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$3.8M NIH grant to explore regulators of cell fate (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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$3.8M NIH grant to explore regulators of cell fate
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Although cells of early embryos are essentially identical, as the embryo develops, they can turn into nerve, muscle, skin or other types of cells depending on what genes are turned on and off. Proteins called transcription factors help control which genes are used by a cell. There are many types of these proteins, but even families of closely related transcriptio more PR
70th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LFF FOR FREE PROGRAMME, FEATURING CATE BLANCHETT AND THE DISPLACEMENT FILM FUND, GIRLS ON FILM LIVE PODCAST, AND SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDING ADAM PEARSON, MARK COUSINS AND ANDREW DAVIES (10)
LONDON, England, Sept. 24 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release:
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THE 70th BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LFF FOR FREE PROGRAMME, FEATURING CATE BLANCHETT AND THE DISPLACEMENT FILM FUND, GIRLS ON FILM LIVE PODCAST, AND SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDING ADAM PEARSON, MARK COUSINS AND ANDREW DAVIES
Over 40 FREE events on offer to Londoners from 9 - 18 October 2026
Booking for LFF for Free will open at 10:00 BST on Thursday 1st October at www.bfi.org.uk/lff
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London, Wednesday 23 September, 2:00 pm BST - The more PR
A Legacy of Engineering Excellence: Why Carderock Honors Rear Adm. George W. Melville (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news:
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A Legacy of Engineering Excellence: Why Carderock Honors Rear Adm. George W. Melville
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Long before Navy engineers developed prototypes, tested new materials or integrated emerging technologies into the fleet, Rear Adm. George W. Melville built a career around a familiar engineering challenge: finding solutions when established ones did not yet exist.
Today, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division recognizes that spirit th more PR
A Nasdaq celebra a lideranca da Sigma Lithium com relacao as mudancas climaticas. As comunidades e os poderes reguladores contam uma historia diferente. (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release:
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A Nasdaq celebra a lideranca da Sigma Lithium com relacao as mudancas climaticas. As comunidades e os poderes reguladores contam uma historia diferente.
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New York, NY -O "greenwashing" corporativo da mineracao perigosa e irresponsavel esteve em destaque ontem na Semana do Clima de Nova York, quando a Sigma Lithium tocou o sino de encerramento da Nasdaq.
Comunidades indigenas, quilombolas e outras comunidades afrodescendentes proxim more PR
A win for multilateralism. The Netherlands and the UN commit to a multi-year partnership for rule of law, human rights, justice and conflict prevention. (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news:
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A win for multilateralism. The Netherlands and the UN commit to a multi-year partnership for rule of law, human rights, justice and conflict prevention.
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Celebrating a shared commitment to advance peaceful, just and resilient societies. A joint statement by UNDP and DPPA.
September 23, 2026
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New York, 23 September - The Government of the Netherlands pledged more than EUR309 million to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and more PR
Accenture Launches Accenture Construct to Reinvent Fragmented Capital Project Delivery Amid Global Investment Supercycle (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release:
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Accenture Launches Accenture Construct to Reinvent Fragmented Capital Project Delivery Amid Global Investment Supercycle
NEW YORK; Sept. 23, 2026 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has launched Accenture Construct, a new global business to help project owners plan, deliver and optimize large infrastructure and capital projects, from airports and power grids to data centers, rail networks and advanced manufacturing facilities.
Accenture more PR
Actors' Equity Association Endorses Betty McCollum for United States Congress (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release:
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Actors' Equity Association Endorses Betty McCollum for United States Congress
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Chicago - Actors' Equity Association's National Council has voted to endorse Betty McCollum's reelection campaign for the United States House of Representatives (MN4), on behalf of more than 51,000 actors and stage managers working in live entertainment.
"Betty McCollum serves constituents in and around the Twin Cities, one of the most vibrant more PR
Actors' Equity Association Endorses Betty McCollum for United States Congress (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Actors' Equity Association, a labor union that says it represents more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers, issued the following news release:
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Actors' Equity Association Endorses Betty McCollum for United States Congress
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Chicago - Actors' Equity Association's National Council has voted to endorse Betty McCollum's reelection campaign for the United States House of Representatives (MN4), on behalf of more than 51,000 actors and stage managers working in live entertainment.
"Betty McCollum serves c more PR
AG Campbell Announces $1 Million Settlement With Nursing Facility Operator RegalCare For Medicare And Medicaid Price Hike Scheme (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Announces $1 Million Settlement With Nursing Facility Operator RegalCare For Medicare And Medicaid Price Hike Scheme
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, jointly with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts (USAO), today announced a $1 million settlement with RegalCare Management 2.0 LLC and RegalCare Management Group, LLC (collectively, "RegalCare"), resolvi more PR
All Columbia Undergrads Read the Declaration of Independence. Should They? (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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All Columbia Undergrads Read the Declaration of Independence. Should They?
As America continues to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Columbia News asks: Does this founding document, which is part of the Core Curriculum, remain relevant?
September 23, 2026
As America continues to celebrate its 250th anniversary--and Columbia continues to examine its role in that semiquincentennial--Columbia News turns to Marcus Folch, Carnoy Family Program Chair for Contemporary Civi more PR
ALTA Reports Q2 2026 Market Share and Title Premium Volume (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The American Land Title Association issued the following news release:
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ALTA Reports Q2 2026 Market Share and Title Premium Volume
Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2026 -- The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, today announced that the title insurance industry generated $5.3 billion in title insurance premiums during the second quarter of 2026, according to ALTA's latest Market Share Analysis. This compares to $4.5 billion during the same period more PR
American Express Plans Live Audio Webcast of Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release:
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American Express Plans Live Audio Webcast of Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call
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NEW YORK -American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) plans to host a live audio webcast of its earnings conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, to discuss the company's third-quarter 2026 financial results.
The webcast will be accessible to the general public through the American Express Investor Relations website at https://i more PR
AMWA Announces 2026 INSPIRE Awardees (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 23 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Women's Association posted the following news:
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AMWA Announces 2026 INSPIRE Awardees
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The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) is honored to announce 31 recipients of the 2026 AMWA INSPIRE Award. This annual award celebrates women physicians who exemplify the highest values of vision, integrity, service, and role modeling in medicine and health care.
"The INSPIRE Award, given in September during Women in Medicine Month, was established by the AMWA Leader more PR
Archives of American Art Honors Martin Puryear, Ann Temkin and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation at Annual Gala (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Archives of American Art Honors Martin Puryear, Ann Temkin and the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation at Annual Gala
September 23, 2026
The Smithsonian's Archives of American Art celebrated its distinguished 2026 gala honorees in New York City Thursday, Sept. 17, bringing together nearly 200 leaders from the visual art, cultural, business and philanthropic communities for its premier fundraising event.
This year, artist Martin Puryear received the Ar more PR
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces Settlement in Warner Bros./Paramount Litigation (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 21 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Mayes Announces Settlement in Warner Bros./Paramount Litigation
September 21, 2026
PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in securing a settlement with Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount), resolving the states' lawsuit alleging the merger of the entertainment giant and Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros.) would harm competition by lowering output and raising prices, more PR
ASAM Weekly for September 22, 2026 (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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The ASAM Weekly for September 22, 2026
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ASAM Weekly -September 22
While we push on initiating buprenorphine in our communities, discontinuation remains a major concern: a JAMA Network Open article highlights that 1 in 3 first-time buprenorphine prescriptions are abandoned, a trend mirrored in recent findings on extended-release formulations. While barriers to starting buprenorphine in adolescents rem more PR
Attorney General McCuskey Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 23 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release:
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Attorney General McCuskey Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices
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West Virginia and 47 other states and territories announce preliminary court approval of a plan to distribute settlement funds to consumers
Attorney General JB McCuskey is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim here. This month, the U.S. D more PR
Award-Winning Author Sonali Deraniyagala to Deliver Hartwick's 2026 Babcock Lecture (10)
ONEONTA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release:
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Award-Winning Author Sonali Deraniyagala to Deliver Hartwick's 2026 Babcock Lecture
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Economist and memoirist Sonali Deraniyagala will deliver Hartwick College's 2026 Babcock Lecture, "Wave: Life and Memories After the Tsunami," on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. at the SUNY Oneonta Welcome Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Deraniyagala is a faculty member in the Department of Economics at SOAS, University of London and a visiting profess more PR
Bank Economists: Business Spending Will Drive Resilient Growth in the Face of Elevated Inflation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release:
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Bank Economists: Business Spending Will Drive Resilient Growth in the Face of Elevated Inflation
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The American Bankers Association's Economic Advisory Committee expects the U.S. economy to continue expanding at a solid pace through the remainder of 2026 and into 2027. This growth will come even as the group projects inflation will remain above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, driven by higher oil pr more PR
Banned, Unsafe Baby Products Still for Sale on Popular Secondhand Marketplaces, Consumer Reports Evaluation Finds (10)
YONKERS, New York, Sept. 24 (TNSrpt) -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release:
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Banned, Unsafe Baby Products Still for Sale on Popular Secondhand Marketplaces, Consumer Reports Evaluation Finds
September 23, 2026
While some corporate policies are strong, all four platforms--Craigslist, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, and Mercari--received Consumer Reports' lowest rating for catching listings of unsafe or banned products before they go live
Consumer Reports recommends immediate and long-term changes to keep consumers safe and more PR
Barbara Finlay, psychology professor emerita, dies at age 75 (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Barbara Finlay, psychology professor emerita, dies at age 75
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Barbara Finlay, the W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology Emerita and an award-winning scholar who challenged traditional thinking regarding psychology and brain function, died Sept. 12. She was 75.
A member of the Cornell faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences since 1976, Finlay published widely in the field of neuroscience and was the winner of the 2024 Pinkney J. Harman Award for "extrao more PR
Bard College Launches Ralph Ellison Center, Establishing a Permanent Home for Ellison's Literary and Intellectual Legacy (10)
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Sept. 23 -- Bard College issued the following news release:
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Bard College Launches Ralph Ellison Center, Establishing a Permanent Home for Ellison's Literary and Intellectual Legacy
The Ralph Ellison Center convenes students and faculty to uphold and advance Ellison's contributions across literature, music, visual arts, and cultural history
The Ralph and Fanny Ellison Charitable Trust transfers all copyrights, intellectual property rights, and claims to royalties to Bard
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Barrasso Highlights American Strength Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso Highlights American Strength Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
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"The American people want safety, prosperity, and freedom. America cannot be free if we are dependent on China for our medicine, our materials, and our minerals. America cannot continue to lead the free world if we allow China to steal our best ideas and newest technology. America must stand firm."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke ahead of more PR
Baruch Professor Viviana Rivera-Burgos Co-Leads Inaugural Puerto Rico Public Opinion Survey Revealing Rifts in Political and Social Attitudes (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Baruch College posted the following news:
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Baruch Professor Viviana Rivera-Burgos Co-Leads Inaugural Puerto Rico Public Opinion Survey Revealing Rifts in Political and Social Attitudes
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Viviana Rivera-Burgos is a co-investigator in a new survey focusing on Puerto Rican residents using innovative statistical methods to collect and distil insights that best represent the population.
In a major contribution to Caribbean political science research, Viviana Rivera Burgos, assistant professor in the Department of Poli more PR
Biggest Ever Bat Genome and Fossil Study Reveal That Bats Originated in Europe (10)
BRONX, New York, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release:
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Biggest Ever Bat Genome and Fossil Study Reveal That Bats Originated in Europe
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BRONX, NY (September 23, 2026)-Published today in Nature, an international team of 137 researchers from 64 countries, working together as part of the Bat1K consortium, combined genomic and fossil evidence to show that bats, and thus mammalian flight, most likely originated in Europe around 65 million years ago.
The approach used by th more PR
Bilt and Amtrak Partner to Turn Housing Payments Into Train Travel in First-of-Its-Kind Loyalty Partnership (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Bilt and Amtrak Partner to Turn Housing Payments Into Train Travel in First-of-Its-Kind Loyalty Partnership
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NEW YORK - Bilt, the membership that connects where you live with the places you love, and Amtrak today announced a first-of-its-kind partnership offering the ability to transfer Bilt Points to Amtrak Guest Rewards points. Starting today, Bilt Members can transfer Bilt Points directly to Amtrak Guest Rewards at a 2:1 ratio, turning ho more PR
Binghamton University: Protecting Public Health Through State Governance (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 24 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Protecting public health through state governance
Binghamton pharmacy professor brings academic expertise to state board
By Ethan Knox '20
September 23, 2026
Across New York state, there are more than 31,000 active pharmacists, 6,700 registered pharmacy technicians, and thousands of pharmacy facilities. Maintaining professional standards, addressing concerns, and protecting public health with that many constituents is no small task.
In steps the New more PR
BlueGreen Alliance Marks 20th Anniversary at Climate Week (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations, posted the following news release:
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BlueGreen Alliance Marks 20th Anniversary at Climate Week
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Leaders and advocates gathered in New York for Climate Week heard the BlueGreen Alliance's (BGA) unique story during a panel discussion on worker-powered climate action. BGA-celebrating the 20th anniversary of its founding-was joined by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), United Steelworkers (USW) International President Rox more PR
Bureau of Transportation Statistics: North American Transborder Freight Valued at $157.6 Billion in July 2026, Up 18.8% From July 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news:
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North American Transborder Freight valued at $157.6 billion in July 2026, up 18.8% from July 2025
September 23, 2026
This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated. Data on the program page of this website are the most up-to-date and complete.
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The transborder more PR
CAIR Welcomes Sen. Van Hollen's Rejection of Netanyahu's Lies, Defense of Mayor Mamdani (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes Sen. Van Hollen's Rejection of Netanyahu's Lies, Defense of Mayor Mamdani
September 23, 2026
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen's forceful rejection of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's false attacks on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Netanyahu attacked Mayor Mamdani after the Mayo more PR
Canada: Press Vietnam's Leader on Rights (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] (TNSida) -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Canada: Press Vietnam's Leader on Rights
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(Ottawa) - The Canadian government should raise the Vietnamese government's poor human rights record during President To Lam's visit to Canada on September 24, 2026, Human Rights Watch said today.
