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News Tipoffs - New York Editors Newsletter for 2026-10-06 ( 156 items )  
2 Dominican Republic Nationals Sentenced in Prison For Possession Of Ammunition By Illegal Alien In Connection With Shooting of Off-Duty CBP Officer (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Two Dominican Republic Nationals Sentenced To 180 Months And 151 Months In Prison For Possession Of Ammunition By An Illegal Alien In Connection With The Shooting Of An Off-Duty CBP Officer * 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, Director of the New York Fie more PR

Accenture Completes Acquisition of Mjolner Informatics in Denmark (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release: * * * Accenture Completes Acquisition of Mjolner Informatics, Bringing Deep Software Engineering Expertise for Energy, Utilities and Manufacturing Clients in Denmark COPENHAGEN, Denmark; Oct. 5, 2026 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of Mjolner Informatics from Norlys, strengthening Accenture's software engineering, digital engineering and embedded software development capabilities in Denmark. The acquisition expan more PR

Accomplished ITC Lawyer Joins Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Latham and Watkins, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Accomplished ITC Lawyer Joins Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. October 5, 2026 Lisa Kattan brings more than 25 years of ITC and patent litigation experience to Latham's market-leading Intellectual Property Litigation Practice. - Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that Lisa Kattan has joined the firm's Washington, D.C. office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and as a Co-Chair of the International Trade Comm more PR

ACLU Announces the Arnie Miller Fund for the Next Generation (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Announces the Arnie Miller Fund for the Next Generation * Inspired by Arnie Miller's fierce commitment to social justice, public service, and mentorship, the Fund will provide stipends for ACLU law school and undergraduate interns and will bolster early-career programming dedicated  more PR

Adelphi Stands Out as Long Island's Only Private University in 2027 Global Rankings (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Oct. 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: * * * Adelphi Stands Out as Long Island's Only Private University in 2027 Global Rankings October 5, 2026 Adelphi is among the 7 percent of U.S. universities included in the recently released 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The lofty position in the Times Higher Education rankings reflects Adelphi's reputation for academic excellence, contributions to research, and global influence. The University also received high national rankings in  more PR

Adelphi University: New Chair and Trustee, Both Healthcare Innovators, Bolster Adelphi Board (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Oct. 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: * * * A New Chair and Trustee, Both Healthcare Innovators, Bolster Adelphi Board October 5, 2026 With the recent appointment of Leonard C. Achan '99 as chair of the Adelphi University Board of Trustees and the election of Northwell Health CEO Emeritus Michael Dowling as a trustee, Adelphi University is reinforcing its leadership in the field of healthcare education. Adelphi University has added two highly distinguished leaders in the healthcare field to its boa more PR

Afghans Await Justice 25 Years After War Began (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Afghans Await Justice 25 Years After War Began * (Washington, DC) - The United States and coalition countries have yet to provide genuine justice or redress for war crimes and other grave abuses in Afghanistan in the 25 years since the war began on October 7, 2001, Human Rights Watch said today, issuing a timeline of its reporting of the conflict. After Al-Qaeda's September 11 attacks on the United States, the US government authorized the use more PR

AJC Names Sharon Goldman as Atlanta Regional Director (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Names Sharon Goldman as Atlanta Regional Director * American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, has named Dr. Sharon Goldman, a leader in Jewish communal affairs, education, and philanthropy, as Director of its Atlanta regional office. Goldman comes to AJC from Kivunim, a Jerusalem-based international Jewish gap-year program, where she served as Director. Prior to Kivunim, Goldman more PR

Akin Adds London Partner Filippo Durazzo to Growing Private Equity Platform (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Akin Adds London Partner Filippo Durazzo to Growing Private Equity Platform October 5, 2026 (London) - Akin announced today that Filippo Durazzo has joined the firm as corporate partner in London, further advancing the firm's expansion of its global private equity platform. Filippo reunites with U.S. head of private equity Gerald Brant, partners Jeffrey Kochian, London-based Jono Hamill and their team, strengthening capabilities in private equity transacti more PR

Allegheny College Welcomes Three New Faculty Members for Fall 2026 (10)
MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Allegheny College issued the following news: * * * Allegheny College Welcomes Three New Faculty Members for Fall 2026 October 5, 2026 The fall semester at Allegheny College is full of momentum between the rollout of two new initiatives making private college education more affordable and accessible, and the announcement of a 20% enrollment increase for the class of 2030. At the heart of this excitement are the staff and faculty who make up the Allegheny community, and at the top of this academic year, we more PR

Alumni Spotlight: Madison Nelson '17 Publishes Debut Horror Thriller Novel with Penguin Random House (10)
YORK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- York College of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Alumni Spotlight: Madison Nelson '17 Publishes Debut Horror Thriller Novel with Penguin Random House * After years of working in fashion, the Psychology graduate drew on her educational background and inspiration from living in New York City to write her debut novel, Portrait of a Haunting. Now, her book is hitting bookshelves just in time for Halloween. When Madison Tyler Nelson '17 moved to New York after graduating from York College of Pennsylvan more PR

American Chestnut Trees, Functionally Extinct in the Wild, Return to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo for the First Time in More Than a Century (10)
BRONX, New York, Oct. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * American Chestnut Trees, Functionally Extinct in the Wild, Return to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo for the First Time in More Than a Century New York Restoration Project's gift of 20 hybrid American chestnut trees marks a symbolic return to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo--where blight was first documented in 1904--more than a century after it devastated an American icon - BRONX, NY (Oc more PR

APHIS Removes Shrewsbury, Massachusetts from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Removes Shrewsbury, Massachusetts from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area * October 1, 2026 Subject: APHIS Removes Shrewsbury, Massachusetts from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (A more PR

Appeals Court Rules Terminations of Refugee Status are Subject to Judicial Review (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Refugee Assistance Project posted the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Rules Terminations of Refugee Status are Subject to Judicial Review * Decision comes as Trump administration targets resettled refugees (Denver, CO) - Today, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Mukantagara v. Mullin upholding the due process rights of refugees targeted by the U.S. government. The Tenth Circuit ruled that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services determinations tha more PR

ARL Board of Directors 2027 Elected by ARL Membership (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Libraries] -- The Association of Research Libraries issued the following news: * * * ARL Board of Directors 2027 Elected by ARL Membership * The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2027 Board of Directors today during the Fall 2026 Association Meeting. On January 1, 2027, Simon Neame (13LFP), Dean of University Libraries at the University of Washington, will begin a one-year term as president of ARL. The president serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, along with the vice p more PR

Attorney General Bonta Demands Federal Watchdogs Investigate Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Political Ads (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Demands Federal Watchdogs Investigate Trump's Taxpayer-Funded Political Ads * On heels of more ads aired during Sunday football, Attorney General Bonta submits complaint with Government Accountability Office and Office of Special Counsel OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today submitted a complaint with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (O more PR

Attorney General James Sues Secretary Kennedy to Protect Children from Dangerous Vaccine Rollbacks (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Secretary Kennedy to Protect Children from Dangerous Vaccine Rollbacks * AG James Joins Lawsuit Against HHS for Stripping Seven Childhood Vaccines of Universal Recommendation NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a lawsuit against U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to restore the science-based childhood vaccine schedule that has protected Am more PR

Attorney General Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards * LANSING -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 26 states, counties, and cities in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) challenging its final rule weakening corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for new passenger cars and light trucks. Hi more PR

Bain & Company Named as "A Leader" in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for the Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting Market (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 6 -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Bain & Company Named as "a Leader" in the 2026 Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant(TM) for the Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting Market BOSTON - October 5, 2026 - Bain & Company, the global business consulting firm, has been recognized as a Leader in The 2026 Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant(TM) for the Finance Transformation Strategy Consulting (FTSC) market. Gartner defines finance transformation consulting as services that help C more PR

Bangladeshi Police Round Up Opposition Supporters (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Bangladeshi Police Round Up Opposition Supporters * The mass arrest of attendees at a small left-wing party's meeting in Dhaka on September 26 is the latest incident in the Bangladesh authorities' ongoing assault on civil and political rights. Police took around 290 supporters of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal into custody after members of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party's youth wing - the Jubo Dal - claimed the gathering was a "secret" m more PR

