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$36 million and counting: Delta expands its commitment to breast cancer research (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 1 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delta Air Lines posted the following news:
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$36 million and counting: Delta expands its commitment to breast cancer research
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For more than two decades, Delta and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) have flown side by side, raising $36 million to advance research and support people impacted by breast cancer. This year, Delta is doubling down on that commitment, providing even more opportunities for customers and employees to engage with the cause.
"For so many of us, breast 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
'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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Series photos are available here.
* 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
'Uncertain Empire': Historian considers post-World War I shifts that shaped Jewish futures (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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'Uncertain Empire': Historian considers post-World War I shifts that shaped Jewish futures
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In 1918, amid World War I, Moshe Shertok, then a 23-year-old Jewish soldier serving in the Ottoman Army in Aleppo, desperately tried to predict the outcome of the conflict. Shertok (later Sharett) would go on to head the Jewish Agency's political department, would lead efforts to establish a Jewish Brigade in the British Army to fight Nazi Germany, and would play a more PR
46 States Condemn Iran's Escalating Use of the Death Penalty at UN Human Rights Council (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release:
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46 States Condemn Iran's Escalating Use of the Death Penalty at UN Human Rights Council
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October 1, 2026 -In a significant joint intervention at the UN Human Rights Council, 46 States condemned Iranian authorities' continued and escalating use of the death penalty, expressing particular concern over the execution of protesters following the state's brutal crackdown on protests in January.
The statement, delivered by L more PR
70TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 COMPETITION JURIES (10)
LONDON, England, Oct. 1 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release:
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70TH BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 COMPETITION JURIES
This year's Jury Presidents are:
Official Competition (Best Film Award) - Sam Pollard (Director, MLK/FBI)
First Feature Competition (Sutherland Award) - Amir El-Masry (Actor, Giant)
Documentary Competition (Grierson Award) - Sandhya Suri (Director, Santosh)
Short Film Competition (Short Film Award) - Helen Simmons (Writer/Producer, 100 Nights of Hero)
Full juries: Official Compet more PR
A Long Road to Justice in the Central African Republic (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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A Long Road to Justice in the Central African Republic
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In November 2013, I went to Bangui and met Michel Djotodia, then the Central African Republic's self-proclaimed interim president. He had taken over the country as the head of a rebel coalition called the Seleka. He received me in a run-down military camp on a hill overlooking the capital, in a darkened office watched over by security cameras and guarded by ragtag soldiers.
I had the unc more PR
ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Challenge Over Trump Mandatory Detention Policy (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
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ACLU Comment on Supreme Court Agreeing to Hear Challenge Over Trump Mandatory Detention Policy
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WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court today agreed to hear arguments this term in Rhoney v. Barbosa da Cunha, stemming from a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and the Law Office of Paul Dwyer PC challenging the Trump administration's new policy subjecting millions of immigrants to mandato more PR
Actors' Equity Association Endorses Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez for United States Congress (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release:
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Actors' Equity Association Endorses Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez for United States Congress
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New York - Actors' Equity Association's National Council has voted to endorse Darializa Avila Chevalier (NY13), Brad Lander (NY10) and Claire Valdez (NY7) for their respective United States House of Representatives campaigns, on behalf of the more than 51,000 actors and stage managers working in live enter more PR
Ad Council Launches New Maternal Mental Health Campaign As 3 In 4 Conditions Go Untreated (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Media] -- The Ad Council issued the following news release:
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Ad Council Launches New Maternal Mental Health Campaign As 3 In 4 Conditions Go Untreated
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NEW YORK (October 1, 2026) -Today, The Secret to Motherhood, a maternal mental health effort from the Ad Council's "Love, Your Mind" campaign, supported by the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and Huntsman Mental Health Foundation, launched to encourage new and expecting moms to prioritize their mental health, so they can better cope with the challenges of more PR
ADL Research Reveals Systemic Exclusion of Jewish and Israeli Artists Across Museums, Entertainment and Publishing (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release:
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New ADL Research Reveals Systemic Exclusion of Jewish and Israeli Artists Across Museums, Entertainment and Publishing
10.01.2026
Assessment of 40 Museums found that 30 percent are Failing, receiving the Lowest Grading Category of "Critically Deficient."
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New York, NY, October 1, 2026 ... ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) t more PR
AEM Manufacturing Express Wraps 2026 Tour Celebrating the People, Companies, and Communities Powering American Manufacturing (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 1 [Category: Business] -- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers issued the following news:
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AEM Manufacturing Express Wraps 2026 Tour Celebrating the People, Companies, and Communities Powering American Manufacturing
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) today celebrated the conclusion of the 2026 leg of the AEM Manufacturing Express tour, which spent the month of September spotlighting the men and women who build, power, and feed America.
The Northeast leg marked the thi more PR
After Decades of Delays, Mayor Mamdani Announces Greenpoint's Box Street Park is Finally Underway (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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After Decades of Delays, Mayor Mamdani Announces Greenpoint's Box Street Park is Finally Underway
October 1, 2026
Watch on YouTube (https://youtu.be/watch?v=jqtmudxLp-4)
What you should know
* Project will transform waterfront parking lot into 2.5 acres of new public green space with an esplanade, terraced seating, dog runs, native plantings, public restroom and more
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New York - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura and NYC more PR
Agreement provides Alfred University students pathways for grad school admission to Syracuse (10)
ALFRED, New York, Oct. 1 -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
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Agreement provides Alfred University students pathways for grad school admission to Syracuse
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Alfred University and Syracuse University on Tuesday, Sept. 29, celebrated a partnership that creates structured pathways for undergraduates at Alfred to enroll in nearly 30 graduate school programs at Syracuse.
Mark Zupan, Alfred University president, met with J. Michael Haynie, Syracuse chancellor, and Lois Agnew, Syracuse vice chancellor, provost, and chief more PR
Agudath Israel of America Welcomes Publication of 2027 Rule for Education Freedom Tax Credit: Celebrates $3400 Combined Credit Cap for Married Couples (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Religion] -- Agudath Israel of America, an arm and voice of American Orthodox Jewry, posted the following news:
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Agudath Israel of America Welcomes Publication of 2027 Rule for Education Freedom Tax Credit: Celebrates $3400 Combined Credit Cap for Married Couples
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Agudath Israel of America welcomes the release today of the regulations for the Education Freedom Tax Credit (also known as the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit) by the Department of the Treasury. Today's announcement is great news for American fami more PR
AI-Aware Education Conference Draws Over 200 Educators to Iona University (10)
NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Oct. 1 -- Iona University issued the following news:
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AI-Aware Education Conference Draws Over 200 Educators to Iona University
Iona's Gabelli Center for Teaching & Learning convenes K-12 and higher education leaders to examine teaching, learning and human connection in the age of artificial intelligence, including a keynote by author and educator Marc Watkins
October 1, 2026
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Over 200 educators from across the tri-state region recently gathered at Iona University for the Gabelli Center fo 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
American Center for Law & Justice Issues Commentary: New York Times Doubles Down on Pilot "Altercation" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary:
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The New York Times Doubles Down on Pilot "Altercation"
By Logan Sekulow October 2
As we all know, The New York Times claims to lead the way in journalistic integrity. However, in an outrageous move, it doubled down on its initial politically correct description of yesterday's violence on the Israeli plane, calling it an "altercation between the pilot and co-pilot" - refusing to call it a terrorist attack.
The New York Times also bashed the more PR
American Express and IDA Foundation Mark Five Years of Backing International Small Restaurants and Launch 2026 Applications (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- American Express posted the following news release:
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American Express and IDA Foundation Mark Five Years of Backing International Small Restaurants and Launch 2026 Applications
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Program expands to Italy for the first time, awarding more than $1.5 million in grants to over 100 independent restaurants
American Express and the International Downtown Association Foundation (IDA) today launched this year's Backing International Small Restaurants grants program, open for applications th more PR
Analysis: Veterans Suffering From Chronic Pain Use Fewer Opioids Following Legalization (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release:
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Analysis: Veterans Suffering From Chronic Pain Use Fewer Opioids Following Legalization
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New York, NY: Chronic pain patients enrolled in the Veterans' Health Administration consume fewer opioids following the enactment of statewide cannabis access laws, according to data published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
A team of Columbia University investigators reviewed ten years of VHA more PR
As CES begins second year, Clark faculty influence global conversations at Climate Week NYC (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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As CES begins second year, Clark faculty influence global conversations at Climate Week NYC
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Record-breaking heat across Europe. Catastrophic flooding in Nepal. Wildfires stretching from North America to Southeast Asia. In recent months, the world has encountered stark reminders of the growing impacts of climate change and the urgent need for long-term solutions.
According to Lou Leonard, D.J.A. Spencer Dean of Clark University's School of Climate, Envi more PR
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon launch joint venture that helps end dead zones; name Paul Roth Interim CEO (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release:
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AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon launch joint venture that helps end dead zones; name Paul Roth Interim CEO
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#At a glance
* Industry veteran establishes leadership framework for joint venture (JV).
* JV will help close coverage gaps by making satellite-enabled connectivity easier to deliver where traditional service is limited.
* The JV is designed to complement terrestrial mobile networ more PR
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Launch Joint Venture That Helps End Dead Zones (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 2 -- AT&T issued the following news release:
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DALLAS and BELLEVUE, Wash. and NEW YORK, October 01, 2026
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Launch Joint Venture That Helps End Dead Zones; Name Paul Roth Interim CEO
Key Takeaways:
* Industry veteran establishes leadership framework for joint venture (JV).
* JV will help close coverage gaps by making satellite-enabled connectivity easier to deliver where traditional service is limited.
* The JV is designed to complement terrestrial mobile networks, giving customers even mo 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 Releases Statement on Appointment as Special Prosecutor (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Releases Statement on Appointment as Special Prosecutor
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October 1, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after Governor Kathy Hochul signed an Executive Order appointing the Office of the Attorney General as a special prosecutor to investigate an alleged sexual assault that occurred in October 2024 at Cornell University:
"Every New Yorker deserves to more PR
Attorney General James Releases Statement on DOJ Attack on Minnesota Federal Judges (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Releases Statement on DOJ Attack on Minnesota Federal Judges
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October 1, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of eight other attorneys general in issuing the following statement in response to the complaint that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed yesterday against nearly all federal district court judges in Minnesota:
"The announcement by U.S. Attorney Gene 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
Bank of America Personal Retirement Strategy Surpasses $100 Billion as Demand for Personalized Retirement Solutions Accelerates (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 1 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release:
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Bank of America Personal Retirement Strategy Surpasses $100 Billion as Demand for Personalized Retirement Solutions Accelerates
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Merrill Managed Exceeds $10 Billion in Assets Under Management
#Key points
* Personal Retirement Strategy (PRS) surpasses $100 billion in total assets, underscoring strong participant adoption and significant growth since its 2021 launch.
* Merrill Managed, more PR
Barclays appoints Shawn Chen as a Managing Director in Technology Investment Banking (10)
LONDON, England, Sept. 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Barclays, a bank with consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, posted the following news release:
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Barclays appoints Shawn Chen as a Managing Director in Technology Investment Banking
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LONDON and NEW YORK, 30 September 2026: Barclays today announces the appointment of Shawn Chen as a Managing Director in its Technology Investment Banking group. Based in San Francisco, Shawn will report to Kristin Peterson, Global Head of Technology Investment Banki more PR
BCLP Appoints Ian Weiskopf as New Office Managing Partner in New York (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news:
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BCLP Appoints Ian Weiskopf as New Office Managing Partner in New York
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International law firm BCLP has appointed Real Estate Partner Ian Weiskopf as the new Office Managing Partner (OMP) of its New York office. Ian succeeds Steve Stimell, who will continue his practice with the firm.
Ian joined BCLP in 2005 initially as a corporate associate and has spent more than two decades contributing to the firm's growth more PR
Berger Montague Associate Jeremy Gradwohl Named AAI 2026 Antitrust Enforcement Award Honoree (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Berger Montague, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Berger Montague Associate Jeremy Gradwohl Named AAI 2026 Antitrust Enforcement Award Honoree
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Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs' law firm, announced today that associate Jeremy Gradwohl has been named a 2026 Honoree by the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) in the category of Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement by a Young Lawyer. Mr. Gradwohl is recognized for his work on Berger Montague's co-le more PR
Binghamton University: Anthropology Educator Named SUNY DEISJ Fellow, Invites Campus Dialogue on Inclusive Teaching (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 2 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Anthropology educator named SUNY DEISJ Fellow, invites campus dialogue on inclusive teaching
Selected for the prestigious statewide initiative, Lubna Omar opens her door to colleagues seeking to discuss diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice
October 01, 2026
Lubna Omar, an instructor of anthropology at Binghamton University, has been named to the fourth cohort of the State University of New York (SUNY) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social J more PR
Binghamton University: New Research Cluster to Take Real-world Approach for Detecting 'Deepfake' Videos and Images (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 2 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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New research cluster to take real-world approach for detecting 'deepfake' videos and images
Cyber-Physical AI Trust and Integrity (CAITI) researchers will collaborate with colleagues at Virginia State University
By Chris Kocher
October 01, 2026
A new department-level research cluster at Binghamton University is betting that the answer to combating fake images and video generated by artificial intelligence is not better detectors, but real-world physics. more PR
Binghamton University: Will AI Make Corporate Communication Sound the Same? (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 2 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Will AI make corporate communication sound the same?