In a September 22 letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Louise Arbour, Human Rights Watch expressed concerns that Vietnam's agreements with Canada in recent years comm more PR
Canisius Creative Writing Program Hosts Book Release on Oct. 6 (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 23 -- Canisius University issued the following news:
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Canisius Creative Writing Program Hosts Book Release on Oct. 6
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The Canisius University Creative Writing Program will host a book launch and reading celebrating the publication of How to Sacrifice, a new collection of poetry by Mick Cochrane, on Tuesday, October 6, at 7 p.m. in the Grupp Fireside Lounge in the Richard E. Winter Student Center.
Free and open to the public, the event will feature a reading by Cochrane, followed by a Q&A, book signing and rec more PR
Catholic League Issues Commentary: Mamdani's Child Care Program Bears Scrutiny (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- 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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MAMDANI'S CHILD CARE PROGRAM BEARS SCRUTINY
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will soon commence his universal child care program.
He says it is being launched to help parents who are burdened with juggling job and child care responsibilities. There is some truth to this, and more PR
Celebrate National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 23 -- Broome Community College posted the following news:
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Celebrate National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month
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Celebrating National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month
SUNY Broome is proud to celebrate National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, September 15-October 15, and to recognize the rich histories, cultures, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx communities.
Throughout the month, we invite students, faculty, and staff to learn, connect, and celebrate through educational and cultural opportu more PR
Celebrity Series to take final bow after 59 seasons (10)
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Westminster College posted the following news:
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Celebrity Series to take final bow after 59 seasons
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#Season will close after April 2027 show
For 59 seasons, the Westminster College Celebrity Series has given audiences a reason to take their seats in Orr Auditorium-to hear a favorite artist, discover a new performer, laugh, applaud and share an evening of live entertainment.
After nearly six decades, the Celebrity Series-the longtime performing arts program that began in 1967 as part of West more PR
Center for a Humane Economy: As Trump Administration Announces Historic Drawdown of Animal Testing, Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in Congress to End Taxpayer-Funded Dog and Cat Experiments (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release:
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As Trump Administration Announces Historic Drawdown of Animal Testing, Bipartisan Legislation Introduced in Congress to End Taxpayer-Funded Dog and Cat Experiments
U.S. Reps. Langworthy and Pocan take their campaign against cruelty nationwide as the March to Abolish Animal Testing nears the gates of Marshall BioResources
September 23, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today applauded the introdu more PR
Central African Republic: ICC Verdict in Seleka Commander Case (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Central African Republic: ICC Verdict in Seleka Commander Case
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(The Hague) - The International Criminal Court (ICC)'s conviction of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani for crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic offers an important measure of long-awaited justice for victims of the abusive Seleka armed group, Human Rights Watch said today.
In 2012, the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted the Central African Republic president, F more PR
Century Worth Carrying: American and July Unveil a Heritage-inspired Collaboration (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 23 -- American Airlines posted the following news:
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September 21, 2026
A century worth carrying: American and July unveil a heritage-inspired collaboration
American Airlines and July are collaborating to bring something special to the air with a first-of-its-kind heritage-inspired suitcase collection.
NEW YORK and FORT WORTH, Texas -- Get ready to travel in style with a new, fashion-forward collaboration blending 100 years of American's iconic brand with a modern luggage design. Today, American and July are un more PR
Chancellor King Celebrates Student Success Through the Launch of SUNY Adirondack's ASAP Program (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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Chancellor King Celebrates Student Success Through the Launch of SUNY Adirondack's ASAP Program
September 23, 2026
Nationally Proven ASAP|ACE College Completion Program Includes 44 SUNY Campuses to Support 10,000 Students in Fall 2026
The ASAP|ACE National Model Helps Students Gain and Maintain Academic Momentum So They Can Graduate on Time
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Queensbury, NY - State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today celebrated the more PR
Citi Unveils Citi Commerce Media to Deliver More Personalized Experiences for Customers and Brands (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release:
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Citi Unveils Citi Commerce Media to Deliver More Personalized Experiences for Customers and Brands
September 23, 2026
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* Citi launched Citi Commerce Media, a new media platform connecting brands with U.S. credit card customers across Citi's digital ecosystem
* Enhanced by the planned addition of rewards platform Kard, Citi Commerce Media leverages transaction- more PR
Civil society leaders call clean energy as a right at UN Climate Summit (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: Energy] -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release:
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Civil society leaders call clean energy as a right at UN Climate Summit
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As governments gather for the UN Climate Summit, civil society leaders are calling for climate commitments to be turned into action, with polluters-pay principles and clean, affordable energy as a right at the forefront
New York, September 23 - Outgoing UN Secretar more PR
Clarkson Community Members Recognized for Healthcare Impact (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 24 -- Clarkson University issued the following news:
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Clarkson Community Members Recognized for Healthcare Impact
September 23, 2026
Two Clarkson University community members are being recognized for their contributions to healthcare, education and the PA profession across New York state.
Clarkson alumnus Triston Riley, PA-C, and Bruce Grattan, DO, MS, RD, FAAEM, a guest lecturer in Clarkson's PA Studies program, are among the healthcare professionals selected for the New York State Society of PAs (NYSSPA) 202 more PR
Clean Cooking Should Be Understood as Basic Development Condition, Says Deputy Secretary-General at High-Level Event (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Clean Cooking Should Be Understood as Basic Development Condition, Says Deputy Secretary-General at High-Level Event
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Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks, delivered by Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, at the high-level event on clean cooking in New York today:
I am glad to join this first high-level event on clean cooking. Thank you to the Governments of Kenya and Norway for your leadership.
Tomorrow, the Secretary-Genera more PR
Columbia University School of the Arts Filmmakers Head to the 2026 New York Film Festival (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news:
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Columbia Filmmakers Head to the 2026 New York Film Festival
By Carly Polistina
September 23, 2026
Several Columbia filmmakers are preparing for their films to screen at the 2026 New York Film Festival.
This year's New York Film Festival marks the 64th year of the celebrated annual event. Held at Lincoln Center, the festival highlights "the most significant films from around the world. Since its inception in 1963, NYFF has played a pivotal rol more PR
Comscore Partners with datafuelX to Bring Seamless Currency Adoption Into a Comprehensive Planning and Stewardship Workflow (10)
RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 23 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, posted the following news release:
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Comscore Partners with datafuelX to Bring Seamless Currency Adoption Into a Comprehensive Planning and Stewardship Workflow
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Integration enables Comscore's range of transactional age-and-gender demographics to be leveraged in datafuelX workflows
NEW YORK - September 23, 2026 - Comscore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a global leader in measuring and analyzing consumer behavio more PR
Conditions for Palestinian State 'Systematically Erased', Secretary-General Warns at High-Level Meeting (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Conditions for Palestinian State 'Systematically Erased', Secretary-General Warns at High-Level Meeting
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Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the high-level meeting on the two-State solution, in New York today:
I thank Canada, France, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom for convening this meeting.
One year ago, many of your countries joined others in recognizing the State of Palestine. In doing so, you also recognized that there i more PR
Congressmen Langworthy and Pocan Introduce Bipartisan COMPACT Act to End Taxpayer-Funded Biomedical Testing on Dogs and Cats (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congressmen Langworthy and Pocan Introduce Bipartisan COMPACT Act to End Taxpayer-Funded Biomedical Testing on Dogs and Cats
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#The most comprehensive legislation to prevent companion animals from barbaric testing practices
Washington, D.C. -September 23rd...Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02) today announced the introduction of the Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing (COMPACT) Act, the most c more PR
Consumer Reports Launches Media Campaign in North Carolina to Fight Duke Energy Rate Hikes (10)
YONKERS, New York, Sept. 24 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release:
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Consumer Reports launches media campaign in North Carolina to fight Duke Energy rate hikes
September 23, 2026
Raleigh, North Carolina - Consumer Reports today announced the launch of a media campaign urging the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to reject Duke Energy's continued demands for rate increases on state residents.
The media campaign will span print and digital outlets across North Carolina highlighting the severe financial strain tha more PR
Consumer Reports: More Than 115,000 Consumers Call On FDA to Limit Food Additives, Fix GRAS Loophole (10)
YONKERS, New York, Sept. 24 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release:
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More than 115,000 Consumers Call On FDA to Limit Food Additives, Fix GRAS Loophole
September 23, 2026
CR delivers 115,000 signatures to FDA headquarters showing widespread public support for food additive limits and closing the GRAS loophole, as the agency accepts comments on its proposed GRAS rule through Dec. 9
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- More than 115,000 people have called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to limit dangerous additives in foo more PR
Cooling investments in apparel factories can pay for themselves (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Cooling investments in apparel factories can pay for themselves
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Investing in cooling for Bangladesh's apparel factories can be commercially viable, with an average payback period of one to four years, according to new research from Cornell University's Global Labor Institute (GLI).
"Everything is constantly changing and costs are rising," said Jason Judd, executive director of GLI, during an eCornell Keynote presenting the research. "But we know that heat s more PR
Cornell University Industrial & Labor Relations School: Cooling Investments in Apparel Factories Can Pay for Themselves (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 24 -- The Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news:
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Sep 23, 2026
Cooling Investments in Apparel Factories Can Pay for Themselves
Investing in cooling for Bangladesh's apparel factories can be commercially viable, with an average payback period of one to four years, according to new research from Cornell University's Global Labor Institute (GLI).
"Everything is constantly changing and costs are rising," said Jason Judd, executive director of GLI, during an eCornell Keyn more PR
Costanza Garcia Laposse named among 2026 "Women 100" by The Tech Capital (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Costanza Garcia Laposse named among 2026 "Women 100" by The Tech Capital
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Davis Polk counsel Costanza Garcia Laposse was named among The Tech Capital's 2026 "Women 100." list. Costanza was recognized for her work advising on some of the most significant data center financing transactions, including representing DataBank on its $2 billion project financing of three data centers and $650 million incremental bank-bond data cent more PR
Council of Europe Opens First Permanent U.N. Observer Office in New York During General Assembly (10)
STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 23 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news:
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Council of Europe opens first permanent UN Observer Office in New York during General Assembly
New permanent presence strengthens cooperation with the United Nations as Secretary General Alain Berset calls for closer ties between international and regional organisations
New York/Strasbourg 22 September 2026
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Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset has inaugurated the 46-member organisation's first permanent Observer Office to the United Natio more PR
CPR education earns students Super Bowl tickets and schools $50,000 in PE equipment (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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CPR education earns students Super Bowl tickets and schools $50,000 in PE equipment
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DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2026 -Five students and five schools have been awarded special incentive prizes as part of a collaboration between the American Heart Association, devoted to changing the future to a world of healthier lives for all, and the National Football League (NFL) Foundation to encourage young people to learn Hands-Only cardio more PR
CSIS Issues Commentary: Is Venezuela Moving Toward Democracy? (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary:
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Is Venezuela Moving Toward Democracy?
Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Antonella Navarro
September 23, 2026
After the capture of Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026, and the subsequent installation of Delcy Rodriguez as acting president, the United States set the terms of what followed in Venezuela through Secretary of State Marco Rubio's three-stage "stabilization, recovery and transition" plan. The phases outline an more PR
CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodriguez Visits Students Pursuing Health and Engineering Degrees Through Governor Hochul's Reconnect Program at Queensborough Community College (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The City University of New York posted the following news:
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CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodriguez Visits Students Pursuing Health and Engineering Degrees Through Governor Hochul's Reconnect Program at Queensborough Community College
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#The Classes Are Part of New York State's Free Community College Initiative for Adult Learners in High-Demand Fields
#Enrollment in the Program Grew Nearly 50% Between Fall 2025 and Fall 2026, Enabling Nearly 10,000 Adult Learners to Enroll at CUNY
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D'Youville University Ranked #17 Among Best College Campuses in New York State (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 22 -- D'Youville College posted the following news:
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D'Youville University Ranked #17 Among Best College Campuses in New York State
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BUFFALO, NEW YORK - D'Youville University has been ranked #17 among the 2027 Best College Campuses in New York by Niche, placing the University in the top 11 percent of the 164 colleges and universities included in the statewide ranking.
The 2027 rankings are based on key statistics and student reviews, using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Niche evaluates the overal more PR
DCMA's New Yorkers witness Sept. 11 attack (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news:
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DCMA's New Yorkers witness Sept. 11 attack
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Editor's Note: The following article was first published in the November 2001 Defense Contract Management Agency EastSide Edition, a magazine that covered the agency's East District. DCMA has since reorganized, and the work of the featured office, DCMA New York, is now performed by DCMA Northeast, under the agency's Geographic and Systems Support Command. The article is presented unedited a more PR
Del. A.G. Jennings Secures Court Order Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Demand of CDL Drivers' Personal Information (10)
DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release:
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AG Jennings secures court order blocking Trump Administration's unlawful demand of CDL drivers' personal information
September 23, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 24 attorneys general have announced that a U.S. District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration from gaining access to a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 more PR
Detroit Red Wings and Delaware North unveil new food, beverage and retail offerings at Little Caesars Arena for 2026-27 season (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 22 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delaware North posted the following news release:
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Detroit Red Wings and Delaware North unveil new food, beverage and retail offerings at Little Caesars Arena for 2026-27 season
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Detroit-inspired concessions, interactive suite experiences, premium cocktails and expanded Hockeytown merchandise headline the new lineup
DETROIT, Sept. 22, 2026 - Fans attending Detroit Red Wings games at Little Caesars Arena during the 2026-27 season will find a new lineup of food, beverage and retail e more PR
Direct Relief Announces $40 Million Campaign in Support of 2.5 Million Safe Births Globally (10)
SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news:
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Direct Relief Announces $40 Million Campaign in Support of 2.5 Million Safe Births Globally
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Direct Relief announced a milestone campaign to raise $40 million to support more than 2.5 million safe births worldwide. The effort expands upon the organization's long-standing mission to equip healthcare providers in resource-limited regions where maternal mortality, stillbirth, and newborn mortality rates remain critically high.
