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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts CA-22 to Toss-Up as Randy Villegas Builds Momentum (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts CA-22 to Toss-Up as Randy Villegas Builds Momentum
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Today, Inside Elections shifted California's 22nd Congressional District in Democrats' direction -the latest sign that Central Valley families are tired of being left behind by David Valadao and Randy Villegas has all the momentum to beat him in November.
Inside Elections writes in part, "Valadao lost in President Trump's first midterm, D more PR
$10,000 PETA Reward Seeks Tips on Repackaged, Mislabeled Meat (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
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$10,000 PETA Reward Seeks Tips on Repackaged, Mislabeled Meat
October 1, 2026
Norfolk, Va. - PETA is putting up $10,000 for meat-industry insiders who expose companies repackaging, relabeling, or otherwise misrepresenting meat, in a new nationwide push for information that leads to enforcement action by federal or state authorities. After allegations surfaced that a company that built its brand on "humane" claims repackaged fact more PR
$8 million NIH grant advances research on environmental health (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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$8 million NIH grant advances research on environmental health
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The Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center (SCEHSC) has received an $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance research on the health effects of environmental exposures. SCEHSC, which is based at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been continuously funded by NIH for more than 30 years. The more PR
'DANCING WITH THE STARS' HITS A HIGH NOTE ON 'MARIAH CAREY NIGHT' ON ABC AND DISNEY+ (10)
BURBANK, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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'DANCING WITH THE STARS' HITS A HIGH NOTE ON 'MARIAH CAREY NIGHT' ON ABC AND DISNEY+
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"Mariah Carey Night" - The ballroom turns up the star power as the 12 remaining couples take on "Mariah Carey Night," with the celebrities and their pro partners dancing to the iconic songs from the legendary singer-songwriter. "Mariah Carey Night" airs TUESDAY, OCT. 6 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT, 7:00-9:0 more PR
'Dancing with the Stars' Sails to 7 Million Total Viewers on 'Yacht Rock Night' (10)
BURBANK, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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'Dancing with the Stars' Sails to 7 Million Total Viewers on 'Yacht Rock Night'
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* Building momentum in week three, "Dancing with the Stars" scored 7.12 million Total Viewers on this week's "Yacht Rock Night," cruising to a multiyear high with the show's best non-season finale episode in six years -since the Season 29 premiere (9/14/20).
* "Dancing with the Stars" rose over its prior Tuesday average by +11% more PR
'GARRETT'S LAW' TREATING AIRGUNS LIKE FIREARMS AN EXTREMIST IDEA, SAYS CCRKBA (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release:
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'GARRETT'S LAW' TREATING AIRGUNS LIKE FIREARMS AN EXTREMIST IDEA, SAYS CCRKBA
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BELLEVUE, WA - A proposed federal law treating airguns as firearms is an extremist idea which reveals the true intentions of anti-gunners is to ultimately ban anything even resembling a gun, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said.
Democratic Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) is sponsoring "Ga more PR
'Live with Kelly and Mark' Kicks Off Season 39 With Best Premiere Week in Three Years (10)
BURBANK, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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'Live with Kelly and Mark' Kicks Off Season 39 With Best Premiere Week in Three Years
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* Kicking off with a strong start to Season 39, "Live with Kelly and Mark" rose over last season's premiere week by +4% in Total Viewers (2.334 million vs. 2.248 million), +6% in Households (1.51 rating vs. 1.42 rating), +13% in Women 18-49 (0.28 vs. 0.25 rating) and +9% in Women 25-54 (0 more PR
2026 SEMA SHOW EDUCATION PROGRAM TO DELIVER EXPERT INSIGHTS AND PRACTICAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (10)
DIAMOND BAR, California, Oct. 1 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association posted the following news release:
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2026 SEMA SHOW EDUCATION PROGRAM TO DELIVER EXPERT INSIGHTS AND PRACTICAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
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\-Industry experts share actionable insights on the trends, technologies, and business strategies shaping the automotive aftermarket -
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2026) - Attendees at the 2026 SEMA Show, held Nov. 3-6 in Las Vegas, can develop new skills, connect with industry leaders, and ga more PR
26 Civil Rights Groups Urges FTC to Ban Surveillance Pricing Under Section 5 Authority (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
September 25, 2026
Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington DC, 20580
Re: Federal Trade Commission's Proposed Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing
The undersigned civil rights advocacy and civil society organizations appreciate the opportunity to submit comments in response to the Federal Tra more ST
A legacy of leadership and belonging: Geraldine Forbes Isais (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 1 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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A legacy of leadership and belonging: Geraldine Forbes Isais
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The University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning mourns the loss of former Dean Geraldine Forbes Isais, who died Sept. 25, 2026. Forbes Isais was appointed as the school's first woman dean in 2010. She was a nationally honored educator and a tireless advocate for women and underrepresented people in architecture who believed the university belonged to its community.
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Action in Entrepreneurship: JR Perez '27 Launches His Own StartUp (10)
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, Oct. 1 -- Lehigh University posted the following news:
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Action in Entrepreneurship: JR Perez '27 Launches His Own StartUp
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From pitching ideas to designing a startup, Lehigh students are directly connected to real experiences in California's hub for innovation through the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation and Lehigh West.
JR Perez '27, a chemical engineering and Integrated Degree in Engineering and Arts and Sciences (IDEAS) dual major who is building his own startup, heard about more PR
AFL-CIO Applauds Signing of AI Guardrails Legislation in California (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release:
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AFL-CIO Applauds Signing of AI Guardrails Legislation in California
September 30, 2026
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the first-in-the-nation legislation to protect working Californians and place essential guardrails on unregulated artificial intelligence (AI) technology:
"Today is a victory for working people in California and a testament to the power of the labor movement and its allies. One day after Pr more PR
Ala. A.G. Marshall: Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas Sue New York, California, Massachusetts in the U.S. Supreme Court Over Abortion Shield Laws (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release:
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Alabama, Louisiana, and Arkansas Sue New York, California, and Massachusetts in the U.S. Supreme Court Over Abortion Shield Laws
October 1, 2026
(Baton Rouge, La) - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall along with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a multistate lawsuit in the United States Supreme Court challenging the abortion "shield laws" of New York, California, and more PR
Allied Universal Appoints Josh Ball Vice President of Field Operations and Quality for Event Services (10)
SANTA ANA, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Allied Universal, a security and facility services company that provides smart technology to deliver solutions to businesses, posted the following news release:
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Allied Universal Appoints Josh Ball Vice President of Field Operations and Quality for Event Services
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IRVINE, Calif. - Oct. 1, 2026 - Allied Universal(r), the world's leading security and facility services company, today announced that Josh Ball has joined the company as vice president of field operations, q more PR
Anup Singh Selected to Lead LLNL's Strategic Threat Analysis and Response Directorate (10)
LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Anup Singh selected to lead LLNL's Strategic Threat Analysis and Response Directorate
Anup Singh has been named Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) principal associate director (PAD) for the Strategic Threat Analysis and Response (STAR) Directorate, effective Oct. 1, 2026. Singh will serve as the first PAD for the new organization.
In this role, Singh will be responsible for bringing together str more PR
As Part of Ongoing Investigation, Attorney General Bonta Serves Investigative Subpoena on OpenAI (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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As Part of Ongoing Investigation, Attorney General Bonta Serves Investigative Subpoena on OpenAI
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday served an investigative subpoena on OpenAI as part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing investigation of incidents resulting from the operations of OpenAI and its artificial intelligence (AI) models. Last month, Attorney General Bonta announced that DOJ is c more PR
At the Top of the Golden Gate Bridge, Governor Newsom Signs His Final Bill - Investing in California's Next Generation of Innovation (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
At the top of the Golden Gate Bridge, Governor Newsom signs his final bill -- investing in California's next generation of innovation
What you need to know: Standing at the top of the Golden Gate bridge, Governor Newsom signed the last bill of the 2025-26 regular legislative session -- putting a $7.5 billion research bond before voters to invest in the scientists, universities and breakthroughs that will shape California' more PR
Athleta Partners with Susan G. Komen to Support the Fight Against Breast Cancer (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 2 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, posted the following news release:
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Athleta Partners with Susan G. Komen to Support the Fight Against Breast Cancer
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Athleta continues its support of the breast cancer community in partnership with Susan G. Komen, with its long-standing commitment to women's wellbeing.
One in eight US women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Behind every diagnosis is a unique story of strength, and together, these st more PR
Attorney General Bonta Takes Trump to Court over Latest Attempt to Weaponize Federal Funding (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Takes Trump to Court over Latest Attempt to Weaponize Federal Funding
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Lawsuit ensures states' ability to recover Congressionally appropriated federal funding impounded by the Trump Administration ahead of the end of fiscal year
OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, leading a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful attempt to impound Congres more PR
Attorney General Bonta, City Attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles, Labor Commissioner, and Private Plaintiffs Reach Landmark $272.5 Million Settlement Securing Monetary Relief for Misclassified Lyft Drivers (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta, City Attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles, Labor Commissioner, and Private Plaintiffs Reach Landmark $272.5 Million Settlement Securing Monetary Relief for Misclassified Lyft Drivers
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SAN FRANCISCO -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today -alongside the City Attorneys of San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles -announced a $272.5 million settlement with rideshare company Lyft, reso more PR
Attorney General James Challenges EPA Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Challenges EPA Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits
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October 1, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 25 other states, counties, and cities in suing the Trump administration for dismantling federal greenhouse gas pollution limits for many of the nation's largest power plants, gutting one of the country's most significant climate protections. In September, the Env more PR
Attorney General James Secures $400 Million From Sandoz for Illegal Scheme to Inflate Drug Prices (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $400 Million From Sandoz for Illegal Scheme to Inflate Drug Prices
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October 1, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general in securing $400 million from Sandoz Inc. and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sandoz) for their role in a long-running, coordinated scheme with other pharmaceutical companies to inflate generic drug prices more PR
Attorney General Nessel Challenges EPA Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Nessel Challenges EPA Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 25 states, counties, and cities in suing the Trump administration for dismantling federal greenhouse gas pollution limits for many of the nation's largest power plants. In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed safeguards that required coal- and gas-fired pow more PR
Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges EPA rollback of power plant pollution limits (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 1 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges EPA rollback of power plant pollution limits
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Oct. 1, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 25 states, counties, and cities in suing the Trump administration for scrapping federal greenhouse gas pollution limits for many of the nation's largest power plants. In September, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency repealed safeguards that required coal- and gas-f more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES EPA ROLLBACK OF GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION LIMITS FOR POWER PLANTS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES EPA ROLLBACK OF GREENHOUSE GAS POLLUTION LIMITS FOR POWER PLANTS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for dismantling federal greenhouse gas pollution limits for many of the nation's largest power plants. In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed safeguards that required coal- and gas-fired power plants to reduce their g more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS COURT APPROVAL FOR $400 MILLION NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT WITH SANDOZ OVER CONSPIRACY TO RAISE PRICES AND LIMIT COMPETITION (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS COURT APPROVAL FOR $400 MILLION NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT WITH SANDOZ OVER CONSPIRACY TO RAISE PRICES AND LIMIT COMPETITION
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 43 states and territories, sought court approval of a $400 million settlement with Sandoz Inc. (Sandoz) and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Fougera). The settlement will resolve allegations that the generic drug manuf more PR
Attorney General Rayfield Holds Drug Company Accountable for Driving Up Costs of Medications (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 1 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Holds Drug Company Accountable for Driving Up Costs of Medications
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#Companies colluded to increase prices and pad their profits-Oregon consumers may be eligible for money
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced a $400 million settlement with generic drug maker Sandoz over allegations the company conspired to inflate the costs of prescription medications, costing patients millions of dollars.