Baruch Mathematics Professor Louis-Pierre Arguin Selected for Prestigious Simons Foundation Grant (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- Baruch College posted the following news: * * * Baruch Mathematics Professor Louis-Pierre Arguin Selected for Prestigious Simons Foundation Grant * For 15 years, Professor Louis-Pierre Arguin has drawn on his expertise in probability and mathematical physics to investigate enduring mysteries in number theory. Now, his work is taking on a new dimension as part of a major international collaboration supported by the Simons Foundation, whose mission is "to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and basic sciences. more PR

Booker, Blumenthal, Padilla Urge Secretary Mullin to Immediately Remove ICE Officers Hired Without Background Checks (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Blumenthal, Padilla Urge Secretary Mullin to Immediately Remove ICE Officers Hired Without Background Checks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Alex Padilla (D-CA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, call on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately remove all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers hired during the Department's more PR

Bradley Named Finalist in 8 Categories for 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bradley Named Finalist in 8 Categories for 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards * Bradley has been named a finalist for the 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards in eight categories for two deals completed within the past year. The annual awards recognize the leading transactions, restructurings, deal financings, products, services, firms, and professionals across several categories. The winners will be announced at a gala held during th more PR

Breakthrough T1D to Host Inaugural Type 1 Diabetes Clinical & Research Congress (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release: * * * Breakthrough T1D to Host Inaugural Type 1 Diabetes Clinical & Research Congress * Event Will Convene Global Leaders to Shape the Future of Type 1 Diabetes in Philadelphia October 9-11 PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 5, 2026 - Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, is proud to announce the inaugural Breakthrough T1D Clinical &  more PR

Captains Darren Clarke, Retief Goosen and Justin Leonard Reveal World-Class Teams for Skechers World Champions Cup Supporting Shriners Children's (10)
TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Shriners Hospitals for Children posted the following news: * * * Captains Darren Clarke, Retief Goosen and Justin Leonard Reveal World-Class Teams for Skechers World Champions Cup Supporting Shriners Children's * European Team Captain Darren Clarke, International Team Captain Retief Goosen, and U.S. Team Captain Justin Leonard announced today the three star-studded teams set to compete in the 2026 Skechers World Champions Cup supporting Shriners Children's, bringing together an accomplis more PR

Carlyle to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host Investor Conference Call (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Carlyle Group posted the following news release: * * * Carlyle to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Host Investor Conference Call 05 October 2026 Washington, D.C. and New York - The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CG) announced today that it will release financial results for the third quarter 2026 on Thursday, November 5, 2026, and host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EST. The conference call will be available via public webcast from the Events & Presentations section of ir.carlyle.com and a replay will a more PR

Catholic League Issues Commentary: What American Muslims Believe (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- 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: * * * What American Muslims Believe Are American Muslims who practice their religion just like other religious Americans? To the extent that they do not adhere to a strict interpretation of Islam, yes. To the extent they do, no. Islamism, or strict adherence to sharia law, is the proble more PR

Center for Strategic & International Studies Geopolitics & Foreign Policy President Cha Testifies Before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific released the following written testimony by Victor Cha, president of geopolitics and foreign policy and Korea chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Lives, not Leverage: the Long Arm of China and North Korea's Repression." Cha is also a distinguished university professor at Georgetown University and a senior fellow in freedom and democracy at the George W. Bush Institute. * * * Chairperson Kim, R more PR

CFTC Chairman Selig Issues Remarks at Fordham Law Blockchain Regulatory Symposium (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks by Chairman Michael S. Selig: * * * Remarks at the Fordham Law Blockchain Regulatory Symposium New York, NY | October 05, 2026 Chris, thank you for the kind introduction. It's great to be back with you in New York City. It feels like just yesterday that we were sitting together talking shop in Willkie's offices down the street. After having had the opportunity to work with you at the Commission and in private practice, it's an incredible honor to now more PR

Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: Autism Rates Surged More Than 40% Between 2019-2024 -- Where's the Urgency? (10)
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Brenda Baletti, senior reporter for The Defender: * * * Autism Rates Surged More Than 40% Between 2019-2024 -- Where's the Urgency? Children from low-income families, girls, and 3- to 5-year-olds showed the steepest increases in autism rates, according to a large CDC study. The researchers also found 1 in 5 children were  more PR

Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: New York Teen Forced Out of School Again After Three More Doctors Argue Vaccines Would Harm Her (10)
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Brenda Baletti, senior reporter for The Defender. * * * New York Teen Forced Out of School Again After 3 More Doctors Argue Vaccines Would Harm Her Seventeen-year-old Sarah Doe is back in court seeking emergency federal court intervention so she can stay in school after three more doctors said the teen shouldn't get the l more PR

Christa Pike's Suffering Highlights Inhumanity of Death Penalty (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Christa Pike's Suffering Highlights Inhumanity of Death Penalty * Today, Christa Pike remains unconscious on a ventilator, and in critical condition after the Tennessee government's failed execution attempt. Doctors had warned that her medical condition could make the state's execution method, lethal injection, exceptionally painful and cruel. In fact, it was barbaric. Authorities tried to insert an IV line for an hour on September 30, using a more PR

Colgate Faculty Panel Discusses "American Constitutionalism at 250" to Celebrate 2026 Constitution Day (10)
HAMILTON, New York, Oct. 5 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Colgate Faculty Panel Discusses "American Constitutionalism at 250" to Celebrate 2026 Constitution Day * A panel of Colgate faculty members shared their perspectives on "American Constitutionalism at 250: The Roberts Court and the Evolution of a Unitary Executive" as part of the University's celebration of Constitution Day Sept. 17. Colgate has hosted an annual event to honor Constitution Day since 2005, sponsored by the Kraynak Institute for the Study of Fre more PR

Columbia University School of the Arts: Jinwoo Chong '21 to Release Third Novel, 'Club Nine Tails,' With Random House (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news: * * * Jinwoo Chong '21 to Release Third Novel, 'Club Nine Tails,' with Random House By Rosemarie Rotundo October 05, 2026 Jinwoo Chong '21, author of the award-winning novel Flux, will release his third novel, Club Nine Tails, with Random House in March 2027-a novel about family, reconciliation, and a cross-country adventure. "Smart, funny, fast, and a little bit furious, Club Nine Tails is a highly entertaining novel filled with surprising scenes an more PR

Committee Democrats Issue Statement on State Department's Partial Production of Venezuela Oil Deal Documents (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Democrats Issue Statement on State Department's Partial Production of Venezuela Oil Deal Documents October 2, 2026 Washington, DC -- Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Joaquin Castro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, along with all Democratic Members of the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere more PR

Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 5 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity * September 2026 was a watershed month for the field of mathematics, as OpenAI claimed to solve the Navier-Stokes problem with artificial intelligence (AI), Fields Medal winners branched into AI safety and spoke up for AI constraints, and prominent mathematicians, including Cornell professors Steven Strogatz and Lionel Levine, commented in the media on the benefits and risks of AI. As mat more PR

COURAGEOUS: The Campaign to Equip Future Fearless Scholar-Servants (10)
HOUGHTON, New York, Oct. 5 -- Houghton University posted the following news: * * * COURAGEOUS: The Campaign to Equip Future Fearless Scholar-Servants * This comprehensive campaign will strengthen student experiences, enhance campus facilities, and grow endowment support to advance Houghton's Christ-centered mission for generations to come. Houghton University launched the public phase of COURAGEOUS: The Campaign to Equip Fearless Scholar-Servants during Homecoming and Family Weekend on October 2, 2026. The $83 million comprehensive campaig more PR

Courier Issues Commentary: Scientific Institute That Fascinated Jeffrey Epstein (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Courier, an independent advocacy news and media network, issued the following commentary by investigative reporter Jackie Appel: * * * October 5, 2026 The Scientific Institute That Fascinated Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein liked dynamics he could control and understand, most heinously illustrated by his systematic trafficking and abuse of more than 1,000 women and girls over the course of his adult life. But his urge to shape the world around him as he saw fit extended to many other areas of his life, such as his dealin more PR

CREFC's 3Q 2026 BOG Sentiment Index Falls 17.5% to a Three-Year Low as Caution Spreads Across All Nine Core Questions (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (TNSrpt) -- The CRE Finance Council, an association for the commercial real estate finance industry, issued the following news release: * * * CREFC's 3Q 2026 BOG Sentiment Index Falls 17.5% to a Three-Year Low as Caution Spreads Across All Nine Core Questions NEW YORK, NY - October 5, 2026 - The CRE Finance Council (CREFC), the trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry, today released its Third-Quarter 2026 (3Q26) Board of Governors (BOG) Sentiment Index survey results. The index fell 17.5% to 83.3 f more PR