The an more PR
During Climate Week, DEC Announces 29 Certified Climate Smart Communities Demonstrating Leadership in Local Climate Action and Emissions Reduction (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release:
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September 22, 2026
During Climate Week, DEC Announces 29 Certified Climate Smart Communities Demonstrating Leadership in Local Climate Action and Emissions Reduction
Eight Communities Achieve Highest Level of Certification to Improve Air Quality, Increase Resilience, and Protect New Yorkers
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced today a total of 29 more PR
During Climate Week, Governor Hochul Announces Design Award for Major Resilience Project to Protect Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line from Effects of Climate Change (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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During Climate Week, Governor Hochul Announces Design Award for Major Resilience Project to Protect Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line from Effects of Climate Change
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During NYC Climate Week, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) awarded a $19.7 million contract for the design phase of a major project to protect vulnerable portions of the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line from the effects of more PR
EDF, IUCN and IWMI Call for Accelerating Action on the Global Groundwater Crisis Ahead of the UN Water Conference (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
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EDF, IUCN and IWMI call for accelerating action on the global groundwater crisis ahead of the UN Water Conference
Joint Statement on Global Groundwater Resilience calls for greater investment and international collaboration to safeguard underground water resources that support billions of people and protect food security and ecosystems
* Groundwater supplies are in crisis: About 70% of the world's major aquifers are experiencing irreversible long-t more PR
Employment Instability and Early Retirement Linked to Cognitive Deficits and Risk of Dementia (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news:
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Employment Instability and Early Retirement Linked to Cognitive Deficits and Risk of Dementia
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Stable employment in midlife was associated with better cognitive health in later life, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Butler Aging Center. Conversely, employment instability, early retirement, and dropping out of the labor force are linked to significantly poorer cognitive outcomes.
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Environmental Defense Fund: Governor Newsom Announces Major Step Toward the Linkage of California and Washington State Cap-and-Invest Programs (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
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Governor Newsom announces major step toward the linkage of California and Washington state Cap-and-Invest programs
Modeling shows that linking the two programs will deliver greater pollution cuts across the region
September 23, 2026
NEW YORK -- California Governor Gavin Newsom took a major step forward in linking California's Cap-and-Invest program with Washington's by announcing today at New York Climate Week that his office has completed the req more PR
Event offers debates in the Greek public square (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Event offers debates in the Greek public square
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Guests who step into the Klarman Hall Atrium on the evening of Oct. 7 may feel as if they've entered a public square in ancient Greece.
An Arts Unplugged event, "2,500 Years of Democratic Speech," will offer a chance for students, faculty, staff and community members to perform key public speeches from antiquity and modernity on enduring questions of democratic life. The event, scheduled for 5:30 to 7 p.m., is more PR
Ex-Bank CEO Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Venezuela Sanctions Evasion Scheme (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Former Bank CEO Sentenced to Over 9 Years in Prison for Multimillion-Dollar Wire Fraud Conspiracy and Venezuela Sanctions Evasion Scheme
September 21, 2026
Prosecution Is Part of Homeland Security Task Force Initiative
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Tomas Niembro Concha, 64, a Spanish and Venezuelan national, the former chief executive officer of Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), a Puerto Rican international bank, was sentenced to 112 months in prison and three years more PR
Exercise may ease stress-related bladder pain, frequent urination (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Exercise may ease stress-related bladder pain, frequent urination
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Chronic stress may contribute to the pain and urinary symptoms experienced by people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) by triggering changes in the bladder and nervous system, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. IC/BPS, a chronic condition affecting millions, causes pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic area, often more PR
Fast Buses: N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Completes the Bronx's First Busway on Tremont Avenue (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Fast Buses: Mayor Mamdani Completes the Bronx's First Busway on Tremont Avenue
September 23, 2026
What you should know
* Tremont Avenue busway speeds commutes for 39,000 daily Bx36 riders
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NEW YORK - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn today announced the completion of the Tremont Avenue busway, bringing faster, more reliable service to 39,000 daily Bx36 riders and making one o more PR
Fat in ice cream waste can be economically recycled, study suggests (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Fat in ice cream waste can be economically recycled, study suggests
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Millions of pounds of nutrient-rich ice cream go to waste each year, according to the International Dairy Foods Association, discarded after production. Nearly 5% of the raw materials used in ice cream production end up as waste -representing millions of dollars in lost product per year. This waste primarily results from batches thrown out for qu more PR
Fed Governor Barr Issues Remarks at Event Entitled 'Housing Affordability 2026: A Community Development Summit' (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks by Governor Michael S. Barr:
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September 23, 2026
A Long-Term View on the Costs of Shelter
Governor Michael S. Barr
At "Housing Affordability 2026: A Community Development Summit," hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you./1 My interest in access to affordable housing spans several decades. During my career, I have worked on housing and mortgage market reform and promoted access to credit fo more PR
Fed Vice Chair Jefferson Issues Remarks At U.S. Treasury Market Conference (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks by Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson:
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September 22, 2026
Discount Window Modernization and Treasury Market Functioning
At the 2026 U.S. Treasury Market Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, New York
Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the Treasury Market Conference. Today I will discuss modernization of the Federal Reserve's discount window and some implications of that modernization for Treasury market functioning./1
As this group knows well more PR
Fiction Writer Ito Romo to Read at Pittsburg State University (10)
PITTSBURG, Kansas, Sept. 24 -- Pittsburg State University issued the following news:
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Fiction writer Ito Romo to read at Pittsburg State University
23 September 2026
Fiction writer Ito Romo will read from his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts at Pittsburg State University.
The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Distinguished Visiting Writers Series and the Student Fee Council. A reception will follow.
Romo will read from his new novel, "Filth Eaters," a work of l more PR
Following Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers, AG's Office Urges Consumers To Claim Compensation For Inflated Generic Drug Prices (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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Following Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers, AG's Office Urges Consumers To Claim Compensation For Inflated Generic Drug Prices
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BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and, if eligible, to submit a claim for compensation here.
This month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connec more PR
From Dreams in Tehran to Peacekeeping at the United Nations (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news:
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From Dreams in Tehran to Peacekeeping at the United Nations
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Some career paths begin with ambition. Avishan Bodjnoud's began with war.
Growing up in Iran during the Iran-Iraq War, Bodjnoud (M.A. '13, Middle Eastern Studies) witnessed firsthand what conflict does to the people living inside it. "I realized the dramatic and drastic impact of the war on civilians, and especially children," she said. The looming threat of violence was pervas more PR
Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science of Columbia University: Building a Star on Earth (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science of Columbia University issued the following news:
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Building a Star on Earth
By Elizabeth Paul
Fusion depends on an unusual state of matter: plasma.
If you're thinking about the entire universe, plasma is actually very common. It's the stuff of stars, supernovae, lightning, and the aurora borealis.
However, when compared to solids, liquids, and gases, plasma is strange. It forms when gas is heated to such high temperatures that atoms break apart, with el more PR
Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science of Columbia University: Why Fusion Was Always 30 Years Away (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science of Columbia University issued the following news:
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Why Fusion was Always 30 Years Away
By Carlos Paz-Soldan
We need new sources of energy. Climate change and geopolitical realities have long demanded a rapid transition from fossil fuels. Now, the explosive growth of data centers is driving energy demand even higher. This reality requires an all-of-the-above energy strategy -- the work my colleagues and I do at Columbia's Fusion Research Center is focused more PR
Gallego Calls Congressional Republicans "Cowards" for Only Now Condemning the Iran War (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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September 23, 2026
Gallego Calls Congressional Republicans "Cowards" for only now Condemning the Iran War
NEW YORK - During his visit to the United Nations General Assembly, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined MS NOW and slammed congressional Republicans for speaking out against the Iran War only after Speaker Mike Johnson sent members home until after the November midterm elections, denounced Trump's imperialism in Venezuela to enrich American c more PR
GAMA Announces Team Additions and Promotions (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Business] -- The General Aviation Manufacturers Association posted the following news release:
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GAMA Announces Team Additions and Promotions
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced the additions of Mazdak Hobbi, as Senior Director of Engineering and Certification, and Archie Miller, as Director of Government Affairs. GAMA has also promoted Andy Phillips to Director of Regulatory Affairs and Innovation, and expanded Kyle Martin's title from Vice Presiden more PR
GAO Director Cackley Testifies Before Senate Indian Affairs Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Alicia Puente Cackley, director of financial markets and community investment at the Government Accountability Office, from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing on the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act (S. 5354):
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Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and Members of the Committee:
Thank you for the opportunity to discuss preliminary observations from our ongoing body of work on Native American housin more PR
GAO Makes Appointments to PCORI Governing Board (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following news release:
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GAO Makes Appointments to PCORI Governing Board
WASHINGTON, DC (September 23, 2026) -- Orice Williams Brown, Acting Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), today announced the appointment of three new members to the Governing Board of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Brown also reappointed four members.
The newly appointed members are Amber Healy, DO, Di more PR
Gerth named first director of Ursinus's Center for Humanities in Action (10)
COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Ursinus College issued the following news:
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Gerth named first director of Ursinus's Center for Humanities in Action
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Sarah Gerth, Ed.D., has joined Ursinus College as director of the Center for Humanities in Action (CHIA), stepping into the role as the APEX innovation hub enters its first full year of programming.
The grant-funded center brings together several of the college's existing humanities-focused initiatives -including the Justice and Community Collective, the Hub for Arts in Action, more PR
Gillibrand, Schumer Blast Trump Administration For Politicizing Disaster Assistance And Denying Aid For February Blizzard (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSida) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand, Schumer Blast Trump Administration For Politicizing Disaster Assistance And Denying Aid For February Blizzard
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Yesterday, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) condemned the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for politicizing disaster assistance following its second unexplained denial of Governor Hochul's request for a Major Disaster Declaration in the wake of the February 2026 more PR
Global Crop Diversity Trust: Peter H. Raven - U.S. Evolutionary Biologist Who Redefined Botanical Gardens (10)
BONN, Germany, Sept. 24 -- The Global Crop Diversity Trust issued the following news:
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Peter H. Raven: U.S. Evolutionary Biologist Who Redefined Botanical Gardens
By David Henry
23 September 2026
In this edition of our Seed Heroes series, we celebrate Peter H. Raven, whose groundbreaking work reshaped our understanding of evolutionary biology and transformed the Missouri Botanical Garden into a global force for biodiversity conservation.
Seeds stored deep under ice in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Plant breeders in lab coats germin more PR
Global Hubs seed grant proposals due Oct. 14 (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Global Hubs seed grant proposals due Oct. 14
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Cornell faculty are invited to apply for Global Hubs Research Seed Grants by Oct. 14 to launch new international collaborations with researchers at Global Hubs partner universities.
The awards provide $5,000 to support travel, research supplies and student involvement. Some partner institutions are offering additional support.
Over the past four years, Global Cornell has awarded over $800,000 to 158 Cornell rese more PR
Gonzaga University: Following Curiosity - Award-Winning Writer Jeff Koehler's Journey (10)
SPOKANE, Washington, Sept. 24 -- Gonzaga University issued the following news:
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Following Curiosity: Award-Winning Writer Jeff Koehler's Journey
September 23, 2026 | Bobbie Markee ('26)/Marketing & Communications
For Jeff Koehler ('91) award-winning author of 10 books, there was no "defining moment" that led him to discover his passion for telling stories. Instead, a string of events led him to where he is today.
His work has earned him a James Beard Award, two International Association of Culinary Professionals awards and various Gou more PR
Governor Hochul Announces $42 Million for the Youth Employment Program, Connecting Young People to Good Jobs and Helping New York Continue Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces $42 Million for the Youth Employment Program, Connecting Young People to Good Jobs and Helping New York Continue Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $42 million has been awarded for the Youth Employment Program, which helps reduce community gun violence and youth criminal justice involvement by providing year-round employment and training opportunities to at-risk youth in parts of more PR
Governor Hochul Announces Program to Strengthen New York's Clean Energy Workforce (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces Program to Strengthen New York's Clean Energy Workforce
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Governor Kathy Hochul today, during Climate Week, announced support for the development of New York's clean energy workforce. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) Environmental Justice Green Jobs for Youth Grants will support skills training by 20 community-based organizations helping advance green jobs for young New Yorkers.
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Governor Hochul Announces Statewide Artist Fellowship Opportunity (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces Statewide Artist Fellowship Opportunity
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced that applications are open for New York State artists to partner with State agencies to develop innovative engagement for key state initiatives. Launched in 2026 and now entering its second year, The New York State of the Arts Fellowship, administered by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), brings artists and State government toget more PR
Governor Hochul Announces Transformation of Long-Vacant South Bronx Building Into New HEArts Community Center (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces Transformation of Long-Vacant South Bronx Building Into New HEArts Community Center
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the redevelopment of the long-vacant former Lincoln Recovery Center in Mott Haven into the new HEArts Center, a nearly $44.6 million community hub that will expand access to health, environmental education, arts and workforce development programming in the South Bronx. Led by Mott Haven-Port M more PR
Governor Hochul Directs State Agencies to Prepare and Urges New Yorkers to Use Caution as Coastal Storm Expected to Impact State Through Weekend (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Directs State Agencies to Prepare and Urges New Yorkers to Use Caution as Coastal Storm Expected to Impact State Through Weekend
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Governor Kathy Hochul today directed State agencies to prepare for a coastal storm expected to impact New York State through the weekend and urged New Yorkers, particularly those in shoreline and low-lying coastal communities on Long Island, and in New York City and the lower Mid-Hudson, to take more PR
Governor Hochul, NYC Comptroller, highlight plans to expand clean economy investments at Ceres Mainstage (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release:
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Governor Hochul, NYC Comptroller, highlight plans to expand clean economy investments at Ceres Mainstage
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NEW YORK CITY: In a standing-room-only crowd, industry and government leaders announced plans to increase investments in the clean energy transition, capitalizing on the more PR
Greenberg Traurig Strengthens Capital Markets and Finance Practices in Mexico (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Strengthens Capital Markets and Finance Practices in Mexico
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MEXICO CITY - Sep. 23, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP strengthened its Capital Markets and Finance practices in its Mexico office with the addition of Guillermo Uribe Lara and Adrian Gay Lasa as shareholders, and Jorge E. Gonzalez and Carlos Guijarro as associates.
With these more PR
Harlem Health Initiative partners with city agencies on cannabis workforce training (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release:
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Harlem Health Initiative partners with city agencies on cannabis workforce training
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The Harlem Health Initiative (HHI) at CUNY SPH will implement the new Cannabis NYC Career Training Program, a citywide workforce development initiative designed to connect New Yorkers with employment opportunities in the legal cannabis industry.
Launched this week by the New York City Department of Small Busines more PR
HAWAII A.G. LOPEZ: NINTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS HAWAII FIREARM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 24 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release:
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NINTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS HAWAII FIREARM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Sept. 22, 2026
HONOLULU - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today upheld important provisions of Hawaii's firearm licensing laws, finding that the challenged requirements are consistent with the Second Amendment.