Assistant Professor Jujun Huang examines the impact of AI-assisted writing in the corporate world
By Shawn Ammann '24
October 01, 2026
Imagine a group of investors visiting multiple companies in the same sector to decide which one(s) they want equity in. If these companies rely heavily on artificial intelligence-assisted writing tools, each pitch might become practically indistinguishable, thus lessen more PR
Boston Children's Hospital Receives $10 Million Gift from Bank of America to Support New Behavioral Health Campus (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 1 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release:
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Boston Children's Hospital Receives $10 Million Gift from Bank of America to Support New Behavioral Health Campus
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#Key points
* Bank of America is providing a $10 million grant to Boston Children's Hospital to establish a new pediatric behavioral health campus of Franciscan Children's in Brighton.
* The Brighton campus will feature new single-patient rooms and thoughtfully designed s more PR
Breakthrough T1D Walks Bring Communities Together and Raise Funds for Type 1 Diabetes Research (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release:
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Breakthrough T1D Walks Bring Communities Together and Raise Funds for Type 1 Diabetes Research
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NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2026-Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, is proud to continue its Breakthrough T1D Walks throughout the fall, bringing the community together to raise awareness and funds for critical T1D research. Break more PR
Buffalo State TFA takes the screen at upcoming Buffalo International Film Festival (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 5 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release:
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Buffalo State TFA takes the screen at upcoming Buffalo International Film Festival
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Buffalo State's television and film arts (TFA) program produces work that goes much further than classroom walls. This year, six films by current students, alumni, and faculty will be featured in the annual Buffalo International Film Festival, which runs from October 8 to 15.
Established in 2006, the Buffalo International Film Festival is a nonprofit organization 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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The Orser lecture is presented each fall and spring semester by the Jake Jabs College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Krenz more PR
CAIR, CAIR-NY Welcome Federal Court Ruling Allowing Muslim Woman's Lawsuit Against Federal Bureau of Prisons to Move Forward (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR, CAIR-NY Welcome Federal Court Ruling Allowing Muslim Woman's Lawsuit Against Federal Bureau of Prisons to Move Forward
October 1, 2026
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and its New York chapter (CAIR-NY) today welcomed the decision of a federal court in the Eastern District of New York denying a motion to dismiss a Muslim woman's lawsuit against the more PR
Capital Markets and M&A Partner Jake Farquharson Joins Holland & Knight (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Capital Markets and M&A Partner Jake Farquharson Joins Holland & Knight
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NEW YORK (October 1, 2026) - Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its nationally recognized Corporate, M&A and Securities Section with the addition of Jake Farquharson as a partner in the Firm's New York office. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Farquharson was a partner at Clifford Chance.
Mr. Farquharson focuses on domestic and intern more PR
Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: NYC's Medicaid Homecare Industry May Have Friends in the Chinese Regime (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary:
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NYC's Medicaid homecare industry may have friends in the Chinese regime
Over the last five years, nonprofits belonging to a coalition of New York City Medicaid homecare providers have been accused of multiple financial misdeeds. The leader of the coalition is the Chinese-American Planning Council, an NGO that has allegedly taken money from banks linked to the Chinese Communist Party.
by Parker Thayer
October 1, 2026
The Community Homecare Consortium i more PR
CARICOM, OPEC Fund sign MoU on Sustainable Development Cooperation (10)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct. 1 -- The Caribbean Community, an organization that aims to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, issued the following news release:
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CARICOM, OPEC Fund sign MoU on Sustainable Development Cooperation
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CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana - The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Fund for International Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in climate resilience, sustain more PR
Catholic League Issues Commentary: Anniversary of Mao's Murderous Regime (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary by President Bill Donohue:
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Anniversary of Mao's Murderous Regime
It was on October 1, 1949 that Mao Zedong began his murderous regime in China. Given the profound ignorance that most young people have about communism, it is worth taking a crash course on what he did.
There is no bigger monster in world his more PR
Center for American Progress: Beyond Billionaires, the Tax Policy Implications of Who's Rich in America (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release:
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Oct 1, 2026
Beyond Billionaires, the Tax Policy Implications of Who's Rich in America
Washington, D.C. -- Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., please join the authors of a groundbreaking new book, The Everywhere Millionaires, at the Center for American Progress for a discussion of their findings and their implications for the work to constrain growing wealth inequality. The authors will be joined by a panel of former executive branch and legi more PR
Center for Constitutional Rights: Immigrant Rights Coalition Urges United Nations to Intervene After Ice Conceals Location of Thousands of Detained Immigrants (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights posted the following news release:
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Immigrant Rights Coalition Urges United Nations to Intervene After Ice Conceals Location of Thousands of Detained Immigrants
Over 30 organizations submit emergency UN request after ICE removes individuals with final removal orders from its Online Detainee Locator System
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September 30, 2026, Washington, DC - Earlier today, a group of over 30 organizations petitioned the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WG more PR
CFA Institute Reports Results for CFA Program Level II Testing in August 2026 (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, issued the following news release:
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CFA Institute Reports Results for CFA(R) Program Level II Testing in August 2026
30 September, 2026 New York City United States
CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, announces that of the 10,004 candidates worldwide who sat for the Level II CFA(R) Program exam in August 2026, 45 percent have passed. All candidates will be notified of their results today.
Chris Wiese, CFA, 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
Clarkson University Supports Power Industry Workforce Needs Through Online Master's Degree in Power Engineering (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Oct. 2 -- Clarkson University issued the following news:
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Clarkson University Supports Power Industry Workforce Needs Through Online Master's Degree in Power Engineering
October 1, 2026
As rising electricity demand, grid modernization and workforce retirements reshape the energy industry, Clarkson University is helping utilities develop skilled engineers through its online Master of Science in Power Engineering.
Developed by Clarkson's Center for Electric Power Systems Research (CEPSR) with industry partners, the Po more PR
Closing the World's Wildlife Health Blind Spot (10)
BRONX, New York, Oct. 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release:
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Closing the World's Wildlife Health Blind Spot
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[Photo above: Dead elephant seal pups spread on an extended Argentine beach of coastal Patagonia. Adults abandoned the breeding area. There are only carcasses in a coast that should have congregated thousands of reproductive females and males. Photo credit: (c)Maxi Jonas.]
Bronx, NY (October 1, 2026)-Wildlife health surveillance is no longer a luxury. It is both a gl 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
Columbia Faculty & Alumni on 2026 National Book Award Longlists (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news:
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Columbia Faculty & Alumni on 2026 National Book Award Longlists
By Eve Bromberg
October 01, 2026
2026 marks the National Book Award's 77th year, and several Columbia writers are included in the longlist in both fiction and nonfiction. The National Book Award, founded in 1950 to celebrate the best of American writing, is considered the pinnacle of literary achievement in the United States and gives prizes in five different categories: Fiction, No more PR
Columbia Journalism School Announces Its First Online Master of Science in Journalism (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news:
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Columbia Journalism School Announces Its First Online Master of Science in Journalism
Students can now pursue a CJS education while continuing to work and live across the United States.
October 01, 2026
Columbia Journalism School (CJS) is bringing its Master of Science in Journalism curriculum online for the first time. Designed as a two-year, part-time program, the new format expands access to a CJS degree while giving students more flexibi more PR
Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Real Science, Right Now - How High School Students Are Researching Climate Solutions (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
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Real Science, Right Now: How High School Students Are Researching Climate Solutions
Through Columbia Climate School and Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory programs, students conducted hands-on climate research to build scientific, analytical and communication skills.
By Dannie Dinh, Laurel Zaima-Sheehy and Radhika Iyengar
October 01, 2026
Students are often taught that rigorous scientific research can only be conducted by Ph.D. scientis more PR
Columbia University School of the Arts: Goldie E. Patrick '23 Named SDCF Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news:
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Goldie E. Patrick '23 Named SDCF Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist
By Rosemarie Rotundo
October 01, 2026
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF), the not-for-profit foundation of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), has selected Goldie E. Patrick '23 as the 2026-2027 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist.
Named in honor of Lloyd Richards, a prominent figure in American theatre, SDCF's Lloyd Richards New F more PR
Columbia: George Van Amson Fellows Bring Their Skills to New York's Frontline Social Justice Work (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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George Van Amson Fellows Bring Their Skills to New York's Frontline Social Justice Work
This year, Columbia supported three fellows who worked with nonprofits providing support for survivors of gender-based violence and advocacy for people incarcerated in federal prisons in New York City.
October 01, 2026
Over the summer, Community Impact at Columbia University's George Van Amson (GVA) Fellowship supported three Columbia College and Barnard College students in their w more PR
CommonSpirit Trinity Health System Finalizes Transition to UPMC (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release:
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CommonSpirit Trinity Health System Finalizes Transition to UPMC
9/30/2026
Steubenville, OH - CommonSpirit Trinity Health System has completed the transaction with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) to transfer ownership of Trinity Health System including Trinity West and Trinity East in Steubenville, Ohio, Trinity Twin City Medical Center in Dennison, Ohio and Trinity St. Clairsville Neighborhood Hospital in S 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
Courier Issues Commentary: What Two Failed Senate Votes Tell Us About the Midterms (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Courier, an independent advocacy news and media network, issued the following commentary by author of Once Upon a Hill Michael Jones:
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October 1, 2026
What two failed Senate votes tell us about the midterms
For a brief moment this week, the Senate looked almost functional.
On Monday, 77 senators--including more than half of the Democratic caucus--voted to pass the Protect College Sports Act, a sweeping bill intended to establish national rules for college athletics, including how schools compensate athletes for the more PR
Court Blocks New Forest Service Roads in Arizona Jaguar Habitat (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Court Blocks New Forest Service Roads in Arizona Jaguar Habitat
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TUCSON, Ariz.-In response to a lawsuit by environmental groups, a federal court has overturned a U.S. Forest Service plan to build new roads and allow increased motorized access through three sensitive canyons in southeastern Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains.
The remote canyons, located in the Coronado National Forest, are known to be used by federally protect more PR
Court Denies Google's Summary Judgment Bid Against Publisher Class, Refuses to Exclude Opinions by Publishers' Experts in Ad Tech Antitrust Case (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Berger Montague, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Court Denies Google's Summary Judgment Bid Against Publisher Class, Refuses to Exclude Opinions by Publishers' Experts in Ad Tech Antitrust Case
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A federal court in Manhattan has denied Google's motion for summary judgment against the certified class of online publishers represented by Berger Montague, a leading national plaintiffs' law firm, clearing the way for the publishers' antitrust claims to proceed to trial. more PR
Crowell & Moring Elects New Chair (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Crowell and Moring, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Crowell & Moring Elects New Chair
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Washington, D.C. - October 1, 2026: Crowell & Moring today announced that Glen McGorty, a member of the firm's Management Board and Executive Committee, Chair of the Litigation and Trial Department, and managing partner of its New York office, has been elected by the partnership to be the next chair of the firm's Management Board. His three-year term will begin March 1, 2027. McGorty will be the more PR
Dani Berchtold selected to partake in NYS Community College Leadership Academy (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 1 -- Broome Community College posted the following news:
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Dani Berchtold selected to partake in NYS Community College Leadership Academy
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SUNY Broome is proud to announce that Dani Berchtold, Senior Associate to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, has been selected as a fellow in the NYS Community College Leadership Academy.
The year-long program prepares faculty and staff from SUNY community colleges across the state for leadership roles while providing opportunities to develop skills that support stu 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
DCMA supports NASA's Roman Space Telescope (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news:
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DCMA supports NASA's Roman Space Telescope
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The Defense Contract Management Agency Northeast team is celebrating a monumental achievement in space exploration following the liftoff of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Aug. 30.
