Domain Attorney Jennifer Polovetsky Joins Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Team in New York (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Eminent Domain Attorney Jennifer Polovetsky Joins Greenberg Traurig Real Estate Team in New York
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UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Sept. 8, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its market-leading Real Estate Practice with the addition of Jennifer Polovetsky as a shareholder in the firm's New York City and Long Island offices.
Polovetsky joins Greenberg Traurig from Duane Morris and brings more than two decades more PR
Emory University Candler School of Theology: Oct. 15 Thurman Lecture to Explore Future of the Black Church (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 10 -- Emory University Candler School of Theology issued the following news:
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Oct. 15 Thurman Lecture to Explore Future of the Black Church
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Candler's Black Church Studies program will welcome Jason E. Shelton, professor of sociology and director of the Center for African American Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, to present this year's Howard Thurman Lecture.
Shelton's lecture, "The Black Church Now-What's Changing and Why It Matters," will take place on Thursday, October 15 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. more PR
Empire Center: New York's Electricity Prices Fifth Highest in the Country (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release:
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New York's Electricity Prices Fifth Highest in the Country
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Empire Center's Energy Data Bulletin shows New York households paid the fifth highest residential electricity prices in the country in June 2026, trailing only Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, and Maine.
Newly released U.S. Energy Information Administration data put New York's average residential electricity price at 29.49 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is more PR
Environmentalist photographer kicks off A.D. White Professors-at-Large series (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Environmentalist photographer kicks off A.D. White Professors-at-Large series
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Environmentalist photographer James Balog will launch a series of visits this fall from the A.D. White Professors-at-Large program, with a lecture about his work documenting the rapid retreat of glaciers around the world.
Named for Cornell's first president, the program sponsors visits from scholars and public intellectuals in the life sciences, physical sciences, humanities, socia more PR
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Expands "Special Happens..." Program With New Experiences Across Global Portfolio (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a part of Accor, issued the following news release:
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Expands "Special Happens..." Program with New Experiences Across Global Portfolio
Eight new extraordinary experiences are being added to Fairmont's experiential travel program ranging from an after-hours journey through Istanbul's Spice Bazaar to a private performance in Prague and the chance to perform live on stage in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the world-renowned luxury hospitality more PR
Federal Register: Census Bureau Proposes Rules to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants, Remove Race Questions From Decennial Census (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Census Bureau issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions
The Census Bureau is proposing to add two new parts to the Code of Federal Regulations governing the decennial census of population and housing. First, the Census Bureau is proposing to add a part outlining the residence criteria used for identifying each person's "usual residence, more PR
Federal Register: EPA Approves New York Interstate Air Pollution Plan for Sulfur Dioxide Standards (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the State of New York for purpose of demonstrating that the State satisfies the interstate transport requirements, also known as the "good neighbor" provision of the Clean Air Act (CAA), for the 2010 1-hour sulfur dioxide (SO2) primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). Under the good neighbor provision, each State's implementation plan must contain adequate provisions prohibiting the interstate t more PR
Federal Register: Health Resources & Services Administration Publishes List of 95 Petitions Filed Under National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received
HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compe more PR
Feeding Mice Fewer Calories Reduces DNA Mutations (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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Feeding Mice Fewer Calories Reduces DNA Mutations
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Mutations are changes in the molecular "letters" that make up DNA, the genetic blueprint for cells. Mutations build up with age in every cell when DNA is damaged or when cells make mistakes in fixing or copying it. Most mutations are harmless, but when they disrupt genes, they can cause cancer and other diseases.
Past stu more PR
Freedom From Religion Foundation: EEOC Must Protect Religious Freedom -- Not Christian Privilege (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 10 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release:
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EEOC must protect religious freedom -- not Christian privilege
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling out the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for implementing the Trump administration's "anti-Christian bias" narrative.
The EEOC has touted its religious liberty enforcement, highlighting more than $63 million recovered on behalf of workers in religious discrimination matters since January 2025 and a record $48 million more PR
From the Dean's Desk: A&S, September 2026 (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tulsa College of Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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From the Dean's Desk: A&S, September 2026
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We started this fall semester by making news, as The University of Tulsa's president announced that we were cutting annual tuition and fees from $54,000 to $25,000, making us the most affordable private research institution in America's heartland. Forbes magazine noted that the move is all about making an excellent UTulsa education accessible by "providing greater transparency to stude more PR
Garbarino Applauds Reappointment of Dr. John Howard to Lead World Trade Center Health Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Garbarino Applauds Reappointment of Dr. John Howard to Lead World Trade Center Health Program
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, today congratulated Dr. John Howard on his reappointment to another six-year term as Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).
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Gillibrand Statement On Oil Prices Hitting $100 A Barrel Amid Trump's Continued Failures In Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand Statement On Oil Prices Hitting $100 A Barrel Amid Trump's Continued Failures In Iran
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Today, in response to reports that Trump's war in Iran has again spiked oil prices to $100 a barrel and has left 18 U.S. service members dead and 820 wounded so far, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement:
"Trump's reckless war in Iran continues to hit devastating new milestones. With oil prices skyrocketing and diese more PR
Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn DOJ's Failure To Vigorously Defend Fundamental Gun Violence Prevention Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand, Colleagues Condemn DOJ's Failure To Vigorously Defend Fundamental Gun Violence Prevention Law
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) joined 12 Senate colleagues in condemning the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s refusal to seek immediate appellate relief from a recent district court decision striking down key regulatory requirements of the National Firearms Act of 1934 (NFA).
In a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche, the sena more PR
Gov. Stitt Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff on 25th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news:
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Gov. Stitt Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff on 25th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
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OKLAHOMA CITY (September 10, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt today issued Executive Order 2026-34, directing that the American flag, Oklahoma flag and Freedom flags on state property be flown at half-staff on Friday, September 11, 2026, in remembrance of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
"Twenty-five years later, September 11 remain more PR
Government ministers and global industry leaders to address the future of travel at Arabian Travel Market 2026 (10)
SURREY, England, Sept. 9 [Category: BizTravel] -- RX posted the following news release:
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Government ministers and global industry leaders to address the future of travel at Arabian Travel Market 2026
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 07 September 2026: Government ministers, policymakers and senior international travel leaders will gather at Arabian Travel Market's (ATM) 2026 next week, as the tourism industry comes together in Dubai to examine the future of travel regionally and internationally, from 14-17 September at Dubai World Trade C more PR
Governor Hochul Announces Final Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund Awards, Completing $150 Million Regional Housing and Infrastructure Initiative (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces Final Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund Awards, Completing $150 Million Regional Housing and Infrastructure Initiative
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the final Mid-Hudson Momentum Fund awards, providing $22 million in additional assistance to three developments -SoLo, Liberty Street Apartments and the Haverstraw Chair Factory -previously selected through Round 2 of the program. The new investments will help advance more PR
Governor Hochul Announces Interborough Express Project Design and Environmental Review Milestones (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces Interborough Express Project Design and Environmental Review Milestones
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has made progress on the design and environmental review phase of the Interborough Express (IBX), a transformational new light rail connection between Brooklyn and Queens. To ensure complete accessibility along the entire IBX, the MTA is prioritizing sig more PR
Governor Hochul Announces New Regulation Proposed by the Department of Financial Services Increasing Transparency for Policyholders in the Auto Insurance Market (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces New Regulation Proposed by the Department of Financial Services Increasing Transparency for Policyholders in the Auto Insurance Market
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has proposed a regulation amending the process for filing private passenger auto insurance rates, implementing reforms enacted in the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget to help bring down the more PR
Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Improve the Safety and Prosperity of Workers in New York State During Her Annual Labor Appreciation Reception (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Signs Legislation to Improve the Safety and Prosperity of Workers in New York State During Her Annual Labor Appreciation Reception
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During the Annual Labor Appreciation Reception at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, Governor Kathy Hochul signed three pieces of legislation aimed at protecting New York State's workforce as well as improving their ability to grow and prosper in New York State.
"New York has the best more PR
Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Friday in Observance of 9/11 Anniversary (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Friday in Observance of 9/11 Anniversary
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Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge and Stamford Transportation Center Will Be Illuminated Red, White, and Blue on Thursday and Friday Nights
(HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 11, 2026, in remembrance of the nearly more PR
Grant Thornton's Tom Puthiyamadam named to 2026 Top Consultants list (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 9 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Grant Thornton, a provider of audit, tax and advisory services, posted the following news release:
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Grant Thornton's Tom Puthiyamadam named to 2026 Top Consultants list
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Consulting Magazine recognizes Puthiyamadam, Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Advisory, for excellence in strategy and transformation
CHICAGO -Tom Puthiyamadam, managing partner of Advisory Services at Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (Grant Thornton Advisors), has been named to Consulting Magazine's 2026 Top Consu more PR
Hartwick College Showcases 23 Artists in "Creating Currents" Faculty and Staff Exhibition (10)
ONEONTA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release:
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Hartwick College Showcases 23 Artists in "Creating Currents" Faculty and Staff Exhibition
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Hartwick College's Art & Art History Department will open its faculty and staff art exhibition, "Creating Currents," at the Foreman Gallery of Contemporary Art. Running Sept. 10 to Oct. 16, 2026, with the gallery closed Sept. 25, the exhibition spotlights the creative work of artists connected to the department and brings together a range of artistic practices, pe more PR
HBO Max Releases Trailer For THE HOWARD STERN SHOW (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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HBO Max Releases Trailer For THE HOWARD STERN SHOW
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* HBO Max, in partnership with The Howard Stern Production Company, Inc. and SiriusXM, has released the official trailer for THE HOWARD STERN SHOW. The series will debut on HBO Max globally on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 at 12:01 a.m. PT/3:01 a.m. ET, with new episodes releasing subsequent Thursdays. Each week, Howard's SiriusXM show will be adapted int more PR
Holland & Knight's Amy Leder Named 2026 Office Managing Partner of the Year by New York Law Journal (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Holland & Knight's Amy Leder Named 2026 Office Managing Partner of the Year by New York Law Journal
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NEW YORK (September 9, 2026) - Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Amy Leder, executive partner of the Firm's New York office, was honored as Office Managing Partner of the Year at the 2026 New York Legal Awards. The New York Law Journal presented the award on September 3, 2026, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.