In the opinion, the court upheld Hawaii's requirements establishing a 30-day period to use a permit to acquire a handgun and requiring certain newly more PR
Healthcare IT Investment Stays Resilient Despite SaaSpocalypse Fears - Bain & Company and KLAS Research (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release:
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Healthcare IT investment stays resilient despite SaaSpocalypse fears - Bain & Company and KLAS Research
* Bain/KLAS's survey of 303 US healthcare executives finds tech investment is on the rise even amid industry headwinds
* Around 95% of both providers and payers place software and digital technology among their top five strategic priorities
* AI advances are strengthening incumbent moats despite investor concerns that A more PR
Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Supports Investments to Build a More Resilient, Reliable Grid (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release:
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September 23, 2026
Heinrich Introduces Legislation to Supports Investments to Build a More Resilient, Reliable Grid
The bill creates an investment tax credit to boost construction of significant transmission projects across the nation, could create 1 million jobs & help cut electricity costs by 0ver $27 billion annually
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WASHINGTON - Today,U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich ( more PR
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Advises Mercuria in $500 Million Commitment to Project Vault, Aimed at Strengthening U.S. Industrial Supply Chains (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Mercuria in $500 million commitment to Project Vault, aimed at strengthening U.S. industrial supply chains
23 Sep 2026
On September 23, 2026, HSF Kramer client Mercuria, one of the world's largest independent integrated energy and commodities groups, announced a $500 million commitment to Project Vault, a strategic minerals reserve initiative designed to strengthen U.S. industrial supply chains.
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Hilton Unveils Home2 Suites Clean Energy Prototype for Greater Efficiency (10)
MCLEAN, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release:
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Sep 22, 2026
Hilton Offers New Home2 Suites by Hilton Clean Energy Prototype Designed to Provide Higher Energy Efficiency, Lower Utility Costs and a More Sustainable Stay for Guests
The optional prototype is now available to hotel owners and developers at scale, providing a turnkey path toward reduced operational energy costs and environmental impact while maintaining the same reliable Home2 Suites by Hilton guest experience
* Hilton has introd more PR
Hofstra University: Research Aims to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Speech Disorder (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Sept. 24 -- Hofstra University issued the following news:
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Research Aims to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Speech Disorder
For children with childhood apraxia of speech, obtaining an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment can be challenging. New research led by Julie Case, associate professor in the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences in Hofstra's School of Health Sciences, aims to give clinicians better tools to diagnose and treat the disorder.
Case has received two awards totaling $95 more PR
Hughes Hubbard: Delaware Bankruptcy Court and Israeli Insolvency Court Approve Global Settlement in Nuvo Chapter 11 Case (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news:
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September 23, 2026
Delaware Bankruptcy Court and Israeli Insolvency Court Approve Global Settlement in Nuvo Chapter 11 Case
Settlement resolves D&O claims and cross-border dispute and secures $9.75 million insurance recovery.
Highlights
* Delaware Bankruptcy Court and Israeli Insolvency Court approved a global settlement resolving disputes between Nuvo and an Israeli court-appointed trustee.
* Settlement includes a $9.75 million payment from Nuvo' more PR
Hunter College Rises to Top for Social Mobility and Return on Investment (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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Hunter College Rises to Top for Social Mobility and Return on Investment
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Hunter College is earning national recognition for delivering on one of higher education's most important promises: creating opportunity.
New rankings from U.S. News & World Report and Forbes place Hunter among the nation's leaders for social mobility and economic return, underscoring the college's longstanding role as a pathway to academi more PR
Hunter Commemorates 25 Years of Geospatial Innovation After 9/11 (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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Hunter Commemorates 25 Years of Geospatial Innovation After 9/11
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As New Yorkers prepared to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, more than 250 people gathered in person and online at Roosevelt House at Hunter College to reflect on a little-known part of the story: how maps, data, and emerging geospatial technologies became essential tools in the emergency response and recovery efforts.
Hosted b more PR
Hunter Physicist's Quantum Team Selected for National Innovation Program (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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Hunter Physicist's Quantum Team Selected for National Innovation Program
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A research team led by Bo Gao, an adjunct assistant professor of physics at Hunter College, has been selected for a competitive national program to help scientists turn cutting-edge discoveries from the laboratory into practical applications.
The team, known as Quantum Lab, was accepted into the National Science Foundation's Quantum + X In more PR
Hunter Senior Deborah Ugo-Omenukwa Honored as Newman Civic Fellow (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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Hunter Senior Deborah Ugo-Omenukwa Honored as Newman Civic Fellow
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A Hunter College senior has been awarded a top national fellowship for emerging social-change leaders.
Deborah Ugo-Omenukwa MHC '27 was named a 2026-2027 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance public purposes in higher education.
The Newman Civic Fellowship, a yearlong program, more PR
Hunter's John Rose Receives CUNY's Inaugural Seltzer Social Justice Award (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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Hunter's John Rose Receives CUNY's Inaugural Seltzer Social Justice Award
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Hunter College alumnus and Dean of Diversity and Compliance John T. Rose '68 has been selected as the inaugural recipient of The City University of New York's Michael Seltzer Award for Social Justice Leadership, an honor established by the University Advisory Council on Diversity to recognize sustained contributions to equity, inclusion, a more PR
IAM/WTR Copyright 1000 2026 Recognizes Arnold & Porter's Copyright Capabilities (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, posted the following news:
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IAM/WTR Copyright 1000 2026 Recognizes Arnold & Porter's Copyright Capabilities
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The inaugural edition of the Copyright 1000: The World's Leading Copyright Professionals, published across IAM and World Trademark Review (WTR), recognized six Arnold & Porter lawyers for their copyright work nationally across California, Illinois, and New York. The Copyright 1000 is a new global guide focused exclusively on copyright law and practi more PR
ICYMI: During Climate Week, Governor Hochul Announces Design Award for Major Resilience Project to Protect Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line From Effects of Climate Change (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: During Climate Week, Governor Hochul Announces Design Award for Major Resilience Project to Protect Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line from Effects of Climate Change
Sep 23, 2026
Part of $800 Million Project will Protect Metro-North Hudson Line from Extreme Weather Events
Project to Focus on 20-Mile Stretch from Riverdale to Croton-Harmon
Photos and Video of Today's Announcement Available Here (https://flic.kr/s more PR
Illinois Institute of Technology: Defining Design - Chicago-Kent Professor Cited in Federal Judicial Ruling (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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Defining Design: Chicago-Kent Professor Cited in Federal Judicial Ruling
09/23/2026
"I'm gratified and honored when a judge finds my work to be helpful--especially where, as here, they're dealing with new and novel legal questions," says Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Sarah Fackrell.
In March 2026 Fackrell's paper, "Uncreative Designs," which was published in Duke Law Review in 2024, was cited by United States District Court more PR
International and Regional Actors Must Deescalate Mounting Conflict in Ethiopia: PHR (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Political] -- Physicians for Human Rights posted the following news release:
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International and Regional Actors Must Deescalate Mounting Conflict in Ethiopia: PHR
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Regional and international actors must act now to help deescalate mounting conflict in Ethiopia, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today. Ethiopia stands on the brink of resuming widespread conflict, following reports of the Tigray People's Liberation Front's (TPLF) seizure of several airports in Tigray and offensive against federal forces more PR
International Interchange Fall 2026 (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 23 -- Broome Community College posted the following news:
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International Interchange Fall 2026
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The International Interchange is about getting back to the basics: talking face-to-face about life with peers born stateside and abroad and learning about their life experiences and perspectives.
Here is what past participants have said about the International Interchange:
What have you enjoyed about the International Interchange?
"I love meeting people from different backgrounds and seeing life from their poi more PR
International Service for Human Rights: Over 130 U.N. Human Rights Experts Issue Global Call for States to End Transnational Repression (10)
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 24 (TNSrpt) -- The International Service for Human Rights issued the following news:
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23 September 2026
Over 130 UN human rights experts issue global call for States to end transnational repression
UN human rights experts released a landmark statement urging States, businesses, INTERPOL and international organisations to prevent and combat the spread of transnational repression, warning of its increasing impacts on human rights, democracy and the rule of law and those who take action to defend them.
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International Telecommunication Union: Digital@UNGA 2026 Calls for All Voices to Build a Digital Future Together (10)
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 23 -- The International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies, issued the following news release:
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Digital@UNGA 2026 calls for all voices to build a digital future together
Action, agency and shared responsibility place everyone at the centre of digital transformation
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New York, 22 September 2026
Digital@UNGA -- a leading multistakeholder platform for digital cooperation and innovation that opens annually during the United Nations Gene more PR
Israel: "U.N.'s Lie Industry" Campaign by Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, Combating Antisemitism in Cooperation With National Public Diplomacy Directorate is Stepping Up a Gear (10)
JERUSALEM, Israel, Sept. 23 -- The government of Israel issued the following news release:
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The "UN's Lie Industry" campaign by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism in cooperation with the National Public Diplomacy Directorate is stepping up a gear
22.09.2026
With the opening of the General Assembly debate tonight (22 September 2026) at the UN in New York, and ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech in two days, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, in cooperation with the Natio more PR
Israel: Prime Minister's Office Statement Following French President Macron's Address at U.N. General Assembly (10)
JERUSALEM, Israel, Sept. 23 -- The government of Israel issued the following news release:
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PMO statement following French President Emmanuel Macron's address at the UNGA
Hamas terrorists carry out attacks against Jews almost every day. They have murdered countless Israeli civilians in Judea and Samaria.
22.09.2026
In his address today (Tuesday, 22 September 2026) to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, French President Emmanuel Macron asserted, inter alia, that Hamas is not active in Judea and Samaria. In response, the Pr more PR
ITI Convenes Industry Leaders to Advance Sustainable Digital Infrastructure (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Information Technology Industry Council posted the following news release:
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ITI Convenes Industry Leaders to Advance Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
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NEW YORK - As demand for digital infrastructure grows, government and industry must work together to build smarter, more efficient, and more resilient energy systems.
During Climate Week NYC, global tech trade association ITI convened leaders from government and industry for The Infrastructure Imperative: Innovation for a Su more PR
Joint Statement on Moving Beyond Crisis (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news:
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Joint Statement on Moving Beyond Crisis
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September 23, 2026
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H.E. Dr. Nawaf Salam, Prime Minister of Lebanon
H.E. Dubravka Suica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean
Alexander De Croo, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
New York, 23 September 2026
The nature of crisis is changing. Emergencies are increasing and becoming more protracted, while the resources to respond are under increasing pressure.
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Juma Xipaia Denounces Canada's Belo Sun Mining Corp in New York Event (10)
OAKLAND, California, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release:
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Juma Xipaia Denounces Canada's Belo Sun Mining Corp in New York Event
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New York, NY - Indigenous leader Juma Xipaia, protagonist and co-producer of the documentary Yanuni, joined an action yesterday during Climate Week NYC to protest Canadian mining company Belo Sun's proposed gold mine in Brazil's Amazon. The a more PR
Kean, Gillen, Van Drew Introduce Legislation to Reduce Commuting Expenses (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Kean, Gillen, Van Drew Introduce Legislation to Reduce Commuting Expenses
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(SEPTEMBER 23, 2026) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07), Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), and Congressman Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-02) introduced the Lowering Commuting Costs Actthat would help hardworking families save money on their daily commutes to work.
"Commuting costs strain hardworking New Jerseyans' bottom lines," said Congress more PR
Kentucky State to host fourth annual Ag Roundup (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Sept. 23 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news:
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Kentucky State to host fourth annual Ag Roundup
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Three-day event will feature 4-H Ville, hands-on career exploration, and keynote speaker Stephen Ritz
FRANKFORT, Ky. -Kentucky State University will host its fourth annual Ag Roundup Sept. 24-26, a campuswide showcase of the University's teaching, research, and service in agriculture, health, natural resources, and related STEM fields.
About 37 schools are expected to attend, with high school studen more PR
Lara Black Box Model Rules Generate $571 Million in Rate Hikes But Just Twelve Thousand New Home Insurance Policies. That's $47K Per Policy. (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 23 [Category: Consumer Services] -- Consumer Watchdog posted the following news release:
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Lara Black Box Model Rules Generate $571 Million in Rate Hikes But Just Twelve Thousand New Home Insurance Policies. That's $47K Per Policy.
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Sacramento, CA -Ten home insurance companies have sought $571 million in rate hikes under Insurance Commissioner Lara's rules allowing insurers to raise rates based on black box climate models, yet those companies have committed to sell just 12,000 new home insurance policies. more PR
LatinoJustice Report Examines Supreme Court Decisions Threatening Latino Rights (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release:
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LatinoJustice Report Examines Supreme Court Decisions Threatening Latino Rights
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September 23, 2026
Media Contact:
media@latinojustice.org(link sends email)
Report Details Impact of the Court's 2025 - 2026 Term
NEW YORK, NY -Days ahead of the start of the Supreme Court's 2026-2027 term, civil rights organization LatinoJustice PRLDEF released a new report, The Supreme Court's Long Shadow Over Latino Rights, examining how deci more PR
Le Moyne Continues Strong Performance in Annual U.S. News & World Report Rankings (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 22 -- Le Moyne College issued the following news release:
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Le Moyne Continues Strong Performance in Annual U.S. News & World Report Rankings
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In the 2027 U.S. News & World Report rankings, Le Moyne College was recognized among the nation's best, placing #14 overall and #5 for Best Value in the Regional Universities North category. The College also ranked #10 for top private colleges in the region, a new category for 2027.
In addition, three programs in the Madden College of Business and Economics were ranked more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING TOWARD THE FINISH LINE AND REPUBLICANS ARE RUNNING SCARED" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING TOWARD THE FINISH LINE AND REPUBLICANS ARE RUNNING SCARED"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that while Republicans have neglected to make life better for the American people and are doing nothing to end Donald Trump's reckless and costly war of choice, Democrats are focused on rooting out corrupt more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING TOWARD THE FINISH LINE AND REPUBLICANS ARE RUNNING SCARED" (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE CAPITOL: "HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE RUNNING TOWARD THE FINISH LINE AND REPUBLICANS ARE RUNNING SCARED"
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that while Republicans have neglected to make life better for the American people and are doing nothing to end Donald Trump's reckless and costly war of choice, Democrats are focused on rooting out corruption and fighting for an af more PR
Liberty Justice Center Sues Brooklyn Library Union Over Compulsory Dues (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release:
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Liberty Justice Center Sues Brooklyn Library Union Over Compulsory Dues
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. | September 23, 2026-The Liberty Justice Center filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Brooklyn Public Library employee Jeffrey A. Schwartz, challenging the requirement that he pay union dues as a condition of his employment.