For more than six years, DCMA quality assurance personnel provided oversight across multiple contractor facil more PR
DEC Announces $2.7 Million in Conservation Partnership Program Grants (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 2 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release:
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October 01, 2026
DEC Announces $2.7 Million in Conservation Partnership Program Grants
Funding Awarded to 45 Land Trusts to Conserve Open Space, Provide Access to Recreation, and Support Climate Resiliency
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced that $2.7 million was awarded to 45 not-for-profit land trusts across the state. The funding, made ava more PR
Dechert Bolsters Capital Solutions Platform With Addition of Partner Isabella Vecchio (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Dechert, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Dechert Bolsters Capital Solutions Platform With Addition of Partner Isabella Vecchio
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Dechert LLP announced today that Isabella (Bella) Vecchio has joined the firm's capital solutions team as a partner in its New York office, reuniting with team leader Leo Klingbaum, partner Jennifer Harris and four associates. The arrival of Ms. Vecchio and the new associates further expands the team and strengthens the firm's capabilities more PR
Del. A.G. Jennings, Coalition Issue Statement on US DOJ Attack on Federal Judges (10)
DOVER, Delaware, Oct. 2 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release:
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AG Jennings, coalition issue statement on US DOJ attack on federal judges
October 1, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings day joined a coalition of attorneys general in issuing the following statement in response to the complaint that the U.S. Department of Justice filed yesterday against nearly all federal district court judges in Minnesota:
"The announcement by U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche that the Department of Justice has more PR
Delaware North names Shawn Mattox chief operating officer of its Parks and Resorts division (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 1 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delaware North posted the following news release:
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Delaware North names Shawn Mattox chief operating officer of its Parks and Resorts division
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Mattox brings 35 years of operations and sports hospitality experience with Delaware North Sportservice to new role
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Delaware North, a global hospitality and entertainment company, has appointed Shawn Mattox as chief operating officer (COO) for the company's Parks and Resorts division.
Mattox brings more than 35 years of exper 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
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
Dr. Stephanie Nesbitt officially becomes Utica's 11th President (10)
UTICA, New York, Oct. 1 -- Utica University posted the following news:
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Dr. Stephanie Nesbitt officially becomes Utica's 11th President
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"Since her arrival at Utica more than a decade ago, Dr. Nesbitt has demonstrated a strong capacity for visionary leadership and an ironclad commitment to the students, families, and communities we serve."
With October 1 came a new month in a new season and the marking of a new chapter for Utica University.
Surrounded by friends and family, as well as numerous faculty, staff, and members of the Utic more PR
Duane Morris Partner Michael D. Grohman Shortlisted for Citywealth Powerwomen Awards USA 2027 Champion of the Year (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Duane Morris, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Duane Morris Partner Michael D. Grohman Shortlisted for Citywealth Powerwomen Awards USA 2027 Champion of the Year
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NEW YORK, October 1, 2026-Duane Morris is pleased to announce that Michael Grohman has been shortlisted in the Champion of the Year category at the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards USA 2027.
The Citywealth Powerwomen Awards USA recognize outstanding individuals and organizations across private banking more PR
Educating Across Continents: Assumption's Argentina Program Continues to Thrive (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- Assumption University posted the following news:
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Educating Across Continents: Assumption's Argentina Program Continues to Thrive
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As a well-told story goes, Father Roman Heitmann, A.A., set out to establish a school for children in Buenos Aires, Argentina with one important tool: a canoe. The canoe allowed him to travel through the low-lying, swampy area of Buenos Aires to reach impoverished children of the district and teach them to read and write.
Fr. Heitmann's efforts resulted in him founding more PR
Elmira College: Steven Tekulsky '74 Selected for Bette A. Mammone Memorial Academy (10)
ELMIRA, New York, Oct. 2 -- Elmira College issued the following news:
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Steven Tekulsky '74 Selected for Bette A. Mammone Memorial Academy
October 01, 2026
Elmira College alumnus Steven Tekulsky '74 has pursued many passions. Throughout his career in law and the judiciary, and for nearly 40 years as a volunteer with the East Hampton Fire Department, Tekulsky has made a difference in his community. His career success and dedication to service will earn him a place among the distinguished alumni selected for the Bette A. Mammone '78 Memor more PR
EMILYs List Announces Four New Gubernatorial Endorsements, Expanding Its Slate of Democratic Women Governors (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Announces Four New Gubernatorial Endorsements, Expanding Its Slate of Democratic Women Governors
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Cyndi Munson for Oklahoma governor, Cinde Warmington for New Hampshire governor, Cindy Holscher for Kansas governor, and Helena Buonanno Foulkes for Rhode Island governor. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following state more PR
Empire Center: SUNY Research Foundation Payroll Tops $400 Million (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 2 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release:
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SUNY Research Foundation Payroll Tops $400 Million
October 1, 2026
Payroll records for 8,401 employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) for fiscal year 2026 are now available at SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center's government transparency website.
The Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit educational corporation that administers sponsored research for SUNY campuses, funded largely through more PR
Enviro Advocates to Mayor Mamdani: Keep Campaign Pledges to Decarbonize NYC (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release:
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Enviro Advocates to Mayor Mamdani: Keep Campaign Pledges to Decarbonize NYC
100+ activists, concerned New Yorkers rally at City Hall in Support of Electrification Policies
Sep 30, 2026
New York, NY - Today, more than 100 environmental advocates and concerned residents rallied at City Hall to demand Mayor Zohran Mamdani act to decarbonize New York City, as he promised during his campaign. Food & Water Watch was joined by ALIGN, TREEage, NYPIRG, Rise & Re more PR
Environmental Defense Fund: Virginia Governor Spanberger Releases Energy Plan to Meet Clean Energy Goals (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
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Virginia Governor Spanberger releases energy plan to meet clean energy goals
EDF Statement from Emily Steinhilber, Virginia State Director
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(Richmond, Virginia - October 1, 2026) Today, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger released an energy plan which demonstrates the administration's priorities and pathways to meeting Virginia's clean energy goals and forecasted power demand growth. To produce the plan, the state analyzed multiple different pathw more PR
EPA and Partners Highlight Progress on Brownfields Cleanup of Infamous Illegal Dumping Site in Camden, NJ (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA and Partners Highlight Progress on Brownfields Cleanup of Infamous Illegal Dumping Site in Camden, NJ
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$2.5 million EPA Brownfields grant will support cleanup of former S. Yaffa & Sons facility
NEW YORK -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its local and state partners today joined forces to highlight a huge leap forward for the Brownfields cleanup and redevelopment efforts at the former S. Yaffa & Sons facility in Camden. The more PR
EPA Cleanup Plan will Address Source of Arsenic Contamination at the Vineland Chemical Superfund Site in Vineland, New Jersey (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Cleanup Plan will Address Source of Arsenic Contamination at the Vineland Chemical Superfund Site in Vineland, New Jersey
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NEW YORK \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its cleanup plan to address arsenic contamination at the Vineland Chemical Co., Inc. Superfund site in Vineland, New Jersey. This comprehensive plan targets arsenic-contaminated saturated soil beneath the groundwater table, which continues to contami more PR
EPA Finalizes Interim Cleanup Plan to Address Mercury Contamination from Wappinger Creek Superfund Site in Dutchess County, New York (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Finalizes Interim Cleanup Plan to Address Mercury Contamination from Wappinger Creek Superfund Site in Dutchess County, New York
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NEW YORK - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its interim cleanup plan for removing mercury-contaminated sediment and soil from the upper portion of the Wappinger Creek Superfund site in Dutchess County, New York.
"The EPA is committed to protecting the health of Dutchess County residents more PR
Eradicating Systemic Racism Is Key To Secure Rights For All (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Eradicating Systemic Racism Is Key To Secure Rights For All
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This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 63rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council during a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Program of Action held on September 30 - October 1, 2026.
Mr. President,
Globally, authoritarianism and attack more PR
Expand your knowledge of vegetable production at the 2026 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Expand your knowledge of vegetable production at the 2026 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo
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The Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo, also known as the Great Lakes Expo or GLEXPO, is one of the leading fruit, vegetable and farm market events in the Midwest. This annual event features educational sessions on important industry topics, a large trade show for networking and d more PR
Exploring Pathways to Building Decarbonization at Climate Week NYC (10)
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news:
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Exploring Pathways to Building Decarbonization at Climate Week NYC
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Vornado Realty Trust and VHB co-hosted a Climate Week NYC 2026 panel discussion that tackled one of the built environment's most pressing challenges: large-scale building decarbonization. The discussion brought together leaders in real estate, e more PR
Faculty and Staff Briefs September 2026 (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Faculty and Staff Briefs September 2026
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Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others.
Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthly more PR
FAIRMONT NEW ORLEANS OPENS BOOKINGS AHEAD OF NOVEMBER 2ND DEBUT (10)
PARIS, France, Oct. 2 -- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a part of Accor, issued the following news release:
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FAIRMONT NEW ORLEANS OPENS BOOKINGS AHEAD OF NOVEMBER 2nd DEBUT
October 1, 2026
Fairmont reclaims its place as the social epicenter of New Orleans, where the city's soul awakens, combining contemporary elegance with the destination's vibrant celebratory spirit
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, a global luxury brand part of Accor, has today announced reservations from November 2nd are now live, ahead of its much-anticipated opening. As more PR
Families and friends enjoy a fun filled homecoming weekend (10)
ALFRED, New York, Oct. 1 -- The Alfred State College posted the following news:
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Families and friends enjoy a fun filled homecoming weekend
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Families and friends returned to Alfred State for a fun filled Homecoming Weekend. Fall weather, great food, and a weekend full of activities were enjoyed.
"We had a great weekend with lots of families and alumni coming back to enjoy the festivities," commented committee co-chair John Lewis. "Visitors got to enjoy events all around campus. My favorite part of the weekend was watching our current more PR
FDA Recall Notice: Gias Foods Recalls Bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine Because of Possible Health Risk (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice:
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Gias Foods, Inc. Recalls Bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine Because of Possible Health Risk
Summary
Company Announcement Date: October 01, 2026
FDA Publish Date: October 01, 2026
Product Type: Food & Beverages
Reason for Announcement: Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
Company Name: Gias Foods, Inc.
Brand Name: Bettergoods
Product Description: Pasta
Com more PR
Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman Issues Remarks At Atlantic Council CEO & Senior Management Summit (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks by Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle W. Bowman:
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October 01, 2026
Modernizing Financial Regulation: Initial Observations from eSLR
At the Atlantic Council 2026 CEO & Senior Management Summit, Washington, D.C.
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Good morning. Thank you for the invitation to join you today. It is a pleasure to be with you to discuss our work at the Federal Reserve Board and how it interacts with the U.S. Treasury market./1
The U.S. Treasury market plays a foundational role in the 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 1 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" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn.
Here are excerpts:
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Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Structural Features and Function
This report describes the structure, activities, legislative history, and funding history of the 11 federal regional commissions and authorities. Those commiss more PR
Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities - Structural Features & Function Topic of CRS Report (Part 3 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:"
(Continued from Part 2 of 5)
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Great Lakes Authority
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328, Division O, Title IV, Sec.401) amended 40 U.S.C. Sec.15301(a) to establish the Great Lakes Authority. The structure and functions of the GLA are based on the model of the NBRC, SCRC, and SBRC, which were establish more PR
Florida Dengue Outbreak Highlights Importance of Upstate Research (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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October 1, 2026
Florida dengue outbreak highlights importance of Upstate research
The recent rise in locally acquired dengue cases in Florida is drawing national attention to a mosquito-borne virus that researchers at Upstate Medical University have studied for years.
For Upstate scientists, the Florida cases underscore why understanding dengue--and developing better ways to prevent and treat it--has be more PR
For the record: Week of Oct. 2, 2026 (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 30 -- Union College posted the following news:
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For the record: Week of Oct. 2, 2026
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Yifei Guan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was a co-author of "Semi-analytical eddy-viscosity and backscattering closures for 2-D geophysical turbulence," in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics. This work develops a semi-analytical framework based on two-dimensional turbulence theory to determine parameters for eddy-viscosity and backscattering models used in large-eddy simulation.
Guan was also a co-author of more PR
Gillibrand Slams Trump's Costly $1.8 Billion Vanity Projects, Misplaced Priorities (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand Slams Trump's Costly $1.8 Billion Vanity Projects, Misplaced Priorities
JEC Report: Cost Of Vanity Projects Could Cover 600 Million School Lunches, Medical Bills For 88,000+ Veterans For One Year, Or 12 Million Households' Electric Bills For One Month
GILLIBRAND: "President Trump Is More Focused On Self-Serving Vanity Projects Than Lowering Costs,"
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Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) held a virtual press conf more PR
Gillies, Krawczyk, Kunze, and True Named NAIFA's 4 Under 40 Award Winners for 2026 (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 1 [Category: Insurance] -- The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors posted the following news release:
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Gillies, Krawczyk, Kunze, and True Named NAIFA's 4 Under 40 Award Winners for 2026
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NAIFA is pleased to announce the 2026 winners of its annual 4 Under 40 awards: Blake Gillies, MBA, LUTCF, of NAIFA-Louisiana; Thomas Krawczyk, FSCP, of NAIFA-Washington; Melanie Kunze, CFP, of NAIFA-Wisconsin; and Derek True, DIA, DHP, of NAIFA-Texas.
