HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * 9/11, Recreated: New Film Revisits the Classroom Where America Changed Forever * Twenty-five years ago, one of the most recognizable moments in American history unfolded inside a second-grade classroom at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida. On September 11, 2001, then-U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Rod Paige, a longtime educator and former Texas Southern University coach, athletic director and education dean, stood alongside President G more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Hosts 2nd Annual Hispanic Leadership Summit in Doral, Florida October 5, 2026 DORAL, FL -- On Thursday, October 1, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) hosted its 2nd Annual Hispanic Leadership Summit in Doral, Florida. The Summit brought together AFPI policy experts, senior Administration officials, and Hispanic leaders to discuss how the America First agenda is Restoring the American Dream for Working Families through economic opp more PR

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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension St. Vincent's promotes safer infant sleep in Northeast Florida * During Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month in October, Ascension St. Vincent's is reminding parents, grandparents and caregivers that a few consistent steps can help create a safer sleep environment for babies. Ascension St. Vincent's Southside and Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County have achieved Gold-level certification through the 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

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

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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, Dominican Republic Navy rescue 61 alien migrants from sinking vessel * SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser and two Dominican Republic Navy vessels rescued 61 alien migrants Monday morning from a grossly overloaded, sinking vessel in Atlantic Ocean waters off Dominican Republic. All migrants aboard the sinking vessel were successfully rescued and transferred to Dominican Re more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Conference clashes take center stage in Week 6, highlighted by No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama; 13 Top 25 teams set for ESPN networks * Week 6 of the college football season rolls on with a five-day, 70-game slate from Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 10 across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN Radio and ESPN+. The headliner is a top 10 SEC showdown as No. 2 Georgia visits No. 6 Alabama on A more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Pharmaceuticals] -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release: * * * Danny Cottrell Awarded Dargavel Medal by NCPA Foundation * KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 5, 2026) - Charles Daniel "Danny" Cottrell has spent more than four decades building a career defined by pharmacy leadership, political advocacy, and hometown generosity -- a body of work now recognized with the Dargavel Medal. The McKesson Corporation sponsors the annual award that honors an individual whose contr more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Dr. Francis Hornicek Honored for Leadership in Tissue-Banking Safety * The AATB "50 at 50" honor recognizes Francis Hornicek, M.D., Ph.D., for leadership that strengthened tissue-banking standards, patient safeguards and scientific collaboration. Key Takeaways * AATB's "50 at 50" honor recognizes Dr. Francis Hornicek's leadership, service and contributions to tissue banking. * His work included helping revise tissue-banking standa 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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent, in August 2026 October 05, 2026 In August 2026, the District of Columbia had the highest unemployment rate, 5.7 percent. South Dakota had the lowest jobless rate in August, 2.0 percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.2 percent. The rate in Ohio (3.3 percent) set a new series low. (All state series begin in 1976.) In total, 19 states had u more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * El Dorado Furniture Corporation to Pay $1.3 Million to Settle National Origin Discrimination Charge * MIAMI -- El Dorado Furniture Corporation, a Florida furniture company operating 19 retail stores across the state, agreed to pay $1.3 million to a class of white, black and other non-Hispanic job applicants to resolve a federal hiring discrimination investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Gas power plant proposals surging, new interactive map shows October 5, 2026 New proposals in 32 states, D.C; Dramatic rise driven largely by data center demand - DENVER - A new online resource and interactive map released Monday reveals that proposals for grid-connected natural gas power plants have tripled since early 2023, and increased by nearly half in the last eight months alone, driven largely by rising power demand for dat more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Exploring the Debt & the Legacy of Geier vs. Tennessee * Sometimes, the driest court records hold nuggets of narrative gold that can come to life through audio. Reporters Camellia Burris and Emily Siner made that case when they visited Vanderbilt Law School on September 22 to discuss "The Debt: What Tennessee Owes Its HBCU," a podcast from Nashville Public Radio and the Tennessee Lookout. Burris and Siner explained how they turned the 1968 case Geier v. T more PR

