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

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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 5 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to Flock Safety regarding their privacy and security policies OCT 05, 2026 (COLUMBIA, S.C.) -Today, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson sent a letter to Flock Safety regarding their privacy and safety policies, considering public representations made by the company. "It is imperative that citizens' concerns are heard and that their privacy is protected," Attorney General Wilson s more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced she, joined by a bipartisan group of 29 other state attorneys general, has filed a friend of the court brief at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks demanding they be awarded financial judg more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan group of 31 state attorneys general in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The brief demands that those victims be awarded financial judgments from fro more PR

MURFREESBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- Chowan University issued the following news: * * * Religious Heritage Lecture Challenges Students to Live With Purpose Oct 5, 2026 By Chris Whaley Chowan University welcomed Todd Braswell, founding pastor of Waterlife Church, to campus on September 30th for the Hargus Taylor Religious Heritage Lecture in Turner Auditorium. During the lecture, Braswell challenged students to think about the choices they are making now and how those choices will shape their lives moving forward. Braswell is the foundin more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson scientist helps reveal a largely hidden world of giant viruses * When we think of viruses, we often associate them with disease, but many viruses in nature have nothing to do with human illness. A new study that included Clemson University microbiologist Barbara Campbell suggests that one poorly described group in particular -- giant viruses -- may be important participants in ecosystems ranging from ocean and freshwater systems to soil. A colla more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard completes $132.5 million Pier November rebuild at Base Charleston * The U.S. Coast Guard completed a $132.5 million rebuild of Pier November at Base Charleston, South Carolina, delivering critical waterfront infrastructure that expands the Service's capacity to support cutters, crews and operations in the Southeast and beyond. The new 1,190-foot-long, 80-foot-wide pier can accommodate up to five major cutters, inc more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Data breach victims face significant increase in loan denials, Virginia Tech study finds Companies recover from data breaches within weeks, but new Pamplin research shows the financial consequences for consumers can persist for years. By Jacob Levin 5 Oct 2026 Beyond the immediate headache for consumers impacted by a data breach, new Virginia Tech research has found they can also trigger years of financial repercussions such as mortgage refinancing an more PR

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

ANDERSON, South Carolina, Oct. 5 -- Anderson University posted the following news release: * * * From Anderson University to Midway Elementary: Alumni Making an Impact in Their Community * This past July, Anderson University welcomed its College of Education Alumni who are on staff at Midway Elementary School. Pictured are (L-R) Samantha Finley, Jessica Easterlin, Kristin Watkins, Erin Darnell, Kaileigh Coats, Whitney Neal, Jimmy-Ann Shirley and Kayla Guffee. Alumni at Midway not pictured are Marcia Selman, Ashley Gilreath, Mackenzie Rash,  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * From cycling challenge to Python prototype * A few weeks before Jake Coplin began a summer Python course, a 50-mile bicycle ride showed him how much a conventional route map could leave out. Significant stretches took him along a country highway with speed limits of at least 45 mph, with little shoulder and heavy traffic. The route also placed him on White Horse Road, requiring him to cross it before returning to roads he considered more appropriate for  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 6 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova-powered projects receive 2026 POWER Magazine Awards for advancements in energy efficiency and decarbonization - Nhon Trach 3&4 Power Plant in Vietnam honored as "Plant of the Year" and "Top Gas Plant" for its role in advancing high-efficiency LNG-fired generation. - Duke Energy's DeBary facility recognized with the "Hydrogen Award" for moving hydrogen from concept and pilot scale into real world grid operations - Dominio more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * HIV is a Serious Public Health Problem in the American South * Most Americans probably aren't aware of a very disturbing fact: HIV is a serious public health problem in the American South. That's especially true in the "Deep South" (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas), which experiences a higher burden of HIV compared to other parts of the United States. In fact, AIDSvu.org  more PR

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 6 -- The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics issued the following news release: * * * Drs. Cox and Brockman announced as recipients of 2027 Townes Award October 5, 2026 HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- As the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) approaches its landmark 40th anniversary in 2028, the school is proud to announce that Dr. Leland "Lee" Cox and Dr. Murray Brockman will jointly receive the prestigious 2027 Townes Award. The announcement was made during GS more PR

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 5 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news: * * * SC State offers corporate sponsorship opportunities for Bulldog Homecoming 2026 * Homecoming events Oct. 18-25 offer businesses, organizations ways to connect with Bulldog Nation ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Put your business or organization in front of thousands of South Carolina State University alumni, students and supporters during Bulldog Homecoming 2026, one of the university's biggest celebrations of the year. SC State is offering corporat more PR

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

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * October 5, 2026 Settlement bans data center development in most of Colleton County's ACE Basin areas "Data Center Exclusion Area" would apply to original Eagle Rock proposal - CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Southern Environmental Law Center has reached an agreement with Colleton County to resolve a lawsuit filed in January on behalf of two landowners, Jennifer Singleton and Miles Crosby. That lawsuit challenged changes to the count more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 5 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC TRIO alumni give back to help first-generation, low-income college students find success * Laura Ashley Thomas doesn't exactly remember how it happened, but in 2002, ahead of her freshman year at the University of South Carolina, she received a letter in the mail: She qualified to apply for Opportunity Scholars Program, one of two college-level programs at USC part of the federally funded TRIO Program. The Opportunity Scholars Program  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman, Subramanyam, Warren Warn Utility Merger May Increase Prices, Urge Federal Regulator to Scrutinize Deal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-Va.-07) joined Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.-10) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in a letter warning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about the potential consequences of the proposed merger between NextEra Energy, Inc. ("NextEra") and Dominion Energy ("Domin more PR