"This year's NAIFA 4 Under 40 award winners have d more PR
Governor Hochul Announces $1.5 Million in State Investment for Mohawk Valley (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces $1.5 Million in State Investment for Mohawk Valley
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $1.5 million in State funding to support two projects that will strengthen access to recreational opportunities and health services for the Mohawk Valley community. A $500,000 grant will support the creation of a new school-based health center at Oneonta Middle School, and an additional $1 million grant was awarded to advance t more PR
Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million Investment for SUNY Nursing Simulation Hub at the State University of New York at Binghamton (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million Investment for SUNY Nursing Simulation Hub at the State University of New York at Binghamton
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that a new State University of New York (SUNY) Systemwide Nursing Simulation Center of Excellence will be established at the State University of New York at Binghamton as part of her signature legislation to expand simulation-based education in SUNY nursing programs. The $10 more PR
Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $6 Million New Emergency Shelter in Chautauqua County During Domestic Violence Awareness Month (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $6 Million New Emergency Shelter in Chautauqua County During Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that construction has been completed on Anew Center, a 7-unit, 19-bed emergency shelter that will serve survivors of domestic violence and their families in Chautauqua County. When opened, the shelter will assist survivors, including those who are experiencing homelessne more PR
Governor Hochul Announces Next Round of $500 Million Green Chips Community Investment Fund Now Open (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Governor Hochul Announces Next Round of $500 Million Green Chips Community Investment Fund Now Open
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that proposals are being accepted for the next round of the historic public-private Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund (CIF). The fund represents a $500 million partnership between Empire State Development (ESD) and Micron Technology, Inc. designed to maximize the regional impact of Micron's investment more PR
Governor Hochul Meets With Bronx Seniors to Highlight State Energy Affordability Program (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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B-Roll & Photos: Governor Hochul Meets With Bronx Seniors to Highlight State Energy Affordability Program
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Governor Kathy Hochul today met with seniors at the BronxWorks - Morris Older Adult Center in the Bronx to highlight her push to enroll as many eligible New Yorkers as possible in the state's Energy Affordability Program (EAP). Since Governor Hochul launched her EAP enrollment drive two weeks ago, more than 21,000 additional New York ho 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
GW Law Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson Presents at International Monetary Fund (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The George Washington University Law School posted the following news:
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GW Law Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson Presents at International Monetary Fund
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GW Law Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson presented at a session on surveillance at the International Monetary Fund's 10th Annual Privacy Summit on Thursday, September 24.
Professor Ferguson's presentation, titled "Living At the Edge of Surveillance: What Your Devices -and Others -Know About You," examined how advancements in technology have changed the privacy more PR
Harvard Medical School: Awards & Recognitions - September 2026 (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news:
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Awards & Recognitions: September 2026
Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students
October 1, 2026
Corey Allard, assistant professor of cell biology in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS, has been named a 2026 Vallee Scholar by the Vallee Foundation. The Vallee Scholarship recognizes early-career investigators whose pioneering research exemplifies the foundation's mission to support innovative, curiosity-driven science with the potential t 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
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Advises Foresight on Kondinin Wind Farm (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Foresight on Kondinin Wind Farm
2 Oct 2026
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has advised Foresight, a leading global infrastructure and real assets investment manager, on the procurement, offtake and $530 million project financing of the 130MW first stage of Kondinin Wind Farm in Western Australia.
The debt financing has been provided by ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Deutsc more PR
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Hires Life Sciences Regulatory Partner Marie Manley in London (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer hires life sciences regulatory partner Marie Manley in London
1 Oct 2026
Leading global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) has hired Marie Manley, as a partner and Head of Life Sciences Regulatory, in London.
Marie is a leading figure in the UK and European pharmaceutical regulatory market, ranked in Band 1 in Chambers for Life Sciences Regulatory and included in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame f more PR
Highmark remains committed to Medicare Advantage members in 2027 (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release:
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Highmark remains committed to Medicare Advantage members in 2027
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-Consumers encouraged to review options during Annual Enrollment Period as Medicare Advantage continues to evolve
PITTSBURGH (October 1, 2026) -The Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) for Medicare coverage in 2027 begins on Thursday, Oct. 15, and Highmark is encouraging Medicare beneficiaries to take time to understand their coverage, compa more PR
Hilbert College and Sweet Buffalo to Host "Fall in Love with Rescues" Pet Adoption Event on Oct. 3 (10)
HAMBURG, New York, Oct. 1 -- Hilbert College posted the following news:
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Hilbert College and Sweet Buffalo to Host "Fall in Love with Rescues" Pet Adoption Event on Oct. 3
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HAMBURG, NY -Bring your furry friend for a blessing from our priest! Or bring nothing and leave with a new one. Hilbert College and Sweet Buffalo to the Rescue are hosting Fall in Love with Rescues, a free pet adoption event open to the public on Saturday, October 3rd, from 12 to 4 pm on the Hilbert quad.
Hilbert is partnering with Sweet Buffalo, a Western New Yo more PR
Hofstra University: Lister Fellows Pursue Research With Real-World Impact (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 2 -- Hofstra University issued the following news:
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Lister Fellows Pursue Research with Real-World Impact
Four Hofstra University students spent their summer tackling scientific questions with implications for forensic science, medicine, and chemistry as recipients of the 2026 Dr. Bruce and Doris Lister Endowed Fellowship in Chemistry Research.
The annual fellowship provides undergraduate chemistry, biochemistry, and forensic science students with the opportunity to devote 10 weeks to full-time research alongs more PR
Hofstra University: Physician Assistant Alumni Honored for Excellence in Patient Care and Leadership (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 2 -- Hofstra University issued the following news:
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Physician Assistant Alumni Honored for Excellence in Patient Care and Leadership
From the operating room to the emergency department to the bedside of children facing serious illness, three graduates of Hofstra University's physician assistant program are earning recognition for the skill, leadership, and compassion they bring to patient care.
Daria Szymczyk '25, Kevin Barile '16, and Kristen Decicco '23 were recently honored by Northwell Health facilities fo more PR
Hughes Hubbard Advises Ignium on Acquisition of Action Manufacturing (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news:
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October 01, 2026
Hughes Hubbard Advises Ignium on Acquisition of Action Manufacturing
Hughes Hubbard served as lead counsel to Ignium on its acquisition of Action Manufacturing Company.
Ignium is a purpose-built merchant provider of components and solutions for current and next-generation weapons systems.
Action Manufacturing is a leading manufacturer of fuzing and target-sensing ordnance for U.S. and allied defense programs.
Read the press release. more PR
Human Rights First Honors O'Melveny & Myers LLP With the 2026 Marvin E. Frankel Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Leadership (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Human Rights First issued the following news release:
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Human Rights First Honors O'Melveny & Myers LLP with the 2026 Marvin E. Frankel Award for Exceptional Pro Bono Leadership
October 1, 2026
Human Rights First is proud to announce that O'Melveny & Myers LLP will receive the 2026 Marvin E. Frankel Award, recognizing the firm's exceptional commitment to protecting the rights of refugees and asylum seekers through pro bono legal representation and its longstanding partnership with Human Rights First.
Named in hono more PR
Hyundai Motor Unveils All-new TUCSON, Its Boldest SUV (10)
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 2 -- Hyundai Motor, an automotive manufacturer, issued the following news release:
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Hyundai Motor Unveils The all-new TUCSON, Its Boldest SUV
* The all-new TUCSON embodies the "Boldest SUV" vision through its "Art of Steel" design, enhanced hybrid performance and intelligent efficiency, and advanced Pleos Connect infotainment system
* A refined, spacious cabin enhances everyday comfort with intuitive controls, flexible storage and available relaxation features
* Next-generation Hybrid System delivers intellige more PR
IBM Elects Frank Baker to its Board of Directors (10)
ARMONK, New York, Oct. 1 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release:
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IBM Elects Frank Baker to its Board of Directors
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ARMONK, N.Y., October 1, 2026 - The IBM (NYSE: IBM) board of directors has elected Frank Baker to the board, effective October 1, 2026.
Frank Baker, 53, is a Co-founder and the Managing Partner of Siris Capital Group, LLC ("Siris"). Siris is a leading private equity firm that has deployed more than $9 billion of equity capital since inception across technology, telecommunications, an more PR
IBM Introduces Self-Hosted Deployment for IBM Bob to Help Enterprises Advance AI Sovereignty and Governance (10)
ARMONK, New York, Oct. 1 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release:
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IBM Introduces Self-Hosted Deployment for IBM Bob to Help Enterprises Advance AI Sovereignty and Governance
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ARMONK, N.Y., October 1, 2026 - Today IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced self-hosted deployment for IBM Bob, allowing organizations to bring AI software development to on-premises, private-cloud, sovereign-cloud, and air-gapped environments where they have control. Bob is IBM's agentic software development platform that helps teams mov more PR
ICYMI in Fox News: To Lower Beef Prices, We Must Cut the Bull and End Big-Government Control Over American Ranchers (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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ICYMI in Fox News: To Lower Beef Prices, We Must Cut the Bull and End Big-Government Control Over American Ranchers
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HELENA, MT - In an op-ed published by Fox News, Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) State Director Jesse Ramos exposed how crippling bureaucratic overreach and government-enabled monopolies are crushing American ranchers and driving up grocery bills for families. The left's continued push for social more PR
ICYMI: Republicans Hold Slim Edge on Affordability With Swing Voters, AFP Survey Finds (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: Republicans Hold Slim Edge on Affordability With Swing Voters, AFP Survey Finds
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ARLINGTON, VA-As reported by the New York Post, Americans for Prosperity's latest "Americans Unscripted" report finds that Republicans hold a narrow advantage on affordability among swing voters in eight critical states. Affordability remains the top concern heading into the midterms, and AFP's door-to-door conversations show what th more PR
IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, Air National Guard conduct long-range medevac 58 miles south of Adak, Alaska (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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IMAGERY AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, Air National Guard conduct long-range medevac 58 miles south of Adak, Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -The U.S. Coast Guard and the Alaska Air National Guard conducted a complex, long-range medevac of a 58-year-old man from a container ship approximately 58 miles south of Adak, Wednesday.
Coast Guard Arctic District watchstanders received a medevac request at approximately 6 a.m. Tuesday from the cr more PR
International Booker Prize Winners Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel to Read at King's College (10)
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- King's College issued the following news:
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International Booker Prize Winners Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel to Read at King's College
Kaitlin Hall
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King's College will welcome Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and literary translator Angela Rodel for a talk and reading on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Burke Auditorium in the McGowan School of Business on the College's campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
Gospodinov and Rodel shared the 2023 Intern more PR
IRAP Responds to Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions Prioritizing Afrikaners (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Refugee Assistance Project posted the following news release:
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IRAP Responds to Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions Prioritizing Afrikaners
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(Washington, D.C.) - Today, the Trump administration released the Presidential Determination (PD) on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 2027. The PD sets a cap of 17,500 refugees and continues to restrict admissions primarily to white South Africans. Since taking office, the Trump administration has fast-tracked refugee admi more PR
Jackson selected for Kluge Chair in Technology and Society (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Jackson selected for Kluge Chair in Technology and Society
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The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress has chosen Steven Jackson, vice provost for academic innovation and professor of information science and science and technology studies, as the fall 2026 Kluge Chair in Technology and Society.
Established in 2000, the Kluge Center brings in leading scholars from around the world to make use of the library's collections and to interact with congressi more PR
JCPenney Puts Marilyn Monroe's Legendary Style Within Everyone's Reach (10)
PLANO, Texas, Oct. 2 -- JCPenney, an apparel and home furnishings retailer, issued the following news:
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JCPenney Puts Marilyn Monroe's Legendary Style Within Everyone's Reach
For her 100th Birthday, JCPenney and Authentic Brands Group unveil MM100, a limited-edition capsule built on the everyday essentials behind her most iconic looks
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PLANO, Texas (October 1, 2026) - Marilyn Monroe may be remembered for Hollywood glamour, but some of her most enduring style moments began with the kind of everyday fashion JCPenney has championed for 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
Joint Submission to GANHRI Regarding Review of the Accreditation Status of the National Human Rights Commission of India (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Joint Submission to GANHRI Regarding Review of the Accreditation Status of the National Human Rights Commission of India
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We, the undersigned, are regional and international human rights nongovernmental organizations as well as individuals expressing concerns over the developments at the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRCI).