D'Amato-Neff, Dolan, and Santoro honored with Bob Pahl Sketching Awards (10)
ALFRED, New York, Oct. 5 -- The Alfred State College posted the following news: * * * D'Amato-Neff, Dolan, and Santoro honored with Bob Pahl Sketching Awards * A trio of Alfred State students in the Department of Architecture and Design were recently honored with Bob Pahl Sketching Awards. Theresa D'Amato-Neff (Schenectady, NY) was honored with first prize, Connor Dolan (Corinth, NY), was awarded second, and Alessandra Santoro (Oceanside, NY) earned third. Bob Pahl, a Boston-area architect, graduated from ASC in 1981 with a degree in archi more PR

Debevoise Advised Prudential Financial in Its Approximately $5 Billion Reinsurance Transaction with Prismic Life (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Advised Prudential Financial in Its Approximately $5 Billion Reinsurance Transaction with Prismic Life * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU) in its approximately $5 billion agreement to reinsure a portion of its USD-denominated Japanese whole life insurance policies originated by Prudential's Japanese affiliates with a subsidiary of Prismic Life, a Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsu more PR

Debevoise Advises Schneider Electric in Its Acquisition of PTC at an Implied Enterprise Valuation of $23.7 Billion (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Advises Schneider Electric in Its Acquisition of PTC at an Implied Enterprise Valuation of $23.7 Billion * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Schneider Electric (EPA: SU) in its acquisition of PTC (NASDAQ: PTC), an industrial product design, engineering and data management company, at an implied enterprise valuation of $23.7 billion. For more information, see the press release. The Debevoise team is led by M&A partn more PR

Debevoise Advises Schneider Electric in Its EUR1.2 Billion Voluntary Public Takeover Offer for Shelly Group (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Advises Schneider Electric in Its EUR1.2 Billion Voluntary Public Takeover Offer for Shelly Group * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP is advising Schneider Electric (EPA: SU) in antitrust and competition aspects of its agreement with Shelly Group and its two founding shareholders, Dimitar Dimitrov and Svetlin Todorov, for the acquisition by Schneider Electric of Shelly Group, a provider of IoT and smart building solutions, in a more PR

Debevoise Expands Private Capital Platform with Addition of Private Equity M&A Partners Neal J. Reenan and Ian Bushner (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Expands Private Capital Platform with Addition of Private Equity M&A Partners Neal J. Reenan and Ian Bushner * Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced today that Neal J. Reenan and Ian Bushner have joined the firm as partners in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group in New York, expanding the firm's deep private equity M&A bench. Their arrival marks another significant step in the firm's continued investment in its private capi more PR

Dechert Adds Carl Kennedy as Partner to Deepen Derivatives and CFTC Regulatory Practice (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Dechert, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Dechert Adds Carl Kennedy as Partner to Deepen Derivatives and CFTC Regulatory Practice * Dechert LLP announced today that Carl Kennedy has joined the firm as a partner and head of commodities and derivatives in its financial services group, adding sell-side derivatives and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulatory depth to the firm's practice. Based in New York, Mr. Kennedy strengthens Dechert's capabilities in  more PR

Delta and LATAM mark four years of Joint Venture with 31% increase in capacity and 17.4 million customers carried between North and South America (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 5 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delta Air Lines posted the following news: * * * Delta and LATAM mark four years of Joint Venture with 31% increase in capacity and 17.4 million customers carried between North and South America * The partnership has expanded connectivity across the two regions, with 83,000 flights operated, 20.8 million seats offered and 28 joint routes. The agreement also provides reciprocal benefits through the SkyMiles and LATAM Pass programs, along with additional travel experience benefits. Four years more PR

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Quick Clip - Roger Marshall Facing a "Mathematical Perfect Storm" in Kansas as "Historically Popular" Adam Hamilton Surges in New Poll (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 5, 2026 QUICK CLIP: Roger Marshall Facing a "Mathematical Perfect Storm" in Kansas as "Historically Popular" Adam Hamilton Surges in New Poll After a new New York Times/Siena poll found Democrat Adam Hamilton tied with Republican Roger Marshall, CNN's Harry Enten broke down the "mathematical perfect storm" bearing down on Senate Republicans in Kansas with just one month until Election Day. Kansas is "less Republican right now tha more PR

DGA, IATSE, LIUNA, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters, WGA East and WGA West Release Report on Shift in Location for Film and Television Production Over 25 Years (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release: * * * DGA, IATSE, LIUNA, SAG-AFTRA, Teamsters, WGA East and WGA West Release Report on Shift in Location for Film and Television Production Over 25 Years * Share of production spend on films with significant U.S.-based production declined by 32 percentage-points to 42% Share of production spending on television episodes with significant U.S.-based production declined by 30 percentage-points to 64% Repor more PR

DSCC: What They're Saying - Democrats' "Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats" and "Advantage in Candidate Quality" Generate "Momentum" Across the Map (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 5, 2026 WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Democrats' "Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats" and "Advantage in Candidate Quality" Generate "Momentum" Across the Map With just one month to go until Election Day, an "extraordinary run of polls for Democrats" shows Republicans confronting "an increasingly precarious political map," as "growing disapproval of President Trump's handling of the economy and the Iran war have fueled Democrats' ch more PR

Einstein Researchers Discover Why 'Zombie Cells' Accumulate With Age (10)
BRONX, New York, Oct. 6 -- The Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Einstein Researchers Discover Why "Zombie Cells" Accumulate with Age Nature Aging findings point to a key role for chaperone-mediated autophagy and suggest ways to clear cells that damage the immune system October 5, 2026 As we grow older, our bodies accumulate "zombie cells"--living cells that have stopped dividing or functioning normally--but linger in our tissues, contributing to chronic inflammation and age-related diseases. A ne more PR

EisnerAmper LLP Names Eight New Partners (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: BizAccounting] -- EisnerAmper, a provider of audit, accounting and tax, advisory and outsourcing services, posted the following news: * * * EisnerAmper LLP Names Eight New Partners * EisnerAmper offers businesses, government organizations, and individuals a comprehensive set of accounting and audit, tax, advisory, and outsourcing services to help them respond quickly to urgent issues, anticipate opportunities and risks, and grow profitably. Specializing in holistic wealth management for successful individuals, o more PR

Elmira College: Hayden Prize and Fellowship Expand Access to Mark Twain Studies (10)
ELMIRA, New York, Oct. 5 -- Elmira College issued the following news: * * * Hayden Prize and Fellowship Expand Access to Mark Twain Studies October 05, 2026 Thanks to Carl LL.D. '99 and Cindy Hayden '71, area students and teachers have new opportunities to walk in Mark Twain's footsteps. They created the Carl and Cindy Hayden Prize and the Carl and Cindy Hayden Teaching Fellowship. Both are exciting opportunities that include access to Quarry Farm, where Mark Twain spent more than 20 summers writing his most famous works. The Hayden Prize  more PR

Experience Abstract Expressionists: The Women at Grinnell College Museum of Art (10)
GRINNELL, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- Grinnell College posted the following news: * * * Experience Abstract Expressionists: The Women at Grinnell College Museum of Art * Campus and community members are invited to explore nearly 50 works by women who helped shape a landmark American art movement. A major exhibition celebrating the women of Abstract Expressionism is now open at the Grinnell College Museum of Art (GCMoA), and everyone is invited to experience it. Abstract Expressionists: The Women brings together nearly 50 paintings by 32 women artists more PR

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram * Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram; Spread Footage of Neo-Nazi Rally on X (New York, N.Y.) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In this week's issue: more PR

FAA Funds Drone Research to Support Safe Integration (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * FAA Funds Drone Research to Support Safe Integration * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced it awarded $12 million to 19 companies for drone research and testing projects that will help safely expand drone operations in the National Airspace System. These awards were made through the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Program. The program f more PR

Fannie Mae Announces Results of Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain CAS Notes (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Fannie Mae issued the following news release: * * * Fannie Mae Announces Results of Tender Offer for Any and All of Certain CAS Notes * WASHINGTON, DC - Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) today announced the results of its fixed-price cash tender offers (each, an "Offer" and, collectively, the "Offers") for any and all of certain Connecticut Avenue Securities(r) (CAS) Notes listed in the table below (the "Notes") upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and related Notice of Guaranteed Deliv more PR