Today more PR
Attorney General Rayfield Sues to Restore Limits on Power Plant Pollution (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 1 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Sues to Restore Limits on Power Plant Pollution
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield today sued the Trump Administration for scrapping federal limits on greenhouse gas pollution from many of the country's largest power plants. Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed rules requiring coal- and gas-fired power plants to cut their emissions. That decision opens the door to more pollution, whi more PR
Attorney General Tong Challenges EPA Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Challenges EPA Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states, counties, and cities in suing the Trump administration for dismantling federal greenhouse gas pollution limits for many of the nation's largest power plants. In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed safeguards that required more PR
Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Approval for $400 Million Settlement With Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Approval for $400 Million Settlement With Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition
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If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money
(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 43 states and territories seeking court approval of a $400 mil more PR
Banner - University Medicine brings national back pain study to Arizona (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 1 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release:
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Banner - University Medicine brings national back pain study to Arizona
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PHOENIX (Oct. 1, 2026) - Patients suffering from lower back pain may soon benefit from a new tool designed to help doctors identify specific causes of pain before spine surgeries. The CLARITY study at Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix is testing Nociscan, a software tool that uses advanced imaging technology and artificial intelligence to help doctors id more PR
Beyond Pesticides Urges to Phase Out Chlorine and Copper Sulfate in Organic Farming Due to Environmental and Health Concerns (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
September 17, 2026
Ms. Michelle Arsenault
National Organic Standards Board
USDA-AMS-NOP
1400 Independence Ave. SW.,
Room 2648-S, Mail Stop 0268
Washington, DC 20250-0268
Docket ID # AMS-NOP-26-0892
Re. CS: Sunsets
These comments to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) on its Fall 2026 agenda are submitted on behalf of Beyond Pesticides. Founded in 1 more ST
BLM Announces December 2026 Sale of Oil and Gas Leases in California (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
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BLM Announces December 2026 Sale of Oil and Gas Leases in California
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Dec. 1, 2026, to offer 43 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 35,000 acres in Kern, Kings, San Luis Obispo, and Fresno counties in California.
The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in July 2026 and held a public comment period tha more PR
Bryn Mawr Welcomes Three New Members to the Board of Trustees (10)
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news:
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Bryn Mawr Welcomes Three New Members to the Board of Trustees
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Several individuals recently joined Bryn Mawr's Board of Trustees.
Anna West '21 is serving a three-year term as a young alumna trustee. Cheryl Holland '80, who previously served as a trustee from 1994-2006 and 2012-2020, has been re-elected to the Board and will be joined by Will Rehrig P'17, both to five-year terms as trustees. After serving a one-year term as an ex officio representativ more PR
Business pioneer Steve Krenzer to deliver fall 2026 Orser lecture Oct. 5 at Montana State (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 1 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Business pioneer Steve Krenzer to deliver fall 2026 Orser lecture Oct. 5 at Montana State
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BOZEMAN -Montana State University will host Steve Krenzer, co-founder and president of the Tennessee-based private equity firm Works Capital, for the fall 2026 Orser Executive Speakers forum.Size: Lg Med Sm
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Steve Krenzer. Courtesy photo
The Orser lecture is presented each fall and spring semester by the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Krenz more PR
CAIR-CA Disappointed by Newsom's Veto of Bill Barring Law Enforcement From Taking Side Jobs With ICE (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR-CA Disappointed by Newsom's Veto of Bill Barring Law Enforcement from Taking Side Jobs with ICE
October 1, 2026
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed disappointment with Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of Assembly Bill (AB) 1537, which would have barred California law enforcement officers covered by the bill from more PR
CAIR-CA Welcomes Governor Newsom's Signing of Bill Requiring Corporations to Disclose Ties to Slavery (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR-CA Welcomes Governor Newsom's Signing of Bill Requiring Corporations to Disclose Ties to Slavery
October 1, 2026
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed Governor Gavin Newsom's signing of Assembly Bill (AB) 2599, also known as The Truth in Disclosure Act, which requires certain large companies that contract with or operate in the state of California to disclose whether their comp more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments 9.29.26 (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 29, 2026
Governor Newsom announces appointments 9.29.26
SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Tara Fouch-Moore, of Mariposa, has been appointed to the Native American Heritage Commission. Fouch-Moore has been Director of Landscape Stewardship at the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation since 2022, where she was Outreach Coordinator from 2020 to 2022. Fouch-Moore was Conference Services and Cater more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom Announces Appointments on Sept. 30, 2026 (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
Governor Newsom announces appointments
SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Jason Kenney of Carmichael has been appointed Director of the Department of General Services. Kenney has been Chief Deputy Director for the Department of General Services since 2023, where he has held multiple positions since 2016, including Deputy Director of Real Estate Services, Assistant Deputy Direct more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom Issues Legislative Update 9.30.2026 (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
Governor Newsom issues legislative update 9.30.2026
SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills:
* AB 40 by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) -- California Environmental Quality Act: environmental impact reports: coal handling, storage, and export. View signing message here.
* AB 395 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) -- Holidays.
* AB 635 by Assemblymember Patri more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Strengthening Local Journalism, Defending a Free Press as Cornerstone of Democracy (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
Governor Newsom signs bill strengthening local journalism, defending a free press as cornerstone of democracy
What you need to know: As Donald Trump restricts press freedom, Governor Newsom signed new legislation strengthening local journalism in California.
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SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation to strengthen local journalism and support the reporters who hold those in power accountable, establi more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Ban Child Marriage (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
Governor Newsom signs bill to ban child marriage
SACRAMENTO -- Governor Gavin Newsom today signed AB 1267 (Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz), which bans child marriage in the state of California.
The Governor signed the bill in his office with advocate Courtney Stodden, a survivor herself, whose parents allowed her to marry 50-year-old actor Doug Hutchison when she was only 16. The relationship, which Stodden characterizes as abus more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Bills to Protect Sexual Assault Survivors and Increase Safety on College Campuses (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
Governor Newsom signs bills to protect sexual assault survivors and increase safety on college campuses
What you need to know: Governor Newsom signed a major package of public safety bills, including Senate Bill 1056 to establish safeguards for the review of sexually explicit evidence without compromising the fairness of the trial.
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SACRAMENTO - As disturbing allegations of sexual violence on college campuses draw ren more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Historic Law to Stop Big Business From Shutting Out Competition, Cuts Red Tape to Speed Up Business Permitting (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
Governor Newsom signs historic law to stop big business from shutting out competition, cuts red tape to speed up business permitting
What you need to know: The Golden State is home to over 7.6 million small businesses, the most in America, and today Governor Newsom is signing legislation to encourage fair competition and expand opportunities for entrepreneurs and workers.
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SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom announced h more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom Signs Legislation to Accelerate Wildfire Prevention Projects, Strengthen Fire Response, Harden Communities Against Future Disasters (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 29, 2026
Governor Newsom signs legislation to accelerate wildfire prevention projects, strengthen fire response, and harden communities against future disasters
The new law builds on Governor Newsom's successful executive order and proclamation effort that have fast-tracked more than 500 wildfire projects while cutting red tape for prescribed burns
What you need to know: Governor Newsom today signed legislation to make law his more PR
Calif. State Parks Awards Emergency Contract for Malibu Pier Repairs (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- The California Department of Parks and Recreation State Parks unit issued the following news release:
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October 01, 2026
California State Parks Awards Emergency Contract for Malibu Pier Repairs
Construction anticipated to begin in mid-October and expected to be completed by the end of January 2027
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MALIBU --California State Parks today announced repairs will begin later this month on Malibu Pier in Malibu Lagoon State Beach following the recent award of an emergency contract. This marks a major step more PR
California Closes Out Session with Governor Newsom Signing Multiple Energy Affordability Bills, Unlocking California's Clean Energy Potential (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release:
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California Closes Out Session with Governor Newsom Signing Multiple Energy Affordability Bills, Unlocking California's Clean Energy Potential
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Governor Newsom signs SB 913 into law after more than two years of work to unlock the value of customer-owned energy resources, alongside additional measures to improve how efficiently we use the grid, accelerate clean energy build, and advance electrification
SACRAMENTO, CA-California has m more PR
California Institute of Technology: Alireza Marandi Named a Moore Experimental Physics Investigator (10)
PASADENA, California, Oct. 2 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Alireza Marandi Named a Moore Experimental Physics Investigator
October 01, 2026
Alireza Marandi, professor of electrical engineering and applied physics, has been named a 2026 Moore Experimental Physics Investigator. He is one of 21 new investigators named this year by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
The honor provides the investigators, the fifth cohort since the program's inception, with $1.35 million in funding over five years more PR
California's Nation-leading AI Framework Just Got Stronger, Gov. Newsom Signs More First-in-the-nation Worker Protections and More (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
California's nation-leading AI framework just got stronger, Governor Newsom signs more first-in-the-nation worker protections and more
Signs executive order declaring the obvious
What you need to know: Governor Newsom signs new, first-in-the-nation protections for California workers, creating stronger safeguards for AI involvement in healthcare and building stronger trust and transparency for people using AI - all while more PR
Carbajal, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Investigate Toxic Waste Dump Off California Coast (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Carbajal, Padilla Introduce Legislation to Investigate Toxic Waste Dump Off California Coast
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U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Ocean Protection and DDT Reduction Act, new legislation aimed at addressing the toxic industrial waste and pesticide pollution dumped off the Southern California coast.
For decades, industrial waste -including the pesticide DDT -was disposed of in ocean more PR
Career Center Launches Undergraduate Roadmap (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Career Center Launches Undergraduate Roadmap
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Finding a job after graduation in the current economic climate can be stressful, but the UC San Diego Career Center has launched a new Undergraduate Career Roadmap designed to help undergraduates work on their career goals beginning in their first year.
The roadmap offers tips for each year of a student's undergraduate education, from what their overall focus should be to specific tas more PR
Catalyst Mobility: Major Cuts to Infrastructure Investments Take Effect, Billions Gone for Essential Transportation Programs (10)
PASADENA, California, Oct. 2 -- Catalyst Mobility (formerly CALSTART), an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release:
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Major Cuts to Infrastructure Investments Take Effect, Billions Gone for Essential Transportation Programs
Congress must address the loss of these historic investments as Americans grapple with high fuel costs
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, a significant reduction in federal transportation and infrastructure investment takes effect, je more PR
Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with Mi Universidad on UCTV (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with Mi Universidad on UCTV
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For students who would be the first person in their families to attend college, higher education can come with a lot of questions and seem out of reach.
There are practical questions like, How do you pick a college? How do you pay for college? What can you do with a college degree?
But also more emotional questions. Will you fit in at college? Can you find community? more PR
Cellular recycling changes with age, but not how we expected (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Burnham Prebys posted the following news release:
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Cellular recycling changes with age, but not how we expected
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Study shows a complex relationship between cells' recycling and age and finds exercise may change autophagy rates in older individuals to more youthful levels
Taking out the trash is a chore that even our cells cannot escape. Through a process known as autophagy, they place misshapen proteins and other cellular garbage in biological containers in order to dige more PR
Ceres applauds California governor for signing legislation to advance clean affordable energy (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 [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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Ceres applauds California governor for signing legislation to advance clean affordable energy
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SACRAMENTO, CA -Ceres commends Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing into law three bills that modernize how California uses its electric grid, accelerate clean energy deployment, and unlock more PR
Children's Due Process Project Launches to Expand Federal Litigation Support for Unaccompanied Children (10)
OAKLAND, California, Oct. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Center for Youth Law posted the following news release:
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Children's Due Process Project Launches to Expand Federal Litigation Support for Unaccompanied Children
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OAKLAND, Calif. -The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), Acacia Center for Justice, the Immigration & Human Rights Clinic at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and The Door announced today the launch of the Children's Due Process Project website, a shared resource for attorneys and advocates working to more PR
Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: Pesticide-Spraying Trucks Cruising Neighborhoods, Helicopters Raining Down Pellets (10)
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Brenda Baletti, senior reporter for The Defender:
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Pesticide-Spraying Trucks Cruising Neighborhoods, Helicopters Raining Down Pellets: Mosquito Control Is a $2 Billion Business in the U.S.