The submitting organizations have varying degrees of direct work with the NHRCI. Most of us have been invo more PR
Jonathan Scelsa Publishes Claying Architecture (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 1 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news:
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Jonathan Scelsa Publishes Claying Architecture
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SoA faculty member Jonathan A. Scelsa, along with Co-authors Shelby Doyle, Frank Melendez and Kelley Van Dyck Murphy publish Claying Architecture Making Machine and Material Kin with Applied Research and Design / ORO Editions. This publication presents a curated collection of essays, interviews, and projects from lea more PR
KBR Publicly Files Form 10 Registration Statement for Planned Spin-off Company Trinzic (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release:
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KBR Publicly Files Form 10 Registration Statement for Planned Spin-off Company Trinzic
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HOUSTON, September 30, 2026 - KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced the filing of a Form 10 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with the planned spin-off of its Mission Technology Solutions (MTS) business, which is expected to operate as Trinz more PR
Leading Christian Thinker on AI and Human Flourishing Is Coming to Whitworth (10)
SPOKANE, Washington, Oct. 1 -- Whitworth University issued the following news release:
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Leading Christian Thinker on AI and Human Flourishing Is Coming to Whitworth
October 1, 2026
Whitworth's Weyerhaeuser Center for Christian Faith & Learning is delighted to host one of the most compelling and highly sought-after voices in Christian ethics and artificial intelligence. Meghan Sullivan, Ph.D., will speak at the university on Friday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium.
Sullivan is a philosophy professor at the University of Notre Da more PR
Lessons on Stewardship from America's Paper of Record (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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Lessons on Stewardship from America's Paper of Record
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The New York Times has four years on Michigan State University. For publisher A.G. Sulzberger, that was enough to claim the privileges of an older sibling.
"So, in the spirit of an annoying older sibling, I'm going to offer some advice that you never asked for," he told an MSU audience on Tuesday, Sept. 29. In the tradition of younger siblings, he added, they were welcome to challenge it after more PR
Lohud: Hudson Valley Families Could See Tax Hikes Thanks to Mike Lawler's Big, Ugly Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Lohud: Hudson Valley Families Could See Tax Hikes Thanks to Mike Lawler's Big, Ugly Bill
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Last year, Mike Lawler cut nearly $187 billion from SNAP with his cowardly vote for Trump's Big, Ugly Bill. Now, Hudson Valley families are set to see their property taxes spike as a result.
Recent reporting from Lohud reveals that counties across New York are being forced to absorb $168 million in new expenses to accommodate Lawler's histor more PR
Luke Eldridge discusses co-investments with Private Equity International (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Luke Eldridge discusses co-investments with Private Equity International
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Davis Polk partner Luke Eldridge discussed the increasing demand for co-investments and tips to ensure a frictionless co-investment with Private Equity International.
Noting that the co-investment trend is here to stay, Luke said, "As part of their underwriting of any primary fund relationship, LPs increasingly expect sponsors to clearly articulate thei more PR
M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust Women Leaders to Receive 2026 Awards from American Banker (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 1 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release:
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M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust Women Leaders to Receive 2026 Awards from American Banker
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Meghan Shue, Carly Nathanson and Mary-Ammielle Stone selected as part of the publication's 2026 annual honors program
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2026 \-M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) and its subsidiary, Wilmington Trust, announced today that three of its leaders will receive awards as part of this year's American Banker "Most Po more PR
Malaysia: U.N. Agency Urges Safeguards After Refugees Returned to Myanmar (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Malaysia: UN agency urges safeguards after refugees returned to Myanmar
30 September 2026
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has voiced concern over Malaysia's decision to return 1,476 people to Myanmar amid an ongoing civil war and a dire human rights and humanitarian situation.
Deportation of Rohingya refugees began on Tuesday, according to reports.
"We are concerned by these returns at a time when people sent back to Myanmar may face serious risks, and some within th more PR
Mamdani Administration Puts 12 Neighborhoods on Fast Track for Affordable Housing (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Mamdani Administration Puts 12 Neighborhoods on Fast Track for Affordable Housing
October 1, 2026
What you should know
* Voter-approved process will speed up affordable housing development in neighborhoods that have produced the least
* 12 Fast Track districts produced just 1.1% of the city's new affordable housing over the past five years, averaging just 12 affordable homes per district per year
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NEW YORK - Today, New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame M more PR
Marcelo W.B. Araujo elected to FDI World Dental Federation Science Committee (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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Marcelo W.B. Araujo elected to FDI World Dental Federation Science Committee
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School of Dental Medicine Dean Marcelo Araujo spoke at the FDI World Dental Congress held in Prague in September during which he was elected to the Science Committee of the FDI World Dental Federation.
Candidacy to international professional organization supported by the American Dental Association
By Sarah Smykowski
BUFFALO, N.Y. -M more PR
Mauritius Rights Body Calls for Marriage Equality (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Mauritius Rights Body Calls for Marriage Equality
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The National Human Rights Commission in Mauritius earlier this year urged the government to legally recognize same-sex marriages, stating that the refusal to recognize such unions is discriminatory and lacks justification under domestic law.
The Commission's recommendation comes after two same-sex couples filed complaints alleging that the country's civil status office's refusal to register t more PR
McMahon gets Moore Foundation award for programmable photonic chips (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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McMahon gets Moore Foundation award for programmable photonic chips
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A programmable photonic chip that can be reconfigured to perform different tasks could make quantum technologies more flexible - an approach Peter McMahon, associate professor of applied and engineering physics at Cornell, will explore as a 2026 Experimental Physics Investigator with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
McMahon is one of 21 mid-career scientists selected for the foundation' 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
Meeks Investigates Conduct of U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSida) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Meeks Investigates Conduct of U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 1, 2026
Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing concern over the reported conduct of U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle and the use of her role as a U.S. government o more PR
Meeks, Shaheen Denounce Trump Administration's Unlawful FMF Reprogramming (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSida) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Meeks, Shaheen Denounce Trump Administration's Unlawful FMF Reprogramming
October 1, 2026
Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, condemned the Trump administration's decision to proceed with the reprogramming of more than $52 milli 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
MFA announces new Board Chair and welcomes new Board members for 2026-2027 term (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Managed Funds Association posted the following news release:
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MFA announces new Board Chair and welcomes new Board members for 2026-2027 term
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Mark Sullivan succeeds Jody Gunderson as Chair; Sona Gohel named Vice Chair
Washington, D.C. -MFA announced its Board of Directors for the 2027 term today, made up of senior leaders from across the alternative asset management industry. The Board's tenure began October 1, 2026.
Mark Sullivan, Head of Hedge Fund Group at Wellington Manag more PR
MFA statement on SEC efforts to expand investor access to alternatives (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Managed Funds Association posted the following news release:
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MFA statement on SEC efforts to expand investor access to alternatives
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Washington, D.C. -MFA issued the following statement in response to today's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) open meeting, where the Commission advanced reforms to expand investor access to alternative investments:
"More people should have the opportunity to invest in alternative strategies to better diversify their portfolios, manage r more PR
Michael Maher '25, MPA '26 (10)
SPARKILL, New York, Oct. 1 -- St. Thomas Aquinas College posted the following news:
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Michael Maher '25, MPA '26
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knew he wanted to continue his studies in STAC's Master of Public Administration (MPA) program upon graduating in 2025 with his degree in Criminal Justice and minor in Computer Science. Michael says the MPA program had a very positive impact on him and strengthened his leadership, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, which are critical when addressing real-world public service issues. Michael notes: "The professo more PR
Michael P. Psyllos Appointed to New York Fed's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release:
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Michael P. Psyllos Appointed to New York Fed's Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council
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NEW YORK-The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced the appointment of Michael P. Psyllos to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC), effective today.
Psyllos is president and chief executive officer of Alma Bank, based in Long Island City, New York.
The Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council provide more PR
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the province of Manitoba (10)
OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 1 -- The Canadian Department of Justice, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release:
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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces a judicial appointment in the province of Manitoba
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October 1, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Justice Canada
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application proc more PR
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario (10)
OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 1 -- The Canadian Department of Justice, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release:
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Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario
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October 1, 2026 - Ottawa, Ontario - Department of Justice Canada
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the following appointments under the judicial application proce more PR
Morgan Lewis Announces New Global Leadership Team as David McManus Begins Chair Term (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Morgan Lewis Announces New Global Leadership Team as David McManus Begins Chair Term
October 1, 2026: Morgan Lewis today announced its new global leadership team as David McManus commences his five-year term as Firm Chair.
A Morgan Lewis partner for more than 30 years and a longtime leader at both the firm and practice levels, Mr. McManus is organizing the firm's new leadership team around a focus on the firm's elite practices and unifie more PR
Morgan Lewis Promotes 32 Lawyers to Partner (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Morgan Lewis Promotes 32 Lawyers to Partner
PHILADELPHIA, October 1, 2026: Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that 32 lawyers from 13 offices and 11 practices have been promoted to partner, effective October 1, 2026.
"These outstanding lawyers have earned this major accomplishment through elite legal work, exceptional commitment to our clients, and profound contributions to our culture," said Firm Chair David McManus. "Representing prac more PR
MTA Board Approves Redevelopment of Brooklyn Waterfront Site Into 1,324 Mixed-Income Homes, and New Retail and Commercial Space (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release:
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MTA Board Approves Redevelopment of Brooklyn Waterfront Site into 1,324 Mixed-Income Homes, and New Retail and Commercial Space
Sep 30, 2026
Monitor Point Development to Allocate 662 Units as Permanently Affordable and Over 100,000 sq. ft. of Mixed Retail and Commercial Space
Gotham to Create New Publicly Accessible Open Space, Including a Waterfront Walkway and Expansion of Green Space for Long-Awaited Box Street Park
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Myelin Repair, Exercise, and EBV: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Announces New Funding for Research (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
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September 30, 2026
Myelin Repair, Exercise, and EBV: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Announces New Funding for Research
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has committed $8.9 million in multi-year funding to support 15 research grants. All projects are aligned with the Pathways to Cures roadmap that focuses on three critical areas: stopping MS, restoring function that is lost, and ending MS through prevention.
Research grants are awards of 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.J. A.G. Davenport Issues Statement on DOJ Attack on Minnesota Federal Judges (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Davenport Statement on DOJ Attack on Minnesota Federal Judges
'A desperate and dangerous attack on American judicial independence'
October 1, 2026
TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of eight attorneys general in issuing the following statement in response to the complaint that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed yesterday against nearly all federal district court 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
N.Y. Comptroller DiNapoli: Monterey Fire Department President and Her Daughter Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Funds From the Department (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 2 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release:
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DiNapoli: Monterey Fire Department President and Her Daughter Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Funds from the Department
October 1, 2026
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Schuyler County District Attorney Jeremy Hourihan, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today that Kelly S. Groves, the president and interim treasurer of the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department and her daughter, Kali H more PR
N.Y. Comptroller DiNapoli: Recovery for NYC Retail Remains Uneven as Sales Increase But Job Growth Stalls (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 2 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release:
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DiNapoli: Recovery for NYC Retail Remains Uneven as Sales Increase but Job Growth Stalls
Slow Job Growth Disproportionately Impacts Young and Foreign-Born New Yorkers
October 1, 2026
Retail spending in New York City bounced back quickly after the pandemic, but it has slowed and remains uneven, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Clothing and food retailers saw modest employme more PR
N.Y. DOT Formally Dedicates Bridge in Rensselaer County in Memory of Highway Maintenance Supervisor Robert Bornt (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 2 -- The New York State Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
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October 01, 2026
State Department of Transportation Formally Dedicates Bridge in Rensselaer County in Memory of Highway Maintenance Supervisor Robert Bornt
Killed in a Work Zone Crash in 2025, Robert Bornt Devoted his Life to his Family, his Community and Public Service
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New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez today officially dedicated the bridge carrying State Route 2 over State R more PR
N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Launches Citywide Push to Get SNAP Benefits Back to New Yorkers (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Mayor Mamdani Launches Citywide Push to Get SNAP Benefits Back to New Yorkers
October 1, 2026
What you should know
* New Yorkers who lost benefits under expanded federal work requirements can reapply beginning Oct. 1
* City outreach and assistance helped more than 220,000 New Yorkers maintain SNAP, with more than 98% of eligible recipients keeping their benefits
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NEW YORK - Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today announced a citywide outreach campaign to more PR
N.Y. Mayor Mamdani Tells Subscription Traps: Click-to-Cancel - or Pay Up (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Mayor Mamdani Tells Subscription Traps: Click-to-Cancel -- or Pay Up
October 1, 2026
What you should know
* New York City's Click-to-Cancel rule takes effect today, with fines starting at $525 per violation
* In 10 weeks, the City's PIT Crew built a new online portal to make filing complaints faster and easier for New Yorkers
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NEW YORK - Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Samuel A.A. more PR
N.Y. State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 2 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release:
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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
September 30, 2026
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued.