Fordham Law School: Professor Deborah W. Denno Weighs in on Failed Tennessee Execution (10)
BRONX, New York, Oct. 6 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Deborah W. Denno Weighs in on Failed Tennessee Execution October 5, 2026 After Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike by lethal injection, the nation's eyes turned to the issue of the death penalty and execution methods across the U.S. Fordham Law Professor Deborah W. Denno, a leading expert on the death penalty and lethal injection, was sought out for her scholarly perspective on the issue by news outlets across the country and th more PR

Fried Frank: Leidos and Analogic Complete Combination of Security Enterprise Solutions Businesses (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Leidos and Analogic Complete Combination of Security Enterprise Solutions Businesses October 5, 2026 Fried Frank advised Leidos on the completion of its joint venture transaction with investment firm Altaris to combine Leidos' Security Enterprise Solutions, Ports & Borders and Industrial Automation businesses (SES) and Altaris-owned Analogic, bringing together complementary security screening technologies, engineering exp more PR

Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Depoliticize Military Promotions (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation To Depoliticize Military Promotions * U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined a bicameral group of colleagues to introduce the Military Officer Promotion Integrity Act. This bill would protect qualified military officers from being arbitrarily removed from promotion consideration for ideological or political reasons by establishing c more PR

Governor Hochul Announces 13,000 More Kids Are Now in Affordable Childcare Following Her Record Investments Statewide (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces 13,000 More Kids Are Now in Affordable Childcare Following Her Record Investments Statewide * Governor Hochul: "I'm proud to announce that the childcare wait list in Erie County has gone cleared. One year ago, there were a thousand children -- just a year ago, a thousand children on that wait list -- and now there's zero. That means more children now have access to affordable childcare, and for their families, that's more PR

Governor Hochul Announces Opening of FAFSA, TAP and STEM Applications for 2027-28 Academic Year (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Opening of FAFSA, TAP and STEM Applications for 2027-28 Academic Year * Applications Now Open for Federal and State College Financial Aid Financial Aid Programs Make College More Affordable and Attainable Launch Aligns With College Application Initiative Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that applications for the 2027-28 academic year are open for the New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and New Yor more PR

Governor Hochul Expands Free Community College Access for Tens of Thousands More Adult Learners Across New York (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The City University of New York posted the following news: * * * Governor Hochul Expands Free Community College Access for Tens of Thousands More Adult Learners Across New York * Expansion Allows New Yorkers Age 25 to 55 to Enroll in High-Demand Associate Degree Programs Tuition-Free at CUNY or SUNY, Even if They Already Have a Degree in a Different Field Builds on Governor's Reconnect Program, Which Has Provided Free Community College, Books and Supplies to Over 15,000 Adults Since 2025 - Saving Them Thousands of Dolla more PR

Governor Hochul Expands Free Community College Access for Tens of Thousands More Adult Learners Across New York (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Expands Free Community College Access for Tens of Thousands More Adult Learners Across New York * Governor Hochul: "Now, artificial intelligence and other technologies are transforming businesses, reshaping jobs, changing the skills that workers need to succeed and we've looked at this from both sides. Now, employers across New York need more skilled workers. I've said that many times. And New Yorkers want better paying jobs a more PR

Governors Should Opt Out of Republican Tax Credit Voucher Scheme, Which Will Undermine Public Schools and the Students and Families Who Rely on Them (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, Oct. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Governors Should Opt Out of Republican Tax Credit Voucher Scheme, Which Will Undermine Public Schools and the Students and Families Who Rely on Them * "The proposed regulations the Treasury Department and the IRS issued last week on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit only intensified our concern that this tax credit voucher scheme will rob  more PR

Greece: Rights Defenders on Trial (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Greece: Rights Defenders on Trial * (Athens, October 3, 2026) - The ongoing prosecution of two prominent human rights defenders in Greece is a politically-motivated attempt to silence their efforts to expose abuses against migrants, Human Rights Watch said today. The trial of the two activists, Panayote Dimitras and Tommy Olsen, is set to begin on the Greek island of Rhodes on October 6, 2026. "The upcoming trial of Panayote Dimitras and Tommy more PR

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Advises Birch Grove in Chapter 11 Liquidating Plan for FreshRealm (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Birch Grove in Chapter 11 liquidating plan for FreshRealm 5 Oct 2026 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) secured a significant result on behalf of FreshRealm's first-lien lender and DIP agent, Birch Grove. After a contested confirmation hearing where HSF Kramer advocated on behalf of Birch Grove, the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey approved FreshRealm's Chapter 11 liquidatin more PR

Hofstra Celebrates Distinguished Chairs in Economics and Literature (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Hofstra Celebrates Distinguished Chairs in Economics and Literature Hofstra University celebrated the installation of Dr. Danyang Li, professor of economics, as the Augustus B. Weller Chair, and Dr. Vicente Lledo-Guillem, professor of Hispanic studies, as the Dorothy and Arthur Engle Distinguished Professor of Literature. The ceremony, held at the Hofstra University Club on September 22, recognized the scholars' extensive records of research, teachin more PR

Hofstra University: Klinkowstein Presents Work at Germany's Ravensburg University (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 6 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Klinkowstein Presents Work at Germany's Ravensburg University Professor Tom Klinkowstein, who teaches new media art and design in the Department of Fine Arts, Design, Art History, saw the recent installation of his work Not All Whens Are Time at Ravensburg University in Germany. He also presented a keynote address for graduating media design students. Earlier this year, Professor Klinkowstein showed Not All Whens Are Time at the Kolding School of Design in De more PR

Hofstra University: Oceanography Students Use Long Island's Coast as Their Classroom (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 6 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Oceanography Students Use Long Island's Coast as Their Classroom Students in Hofstra University's General Oceanography course are taking their studies beyond the classroom this semester, using Long Island's bays and coastal waters as a laboratory for hands-on scientific research. Taught by Dr. Christa Farmer, professor of geology, environment, and sustainability, Geology 123 introduces students to the physical, chemical, and geological processes that shape th more PR

Hofstra University: Santiago Slabodsky Delivers Keynote Address in Japan (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 6 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Santiago Slabodsky Delivers Keynote Address in Japan Dr. Santiago Slabodsky, professor of religion, the Florence and Robert Kaufman Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies and director of the Jewish Studies Program at Hofstra University, delivered the keynote address at the Levinas Society's ninth annual conference on September 27 at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. Slabodsky's address, "Levinas's Geopolitics: Western Journeys South and East," examined philosopher an more PR

Hofstra University: Zarb Alumni Share a Human Perspective on the Future of Work (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 6 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Zarb Alumni Share a Human Perspective on the Future of Work Ebony David '02 and Danny Pellegriti '00 returned to Hofstra on September 29 to share how artificial intelligence is changing their work, and what students can do now to prepare for careers that demand both technological fluency and human judgment. News in Summary * Zarb alumni Ebony David '02 of Quest Diagnostics and Danny Pellegriti '00 of Google Beam shared career insights at Hofstra's 2026 Presi more PR

Holland & Knight Advises Clean Team on Investment from Blue Sage Capital (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Advises Clean Team on Investment from Blue Sage Capital * NEW YORK (October 5, 2026) - Holland & Knight represented Clean Team LLC, a provider of commercial janitorial and facilities-cleaning services, in connection with an investment from Blue Sage Capital, an Austin, Texas-based private equity firm. The transaction was announced on September 30. The transaction represents a new strategic partnership more PR

Houlihan Lokey Strengthens Financial Services Group With Senior Hire (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 5 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Houlihan Lokey, an investment bank, posted the following news release: * * * Houlihan Lokey Strengthens Financial Services Group With Senior Hire * NEW YORK -- October 5, 2026 -- Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI), the global investment bank, announced today that Jane Ma has joined as a Managing Director in its Financial Services Group. Based in New York, Ms. Ma's coverage area primarily focuses on alternative asset managers, while also dedicating time to the wealth managemen more PR

HPE Chosen to Deliver Intelligent Connectivity and Autonomous IT Operations at the 2027 Ryder Cup (10)
SPRING, Texas, Oct. 6 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release: * * * HPE chosen to deliver intelligent connectivity and autonomous IT operations at the 2027 Ryder Cup HPE will deploy a Self-Driving Network and next-generation Connected Intelligence Center to the event at Adare Manor in Ireland, enabling unified agentic IT operations In this article * HPE will return as a Worldwide Supplier of the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in County Limerick, Ireland * An HPE Self-Driving Netw more PR