Ms. more PR
Hudson Institute Issues Commentary to Wall Street Journal: Mamdani Denounces an Indian Nonprofit (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Sept. 8, 2026, by senior fellow Bill Drexel to the Wall Street Journal:
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Mamdani Denounces an Indian Nonprofit
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh--a vast, powerful Hindu volunteer organization--has become the target of a counterproductive Western campaign.
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani found time in his busy schedule to condemn a visit to New York two weeks ago by the head of more PR
Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Growing Global Push for Free Education for Every Child (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Nevena Saykova, education advocate in the Children's Rights Division:
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A Growing Global Push for Free Education for Every Child
Children Help Shape Future of Pre-Primary, Secondary Education
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The global push to make free education accessible for every child gained momentum, as 81 states met at the United Nations in Geneva on August 31 to September 2 to discuss a proposed treaty that could strengthen children's right to education and r more PR
Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Rising Tigray Tensions Test African Union (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Advocacy Director for Africa Allan Ngari:
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Rising Tigray Tensions Test African Union
AU Should Act Before Conflict Escalates
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Barely a week after African leaders met in Luanda, Angola to strengthen the African Union's conflict prevention capacity, escalating tensions in northern Ethiopia are testing whether the AU can turn early warning into action.
Tensions between Ethiopia's federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Fr more PR
Human Rights Watch: South Korea - Systemic Gender, Age Discrimination at Work (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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South Korea: Systemic Gender, Age Discrimination at Work
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(Seoul) - Women in South Korea face systemic gender discrimination at every stage of their working lives, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. These adverse impacts accumulate as women get older, and are compounded by systemic age discrimination, resulting in harm to their physical and mental health.
The 92-page report, "Too Old and a Woman: Systemic Age and Gender Dis more PR
Husted Calls on States to End "drive-only" Licenses for Illegal Immigrants (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Husted calls on states to end "drive-only" licenses for illegal immigrants
COLUMBUS - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today wrote to 19 U.S. governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. in strong opposition to policies in their states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain "drive-only" driver's licenses and urging them to end such policies.
Nineteen states, as well as the District of Columbia, currently allow illegal immigrants to obtain "dri more PR
In Memoriam: Professor Albert Santoli (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 [Category: Political] -- The Institute of World Politics posted the following news release:
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In Memoriam: Professor Albert Santoli
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"People will never forget that you were there for them when they were in need, and not only when it was easy to be needed."
- Al Santoli
IWP mourns the loss of Albert Santoli, a longtime professor and director of the Center for Culture and Freedom at IWP.
Prof. Santoli was the president and founder of Asia America Initiative (AAI), a nonprofit that strives to develop communities a more PR
International Stock Manipulator Sentenced To 27 Months (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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International Stock Manipulator Sentenced To 27 Months
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced that JULIUS CSURGO was sentenced to 27 months in prison for manipulating seven different "penny stocks" in a pump-and-dump scheme designed to fraudulently inflate the value of CSURGO's own shares in those companies. CSURGO pled guilty on May 27, 2026, before U.S. Distr more PR
Jewish Students' Bill of Rights to Help Parents, Schools Combat K-12 Antisemitism (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release:
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Jewish Students' Bill of Rights to Help Parents, Schools Combat K-12 Antisemitism
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Following almost three years of growing antisemitism in K-12 schools, which have included bullying and, in many cases, ostracization, Jewish students across North America are returning to potentially tense classroom environments.
To help students, parents, and communities better advocate for themselves, American Jewish Committee (AJC), Jewish Fe more PR
Juliana Obregon Named Among ABF Journal's Top Women in Specialty Finance (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Cahill Gordon and Reindel, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Juliana Obregon Named Among ABF Journal's Top Women in Specialty Finance
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Cahill partner Juliana Obregon has been named one of ABF Journal's 2026 Top Women in Specialty Finance.
Juliana was recognized for her extensive work representing clients in leveraged finance, capital markets, and private credit matters across the manufacturing, healthcare, and retail sectors. In addition to her distinguished finance practice, Julian more PR
KPMG is powering ServiceNow's HR transformation while expanding its deployment of the ServiceNow AI Platform (10)
AMSTELVEEN, Netherlands, Sept. 9 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KPMG, a global organization of independent professional services firms providing audit, tax and advisory services, posted the following news release:
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KPMG is powering ServiceNow's HR transformation while expanding its deployment of the ServiceNow AI Platform
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NEW YORK - September 9, 2026 - KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm, today announced an expanded alliance relationship with ServiceNow, the AI control tower for business reinvention, focused on helping org more PR
LDF Condemns ABA Decision Repealing Standard 206 That Advanced Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Law Schools and the Legal Profession and Calls on Law Schools to Continue Pursuit of these Lawful Goals (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF Condemns ABA Decision Repealing Standard 206 That Advanced Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Law Schools and the Legal Profession and Calls on Law Schools to Continue Pursuit of these Lawful Goals
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Today, the American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted in a special session to rescind Standard 206, which required law schools, as a condition of accreditat more PR
LDF Statement on the Retirement of Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF Statement on the Retirement of Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III
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On Tuesday, Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III announced his retirement from the Smithsonian Institution, marking the end of his historic tenure as its 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and the first Black person and first historian to lead the Smithsonian. Secretary Bunch has nearly four decades of service at the Smithsonian in multiple roles, incl more PR
Lebanon/Israel: Hezbollah's Use of Cluster Munitions (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Lebanon/Israel: Hezbollah's Use of Cluster Munitions
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(Beirut, September 9, 2026) - Hezbollah unlawfully fired widely banned cluster munitions into a town in northern Israel on March 4, 2026, and again on March 15, Human Rights Watch said today.
The attacks, neither of which caused civilian casualties, took place during a major escalation in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah beginning on March 2 as part of the wider war in the regio more PR
Let's go U: Convocation opens Union's 232nd academic year (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 8 -- Union College posted the following news:
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Let's go U: Convocation opens Union's 232nd academic year
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As chants of "Let's go U" filled a packed Memorial Chapel, Union officially kicked off its 232nd academic year with an hour-long ceremony Tuesday afternoon.
The athletic chants were a nod to a special guest on the dais, former Union men's hockey star Shayne Gostisbehere '15. Gostisbehere was back on campus to receive the Eliphalet Nott Medal. Established in 1995, the medal is awarded to alumni who hav more PR
LTM Collaborates with IBM and Red Hat on Lightwell to Advance AI-Driven Open-Source Software Remediation (10)
ARMONK, New York, Sept. 9 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release:
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LTM Collaborates with IBM and Red Hat on Lightwell to Advance AI-Driven Open-Source Software Remediation
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Mumbai, India, Sept 9, 2026 - LTM, the Business Creativity partner to the world's largest enterprises, today announced that it has collaborated with IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat on Lightwell to help enterprises safeguard the open-source software supply chain through AI-driven vulnerability remediation.
As AI accelerates the dis more PR
M&T Bank Continues Free Arts and Cultural Admissions Program (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 8 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release:
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M&T Bank Continues Free Arts and Cultural Admissions Program
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Fall 2026 partnerships with the Buffalo Zoo, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site and Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens complement five long-standing year-round "Free Friday" admission programs
Buffalo, N.Y.; Sept. 8, 2026 - For families balancing busy schedules and tight household budgets, the cost of admission can sometimes stand more PR
Malliotakis, Officials Join Family To Highlight Father Vincent Capodanno's Life & Path to Sainthood (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Malliotakis, Officials Join Family To Highlight Father Vincent Capodanno's Life & Path to Sainthood
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(STATEN ISLAND, NY) -Today, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) held a press conference to highlight the extraordinary courage, faith, and selflessness of Father Vincent Capodanno, a U.S. Navy priest who sacrificed his life serving wounded Marines during the Vietnam War and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his extraordina more PR
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Wall Street Journal: Is Court Packing Constitutional? Don't Be So Sure (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary:
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Is Court Packing Constitutional? Don't Be So Sure
By James Piereson
Wall Street Journal
The precedents don't support what the Democrats want to do, which would be an assault on the separation of powers.
Democrats are trying to revive an idea left for dead nearly 90 years ago: packing the Supreme Court. Many members of the party have proposed expanding the court from nine justices to 13 the next time they win control of the presidency and Cong more PR
Mayer Brown Advises Lenders in Landmark US$3.1 Billion AI Infrastructure Financing for Zankore (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Mayer Brown advises lenders in landmark US$3.1 billion AI infrastructure financing for Zankore
SINGAPORE - Mayer Brown has advised the lenders on a senior term loan facility of up to US$3.1 billion for Zankore, a landmark transaction supporting the development of large-scale NVIDIA-powered AI compute infrastructure in Southeast Asia and one of Asia's largest AI infrastructure financings.