Transparency of Fiscal Activities in Towns
Complete, accurate and timely financial information enables governing boards to monitor a town's financial condition, make informed financial decisions, establish future tax levies, more PR
National Employment Law Project: Uber and DoorDash's Junk Fees Are Making the Affordability Crisis Worse (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following news release:
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Uber and DoorDash's Junk Fees Are Making the Affordability Crisis Worse
October 1, 2026
With gas nearing $5 a gallon and inflation rising faster than paychecks, working families need relief. Policymakers can start by cracking down on the extortionate fees that giant app-based platform corporations like Uber and DoorDash charge workers, consumers, and small businesses--fees that drive up costs for everyone and siphon money out of local communitie more PR
National MS Society Launches Campaign to End MS, Declaring for the First Time: Ending MS Is Within Reach (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
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October 1, 2026
National MS Society Launches Campaign to End MS, Declaring for the First Time: Ending MS Is Within Reach
Five-year, $1 billion campaign to lead the way in ending MS, anchored by the Society's first-ever national research symposium and a landmark day of action in New York City
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NEW YORK -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society today launched the Campaign to End MS, a five-year campaign to raise $1 billion to accelerate multiple s more PR
National Urban League & Other NonProfits File Suit Against HUD for Withholding of Grants (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The National Urban League issued the following news release:
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National Urban League & Other NonProfits File Suit Against HUD for Withholding of Grants
The Department Of Housing And Urban Development Abruptly Cut Approximately $56 Million In Funding And Illegally Altered Its Policies, Putting Thousands Of Families At Risk Of Foreclosure
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 29, 2026) -- Today, Democracy Defenders Fund and Jacobson Lawyers Group filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development 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 York State Agencies Release Annual Greening New York State Report (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release:
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September 30, 2026
New York State Agencies Release Annual Greening New York State Report
Report Advances Sustainability Goals of State Agencies Through Executive Order 22
State Agencies Make Significant Progress in Energy Efficiency, Clean Transportation, Waste Reduction, Biodiversity, Green Procurement, and Toxic Chemical Reduction
State Vehicle Fleet Reaches 10% Milestone for Zero Emission Vehicles
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Newmark Arranges Sale and Financing of 280-Unit Ascend Waterleigh Village in Orlando MSA (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release:
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Newmark Arranges Sale and Financing of 280-Unit Ascend Waterleigh Village in Orlando MSA
October 1, 2026
Newmark announces the Company has arranged the sale of and $45 million in financing for Ascend Waterleigh Village, a newly constructed, 280-unit Class A multifamily community in Winter Garden, Florida, within the Orlando metropolitan area.
Newmark Vice Chairman Sc more PR
Newmark Facilitates $30.9 Million Sale of Trellis West, an Advanced Manufacturing Campus in Oregon's Silicon Forest (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release:
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Newmark Facilitates $30.9 Million Sale of Trellis West, an Advanced Manufacturing Campus in Oregon's Silicon Forest
October 1, 2026
Newmark also led leasing efforts to help stabilize the property, landing 87,000 square feet of commitments since May 2025.
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Newmark announces the Company has arranged the $30.9 million sale of Trellis West, a 214,152-square-foot advanc more PR
NGA Convenes Infrastructure Leaders to Explore Innovative Delivery Approaches, Public-Private Partnerships (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release:
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NGA Convenes Infrastructure Leaders to Explore Innovative Delivery Approaches, Public-Private Partnerships
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Infrastructure Coordinators Workshop brings together infrastructure leaders from 20 states and territories
New York City - The National Governors Association (NGA) this week hosted its twice-yearly Infrastructure Coordinators Workshop. Over the two-day event in New York City, governor-appoin more PR
Nixon Peabody advises NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust on first transaction and project (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Nixon Peabody advises NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust on first transaction and project
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New York, NY. Nixon Peabody LLP is proud to represent the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust in connection with its first-ever transaction, involving the comprehensive preservation and modernization of Nostrand Houses in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
The transaction is historically signific more PR
NLRB Issues Unfair Labor Practice Complaint Against Casa Bonita; Sets Trial Date (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Actors Equity Association issued the following news release:
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NLRB Issues Unfair Labor Practice Complaint Against Casa Bonita; Sets Trial Date
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Los Angeles - The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against the management at Casa Bonita in Denver, accusing it of unfair labor practices. These charges include refusing to bargain with Actors' Equity Association in good faith, as well as discrimination against its staff that have unionized with Equity in the form of illega more PR
NUWC Division Newport celebrates new inventors and published authors during awards ceremony (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news:
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NUWC Division Newport celebrates new inventors and published authors during awards ceremony
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NEWPORT, R.I. -Â Innovative thinking is the vehicle that drives technology. Whether it's an inventor designing a gadget or a principal investigator putting pen to paper to capture research, today's ideas can evolve into critical capabilities for tomorrow's U.S. Navy submarine fleet.
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport celebrated such ingenu more PR
NYT: Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NYT: Hispanic Voters on the Texas Border Have Soured on Trump
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"They betrayed me, they turned their backs on us" - South Texas voter
New York Times reporting from South Texas shows Hispanic voters are continuing to sour on Republicans as families have been devastated by unaccountable ICE operations and local economies that have been decimated by Republican policies, all while the cost of living continues to skyrocket.
The past more PR
Oct.8 Softball Interest Meeting at 4 p.m. (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 1 -- Broome Community College posted the following news:
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Oct.8 Softball Interest Meeting at 4 p.m.
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SUNY Broome Softball will host an interest meeting on Thursday, October 8 in the Ice Center Events Room from 4 - 5 p.m.
The softball program is looking for interested players. If you're ready to continue your softball career at the collegiate level, attend the meeting to learn more about SUNY Broome Softball and what it means to be a Hornet.
The meeting will provide an opportunity to learn more about the pr more PR
Oliver Smith discusses Davis Polk's elite M&A practice with The Lawyer (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Oliver Smith discusses Davis Polk's elite M&A practice with The Lawyer
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Davis Polk partner and Mergers & Acquisitions practice head Oliver Smith discussed Davis Polk's leading M&A practice with The Lawyer as part of the publication's Global Elite 2026 report. The annual report examines the firms best positioned to advise major corporates on their largest and most complex transactions.
"From an M&A lens, our presence in the m more PR
One Amentum: Celebrating Two Years as a Public Company (10)
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Oct. 1 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release:
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One Amentum: Celebrating Two Years as a Public Company
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October 1, 2026, marks an exciting milestone for Amentum: two years as a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AMTM. It has been a transformative journey since our debut in 2024, not just for our company but for the missions we support, the partnerships we've built, and the communities we more PR
Pairing light and sound to explore new frontiers in physics (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Oct. 1 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news:
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Pairing light and sound to explore new frontiers in physics
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#URochester researcher William Renninger is named one of 21 new Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators.
William Renninger, an associate professor at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics, is developing novel ways to couple light with sound, which could open new possibilities for quantum computing, high-speed networking, and dark matter detection. Renninger is one more PR
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Isabelle Berro-Amadei - 'Council of Europe Must Respond to Crises, Without Ever Allowing Urgency to Take Precedence Over Law' (10)
STRASBOURG, France, Oct. 1 -- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe issued the following news:
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Isabelle Berro-Amadei: 'The Council of Europe must respond to crises, without ever allowing urgency to take precedence over the law'
30/09/2026
The President of the Committee of Ministers addresses the Parliamentary Assembly
Isabelle Berro-Amadei, Monaco's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, stressed the need to strengthen the common legal space, wh 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
People With Long COVID Who Used a Noninvasive Magnetic Therapy Headset Show Improved Cognitive Function and Mood (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release:
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People With Long COVID Who Used a Noninvasive Magnetic Therapy Headset Show Improved Cognitive Function and Mood
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A new study, led by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published in Brain Communications, found that a transcranial low-amplitude magnetic field intervention delivered twice weekly into the brain through a non-invasive headset was associated with improvements in several measures of cogni more PR
President Mnookin Welcomes World Leaders to Columbia University (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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President Mnookin Welcomes World Leaders to Columbia University
October 01, 2026
While the General Assembly met across town at the United Nations and Climate Week events got underway in New York City, world leaders came to Morningside campus last week to meet with students, faculty, and staff as part of the Univerity's World Leaders Forum.
In a LinkedIn post, President Jennifer L. Mnookin wrote about what a "pleasure and an honor" it was for her and the University to more PR
President Stoute, Canisius Alumni among Buffalo's "Power 100 Business Leaders of Color" (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 1 -- Canisius University issued the following news:
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President Stoute, Canisius Alumni among Buffalo's "Power 100 Business Leaders of Color"
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Buffalo, NY - Canisius President Steve Stoute along with eight alumni of the university are among those named on Business First's annual "Power 100 Business Leaders of Color." The annual ranking recognizes leaders from Western New York companies and organizations who have risen to the top of their fields and are making a significant impact on the community and having infl 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
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
Ranking Member Morelle, Rep. Ross Host Raleigh, North Carolina Shadow Hearing on Election Security and Efforts to Protect American Democracy (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Member Joe Morelle, Rep. Deborah Ross Host Raleigh, North Carolina Shadow Hearing on Election Security and Efforts to Protect American Democracy
October 1, 2026
RALEIGH, NC - Yesterday, Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25), Committee on House Administration, and Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) hosted a shadow hearing with Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) featuring presentations more PR
Ranking Members Morelle, DeLauro, Garcia Demand Trump Immediately Stop Using Taxpayer Dollars for Political Advertising (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSida) -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Members Joe Morelle, Rosa DeLauro, and Robert Garcia Demand Trump Immediately Stop Using Taxpayer Dollars for Political Advertising
September 25, 2026
Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations, and Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Membe more PR
Recidivist Insider Trading Defendant Charged With Luxury Watch Scheme And Impersonating Federal Officer (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Recidivist Insider Trading Defendant Charged With Luxury Watch Scheme And Impersonating A Federal Officer
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced today that JOHN AFRIYIE has been charged with wire fraud, impersonating a federal off more PR
Reed Smith advises Cohen & Company Capital Markets on pricing of $200 million SPAC IPO (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Reed Smith advises Cohen & Company Capital Markets on pricing of $200 million SPAC IPO
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Global law firm Reed Smith is serving as legal counsel to Cohen & Company Capital Markets, a division of Cohen & Company Securities, LLC., as sole book-running manager in connection with the pricing of the $200 million initial public offering of Southport Acquisition Corp. II, a blank check company.
The offering of 20 million u more PR
Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) Secures $2,062,000 for Onondaga County Sheriff's Office and Syracuse Police Department's New Mobile Command Centers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) Secures $2,062,000 for Onondaga County Sheriff's Office and Syracuse Police Department's New Mobile Command Centers
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SYRACUSE, NY -Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today announced that $2,062,000 in federal Community Project Funding he secured for the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office and the Syracuse Police Department to purchase and equip new Mobile Command Centers has been formally awarded.
Represen more PR
Representative Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Schumer Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Restore Health Coverage for 450,000 New Yorkers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Representative Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Schumer Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Restore Health Coverage for 450,000 New Yorkers
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Because of Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act, over 450,000 New Yorkers lost Essential Plan coverage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led the entire New York Democratic delegation in the introduction of the 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
Rockland Community College Doubles SUNY ASAP Program Capacity as Student Persistence Reaches 90 Percent (10)
ROCKLAND, New York, Oct. 1 -- Rockland Community College posted the following news release:
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Rockland Community College Doubles SUNY ASAP Program Capacity as Student Persistence Reaches 90 Percent
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Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) program doubles capacity from 150 to 300 students as participants report 9.6 out of 10 satisfaction
SUFFERN, NY - Rockland Community College (RCC) is expanding its Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) program from 150 to 300 students following strong early results showing high levels more PR
Ropes & Gray Advised Audax Private Debt in Close of $10 Billion Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund III (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ropes & Gray Advised Audax Private Debt in Close of $10 Billion Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund III
October 1, 2026
Ropes & Gray represented Audax Private Debt in the final close of Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund III, the largest fund in Audax's Private Debt's history.