HRW Oral Statement on Georgia and Yemen (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * HRW Oral Statement on Georgia and Yemen * This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 63rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council during a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building held on October 5, 2026. Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned by the worsening human rights situation across Georgia. In the past two years authorities have adopted and enforced repressive laws targeting independent civil s more PR

Ibrahim Folorunsho Jimoh (Nigeria) Chair of Fifth Committee (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Ibrahim Folorunsho Jimoh (Nigeria) Chair of Fifth Committee * The Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) elected Ibrahim Folorunsho Jimoh (Nigeria) Chair on 2 June. (See Press Release GA/12761.) (As provided by the Permanent Mission of Nigeria) Dr. Ibrahim F. Jimoh takes great pride in being the first to earn a Business Doctorate Degree from the University of Cambridge since 1209 -- a truly historic achievement! This wonderful milestone complements his more PR

ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Warns Republicans are Poised to Escalate Anti-Abortion Extremism After the Midterms (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Warns Republicans are Poised to Escalate Anti-Abortion Extremism After the Midterms * Over the weekend, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju appeared twice on MS NOW and joined Jessica Valenti for a livestream to unpack new reporting that Republicans are delaying aggressive action on abortion until after the midterms, and discuss how reproduct more PR

Justice Department Moves to Strip Citizenship From 40 Criminals in Largest Single-Period Filing Under the Trump Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Moves to Strip Citizenship from 40 Criminals in Largest Single-Period Filing Under the Trump Administration October 5, 2026 The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed denaturalization actions in multiple U.S. district courts against 40 individuals accused of serious offenses, including acting as an agent for a foreign government, committing voluntary manslaughter, and aggravated sodomy against a special needs man more PR

Katherine Whitaker, UMass Astronomy Alumni Receive Berkeley Prize for JWST UNCOVER Collaboration (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Katherine Whitaker, UMass Astronomy Alumni Receive Berkeley Prize for JWST UNCOVER Collaboration * Katherine Whitaker, professor of astronomy in the College of Natural Science, will receive the 2027 Lancelot M. Berkeley-New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy as a member The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) UNCOVER collaboration, recognizing the UNCOVER team's groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of the e more PR

Latinos Revealed as California's Economic Edge (10)
THOUSAND OAKS, California, Oct. 5 -- California Lutheran University posted the following news: * * * Latinos Revealed as California's Economic Edge * The 2026 California LatinoGDP Report documents a dramatic economic reality in California: If it weren't for Latinos, California would have lost its economic edge relative to the broader United States. That's because the economic contribution of California's Latinos is growing 2.7 times faster than the contribution of California's non-Latinos, even as economic growth across the state has slowed more PR

Lead Defendant in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lead Defendant in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison * Defendant used more than 100 stolen identities to steal $440,000 in SNAP benefits from Massachusetts and Rhode Island and $700,000 in PUA benefits from multiple states BOSTON - A Fitchburg, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a fraud scheme that used the stolen  more PR

Littler Lightbulb - September 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 6 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Littler Lightbulb - September 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup By Christine Sargent October 5, 2026 At a Glance This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. - Second Circuit Rejects NLRB's Unfair Labor Practice Decision in Employer Dress Code Case In Siren Retail Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, No. 24-3168, __ F.4th __ (2d Cir. Se more PR

Manhattan EOC Announces Renewal of TRIO EOC Funding (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- Borough of Manhattan Community College posted the following news: * * * Manhattan EOC Announces Renewal of TRIO EOC Funding * New York, NY - The Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center (Manhattan EOC), funded by the State University of New York University Center for Academic and Workforce Development (SUNY UCAWD) and hosted by the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY), is excited to announce the renewal of its Federal TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (TRIO EOC) grant. This five-year award from 2026 to 20 more PR

Mayer Brown Advises Prescient Security on Sale of a Majority Stake to SGS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 6 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * 05 October 2026 Mayer Brown advises Prescient Security on sale of a majority stake to SGS Mayer Brown advised Prescient Security Group and its founders in connection with the sale of a majority stake in Prescient Security to SGS North America Inc., a subsidiary of SGS S.A., the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. The Mayer Brown team advising Prescient was led by Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions partner Jonathan Dhanaw more PR

Meeks Criticizes Rubio's Burma Policy Review After Junta Kills at Least 50 Civilians (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Criticizes Rubio's Burma Policy Review After Junta Kills at Least 50 Civilians October 2, 2026 Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after a Burmese military airstrike on a market in Kyauktaw, Burma reportedly killed at least 50 civilians and injured another 58. The strike came as the Tr more PR

Meeks, Shaheen, Jacobs, Merkley Issue Statement on Troubling GAO Report on Status of Trump Admin's Foreign Assistance (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks, Shaheen, Jacobs, Merkley Issue Statement on Troubling GAO Report on Status of Trump Admin's Foreign Assistance October 2, 2026 Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Representative Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subc more PR

Meet Binghamton University's New Chief Sustainability Officer (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 6 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Meet Binghamton University's new chief sustainability officer Elizabeth Drake brings more than a decade of experience as a strategic leader in guiding institutional change By Anthony Borrelli October 05, 2026 Elizabeth Drake has joined Binghamton University as its new chief sustainability officer, bringing more than a decade of experience as a strategic leader guiding institutional change in higher education and the private sector. Sustainability rema more PR

Menendez Leads Push to Expand and Modernize the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Leads Push to Expand and Modernize the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail * JERSEY CITY, NJ - Congressman Rob Menendez partnered with Hudson County Complete Streets and local transit advocates to elevate key community priorities for the continued expansion and modernization of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail ("HBLR"). In a letter to New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, NJ TRANSIT President and CEO Kris Kolluri, and New Jersey Department of Transportat more PR

Michigan State University College of Social Science: Kaplowitz Distinguished Lecturer Brendan Nyhan Tackles the Myths of Online Misinformation (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- Michigan State University College of Social Science posted the following news: * * * Oct. 5, 2026 Kaplowitz Distinguished Lecturer Brendan Nyhan tackles the myths of online misinformation By Karessa Weir Online misinformation happens but its impact isn't nearly as broad or as pervasive as most people fear, according to this year's Stan and Toba Kaplowitz Distinguished Lecturer. Brendan Nyhan is the James O. Freedman Presidential Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College and has been  more PR

Morrison Foerster Adds Leading Tech M&A Partner Chris Grey in London, Continuing Investment in the Firm's Global M&A Platform (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Morrison and Foerster, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Morrison Foerster Adds Leading Tech M&A Partner Chris Grey in London, Continuing Investment in the Firm's Global M&A Platform 05 Oct 2026 Morrison Foerster, a leading global law firm, is pleased to announce the arrival of Chris Grey, who joins the firm as partner in the firm's M&A Practice Group and as UK Tech Sector Lead. Grey joins the firm with nearly 20 years' experience advising blue chip global companies and investors on some of their large more PR

National Multiple Sclerosis Society: Professor Sandra Vukusic Awarded the Rachel Horne Prize for Women's Research in MS (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * October 5, 2026 Professor Sandra Vukusic Awarded the Rachel Horne Prize for Women's Research in MS Sandra Vukusic, MD, PhD, a French neurologist and researcher, is the winner of the 2026 Rachel Horne Prize for Women's Research in MS. She is being honored for her work that has transformed the field's understanding of pregnancy, reproductive health, and sex-based treatment differences in multiple sclerosis (MS). Professor Vukusic played a pivotal rol more PR

Natural Resources Defense Council: SCOTUS to Grapple With Climate's Costs (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * SCOTUS to Grapple with Climate's Costs In the Suncor v. Boulder argument today, the Supreme Court will consider how state and local governments can get fossil fuel companies to pay for the damage they have caused. October 5, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court returns from recess today to take up Suncor v. Boulder, a case that could shape the ability of local governments to seek compensation from fossil fuel companies for the widening  more PR

NDSU alumnus shares river restoration expertise with students (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 5 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU alumnus shares river restoration expertise with students * For NDSU alumnus Marty Melchior, sharing his passion for river restoration has been one of the most rewarding parts of his decades-long career. Recently, he brought that passion back to where his career began, giving NDSU students a firsthand look at the work and the many disciplines involved in restoring rivers and natural ecosystems. Melchior, who graduated from NDSU in 1989 with a  more PR