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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs posted the following news: * * * Finding a New Way to Talk About Hearing Health * We have ways to measure many things about our health: blood pressure, vision, heart rate, daily steps and even sleep. But for most people, hearing remains a mystery until something starts to change. A collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) and the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health is exploring how to make hearin more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A Legacy of Leadership: Lisa P. Grant Erin Alvarado October 5, 2026 Few people have made history on Capitol Hill. Lisa P. Grant '95 M.S. has. As the first woman and African American to serve as chief procurement officer for the U.S. House of Representatives, Grant broke barriers in one of the nation's most influential institutions. But her journey to that historic achievement was built on decades of perseverance, professional growth and a steadf more PR

MELBOURNE, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Carlos Garcia-Galan Leads NASA's Next Giant Leap in Space Exploration Erin Alvarado October 5, 2026 Carlos Garcia-Galan '97, '97, has spent a lifetime looking toward the moon. Today, as NASA's program manager for Moon Base, he is leading efforts to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface and lay the groundwork for future space exploration. "The objective of the Moon Base program is to build humanity's first outpost in deep spac more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 5 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Florida is seeing a dengue fever outbreak. Tulane mosquito researcher breaks down the rise in cases * Florida is experiencing one of its most significant dengue fever outbreaks in years, with case numbers rising statewide and the state's first dengue-related death confirmed by the Florida Department of Health in September. Tulane University medical entomologist Dawn Wesson, who directs Tulane's Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases Initiative, called it more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Scott Franklin, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Franklin Introduces Establishing Gold Standard Science Act To Restore Transparency and Accountability To EPA's Scientific Advisory Process * Rep. Scott Franklin (FL-18), Chairman of the House Science Committee's Environment Subcommittee, today introduced the Establishing Gold Standard Science Act, legislation to strengthen transparency, accountability and scientific integrity in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) scientific advisory proce more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU becomes first college campus to install interactive Hope Booth to support student mental health * * Located in FSU's Student Union, the Hope Booth offers a three-minute guided experience with personalized messages and coping strategies to support student mental health. * FSU is the first university in the country to offer a Hope Booth as a resource. More than 370 people have used it during its first 10 days. Florida State University has become th more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU data scientist receives NSF CAREER Award to develop AI model to analyze complex numerical data at scale * A Florida State University artificial intelligence and data scientist has earned one of the most prestigious early career faculty awards to develop a new type of AI model that better calculates and uses numeric data, including large-scale healthcare data for applications in cancer research. Michael Gubanov, associate professor in the Departmen more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU film school ranks No. 1 for undergraduate, No. 3 for graduate programs in inaugural national ranking * * FilmSchool.org's new rankings put FSU among the best in the nation for value, student success and career outcomes. * FSU was the only university with two programs among the top three. Florida State University's College of Motion Picture Arts has earned two top-three national rankings, with its undergraduate film program rated No. 1 and its gra 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

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Global cruise leaders partner on FIU Cruise Excellence Center The university has convened an advisory board of top industry executives to establish an academic hub for research, talent development and innovation that will have worldwide impact. Business & Entrepreneurship By Ivonne Yee-Amor October 5, 2026 FIU has announced the launch of the FIU Cruise Excellence Center, led by its Chaplin S more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds appoints Jon Dunwell to Iowa Utilities Commission * Today, Governor Kim Reynolds announced the appointment of former State Representative Jon Dunwell to the Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC). Dunwell served in the Iowa House representing the 38th district covering parts of Jasper County since October 2021. Earlier today, he resigned his seat effectively immediately. Dunwell was not seeking re-election. "I appreciate Jon's steady lead more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Celebrates Opening of New I-95 at Oslo Road Interchange in Indian River County * INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla.-- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis celebrated the opening of the new Interstate 95 (I-95) at Oslo Road Interchange in Indian River County. This marks a major milestone for the project, with the interchange opening to traffic one year early due to Florida's commitment to accelerating transportation project delivery.  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Advises Founders of Peakside Capital on Acquisition by DWS * BERLIN/MUNICH, 5 October 2026 - Greenberg Traurig advised the shareholders of Peakside Capital Advisors, led by founders and managing shareholders Stefan Aumann and Boris Schran, on the sale of the European real estate asset manager to DWS Group. With 45 employees across its offices in Zug, Frankfurt, Warsaw, Munich and Luxembourg, the specia more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's David Dykeman, Terence McCourt Named NELA Regional Managing Partner of the Year Finalists * BOSTON - Oct. 5, 2026 - David J. Dykeman and Terence P. McCourt, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office co-managing shareholders, were named Regional Managing Partner of the Year finalists at the 2026 New England Legal Awards (NELA). NELA winners will be announced at an awards gala Oct. 8 at Th more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 5 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Harvard's Hail Mary Upsets Colgate * After Colgate took the lead, 17-14, with 27 seconds left to go in the game, Harvard made it to the Raider 39-yard line and lined up for a game tying field goal. A false start brought the Crimson offense back on the field, allowing quarterback Charlie Smith to throw a Hail Mary to Teigan Pelletier, who caught the pass then lateraled to Nathan Bailey, who then ran eight yards to the corner o 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