For decades, health departments have sprayed pesticides to curb diseases carried by ticks and mosquitoes. Critics argue that repe more PR
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Welcomes Dr. Joe Mitchell as President and Chief Executive Officer (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release:
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Welcomes Dr. Joe Mitchell as President and Chief Executive Officer
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announced that Joseph (Joe) Mitchell, MD, has officially assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, ushering in a new chapter for the nation's first children's hospital. Dr. Mitchell succeeds Madeline Bell, who retired after nearly four more PR
Coburn Gallery hosting "An Afterimage of a Myth Unraveling" exhibition from Oct. 8-31 (10)
ASHLAND, Ohio, Oct. 1 -- Ashland University posted the following news:
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Coburn Gallery hosting "An Afterimage of a Myth Unraveling" exhibition from Oct. 8-31
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ASHLAND, Ohio - The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will present "An Afterimage of a Myth Unraveling," a one-person exhibition by Michael Schmidt, from Thursday, Oct. 8, through Saturday, Oct. 31. There will be an opening reception Oct. 8 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Admission to Coburn Gallery (331 College Ave., Ashland) is always free and open to the public.
"An Afterimage of a M more PR
Colorado slated to receive $2.1M from nationwide settlement with Sandoz over illegal generic drug price hikes and collusion (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 1 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Colorado slated to receive $2.1M from nationwide settlement with Sandoz over illegal generic drug price hikes and collusion
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Oct. 1, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 43 states and territories seeking court approval of a $469 million settlement with Sandoz Inc. and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-running conspir more PR
Congressional PATH Caucus Releases Report Outlining Recommendations for Safe Integration of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congressional PATH Caucus Releases Report Outlining Recommendations for Safe Integration of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
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#Report Responds to Congressional Request for Information on Regulatory, Ethical, and Cultural Considerations for Integrating Prescription Psychedelic Medicine into the United States
Washington, DC -The Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus released a report capturing responses to a 2024 Req more PR
Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Legislation to Increase Public Transportation Accountability and Improve Rider Experience (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Congressman DeSaulnier Introduces Legislation to Increase Public Transportation Accountability and Improve Rider Experience
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman DeSaulnier introduced the Better Transit for Riders Act, legislation to help transit agencies deliver better service for riders of public transportation by making these systems more efficient and reliable. Specifically, this bill strives to shorten travel times, reduce the number o more PR
Congressman Valadao Secures Federal Funding for Friant-Kern Canal, Attends Groundbreaking for Phase I Pump Station Replacement Project (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Valadao Secures Federal Funding for Friant-Kern Canal, Attends Groundbreaking for Phase I Pump Station Replacement Project
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PORTERVILLE - Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) attended the Friant Water Authority's groundbreaking ceremony for the Friant-Kern Canal Phase I Pump Station Replacement Project. Phase 1 is the first of two phases that will result in the repair and replacement of a portion of the canal where land subsiden more PR
Cooley Bolsters Securities Litigation Practice in New York (10)
PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Cooley Bolsters Securities Litigation Practice in New York
New York October 1, 2026
Cooley today announced that Nicholas Caselli has joined the firm as a partner in its securities litigation + enforcement practice and global litigation department in New York. Caselli defends securities class actions, as well as shareholder derivative and M&A-related claims, including on behalf of technology and life sciences clients.
Cooley has long had one of the more PR
Cooley Maintains Top Rankings in Global MA and Private Equity (10)
PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Cooley Maintains Top Rankings in Global MA and Private Equity
October 1, 2026
Cooley's global mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices were again recognized for top ranking positions in Q3 league tables from Bloomberg./* Despite the unpredictable market, Cooley continues to dominate in public and private deals around the world.
- #1 for US and global life sciences M&A
- #1 for US and global tech M&A
- #3 for US and global M&A
- #3 more PR
CORREA, BERGMAN INTRODUCE BILL TO FIND ALTERNATIVES FOR DANGEROUS OPIOIDS HARMING VETERAN COMMUNITIES (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release:
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CORREA, BERGMAN INTRODUCE BILL TO FIND ALTERNATIVES FOR DANGEROUS OPIOIDS HARMING VETERAN COMMUNITIES
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Washington, DC -Today, Congressmen Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) reintroduced the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act. The bipartisan legislation directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct clinical research on the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis in treating veterans' post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chro more PR
Costa Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect $232 Million in Rural Homeownership Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSida) -- Rep. Jim Costa, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Costa Leads Bipartisan Effort to Protect $232 Million in Rural Homeownership Funding
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FRESNO, Calif. - This week, Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) led a bipartisan group of 14 members of Congress in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action to protect approximately $232 million in funding for the Section 502 Single Family Housing Direct Loan Program that is at risk of expiring at the end of Fiscal Year 2026.
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Cotality Expands AutomatIQ Borrower Income Integration With Fannie Mae's Income Calculator to Support Wage Earners (10)
IRVINE, California, Oct. 2 -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release:
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Cotality expands AutomatIQ Borrower Income integration with Fannie Mae's Income Calculator to support wage earners
IRVINE, Calif., October 1, 2026 -- Cotality(TM), a leading global property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions provider, announced a new expansion of its AutomatIQ(R) Borrower Income Analysis integration with Fannie Mae's(R) Income Calculator to include wages and variable income. The new integration extends the sam more PR
Court Halts Unlawful DOJ Grant Restrictions For Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Providers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release:
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Court Halts Unlawful DOJ Grant Restrictions For Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Providers
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Washington, D.C. - A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled in favor of state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions and providers, ending a lawsuit that blocked the Trump-Vance administration's unlawful conditions on federal grants for programs administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office on Violence Ag more PR
CPP Students Conduct Research at CERN, World's Largest Particle Physics Lab (10)
POMONA, California, Oct. 1 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona posted the following news:
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CPP Students Conduct Research at CERN, World's Largest Particle Physics Lab
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This past summer, four Cal Poly Pomona students had the opportunity to conduct research at CERN (Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire), an intergovernmental organization in Switzerland that operates the largest particle physics lab in the world
The facility shut down its Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle accele more PR
CSUCI Awarded $3 Million Grant to Launch CI Compass (10)
CAMARILLO, California, Oct. 2 -- California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release:
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CSUCI Awarded $3 Million Grant to Launch CI Compass
October 01, 2026
Cal State Channel Islands (CSUCI) has been awarded a five-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Strengthening Institutions Program to launch CI Compass: Guiding Students from Entry to Employment. The initiative will support students from their first year through graduation and into their careers.
CI Compass will create an in more PR
Daily Journal Names Crowell & Moring's Molly Jones to 2026 Top 100 Lawyers in California (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Crowell and Moring, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Daily Journal Names Crowell & Moring's Molly Jones to 2026 Top 100 Lawyers in California
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San Francisco - October 1, 2026: The Daily Journal has named Crowell & Moring partner Molly Jones to its Top 100 Lawyers and Distinguished Counsel 2026 list, which recognizes the most influential lawyers in California.
The Daily Journal recognized Jones' role on the trial team that obtained a $48 million jury verdict for Kawasaki in a landm more PR
DBIA Names 2026 Distinguished Leadership Award Recipients (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Design-Build Institute of America issued the following news:
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DBIA Names 2026 Distinguished Leadership Award Recipients
September 30, 2026
DBIA has named Michele Basic, Assoc. DBIA; Ghada Gad, Ph.D.; and Stephen M. Reams, Assoc. DBIA, as recipients of its 2026 Distinguished Leadership Awards in the Faculty/Academia, Owner and Industry Practitioner categories.
Each year, DBIA's Distinguished Leadership Awards recognize individuals whose work has strengthened design-build project delivery and advanced collabora more PR
Dell'Oro Group Announces Appointment of Frank Yang, Expert in Data Center Optical Connectivity, Structured Fiber Cabling (10)
REDWOOD CITY, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release:
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Dell'Oro Group Announces Appointment of Frank Yang, Expert in Data Center Optical Connectivity, Structured Fiber Cabling
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - October 1, 2026 - Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center markets, is pleased to announce the appoin more PR
Democracy Forward Unveils "People's Guide to the 2026-27 Supreme Court Term" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- 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:
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Democracy Forward Unveils "People's Guide to the 2026-27 Supreme Court Term"
Resource Tracks Key Cases Nation's Highest Court Will Consider this Term
October 1, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Democracy Forward, a leading pro-democracy legal institution, today published The People's Guide to the 2026-27 Supreme Court Term, more PR
Democracy Forward: Court Grants Emergency Relief, Protecting Hospitals, Schools, and Employers From $100,000 Fee Per H-1B Visa (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- 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:
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Second Federal Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Innovation Ban
Court Grants Emergency Relief, Protecting Hospitals, Schools, and Employers from $100,000 Fee Per H-1B Visa
October 1, 2026
A second federal court granted preliminary relief blocking enforcement of the Trump-Vance administration's unlawful more PR
Department of Justice Files Complaint Against the University of Delaware Challenging Policies That Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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The Department of Justice Files Complaint Against the University of Delaware Challenging Policies that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens
October 1, 2026
The Department is prioritizing holding individual institutions of higher education accountable for elevating illegal aliens above American citizens
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Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the University of Delaware for violating federal law by prioritizing the needs of more PR
Direct Relief Receives $1 Million from Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation for Venezuela Earthquake Response (10)
SANTA BARBARA, California, Oct. 1 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news:
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Direct Relief Receives $1 Million from Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation for Venezuela Earthquake Response
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Direct Relief today announced it has received a $1 million donation from the Peter & Jeri Dejana Foundation to support ongoing humanitarian efforts following the powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24, 2026.
The donation will help Direct Relief continue providing medicines and emergency medical supplies requested b more PR
DOE Argonne National Laboratory: Sapphire Discovery Could Reshape Future Brain-inspired Electronics (10)
ARGONNE, Illinois, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release:
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Sapphire discovery could reshape future brain-inspired electronics
A material thought to play a supporting role turns out to be a star
October 1, 2026
Argonne's Advanced Photon Source X-ray beams reveal unexpected behavior of a thin film grown on a sapphire base, challenging conventional wisdom in microelectronics.
Microelectronic devices often depend on super-thin films -- sometimes less than 10 nanomet more PR
DOE Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Targeted Cancer Therapy Gets a Sharper Focus (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Targeted Cancer Therapy Gets a Sharper Focus
By Theresa Duque
October 1, 2026
Researchers have developed a new technique that could allow medical scanners to more accurately image targeted alpha therapy in patients. The advance could enable the widespread adoption of this promising cancer treatment.