Mayer Brown acted as lead transaction counsel to Citigroup Global more PR
Mayer Brown Advises Pacific Life Re on Its First Asset-Intensive Reinsurance Transaction in Hong Kong (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Mayer Brown Advises Pacific Life Re on its First Asset-Intensive Reinsurance Transaction in Hong Kong
Mayer Brown advised Pacific Life Re on its first asset-intensive reinsurance transaction in Hong Kong, which involved the cession of a block of whole of life liabilities written by a pan-Asian insurance provider.
The consummation of this transaction represents a significant milestone for Pacific Life Re and demonstrates the cont more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Co-Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Rollbacks of Endangered Species Act Regulations (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Co-Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Rollbacks of Endangered Species Act Regulations
New Rules Put Species and Their Habitats at Risk
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BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and another against FWS more PR
MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to honor 9/11 hero with commissioning of Fast Response Cutter Jeffrey Palazzo in New York (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to honor 9/11 hero with commissioning of Fast Response Cutter Jeffrey Palazzo in New York
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NEW YORK -The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a commissioning ceremony for Coast Guard Cutter Jeffrey Palazzo, Sept. 12, 2026.
WHO: Adm. Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, presiding official
WHAT: Commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard's 63rd Fast Response Cutter, Jeffrey Palazzo.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to honor lives lost on 9/11 in a remembrance ceremony at Fort Wadsworth (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to honor lives lost on 9/11 in a remembrance ceremony at Fort Wadsworth
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NEW YORK -The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 commemorating the 25th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
WHO: Vice Adm. Jo-Ann Burdian, commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, presiding official and retired Capt. Patrick Harris, commanding officer of Coast Guard Activities New Yo more PR
Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation (10)
DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 9 -- The Dartmouth College School of Medicine (Geisel) posted the following news:
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Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation
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Since its inception in the early 2000s, the annual Medicine in the Media workshop, has helped journalists specializing in medicine and science sharpen their reportorial skills in an era of increased mis- and disinformation. Steven Woloshin, professor of health policy and clinical practice, who has worked to improve the commun more PR
Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation
Since its inception in the early 2000s, the annual Medicine in the Media workshop, has helped journalists specializing in medicine and science sharpen their reportorial skills in an era of increased mis- and disinformation. Steven Woloshin, professor of health policy and clinical practice, who has worked to improve the communication of medical evidence to physi more PR
Meet Some of the Newest Faculty at Binghamton University, and Learn What's in Store for the Year Ahead (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 10 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Meet some of the newest faculty at Binghamton University, and learn what's in store for the year ahead
Schools University-wide launch innovative programs, events to enhance student experience
By Anthony Borrelli
This academic year, Binghamton University welcomed 61 new faculty members to join the ranks. Among them is Willie Eggleston, who worked in the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) from 2017 to 2024, then decided to return.
Af more PR
Memorials at Fort Knox Represent Daily Reminders of 9/11 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Memorials at Fort Knox Represent Daily Reminders of 9/11
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Four unassuming memorials at and around Fort Knox, Kentucky, carry deep significance that few may realize as they pass through the gates of the Army installation to live, work or visit.
Two came from the World Trade Center towers in New York City; the other two from the Pentagon. Combined, they offer daily reminders of that fateful Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001, when the world suddenly pivoted on more PR
More Than 171 Million Students Had Their Schooling Disrupted by Climate Hazards in 2025 - UNICEF (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release:
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More than 171 million students had their schooling disrupted by climate hazards in 2025 - UNICEF
Storms, floods, and heatwaves most common climate hazards causing school closures, class suspensions, and other education interruptions
NEW YORK - More than 171 million students globally - or 1 in 10 - from pre-primary to upper secondary age had their schooling disrupted by climate hazards in 2025, according to more PR
Morgan Lewis Team Named 2026 Labor and Employment Litigation Department of the Year at New York Legal Awards (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Morgan Lewis Team Named 2026 Labor and Employment Litigation Department of the Year at New York Legal Awards
NEW YORK: Morgan Lewis has been honored with Litigation Department of the Year for Labor and Employment by New York Law Journal as part of its 2026 New York Legal Awards. The annual awards celebrate the profound impact left by law firms and legal professionals on the state's legal community.
Morgan Lewis's New York employment li more PR
My DCMA Remember 9/11: Mark Wolfe, administrative contracting officer (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news:
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My DCMA Remember 9/11: Mark Wolfe, administrative contracting officer
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My DCMA "Remember 9/11" edition showcases the Defense Contract Management Agency's experienced and dedicated workforce as they reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The campaign highlights that tragic day's personal and professional impact on agency team members. Today, Mark Wolfe shares his story.
My name is Mark Wolfe, and this is "My DCMA." I am an administra more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport: FCC Must Strengthen Due Diligence Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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AG Davenport: FCC Must Strengthen Due Diligence Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls
TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require "voice servi more PR
N.Y. Comptroller DiNapoli: Lower Manhattan, 25 Years After 9/11 (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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DiNapoli: Lower Manhattan, 25 Years After 9/11
New Report Highlights Remarkable Growth, Resilience, and Transformation of Neighborhoods Around Ground Zero
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Lower Manhattan has undergone a profound transformation in the 25 years since the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. A diversified business community, an expanding tourism sector, major public transportation investments, and the emergence of a 2 more PR
N.Y. Comptroller: NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2027-28 (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2027-28
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027-28. Employers' average contribution rates will decrease from 17.6% to 17.3% of payroll for the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) and increase from 36.5% to 37.4% of pa more PR
N.Y. Gov. Hochul, Co-signers Issue Letter to A.G. Blanche (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following letter with co-signers to Attorney General Todd W. Blanche:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 3, 2026
The Honorable Todd W. Blanche
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530
Dear Attorney General Blanche:
For nearly four decades, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has embodied a fundamental national commitment that disability should not be a basis for exclusion or diminish more PR
N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Launches Citywide Digital Tribute to New Yorkers Who Helped Carry Us Through 9/11 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Mayor Mamdani Launches Citywide Digital Tribute to New Yorkers Who Helped Carry Us Through 9/11
What you should know
* LinkNYC kiosks will display dozens of geolocated stories, from the Midtown warehouse that became an Emergency Operations Center to Fresh Kills, where 1.5 million tons of debris were processed by hand
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NEW YORK - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today launched Memory Markers: 9/11, a citywide digital tribute using LinkNYC more PR
N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Puts Kids First With Hundreds of New 15 MPH Slow Zones, Safer Streets Across NYC (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Mayor Mamdani Puts Kids First with Hundreds of New 15 MPH Slow Zones, Safer Streets Across NYC
What you should know
* NYC DOT has installed 15 MPH School Slow Zones at more than 200 school locations, with 800 expected to be in place this year as part of the City's largest-ever expansion of Sammy's Law
* City to install first-ever gated Open Street outside a school as part of safety redesign of Clarkson Street Open Street in Tribeca
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N.Y. Mayor Mamdani, Governor Hochul Announce Free Lead Pipe Replacement Program Has Saved 900 Bronx and Queens Homeowners More Than $10,000 Each (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Mayor Mamdani, Governor Hochul Announce Free Lead Pipe Replacement Program Has Saved 900 Bronx and Queens Homeowners More Than $10,000 Each
What you should know
* DEP awarded an additional $24 million in State and Federal aid to expand program anticipated to replace up to 7,000 lines across the city
* Eligible Bronx and Queens homeowners encouraged to sign up now; Brooklyn to follow in 2027
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NEW YORK - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani a more PR
N.Y. State Dept. Announces Groundbreaking For Major Waterfront Project In Geneva (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- The New York Department of State issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING FOR MAJOR WATERFRONT PROJECT IN GENEVA
Construction of New Dock Space with Accessible Kayak Launch and Long Pier Stabilization to Begin
Project Funded Jointly through the Department of State's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program and Downtown Revitalization Initiative
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New York Secretary of State Walter T. Mosley today announced the groundbreaking for significant more PR
National Association of State Energy Officials: U.S. Army Awards $2.2 Billion for Nuclear Microreactor Sites in Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Texas (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news:
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U.S. Army Awards $2.2 Billion for Nuclear Microreactor Sites in Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Texas
By Camille Norton, NASEO
On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Army announced the selection of 5 vendors to own, construct, and operate nuclear microreactor sites in Georgia, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, and Texas.
Kentucky and New York co-chair the NASEO Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative, an effort to advanc more PR
National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild: Nonprofits Sue DOJ Over Refusal to Provide Public Records on Now-Defunct National Police Accountability Database (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Nonprofits Sue DOJ Over Refusal to Provide Public Records on Now-Defunct National Police Accountability Database
NEW YORK, NY - Last week, the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center and National Immigration Project filed a federal lawsuit, on their own behalf, and also on behalf of the National Police Accountability Project and Black Lives Matter, D.C., for records regarding the Trump administra more PR
National Retail Federation: Import Cargo's Peak Season Not Over Yet (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSrep) -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Import Cargo's Peak Season Not Over Yet
This year's extended peak season is continuing, with a final bump expected this month that could push September just over the line to be the busiest month of the year for import volume at the nation's major container ports, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
"We thought the peak season would be mostly more PR
National Urban League Mourns Phoenix Affiliate CEO George Dean (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- The National Urban League issued the following news release:
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National Urban League Mourns Phoenix Affiliate CEO George Dean
NEW YORK -- National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to the death of Greater Phoenix Urban League President and CEO George Dean:
"George Dean's decades of leadership, service, and unwavering commitment to equity transformed lives and strengthened communities across Arizona and throughout the Urban League Movement.
"George was a devote more PR
NBCUniversal Surrounds 2026 NFL Kickoff (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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NBCUniversal Surrounds 2026 NFL Kickoff
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NBCUniversal's "Race to Wednesday" campaign taps stars across NBC, Bravo and Peacock as NFL Kickoff football travels from Boston to Seattle.