New American Academy of Arts & Sciences Report Highlights CUNY Programs (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The City University of New York posted the following news: * * * New American Academy of Arts & Sciences Report Highlights CUNY Programs * CUNY Cultural Corps and ASAP Named Among 100 Promising Practices Nationwide for Education-to-Career Pathways Two signature programs at the City University of New York have been recognized by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for their effectiveness in helping students succeed in college and prepare for careers. The programs, the CUNY Cultural Corps and ASAP, are among 100 pro more PR

New Jersey Institute of Technology: Highlander Community Recognized Among BINJE's Best Hispanic Business Leaders (10)
NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Highlander Community Recognized Among BINJE's Best Hispanic Business Leaders October 5, 2026 Alumni, advisers and friends of New Jersey Institute of Technology are among BINJE's Best Hispanic Business Leaders for 2026, a statewide recognition announced during Hispanic Heritage Month that honors more than 100 leaders across business, education, government and community service. The honorees reflect the reach of the Highlander community, whi more PR

New McNulty Chair of Science Innovation and Leadership Named at Hunter (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news: * * * New McNulty Chair of Science Innovation and Leadership Named at Hunter * Hunter College is proud to announce that cancer researcher Dr. Jill Bargonetti has been named the Anne Welsh McNulty Chair of Science Innovation and Leadership, an endowed professorship made possible through the generosity of the McNulty Foundation. The chair recognizes a distinguished scientist whose career exemplifies excellence in research, more PR

Newly discovered cell helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 5 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Newly discovered cell helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart * 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 muscle. The findings, published Aug. 20 in Nature Communications, more PR

Newmark Continues Its Growth in France With the Launch of Two New Business Divisions: Logistics and Debt (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Continues its Growth in France with the Launch of Two New Business Divisions: Logistics and Debt October 5, 2026 Guillaume Rolland, Vladimir Reach and Frederic Auerbach join the firm - Newmark announces the company has entered a new strategic phase of its growth in France with the launch of two new business divisions, Industrial & Logistics and Debt & Struct more PR

Newmark Facilitates Full Lease-Up of Newly Developed Industrial Building in Des Moines, Washington (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Facilitates Full Lease-Up of Newly Developed Industrial Building in Des Moines, Washington October 5, 2026 State-of-the-art industrial facility becomes latest project at Des Moines Creek Business Park to secure a tenant ahead of delivery. - Newmark announces the Company has arranged the full lease-up of Des Moines Creek Business Park West, a newly developed  more PR

Nobel Prize for Wurzburg Professor Georg Nagel (10)
WURZBURG, Germany, Oct. 6 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Nobel Prize for Wurzburg Professor Georg Nagel * Wurzburg Professor Georg Nagel (73) has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries in optogenetics. He conducted research at JMU for more than 20 years. The news reached him in Italy: Georg Nagel (73) has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. From 2004 to 2021, Nagel was Professor of Molecular Plant Physiology at the Chair of Botany I more PR

Northern Trust Wealth Management Continues Northeast Region Expansion with Two Senior Appointments (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, posted the following news release: * * * Northern Trust Wealth Management Continues Northeast Region Expansion with Two Senior Appointments * NEW YORK - Northern Trust Wealth Management has appointed Beth Emswiler and Andrew Borner as Senior Managing Directors in the Northeast Region. Emswiler is based in New York, while Borner is based in Greenwich, Connecticut, strengthening the firm's investment capabilities and cli more PR

Notre Dame to Award 2027 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 5 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame to Award 2027 Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal to Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne * The de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture announced on Sunday that the 16th annual Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, the nation's most important award for heroes of the pro-life movement, will be awarded to the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne. The medal will be presented to the mother superior, Mother Marie Edward, O.P., on behalf of the sisters at a spe more PR

Nutter Represents Foresight Imaging, LLC in Acquisition by Ambu (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nutter Represents Foresight Imaging, LLC in Acquisition by Ambu * Nutter represented Foresight Imaging, LLC ("TIMS Medical"), a U.S.-based medtech company specializing in imaging and reporting solutions designed for integration with hospital workflows and IT systems, in connection with its acquisition by Ambu, the Denmark-based global market leader in single-use endoscopy. The Nutter team was led by Michael Kushnir, and inc more PR

Nutter's David Ferrera Elected as President of Boston Bar Foundation (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Nutter's David Ferrera Elected as President of Boston Bar Foundation * David L. Ferrera, a partner in Nutter's Litigation Department, has been elected President of the Boston Bar Foundation, the official charity of the Boston Bar Association committed to promoting justice by funding and promoting innovation in the delivery of legal services in underserved communities across Massachusetts. Ferrera's appointment begins a two more PR

Orientation 2026: Welcoming a New Cohort to Columbia Law (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news: * * * Orientation 2026: Welcoming a New Cohort to Columbia Law * Members of the J.D. Class of 2029 and LL.M. Class of 2027 began their time at the Law School with workshops, information sessions, and community-building events. Over two weeks in August, this year's J.D. and LL.M. candidates arrived on the Morningside campus to begin their Columbia Law School journeys at an orientation packed with programming designed to help them connect with their classmates, prepare fo more PR

Padilla, Booker, Blumenthal Urge Mullin to Immediately Recall ICE Officers Hired During Hiring Surge (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Booker, Blumenthal Urge Mullin to Immediately Recall ICE Officers Hired During Hiring Surge * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called on Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin to immediately remove from field duty all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offi more PR

Pillsbury Advises SoundThinking on $160M Acquisition by Transom Capital Group (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Pillsbury Advises Tidal Partners as Exclusive Financial Advisor to SoundThinking on its $160 Million Agreement to be Acquired by Transom Capital Group 10.05.26 Pillsbury advised Tidal Partners as exclusive financial advisor to SoundThinking, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSTI), a leading public safety technology company, in its entry into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Transom Capital Group, an operationally focused middle-market private equity firm. Under more PR

Pillsbury's London Office Continues Impressive March Up The Legal 500 UK Rankings (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Pillsbury's London Office Continues Impressive March Up The Legal 500 UK Rankings 10.05.26 The 2027 edition of The Legal 500 UK highlighted the growing size and reputation of Pillsbury's London office as 11 of the firm's practices were recognized among the finest in the United Kingdom and 17 Pillsbury lawyers were individually acknowledged -- including nine who were identified as standout practitioners in the directory's commentary. The firm's ranked practi more PR

Princeton Review Again Names SUNY Geneseo a Best Value College (10)
GENESEO, New York, Oct. 5 -- The State University of New York Geneseo Campus posted the following news: * * * Princeton Review Again Names SUNY Geneseo a Best Value College * The Princeton Review has named SUNY Geneseo a Best Value College for 2027. Geneseo is among 209 institutions chosen for the designation based primarily on academics, affordability, and career prospects for graduates. In addition to its Best Value College designation, which is unranked, Geneseo earned other top rankings: * #3 Top 20 Best Schools for Internships (Publ more PR

Private Funds Partner Ryan McNish Joins Sidley's Global Investment Funds Group in Chicago (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Private Funds Partner Ryan McNish Joins Sidley's Global Investment Funds Group in Chicago * Chicago - Sidley is pleased to announce that Ryan McNish has joined the firm as a partner in its Investment Funds practice group in the firm's office in Chicago. He joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in the firm's Investment Funds Practice Group. Mr. McNish's practice focuses on structuring, negotiating, and  more PR

Professor Justin Driver Delivers Annual Currie Memorial Lecture at Duke Law (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Justin Driver Delivers Annual Currie Memorial Lecture at Duke Law * Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law Justin Driver4 delivered the annual Brainerd Currie Memorial Lecture at the Duke University School of Law in April. The lecture, "Judging Requires Judgment," examined the current moment in constitutional law and identified areas of interpretive common ground that are often overlooked. Despite widespread agreement, Driver argued that the dominant more PR

Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia speaking on Penn State panel (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia speaking on Penn State panel * She will be a panelist on the Migration & Diversity Initiative International Student Resource Panel UNIVERSITY PARK, PA--Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia will serve as a panelist at the Penn State Social Science Research Center's upcoming Migration & Diversity Initiative International Student Resource Panel. It will take place on October 22 at noon at the  more PR

Public Impact Headlines UAlbany Research & Entrepreneurship Week 2026 (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 6 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Public Impact Headlines UAlbany Research & Entrepreneurship Week 2026 ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 5, 2026) -- Four faculty members with expertise ranging from wireless communication to the changing demographics of the U.S. prison population and origins of complex human societies have been nominated by their colleagues to present this year's Pathbreaking Research Talks on the third day of UAlbany's Research & Entrepreneurship Week. The talks, which will take place  more PR