Key Takeaways
* Targeted alpha therapy (TAT) is an emerging cancer treatment that uses alpha-emitting radioiso more PR
DOJ Sues Maryland Counties Over Mask Ban and ID Rules for Federal Officers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Justice Department Files Complaint Against the State of Maryland, Prince George's County, MD and Montgomery County, MD Challenging Mask Ban and Identification Requirements for Federal Officers
October 1, 2026
Today's lawsuit marks the eighth state the Department has sued over unlawful regulation of federal agents
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Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of Maryland, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, the Maryl more PR
Duckworth, Durbin, Padilla, Schiff Introduce Legislation To Protect Regional National Archives Facilities From Closure (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, Durbin, Padilla, Schiff Introduce Legislation To Protect Regional National Archives Facilities From Closure
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#The lawmakers introduced the legislation following the announced closure of Regional National Archives and Federal Records Centers in Chicago and San Bruno, California
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) along with U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senators Alex P more PR
Durbin, Duckworth, Padilla, Schiff Introduce Legislation To Protect Regional National Archives Facilities From Closure (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Durbin, Duckworth, Padilla, Schiff Introduce Legislation To Protect Regional National Archives Facilities From Closure
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September 30, 2026
#The lawmakers introduced the legislation following the announced closure of Regional National Archives and Federal Records Centers in Chicago and San Bruno, California
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and more PR
Earthjustice: Air Monitoring Finds Elevated Levels of Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide in Salinas, Puerto Rico (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 2 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
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October 1, 2026
New Air Monitoring Finds Elevated Levels of Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide in Salinas, Puerto Rico
Findings come as EPA and Steri-Tech reached a proposed agreement to address Clean Air Act violations, but local communities will remain vulnerable
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Salinas, Puerto Rico -- New monitoring results commissioned by Earthjustice show that levels of ethylene oxide (EtO), a cancer-causing chemical, remain elevated in the air in Salinas, Puerto more PR
Earthjustice: California Bill Exempting Metal Shredders From Hazardous Waste Protections Becomes Law, State Must Act to Protect Frontline Communities (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 2 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
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October 1, 2026
California Bill Exempting Metal Shredders From Hazardous Waste Protections Becomes Law, State Must Act to Protect Frontline Communities
Communities call on state agency to protect them from toxic metal shredder waste after lawmakers provide industry with legal loophole
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Sacramento, CA -- This week, California bill SB 811 became law after Governor Newsom signed the bill. SB 811 dangerously weakens hazardous waste protections for publ more PR
Federal Court Strikes Down ICE's Courthouse Arrest Policy Nationwide (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
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Federal Court Strikes Down ICE's Courthouse Arrest Policy Nationwide
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The ruling follows ICE admitting earlier this year that it has no justification for conducting mass arrests at courthouses
NEW YORK - In a momentous victory for immigrants' rights, today the Southern District of New York issued a final, landmark ruling in African Communities Together and The Door v. Todd Lyons striking down one of the Trump administration's more PR
Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features & Function Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 5) (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on Sept. 17, 2026, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:"
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Delta Regional Authority
The Delta Regional Authority was established in 2000 to address economic distress in the Mississippi River Delta region./54 The DRA aims to "create jobs, build communities, and improve the lives of those that reside in the region,"/55 which includes 255 designated c more PR
Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features & Function Topic of CRS Report (Part 5 of 5) (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45997) on Sept. 17, 2026, entitled "Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features and Function:"
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Southwest Border Regional Commission
The Southwest Border Regional Commission was created with the enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, or the 2008 farm bill (P.L. 110-234), which also created the NBRC and the SCRC. All three commissions (and the GLA, MARC, and SNERC) more PR
Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: California Bans AI Tools That Read Employees' Emotions or Nervous System Data - FAQs for Employers (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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California Bans AI Tools That Read Employees' Emotions or Nervous System Data: FAQs for Employers
Oct 1, 2026
California employers will soon be barred from using artificial intelligence to figure out how their employees are feeling. Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1883 into law late yesterday, making it illegal for employers to use AI-powered workplace surveillance tools to recognize, infer, or predict an employee's emotional state, or to collect "n more PR
Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: California Curbs Website Tracking Lawsuits - Action Plan for Businesses With Pending Claims (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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California Curbs Website Tracking Lawsuits: Action Plan for Businesses With Pending Claims
Oct 1, 2026
California just blocked plaintiffs from suing businesses for certain website tracking claims under the main state wiretapping law, sharply narrowing a legal theory that has generated thousands of demand letters and lawsuits against average businesses over the past two years. Governor Newsom signed a bill late yesterday that will prevent plaintiffs more PR
Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: California Employers Face New Workplace Bathroom Surveillance Law (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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California Employees Can Ditch Tracking Tools When Using Workplace Bathrooms: Top 10 Things Employers Need to Know About New Surveillance Law
Oct 1, 2026
California employers will no longer be able to use electronic tracking tools to monitor workers in workplace bathrooms, which sounds like a non-controversial law that all sides should agree with. But AB 1331, signed into law late yesterday by Governor Newsom and taking effect January 1, 2027, defin more PR
Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: California Employers Will Soon Need to Say When AI Causes a Mass Layoff - 5 Steps to Prepare (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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California Employers Will Soon Need to Say When AI Causes a Mass Layoff: 5 Steps to Prepare
Oct 1, 2026
Governor Newsom signed a law late yesterday that will require California employers to disclose in writing when artificial intelligence is the reason they are cutting jobs. SB 951 will require you to add four pieces of information to the layoff notice you already have to send under the state's WARN Act whenever AI or other automation causes the lay more PR
Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: California Just Banned Employers From Letting AI Fire Workers on Its Own - Your 5-Step Compliance Plan (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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California Just Banned Employers From Letting AI Fire Workers on Its Own: Your 5-Step Compliance Plan
Oct 1, 2026
California will soon be the first state in the country to require a human to sign off before an employer can fire or discipline a worker based on what an artificial intelligence tool recommends. Governor Newsom just signed a bill informally known as the "No Robo Bosses Act" into law late yesterday after vetoing a similar measure last yea more PR
Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: California Raises Pay Data Reporting Penalties Fivefold - 5 Things You Should Do (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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California Raises Pay Data Reporting Penalties Fivefold: 5 Things You Should Do
Oct 1, 2026
California employers that fail to file their required pay data report with the state will soon face increased fines, seeing certain penalties jump from $200 to $1,000 per employee. Thanks to SB 1237, signed by the Governor late yesterday, the court-imposed maximum civil penalty for subsequent failures to file an annual pay data report with the Civil Rights De more PR
Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: California's New Agricultural Minimum Wage Will Near $20 Per Hour in 2027 - Key Takeaways for Ag Employers (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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California's New Agricultural Minimum Wage Will Near $20 Per Hour in 2027: Key Takeaways for Ag Employers
Oct 1, 2026
A new California law will significantly increase the state minimum wage for "approved" agricultural workers starting in 2027. This change will directly impact employers who utilize the H-2A guestworker program and apply not only to H-2A employees, but also to any other agricultural worker working for the H-2A employer in the same cou more PR
Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: California's New Workplace Laws Put AI and Employee Monitoring in the Spotlight - Your Full Guide to 11 Bills Just Signed (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight:
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California's New Workplace Laws Put AI and Employee Monitoring in the Spotlight: Your Full Guide to 11 Bills Just Signed (and 1 Vetoed)
Oct 1, 2026
California will soon require a human to sign off before AI can be the main basis for firing someone, force employers to disclose when AI drives a mass layoff, ban AI tools that read employees' emotions, and let workers leave tracking devices behind when they use the bathroom. These are among 11 new bills more PR
Former Caltech Postdoc Commands NASA Mission to the International Space Station (10)
PASADENA, California, Oct. 2 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Former Caltech Postdoc Commands NASA Mission to the International Space Station
October 01, 2026
This morning, NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission successfully launched to the International Space Station, commanded by NASA astronaut and former Caltech postdoc Jessica Watkins. The crew of four astronauts will perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance.
This is the second flight to the space station for Watkins, who was selecte more PR
FSU named co-recipient of $1.5 million grant to study cancer risk among women firefighters (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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FSU named co-recipient of $1.5 million grant to study cancer risk among women firefighters
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#Key Points
* Florida State University's Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship is leading a first-of-its-kind study exploring the link between proper fit of personal protective equipment (PPE) and occupational cancer risk for women in the fire service.
* FSU Carol Avery Professor Meredith McQuerry and her team will collaborate with the University of Arizon more PR
GA-ASI Demonstrates Disaster Relief Comms System With SoftBank Corp. (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release:
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GA-ASI Demonstrates Disaster Relief Comms System With SoftBank Corp.
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SAN DIEGO - 1 October 2026 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has completed a successful flight test using its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) featuring a new communications payload developed by SoftBank Corp., a major Japanese tele more PR
GAO Denies Soltek Pacific Construction, Whiting-Turner Protests of Navy Construction Competition (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied protests by SOLPAC Construction Inc. dba Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego, California, and Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., Baltimore, Maryland, challenging their exclusion from a U.S. Navy construction competition.
The protests involved a solicitation issued by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command-Southwest for construction, renovation and repair of commercial and institutional facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Uta more ST
GAO Denies Tryfacta Protest Over Defense Health Agency Medical Staffing Order (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Government Accountability Office denied a protest by Tryfacta Inc., a small business in Pleasanton, California, challenging the issuance of a medical staffing task order to Magnolia Government Solutions LLC, a small business in Orlando, Florida, by the Defense Defense Health Agency.
The $95.3 million task order, issued May 29, covers 113 full-time medical service positions at the Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. The procurement included an eight-month base period, more ST
Genentech's Giredestrant Combination Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival in ER-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer in Phase III EvERA Data Published in New England Journal of Medicine (10)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 2 (TNSrep) -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, issued the following news release:
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Genentech's Giredestrant Combination Significantly Improved Progression-Free Survival in ER-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer in Phase III evERA Data Published in The New England Journal of Medicine
* Giredestrant plus everolimus reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 44% and 62% in ITT and ESR1-mutated populations, respectively, versus standard endocrine therapy plus everolimus
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Genentech, Breastcancer.Org Say It's "About Damn Time" We Talk About What Happens When Initial Breast Cancer Treatment Ends (10)
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, issued the following news release:
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Genentech and Breastcancer.Org Say It's "About Damn Time" We Talk About What Happens When Initial Breast Cancer Treatment Ends
* More than 225,000 women in the U.S. are expected to be diagnosed with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer this year,/1 the most common form of the disease, representing approximately 70% of cases/2
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Georgia State Telescope Array Reveals How Nearby Stars Fade From Center to Edge (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
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Georgia State Telescope Array Reveals How Nearby Stars Fade From Center to Edge
October 1, 2026
MOUNT WILSON, Calif. -- Astronomers using Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array have found that nearby stars darken toward their edges more strongly at near-infrared wavelengths than predicted by several widely used models of stellar atmospheres, providing a new benchmark for understanding how stars are structured more PR
Gibson Dunn Represented Long Lake Management in $2.75 Billion Financing of Acquisition of American Express Global Business Travel (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Gibson Dunn Represented Long Lake Management in $2.75 Billion Financing of Acquisition of American Express Global Business Travel
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Gibson Dunn represented Long Lake Management in connection with the $2.75 billion financing for its acquisition of American Express Global Business Travel. The financing transaction included a $1.5 billion term loan facility, $250 million revolving facility, and $1 billion senior s more PR
Gov. Newsom: CARE Court Implementation and Progress are Accelerating, Reaching More Than 10,000 Californians in Crisis (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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CARE Court implementation and progress are accelerating, reaching more than 10,000 Californians in crisis
What you need to know: Governor Newsom announced the release of new data showing promising results as counties fully implement the CARE Act. The Governor also launched a new statewide behavioral health data dashboard that puts statewide, county-reported behavioral health data all in one place to help Californians track more PR
Governor Kotek Pushes for More Time to Protect Medicaid Coverage (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 1 (TNSida) -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Governor Kotek Pushes for More Time to Protect Medicaid Coverage
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Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek led a group of four other governors from California, Maine, New York, and Virginia in calling on U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to give states more time to implement new Medicaid requirements. With less than 100 days until the rules take effect on January 1, letters warning Oregonians about potential cove more PR
Governor Newsom fails Californians by refusing to sign law protecting nurses who challenge unsafe A.I. (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 30 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release:
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Governor Newsom fails Californians by refusing to sign law protecting nurses who challenge unsafe A.I.
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Governor Gavin Newsom's veto of AB 2575 gives hospital corporations a green light to discipline nurses who override unsafe artificial intelligence (A.I.) to protect their patients, enabling tech companies to blame health care workers when tech products cause harm.
"The governor knows A.I. should never replace a nurse's more PR
Governor Newsom Signs Housing Legislation, Cementing California's Record Progress to Reduce Unsheltered Homelessness and Build More Homes (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 29, 2026
Governor Newsom signs housing legislation, cementing California's record progress to reduce unsheltered homelessness and build more homes
What you need to know: Governor Newsom today announced the signing of a housing bill package that will build more homes and create more affordable housing.
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SACRAMENTO - California continues to build more homes and make progress in reducing unsheltered homelessness as Governor Gav more PR
Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Accelerate California's Fusion Industry, Announces Major Investment for Quantum Research (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 30, 2026
Governor Newsom signs legislation to accelerate California's fusion industry, announces major investment for quantum research
Governor Gavin Newsom signs legislation to strengthen California's fusion-energy and quantum-technology leadership at the University of California, Berkeley.
What you need to know: California's quantum and fusion edge is powered by unmatched world-class talent, research institutions, entrepreneurs more PR
Governor Signs CMA-sponsored Bill to Modernize E-bike Safety Laws and Protect Youth (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 1 -- The California Medical Association issued the following news release:
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Governor signs CMA-sponsored bill to modernize e-bike safety laws and protect youth
September 30, 2026
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 2346, a California Medical Association (CMA)-sponsored bill that modernizes e-bike safety laws and strengthens protections for children across the state.