September 09, 2026
With the NFL season kicking off tomorrow, NBCUniversal presents a comprehensive slate of NFL content across many of its programs and platforms leading up to the 21st season of Sunday Night Football. The 2026 season begins with more PR
Nearing the End of the Line for State and Local Climate Litigation? (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Nearing the End of the Line for State and Local Climate Litigation?
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Late last month, Chief Judge Brenda Sannes, of the Northern District of New York, ruled that New York State's "climate superfund" law is preempted by federal law. Relying on the 2nd Circuit opinion from 2021 in City of New York v. Chevron Corp., Chief Judge Sannes found in West Virginia v. James that the Clean Air Act displaced federal common law, and held t more PR
Neil Oxford and Robb Patryk Discuss Hughes Hubbard & Reed's Strategy and Successes in 'Law Firm of the Year' Profile With New York Law Journal (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Neil Oxford and Robb Patryk Discuss Hughes Hubbard's Strategy and Successes in 'Law Firm of the Year' Profile with New York Law Journal
Firm leaders describe client-focused approach, strategic growth and continued success following recognition as Law Firm of the Year.
Highlights
* New York Law Journal featured an interview with Neil Oxford and Robb Patryk following Hughes Hubbard's recognition as Law Firm of the Year.
* The firm leaders discussed t more PR
New York Life Joins Dayforce Benefits Edge (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- New York Life Insurance, a mutual life insurance company, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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New York Life joins Dayforce Benefits Edge
Strategic partnership combines enhanced integrations, streamlined administration and innovative employee capabilities that simplify benefits for employers and employees
NEW YORK - New York Life today announced its participation in Dayforce Benefits Edge, a flagship carrier partner program from Dayforce designed to redefine the benefits experience through strategi more PR
New York Medical College: Emerging Scientists Tackle Tick-Borne Disease Research (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Sept. 10 -- New York Medical College issued the following news:
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Emerging Scientists Tackle Tick-Borne Disease Research
Dana Mordue, Ph.D., Opened Her Lab This Summer to Mentor High School and College Students
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This summer, Dana Mordue, Ph.D., vice chancellor for accreditation and student support and associate professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, opened up her lab again and mentored a group of undergraduate and high school students researching two of the Northeast's most common tick-borne diseases more PR
New York Proton Center Urges CMS to Abandon Premature National Pricing for Proton Beam Therapy (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
August 31, 2026
Dr. Mehmet Oz
Administrator
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Require more ST
New York State Opposes HUD Proposal for Additional Financial Reporting Requirements (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
40 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12243-0001 |
otda.ny.gov
KATHY HOCHUL
Governor
BARBARA C. GUINN
Commissioner
RAJNI CHAWLA
Executive Deputy Commissioner
September 8th, 2026
Min Guo
Management and Program Analyst
Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street SW
Washington DC 20410
Re: Notice of Proposed Information Collection:
Recipi more ST
Newmark Advises Havas Health in 254,000-Square-Foot Headquarters Expansion & Extension at 200 Madison Avenue (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release:
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Newmark Advises Havas Health in 254,000-Square-Foot Headquarters Expansion & Extension at 200 Madison Avenue
New York, NY -- Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK) ("Newmark" or the "Company"), a leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large institutional investors, global corporations and other owners and occupiers, announces the Company represent more PR
NFL: Garrett Wilson - Playoffs 'Very Realistic' for New York Jets in 2026 (10)
CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Garrett Wilson: Playoffs 'very realistic' for New York Jets in 2026
Kevin Patra, Senior News Writer
The New York Jets infamously haven't made a postseason appearance in 15 campaigns. Garrett Wilson believes that streak will end this season.
"Very realistic," Wilson said Tuesday of the Jets' likelihood of making the postseason, via ESPN. "I mean, I think it should happen, I'll say that. It's our job to go play ball and do it, but that's how I feel about more PR
NFL: Rams Rule Out Aaron Donald for Week 1 Game vs. 49ers in Australia (10)
CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Rams rule out Aaron Donald for Week 1 game vs. 49ers in Australia
Aaron Donald's return to NFL action will wait until at least the second week of the season.
Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters on Tuesday that Donald will not play in Los Angeles' regular-season opener against the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, which kicks off at 8:35 p.m. ET on Thursday night.
"I think he'll be ready to go sooner rather than later, but we're making a more PR
Ning Chiu discusses board reactions to short sellers with Agenda (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Ning Chiu discusses board reactions to short sellers with Agenda
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Davis Polk partner Ning Chiu discussed board-level considerations for responding to short seller allegations with Agenda.
Ning noted that trying to shut down an attack via legal means, such as claiming defamation, is not a viable option, even if the short seller raises personal information in its report or makes exaggerated claims. She explained that a more e more PR
Nonprofits sue DOJ over refusal to provide public records on now-defunct national police accountability database (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center posted the following news release:
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Nonprofits sue DOJ over refusal to provide public records on now-defunct national police accountability database
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NEW YORK, September 8, 2026 - Last week, the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center and National Immigration Project filed a federal lawsuit, on their own behalf, and also on behalf of the National Police Accountability Project and Black Lives Matter, D.C., for records regarding the Trump ad more PR
Northwell Health: Cohen Children's First on LI to Receive Level 1 Children's Surgery Verification From American College of Surgeons (10)
NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Sept. 9 -- Northwell Health issued the following news release:
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Cohen Children's first on LI to receive Level 1 Children's Surgery Verification from American College of Surgeons
The designation highlights the hospital's commitment to delivering the highest standards of safety, quality and specialized surgical care for pediatric patients
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Northwell's Cohen Children's Medical Center (CCMC) is the first children's hospital on Long Island to achieve Level 1 Children's Surgery Verification (CSV) from the American more PR
Northwell's Phelps Hospital Named Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery (10)
NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Sept. 9 -- Northwell Health issued the following news release:
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Northwell's Phelps Hospital named Center of Excellence for Robotic Surgery
The recognition underscores the hospital's commitment to safety, efficiency and superior patient outcomes through advanced robotic surgical techniques
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Northwell's Phelps Hospital has been designated a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery by Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), an independent, internationally recognized organization that establishes and monitors patient s more PR
Northwestern Hires Mark Loe as CFO and Promotes Greg Johnson, Ph.D., to COO (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 10 -- The University of Northwestern issued the following news:
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Northwestern Hires Mark Loe as CFO and Promotes Greg Johnson, Ph.D., to COO
ST. PAUL, Minn., September 9, 2026 - University of Northwestern - St. Paul and Northwestern Media are pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Loe as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the promotion of Dr. Greg Johnson from Vice President for Strategy and Chief of Staff to Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Mark Loe earned his MBA from New York University Leonard N. Stern more PR
Novelist Mesha Maren to headline Meacham Writers' Workshop Sept. 23-26 (10)
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news:
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Novelist Mesha Maren to headline Meacham Writers' Workshop Sept. 23-26
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Mesha Martin will be the featured visiting writer and Stove Works Fellow at the upcoming Meacham Writers' Workshop.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will host the 2026 Meacham Writers' Workshop from Sept. 23-26, bringing writers, readers and students together for four days of readings, conversations and workshops focused on Appalachian and South more PR
NYU: Is Utopia a Refuge or a Prison? (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- New York University issued the following news:
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Is Utopia a Refuge or a Prison?
English Department Chair Jenny Mann's research and teaching traces the evolution of Thomas More's influential concept from Tudor England to the AI age
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Thomas More's Utopia, originally published in Latin in 1516, has generated its share of controversy over the centuries--its Russian translation was barred by the tsarist nation in the late 18th century and it wasn't translated into English until after More's execution.
But unlike many more PR
Of midterms, mayors, and complex political identity (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 8 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release:
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Of midterms, mayors, and complex political identity
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As American midterm elections quickly approach, conventional narratives no longer fully explain who votes how.
"The phenomena of Obama voters who switched to Trump in 2016, or the mayoral race in New York City, which was won by an underdog, demonstrate a deeply complexifying identity landscape that can lead to political upset," says SFI Resident Faculty member Brandon Ogbu more PR
Ogilvy Tops Agency Awards at Global Influencer Marketing Awards for 8th Straight Year (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizAdvertising] -- Ogilvy, an advertising, marketing and public relations agency, posted the following news:
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Ogilvy Tops Agency Awards at Global Influencer Marketing Awards for 8th Straight Year
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Ogilvy once again cemented its position as agency leading the way in creator and influence marketing, taking home 22 total awards -including 1 Grand Prix, 8 Gold, 6 Silver, and 7 Bronze -at the 2026 Global Influencer Marketing Awards (GIMA). The result marks the eighth consecutive year Ogilvy has been named the m more PR
Only At Stern: Professor Michael Dickstein, Creating the Hub at Stern for the Business of Healthcare (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The New York University Stern School of Business issued the following news:
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Only At Stern: Professor Michael Dickstein, Creating the Hub at Stern for the Business of Healthcare
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* Professor Michael Dickstein is the Founding Director of NYU Stern's Healthcare Initiative
* Professor Dickstein researches industrial organization and health economics
* Professor Dickstein has been recognized as a top teacher and works closely with student groups like the MBA Stern Healthcare Association (SHA)
As the Founding Dir more PR
Oregon Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Oregon Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks
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Salem, OR - Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rules make it easier for private companies and individuals to damage or destroy the habitats that threatened and e more PR
Peter Katzenstein receives triennial James Madison Award (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Peter Katzenstein receives triennial James Madison Award
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Peter J. Katzenstein, the Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Professor at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies and professor of government in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received the James Madison Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA). The award is conferred every three years to honor an American political scientist who has made a distinguished scholarly contribution more PR
Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Lazaro Calls for Enhanced International Cooperation to Protect Critical Maritime Infrastructure (10)
MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 9 -- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs issued the following news release:
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DFA Secretary Lazaro Calls for Enhanced International Cooperation to Protect Critical Maritime Infrastructure
Foreign Affairs Secretary Maria Theresa P. Lazaro issued an urgent call to enhance international cooperation in protecting submarine cables, ports and maritime energy infrastructure in remarks she delivered at the Expert's Forum on Critical Maritime Infrastructure held on 08 September 2026 at the Department of Forei more PR
Pillsbury Advises Stoke Space Technologies on $1 Billion Series E Financing (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Advises Stoke Space Technologies on $1 Billion Series E Financing
Pillsbury advised Stoke Space Technologies, Inc., the rocket company developing fully and rapidly reusable launch vehicles, in connection with its $1 billion Series E financing round.