Rep. Kelly and Rep. Latimer Introduce Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly and Rep. Latimer Introduce Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026 * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) and U.S. Congressman George Latimer (D-NY) introduced the Food Access in Community Health Centers Act of 2026, a bill to create and expand partnerships between community health centers and emergency feeding operations to provide access to food at these centers. In the face of unprecedented cuts to SNAP more PR

Rep. Meeks, Co-signers Issue Letter to Secretary of State Rubio, Secretary of Defense Hegseth on U.S.-North American Blue Energy Partners Agreement Text (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following letter with co-signers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on the U.S.-North American Blue Energy Partners agreement text: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 30, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 - The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of  more PR

Rep. Meeks, Sen. Shaheen Issue Letter to Secretary of State Rubio on Redirecting Foreign Military Financing to Latin America (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on redirecting foreign military financing to Latin America: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 30, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 Secretary Rubio, We are writi more PR

Rep. Salinas, Sen. Booker Lead Eight Lawmakers in Calling on RV Industry to Remove Deforestation-Linked Timber from Supply Chains (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas, Sen. Booker Lead Eight Lawmakers in Calling on RV Industry to Remove Deforestation-Linked Timber from Supply Chains * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led eight Members of Congress in a letter urging the nation's leading recreational vehicle manufacturers to adopt more sustainable supply chain practices and shift their sourcing of hardwood away from producers that cont more PR

Reps. Morelle, DeLauro, Garcia Issue Letter to President Trump on Legality of Taxpayer-Funded Television Advertisement, Federal Election Rules (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following letter with Reps. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, to President Trump on the legality of taxpayer-funded television advertisement and federal election rules: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 25, 2026 The Honorable Donald Trump Pres more PR

RIT Receives NASA Support for Community-driven Remote Sensing Experiments (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Oct. 5 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * October 5, 2026 RIT receives NASA support for community-driven remote sensing experiments NASA has awarded Rochester Institute of Technology's Digital Imaging and Remote Sensing Laboratory (DIRS) a three-year grant to lead a remote sensing field campaign and share the resulting data with researchers, educators, and the public. The award, which comes from NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program, follows the success o more PR

Rivera bill to lower electricity costs, increase reliability through grid-scale battery storage passes House (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Rivera bill to lower electricity costs, increase reliability through grid-scale battery storage passes House * Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus October 5, 2026 | 4:05 PM HARRISBURG, Oct. 5 - Legislation aimed at reducing electricity costs and increasing reliability for Pennsylvania households and small businesses by requiring electric utilities to set targets for and procure grid-stabilizing battery storage passed the House tod more PR

Royal Bank of Canada Capital Markets Recognized for FX Excellence With Three Euromoney Awards (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 6 -- The Royal Bank of Canada issued the following news release: * * * RBC Capital Markets Recognized for FX Excellence with Three Euromoney Awards Recognition highlights RBC's global FX leadership across spot, options, forwards and emerging markets - TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2026 -- RBC Capital Markets has been named Best FX Bank in North America, Best FX Bank in Canada and Global Best Bank for FX Options by Euromoney, a leading financial markets magazine and information provider. The awards were presented as part of the 20 more PR

Ruby makes its French debut with the opening of Ruby Lilou in Marseille (10)
WINDSOR, England, Oct. 5 [Category: BizTravel] -- The InterContinental Hotels Group issued the following news release: * * * Ruby makes its French debut with the opening of Ruby Lilou in Marseille * A design-led destination in the heart of the city, inspired by Marseille's Mediterranean spirit and rebellious creativity Marseilles, France, 5 October 2026 - Ruby, an urban lifestyle hotel and part of IHG Hotels & Resorts, opens Ruby Lilou in Marseille, marking the brand's debut in France. Opening alongside Ruby Workspaces in France, Ruby Yani more PR

Shackelford, Blythe Re-elected - Members Approve All Bylaws and Standing Rules Proposals (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Shackelford, Blythe Re-elected; Members Approve All Bylaws and Standing Rules Proposals * William "Bill" Shackelford of Centreville, VA, has been re-elected National President of NARFE, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. His third two-year term will begin January 1, 2027. "I am grateful for the confidence NARFE members have placed in me and fo more PR

Sidley Represents Invenergy in Strategic Equity Partnership With HASI (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Invenergy in Strategic Equity Partnership With HASI * Sidley represented Invenergy, North America's largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure, in the formation of its strategic equity partnership with HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. ("HASI") (NYSE: HASI), a leading investor in sustainable infrastructure assets, to support a 2.7 GW portfolio of select Inven more PR

Sidley Represents SlateView Capital in Its Joint Venture's Acquisition of Parkview Estates in Southern California (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents SlateView Capital in Its Joint Venture's Acquisition of Parkview Estates in Southern California * Sidley represented SlateView Capital in connection with the acquisition of Parkview Estates by its joint venture with an institutional partner. Completed in 2021, Parkview Estates is a 151-unit assisted living and memory care community in Fountain Valley, California. Parkview represents SlateView's second  more PR

Sijia Cai and Alisa Waxman discuss private market relationships with Private Equity International (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Davis Polk and Wardwell, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Sijia Cai and Alisa Waxman discuss private market relationships with Private Equity International * Davis Polk partners Sijia Cai and Alisa Waxman were featured in Private Equity International discussing private market relationships and how challenging fundraising conditions along with the growth of secondaries are leading to shifts in the LP-GP dynamic. When asked about the sustainability of the secondaries market's current g more PR

Space industry co-op helped Northeastern student build confidence (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Space industry co-op helped Northeastern student build confidence * Northeastern student sent her co-op work on microchips up on a rocket Microchip manufacturing's future could be in outer space Rhea Dharia's summer co-op assignment was to help send a capsule on the tail of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and hope it didn't break. Dharia, 21, a Northeastern University senior from Jericho, New York, put aside her hobby of triathlon training and toiled for m more PR

Stanford University Professor Karl Deisseroth Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (10)
STANFORD, California, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Stanford University professor Karl Deisseroth wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine By Krista Conger The psychiatry and bioengineering professor was recognized for his work in optogenetics. October 05, 2026 Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, a Stanford University professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine "for discoveries leading to opt more PR

State Department Issues Public Schedule Oct. 5, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 5, 2026: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO Secretary Rubio is on travel to Iceland, Greece, and Portugal from October 5-8, 2026. DEPUTY SECRETARY CHRISTOPHER LANDAU Deputy Secretary Landau attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS ALLISON M. HOOKER Under Secretary Hooker joins Secretary Rubio's travel to Iceland from October 5-6, 2026. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ARMS CONTROL AND NONPROLIFERATION, DR. more PR

State Department Issues Public Schedule Oct. 6, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 6, 2026: * * * SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO Secretary Rubio is on travel to Iceland, Greece, and Portugal from October 5-8, 2026. 9:00 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Icelandic Foreign Minister porgerour Katrin Gunnarsdottir in Reykjavik, Iceland. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 9:45 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir in Reykjavik, Iceland. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP) 10:15 a.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubi more PR

Stop Motion Renaissance: 5 Films to Watch (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 5 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news: * * * Stop Motion Renaissance: 5 Films to Watch * Many artists today are bringing together analog and digital tools to tell technically advanced yet distinctly human stories. One medium that blends these two modes particularly well is stop motion animation, which involves building sets and characters and then using cameras and Dragonframe stop motion software to capture  more PR

Students Honored for Pharmacy Advocacy (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 3 -- The Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences posted the following news: * * * Students Honored for Pharmacy Advocacy Eight ACPHS students were recently recognized with a 2026 Student Pharmacy Advocacy Certificate for their involvement in pharmacy policy. Students can earn this credential for their participation in pharmacy advocacy events. The initiative was established by the Advocacy Alliance which includes five student pharmacy organizations: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), American Pharmacists  more PR

SUNY Chancellor King Encourages New York Students to Fill Out the FAFSA to Receive Financial Aid for College (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 5 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Chancellor King Encourages New York Students to Fill Out the FAFSA to Receive Financial Aid for College October 5, 2026 Chancellor King Joined Parents and High School Students at SUNY Broome to Highlight the Opening of Applications for the 2027-28 FAFSA - Binghamton, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. participated in an event at SUNY Broome to kick-off the opening of applications for the 2027-2028 Free App more PR