Authored by Assemblymembers Lori Wilson and Marc Berman, AB 2346 addresses a rapidly growing public health crisis. As electric bicy more PR
Governor Signs CMA-sponsored Bill to Protect Against Unfair Claims Denials (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 2 -- The California Medical Association issued the following news release:
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Governor signs CMA-sponsored bill to protect against unfair claims denials
October 1, 2026
Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed legislation co-sponsored by the California Medical Association (CMA) and the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) District IX that will ensure equitable and fair compensation for physicians and health care providers delivering medically necessary services.
Authored by Akilah Weber Pie more PR
HACU announces speakers of its 40th Annual Conference Town Hall (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 1 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release:
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HACU announces speakers of its 40th Annual Conference Town Hall
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The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced the speakers for its Town Hall taking place on Nov. 2, 2026, as part of the 40th Annual Conference in Chula Vista, California.
The HACU Town Hall, "Ready or Not: Thriving in the New Age of AI," will bring together a panel of leaders to explore the opportunities, c more PR
HACU celebrates historic signing of California HSI designation (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 30 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release:
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HACU celebrates historic signing of California HSI designation
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September 30, 2026
SAN ANTONIO - The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) applauds the signing of Senate Bill 1255 by Governor Gavin Newsom, a historic milestone for California's Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and the students and communities they serve.
"This is a historic moment for California's HSIs more PR
Hawaii Business, Economic Development & Tourism Dept.: August 2026 Visitor Spending and Arrivals Declined (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 1 -- The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism issued the following news release:
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August 2026 Visitor Spending and Arrivals Declined
September 30, 2026
HONOLULU--Total spending by visitors in August 2026 was $1.59 billion (measured in nominal dollars), a 9.7 percent decline compared to August 2025, according to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT). There were 772,039 total visitors in August 2026, down 5.6 percent from August 2 more PR
Hendrix to Award 2026 Odyssey Medals to Five Alumni (10)
CONWAY, Arkansas, Oct. 1 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release:
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Hendrix to award 2026 Odyssey Medals to five alumni
October 1, 2026 -- Hendrix College will present five alumni with the Odyssey Medal at a private luncheon and awards ceremony on October 30.
The Odyssey Medal is presented to alumni whose life achievements exemplify the ideals of the Hendrix Odyssey Program. Medalists are selected by the Hendrix Board of Trustees for their accomplishments in one of the six Odyssey categories: Artistic Creativity, Global Awa more PR
How Robotic Surgery Helped Tackle a Rare Pediatric Lung Tumor (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news:
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How Robotic Surgery Helped Tackle a Rare Pediatric Lung Tumor
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When 12-year-old Angela Beltran developed a persistent cough that left her struggling to breathe, her mother knew something was seriously wrong.
"The last cough she had scared me. She woke up and she couldn't breathe," said Anita Sanchez, Angela's mother.
Sanchez rushed Angela to a physician in her hometown of Sinaloa, Mexico. more PR
Inaugural ArtsConnect Prize Bridges Art and Community (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Inaugural ArtsConnect Prize Bridges Art and Community
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The arts are an avenue for curiosity at the University of California San Diego, a form of creative inquiry that can have composers paired with oceanographers and visual artists interacting with neuroscientists. These creative links are now growing through a new program, the ArtsConnect Prize, which is designed to strengthen connections with artists across the region.
The $20, more PR
Independent Women's Voice: Parents Shouldn't Lose Their Children for Saying No to Gender Transition (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release:
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October 1, 2026
Parents Shouldn't Lose Their Children for Saying No to Gender Transition
New 'Yaeli Martinez Child Protection Act' Would Stop Federally Funded Child-Welfare Systems From Punishing Parents for Raising Children According to Their Sex "Raising a girl as a girl or a boy as a boy is not child abuse," - Beth Parlato
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A parent should never have to choose bet more PR
Inseego completes acquisition of Nokia's Fixed Wireless Access business (10)
ESPOO, Finland, Oct. 1 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Nokia Corp. posted the following news release:
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Inseego completes acquisition of Nokia's Fixed Wireless Access business
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Inseego Corp. (NASDAQ: INSG) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Nokia's Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) business, first announced on April 30, 2026.
The acquisition more PR
Inspired by SoCal, UC San Diego Alumnus Makes Shades for Everyone (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Inspired by SoCal, UC San Diego Alumnus Makes Shades for Everyone
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This story originally appeared in the fall 2026 issue of UC San Diego Magazine as "In Living Color."
Sometimes, it only takes a pair of broken sunglasses on a bright summer day to change your life. This is exactly what happened to Adam Moyer, MFA '08.
In July 2005, Moyer had newly arrived in La Jolla. He had traveled some 3,000 miles from Northern Virginia to at more PR
International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute: First Dolphin Captures for the Season in Taiji (10)
BERKELEY, California, Oct. 1 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news:
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First Dolphin Captures for the Season in Taiji
Sep 30, 2026
By Mark J. Palmer
On September 1st, our colleague Kunito Seko witnessed the opening of the annual 6-month Taiji dolphin drive slaughter.
Often, on the first day, the dolphin hunters of Taiji, Japan, come up empty, but this year they lucked out with a large pod of bottlenose dolphins.
As we've noted before, the main economic driver for the Taiji hunts more PR
Is Anyone Out There? (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Is Anyone Out There?
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The next 10 years are poised to be the most transformative decade yet in the space industry. With eyes on the construction of a planned NASA lunar base by 2032 and a potential future mission to Mars, a fundamental question has persisted for millennia: Is anyone else out there?
Curiosity drives almost all of us, particularly when it comes to exploration and space. The fascination stretches from the earliest f more PR
JEC Brief Highlights Misaligned Incentives for State Medicaid Fraud Enforcement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news:
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JEC Brief Highlights Misaligned Incentives for State Medicaid Fraud Enforcement
October 01, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Joint Economic Committee released a new issue brief entitled Who Pays, Who Saves? How Medicaid Payment Structures Impact Fraud Enforcement, examining how the federal-state Medicaid financing structure may create misaligned incentives for states to identify and address fraud, waste more PR
Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor Miller Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Brian J. Miller, associate professor of medicine and business at the Johns Hopkins University, and a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, from a Sept. 14, 2026, field hearing entitled ""Examining Healthcare Markets: Fraud and Competition":
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Chairman Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee:
My name is Brian Miller, and I practi more PR
Justice Department Finds UCLA Law School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSida) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Justice Department Finds UCLA Law School Discriminates Based on Race in Admissions
October 1, 2026
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced today investigative findings that the University of California-Los Angeles School of Law (UCLA Law) discriminated against white and Asian students in granting admission to its 2023, 2024, and 2025 incoming classes. UCLA Law's discriminatory conduct violates Title VI of the Civil Rights more PR
Kamlager-Dove, Bacon Reintroduce Bipartisan Bills to Expand Medicaid Eligibility for Foster Youth (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Kamlager-Dove, Bacon Reintroduce Bipartisan Bills to Expand Medicaid Eligibility for Foster Youth
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WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Foster Youth Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) and Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) reintroduced a legislative package to promote greater health equity by expanding Medicaid eligibility for foster youth.
The Foster Youth Dental Act of 2026 would expand Medicaid eligibility for foster youth by providing more inc more PR
Leading Texas Patent Trial Lawyers Nicholas Mathews and Erik Fountain Join Gibson Dunn's Premier IP Litigation Practice (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Leading Texas Patent Trial Lawyers Nicholas Mathews and Erik Fountain Join Gibson Dunn's Premier IP Litigation Practice
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Gibson Dunn announced today that Nicholas (Nick) Mathews and Erik Fountain have joined the firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group as partners in Dallas. The addition of Nick and Erik to Gibson Dunn unites one of the country's leading Texas patent trial teams with the nation's premier IP more PR
Lofgren Demands Answers to Overdue Oversight Requests Regarding DOE Award Terminations, Warns Secretary Wright of Consequences for Continued Evasion (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Lofgren Demands Answers to Overdue Oversight Requests Regarding DOE Award Terminations, Warns Secretary Wright of Consequences for Continued Evasion
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(Washington, DC) - On Monday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding that he answer multiple months-overdue oversight requests from the Committee regarding DOE's 2025 award terminations.
"For more than 15 months, my colleagues more PR
Lofgren Demands Answers to Overdue Oversight Requests Regarding DOE Award Terminations, Warns Secretary Wright of Consequences for Continued Evasion (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release:
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October 01, 2026
Lofgren Demands Answers to Overdue Oversight Requests Regarding DOE Award Terminations, Warns Secretary Wright of Consequences for Continued Evasion
(Washington, DC) - On Monday, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright demanding that he answer multiple months-overdue oversight requests from the Committe more PR
Marcus & Millichap Brokers $2.04 Million Sale of 20-Year Net-Leased Filiberto's Near Grand Canyon Gateway (10)
ENCINO, California, Oct. 2 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:
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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $2.04 Million Sale of 20-Year Net-Leased Filiberto's Near Grand Canyon Gateway
WILLIAMS, Ariz., Oct. 1, 2026 -- Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a 3,407-square-foot Filiberto's restaurant property near Interstate 40 and historic Route 66 for $2.04 million.
"After decades of more PR
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives Return to Heritage Center (10)
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Oct. 1 -- The University of Dubuque posted the following news release:
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Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives Return to Heritage Center
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DUBUQUE, Iowa - Country music legend Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives will return to Dubuque to perform at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2027, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center. The performance is part of the 14th annual Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series.
WHAT: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives
WHEN: 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28, more PR
Mattel Unveils First Mattel Wonder Indoor Waterpark, Opening in Bellevue, Nebraska (10)
EL SEGUNDO, California, Oct. 2 -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news:
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Mattel Unveils First Mattel Wonder Indoor Waterpark, Opening in Bellevue, Nebraska
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- October 1, 2026 -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), a leading global play and family entertainment company and owner of one of the world's most iconic brand portfolios in the world, announces a milestone in the expansion of its worldwide experiences business, confirming Bellevue, Nebraska, is now the first Mattel Wonder Indoor Waterpark plan more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Challenges Trump Administration's Attempt to Impound Federal Funding (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Challenges Trump Administration's Attempt to Impound Federal Funding
10/1/2026
Lawsuit Seeks States' Ability to Recover Congressionally Appropriated Federal Funding Impounded by the Trump Administration
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BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful attempt to impound congressionally appropriated f more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Seeks Court Approval for $400 Million Multistate Settlement With Sandoz Over Alleged Conspiracy to Inflate Prices, Limit Competition (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Seeks Court Approval for $400 Million Multistate Settlement with Sandoz over Alleged Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition
10/1/2026
Consumers Who Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019 Could Be Eligible for Compensation
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BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 43 states and territories seeking more PR
Metropolitan Museum of Art Elects Misty Copeland as Civic Trustee (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art issued the following news release:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Elects Misty Copeland as Civic Trustee
(New York, October 1, 2026)--The Board of Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that it has elected Misty Copeland as a Civic Trustee. The election took place at the October 1, 2026, meeting of the Board and was announced by Co-Chairs Candace K. Beinecke and Hamilton ("Tony") E. James.
"Misty is a trailblazing dancer whose deep commitment to supporting and enga more PR
Minn. Gov. Walz Takes Executive Action to Cut Fuel Costs for Minnesota Farmers, Loggers, Truckers (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Governor Walz Takes Executive Action to Cut Fuel Costs for Minnesota Farmers, Loggers, and Truckers
Delivers immediate harvest-season relief as Trump's reckless war with Iran drives fuel prices soaring
October 2, 2026
[ST. PAUL, MN] - Governor Tim Walz today issued an executive order providing immediate relief to Minnesota's agricultural, timber, and fuel-transport industries as President Donald Trump's reckless war with Iran drives diesel p more PR
N.C. A&T Announces 2026 Dowdy Scholars Cohort (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news:
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N.C. A&T Announces 2026 Dowdy Scholars Cohort
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EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 1, 2026) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has announced its 2026 cohort of Lewis and Elizabeth Dowdy Scholars - 20 high-achieving first-year students who have joined the Aggie family as members of the class of 2030.