In Schwartz v. Brooklyn Library Guild, Local 1482, AFL-CIO et al., the Liberty Justice Center represents Schwar more PR
Long Island Business News honors Nixon Peabody's Tim Sini with 'Leaders in Law' award (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Long Island Business News honors Nixon Peabody's Tim Sini with 'Leaders in Law' award
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Melville, NY. Nixon Peabody LLP is proud to announce that partner Timothy D. Sini has been selected by Long Island Business News as one of its 2026 "Leaders in Law."
The Leaders in Law Awards recognize dedicated individuals whose leadership, both in the legal profession and in the community, has created a positive impact on Long Isl more PR
LSU's DeepFire Team Wins XPRIZE Wildfire Award for AI That Sees Fires Coming (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 23 -- Louisiana State University posted the following news release:
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LSU's DeepFire Team Wins XPRIZE Wildfire Award for AI That Sees Fires Coming
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(Left to right) Saiful Sajol, Amit Ranjan, Supratik Mukhopadhyay, Magesh Rajasekaran, and Muhammad Waheed Sabir
Out of more than 300 teams worldwide, LSU's team became one of eight finalists in a four-year, $11 million global competition to end destructive wildfires. Today, the team received a $100,000 Special Recognition award at the XPRIZE Wildfire awards ce more PR
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Daily Wire Entitled 'Walker Percy's Prophetic Vision' (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary:
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Walker Percy's Prophetic Vision
By Richard M. Reinsch
The Daily Wire
September 22nd, 2026
The author's 1971 novel, "Love in the Ruins," dramatizes how today's divisions originated in the upheaval of the countercultural era.
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Walker Percy's 1971 novel "Love in the Ruins" now reads like prophecy. Set in a collapsing America riven by ideology, technological upheaval, loneliness, and spiritual exhaustion, the novel captures the strange mixtur more PR
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to New York Post: Nikole Hannah-Jones Ignores Who Failed Her Daughter - The Teachers Union (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary:
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Ignores Who Failed Her Daughter - the Teachers Union
By Daniel Di Martino
New York Post
September 22nd, 2026
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Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to a failing public school despite being a multimillionaire to make a point: That she's not a hypocrite who sends her children to private school like other school-choice opponents.
Now Hannah-Jones has some regrets.
She's seen firsthand how New York's public school system more PR
Margaret Tahyar discusses the Fed's Silicon Valley Bank report with American Banker and Politico (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Margaret Tahyar discusses the Fed's Silicon Valley Bank report with American Banker and Politico
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Davis Polk partner and Financial Institutions practice co-head Margaret Tahyar was quoted in American Banker and Politico discussing the findings from the Federal Reserve's preliminary report of the 2023 Silicon Valley Bank failure.
In American Banker, Margaret said the review plays an important role in ensuring that the correc more PR
Marsh and World Economic Forum Launch Playbook to Strengthen Place-based Climate Resilience (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Marsh, a subsidiary of Marsh and McLennan Companies, issued the following news release:
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Marsh and World Economic Forum launch playbook to strengthen place-based climate resilience
NEW YORK, September 23, 2026 -- Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a leading global professional services firm, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum, today launched a playbook to help cross-sector coalitions strengthen place-based resilience and improve insurability. Launched at New York Climate Week 2026, the playbook outlines how to coordin more PR
Media Freedom Organisations Warn White House News Ban Sends 'Very Dangerous Signal Far Beyond Washington' (10)
LONDON, England, Sept. 24 -- The News Media Association issued the following news:
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Media Freedom Organisations Warn White House News Ban Sends 'Very Dangerous Signal Far Beyond Washington'
We are media organisations and press freedom groups representing journalists and publishers across the world.
We condemn the exclusion of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House and call on world leaders meeting in New York to make clear to President Trump that a free and plural press is a fundamental pillar of democracy.
Journalists are the more PR
Meeks: President Must Stand Up for Allies and Human Rights at Trump-Xi Summit (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Meeks: President Must Stand Up for Allies and Human Rights at Trump-Xi Summit
September 23, 2026
Washington, DC - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in advance of the summit between US President Donald Trump and People's Republic of China (PRC) President Xi Jinping on Thursday.
"Trump's disastrous trade more PR
Microscopic robots inspired by fireflies, cilia, sync to reshape surroundings (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Microscopic robots inspired by fireflies, cilia, sync to reshape surroundings
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In northeastern Brazil, termites have transformed an area about the size of Great Britain by sensing their environment, communicating with each other about it and working together to build vast tunnel systems. Inspired by this and other instances of the small but mighty collective activity in nature, Cornell physics researchers have made robots that for the first time can sense the more PR
Minister Anand announces additional sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities (10)
OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 23 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release:
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Minister Anand announces additional sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities
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September 23, 2026 - New York City, New York - Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions against five individuals and five entities under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations for their role in the Iranian regime's brut more PR
More than 160 million people risk being trapped between crisis and recovery, UN Development Programme warns (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news:
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More than 160 million people risk being trapped between crisis and recovery, UN Development Programme warns
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UNDP launches new Crisis Action Agenda calling for development investment from day one to help people recover faster and reduce vulnerability to future shocks.
September 23, 2026
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NEW YORK, 23 September 2026 -More than 160 million people risk being trapped in crisis without the longer-term support needed to rebuild their lives, more PR
More Than Milk: Lessons from the Mongolian Steppe (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine posted the following news:
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More Than Milk: Lessons from the Mongolian Steppe
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During the past two months, I have been part of the daily operations at a veterinary non-governmental organization (NGO) located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This organization has several initiatives that involve engaging with communities and providing trainings where access to veterinary care and education is limited. This includes providing hands-on training to Mongolian farmers more PR
Mount Sinai Researchers Receive $3.6 Million NIH Grant to Improve Mitral Valve Surgery Decisions (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release:
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Mount Sinai Researchers Receive $3.6 Million NIH Grant to Improve Mitral Valve Surgery Decisions
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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received a $3.6 million, four-year grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to develop an approach to extend evidence from clinical trials to a broader population of patients treated in everyday m more PR
N.Y. Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Grant Funding to New York City (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 24 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release:
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DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Grant Funding to New York City
Education and Social Services Funding at Risk if Federal Aid to State Declines
September 23, 2026
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About 17% of the city's total revenue for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027, totaling over $21 billion, comes from state aid, including substantial categorical grant funding for essential programs for children, families and vulnerable residents, according to a n more PR
N.Y. Comptroller DiNapoli: Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Decline in New York (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release:
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DiNapoli: Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Decline in New York
Rates Remain High in Some Private Sector Industries
September 22, 2026
Workplace injuries and illnesses among private sector businesses in New York declined nearly 18% between 2014 and 2024, falling to 122,400 incidents, according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Fewer than two workers per 100 were injured or fell ill on the job more PR
N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Announces Most Trees Planted in a Decade (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Mayor Mamdani Announces Most Trees Planted in a Decade
September 23, 2026
What you should know
* NYC Parks planted 18,261 trees in fiscal year 2026, prioritizing neighborhoods most vulnerable to extreme heat
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NEW YORK - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura today announced that the City planted 18,261 trees in fiscal year 2026, the most in a single fiscal year since 2016.
The new trees will bring cleaner air, coole more PR
N.Y. State Metropolitan Transportation Authority Announces Opening of Photography Exhibit Showcasing the Behind the Scenes Work That Keeps Transit System Moving (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release:
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MTA Announces Opening of Photography Exhibit Showcasing the Behind the Scenes Work that Keeps Transit System Moving
Sep 22, 2026
In Service: MTA Photographs by Christopher Payne Gives Unprecedented Access to MTA Maintenance Shops and Manufacturing Plants Across the Country
50 Images to be Displayed in All 52 Decommissioned Advertising Lightboxes at Five Major Hubs; First Lightbox Takeover in MTA Arts and Design History
more PR
Nancy Furlong, emeritus professor, honored with America 250 Community Heroes Award (10)
ALFRED, New York, Sept. 22 -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
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Nancy Furlong, emeritus professor, honored with America 250 Community Heroes Award
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Nancy Furlong, emeritus professor of psychology at Alfred University, was recognized recently as a recipient of U.S. Congressman Nick Langworthy's New York's 23rd Congressional District America 250 Community Heroes Award.
Furlong, who was recognized with fellow award recipients at a ceremony August 14 in Olean, was nominated for the honor by Mark Zupan, Alfred Univers more PR
Nasdaq celebrates Sigma Lithium's climate leadership. Communities and regulators tell a different story. (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- Earthworks issued the following news release:
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Nasdaq celebrates Sigma Lithium's climate leadership. Communities and regulators tell a different story.
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New York, NY -Corporate greenwashing of dangerous and irresponsible mining was in the spotlight yesterday at New York Climate Week as Sigma Lithium rang Nasdaq's closing bell.
Indigenous, Quilombola, and other Afro-descendant communities near Sigma Lithium's Brazil mine say their rights and safety are being sacrificed. Court more PR
National Nurses United endorses Angie Nixon to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 23 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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National Nurses United endorses Angie Nixon to represent Florida in the U.S. Senate
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National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Angie Nixon from Florida for the U.S. Senate. If elected, Nixon will join nurses in our fight to take on the billionaire class and deliver for workers, abolish ICE, and guarantee compr more PR
NATO Secretary General visits Iowa, meets National Guard (10)
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 23 -- NATO issued the following news:
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NATO Secretary General visits Iowa, meets National Guard
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On Tuesday (22 September), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte travelled to the US State of Iowa.
In the afternoon Secretary General Rutte and the US Permanent Representative to NATO, Matthew Whitaker met the Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds. Afterward, Mr Rutte and Mr Whitaker took part in a moderated conversation on NATO, hosted in Des Moines by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
"NATO may seem far away from Am more PR
Natural Resources Defense Council: Washington State and California Are One Step Closer to Linking Cap & Invest Programs (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release:
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Washington State and California Are One Step Closer to Linking Cap & Invest programs
Larger market promises less pollution and increased funding for emissions reduction programs
September 23, 2026
NEW YORK - California Governor Gavin Newsom and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson today announced a major step toward linking California and Washington's carbon markets, a move that would expand the successful market California has shared with Queb more PR
NBC Sports senior exec Jon Miller '78 plays a key role in determining what content viewers want to see (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Sept. 23 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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NBC Sports senior exec Jon Miller '78 plays a key role in determining what content viewers want to see
As president of acquisitions and partnerships for NBC Sports, Miami University alumnus Jon Miller '78 has developed a keen sense for what content and coverage viewers want to see.
In 2008, he created the NHL Winter Classic, an outdoor hockey game the New York Times said "has stolen New Year's Day." NBC broadcast it for many years, beginning with the inaugural game more PR
New Genomic Research Reveals Bats Originated in Europe (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, Sept. 23 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news:
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New Genomic Research Reveals Bats Originated in Europe
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Published in Nature, the research rewrites the bat family tree and shows that powered flight and echolocation started at the dawn of bat evolution; the body of work involves a consortium of international scientists co-led by Stony Brook professor Liliana M. Davalos
STONY BROOK, NY, September 23, 2026 - The largest study ever of bat genome research combined with more PR
New NYCLU Report: New York Is Failing Students on Sex Education (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] (TNSrep) -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
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New NYCLU Report: New York Is Failing Students on Sex Education
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Curricula from 50 school districts reveals rampant medical inaccuracies, abstinence-only lessons, and scarce support for LGBTQ students
NEW YORK - Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) released "Stereotypes, Stigma, and Silence: How New York Fails Students on Sex Ed" -a new report examining sex education curriculum in 50 urban, suburban, an more PR
New Professor Plans to Put Corrections Research to Work (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news:
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New Professor Plans to Put Corrections Research to Work
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Ryan M. Labrecque joins the Graduate Center and John Jay College faculty this semester with an agenda: Get more corrections research published, put findings into the hands of practitioners, and give doctoral students a larger role in producing the work.
Labrecque, a new professor in the Graduate Center's Criminal Justice Ph.D. program and deputy director of research at The Correcti more PR
New SDG16 Report shows progress is possible but it remains too slow, uneven and fragile (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news:
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New SDG16 Report shows progress is possible but it remains too slow, uneven and fragile
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Statement by Marcos Neto, UN Assistant Secretary-General, and Director of UNDP's Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, at the launch of the Fourth Global Report on SDG 16: Peaceful, Just and Strong Institutions.
September 23, 2026
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As prepared for delivery.
Distinguished delegates, colleagues and friends,
On behalf of UNDP, it is my great plea more PR
New York Times publisher to headline Presidential Speaker Series (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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New York Times publisher to headline Presidential Speaker Series
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Michigan State University President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., will welcome A.G. Sulzberger, publisher and chairman of The New York Times, to campus next week as part of the Presidential Speaker Series. The talk will be accompanied by a public photojournalism exhibit highlighting the work of New York Times' photojournalists around the world.
