LONDON, England, Sept. 23 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release: * * * 70th BFI London Film Festival unveils full programme of speakers and events for 2026 Industry Forum Featuring Danny Boyle in Conversation with Matt Belloni for The Town and costume designer PC Williams in conversation with Akinola Davies Jr, in addition to previously announced Spotlight Conversations with Pippa Harris and James Wilson From 8-15 October at Picturehouse Central, the LFF Industry Forum brings together leading filmmakers and industr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Statement on State Attorneys General Settlement Clearing Paramount's Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statement after a coalition of state attorneys general announced a settlement with Paramount Skydance in their lawsuit to block its $111 billion acquisition  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald Wins Prestigious 2026 John Chancellor Award The Chancellor Award is presented each year to a journalist for their cumulative accomplishments. September 22, 2026 Columbia Journalism School announced today that Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald is the recipient of the 2026 John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism. Brown is widely considered to be one of the best investigative journalists of her more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Sep 22, 2026 BREAKING: "The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins -- Until Trump Got in the Way" [ProPublica] ProPublica: "Collins was its most important patron. The senator's office steered government contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping Kao and his network for donations, according to emails seen by ProPublica. Sometimes they cut checks within 24 hours of the annual defense spen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The National Endowment for Democracy issued the following news: * * * Event Recap: NED's 2026 Democracy Awards Honor Courageous Defenders of Fundamental Freedoms September 22, 2026 At George Washington's Mount Vernon, the fundamental freedoms that helped define the American experiment came alive through the stories of people defending them around the world today. Held during the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the National Endowment for Democracy's (NED) 2026 Democracy Awards honored individual more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary: * * * September 22, 2026 Home Is Where the Gold Is Mark Nayler Central banks are buying--and moving--more gold than ever before. - For decades, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been seen by the world's governments as a safe haven for a portion of their gold deposits. But under the mercurial reign of President Donald Trump, and in a general atmosphere of geopolitical turbulence, that is quickly changing. Several European countries more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Sept. 22, 2026, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Two 'Russian' Elections Whose Outcome Really Matters--in South Ossetia and Udmurtia Paul Goble Executive Summary: * The just-completed and much-covered "elections" to the Russian State Duma have unsurprisingly produced an even more tightly controlled Russian parliament that will do whatever Russian President Vladimir Putin wants and that he will use to claim legitimacy for his rule. * Two oth more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * Molecular biologist and neuroscientist Catherine Dulac wins the 2026 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize * Catherine Dulac, whose research has revealed the neural circuits underlying instinctive behaviors such as mating, parenting, and aggression and transformed scientific understanding of their biological roots, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize. Awarded annually by Rockefeller University, the prize is the preeminent internati more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Sept. 22 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * New edition of the "Veus" informative lectures * The UAB Theatre Hall, located in the Placa Civica, will be hosting a new edition of "Veus" on Wednesday 23 September at 4:00 p.m. These informative lectures are aimed at sharing transformative and inspiring knowledge generated at the University with the general public. Each lecture lasts approximately 10 minutes and is designed to showcase science as a driver of change. The presentations wil more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 23 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Peru: Renewed judicial harassment of investigative journalist Paola Ugaz condemned by freedom of expression organisations 21 Sept The undersigned freedom of expression and press freedom organisations urge Peru's judiciary to dismiss the complaint filed on 17 August by the Asociacion Civil San Juan Bautista (ACSJB) against investigative journalist Paola Ugaz. The complaint, a copy of which is held by the organisations, is the latest in a series of legal proceedi more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * United States: President Trump Must Seek Immediate Release of Prisoners and Prioritize Human Rights in China in Summit with Xi Jinping * (LONDON, September 22, 2026)-United States President Donald J. Trump must prioritize the release of political and religious prisoners of conscience detained in China when he hosts China's leader Xi Jinping at a summit in Washington, DC this week, and demand China more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 22 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Why is polio making a comeback? 22 Sep 2026 Key takeaways * Misinformation is a social identity issue, not an information deficiency. * Standard debunking can be ineffective or counterproductive by drawing attention to false claims. * Falling vaccination rates compound the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which threatens global healthcare as pathogens develop resistance to existing treatments. - The latest UTS Curiositi more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 22 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * USA: CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over ban on White House access * 22 September 2026 On 21 September, CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a joint lawsuit against the Trump administration, after their journalists were banned from the White House. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes this collective response from US news organisations, including the decision of the five t more PR