Representing North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Texas, California, Washington, D.C., Michigan, more PR
N.H. A.G. Formella Urges Congress to Fund U.S. Supreme Court Security (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 (TNSida) -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release:
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Date: October 01, 2026
Attorney General Formella Urges Congress to Fund U.S. Supreme Court Security
Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire has joined 44 attorneys general in a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. more PR
N.H. A.G. Formella: State Secures Final Multistate Settlement With Sandoz Over Alleged Generic Drug Price-Fixing (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 2 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release:
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October 01, 2026
New Hampshire Secures Final Multistate Settlement with Sandoz over Alleged Generic Drug Price-Fixing
Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 43 states and territories in securing a final settlement with Sandoz Inc. and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. resolving allegations that the companies participated in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport Challenges EPA's Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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AG Davenport Challenges EPA's Rollback of Power Plant Pollution Limits
October 1, 2026
TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 25 states, counties, and cities in suing the Trump Administration for dismantling federal greenhouse gas pollution limits for many of the nation's dirtiest power plants.
Communities in New Jersey and across the country rely on these regulations to protect the air more PR
N.M. A.G. Torrez, State Rep. Serrato Unveil Legislation to Rein in Frontier AI Ahead of 2027 Legislative Session (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 2 (TNSida) -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Raul Torrez and Representative Linda Serrato Unveil Legislation to Rein in Frontier AI Ahead of 2027 Legislative Session
October 1, 2026
Bill responds to real-world "loss of control" incidents, including one that just reached a New Mexico university, and is accompanied by a formal inquiry letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
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Santa Fe, NM -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and State Representative more PR
NASBE Report Highlights Gap in AI Guidance for Early Childhood Education (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 1 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of State Boards of Education posted the following news release:
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NASBE Report Highlights Gap in AI Guidance for Early Childhood Education
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Alexandria, VA-As of August 2026, 37 states have adopted guidance for artificial intelligence (AI) use in public schools. Yet few touch on kindergarten, and pre-K is left out altogether. Most children have already spent years with AI before they start kindergarten, often interacting with it daily. Guiding how young learn more PR
National Association of Realtors Announces 2027 Leadership Academy Class (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release:
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National Association of REALTORS(R) Announces 2027 Leadership Academy Class
20 REALTORS(R) selected for program that helps develop future association leaders
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WASHINGTON (October 1, 2026) - The National Association of REALTORS(R) announced its 2027 Leadership Academy class today. The Leadership Academy is a 10-month program that prepares emerging state and local volunteers for future leadership positions at NAR. The 2027 class consists of 2 more PR
NetApp Recognizes Winners of 2026 North America Partner Awards (10)
SUNNYVALE, California, Oct. 2 -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release:
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NetApp Recognizes Winners of 2026 North America Partner Awards
NetApp commends partners for success in helping deliver NetApp solutions and services that address customer needs and industry trends
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - October 1, 2026 - NetApp(R) (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced at NetApp INSIGHT 2026 the winners of its North America Partner Award more PR
Netflix Announces a Collaboration With Filmin, With a Monthly Collection of Films and Documentaries (10)
LOS GATOS, California, Oct. 2 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news:
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Netflix Announces a Collaboration With Filmin, With a Monthly Collection of Films and Documentaries
01 October 2026
Netflix has launched a new collaboration with independent Spanish streamer Filmin, giving Netflix members in Spain access to a monthly selection of films and documentaries, curated by Filmin's editorial team.
* The first collection is October Mysteries from Filmin, in time for Halloween season.
* Thanks to this agreement, members more PR
New faculty at UW Bothell 2026 (10)
BOTHELL, Washington, Oct. 1 -- The University of Washington Bothell campus posted the following news:
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New faculty at UW Bothell 2026
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Please join us in welcoming a new cohort of faculty members this academic year. They bring expertise across a range of disciplines and will add different perspectives and experiences, which will help us expand opportunities for our students and community partners.
#School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences
Dr. Nagham Abouzeid
Assistant Professor
Abouzeid comes to UW Bothell from the University o more PR
New material developed at Oregon State provides boost to carbon capture technologies (10)
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 1 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release:
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New material developed at Oregon State provides boost to carbon capture technologies
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University scientists have filed a patent application for a new carbon capture material that turns water in factory flue emissions from a problem into an advantage.
The study involving metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, is important because industrial activities, among them burning fossil fuels for energy, account for a significant more PR
Nurses Celebrate Historic Victory as Gov. Newsom Signs Landmark A.I. Protection Into Law (10)
OAKLAND, California, Oct. 1 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release:
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Nurses celebrate historic victory as Gov. Newsom signs landmark A.I. protection into law
September 30, 2026
With AB 1979, California sets a new national standard for protecting patients and health care workers from unsafe A.I.
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Union nurses with California Nurses Association (CNA) celebrated a hard-fought victory today as Governor Gavin Newsom signed a CNA-sponsored bill, AB 1979 authored by Assemblymember Mia Bonta (AD-18), into law more PR
Obernolte, Trahan Statement on White House AI Accord (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-California, issued the following news release:
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Obernolte, Trahan Statement on White House AI Accord
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), authors of the bipartisan FRONTIER Act, issued the following statement on the White House Accord signed by leading AI companies on Tuesday:
"This week, America's leading AI companies signed the White House Accord, an important step toward ensuring that the most advanced AI systems are devel more PR
Open-Access Getty Research Journal Presents 21st Issue (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 -- The J. Paul Getty Trust posted the following news release:
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Open-Access Getty Research Journal Presents 21st Issue
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The Getty Research Journal announces the release of its 21st issue, featuring articles on the visual arts of all cultures, regions, and time periods that advance the journal's commitment to presenting diverse perspectives and methodological approaches.
Issue 21 features essays on a technical examination of a peacock fresco fragment formerly thought to be an ancient Roman artifact; a ne more PR
OpenAI: How Albertsons Companies is Reimagining Retail From the Inside Out (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 2 -- OpenAI, an Artificial Intelligence research and deployment company, issued the following news:
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October 1, 2026
How Albertsons Companies is reimagining retail from the inside out
Albertsons Cos. is expanding its work with OpenAI to improve the retail experience for millions of customers.
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Retail runs on small decisions made at enormous scale: which products to promote, how to help an associate, what a developer should build next--and, closer to home, what's for dinner. Grocery shopping is one of more PR
OpenAI: Why Genius Machines Might Prove Their Greatest Value Doing Monotonous Work (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 2 -- OpenAI, an Artificial Intelligence research and deployment company, issued the following news:
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The eternal complement
Why genius machines might prove their greatest value doing monotonous work.
By Hemanth Asirvatham and Elliott Mokski
Authors' note: This is the first essay in our series on the next economy, part of a new platform to host independent voices exploring an AGI future. It reflects our views, not those of OpenAI or our colleagues.
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Humanity has seen almost to the beginning of time.
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Oracle and King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre to Advance Healthcare Innovation in Saudi Arabia (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Oct. 2 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release:
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Oracle and King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre to Advance Healthcare Innovation in Saudi Arabia
Collaboration will connect clinical, genomic, and research data to help enhance patient care and accelerate scientific discovery
Austin, Texas--Oct 1, 2026
Oracle Health and King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH) today announced a shared interest, under a non-binding memorandum of u more PR
Padilla Leads Final Pre-Midterm Effort to Defeat Anti-Voter SAVE Act, Condemns Trump Corruption (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Leads Final Pre-Midterm Effort to Defeat Anti-Voter SAVE Act, Condemns Trump Corruption
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, took to the Senate floor in opposition to Republicans' so-called Stop Insider Trading Act, which would allow members of Congress who already own stocks to keep trading and does nothing to prevent the President and Vice Pre more PR
Padilla, Schiff, Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Protect Regional National Archives Facilities from Closure (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Schiff, Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Legislation to Protect Regional National Archives Facilities from Closure
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The Senators introduced the legislation following the announced closure of Regional National Archives and Federal Records Centers in San Bruno, California and Chicago, Illinois
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Senator Tammy D more PR
Paragon Health Institute President Blase Testifies Before House Judiciary Subcommittee (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 1 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Paragon Health Institute President Brian C. Blase from a Sept. 14, 2026, field hearing entitled ""Examining Healthcare Markets: Fraud and Competition":
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Chairman Jordan, Chairman Fitzgerald, and Members of the Subcommittee:
Thank you for the opportunity to testify at today's hearing on fraud and competition in health care. I am Brian Blase, founder and president of Paragon more PR
Parsons Highlights Decades Of Infrastructure Leadership Across New York And New Jersey (10)
PASADENA, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release:
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Parsons Highlights Decades Of Infrastructure Leadership Across New York And New Jersey
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#Key Takeaways
* Parsons helps shape transportation infrastructure across New York and New Jersey through major bridge, tunnel, rail, transit, highway, airport, and digital mobility programs.
* Current and recent projects include the Hudson Tunnel Project, Newark AirT more PR
Paul Hastings Advises Blackfuel on the Launch of its European Operations (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Paul Hastings Advises Blackfuel on the Launch of its European Operations
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Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised Blackfuel, a platform specializing in AI compute infrastructure and inference services, on the launch of its operations across Europe.
Paul Hastings has advised Blackfuel since its inception on all legal matters relating to its development, and in particular on legal and equity structuring, financing and the imple more PR
PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble Join Initiative to Replace Nonrecyclable Flexible Plastic Packaging Following Engagement with As You Sow (10)
OAKLAND, California, Oct. 1 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release:
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PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble Join Initiative to Replace Nonrecyclable Flexible Plastic Packaging Following Engagement with As You Sow
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Charter membership in the PaperFlex Consortium follows shareholder proposals at five companies seeking alternatives to multi-layer plastic packaging.
MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, ryon@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407
EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIA -OCTOBER 1, 2026 -Two large consumer goods companies that As You Sow previously more PR
Princeton: Board Approves Seven New Faculty Appointments (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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Board approves seven new faculty appointments
Oct. 1, 2026
The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of seven faculty members, including one full professor, two associate professors and four assistant professors.
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* Jianping Fu, in mechanical and aerospace engineering and the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute, specializes in mechanical and bioengineering. His appointment to be the Class of 1995 Professor of M more PR
Promise Mabilo Honored with Stanford's 2026 Bright Award (10)
STANFORD, California, Oct. 1 -- Stanford University Law School posted the following news:
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Promise Mabilo Honored with Stanford's 2026 Bright Award
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Promise Mabilo, a South African environmental justice activist who has spent years organizing communities affected by coal pollution, received Stanford University's 2026 Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability during a September 28 online event hosted by Stanford Law School. Barton "Buzz" Thompson, Jr., JD/MBA '76 (BA '72), the Robert E. Paradise Professor in Natural Resources Law a more PR
Protect Borrowers: Families Are Drowning in Medical Debt (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release:
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Families Are Drowning in Medical Debt
As Midterm Elections Put Medical Debt Relief on the Ballot, State Lawmakers Aren't Waiting for Washington to Act
By Elena Botella | October 1, 2026
Earlier this month, we shared the bombshell New York Times story that Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), an obstetrician-gynecologist, sued more than 700 of his patients for allegedly unpaid medical bills. Senator Marshall sought and wo more PR
R. Ken Coit Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois receives five-year contract extension (10)
TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 1 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release:
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R. Ken Coit Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois receives five-year contract extension
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The University of Arizona has extended the contract of R. Ken Coit Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois.
The five-year contract runs through March 2, 2032.
"Desiree Reed-Francois has established a standard at Arizona Athletics that is remarkable in every measure, from historic competitive achievements to outstanding academic performance and reco more PR
Rand Issues Commentary Entitled '9/11's Forgotten Lesson' (10)
SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 2 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 30, 2026, to 1945:
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9/11's Forgotten Lesson
By Raphael S. Cohen
On a sunny, crisp early-fall New England morning, I strolled across the leafy central quad in the middle of campus. I had to register for classes in person, and to avoid the crowds, I got there right as the doors opened. After completing that task, I met a friend and fellow cadet setting up the Reserve Officer Training Corps recruiting booth for a student activity fair later that day. He's th more PR
Ranking Member Khanna Demands Answers From Bessent on Trump-Xi Summit and China's Unfair Trade Practices (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSida) -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Khanna Demands Answers from Bessent on Trump-Xi Summit and China's Unfair Trade Practices
October 1, 2026
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, sent a letter to Treas more PR
Record recruiting allows Coast Guard to restore full operations at six stations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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Record recruiting allows Coast Guard to restore full operations at six stations
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WASHINGTON - Record recruiting results are allowing the Coast Guard to fully staff six stations and restore full operations in 2027. The stations operated at reduced capacity because of workforce shortages. Additional stations will return to full operations in the future.