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LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * Swallows Return to Capistrano. Will Gay Bathhouses Return to New York City? * Texas has them. Florida, too. And they're in the works again in Minneapolis. Now, New York City is trying to legalize public bathhouses once again, gay gathering spots (and more) of yesteryear following a four-decade hiatus after they were shuttered in New York and across the country at the height of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s. Legislation has been introduced in A more PR

Syracuse University: Researcher Helps Show Why the Universe May Be Stuck in Place (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Researcher Helps Show Why the Universe May Be Stuck in Place A new study by postdoctoral researcher Gregory Kaplanek suggests the universe may be trapped in its own comfort zone--and why that is a good thing. Alex Dunbar Oct. 5, 2026 The universe may be trapped in its own comfort zone, and a researcher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science has helped explain why it cannot seem to leave. A new study suggests the universe could be locked into it more PR

Tennessee Tech grad and New York Times best-selling author releases latest novel (10)
COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech grad and New York Times best-selling author releases latest novel * Tennessee Tech University alumna and international best-selling author Hannah Whitten recently released her sixth novel, Reliquary. An atmospheric horror novel set on a seaside estate, Reliquary marks a stylistic departure from Whitten's previous works. "I'm super excited to be writing in a different genre to stretch my writer muscles and expand what more PR

The Toy Association Inducts Industry Trailblazers into 2027 Toy Industry Hall of Fame (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Business] -- The Toy Association posted the following news: * * * The Toy Association Inducts Industry Trailblazers into 2027 Toy Industry Hall of Fame * NEW YORK, NY | October 5, 2026 -- The Toy Association(tm) today announced five industry icons who will join the esteemed Toy Industry Hall of Fame: Jay Foreman, Founder & CEO of Basic Fun!; Robert Pasin, Chief Wagon Officer at Radio Flyer; and the posthumous honorees, Ralph H. Baer, known as the "father of video games" and inventor of Simon; Charles Crandall, in more PR

Tusculum University alumnus and NBA senior advisor inducted into statewide higher education organization's hall of fame (10)
GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Tusculum University alumnus and NBA senior advisor inducted into statewide higher education organization's hall of fame * GREENEVILLE - A Tusculum University alumnus who has enjoyed a distinguished career and now serves as senior advisor, formerly president of administration, of the National Basketball Association has been inducted into the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association Hall of Fame. Kyle Cavanaugh graduated from Tusculum wit more PR

UB receives NSF grant aimed at making scientists more relatable to students (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 5 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB receives NSF grant aimed at making scientists more relatable to students * BUFFALO, N.Y. -- How do you make a scientist more relatable? They can often seem like brilliant but distant figures who understand the world in ways most of us can't. But research suggests that helping students relate to scientists can increase their interest and engagement in science and help them envision themselves pursuing a career in more PR

UBS Declares Coupon Payments on 12 ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes (10)
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Urban Institute Senior Fellow Batko Testifies Before House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee (10)
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USTR Outlines Next Steps for Toy Tariff Reductions (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Business] -- The Toy Association posted the following news: * * * USTR Outlines Next Steps for Toy Tariff Reductions * As previously shared in an exclusive alert to all Toy Association members, on September 30, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer provided new details on potential tariff reductions under the U.S.-China Board of Trade. Toys and playing cards are among the Chinese imports identified as non-sensitive goods to receive preferential tariff treatment. Greer said that before any tariff reduct more PR

UVA Law School: Amanda Huang '24 Heads to Permanent Court of Arbitration (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following news: * * * Amanda Huang '24 Heads to Permanent Court of Arbitration Law School Funding Will Support Yearlong Fellowship at the Peace Palace in The Hague October 5, 2026 Melissa Castro Wyatt Amanda Huang '24 will spend a year working on international law disputes as an assistant legal counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, through a fellowship funded by the University of Virginia School of Law. Beginning in mid-October, more PR

UW-led optoelectronic center receives second round of funding from the US National Science Foundation (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 5 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release: * * * UW-led optoelectronic center receives second round of funding from the US National Science Foundation * A University of Washington-led center for optoelectronics -- technologies that combine light and electronics -- brings researchers from 14 universities across the U.S. together with the mission to develop new materials to transform information technology with light. This research has broad ranging applications, from enabling photorealistic more PR

VCUarts Professor Michelle Yee Explores Asian American Art Through Smithsonian Fellowship (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Oct. 5, 2026 VCUarts professor Michelle Yee explores Asian American art through Smithsonian fellowship Her research focuses on photography, cultural history and the American landscape in the early 20th century. By Sophie Tran and Leila Ugincius When Michelle Yee arrived at the Smithsonian Institution this summer, it was a homecoming of sorts. Yee had once interned at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Now, two decades later as an assistant p more PR

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MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * Oct 4, 2026 Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur Introduces an Integrated Urban Wellness Sanctuary Ahead of 30 October 2026 Opening From restorative spa rituals by La Prairie, to personalised wellbeing and longevity experiences powered by Technogym, Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur introduces an integrated wellness sanctuary designed to inspire renewal in the heart of the city * Waldorf Astoria Kuala Lumpur introduces one of Malaysia's most comprehensive lux more PR

West Virginia and Alabama Lead States Defending Energy Workers as Supreme Court Hears Climate Lawsuit (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 5 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * West Virginia and Alabama Lead States Defending Energy Workers as Supreme Court Hears Climate Lawsuit * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, an important case that will affect energy production nationwide. That is why Attorney General JB McCuskey, alongside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, led a 26-state coalition in filing an amicus brief in the case to stand up fo more PR

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HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * What does future of faith look like? Rice's Boniuk Institute brings Houston leaders together to explore what's next * A crowd of Houston-area religious and civic leaders gathered at Assembly HTX to consider a question that reaches across congregations and faith traditions: What does the future of faith look like? It is a question many of them are already confronting as they navigate changing attitudes toward religious institutions, new ways of finding commun more PR

What Is the UAlbany Carillon? The Story Behind a Campus Landmark (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 6 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * What Is the UAlbany Carillon? The Story Behind a Campus Landmark By George McFarland, Class of '28 ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 5, 2026) -- Every hour, on the hour, chimes echo throughout the University at Albany campus. The source of this noise, as most students are aware, is the large tower in the center of the Academic Podium, often referred to as the Carillon, which stands 250 feet above the ground. But do you know what this tower is actually used for? It was more PR

White & Case advises joint lead managers on mBank's EUR250 million Additional Tier 1 notes issuance (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * White & Case advises joint lead managers on mBank's EUR250 million Additional Tier 1 notes issuance * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the joint lead managers on mBank S.A.'s issuance of EUR250 million Additional Tier 1 perpetual notes. White & Case partner Neha Saran said: "This issuance is a milestone for mBank and for the Polish banking sector, marking the first euro-denominated AT1 issuance by a Polish bank. Sup more PR

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NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * White & Case advises lenders on EUR561 million financing for the 1.3GWp Dama Solar project in Romania * Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised a consortium of 14 lenders on the up-to EUR561 million financing of the construction of Rezolv Energy's 1.3GWp Dama Solar project in Arad County Romania. "This transaction demonstrates the depth of financing available for well-structured, utility-scale renewable energy projects in  more PR

White & Case advises Triton Partners on the agreed sale of OCU Group (10)
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Why A Federal Judge Sided With Kalshi In A Prediction Market Case (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * Why A Federal Judge Sided With Kalshi In A Prediction Market Case * A federal judge in Illinois ruled on October 2nd that the state cannot apply its sports-wagering licensing requirements, or the criminal penalties attached to them, to event co more PR

Will New York Look to New SROs to Address Housing Affordability and Homelessness? (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * Will New York Look to New SROs to Address Housing Affordability and Homelessness? * New York City is trying a "new" old approach to addressing its homelessness and housing affordability crises: single room occupancy hotels (SROs). This is a promising development, as SROs -- newly built or older ones that have been adapted and repurposed -- can go a long way to help save lives by moving vulnerable and extremely low-income people off the street  more PR

WTAS: Grassley Has "Done the Republic a Service" in Exposing Jack Smith's Weaponized Investigations (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Grassley Has "Done the Republic a Service" in Exposing Jack Smith's Weaponized Investigations * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Last week, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released new bombshell records exposing former Special Counsel Jack Smith's weaponized investigations targeting President Trump, members of the media and thousands of everyday Americans. Here's what they're saying about Grassley's oversight: New Y more PR

WTAS: Grassley Has "Done the Republic a Service" in Exposing Jack Smith's Weaponized Investigations (10)
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