SEATTLE, Sept. 30 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, posted the following news release: * * * Alaska Air Group enters activation phase of Alaska Accelerate, building a more global, premium and diversified airline Sep 29, 2026 Alaska Air Group announced the next phase of its Alaska Accelerate strategic plan during its 2026 Investor Day in Seattle, outlining how the combined airline is moving from integration to activation as it builds a more global, premium and diversified airline with stronger ear more PR

SEATTLE, Sept. 30 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, posted the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines unveil Aurora and Leihoku - elevating the premium travel experience from curb to cabin, along with a new Premium Reserve class and investments in the core guest experience Sep 29, 2026 Alaska Air Group today unveiled its most significant investment in premium travel, introducing two distinct flagship experiences that reflect the identities of Alaska Airlines and Hawai more PR

SEATTLE, Sept. 30 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, posted the following news release: * * * Atmos(TM) Rewards expands with customized ways to earn, more benefits, new partners, broader access to premium experiences and a new debit card offering Sep 29, 2026 New lifestyle partners will give Atmos Rewards members access to aspirational experiences and offers while supporting Alaska Air Group's global expansion strategy and premium product offering. Alaska Air Group is unveiling the next phase of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Duckworth, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Extend and Redesignate Temporary Protected Status for Ukrainians * The senators call for an 18-month extension and redesignation as TPS for Ukrainians is set to expire next month Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and a bipartisan group of 29 Senate colleagues to demand that the Trump administration issue an 18-month extensi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Seeks Applicants For Appointments To Our Nation's Service Academies For The 2027 Incoming Class * (Washington, DC) -U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) is seeking qualified applicants for his Congressional nomination to our nation's four service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy(Annapolis/Navy); U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point/Merchant Marines more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Climate Action Learning Lab bridges research and policy for effective climate solutions J-PAL North America's Learning Lab supported a second cohort of U.S. government and nonprofit organizations in building and using rigorous evidence to advance effective decarbonization and adaptation strategies. - J-PAL North America, a regional office of MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), convened the second cohort of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Court Rules in Favor of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors, Protecting Crucial Grants to Support Victims of Violence Nationwide Final Ruling Follows Series of Court Orders Blocking Unlawful Administration Attempt to Weaponize Violence Prevention Funding September 29, 2026 Providence, R.I. - A judge on the more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * DOH AUTHORIZES REOPENING OF BLAZIN STEAKS - MILILANI SHOPPING CENTER Sep 29, 2026 HONOLULU -- The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued Blazin Steaks - Mililani Shopping Center a green placard and authorized its reopening. Inspectors found at the follow-up inspection that the establishment had sufficient cold holding units to maintain potentially hazardous time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods at 41 F more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * DOH PROVIDES UPDATE ON SPOILED FOOD REMOVAL AT HAPPY DAYS RESTAURANT Sep 29, 2026 HONOLULU -- The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) are providing an update on efforts to remove spoiled food and control pests at the closed Happy Days Chinese Seafood Restaurant in Kaimuki, following the partial roof collapse at the restaurant last month. Located at 3553 Waialae more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 29 -- Kamehameha Schools posted the following news: * * * Kamehameha Schools sells Kona Village land in Ka`upulehu * While Kamehameha Schools' relationship with a place may take different forms over time, our kuleana to that place and its people remains. That kuleana weighed heavily as we considered our evolving relationship with Ka`upulehu. After long and careful consideration, Kamehameha has agreed to sell the land beneath Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort, to KW Kona Owner, LLC (KWKO), an investment affiliate of r more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 30 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: * * * DiNapoli: New York Reverts to A Negative Balance of Payments with Federal Government, Reflecting End of Pandemic-Era Aid NY Ranked 45th Among the States in FFY 2024 September 29, 2026 With the historic, multi-year pandemic aid from the federal government mostly in the past, New York returned to a negative balance of payments with Washington for the first time since Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2019, according to a rep more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * North Carolina's Food Banks Have Received All of the 3M Eggs After Attorney General Jackson's Antitrust Enforcement Action * RALEIGH -Nearly 150,000 eggs were delivered to MANNA FoodBank in Henderson County, marking the final delivery of nearly three million eggs brought to North Carolina as part of Attorney General Jeff Jackson's settlement with three of the nation's largest egg producers. The final egg delivery comes  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * September 29th, 2026 On Senate Floor, Warner Discusses Urgent Need to Pass AI Security Legislation WASHINGTON - On the floor of the United States Senate today, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), joined by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), asked for unanimous consent to pass the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management and Security Act of 2026, legislation to establish enforceable safety and security standards for the most advanced artificial  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Joins Duckworth in Renewed Push to Prevent Police-Involved Deaths * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) in reintroducing the Police Training and Independent Review Act,legislation that would help prevent police-involved deaths and encourage independent, impartial investigations into law enforcement officials' use of deadly force. "Communities across California cannot feel safe more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Persistent Internal Metal Mixtures Associated with Pulmonary Impairment * The health consequences of catastrophic wildfires may extend far beyond the period when flames are extinguished and smoke disappears, according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the University of Hawaii, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Findings from the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study are published in  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH Manoa ranks in world's top 1.2% in 2027 global rankings Sep 29, 2026 The University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked No. 65 among the best universities in the nation and No. 299 in the world, according to the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, an independent global assessment of universities, released on September 30 BST (September 29 HST). The recognition highlights UH Manoa's strength in teaching reputation, research q more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH study reveals how tilapia adapt to extreme salt stress Sep 29, 2026 In the world of aquatic life, the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is remarkably tolerant to salt water, surviving in habitats ranging from fresh water to hypersaline ponds three times saltier than the ocean. Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) have unlocked one of the m more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following news: * * * UVA Law Alumni Break Clerkships Record UVA Holds No. 5 Ranking in Supreme Court Clerkships September 29, 2026 Mike Fox A record 129 University of Virginia School of Law alumni are clerking across the country this term, including four at the U.S. Supreme Court, surpassing the Law School's previous high of 116 set in 2021. Also in the 2026 term, 37 alumni are clerking in federal appellate courts, 73 are clerking at U.S. District  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Coons, Wyden, Gallego Introduce Bill to Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlement Construction in the E1 Area of the West Bank * Text of Bill (PDF) Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) introduced new legislation to impose targeted sanctions on companies, individuals, and other entities that facilitate the development of Israeli settlements  more PR