The Coast Guard prioritized six stations to return to full operations in 2 more PR
Release: Representatives Khanna, Lee, and Deluzio Call on UPMC to Address Staffing Concerns and Bargain in Good Faith with Healthcare Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSida) -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Release: Representatives Khanna, Lee, and Deluzio Call on UPMC to Address Staffing Concerns and Bargain in Good Faith with Healthcare Workers
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Washington, DC -Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Summer L. Lee (PA-12), and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) sent a letter urging the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) to bargain in good faith with nurses, nurse practitioners, and midwives at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital after the lawmakers receiv more PR
Rep. Chu, Sen. Whitehouse Reintroduce Legislation to End Billionaires' Tax-Free Giveaways to Dark Money Groups (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Chu, Sen. Whitehouse Reintroduce Legislation to End Billionaires' Tax-Free Giveaways to Dark Money Groups
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) reintroduced the End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act, legislation to close a tax loophole that allows billionaires to avoid capital gains taxes by donating appreciated assets to dark money groups, effectively subsidizing the flow of secret money into American ele more PR
Rep. Cisneros and Commissioner Hernandez Introduce Bill to Strengthen Small Business Participation in Federal Contracts (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Cisneros and Commissioner Hernandez Introduce Bill to Strengthen Small Business Participation in Federal Contracts
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WASHINGTON -Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo Jose Hernandez (D-PR) introduced the PROMISE for Small Businesses Act, legislation to enhance oversight of federal contracting and protect the commitments made to small businesses and their participation in subcontracting opportuni more PR
Rep. Whitesides Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Children from Human-Like Chatbots (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Whitesides Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Children from Human-Like Chatbots
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WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Reps. George Whitesides (D-CA), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) introduced the Protecting Kids from Human-Like Chatbots Act. This legislation protects kids by prohibiting chatbots from communicating by default in a human-like way with minors. Under this bill, the programs c more PR
Report From Public Citizen: Artificial Stone and the Epidemic of Silicosis in the U.S. (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSCrpt) -- Artificial Stone and the Epidemic of Silicosis in the United States - A report from Public Citizen - Sept. 29, 2026 (36 pages)
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Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ... 4
INTRODUCTION ... 6
SILICOSIS ... 10
GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN ... 13
MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND HAZARDS ... 18
POLICY RESPONSES ... 22
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS ... 29
RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION ... 35
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Executive Summary
Silicosis is an occupational lung disease that is irreversible, incurable, and deadly, yet preventable. Over the last decad more ST
Representatives Min and Olszewski Introduce the Community Disaster Protection Act to Expand Insurance Access in High-Risk Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Representatives Min and Olszewski Introduce the Community Disaster Protection Act to Expand Insurance Access in High-Risk Communities
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Washington, DC. -Today, Rep. Dave Min (CA-47), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force, introduced the Community Disaster Protection Act, which would foster and incentivize the development of new disaster insurance more PR
Representatives Torres and Fleischmann Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Celebrate National Manufacturing Day and Honor America's Manufacturers and Workers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Representatives Torres and Fleischmann Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Celebrate National Manufacturing Day and Honor America's Manufacturers and Workers
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Norma Torres (CA-35) and Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) introduce a bipartisan resolution recognizing October 2, 2026, the first Friday of October, as National Manufacturing Day.
The resolution celebrates the important role American manufacturin more PR
Reproductive Freedom for All Celebrates New California Laws Expanding Access to Reproductive Health Care (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release:
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Reproductive Freedom for All Celebrates New California Laws Expanding Access to Reproductive Health Care
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Sacramento, CA -Governor Gavin Newsom signed a slate of bills expanding access to reproductive health care in California, including two co-sponsored by Reproductive Freedom for All: AB 1973, which allows advanced practice clinicians to provide abortion care within the full scope of th more PR
Reps. Chu and Cisneros Introduce Bill to Fund Clean Drinking Water (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Chu and Cisneros Introduce Bill to Fund Clean Drinking Water
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Gil Cisneros (CA-31) introduced the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Reauthorization Act, which would remove the funding cap for the ongoing groundwater treatment by the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, reauthorize funding at $250 million, and support the completion of the ongoing water restoration project. The San more PR
Reps. Cisneros, Chu Introduce Bill to Fund Clean Drinking Water (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Cisneros, Chu Introduce Bill to Fund Clean Drinking Water
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WASHINGTON -Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) introduced the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund Reauthorization Act, which would remove the funding cap for the ongoing groundwater treatment by the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, reauthorize funding at $250 million, and support the completion of the ongoing water restoration proje more PR
Ricketts, Colleagues to Blanche: Investigate Communist China's Criminal Marijuana Organizations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release:
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Ricketts, Colleagues to Blanche: Investigate Communist China's Criminal Marijuana Organizations
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined fellow Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Ted Budd (R-NC), in sending a letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche.The infiltration of Chinese criminal networks into American farmland is a national security threat. These illegal marijuana grow operations serve as gateways to drug a more PR
RIT Student Wins HackMIT With Low-cost Medicine Testing Device (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Oct. 1 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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October 1, 2026
RIT student wins HackMIT with low-cost medicine testing device
Student hackathon team builds optical dissolution tester to help identify substandard pills
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A Rochester Institute of Technology student and his team took home the first-place grand prize at HackMIT 2026, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hackathon.
The group of students from top colleges across the country developed a low-cost testing device so a more PR
Ropes & Gray Honored With Deal of the Year Recognition at 2026 Los Angeles Business Journal M&A Awards (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Honored with Deal of the Year Recognition at 2026 Los Angeles Business Journal M&A Awards
October 1, 2026
Ropes & Gray's representation of the co-founders and CEO of Guess? in the $1.4 billion take-private of Guess?, Inc. by Authentic Brands Group LLC has been recognized as Deal of the Year ($1 Billion+) at the 2026 Los Angeles Business Journal M&A Awards.
The all-cash transaction, which valued Guess? at approximately $1.4 billion, re more PR
S.D. A.G. Jackley Requests Court Approval Of South Dakota Settlement With Sandoz Inc. (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 2 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jackley Requests Court Approval Of South Dakota Settlement with Sandoz Inc.
Oct. 1, 2026
PIERRE. S.D. - Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota has joined 42 other states and territories in seeking preliminary federal court approval of a $400 million settlement with Sandoz Inc. and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. that will result in eligible South Dakotans receiving a portion of the settlement fund more PR
S.D. A.G. Jackley Urges Congress to Fully Fund Security Request for U.S. Supreme Court (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 29 (TNSida) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Fully Fund Security Request for U.S. Supreme Court
Sept. 29, 2026
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 44 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, citing an increase in threats against federal judges and their families.
"Security of U.S. Supreme Court Justices and more PR
Senate Unanimously Passes Bipartisan Padilla, Schiff Bill to Support Over 500 Acres of Tribal Land Management (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Senate Unanimously Passes Bipartisan Padilla, Schiff Bill to Support Over 500 Acres of Tribal Land Management
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla's (D-Calif.) Pit River Land Transfer Act, a bicameral and bipartisan bill to promote Tribal management of over 500 acres of land in California by transferring federal land to the Pit River Tribe. Padilla introduced the legislation with Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif more PR
Sidley Secures Confirmation of AHUSCO's Chapter 11 Plan (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Sidley Secures Confirmation of AHUSCO's Chapter 11 Plan
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On September 30, 2026, the Chapter 11 plan of Alea Holdings US Company (AHUSCO) and its debtor affiliates became effective. Sidley successfully obtained confirmation of the plan on September 10, 2026, from Judge Christopher M. Lopez of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
AHUSCO -together with affiliates FIN Alea LLC and Alea Group Holdin more PR
Southern States Ask Supreme Court to Strike Down Laws Protecting Abortion Providers (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 [Category: Health Care] -- The Center for Reproductive Rights posted the following news release:
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Southern States Ask Supreme Court to Strike Down Laws Protecting Abortion Providers
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9.30.2026 (PRESS STATEMENT) Today, the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overstep every state and federal court in the nation and strike down state laws in New York, Massachusetts, and California. These laws-known as "shield laws"-are designed to protect the states' healthcare workers who provide more PR
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability: Postdocs Cracking Open the Black Box of Catalysis (10)
STANFORD, California, Oct. 2 -- The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability issued the following news:
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Postdocs cracking open the black box of catalysis
Two chemists - one experimentalist and the other a theorist - join forces in the Stanford Energy Postdoctoral Fellowship to attempt to answer a long-standing question in catalysis: "What does the catalyst actually do inside the sealed reactor and how?"
September 30, 2026
By Bria Schraeder
Inside a reactor at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, something unexpected was happening.
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Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies: American Exceptionalism Beyond Western Europe (10)
STANFORD, California, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news:
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October 1, 2026
American Exceptionalism Beyond Western Europe
Casas, Julieta. (2026). "American Exceptionalism in Comparative Perspective." Studies in Comparative International Development, 1-20 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-026-09493-7).
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Introduction and Contribution
The United States is frequently described as exceptional among other advanced industrial democracies, especially those of We more PR
State Leaders Agree: Governor Newsom's Signature on Federal Immigration Enforcement Bills Protects Californians (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 29, 2026
State leaders agree: Governor Newsom's signature on federal immigration enforcement bills protects Californians
What you need to know: Governor Newsom signed 21 bills earlier today cementing California's longstanding efforts to support immigrant communities and reflecting on the state's response to an intensified federal immigration enforcement environment.
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SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday signed a packa more PR
Statistical Summary of 18-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release:
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Statistical Summary of 18-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle
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Congressional candidates collected $2.8 billion and disbursed $2 billion, political parties received $1.4 billion and spent $1 billion, and political action committees (PACs) raised $8.3 billion and spent $6.5 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Dis more PR
Stem cell-derived brain models offer a new window into how anesthesia works (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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Stem cell-derived brain models offer a new window into how anesthesia works
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Key takeaways
* UCLA researchers showed for the first time that lab-grown human brain assembloids can reproduce the electrical hallmarks of general anesthesia -the slow, sweeping brain waves that appear even as individual neurons fall quiet.
* By exposing the assembloids to the anesthetic propofol, the team found that a minimal circuit of human cortical neu more PR
Susquehanna University: Munoz Selected to National Chief Diversity Officers Fellows Program (10)
SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news:
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Munoz selected to national Chief Diversity Officers Fellows Program
October 1, 2026
Maria Munoz, vice president for inclusion & belonging at Susquehanna University, has been selected to the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education's Chief Diversity Officers Fellows Program.
The highly selective NADOHE Chief Diversity Officer Fellows Program provides early-career diversity leaders in higher education with a year of professional more PR
Syracuse University: A&S Biologists Discover 'Fire Amoeba' That Pushes the Limits of Complex Life (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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A&S Biologists Discover 'Fire Amoeba' that Pushes the Limits of Complex Life
The newly discovered amoeba, thrives at 63 C, hotter than any other eukaryote yet documented.
Dan Bernardi
Oct. 1, 2026
For decades, scientists have relied on a simple rule of thumb: temperatures above 60 C (140 F) should prevent complex cells from surviving. A newly discovered heat-loving amoeba is now challenging that assumption.
Microbiologists have long studied extreme enviro more PR
Syracuse University: Newhouse Students Win National Uber One Pitch Competition (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Newhouse Students Win National Uber One Pitch Competition
The six-member team beat out students from 13 universities with a racing-themed concept coming to campus Oct. 2.
Genaro Armas
Oct. 1, 2026
Six Syracuse University students won a national pitch competition to design Uber's next on-campus Uber One experience, with the global ride-sharing and delivery tech company bringing the victorious racing-themed concept to campus Friday.