The Fund raised $10 billion of investable capital in total. It was significantly oversubscribed and drew nearly double the equity commitments of its predecessor, DLS Fund more PR
Roswell Park, Generate Biomedicines Launch Exclusive Clinical Trial of 'Armored' CAR T Therapy for Ovarian Cancer (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release:
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Roswell Park, Generate Biomedicines Launch Exclusive Clinical Trial of 'Armored' CAR T Therapy for Ovarian Cancer
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BUFFALO, N.Y. and SOMERVILLE, Mass. -Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center ("Roswell Park") and Generate Biomedicines, Inc. ("Generate") today announced that the first patient has been dosed in a first-in-human clinical trial evaluating GB-5267, an investigational, autologous IL-18-armor more PR
Rutgers: News From the Board of Governors - October 2026 (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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News From the Board of Governors: October 2026
September 30, 2026
Mihaela Glamoclija Named to Inaugural Sam L. Agron Endowed Legacy Professorship
Rutgers-Newark Professor Mihaela Glamoclija was awarded the inaugural Sam L. Agron Endowed Legacy Professorship for her exceptional record of research excellence in geomicrobiology, astrobiology, and planetary science. The Board of Governors on Thursday approved the creation of the professorship and Glamoclij 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
Safer Streets: Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $36 Million to Keep Reducing Gun Violence and Highlights 19 Percent Decline in Shootings (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Safer Streets: Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $36 Million to Keep Reducing Gun Violence and Highlights 19 Percent Decline in Shootings
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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced nearly $36 million has been awarded to local law enforcement agencies in 21 counties to continue the state's progress in reducing gun violence. This funding is part of New York State's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative -view a county-by-county breakdo more PR
Sanders, 19 Senators Push to Nearly Double Emergency Home Heating Assistance After Trump's War With Iran Spikes Costs for Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSida) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release:
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Sanders, 19 Senators Push to Nearly Double Emergency Home Heating Assistance After Trump's War with Iran Spikes Costs for Americans
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- As one in five American families are forced to make unacceptable choices between whether to pay their utility bills, heat their homes, purchase their prescription drugs or put food on the table, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 19 Democratic senators today urged the Trump administration to more PR
Save the Sound: DEEP Grants Adjudicatory Hearing for Iroquois's Brookfield Compressor Station (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 2 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release:
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DEEP grants adjudicatory hearing for Iroquois's Brookfield compressor station
October 1, 2026
Public hearing and comment are critical to protect public health and environment
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New Haven, CT -- Save the Sound is pleased that the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has granted a public adjudicatory hearing on Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.'s proposed expansion of its Brookfield Compressor Station. Timing of the more PR
Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild
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In the first year of her doctoral research, Abigail Grassick collected hours of underwater video as she studied fish communities living on bommies - individual clumps of coral - on the seafloor off the coast of Curacao.
A doctoral candidate in the field of computational biology, she tried using computer vision models to automatically identify behaviors of certain fish species. But the exi more PR
Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 1 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild
By Patricia Waldron
Cornell Bowers Computing and Information Science
October 1, 2026
In the first year of her doctoral research, Abigail Grassick collected hours of underwater video as she studied fish communities living on bommies - individual clumps of coral - on the seafloor off the coast of Curacao.
A doctoral candidate in the field of compu more PR
Second Decision to Block New York Climate Change Superfund Act Issued (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Second Decision to Block New York Climate Change Superfund Act Issued
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For the second time in less than four weeks, a federal judge has ruled that New York's Climate Change Superfund Act ("the Climate Act") is unconstitutional. On September 23, 2026 in United States v. New York (SDNY), Senior District Judge P. Kevin Castel granted summary judgment for the federal government, permanently enjoining enforcement of the Climate Act more PR
Sen. Wyden, Co-signers Issue Letter to Treasury Secretary Bessent (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter with co-signers to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 24, 2026
The Honorable Scott Bessent
Secretary
Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20220
Dear Secretary Bessent:
We write to ask whether you will uphold your commitment to pay the Medicare tax you avoided during your time as a hedge fund manager in light of last week's 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
Skanska Receives $294,100 U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant to Advance Mass Timber Risk Mitigation and Insurance Guidance (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release:
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Skanska receives $294,100 U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovation Grant to advance mass timber risk mitigation and insurance guidance
10/01/2026
Working in open collaboration with insurance carriers and brokers, Skanska-led team will develop Tall Mass Timber Builders Risk Insurance Case Study and Project Guide to strengthen water and fire mitigation plans, builders risk applications and post-occupancy guidance for mass timber buildings
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South Korea Should Center Rights in North Korea Policy (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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South Korea Should Center Rights in North Korea Policy
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North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son-gyong, in his September 28 address to the United Nations General Assembly, asserted that the country's status as a permanent nuclear state is "uncompromisingly and permanently fixed, both physically and legally." This was an unmistakable reference to a March constitutional amendment that codified the centrality of North Korea's nuclear doctrine.
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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
SRC's Ghost Mantis Technology Selected for U.S. Air Force Large Aircraft Survivability System (LASS) Prototype Other Transactional Agreement (OTA) (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 1 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- SRC, a research and development company focused on defense, environment and intelligence, posted the following news release:
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SRC's Ghost Mantis Technology Selected for U.S. Air Force Large Aircraft Survivability System (LASS) Prototype Other Transactional Agreement (OTA)
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Syracuse, NY - SRC, Inc. ("SRC" or "Company"), a global, not-for-profit, defense research and development company, today announced it has been awarded a $37M contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Ma more PR
Statement Attributable to Spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General - on FlyDubai Incident (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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30 September 2026
New York, UN
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the FlyDubai incident
Statements | Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Delivered by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the serious incident involving a Tel Aviv-bound FlyDubai flight. He is relieved that tragedy was averted.
The Secretary-General strongly condemns any act that places civili more PR
Statement From Governor Hochul on the Cornell University Sexual Assault Case (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Statement From Governor Hochul on the Cornell University Sexual Assault Case
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"Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department and the decision by the Tompkins County District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University's campus in October 2024. This has, in turn, undercut my faith, and the public's faith, in the District Attorney more PR
StFX German instructor Marlis Lade in Ottawa for Day of German Unity (10)
ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, Oct. 1 -- St. Francis Xavier University posted the following news:
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StFX German instructor Marlis Lade in Ottawa for Day of German Unity
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StFX German instructor Marlis Lade attended a special event on Sept. 24th at the German ambassador's residence in Ottawa. The event commemorated 75 years of German-Canadian relations and looked ahead to the Day of German Unity on Oct. 3.
"It was a memorable event, and I will bring new ideas back to StFX's German classes," says Ms. Lade, who notes she was invited because of more PR
Stony Brook University Professors Inducted into European Academy of Engineering (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, Oct. 1 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news:
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Stony Brook University Professors Inducted into European Academy of Engineering
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Stony Brook University professors make up two of 14 members elected internationally
STONY BROOK, NY - October 1, 2026 - Two professors from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) were recently elected as members of the Fundamental Sciences and Mathematics Division of the European Academy of Engineering.
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Sudan: Today almost half a million people have lost life saving health, water and protection services amidst global funding cuts (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release:
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Sudan: Today almost half a million people have lost life saving health, water and protection services amidst global funding cuts
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* As of today at least 473,700 people have lost access to health care, nutrition support, clean water and protection services after funding for IRC's Sudan response ended.
* 36 health facilities, 29 nutrition centers, 8 Women and Girls Safe Spaces and 6 child-focused safe spaces have close more PR
SUNY Chancellor King Announces Expansion of EOP Scholars Program for Students Pursuing Careers in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and AI Fields (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 2 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Announces Expansion of EOP Scholars Program for Students Pursuing Careers in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and AI Fields
October 1, 2026
SUNY Will Launch New Efforts to Help EOP Students Prepare for Dynamic Careers in More High-Demand Sectors
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Albany, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the expansion of the SUNY Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Scholars more PR
SUNY ESF, DEC Expand Statewide Internship Partnership with $6.7 Million Agreement Through 2030 (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news:
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SUNY ESF, DEC Expand Statewide Internship Partnership with $6.7 Million Agreement Through 2030
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#Landmark investment strengthens environmental workforce development across New York state
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -Oct. 1, 2026 -The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today the execution of a new $6.7 million, five-year a more PR
SUNY Potsdam Counselor April Fullerton Honored with Basic Needs Champion Award (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Oct. 1 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news:
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SUNY Potsdam Counselor April Fullerton Honored with Basic Needs Champion Award
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SUNY Potsdam Counselor April Fullerton was recently recognized with the Basic Needs Champion Award at the SUNY Basic Needs Summit, held on Sept. 24.
The Basic Needs Champion Award honors leaders, advocates, and changemakers who are committed to supporting student basic needs. The award is open to students, faculty, staff and administrators who demonst more PR
Survey: CHRO Confidence Remains in Positive Territory, But Continues to Inch Down (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release:
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Survey: CHRO Confidence Remains in Positive Territory, But Continues to Inch Down
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CHRO confidence remained positive in Q3, but continued to edge down from its record high earlier this year. That's according to the latest survey of US chief human resource officers (CHROs) from The Conference Board.
The CHRO Confidence Index declined to 56 in Q3 from 58 in Q2. A reading above 50 reflects more positive than negative responses. The hiring component of the Index more PR
Susan G. Komen Launches New Breast Honesty Platform to Confront the Urgent Realities of Breast Cancer and Challenges Us to Do Better (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 2 -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news:
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Susan G. Komen(R) Launches new Breast Honesty(TM) Platform to Confront the Urgent Realities of Breast Cancer and Challenges us to do Better
October 1, 2026
Don't Fail the Girls(TM)," the platform's initial campaign, focuses on the next generation and addresses hard truths -- rising breast cancer rates among younger women and 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
Syracuse University: Students Explore Geology in Scotland, Birthplace of the Field (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Students Explore Geology in Scotland, Birthplace of the Field
Students in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences gained hands-on experience through immersive field research on the trip.
Dan Bernardi
Oct. 1, 2026
Three hundred years after the birth of James Hutton, the Scottish scientist known as the father of modern geology, Syracuse University students from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) walked the same landscapes tha more PR
Syracuse University: Survey Finds Burnout Is Top Challenge for Independent Local News Publishers (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Survey Finds Burnout Is Top Challenge for Independent Local News Publishers
The report from the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship draws on responses from 112 publishers in 37 states and Washington, D.C.
Oct. 1, 2026
More than 55% of publishers of independent local news organizations cite burnout as a concern, and about 52% view balancing journalism with business operations as one of their most pressing challenges, a new survey finds.
Rese more PR
Syracuse University: Whitman Names Cameron Miller Inaugural Nagpal Family Faculty Fellow (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Whitman Names Cameron Miller Inaugural Nagpal Family Faculty Fellow
The fellowship was established in 2024 to support a faculty member selected by the dean, as part of the University's Forever Orange Faculty Excellence Program.
Oct. 1, 2026
The Martin J. Whitman School of Management has named Cameron D. Miller, associate professor of management, as the inaugural recipient of the Nagpal Family Faculty Fellowship. This recognition celebrates faculty excellenc more PR
SyracuseCoE Innovation Fund Supports 3 Local Companies (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 2 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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SyracuseCoE Innovation Fund Supports 3 Local Companies
Three companies--KLAW Industries, Mission Power and TKF--have been selected to receive awards of up to $7,500 each for research and development projects.
Oct. 1, 2026
Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE) has awarded funding to three New York State startups through its 2026-27 Innovation Fund pitch competition.
The Innovation Fund is a seed fund designed to hel more PR
Tariffs on Canadian power could raise costs, emissions and grid risks (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Tariffs on Canadian power could raise costs, emissions and grid risks
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Milk and alcohol, paper and steel, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals - an array of products are currently subject to tariffs in the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and Canada.
But there is one crucial commodity that has so far avoided tariffs: electricity. In addition to sharing a border, the two countries operate deeply interconnected power grids, linked by 86 cross-border more PR
Ten Years of Showing Up: Emma Taylor's Lasting Impact on Theatre for Youth (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Samford University issued the following news release:
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Ten Years of Showing Up: Emma Taylor's Lasting Impact on Theatre for Youth
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For 10 years, Emma Taylor has invested in Samford University's theatre for youth program, but her connection to the work extends far beyond financial support. She has traveled alongside students, celebrated their successes, watched children experience live theatre for the first time and witnessed firsthand the difference a performance can make in a young person's life. Her more PR
Teneo Appoints Amy Edgy as Head of Restructuring Communications (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Teneo, a CEO advisory firm, issued the following news release:
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Teneo Appoints Amy Edgy as Head of Restructuring Communications
October 1, 2026 New York
Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Amy Edgy as Senior Managing Director and Head of Restructuring Communications within its Strategy & Communications business.
Amy brings more than 25 years of experience guiding clients through distressed debt, insolvency and other high-stakes legal, operational and financial matters. She has a more PR
Tennessee Botches Execution of Christa Pike (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Equal Justice Initiative posted the following news:
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Tennessee Botches Execution of Christa Pike
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Christa Pike is in the hospital this morning after surviving the State of Tennessee's botched attempt to execute her by lethal injection last night.
Her attorneys, who have not been informed about her condition, said in a statement early this morning that "the concerns raised by Ms. Pike proved to be true: difficult vein access, blown veins, degraded pentobarbital, no emergency more PR
The research behind Stanislav Khristenko's '24 Preludes' (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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The research behind Stanislav Khristenko's '24 Preludes'
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When Stanislav Khristenko joined the faculty of the Michigan State University College of Music in fall 2024, he brought with him a reputation for expressive and thoughtful performances. Something less visible yet fortunate for MSU piano students is that his approach is one of disciplined research of the kind exhibited in the creation of his latest album, "24 Preludes."