The round was co-led by Point72 Ventures and Spark Capital, with participation from General Innovation, Glade Brook Capital, US Innovation Technology, Washington Harbour Partners, Woven Capital, Y Com more PR
Pillsbury Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Expansion Continues With Addition of Austin-based Partner Valeska Pederson Hintz (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Expansion Continues with Addition of Austin-based Partner Valeska Pederson Hintz
The latest notable partner to Pillsbury's premier Emerging Companies and Venture Capital (ECVC) practice, tech-focused startup lawyer Valeska Pederson Hintz has joined the firm's Austin office as partner. She joins the firm from Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP.
Pederson Hintz's arrival continues the significant, ongoing expansion of Pi more PR
Pillsbury Secures Significant High Court Victory for Client FLOWERBX in Trademark Infringement Case (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Secures Significant High Court Victory for Client FLOWERBX in Trademark Infringement Case
A Pillsbury team led by London-based partner Steven James and counsel Hattie Winfield secured a significant victory in the High Court for client FLOWERBX, the luxury floral design brand, in trademark infringement proceedings against online florist Flowers Box London. The judgment represents an important outcome for FLOWERBX and confirms the strength and valid more PR
PLACE Presents 'So You Want to Hike? An Introduction to Hiking' Course at SUNY Potsdam, Led by Adirondack Guide Jess Heck (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 9 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news:
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PLACE Presents 'So You Want to Hike? An Introduction to Hiking' Course at SUNY Potsdam, Led by Adirondack Guide Jess Heck
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New York State licensed outdoor guide Jess Heck takes in the view from the fire tower atop Azure Mountain in the Adirondacks. Heck will lead SUNY Potsdam's new beginner-friendly hiking course through PLACE this fall.
Curious about hiking, but not sure where to start? There's a new opportunity this fall to le more PR
Podcast celebrates Cornell earning #4 ranking in entrepreneurship (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Podcast celebrates Cornell earning #4 ranking in entrepreneurship
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Cornell jumped two spots to #4 in the new Pitchbook rankings of entrepreneurial universities, an honor based on the number of founders who have raised venture capital in the last 10 years. It also ranked #4 for female founders.
"Cornell is known to be a place where students come to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors and it shows in these rankings," said Zach Shulman '87 J.D. '90, director of Ent more PR
Polk State Professor Ellis remembered as devoted educator, fearless advocate (10)
WINTER HAVEN, Florida, Sept. 9 -- Polk State College posted the following news:
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Polk State Professor Ellis remembered as devoted educator, fearless advocate
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Rafaela "Rafi" Ellis believed deeply in the power of words. As a Professor of English, published author, skilled editor and lifelong advocate, she understood that words could teach, challenge, comfort and, when necessary, speak truth to power.
At Polk State College, where she taught English Composition and Literature for nearly two decades, she brought that conviction to her cl more PR
Prattfolio Wins 2026 Circle of Excellence Awards (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 9 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news:
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Prattfolio Wins 2026 Circle of Excellence Awards
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Prattfolio, the magazine of Pratt Institute, has won two Silver Awards in the 2026 Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence Awards. The awards recognize the magazine for overall publication excellence and publishing improvement, for its 2024 design refresh.
Published twice a ye more PR
Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026: Opening of the exhibition "MAURIZIO CATTELAN. NIGHT". (10)
MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 9 [Category: BizTransportation] -- BMW Group, a manufacturer of premium automobiles and motorcycles, posted the following news release:
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Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026: Opening of the exhibition "MAURIZIO CATTELAN. NIGHT".
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Munich/Berlin. The Neue Nationalgalerie presents "NIGHT", the first major solo exhibition in Germany by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, recipient of the Preis der Nationalgalerie 2026. Conceived for Mies van der Rohe's glass hall, the exhibition brings together seminal historical works and more PR
President Trump Honors 9/11 Heroes and Renews America's Vow to Never Forget (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The White House issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2026:
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President Trump Honors 9/11 Heroes and Renews America's Vow to Never Forget
Today, President Donald J. Trump stood with first responders, Gold Star families, and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation to honor the Americans who ran toward the fire on September 11, 2001. At his side was a 21-foot steel beam recovered from the wreckage of the South Tower -- carried more than 10,500 miles on Tunnel to Towers' Steel Across America tour as a living reminder of the more PR
PWHL and Scripps Sports announce national U.S. television partnership for 2026-27 season (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release:
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PWHL and Scripps Sports announce national U.S. television partnership for 2026-27 season
By Molly Miossi
League's first-ever season-long U.S. TV agreement features three national broadcast windows each week, led by Saturday "Game of the Week"
NEW YORK - The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and Scripps Sports today announced a national broadcast rights agreement for the 2026-27 season, a landmark part more PR
QANTAS CHARTERS NFL TEAMS TO MELBOURNE AHEAD OF HISTORIC FIRST GAME (10)
MASCOT, Australia, Sept. 10 -- Qantas Airways issued the following news release:
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QANTAS CHARTERS NFL TEAMS TO MELBOURNE AHEAD OF HISTORIC FIRST GAME
The Los Angeles Rams have touched down in Melbourne on a Qantas charter flight ahead of Friday's NFL game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the first regular season game the league has played in Australia.
Qantas also flew the San Francisco 49ers to Melbourne last week, with both teams travelling on A380s from Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Each charter covered around 12,900 kilometres wi more PR
Raymond James Expands Capital Structure Advisory Team, Hires Tim Bottrell (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 10 -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release:
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Raymond James expands capital structure advisory team, hires Tim Bottrell
Raymond James is expanding the capabilities of its Investment Banking division by hiring Tim Bottrell as a managing director in the Capital Structure Advisory group. Based in New York, he will enhance the firm's coverage of alternative capital sponsors, including private credit managers, multi-strat funds, CLOs and other alternative asset managers.
Bottrell brings ext more PR
Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Webinar - Reforming How Cities Fund Themselves Through Fines and Fees (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Director of Criminal Justice Policy Vittorio Nastasi:
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Webinar: Reforming how cities fund themselves through fines and fees
A recent Reason Foundation webinar explored how local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures.
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Local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures. In some jurisdictions, that revenue more PR
Remembering September 11th on the 25th Anniversary (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release:
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Remembering September 11th on the 25th Anniversary
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Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is commemorating the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, in memory of the lost lives and heroic stories that are now part of our national history."Twenty-five years have passed since the terrible attacks of September 11th that changed much about our country and the world," said Aumua Amata. "My own view was the sight of dark smoke rising h more PR
Rep. Hoyle, Co-signers Issue Letter to Surface Transportation Board (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following letter with co-signers to the Surface Transportation Board:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 3, 2026
The Honorable Patrick Fuch
Chairman
Surface Transportation Board
395 E Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20423
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The Honorable Karen Hedlund
Member
Surface Transportation Board
395 E Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20423
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The Honorable Michelle Schultz
Vice Chair
Surface Transportation Board
395 E Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20423
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The Hon more PR
Report From House Oversight & Government Reform Committee: Investigation Into the Navy's Response to Potential Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSCrpt) -- Unseen Impacts: An Investigation into the Navy's Response to Potential Traumatic Brain Injury and Mental Health Risks in Naval Aviation - A report from House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs - September 2026 (29 pages)
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Contents
Executive Summary ... 3
Committee's Investigation ... 5
Background ... 7
Findings ... 9
Recommendations ... 26
Conclusion ... 29
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Following reporting by The New York Times about an epidemic o more ST
Reps. Huffman, Morelle Issue Letter to GAO Acting Comptroller General Brown (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following letter to Orice Williams Brown, acting comptroller general of the Government Accountability Office:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 8, 2026
Orice Williams Brown
Acting Comptroller General of the United States
U.S. Government Accountability Office
441 G Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20548
Ac more PR
Reps. Kennedy, Thompson Issue Letter to Homeland Security Secretary Mullin (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Reps. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, and Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 2, 2026
The Honorable Markwayne Mullin
Secretary
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Dear Secretary Mullin,
We write, once again, regarding the case of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a refugee with legal status who died in Buffalo, Ne more PR
Reps. Waters, Sen. Warren Issue Letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent, Bureau of Engraving & Printing Acting Director Brown (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following letter with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Bureau of Engraving and Printing Acting Director Michael Brown:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 4, 2026
The Honorable Scott Bessent
Secretary
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC more PR
Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: "When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news:
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Retired Adm. Mike Day on 9/11: "When things were at their worst, the Coast Guard was at its best"
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On Sept. 11, 2001, then-Lt. Mike Day was piloting a borrowed boat in New York Harbor when the attacks cut off Lower Manhattan in smoke and chaos. Communications were failing. Bridges and tunnels were closed. People lined the waterfront desperately looking for a way out.