As The New York Times marks its 175th more PR
Newmark Arranges $482.5 Million Financing to Advance The Stockman, Auberge Collection in Steamboat Springs, CO (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- 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 Arranges $482.5 Million Financing to Advance The Stockman, Auberge Collection in Steamboat Springs, CO
September 23, 2026
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 has more PR
Newmark Arranges $95M Sale of Randhurst Village, a Trophy Retail Center in Chicago's North Suburbs (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- 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 Arranges $95M Sale of Randhurst Village, a Trophy Retail Center in Chicago's North Suburbs
September 23, 2026
Newmark announces the Company has arranged the $95 million sale of Randhurst Village, a 931,798-square-foot open-air retail power center in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
Newmark President, Head of Retail Capital Markets Conor Lalor and Senior Managing D more PR
Newmark Arranges $97.5 Million Sale of Willow Oaks Medical Campus in Fairfax, VA (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- 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 Arranges $97.5 Million Sale of Willow Oaks Medical Campus in Fairfax, VA
September 23, 2026
Newmark announces the Company has arranged the $97.5 million sale of the Willow Oaks Medical Campus, a 382,850-square-foot, two-building portfolio of medical office buildings ("MOB") located at 8260 and 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive in Fairfax, Virginia. Inova Heal more PR
Northern Trust Expands Municipal Bond ETF Lineup with New York and California Tax-Exempt ETFs (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 23 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, posted the following news release:
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Northern Trust Expands Municipal Bond ETF Lineup with New York and California Tax-Exempt ETFs
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CHICAGO -Northern Trust Asset Management, a leading global investment management firm with $1.6 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026, today announced the launch of two new municipal bond ETFs: the Northern Trust New York Intermediate Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (Nasdaq: T more PR
Northwell Health: South Shore University Hospital Surgeon Recognized With Center of Excellence Designation for Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation (10)
NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Sept. 24 -- Northwell Health issued the following news release:
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South Shore University Hospital surgeon recognized with Center of Excellence designation for artificial urinary sphincter implantation
September 23rd, 2026
The Boston Scientific designation -- a first for a physician in downstate New York -- highlights advanced surgical treatment for male urinary incontinence, a common but underrecognized condition among prostate cancer survivors
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In recognition of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, more PR
NY Governor's Race: Hochul Up 19 Points Over Blakeman With The Cost Of Living & Economy Top Of Voters' Minds, Quinnipiac University New York State Poll Finds; Senator Chuck Schumer's Job Approval: 36% (10)
HAMDEN, Connecticut, Sept. 23 -- Quinnipiac University Poll posted the following news:
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NY Governor's Race: Hochul Up 19 Points Over Blakeman With The Cost Of Living & Economy Top Of Voters' Minds, Quinnipiac University New York State Poll Finds; Senator Chuck Schumer's Job Approval: 36%
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Less than six weeks until Election Day, Democratic incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul holds a commanding lead over Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman with 58 percent of likely voters supporting Hochul and 39 percent supporting Blakeman, according to a more PR
NYU Langone Welcomes Top Orthopedic Surgeons to Lead Key Treatment Centers for Hip and Knee Conditions (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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NYU Langone Welcomes Top Orthopedic Surgeons to Lead Key Treatment Centers for Hip and Knee Conditions
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NYU Langone Orthopedics has appointed three leaders in sports medicine to head key orthopedic centers, including a new center that treats knee injuries causing pain and deterioration.
Sabrina M. Strickland, MD, who will lead the new Center for Patellofemoral Disorders; more PR
Open Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Louise Arbour ahead of To Lam Visit (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Open Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Louise Arbour ahead of To Lam Visit
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H.E. Mark Carney
Prime Minister of Canada
H.E. Louise Arbour
Governor General of Canada
Dear Prime Minister Mark Carney and Governor General Louise Arbour,
I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to draw your attention to the dire human rights situation in Vietnam in advance of the state visit of To Lam, Communist Party General S more PR
Opening General Debate, Secretary-General Warns Power Must Be Governed by Law, Cooperation as Global 'Fault Lines' Widen (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Opening General Debate, Secretary-General Warns Power Must Be Governed by Law, Cooperation as Global 'Fault Lines' Widen
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Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' address to the opening of the general debate of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly, in New York today:
The fault lines in our world are widening. Cracks have become canyons. Over the last decade, wars erupted with devastating consequences and dragged on with despicable crue more PR
PAHO and Africa CDC call for sustained investment and stronger Africa-Americas cooperation on pandemic preparedness (10)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Sept. 23 -- The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention posted the following news release:
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PAHO and Africa CDC call for sustained investment and stronger Africa-Americas cooperation on pandemic preparedness
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At UNGA, Burundi and Guyana joined PAHO and Africa CDC to advance country-led cooperation and financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
Addis Ababa, New York, 22 September 2026 (PAHO/WHO, Africa CDC) - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Africa Centres for Dise more PR
Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors
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When a glass of red wine arrives at the table, most drinkers make a snap judgment before taking a sip. Is the color deep enough? Does the hue suggest quality, or raise a red flag?
For years, that visual scrutiny has posed a challenge to an emerging category of wine grapes. Interspecific hybrid varieties - cultivars bred by crossing multiple Vitis vinifera species to withstand disease, co more PR
Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors
By Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle
September 23, 2026
When a glass of red wine arrives at the table, most drinkers make a snap judgment before taking a sip. Is the color deep enough? Does the hue suggest quality, or raise a red flag?
For years, that visual scrutiny has posed a challenge to an emerging category of wine grapes. Interspecific hyb more PR
Performance, Productivity, and Durability: Introducing FUJIFILM Dimatix STARFIRE PhaseMaster Printhead (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Sept. 24 -- Fujifilm, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings that executes regional business for digital cameras, medical systems, photo printing, data storage and biopharmaceuticals, issued the following news release:
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Performance, Productivity, and Durability: Introducing FUJIFILM Dimatix STARFIRE(R) PhaseMaster Printhead
LEBANON, N.H., September 23, 2026 - FUJIFILM Dimatix, Inc. today announced the latest addition to its STARFIRE(R) printhead family: the STARFIRE(R) PhaseMaster hot-melt inkjet printhead (hereafter "Pha more PR
Pillsbury Advises RealSense in $500 Million Acquisition by Cognex (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Advises RealSense in $500 Million Acquisition by Cognex
09.23.26
Pillsbury advised RealSense, a leader in in-depth sensing cameras and vision technology for robotic perception and physical AI, in connection with its definitive agreement to be acquired by Cognex Corporation, the global technology leader in industrial machine vision, for approximately $500 million.
Founded by Intel in 2014 and spun out as an independent company in 2025, RealSense more PR
PRESS RELEASE | SAFE and U.S. State Department Convene Public and Private Critical Minerals Financiers for MINVEST Meeting During U.N. General Assembly (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Energy] -- SAFE, an organization that says it unites military and business leaders to develop and advocate for policies that improve America's energy security by curtailing dependence on oil and promoting responsible use of domestic energy resources, posted the following news release:
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PRESS RELEASE | SAFE and U.S. State Department Convene Public and Private Critical Minerals Financiers for MINVEST Meeting During U.N. General Assembly
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The meeting brought together government leaders, export credit agenc more PR
Ranking Member Shaheen Travels to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release:
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September 23, 2026
Ranking Member Shaheen Travels to New York for the United Nations General Assembly High Level Week
NEW YORK CITY - This week, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, traveled to New York City for the 81st United Nations General Assembly High Level Week. During the trip, Ranking Member Shaheen met with Ukrainian more PR
Raymond James Establishes Leveraged Finance and Debt Advisory Practice (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 23 -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release:
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September 21, 2026
Raymond James establishes leveraged finance and debt advisory practice
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Raymond James is expanding the capabilities of its Investment Banking platform with the creation of the Leveraged Finance & Debt Advisory group (Leveraged Finance) and the hiring of Drew Weisman as senior managing director and head of Leveraged Finance & Debt Advisory, and Alvin Ng as director.
Based in New York, the new group w more PR
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL REPORTS AUGUST 2026 OPERATING DATA (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 24 -- Raymond James Financial issued the following news release:
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September 23, 2026
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL REPORTS AUGUST 2026 OPERATING DATA
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) today reported selected operating data for August 2026, in an effort to provide timely information to investors about monthly developments in certain key performance metrics.
Due to the limited nature of this data, a consistent correlation to earnings should not be assumed.
"Record assets under a more PR
Readout: Meeks Meets With President Irfaan Ali (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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READOUT: Meeks Meets with President Irfaan Ali
September 23, 2026
New York City -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met with the President of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
Ranking Member Meeks reaffirmed the strong U.S.-Guyana partnership, and congratulated President Ali on the one-y more PR
Readout: Meeks Meets With United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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READOUT: Meeks Meets with United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher
September 23, 2026
New York City -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met with the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA), Tom Fletcher, on the sidelin more PR
Readout: Secretary of State Rubio's Meeting With Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release:
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Secretary Rubio's Meeting with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar
Readout
Office of the Spokesman
September 23, 2026
Secretary Rubio met today with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar in New York.
The two officials reaffirmed the important role the U.S.-India strategic partnership continues to play in promoting a safe, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
Secretary Rubio and Minister Jaishankar also exchanged views on development more PR
Reason Foundation: Flight Cancellations and Delays Show Dire State of US Air Traffic Control (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 24 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news:
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Flight cancellations and delays show dire state of US air traffic control
Simple failures caused over 1,000 flight cancellations, 6,000 delays, and negatively impacted tens of thousands of passengers.
Marc Scribner
Senior Transportation Policy Analyst
September 23, 2026
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On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Philadelphia Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facility suffered a failure in an aging telecommunications circuit more PR
Reason Foundation: States Must Publicly Track and Show How They Spend Meta's Settlement Money (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 24 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news:
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States must publicly track and show how they spend Meta's settlement money
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that harmed children and teenagers.
Richard Sill
Technology Policy Analyst
September 23, 2026
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Meta agreed in August to pay up to $18 billion to resolve a multistate lawsuit brought by 52 attorneys general representing states, the District of Columbia, more PR
Reps. Pallone, Castor, Clarke Issue Letter to Energy Secretary Wright (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following letter with Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Florida, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Energy, and Yvette Clarke, D-New York, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to Energy Secretary Chris Wright:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 22, 2026
The Honorable Chris Wright
Secretary
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 205 more PR
Responding to Xi and Trump's Illiberal World Order (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Responding to Xi and Trump's Illiberal World Order
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When US President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington later this month, tariffs, artificial intelligence, and Taiwan may all be on the table. One subject almost certainly will not be: human rights.
While the scale and nature of the two leaders' abuses are substantially different, their records demonstrate a shared disdain for the international human rights norms m more PR
RIT Scientist: Think of the Flu Shot as an Update (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 23 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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September 23, 2026
RIT scientist: Think of the flu shot as an update
The annual flu vaccine is like a software update for the immune system, a Rochester Institute of Technology expert in biochemistry and microbiology says.
Each year, scientists monitor the changes in the various influenza viruses as it pertains to mutations and update the vaccine to better match the viruses expected to circulate, said Andre Hudson, dean of RIT's Coll more PR
Rockefeller Foundation: As World Leaders Gather at the UN, a New Research Action Policy Lab in the Global South Sets Out To Prove AI Can Create Opportunity (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release:
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As World Leaders Gather at the UN, a New Research Action Policy Lab in the Global South Sets Out To Prove AI Can Create Opportunity
The Institute for Human Flourishing launches during UNGA high-level week, backed by The Rockefeller Foundation, Schmidt Philanthropies, and the Government of India.
News Summary
* The Institute for Human Flourishing (IHF) -- a new Research Action Policy Lab headquartered in India -- will work to ensure AI raises incomes, more PR
Russell Reynolds Associates' Antony Beaumont Honored With AESC Lifetime Achievement Award (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants issued the following news release:
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Russell Reynolds Associates' Antony Beaumont Honored with AESC Lifetime Achievement Award
Antony Beaumont recognized for his lasting impact on executive search, board advisory and the development of the profession at the 2026 AESC Global Summit on Leadership in Hong Kong.
HONG KONG, September 23, 2026 - The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC), the global association representing the exec more PR
Rutgers and Weill Cornell Medicine Win $3 Million to Study HIV's Toll on the Brain (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 24 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Rutgers and Weill Cornell Medicine Win $3 Million to Study HIV's Toll on the Brain
By Andrew Smith
September 23, 2026
Antiretroviral drugs let people with HIV live full-length lives, but cognitive problems often persist. Some studies have found cognitive impairment in as many as half of people receiving antiretroviral therapy, although estimates vary and many cases do not interfere with daily activities.
As part of its ongoing efforts to understand more PR
SEC Commissioner Peirce Issues Remarks at SIFMA's Digital Assets Conference (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks by Commissioner Hester M. Peirce:
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Looking for Change in Haystacks: Remarks before SIFMA's Digital Assets Conference
2026 SIFMA Digital Assets Conference New York, NY Sept. 23, 2026
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Thank you to Ken and SIFMA for having me here today during my penultimate week as a Commissioner. Perhaps the title of this session should have been "The Soon-to-be-ex Regulatory Outlook." Even in my waning days, I am still on the hook for giving my disclaimer, more PR
Secretary of State Rubio Addresses Foreign Policy Priorities Across Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Ukraine War at U.N. General Assembly (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary Marco Rubio:
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Remarks to Press
Remarks
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
Palace Hotel
New York City, New York
September 23, 2026
SECRETARY RUBIO: Okay, go ahead.
QUESTION: Mr. Secretary, what were the U.S. demands with the Iranians yesterday, and was there any discussion of return to the MOU, or have the terms changed for the United States in terms --
SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, yesterday's conversation was with more PR
Security Council 2140 Committee Considers Two Ad Hoc Reports Submitted By Panel of Experts on Yemen Pursuant to Paragraphs 15, 16 of Resolution 2801 (2025) (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Security Council 2140 Committee Considers Two Ad Hoc Reports Submitted By Panel of Experts on Yemen Pursuant to Paragraphs 15, 16 of Resolution 2801 (2025)
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On 31 August 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) held informal consultations to consider two ad hoc reports of the Panel of Experts on Yemen, submitted pursuant to paragraphs 15 and 16 of resolution 2801 (2025), on the topics of: (i) dual-use components and more PR
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Jerome Bonnafont (France):
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly suicide bombing terrorist attack at a mosque in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, on 18 September. This reprehensible act of terrorism resulted in the more PR
Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Need for Federal Film Tax Incentive to Keep Production in America (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Need for Federal Film Tax Incentive to Keep Production in America
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released a video highlighting his push to secure a bipartisan federal film tax incentive to drive more production in America while increasing job opportunities and economic development. The latest momentum for a federal film tax incentive in Congress follows President Donald Trump's recent endorsement more PR
Sen. Thune: Today's Democrat Party Is the Proud Home of Socialism (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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September 23rd, 2026
Thune: Today's Democrat Party Is the Proud Home of Socialism
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor:
Thune's remarks below (as delivered):
"Mr. President, there's no doubt that the Democrat Party has moved sharply left in recent years.