Released in June by more PR
The Taliban Aren't United. Accountability Can Exploit the Gaps. (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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The Taliban Aren't United. Accountability Can Exploit the Gaps.
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In October 2001, a U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, following the September 11 attacks in the United States, initially drove the Taliban from power. But 20 years later, after a war that took a terrible toll, the Taliban regained control of the country. Both the U.S. and its allies, who have yet to reckon with the history of that conflict, now find themselves tied in knots over w more PR
Three Men Charged With Trafficking Nearly 100 Firearms In New York City (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Three Men Charged With Trafficking Nearly 100 Firearms In New York City
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), Pete Gizas, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), Jessica S. Tisch, announced today the arrests and unsealing of an Indictment cha more PR
Transcript: After Decades of Delays, Mayor Mamdani Announces Greenpoint's Box Street Park is Finally Underway (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Transcript: After Decades Of Delays, Mayor Mamdani Announces Greenpoint's Box Street Park Is Finally Underway
October 1, 2026
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani: It is such a pleasure to be here in Greenpoint alongside partners, friends and advocates to make this announcement that this neighborhood has waited years to hear. So, what's a couple more minutes?
I first want to acknowledge a number of leaders, both inside our City government as well as outside partn more PR
Turkiye: Drop Charges Against Kurdish Academic Gullistan Yarkin (10)
LONDON, England, Oct. 2 -- PEN International issued the following news:
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Turkiye: Drop charges against Kurdish academic Gullistan Yarkin
'Gullistan Yarkin's academic writings challenge official narratives and have made her a target of the authorities of Turkiye, who continue to muzzle independent voices. The case against her sends a chilling warning to all writers and academics who dare explore difficult themes and must be dropped at once. We stand with Yarkin and will closely monitor developments,' said Burhan Sonmez, PEN International more PR
U-M Alumna Maaza Mengiste Named MacArthur Fellow (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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U-M alumna Maaza Mengiste named MacArthur Fellow
October 1, 2026
University of Michigan alumna Maaza Mengiste, a fiction writer and professor whose work explores the human toll of political conflict, was named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, an honor widely known as the "genius grant."
Awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the fellowship provides each recipient with $800,000 in unrestricted funding over five years, recognizing except more PR
U.N. Secretary-General's Message on International Day of Older Persons (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The United Nations issued the following statement:
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1 October 2026
New York, UN
Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Older Persons
Statements | Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
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Humanity is living longer than ever before. By 2050, the number of people aged 60 and over is projected to rise from 1.2 billion to 2.1 billion - a full 20 per cent of the global population.
This is one of the great achievements of our time, a sign of improved health and stronger social protections in many parts of more PR
U.N.: Could a New Global Panel Defuse Inequality's 'Ticking Time Bomb'? (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Could a new global panel defuse inequality's 'ticking time bomb'?
By Dina Neskorozhana
30 September 2026
What if the world tackled inequality with the same kind of scientific firepower it has brought to the climate crisis?
That is the thinking behind a proposal gaining support from world leaders and experts to establish a new 'International Panel on Inequality', an independent body that would bring together evidence on the causes and consequences of widening disparit more PR
U.N.: Ebola Response Faces Setback as Transit Centre Burns Down in Democratic Republic of the Congo Camp (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Ebola response faces setback as transit centre burns down in DR Congo camp
1 October 2026
The enormous challenge of halting the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just became even harder after a key transit centre for patients requiring treatment burned down in Ituri province.
Condemning the blaze, the UN's senior Ebola response official in DRC, Julien Harneis, also noted that Kigonze camp where the facility was open now lies abandoned.
"I more PR
U.N.: Homicides Fall as Organised Crime Grows More Profitable - Networked (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Homicides fall as organised crime grows more profitable - and networked
Homicide rates are falling across much of the world, but organised crime is on the rise in many regions as criminal networks diversify into trafficking, migrant smuggling, and the exploitation of natural resources, a new UN report launched on Wednesday revealed.
The study, Crime and Justice in a Changing World, by the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), was pres more PR
U.N.: Palestinians Yearn for 'A Return to Normal Life,' Says Top Middle East Peace Envoy (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Palestinians yearn for 'a return to normal life,' says top Middle East peace envoy
30 September 2026
The UN is continuing efforts to support Palestinians in Gaza amid major challenges to humanitarian access, reconstruction and the restoration of essential services, according to Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.
Speaking to UN News on the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, Mr. Alakbarov said UN agencies a more PR
U.N.: Somali Families Face Renewed Violence Amid Worsening Hunger Crisis (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Somali families face renewed violence amid worsening hunger crisis
30 September 2026
Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises.
A health facility has also been damaged, according to the UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, and other humanitarian agencies.
In the past few weeks, clashes have broken out in Baidoa, the state's largest city, betwe more PR
U.N.: World News in Brief - Storm Clouds Over Gaza, Deadly Obstacles Face Mexican Women Rights Defenders, Latvia Booze Ban Proves Lifesaver (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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World News in Brief: Storm clouds over Gaza, deadly obstacles face Mexican women rights defenders, Latvia booze ban proves lifesaver
30 September 2026
UN teams are racing to protect families in Gaza from the coming rainy season, but restricted access to land and shortages of critical supplies are hampering the effort, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Wednesday.
Since Monday, partners have assessed three possible sites for temporary shelters for people choosin 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.
This more PR
UConn Wide Receiver, MBA Candidate Drew Kron: Follow Your Passion, Learn from Others, Put Your Head Down and Work Hard (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Wide Receiver, MBA Candidate Drew Kron: Follow Your Passion, Learn from Others, Put Your Head Down and Work Hard
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Determination and resolve are two of the traits that are helping MBA candidate and UConn football wide receiver Drew Kron sprint to the goal line in athletics and beyond. Kron, who earned a bachelor's degree in 2025 with a major in finance and a minor in real estate, recently spoke to UConn Today about what has helped him prosper more PR
UK Trial Challenges Gold Industry's 'Responsible Gold' Certification (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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UK Trial Challenges Gold Industry's 'Responsible Gold' Certification
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An unusual trial will begin next week in London's High Court: the families of two 23-year-old Tanzanian men who were fatally shot in 2019 at a Canadian-owned gold mine in northern Tanzania are bringing a case against the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), an industry body that oversees the London gold market.
Another 30 Tanzanians recently joined the case, while a Ca more PR
University of Arkansas: Fay Jones School Professor Peter MacKeith Named Executive Director of SOM Foundation (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 2 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Fay Jones School Professor Peter MacKeith Named Executive Director of SOM Foundation
Oct. 01, 2026
Peter MacKeith, professor of architecture in the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, has been named executive director of the SOM Foundation. A nationally recognized design educator, administrator, curator and author, MacKeith most recently served as dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the U of A from 2014-2026.
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University of Groningen: 10 Years Nobel Prize Ben Feringa (10)
GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, Oct. 1 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news:
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10 years Nobel Prize Ben Feringa
01 October 2026
Wednesday morning, October 5, 2016: Professor of Organic Chemistry Ben Feringa unexpectedly receives a call from Stockholm. A little later, colleagues hear a roar of joy in the hallway. Feringa, together with Frenchman Jean-Pierre Sauvage and the British James-Frazer Stoddard, is found to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. On Saturday 10 December 2016, Feringa and them will receive the Nobel more PR
Upcoming Happenings at Wofford College (10)
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Wofford College issued the following news:
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October-November events
Upcoming happenings at Wofford College
2026-09-30
The fall semester is in full swing at Wofford College, bringing engaging speaker events, art exhibits and a mainstage theatre production alongside favorite campus traditions like Homecoming and the Blessing of the Animals.
All events are open to the public and free of charge unless otherwise noted. View the online calendar at calendar.wofford.edu. For athletics events, visit ath more PR
US: Nebraskans Losing Coverage as Medicaid Changes (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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US: Nebraskans Losing Coverage as Medicaid Changes
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* Nebraska's efforts to implement new, federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid underscore fears that millions of people will experience avoidable barriers to healthcare coverage.
* Federal authorities could have chosen to blunt the impact of the federal legislation's Medicaid cuts. Instead, they added even more convoluted requirements that will deprive people of health care they more PR
Utah Law faculty updates: September 2026 (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 1 -- The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law posted the following news:
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Utah Law faculty updates: September 2026
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Each month, we share notable updates-including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments-from Utah Law faculty members.
Associate Professor Daniel Aaron
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* Quoted in The Guardian, "'Nakedly political': US attempts to link trans support to authoritarianism in new health department report" (Sept. 7, 2026).
Professor Teneille Brown
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Uzbekistan: Guarantee Karakalpak Lawyer's Safety (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Uzbekistan: Guarantee Karakalpak Lawyer's Safety
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(Berlin, October 1, 2026) - Uzbek officials should immediately ensure the safety and well-being of an imprisoned Karakalpak blogger and lawyer, Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov, and secure his release, Human Rights Watch said today. Since his conviction and transfer to prison in 2023, prison officials and other prisoners have apparently beaten and subjected Tazhimuratov to other humiliations repeatedly 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
VCU: For Stephen Vitiello, Listening is an Art Form - and the National Academy of Design Agrees (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Oct. 1, 2026
For Stephen Vitiello, listening is an art form - and the National Academy of Design agrees
The VCUarts professor of kinetic imaging reflects on the rare honor of being elected to the prestigious 200-year-old academy, whose executive director says Vitiello 'expands our understanding of what art can be.'
By Sophie Tran
Sound artist Stephen Vitiello has spent much of his career working outside traditional categories - or even location more PR
Virginia Tech: Lance Collins, Vice President of the Greater Washington, D.C., Area, to Step Down in January (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Lance Collins, vice president of the greater Washington, D.C., area, to step down in January
1 Oct 2026
Lance Collins, vice president of the greater Washington, D.C., area, will step down early next year after 37 years of service in higher education, including the development of two unique technology campuses. Collins came to Virginia Tech in 2020 as the founding executive director and vice president of the university's Innovation Campus initiative in Alexandria, more PR
Warren, Warnock, Senators Sound Alarm As Trump Admin Worsens Child Care Affordability Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSida) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Warnock, Senators Sound Alarm As Trump Admin Worsens Child Care Affordability Crisis
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"American families have long struggled to access affordable, high-quality child care, but ACF's actions now threaten a nationwide child care crisis"
Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) led Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D 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
Wearable AI Forecasts Prolonged Sitting in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release:
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Wearable AI Forecasts Prolonged Sitting in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain
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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach using data from wearable devices that can forecast upcoming periods of prolonged sitting in women with chronic pelvic pain disorders.
The findings, published in the September 30 online issue of npj Women's Health [DOI: 10.1038/s44294-026-00 more PR
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences: Newly Discovered Cell Helps Shape Blood Vessel Growth in the Heart (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences posted the following news:
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Newly Discovered Cell Helps Shape Blood Vessel Growth in the Heart
October 1, 2026
Researchers have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine. Working with zebrafish, they found that the new cell type helps stabilize the vascular network that supplies oxygen to growing cardiac more PR
White & Case advises international lenders on US$1.5 billion Acelen SAF biorefinery project (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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White & Case advises international lenders on US$1.5 billion Acelen SAF biorefinery project
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised a consortium of international lenders on the project financing of Acelen's landmark greenfield biodiesel project in Brazil, one of the first large-scale facilities in Latin America dedicated to producing both sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel. The biorefinery is expected to more PR
Who Gets to Shape AI? U.N. Debate Centres on Power, Trust, Inclusion (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Who gets to shape AI? UN debate centres on power, trust and inclusion
By Daniel Dickinson
30 September 2026
Artificial Intelligence or AI - and the technology behind it - is moving fast. The question being asked across the world is who gets a seat at the table deciding how it's used and who gets to benefit.
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When global leaders gathered at the UN during High-Level Week at the organization's headquarters in New York, AI emerged as an issue which both unified and div more PR
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom: UNGA81 - Shaping Feminist Multilateralism for Demilitarization & Peace (10)
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 1 -- The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom issued the following news:
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UNGA81: Shaping Feminist Multilateralism for Demilitarization and Peace
This past week, government officials from around the world converged in New York to participate in the 81st United Nations General Assembly. WILPF was present at UNGA High-Level Week taking part in different events relating to demilitarization, women's rights in Afghanistan, the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, feminist multilateralism, and more. Addit more PR
Yonkers Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty After Causing Nearly $6 Million In Tax Loss (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Yonkers Tax Preparer Pleads Guilty After Causing Nearly $6 Million In Tax Loss
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Executive Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation ("IRS-CI"), Harry T. Chavis, Jr., announced today that JOSEPH CLAY pled guilty to an Information charging him with one count of aiding an 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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