Day's answer was to put out what would become a legendary call ov more PR
Rising Risk Complexity Outpaces Organizations' Strategic Readiness Finds New AICPA & North Carolina State University Study (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- The American Institute of CPAs issued the following news release:
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Rising Risk Complexity Outpaces Organizations' Strategic Readiness Finds New AICPA & North Carolina State University Study
DURHAM, N.C., -- Organizations are facing a more volatile, interconnected, and unpredictable risk environment than ever before, yet most continue to struggle to fully integrate risk management into strategic decision-making, according to the latest The 2026 State of Risk Oversight: An Overview of Enterprise Risk Managem more PR
Rutgers: Answering the Call - From Ground Zero to the Classroom (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Answering the Call: From Ground Zero to the Classroom
Instructors with the Rutgers Center for Public Health Workforce Development share their memories from the September 11, 2001, attacks
By Laura Warne
In the days, weeks and years that followed the September 11, 2001, attacks, many instructors from the Center for Public Health Workforce Development at the Rutgers School of Public Health answered the call to assist with the recovery and rebuilding ef more PR
S.D. A.G. Jackley Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combate Illegal Robocalls (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combate Illegal Robocalls
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 48 other Attorneys General in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robo more PR
SEC Obtains Final Consent Judgment as to Justin Chen in Connection With Alleged $2 Million Insider Trading Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release:
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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chen et al., No. 25-cv-4580 (E.D.N.Y. filed Aug. 18, 2025)
On September 8, 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a final consent judgment as to defendant Justin Chen in connection with his role in an alleged insider trading scheme.
According to the SEC's complaint , filed on August 18, 2025, Chen and another individual were employed by a company that more PR
Second Power: UTC twins take on D.C. internships (10)
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news:
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The Second Power: UTC twins take on D.C. internships
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Riley Rutherford (left) and Kate Rutherford traveled to New York City during their time in Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of Riley Rutherford.
Originally from the two-stoplight town of Erin, Tennessee, twin sisters and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students Kate and Riley Rutherford spent the summer in Washington, D.C.
Both juniors and Brock Scholars in the UTC more PR
Sharpe Named ATU Faculty Member of the Month (10)
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 8 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news:
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Sharpe Named ATU Faculty Member of the Month
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Dr. Tori Sharpe, Arkansas Tech University associate professor of English, was recognized as ATU faculty member of the month by ATU Faculty Senate on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Sharpe was cited by Dr. Carl Brucker, ATU Faculty Senate chair, for her work as Nebo literary magazine advisor in the ATU Department of English and World Languages, her leadership as Arkansas Governor's School Area I coordinator, her sele more PR
Siemens and Battery-NY aim to strengthen U.S. battery production through digitalization with new pilot factory (10)
PLANO, Texas, Sept. 9 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Siemens Digital Industries Software, a subsidiary of Siemens, issued the following news release:
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Siemens and Battery-NY aim to strengthen U.S. battery production through digitalization with new pilot factory
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Siemens today announced a collaboration with Battery-NY, a federally funded Binghamton University-led initiative, to establish an automation and digital manufacturing architecture to be used in a flexible battery development and pilot manufacturing facility in upstate N more PR
Siemens and Battery-NY aim to strengthen U.S. battery production through digitalization with new pilot factory (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 [Category: BizIndustrial Materials] -- Siemens USA, a technology company that say it focuses on industry, infrastructure, transport and healthcare, posted the following news release:
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Siemens and Battery-NY aim to strengthen U.S. battery production through digitalization with new pilot factory
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* A standardized automation and data architecture will help create a scalable path from research into real-world battery manufacturing
* Siemens will help shape the IT/OT architecture, and provide an industrial data foun more PR
State Department Issues Public Schedule for Sept. 10, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Sept. 10, 2026:
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SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO
Secretary Rubio is on travel to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru from September 8-10, 2026.
9:20 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with the employees and families of U.S. Embassy Lima in Lima, Peru.
(CLOSED PRESS COVERAGE)
10:10 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Peruvian Foreign Minister Carlos Espa in Lima, Peru.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
11:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Peruvian Presiden more PR
State Education Commissioner Lily Laux to keynote Sweeney Center conference on "Expanding Child Care and Preschool Education in New Jersey" (10)
GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Rowan University posted the following news:
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State Education Commissioner Lily Laux to keynote Sweeney Center conference on "Expanding Child Care and Preschool Education in New Jersey"
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Lily Laux, Ph.D., commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education, and Evan Delgado, the Turrell Fund's president for programs and planning, are the keynote speakers for the Sweeney Center for Public Policy's conference on New Jersey child care policy issues, ranging from early childhood education to support for more PR
Strengthening higher ed is goal of upcoming Konvitz Lecture (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Strengthening higher ed is goal of upcoming Konvitz Lecture
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Rakesh Khurana '89, former dean of Harvard College and scholar of organizational behavior, will discuss why public trust in higher education has declined - and how universities and colleges can respond - when he delivers this year's Milton R. Konvitz Memorial Lectureship in American Ideals.
"From Institutional Mission to Administrative Means: The Bureaucratization of Universities" will be held at 5 more PR
Student Success Center Open House Celebrates Connection, Resources, and Student Voice (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 9 -- Broome Community College posted the following news:
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Student Success Center Open House Celebrates Connection, Resources, and Student Voice
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The Student Success Center kicked off the fall semester by welcoming students, faculty, and staff to its Open House on August 27 and 28. The event provided an opportunity for students to explore the center's resources, meet the staff who support them, and discover the many ways the Student Success Center can help them succeed.
The Open House brought together the a more PR
SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates Expansion of Empire State Service Corps to 1,000 SUNY Students (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates Expansion of Empire State Service Corps to 1,000 SUNY Students
Chancellor King Joined State University of New York at Binghamton Service Corps Members to Prepare Hygiene Kits for Local Schools and Nonprofit Organizations
FY26-27 Enacted State Budget Doubled SUNY Service Corps to 1,000 Available Spots, and New Service Areas Including Disaster Recovery
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Binghamton, NY -- State University of New York Chance more PR
The ASAM Weekly for September 8, 2026 (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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The ASAM Weekly for September 8, 2026
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ASAM Weekly -September 9
Overdose, harm reduction, and novel drug trends take center stage in this week's issue. It is encouraging that expanded harm reduction strategies over the past decade have helped curb overall overdose death rates in the United States; even with this encouraging news, it is reassuring that the CDC is launching a new channel to track overdo more PR
The Conference Board Launches Climate Hub (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release:
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The Conference Board Launches Climate Hub
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From the rising toll of extreme weather to the evolving geopolitics of energy, issues related to the environment and climate volatility pose growing implications for business and the economy. The Conference Board's new Climate Hub brings together the organization's full portfolio of resources on these defining topics.
Launched today, the hub provides a 360-degree approach encompassing:
* Energy, Infrastructure & more PR
This Buddy Check Week, VA and the Ad Council Encourage Veterans to Check In with One Another (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: Media] -- The Ad Council issued the following news release:
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This Buddy Check Week, VA and the Ad Council Encourage Veterans to Check In with One Another
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 9, 2026) - During Suicide Prevention Month this September, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Ad Council are recognizing Buddy Check Week (Sept. 21-25, 2026) as part of their ongoing national "Don't Wait. Reach Out." campaign. To mark the occasion, VA and the Ad Council are introducing expanded resources on VA.go more PR
Three components, one Army: LaNeve stresses Guard's role in Army's new priorities (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news:
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Three components, one Army: LaNeve stresses Guard's role in Army's new priorities
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Army Gen. Christopher LaNeve, vice chief of staff of the Army and acting chief of staff, emphasized the Guard's indispensable, multi-domain contributions to the Joint Force at home and abroad during an annual National Guard conference in Indianapolis, Aug. 29, 2026.
Referencing the Army's newly released stra more PR
TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics - August 2026 (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Sept. 9 -- TMX Group issued the following news release:
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TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics - August 2026
Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange
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TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for August 2026.
TSX welcomed 14 new issuers in August 2026, compared with 19 in the previous month and 44 in August 2025. The new listings were 10 exchange traded funds, three mining companies and one industrial products & services company. Total fina more PR
Toll Day gets a tweak: College's largest day of community service expands to multiple days (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 9 -- Union College posted the following news:
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Toll Day gets a tweak: College's largest day of community service expands to multiple days
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Toll Day has a new name and more opportunities this year, but the mission remains unchanged: connecting students with Schenectady and the greater Capital Region to support ongoing projects and activities in the community.
Started in 1996, the College's largest day of community service has been known as John Calvin Toll Day since 2001. Hundreds of students typically fan more PR
Toronto Stock Exchange Announces 2026 TSX30, Recognizing Companies Scaling Into Global Leaders (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Sept. 9 -- TMX Group issued the following news release:
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Toronto Stock Exchange Announces the 2026 TSX30(R), Recognizing the Companies Scaling into Global Leaders
Annual ranking recognizes top performers across key sectors delivering a record 785% average return and $225.7 billion in new market value over three years
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Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today announced the 2026 TSX30(R), an annual ranking of the 30 top-performing companies based on three-year dividend-adjusted share price performance. The 2026 list deliver more PR
Towson University Introduces Mid-Atlantic Tuition Rate to Expand Access and Affordability (10)
TOWSON, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Towson University issued the following news release:
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Towson University introduces mid-Atlantic tuition rate to expand access and affordability
New regional tuition initiative creates greater value for students across six neighboring states and Washington, D.C.