"But this election cycle has seen the Democrat Party take a big step further - toward ful more PR
SGE, GE Vernova, Hitachi, Samsung C&T Sign MoU to Advance BWRX-300 Fleet Deployment in Europe (10)
TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 24 -- Hitachi issued the following news release:
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SGE, GE Vernova, Hitachi and Samsung C&T sign MoU to advance BWRX-300 fleet deployment in Europe
NEW YORK, September 22, 2026 - SGE, GE Vernova, Hitachi and Samsung C&T have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for cooperation on market development and commercial opportunities for the deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Central and Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom.
The MoU was signed in New York during the Atlantic more PR
Shareholders Sue New York Times Over Editorial Oversight Records (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Center for Public Policy Research issued the following news release:
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Shareholders Sue New York Times Over Editorial Oversight Records
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Washington, D.C. -The National Center for Public Policy Research and the State Board of Administration of Florida (SBA), on behalf of the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund (FRSTF), have filed a lawsuit against The New York Times Company seeking corporate records concerning the company's oversight of its journalistic s more PR
Sneakers to Scrubs mentorship program shows data-backed promise (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 23 -- The University of Chicago Medicine posted the following news release:
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Sneakers to Scrubs mentorship program shows data-backed promise
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A new study highlights the promising early impact of Sneakers to Scrubs (S2S), a medical pathways program founded by Black medical students and former athletes to address the severe underrepresentation of Black men in medicine.
Data showed that in just its first year, S2S engaged over 2,000 Black male youths through sports-centered mentorship and more than 60 education more PR
Solidec wins $250,000 Wilkes Climate Innovation Prize for 2026 (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 23 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release:
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Solidec wins $250,000 Wilkes Climate Innovation Prize for 2026
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The Wilkes Center for Climate Science & Policy at the University of Utah announced that Solidec is the winner of the $250,000 Wilkes Climate Innovation Prize for 2026.
Wilkes Center Managing Director Fielding Norton announced the award from Explorers Club in New York City during a collaborative event with XPRIZE during New York Climate Week.
"Winning the Wilkes Climate Innovatio more PR
South Korea's Systemic Gender and Age Discrimination (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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South Korea's Systemic Gender and Age Discrimination
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Choi Gap-rae served another customer before telling me how she had left school at 13 in 1972 and gone to work in Seoul to support her parents, two brothers and three sisters. She worked as a nanny, then in a factory, and did piece work at home for a pharmaceutical company. "My family was poor," Choi said. "I still wanted to learn more."
But she was never able to return to school. Choi h more PR
SPJ Foundation awards $100,000 in fellowships for public service journalism (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 23 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news:
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SPJ Foundation awards $100,000 in fellowships for public service journalism
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Media Contact:
SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org
The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation has selected two journalists to share the $100,000 Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Public Service Journalism, which provides mid-career journalists with time and funding to pursue in-depth reporting projects.
Meet the fellows:
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Spotlight on leaders at UNGA as climate overshoot looms and impacts escalate (10)
LONDON, England, Sept. 23 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace International, a coordinating organization of Greenpeace, issued the following news release:
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Spotlight on leaders at UNGA as climate overshoot looms and impacts escalate
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New York, United States - The High-Level Event on Climate Action and the Just Transition - a final initiative of outgoing Secretary-General Guterres who has made climate a key element of his legacy - is a crucial moment to consolidate a response to the global climate and energy crises.
Ahead of the an more PR
State Department Issues Public Schedule for Sept. 23, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Sept. 23, 2026:
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SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO
Secretary Rubio is on travel to New York from September 20-23, 2026.
9:00 a.m. Secretary Rubio meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York City, New York.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau; Counselor Dan Holler; Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison M. Hooker; Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg; Under Secretary for Public Di more PR
State Department Issues Public Schedule for Sept. 24, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Sept. 24, 2026:
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SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO
Secretary Rubio attends meetings and briefings at the White House.
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau; Under Secretary for Political Affairs Allison M. Hooker; Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg; Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers; Director of Policy Planning Jeremy Lewin; Senior Official for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom Andrew Veprek more PR
State Dept. Fact Sheet: U.S. and Argentina Launch Andes-Atlantic Corridor (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet:
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United States and Argentina Launch Andes-Atlantic Corridor
September 23, 2026
On the margins of United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week, the United States and Argentina launched today the Andes-Atlantic Corridor, a joint initiative to strengthen and modernize the infrastructure connecting Argentina's critical-mineral-rich northwest and Vaca Muerta energy basin to Atlantic ports and Western markets through modern rail, pipeline, port, power, and more PR
State Dept.: U.S. Announces Civil Nuclear Initiatives on the Margins of the United Nations General Assembly (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release:
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The United States Announces Civil Nuclear Initiatives on the Margins of the United Nations General Assembly
Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
September 23, 2026
Today, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and following the Trilateral Ministerial meeting between the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, the United States is pleased to announce the establishment of an Implementation Plan in support of the Memo more PR
State Dept.: U.S. Pledges Additional Life-Saving Health Assistance in Response to Ebola Outbreak (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release:
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United States Pledges Additional Life-Saving Health Assistance in Response to Ebola Outbreak
Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
September 23, 2026
Today, on the margins of the High-Level Week of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, the U.S. Department of State announced an additional $267 million in direct life-saving health and humanitarian assistance for the response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (D more PR
Statement Of U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald On The Conviction Of John Livigni (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Statement Of U.S. Attorney Jamie McDonald On The Conviction Of John Livigni
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"Moments ago, a jury returned a unanimous verdict finding John Livigni, a leader of the Washington Square Park drug ring, guilty of all narcotics charges, including three overdoses-two of which resulted in death. One of the victims was just 18 years old. Our Office's commitment to keeping New Yorkers and their families safe includes more PR
Study reveals how echo chambers form and what prevents them (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Study reveals how echo chambers form and what prevents them
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Tropical army ants are known to form devastating armadas that march through forests eating other insects and small creatures. When ants march, they deposit chemical trails of pheromones that others behind them sense and follow. But occasionally one of these ants will walk in a circle, which prompts a subset ofants behind them to follow until they all collapse and die.
"They end up in this cycle whe more PR
Study reveals how echo chambers form and what prevents them (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Study reveals how echo chambers form and what prevents them
By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle
September 23, 2026
Tropical army ants are known to form devastating armadas that march through forests eating other insects and small creatures. When ants march, they deposit chemical trails of pheromones that others behind them sense and follow. But occasionally one of these ants will walk in a circle, which prompt more PR
SUNY Poly Celebrates Continued Growth of ACE Program (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute posted the following news:
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SUNY Poly Celebrates Continued Growth of ACE Program
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Program reaches 300 students as university expands support for student success
UTICA, NY - SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) is celebrating the continued growth of its Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) program, which has expanded to serve 300 students during the 2026-27 academic year.
SUNY Poly initially launched ACE with a cohort of 32 students in Spr more PR
SUNY Potsdam Welcomes Guests for Family & Friends Weekend (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 23 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news:
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SUNY Potsdam Welcomes Guests for Family & Friends Weekend
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SUNY Potsdam is set to welcome more than 350 guests for the College's Family and Friends Weekend, to be held from Friday, Sept. 25 to Sunday, Sept. 27.
"I am so excited for the return of Family and Friends Weekend. We have a fun and engaging lineup of events, and we're thrilled to welcome students' families and friends to campus. From music and athletics to yoga and gre more PR
SUNY University at Albany: For Virginia Eubanks, a Lifeguard Manual Provided the Key to Trauma Recovery (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 24 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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For Virginia Eubanks, a Lifeguard Manual Provided the Key to Trauma Recovery
By Margaret Hartley
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 23, 2026) -- Virginia Eubanks popped out of the stairwell smiling, apologizing for being a couple of minutes late. She took the cup of tea I handed her, settled into a chair in my office and we started talking.
Eubanks has been talking a lot lately, at bookstores, radio stations, podcasts and interviews as she tours with her new book, A more PR
Svetlana Mojsov is named a citation laureate by Clarivate (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news:
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Svetlana Mojsov is named a citation laureate by Clarivate
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Svetlana Mojsov, whose research on peptide synthesis led to the development of a revolutionary class of drugs to treat diabetes and obesity, has been named a 2026 Citation Laureate by Clarivate, an information services firm that maintains scientific reference and citation data and operates the Web of Science database. Mojsov is named alongside Daniel J. Drucker of the University of Toronto and Jens Juul H more PR
Syracuse University Launches Institute for Artificial Intelligence (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Syracuse University Launches Institute for Artificial Intelligence
The new institute unites researchers from four schools and colleges to advance the science and application of AI.
Wendy S. Loughlin
Sept. 23, 2026
Syracuse University today announced the launch of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence, which brings together world-class researchers from across campus whose unique expertise in AI will help advance research, teaching and practice in the more PR
Syracuse University: Anthropologist Selected for Prestigious Weatherhead Fellowship (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Anthropologist Selected for Prestigious Weatherhead Fellowship
Maxwell's Fethi Keles will examine how refugees create social networks as they create new lives in the United States.
Sept. 23, 2026
Anthropologist and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumnus Fethi Keles '14 Ph.D. has been named a fellow in the Weatherhead Scholars Program at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
The Weatherhead Scholars Program i more PR
Syracuse University: Arts and Sciences Alumna Advises on Workplace Effectiveness (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Arts and Sciences Alumna Advises on Workplace Effectiveness
Linda Dulye '77 built a career--and a legacy--around helping others take ownership of success.
Renee Gearhart Levy
Sept. 23, 2026
Long before leadership development became a corporate buzzword, Linda Dulye '77 understood that an organization's greatest strength lies in its people. Throughout a career spanning journalism, corporate communications for Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurship and ph more PR
Syracuse University: How a Graduate Student Is Blending Interior Design With School Counseling (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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How a Graduate Student Is Blending Interior Design With School Counseling
Melendez '24, G'26 explains how he found a pathway to explore both careers rather than choose between them.
Martin Walls
Sept. 23, 2026
Sebastian Melendez '24, G'26 arrived at Syracuse University from Grand Island, Nebraska, with two passions that, at first glance, might not seem a natural pairing. He wanted to study interior design, and he also wanted to give back to his community more PR
Syracuse University: Installation by Architecture Instructors Creates Microclimate at NY Botanical Garden (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Installation by Architecture Instructors Creates Microclimate at NY Botanical Garden
The etched aluminum structure is designed to prompt visitors to notice hidden architectural systems and see climate as a design choice.
Dialynn Dwyer
Sept. 23, 2026
Visitors stepping into the New York Botanical Garden's Enid A. Haupt Conservatory will find a perforated aluminum structure, the curved panels etched with the patterns of a microscopic view of plant leaves.
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Syracuse University: Jessamyn Neuhaus Named Meredith Professor for Teaching and Learning Excellence (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Jessamyn Neuhaus Named Meredith Professor for Teaching and Learning Excellence
The appointment recognizes her leadership in pedagogy across campus.
Wendy S. Loughlin
Sept. 23, 2026
Jessamyn Neuhaus, director of the University's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE), has been named the inaugural Meredith Professor of Teaching and Learning Excellence. The appointment, part of the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professorship Program, is among more PR
Syracuse University: Professor Wins Grant to Train Academic Librarians Nationwide on AI Literacy (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Professor Wins Grant to Train Academic Librarians Nationwide on AI Literacy
The iSchool's Megan Oakleaf will lead a three-track program addressing how AI is reshaping student research, assessment and library leadership.
Dialynn Dwyer
Sept. 23, 2026
Ask a student where they start their research these days, and increasingly the answer isn't the library website--it's an AI platform.
To prepare and adapt to that rapidly changing landscape, Megan Oakleaf, pr more PR
Team of NAU, Flagstaff experts takes second place in global XPRIZE Wildfire competition (10)
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Sept. 23 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news:
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Team of NAU, Flagstaff experts takes second place in global XPRIZE Wildfire competition
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A group of NAU and Flagstaff-based scientists and engineers just captured a coveted award at the XPRIZE Wildfire Competition, winning $250,000 and global recognition.
Team Snuffed won the methodological innovation award and second place overall in the competition's Space-Based Detection & Intelligence track, beating out a handful of other finalists and an init more PR
The New BMW 7 Series Meets Art Enthusiasts at Contemporary Istanbul with A.A.Murakami's "SYMBIOSIS" Installation. (10)
MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 23 [Category: BizTransportation] -- BMW Group, a manufacturer of premium automobiles and motorcycles, posted the following news release:
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The New BMW 7 Series Meets Art Enthusiasts at Contemporary Istanbul with A.A.Murakami's "SYMBIOSIS" Installation.
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Istanbul/Munich. Created by A.A.Murakami with inspiration drawn from BMW's Neue Klasse vision, the "SYMBIOSIS" installation is showcased alongside the new BMW 7 Series at the 21st edition of Contemporary Istanbul. Following its appearance at Art Basel, "SYMBIOSIS" more PR
Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 24-Oct. 1 (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Things to Do at Penn State: Sept. 24-Oct. 1
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Here's a look at some of the cultural events -both in-person and virtual -open to the University and local community:
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Guest Artist Recital: Alan Woo - 5-6:30 p.m., Sept. 24, Recital Hall, University Park Campus. Praised by the New York Times as a pianist with "assurance and vitality," Alan Woo, assistant professor of piano at the University of Georgia, will present a piano re more PR
Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Joins the "Building an Economy for the Many" Breakfast With H.E. Pedro Sanchez, President of the Government of Spain (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Joins The "Building An Economy For The Many" Breakfast With H.E. Pedro Sanchez, President Of The Government Of Spain, H.E. Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister Of Barbados And H.E. Antonio Costa, President Of The European Council
September 23, 2026
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani: Welcome to Gracie Mansion, or as we call it here, the People's House. It is truly an enormous privilege to welcome Prime Minister Sanchez, Prime Minister more PR
Trump's Latest Media Attacks Again Hit Women Journalists (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Trump's Latest Media Attacks Again Hit Women Journalists
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Donald Trump's tumultuous relationship with US journalists and legacy media reached a new crisis over the past week, as the US President banned three prominent outlets from accessing the White House or being part of the traveling press pool that accompanies the president to his engagements. He also promised further bans on other "Fake News Media Outlets." Trump appears to have banned more PR
Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Applauds Senator Hagerty's Bill to Make Transit Safer for American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
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Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Applauds Senator Hagerty's Bill to Make Transit Safer for American Families
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today praised the introduction of Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN)'s Safe Transit Act. This landmark legislation will crack down on violent crime, end rampant fare evasion, and restore public safety across America's public transportation systems. The bill featu more PR
Turner Announces Key Leadership Appointments, Promotions, and New Company Officers (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news:
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Turner Announces Key Leadership Appointments, Promotions, and New Company Officers
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We are pleased to announce key leadership appointments, promotions, and new company officers. These changes recognize the accomplishments, leadership, and contributions of these individuals and reflect the strength of our leadership team and our continued investment in Turner's future.