The Syracuse students co more PR
Taylor Swift and TikTok Celebrate 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' With a New In-app Experience (10)
LOS ANGLES, California, Oct. 1 -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news:
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September 30, 2026
Taylor Swift and TikTok celebrate The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore with a new in-app experience
TikTok is helping Swifties(R) dive deeper into "Patient Zero"
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Taylor Swift is drawing the curtain back on The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore on TikTok with a new dedicated in-app experience giving fans even more ways to explore and celebrate the release of the single "Patient Zero." As The Life of a Show more PR
TEDCO's Entrepreneur Expo to Host "From Lab to Liquidity" Panel (10)
COLUMBIA, Maryland, Oct. 1 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release:
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TEDCO's Entrepreneur Expo to Host "From Lab to Liquidity" Panel
Session will feature investors and founders from 100KM Ventures, AIN Ventures and Ion Storage Systems, moderated by TEDCO's Avanti Shetye
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COLUMBIA, Md., (September 30, 2026) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces the "From Lab to Liquidity" session at the upcoming 2026 Entrepreneur Expo taking place at the Hilton Baltimore more PR
TikTok Supported $81 Billion in U.S. GDP and 410,000 American Jobs (10)
LOS ANGLES, California, Oct. 2 (TNSrpt) -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news:
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TikTok supported $81 billion in U.S. GDP and 410,000 American jobs
Below is today's news made by TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC.
At a glance...
* $81 billion in U.S. GDP and 410,000 American jobs were supported by TikTok in 2025.
* TikTok discovery drove real-world spending: 27 million Americans visited an independent shop, cafe or restaurant for the first time after seeing it on the platform, g more PR
TikTok: UNGA 2026 - Building a Trusted and People-Centered Digital World (10)
LOS ANGLES, California, Oct. 2 -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news:
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October 01, 2026
UNGA 2026: Building a Trusted and People-Centered Digital World
TikTok joined governments, international organizations, policymakers, and business leaders at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level week to advance a shared priority: building a more trusted and people-centered digital world.
At TikTok, our mission is simple: to inspire creativity and bring joy. We are a global discovery more PR
To Boldly Fly: Naval Center for Space Technology Enters Fifth Decade of Space Innovation (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news:
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To Boldly Fly: Naval Center for Space Technology Enters Fifth Decade of Space Innovation
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WASHINGTON - Spacecraft and mission systems designed and engineered at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST) deliver tactical advantages to the nation's warfighters. Established Oct. 1, 1986, to consolidate NRL's space expertise, NCST marks its 40th anniversary as the Navy's premier organization for pioneering nationa more PR
Tower Development with Alleged Kremlin-Linked Owner Hits Roadblock (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Tower Development with Alleged Kremlin-Linked Owner Hits Roadblock
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MENLO PARK, CA - A controversial development at 80 Willow Road is facing a significant roadblock after the Menlo Park City Council refused to approve it.
Days before, the property's owner, billionaire Vitaly Yusufov, drew scrutiny for his reported ties to Kremlin officials and individuals linked to organized crime when Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) called on Treasury Secret more PR
Trustees approve Rutledge Hall naming (10)
CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- PennWest posted the following news:
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Trustees approve Rutledge Hall naming
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PennWest University's Council of Trustees approved the renaming of Morgan Hall at PennWest California and elected council officers during its Oct. 1 meeting on the California campus.
The building, formally known as the Thomas J. Morgan Learning and Research Center, will be named the Thomas M. and Karen L. Rutledge Institute for Early Childhood Education and known as Rutledge Hall.
"Tom and Karen Rutledge have helped create more PR
Tuberville Joins Kudlow to Discuss Democrats' Affordability Problem (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Tuberville Joins Kudlow to Discuss Democrats' Affordability Problem
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss a recent Wall Street Journal editorial called "The 'Affordability' Democrats? You Have to Be Kidding."
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KUDLOW: "Senator Tuberville from Alabama. Senator Tuberville, great to see you again, sir. So, I like the Wall Street Jou more PR
U.S. allocates refugee resettlement slots to a single nationality (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release:
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U.S. allocates refugee resettlement slots to a single nationality
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New York, NY, October 1, 2026 -The United States announced(opens in a new window) today that it will primarily resettle people from one country -Afrikaners from South Africa -under a new refugee ceiling of 17,500 for fiscal year 2027. The administration did not allocate resettlement slots to refugees who fled danger from anywhere else in the world.
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U.S. Chamber Endorses Rep. Vince Fong for California's Twentieth District (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release:
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U.S. Chamber Endorses Rep. Vince Fong for California's Twentieth District
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Rep. Vince Fong for California's Twentieth District. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will support policies that drive innovation, grow the economy, and create opportunities for American businesses and workers.
"Congressman Vince Fong is a cham more PR
UC Davis Law: AP Quotes Professor Johnson About California Law Banning Electric Shock Gloves (10)
DAVIS, California, Oct. 2 -- The University of California Davis School of Law issued the following news:
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AP Quotes Professor Johnson About California Law Banning Electric Shock Gloves
October 01, 2026
Professor Emeritus Kevin R. Johnson spoke to the Associated Press for a Sept. 29 story, "New California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks."
The AP reports that the new legislation bans local, state and federal law enforcement officers from using electric shock gloves to subdue combative individuals. It wi more PR
UC San Diego and University of Vermont Share $19M from NSF to Build National Biological Observatory (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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UC San Diego and University of Vermont Share $19M from NSF to Build National Biological Observatory
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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received new research funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to design and build an observatory that will allow researchers to reveal some of life's smallest structures in three dimensions, which will empower new discoveries in neuroscience and the basic bi more PR
UC San Diego Launches Triton Amplify Research Awards Funding Program (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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UC San Diego Launches Triton Amplify Research Awards Funding Program
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University of California San Diego's Office of Research and Innovation (ORI) is announcing the new Triton Amplify Research Awards, a three-year, milestone-contingent funding program providing grants of up to $1.5 million.
This investment from Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla aims to support multidisciplinary activity on campus and drive research in new areas and o more PR
UC-San Francisco: Can AI Boost A-Fib Detection and Diagnose Over Standard Monitoring? (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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September 29, 2026
Can AI Boost A-Fib Detection and Diagnose Over Standard Monitoring?
New UCSF trial compares remote digital monitoring of blood pressure to traditional blood pressure cuffs.
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Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm disorder that causes a rapid, irregular heartbeat and can lead to stroke and heart failure. The condition affects nearly 5% of the population, or 10.5 million U.S. adults, but o more PR
UC-San Francisco: Menopause Leaves a Fingerprint That May Predict Dementia Risk (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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October 1, 2026
Menopause Leaves a Fingerprint that May Predict Dementia Risk
UCSF scientists identified how proteins in the blood are linked to a shift in brain aging decades later.
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s women go through menopause, they often have the sense that it's not just their body changing but also their mind. They report hot flashes, anxiety, brain fog, and trouble sleeping -- all symptoms that can trace back to t more PR
UCLA Health: Approach to Using Tissue Bank Samples to Study the Aging Brain (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 2 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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A new approach to using tissue bank samples to study the aging brain
UCLA professor Lindsay De Biase and doctoral student Adrian Escobar have embarked on a Keck Foundation-funded project using brain breaks to reveal new insights
October 1, 2026
People become doctors for all sorts of reasons. Some are shaped by a life-altering diagnosis. Others follow in the footsteps of a role model who devoted their career to medicine.
Adrian Escobar once aspired more PR
UCLA Health: Stem Cell-derived Brain Models Offer a New Window Into How Anesthesia Works (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Stem cell-derived brain models offer a new window into how anesthesia works
UCLA researchers show for the first time that human brain assembloids can reproduce the hallmark electrical changes seen during general anesthesia
October 1, 2026
Key takeaways
* UCLA researchers showed for the first time that lab-grown human brain assembloids can reproduce the electrical hallmarks of general anesthesia -- the slow, sweeping brain waves that appear more PR
USC Robotics Leader Maja Mataric Named to Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation List (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news:
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USC Robotics Leader Maja Mataric Named to Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation List
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Headshot of Maja Mataric.
USC roboticist and award-winning researcher Maja Mataric has been named to the 2026 Forbes 50 Over 50: Innovation list, recognized for pioneering the field of socially assistive robotics.
Forbes highlights her work designing robots that "can interact with children with autism, elderly people, students more PR
Utrecht University: Global Groundwater Drought Recovery Patterns (10)
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- Utrecht University issued the following news:
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Global groundwater drought recovery patterns
Can groundwater systems be resilient to droughts?
30 September 2026
A few days of rain does not change the low groundwater levels after a long drought. To better determine how groundwater systems recover after a drought and which groundwater reserves are most vulnerable, hydrologist Sandra Hauswirth developed a method to classify groundwater systems based on their ability to recover from long drought more PR
Va. A.G. Jones Opposes Unlawful DHS Rule Fast-Tracking Asylum Seekers Into Removal Proceedings Without Interview (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Opposes Unlawful DHS Rule Fast-Tracking Asylum Seekers into Removal Proceedings Without an Interview
RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jones, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new rule limiting affirmative asylum applicants' opportunity to participate in an asylum officer interview and explain why they cannot safely more PR
Virginia Tech: Robert S. Cohen Honored With Emeritus Status (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Robert S. Cohen honored with emeritus status
By Anne Kroemer Hoffman
1 Oct 2026
Robert S. Cohen, professor of biological sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. N more PR
Washington challenges EPA rollback of power plant pollution limits (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 1 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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Washington challenges EPA rollback of power plant pollution limits
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Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition suing the Trump administration for dismantling federal greenhouse gas pollution limits for many of the nation's largest power plants.
In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed safeguards that required coal- and gas-fired power plants to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, the pr more PR
WashU-led team wins $4M DARPA grant to improve fuel injector design (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 1 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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WashU-led team wins $4M DARPA grant to improve fuel injector design
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#In Brief
* A $4.25 million grant from DARPA will fund research on fuel injectors.
* The work could be used to design better advanced aircraft and defense technology.
* The research will help further investigate how liquid fuel breaks into droplets.
Scientists have been tackling the challenge of atomization for centuries, primarily because liquid breakup involves sev more PR
Waters, Warren, Schumer, Jeffries, Durbin, Peters, Blumenthal, Raskin and Garcia Joint Statement on Pulte Shutting Down FHFA Watchdog (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release:
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Waters, Warren, Schumer, Jeffries, Durbin, Peters, Blumenthal, Raskin and Garcia Joint Statement on Pulte Shutting Down FHFA Watchdog
Washington, October 1, 2026
This week, Congressional Democratic leaders released the following joint statement on Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte's move to shut down the FHFA Inspector General through severe, unnecessary budget cu more PR
What goes on in your brain when you're trying to multitask (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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What goes on in your brain when you're trying to multitask
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Multitasking feels like a required skill in modern life, but as anyone who has tried keeping track of multiple chat windows, an email inbox and a stream of phone notifications during a video call can tell you, figuring out which messages are important comes at a cost.
New research by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago looked at what happens in the brain when it tries to complete mult more PR
White Knight Fluid Handling Unveils ThermaPoint Compact Inline Heaters - Look for Them at SEMICON West (10)
MILPITAS, California, Sept. 30 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release:
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White Knight Fluid Handling Unveils ThermaPoint(tm) Compact Inline Heaters - Look for Them at SEMICON West
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KAMAS, UTAH - White Knight Fluid Handling, a provider of high-purity fluid handling equipment and a Graco company, today announced the launch of its ThermaPoint(tm) Compact Inline Heaters. Engineered for ultrapure, low-flow, and point-of-us more PR
Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 1 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes
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Key takeaways
* The Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) fungus decimating amphibian populations around the world has long been thought to live in and infect threatened Yosemite toads through their skin when they were in the water.
* UCLA biologists have discovered that previously healthy toads emerged from winter hibernation burrows heavily infected, suggesting that the fungus p more PR
ZEISS Group appoints Axel Christian as President of ZEISS North America (10)
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Oct. 1 [Category: BizPhotography/Optical Equipment] -- ZEISS, a technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics, posted the following news release:
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ZEISS Group appoints Axel Christian as President of ZEISS North America
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* Christian will represent ZEISS North America, lead region-wide initiatives, and identify cross-business opportunities across ZEISS Group.
* The North American organization will strengthen collaboration and enable faster decision-making closer to customers.
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