Key Takeaways
* Beginning in fall 2027, Towson University will offer a new mid-Atlantic tuition rate for undergraduate students from seven neighboring jurisdictions, making a TU education more affordable and accessible across the region.
* The ini more PR
Tradeweb Announces Date for 3Q 2026 Financial Results (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income and derivatives marketplaces, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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Tradeweb Announces Date for Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results
NEW YORK - Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global leader in electronic trading across asset classes, will release financial results for the third quarter of 2026 on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at approximately 7:00 AM EDT.
In addition, Tradeweb will host a conference call for investors.
WHO: Billy H more PR
Troutman Pepper Locke Continues Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Growth With Addition of New York Partner Yuliya Feldman (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Continues Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Growth With Addition of New York Partner Yuliya Feldman
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NEW YORK - Yuliya Feldman has joined Troutman Pepper Locke as a partner in the firm's Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Group in New York. She brings deep experience in strategic transactions, regulatory compliance, and reinsurance to one of the nation's most recognized more PR
Troutman Pepper Locke Continues Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Growth With Addition of New York Partner Yuliya Feldman (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 10 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Troutman Pepper Locke Continues Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Growth With Addition of New York Partner Yuliya Feldman
NEW YORK - Yuliya Feldman has joined Troutman Pepper Locke as a partner in the firm's Insurance Transactional and Regulatory Practice Group in New York. She brings deep experience in strategic transactions, regulatory compliance, and reinsurance to one of the nation's most recognized insurance practices.
Feldman join more PR
True Blue Weekend 2026 to Ring In a New Presidency, Salute a Fallen Community Member (10)
ONEONTA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release:
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True Blue Weekend 2026 to Ring In a New Presidency, Salute a Fallen Community Member
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Hundreds of alumni, friends, family and members of the Hartwick College community will return to campus Sept. 25-27 for the annual celebration of all things Hartwick. True Blue Weekend 2026 brings together homecoming and parent and family programs for a full slate of events celebrating the College's traditions, people and programs.
This year, True Blue Weekend kicks o more PR
Two Individuals Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Mortgage Modification Scheme (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Two Individuals Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Mortgage Modification Scheme
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced today an Indictment charging ARMANDO SOLIS BARRON, a/k/a "Solomon," and DOMINIC AHIGA, a/k/a "Michael Grinnell," a more PR
U.N. Population Fund: Pregnancy, Poverty and Weight of Hunger for Child Brides in Yemen (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The United Nations Population Fund issued the following news:
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Pregnancy, poverty and the weight of hunger for child brides in Yemen
ABYAN/AL HUDAYDAH GOVERNORATES, Yemen - Fatimah* was forced to marry an older man when she was just 13 years old. Two years later, she gave birth to twin daughters.
"I dreamed of going to school like other girls," she told UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, which is the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency. "Instead I became a wife before I had the chance to live my chi more PR
U.N. Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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New York
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Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
Statements | Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
For too long, we have been told to choose between economic growth and environmental protection, between today's priorities and tomorrow's climate.
These are false choices. Air pollution is taking a devastating toll on lives and economies. Last year, air pollution contributed to 6.4 million premature deaths, 5.5 million ne more PR
U.N. Secretary-General's Remarks at Closing Plenary Meeting of 80th Session of U.N. General Assembly (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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Secretary-General's remarks at the Closing Plenary Meeting of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly [as delivered]
Statements | Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
Madam President of the General Assembly, Mr. President-Elect,
Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for joining us.
Today, we close the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
This Assembly took place at a moment of profound challenge for humanity.
We have seen the destru more PR
U.N. Secretary-General's Remarks at Holy Family Church Annual Prayer Service (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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Secretary-General's remarks at the Holy Family Church Annual Prayer Service [as delivered]
Statements | Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
Excellencies, Dear Friends,
For decades, this service has brought together people of many faiths, traditions and convictions for a moment of unity and clarity before the whirlwind of the General Assembly.
This unity matters.
It shows that respect and solidarity are possible even in a fractured world.
Clarity matters, too.
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U.N. Secretary-General's Remarks at Peace Bell Ceremony (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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Secretary-General's remarks at the Peace Bell Ceremony [as delivered]
Statements | Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
Each year, the toll of the Peace Bell reminds us of the most important and consequential job we have:
Building peace.
Peace is never a passive achievement.
Peace is hard work.
Peace is action.
But in our world today, action for peace is faltering.
Violence and division are tearing apart communities.
Conflicts are widening and deepenin more PR
U.N. Secretary-General's Remarks at Wreath-Laying Ceremony Commemorating 65th Anniversary of the Death of Former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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Secretary-General's remarks at the Wreath-Laying Ceremony Commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the Death of Former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold
Statements | Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Dear friends,
We come together to pay tribute to the life and legacy of Dag Hammarskjold, who was tragically killed 65 years ago.
The values Hammarskjold fought for - and the passion with which he pursued them - have made him a more PR
U.N. Secretary-General's Video Message on Occasion of International Day to Protect Education From Attack (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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Secretary-General's video message on the Occasion of the International Day to Protect Education from Attack
Statements | Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
Education is a passport to a better future for every child and young person.
It is also a fundamental human right.
But exercising that right is becoming increasingly dangerous.
In the past two years, more than 8,500 attacks worldwide targeted schools, students and teachers, unleashing a wave of deadly viol more PR
U.N. Security Council Press Statement on Libya (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- United Nations Security Council issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2026:
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Security Council Press Statement on Libya
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Jerome Bonnafont (France):
The members of the Security Council welcomed the signing on 30 August 2026 of the agreement of the Libyan parties within the "Smaller Convening", facilitated by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on the reconstitution of the Board of the High National Elections Co more PR
U.N. Statement Attributable to Spokesperson for Secretary-General - on Developments in Southern Lebanon (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the developments in southern Lebanon
Statements | Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Delivered by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the escalation of Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon, particularly in and around Nabatieh.
He condemns the mounting civilian casualties, including women and children killed and more PR
U.S. Mission to the U.N.: Explanation of Vote Before the Vote for UNGA 80 Adoption on the Resolution to "Correct the Map" (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Mission to the United Nations issued the following news:
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Explanation of Vote Before the Vote for UNGA 80 Adoption on the Resolution to "Correct the Map"
By United States Mission to the United Nations
September 4, 2026
Yaryna Ferencevych
Deputy U.S. Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council
AS DELIVERED
This resolution mocks the work and purpose of this institution. While this initiative is presented as an anodyne effort to update cartographic proportions, the United States clearly sees it c more PR
UAlbany Earns National, Global Recognition in Latest College Rankings (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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UAlbany Earns National, Global Recognition in Latest College Rankings
By Amy Geduldig
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 8, 2026) -- National and global rankings released this summer by Money, The Princeton Review, TIME, Niche and ShanghaiRanking highlight the strengths and success of the University at Albany and its students.
The recognition comes as the University welcomes the largest first-year class in its history this fall and reflects UAlbany's commitment to more PR
UB awarded $5 million to lead SUNY Brain Institute network on age-related brain disorders (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 9 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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UB awarded $5 million to lead SUNY Brain Institute network on age-related brain disorders
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Medical imaging of the human brain.
As anchoring hub, UB will coordinate research on Alzheimer's disease and other neurological conditions affecting older adults
By Tom Dinki
BUFFALO, N.Y. -The University at Buffalo has received $5 million from the State University of New York to lead development of a statewide, multica more PR
UB Center for the Arts Announces Fall 2026 Season (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 9 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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UB Center for the Arts Announces Fall 2026 Season
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A season full of experiences at UBCFA, with music, comedy, film, dance, speakers and free events
By CAS Staff
The University at Buffalo Center for the Arts (UBCFA), Western New York's premier arts hub, announces its fall 2026 season, with programming spanning music, comedy, film, dance, free events and the university's Distinguished Speakers Series. From nation more PR
UB School of Nursing launches $2 million William R. Kenan Jr. Scholars Program (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 9 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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UB School of Nursing launches $2 million William R. Kenan Jr. Scholars Program
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Scholars will conduct research, participate in enhanced leadership development, and complete projects that help underserved communities. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo.
The program will accelerate the path to practice and prepare nurse leaders
By Sarah Goldthrite
BUFFALO, N.Y. - The University at Buffalo S more PR
UBS Announces Upsizing of Its Maximum Purchase Tender Offers for Debt Securities (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 -- UBS, a financial services provider, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026:
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UBS Announces Upsizing of its Maximum Purchase Tender Offers for Debt Securities
UBS Group AG (the "Offeror") announces today that it has amended its previously announced Maximum Purchase Offers (each, a "Maximum Purchase Offer" and collectively, the "Maximum Purchase Offers") to purchase outstanding notes of the series listed in the table below (collectively, the "Maximum Purchase Notes") by increasing the applicable Maximum Pu more PR
UK, France, Canada Ban Trade With Israel's Illegal Settlements (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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UK, France, Canada Ban Trade With Israel's Illegal Settlements
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(Beirut) - The United Kingdom, France, and Canada on September 8, 2026, announced a trade ban with Israel's illegal settlements, joining Norway, Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium, who already adopted such measures. Six other European states confirmed their intention to follow suit and/or support a European Union-wide ban, which is necessary to comply with international more PR
University at Buffalo, Hilbert College create accelerated MSW pathway (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 9 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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University at Buffalo, Hilbert College create accelerated MSW pathway
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By Matthew Biddle
BUFFALO, N.Y. -A new partnership between the University at Buffalo School of Social Work and Hilbert College will help future social workers complete their education -and enter professional practice -faster and at a lower cost.