Chris Killian
Chris Killian serves as Managing Director, with lea more PR
U.N. Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- United Nations Security Council issued the following news:
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22 September 2026
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Jerome Bonnafont (France):
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly suicide bombing terrorist attack at a mosque in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, on 18 September. This reprehensible act of terro more PR
U.N.-Habitat Advocates for Housing, Urban Climate Action as Leaders Gather at UNGA81 (10)
NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 23 -- The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) issued the following news:
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UN-Habitat advocates for housing and urban climate action as leaders gather at UNGA81
New York, 21 September 2026 -- As leaders gather for the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, attention is shifting from setting ambition to delivering it. For UN-Habitat, this means strengthening action in cities, where decisions on housing, land, buildings, transport, infrastructure and public services s more PR
U.S. News & World Report names Alfred State a top college for teaching and value (10)
ALFRED, New York, Sept. 23 -- The Alfred State College posted the following news:
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U.S. News & World Report names Alfred State a top college for teaching and value
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Alfred State College (ASC) has been recognized among the top Regional Colleges in the North by U.S. News & World Report, ranking No. 3 for Best Undergraduate Teaching and No. 17 for Best Value Schools in the publication's 2027 Best Colleges rankings.
Alfred State ranks No. 7 for Best Value for In-State Students, reinforcing the college's strong combination of academic qua more PR
UB ice sheet expert Sophie Nowicki elected AGU fellow (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 23 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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UB ice sheet expert Sophie Nowicki elected AGU fellow
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Sophie Nowicki.
Sophie Nowicki is a SUNY Empire Innovation Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences in the UB College of Arts and Sciences, and a core faculty member in the UB RENEW Institute. Photo: Douglas Levere/University at Buffalo
SUNY Empire Innovation Professor is an internationally known ice sheet scientist and climate modeler
By Tom Dinki
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UBS Statement on Decision by Swiss Parliament's Upper House on Banking Regulation (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- UBS, a financial services provider, issued the following news release:
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UBS statement on decision by Swiss Parliament's upper house on banking regulation
If confirmed at the conclusion of the ongoing parliamentary process, today's decision by the Council of States would result in a further excessive tightening of Swiss capital requirements, which are already among the most stringent globally.
Zurich, 23 September 2026 - If confirmed at the conclusion of the ongoing parliamentary process, today's decision by the Co more PR
UNF graduate student turns a passion for gaming into a career helping build UNF Esports (10)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Sept. 23 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news:
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UNF graduate student turns a passion for gaming into a career helping build UNF Esports
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For Claire Campo, esports has always been about more than competition. What began as a childhood pastime playing Call of Duty with her younger brother has evolved into a career path, a research focus and a mission to help establish the University of North Florida as a leader in collegiate esports.
A recent graduate of UNF's sport management program, she more PR
UNICEF Executive Catherine Russell Remarks: Debt, Development, Next Generation (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release:
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UNICEF Executive Catherine Russell remarks: Debt, development and the next generation
NEW YORK, 22 September 2026 - "Excellencies ... President Ruto ... Prime Minister Mottley ... Ministers ... distinguished partners and colleagues ...
"Huge welcome to UNICEF House and thank you for joining us for this incredibly important discussion on debt, development, and the next generation.
"We have brought together today in more PR
UNICEF: Drone Strikes Destroy More Than 330,000 Learning Materials in Sudan's North Kordofan State (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release:
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Drone strikes destroy more than 330,000 learning materials in Sudan's North Kordofan State
NEW YORK/NAIROBI/KHARTOUM, 22 September 2026 - Drone strikes on two warehouses in Shikan locality, North Kordofan, on 20 September destroyed over 292,000 school textbooks, 40,000 Arabic Language and Mathematics Review Books, and other learning materials intended for distribution to children.
The materials were to be distribut more PR
UNICEF: Hunger, Malnutrition Crises Persist in Somalia as Projected Floods, Funding Shortfalls Threaten Vulnerable Populations (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release:
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Hunger and malnutrition crises persist in Somalia as projected floods and funding shortfalls threaten vulnerable populations
MOGADISHU, 23 September 2026 - Millions of people across Somalia continue to face high levels of hunger, while acute malnutrition among children is set to worsen over the coming months as heavy flooding associated with the anticipated El Nino is expected to worsen the situation during October t more PR
UNICEF: One Month After the Floods, Efforts to Restore Education are Helping Children Return to Learning in Nepal (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release:
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One month after the floods, efforts to restore education are helping children return to learning in Nepal
KATHMANDU, 23 September 2026 - One month after devastating floods struck central and northern Nepal, thousands of children continue to face disruptions to their education, highlighting the urgent need for sustained support to help them return to safe learning environments.
Initial assessments indicate that lea more PR
University of Pittsburgh: Meet Some of the People Who Helped Build the Cathedral of Learning - and Their Pitt-connected Descendants (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24 -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news:
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Meet some of the people who helped build the Cathedral of Learning -- and their Pitt-connected descendants
September 22, 2026 By Nichole Faina
During his time as an undergrad at the University of Pittsburgh, Stephen Klauder (BUS '22) always had two fun facts as icebreakers on the first day of class: He was a triplet and his great-great-great-uncle Charles Zeller Klauder was the architect behind Pitt's famed Cathedral of Learning.
Sometimes h more PR
Upstate University Hospital Welcomes New Director of Spiritual Care (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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September 23, 2026
Upstate University Hospital welcomes new director of Spiritual Care
The Rev. Jake Marvel, MDiv, BCC, has been named new director of Spiritual Care at Upstate University Hospital.
Marvel is a board-certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains and an educator certified by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). He completed clinical pastoral education resi more PR
Verizon announces $70m investment in nationwide AI upskilling initiative with "Verizon AI Skills for America" (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release:
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Verizon announces $70m investment in nationwide AI upskilling initiative with "Verizon AI Skills for America"
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#At a glance
* Pairing top training with localized support: This nationwide initiative pairs top-tier AI training from leading organizations like IBM, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, Coursera, and OpenAI, with high-touch, localized support from community nonprofits active in w more PR
Verizon donates $1 million to Liberty Science Center to champion public access to AI skilling technology (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release:
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Verizon donates $1 million to Liberty Science Center to champion public access to AI skilling technology
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#At a glance
* Supporting tech-driven education initiatives: A $1 million grant will establish interactive programming that introduces innovative AI skilling technology to Liberty Science Center visitors.
* Bringing national vision to local communities: Verizon is collaborating more PR
Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Delivers Welcome Remarks at Ceres Climate Week (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Delivers Welcome Remarks at Ceres Climate Week
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Governor Hochul today addressed business, finance and policy leaders at the Ceres Climate Week Event in New York City, touting New York's record of ambition and execution, including her nation-leading efforts on offshore wind, solar energy, her plans for expanded nuclear energy, and her signature AI moratorium. The Governor outlined what more PR
War Correspondent to Showcase How Conflict Can Ripple Around the Globe (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 23 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news:
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War Correspondent to Showcase How Conflict Can Ripple Around the Globe
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OXFORD, Miss. - Historian and war correspondent Scott Anderson will discuss two world-changing events emerging from Iran nearly five decades apart during a guest lecture Monday (Sept. 28) at the University of Mississippi.
Anderson will examine how the 1978-79 Iranian Revolution and the current war with the U.S. change the world's geopolitical chessboard. The lecture, at 5:3 more PR
Washington & Lee University: Former White House Press Secretaries to Speak at Mock Convention Parents and Family Weekend Event (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 24 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news:
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Former White House Press Secretaries to Speak at Mock Convention Parents and Family Weekend Event
Dana Perino and Josh Earnest will participate in a fireside chat at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 2 in University Chapel.
September 23, 2026
Washington and Lee University's Mock Convention will host former White House press secretaries Dana Perino and Josh Earnest for its Parents and Family Weekend event, "The Road to the White House Runs Through our House."
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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson and California Governor Gavin Newsom take next steps in linking carbon markets in 2027 during New York Climate Week (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Washington, issued the following news release:
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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson and California Governor Gavin Newsom take next steps in linking carbon markets in 2027 during New York Climate Week
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Washington completes the final step in its linkage process, California formally authorizes linkage
OLYMPIA -Today, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson and California Governor Gavin Newsom announced they have taken the next steps toward Washington joining the California-Quebec carbon marke more PR
Washington Square Park Drug Ringleader Convicted Of Causing Lethal Overdoses As Part Of Yearslong Drug Conspiracy (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Washington Square Park Drug Ringleader Convicted Of Causing Lethal Overdoses As Part Of Yearslong Drug Conspiracy
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), Jessica S. Tisch, and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Task Force Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), Christopher Roberts, announ more PR
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences: Exercise May Ease Stress-Related Bladder Pain and Frequent Urination (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences posted the following news:
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Exercise May Ease Stress-Related Bladder Pain and Frequent Urination
September 23, 2026
Chronic stress may contribute to the pain and urinary symptoms experienced by people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) by triggering changes in the bladder and nervous system, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. IC/BPS, a chronic condition affecting millions, c more PR
Whang, Stjerna join forces to perform Brahms' sonatas at Cameron event (10)
LAWTON, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Cameron University issued the following news release:
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Whang, Stjerna join forces to perform Brahms' sonatas at Cameron event
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Cameron University's Lectures and Concerts Series will present CU music professor Dr. Hyunsoon Whang and guest violinist Victoria Stjerna on Oct. 6 as they perform a trio of Johannes Brahms' sonatas for piano and violin.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the McCutcheon Recital Hall of the Louise D. McMahon Fine Arts Complex, located at the intersection of University and Aggie d more PR
What it Means to be 'Too Old' and a Woman (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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What it Means to be 'Too Old' and a Woman
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Chung Sun-cha started collecting cardboard, plastic, and other recycling materials off the streets of Incheon, South Korea, to sell when she was in her mid-70s. She is now 87. Without an adequate pension, Chung worked six days a week, sometimes seven, in the wind, rain, and snow until she fell and broke her arm while working in 2025. "I couldn't find any other work because of my age," she said.
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When quantum meets AI: NUS brings together international experts to turn frontier technologies into real-world solutions (10)
SINGAPORE, Sept. 24 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release:
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When quantum meets AI: NUS brings together international experts to turn frontier technologies into real-world solutions
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#IntelligenceX 2026 convenes researchers, industry leaders and policymakers to accelerate advances in Quantum x AI, with applications spanning precision medicine, logistics and scientific discovery
The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Society of Algorithmic Intelligence (SoAI) is hosting IntelligenceX 2026 more PR
White House Issues Text of Agreement with Denmark, Greenland Expanding U.S. Military Operations in Arctic (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The White House issued the following text of an agreement between President Trump, Denmark and Greenland to expand U.S. military presence in the Arctic, modernizing key bases, establishing new defense areas and barring non-NATO powers from installing military bases or holding foreign direct investment in critical infrastructure:
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF GREENLAND
September 22, 2026
AGREEMENT BETW more PR
White House: First Lady Melania Trump Unveils New Fostering the Future Together Technology Alliances, International Events, and Membership Expansion (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The White House issued the following news:
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First Lady Melania Trump Unveils New Fostering the Future Together Technology Alliances, International Events, and Membership Expansion
September 22, 2026
First Lady Melania Trump today reconvened members of Fostering the Future Together during the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
The First Lady welcomed leaders from around the world, including representatives from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Polan more PR
White House: President Trump Inks Historic Arctic Security Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The White House issued the following news:
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President Trump Inks Historic Arctic Security Agreement
September 22, 2026
Today, President Donald J. Trump joined leaders of Denmark and Greenland to sign an unprecedented agreement giving the United States lasting control over security interests in Greenland. The landmark agreement -- which comes at no cost to American taxpayers -- forever guarantees America the ability to defend the continent, includes permanent basing rights, and bars any U.S. adversary from establ more PR
Wilmington College: Alumni Awards Presentations Recognize Professional Distinction and Service (10)
WILMINGTON, Ohio, Sept. 24 -- Wilmington College issued the following news:
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Alumni Awards Presentations Recognize Professional Distinction and Service
Sep 23, 2026
Wilmington College alumni were front and center when the Alumni Association presented service awards and recognized established and emerging career excellence on Sept. 19 at the Homecoming Alumni Awards Brunch.
Honored were Kameron Rinehart, Class of 2020, Young Alumni Award; Tara Clark Durbin '01, Alumni Citation for Distinguished Professional Achievement; James Mandle '7 more PR
Yale School of Management: Global Collaboration Tackles the 'Missing Middle' in Climate Finance (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 24 -- Yale School of Management issued the following news:
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A Global Collaboration Tackles the 'Missing Middle' in Climate Finance
September 23, 2026
Alongside the United Nations Development Programme and the Global Network for Advanced Management, Professor Todd Cort and Clint Bartlett '17 are working to change how investors price capital for sustainable enterprises in the developing world.
Todd Cort, senior lecturer in sustainability, and Clint Bartlett '17 have collaborated for years on addressing a ma more PR
Your Guide to Climate Week NYC 2026 at Columbia Journalism School (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news:
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Your Guide to Climate Week NYC 2026 at Columbia Journalism School
A climate story can begin with a pitch in New York or a reporting trip to French Polynesia.
September 23, 2026
Reporting Climate Stories With The Associated Press
This year, a collaboration with The Associated Press will give Columbia Journalism School students firsthand experience developing climate and environmental stories with editors at a global news organization.
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Yvonne Latty earns Gwen Ifill Award for her transformative mentorship (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Temple University posted the following news:
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Yvonne Latty earns Gwen Ifill Award for her transformative mentorship
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Latty is the first educator to win the award, which honors a trailblazing journalist who carries forward the legacy of Gwen Ifill, the longtime co-anchor of PBS NewsHour.
Yvonne Latty is the 10th recipient of the Gwen Ifill Award. The award recognizes Latty for her transformative mentorship and commitment to expanding diversity in investigative reporting.
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