The partnership agreement establishes two new accelerated pathways for students to earn their bach more PR
University of Arkansas: Journalism Student Joins New York Times Corps (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Journalism Student Joins New York Times Corps
Angie Ramirez, a junior in the School of Journalism and Strategic Media in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, was selected in September for a prestigious year-long talent-mentorship program with The New York Times.
The 21 college students in The New York Times Corps will receive career-building advice and other training from New York Times journalists to prepare them for reporting jobs. Ramir more PR
University of Maryland's Terp Magazine: Steny Hoyer Yields the Floor (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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University of Maryland's Terp Magazine: Steny Hoyer Yields the Floor
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) was featured in the University of Maryland's (UMD) Terp Magazine Fall 2026 edition. Click here to read the story or see below:
STENY HOYER YIELDS THE FLOOR
By John Tucker
September 4, 2026
Sipping a Beer at a Capitol Hill soiree in 1988, John Berry '80 overheard a congressional staffer mention that a Virginia university more PR
Upstate Names Cliff Sweatte as Director of UAS Operations (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 10 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Upstate names Cliff Sweatte as director of UAS Operations
Cliff Sweatte has been named director of UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) operations at Upstate Medical University, where he will lead the academic medical center's growing drone program and its use of unmanned aircraft technology in health care.
Sweatte brings nearly two decades of experience in aviation, unmanned aircraft systems and emerging aviation t more PR
Upstate Opens Kimberly and John Mezzalingua Pediatric Behavioral Health After Hours Center (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 10 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Upstate opens Kimberly and John Mezzalingua Pediatric Behavioral Health After Hours Center
Upstate University Hospital today announced the official opening of the Kimberly and John Mezzalingua Pediatric Behavioral Health After Hours Center--a first-in-the-area program designed to provide critical after-hours support to children and families in crisis when the need is often highest and the options fewest.
The ce more PR
URochester and RIT lead national research effort to improve STEM student success (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 9 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news:
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URochester and RIT lead national research effort to improve STEM student success
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#A five-year NSF-funded project will examine how universities can better support low-income engineering and computer science students.
The University of Rochester's Warner School of Education & Human Development is leading a new national research collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences to und more PR
UWA and Wildlife Conservation Society Sign 10-Year Conservation Management Partnership for Ishasha in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth Protected Area (10)
BRONX, New York, Sept. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release:
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UWA and Wildlife Conservation Society Sign 10-Year Conservation Management Partnership for Ishasha in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth Protected Area
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Kampala, Uganda, September 8, 2026-Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) have signed a 10-year agreement establishing a Conservation Management Partnership (CMP) for the Ishasha Sector of Queen Elizabeth Protected Area.
The partnership more PR
Vanderbilt's Institute for Public Engagement takes scholarship to the city (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 8 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release:
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Vanderbilt's Institute for Public Engagement takes scholarship to the city
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At Vanderbilt University's New York City campus in Chelsea, a new institute will explore a pressing challenge: How can universities ensure that credible expertise reaches people in an information landscape that is increasingly shaped by algorithms, fragmented media and declining public trust?
The Vanderbilt Institute for Public Engagement will bring faculty, students, c more PR
Verizon declares quarterly dividend on September 9, 2026 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release:
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Verizon declares quarterly dividend on September 9, 2026
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#At a glance
* The Board of Directors at Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 70.75 cents per outstanding share, consistent with the prior quarter's dividend rate.
* The quarterly dividend is payable on November 2, 2026 to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business more PR
VSU Trojan Explosion Marching Band Reaches Historic Milestone, Tops 200 Members for the First Time in School History (10)
ETTRICK, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia State University posted the following news:
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VSU Trojan Explosion Marching Band Reaches Historic Milestone, Tops 200 Members for the First Time in School History
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Record-breaking growth cements the Trojan Explosion's status as the largest marching band in the CIAA.
The Virginia State University Trojan Explosion Marching Band has reached a historic milestone. With more than 200 members for the 2026 season, the Trojan Explosion is now the largest marching band in University history, marking unprec more PR
Washington challenges gutting of federal Endangered Species Act protections (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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Washington challenges gutting of federal Endangered Species Act protections
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Attorney General Nick Brown today is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in two lawsuits to maintain protections for endangered and threatened species under threat by the federal administration.
One was filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The s more PR
Welcome Back--Fall 2026 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news:
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Welcome Back--Fall 2026
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Dear members of the Columbia Law School community,
The start of the academic year brings something new for all of us-new modes of inquiry and learning, new perspectives to explore and understand, and new opportunities to connect with one another. Whether you are embarking on your first weeks of study or have been a member of this community for decades, you embody the spirit of discovery and engagement that has long been central to life a more PR
What Can Four Years at Siena University Make Possible? (10)
LOUDONVILLE, New York, Sept. 9 -- Siena College posted the following news:
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What Can Four Years at Siena University Make Possible?
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"In just four years, I got my bachelor's...my master's...and a full-time job offer."
\- Adriana Varano '25, G'26
Within four years, Adriana earned her B.S. in Accounting, served as president of Beta Alpha Psi, completed her M.S. in Accounting, and accepted a full-time job offer. Her path is uniquely hers, but the support that helped make it possible reflects something every Siena student can experience more PR
When Maine calls, Themis Violaris never says no (10)
ORONO, Maine, Sept. 9 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release:
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When Maine calls, Themis Violaris never says no
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Themis Violaris was there in 1993.
Paul Kariya was a freshman, and the University of Maine men's ice hockey team was in the midst of a season that would become legend: 42 wins, one loss, two ties and the program's first national championship.
Violaris was a UMaine graduate student then, living in downtown Orono and traveling around the Northeast to follow the Black Bears.
"I was the craziest fan," he more PR
When the City Went Dark: Remembering September 11 (10)
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- Calvin University posted the following news:
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When the City Went Dark: Remembering September 11
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On a clear September morning 25 years ago, Calvin University's vice president and senior advisor for special projects Dirk Pruis, was sitting in his office in lower Manhattan when the news began to spread: a plane had hit the World Trade Center.
At first, there was little reason to believe it was anything more than a terrible accident.
He was on the phone with a colleague at Merrill Lynch when they be more PR
White & Case advises CVC Strategic Opportunities on strategic partnership with Unitex (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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White & Case advises CVC Strategic Opportunities on strategic partnership with Unitex
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised CVC on its entry into a strategic partnership with Unitex Textile Services LLC to support Unitex's continued growth and long-term development.
CVC, through its long-duration investment platform Strategic Opportunities, will invest in Unitex alongside the Potack family, who will continue to own a more PR
White & Case advises Doncasters on US$325 million revolving credit facility (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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White & Case advises Doncasters on US$325 million revolving credit facility
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised DPC Holdings PLC (Doncasters) on its US$325 million senior unsecured multi-currency revolving credit facility with an initial three-year maturity date.
The debt refinancing is expected to increase liquidity and financial flexibility, reduce annual interest expenses, extend debt maturities and replace the c more PR
White House Decision to End TPS for El Salvador Punishes Community Members for Lack of Options to Permanent Status, Says LatinoJustice PRLDEF (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release:
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White House Decision to End TPS for El Salvador Punishes Community Members for Lack of Options to Permanent Status, Says LatinoJustice PRLDEF
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE
September 9, 2026
Contact:
Media@latinojustice.org(link sends email)
New York, NY - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will be terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation of El Salvador today.
People from El Salvador were the first group to be more PR
White Phosphorus: Recent Use, Inhumane Effects Require New Law (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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White Phosphorus: Recent Use, Inhumane Effects Require New Law
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* Recent use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in Lebanon underscores the need for new international law to regulate these devastating weapons.
* White phosphorus munitions can inflict excruciating burns and cause lifelong physical, psychological, and socioeconomic harm.
* Countries should condemn ongoing use of white phosphorus munitions, call for further inte more PR
Whitney Museum Presents a Major Survey of Internet Art Exploring 25 Years of Artport (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- The Whitney Museum of American Art issued the following news release:
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WHITNEY MUSEUM PRESENTS A MAJOR SURVEY OF INTERNET ART EXPLORING 25 YEARS OF ARTPORT
The exhibition, opening November 21, explores the longstanding history and legacy of internet art at the Whitney and the evolution of artport, the Museum's pioneering online gallery space.
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New York, NY, September 9, 2026 -- The Whitney Museum of American Art presents artport: A History of Internet Art, a major exhibition marking the 25-year anniversary of ar more PR
Why some organizations turn AI experiments into business value while others quietly fail (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release:
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Why some organizations turn AI experiments into business value while others quietly fail
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 9, 2026 -As organizations invest heavily in generative artificial intelligence, many leaders assume that expanding employee access to AI tools will naturally lead to transformative innovation. New research from MIT Sloan School of Management suggests otherwise: the organizations more PR
WilmerHale Further Strengthens Transactional Capabilities with Tax Partner Jeffrey Tolin (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news:
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WilmerHale Further Strengthens Transactional Capabilities with Tax Partner Jeffrey Tolin
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WilmerHale is pleased to announce that leading tax lawyer Jeffrey Tolin has joined the firm as a partner in its Tax Practice, based in New York. His arrival deepens the firm's tax capabilities, further enhancing the strategic counsel it provides on complex transactions.
With more than 25 years' experience advising on complex corporate, partnership more PR
World Trade History Is Preserved in Rutgers Archives (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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World Trade History Is Preserved in Rutgers Archives
Rutgers University Libraries house copies of documents lost 25 years ago on 9/11
By Andrea Alexander
A piece of World Trade Center history is housed in the Rutgers University archives, saved as part of research by a retired American studies professor for his best-selling book on the original twin towers.
While on sabbatical in 1994, historian Angus Gillespie visited the archives in the twin towe more PR
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