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

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Significantly Expands Tennessee Government Advocacy Team with Former Jigsaw Principal, Gov. Lee's Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Former Aide to Sen. Blackburn, and Bass, Berry & Sims Consultant * Steven Henry from Political Consulting Firm Jigsaw, Christian Potucek from Gov. Lee's Administration, Andrew Palmer from Sen. Blackburn's U.S. Senate Office, and Mary Martha Willson from Bass, Berry & Sims Join more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Steube's Op-Ed Highlights President Trump's Historic Greenland Security Deal * WASHINGTON--U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) penned an opinion piece in the Washington Times highlighting President Trump's historic security agreement on Greenland and the importance of strengthening America's position in the Arctic as Russia and China seek to expand their influence in the region. Read the opinion piece below and in the Washington T more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It... Sen. Rick Scott, Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs in The Hill: "If America Wants to Prosper, We Must Lead." * NAPLES, Fla. - Last week, U.S. Senator Rick Scott and Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs of the Hudson Institute published a joint op-ed in The Hill that discusses the numerous threats to America's prosperity -- and how to confront them. In the op-ed, Senator Scott and Dr. Heinrichs argue that America is facing a growing list of threats fr more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * October 5, 2026 Supreme Court Declines to Hear Denver Man's Case to Revive Fourth Amendment's Warrant Requirements WASHINGTON--Today, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a Denver man who challenged the constitutionality of a warrant that led to his wrongful arrest. Michael Mendenhall's townhome was searched and his property seized after the police used thirdhand information to get a search warrant. He was also forced to spend a  more PR

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

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

PALO ALTO, California, Oct. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Learning Policy Institute issued the following research brief on September 30, 2026, by Ilana Umansky and Havisha Khurana entitled "California's Academic Criterion for English Learner Reclassification: Implementation and Impacts." Here are excerpts: * * * Summary California law regarding the reclassification of English learners (ELs) to English-proficient status is complex, though recent legislation has brought greater simplicity. Prior to the passage of this legislation, California was unique  more PR

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance posted the following news release: * * * Local Governments Call on Senate to Pass the Save Our Shrimpers Act * Support continues to grow for the Save Our Shrimpers (SOS) Act, legislation that would require the U.S. government to oppose World Bank and other U.S.-taxpayer-backed International Financial Institutions (IFIs) support for foreign shrimp aquaculture projects. The bill overwhelmingly passed the House. Bipartisan companion legislation has been  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * Muslim Civil Rights Organizations in Florida Urge Court to Block Unconstitutional Terrorism Designation * In a new lawsuit the Council on American-Islamic Relations and CAIR-Florida are asking for emergency relief TALLAHASSEE -On Friday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR-Florida told a federal court that their civil rights work in Florida is in imminent danger after Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Cabine more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida issued the following news release: * * * Muslim Civil Rights Organizations in Florida Urge Court to Block Unconstitutional Terrorism Designation * TALLAHASSEE -- On Friday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR-Florida told a federal court that their civil rights work in Florida is in imminent danger after Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Cabinet officials baselessly voted to designate them as "domestic terrorist organizations" under more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 4 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * New York rivalry takes center ice on ESPN's exclusive Tuesday NHL doubleheader slate * * Tuesday doubleheader on ESPN features New York Islanders-New York Rangers and Florida Panthers-Los Angeles Kings * The Point leads off Tuesday's coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+ * Thursday's primetime matchup on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu features San Jose Sharks-St. Louis Blues The NHL on ESPN season shifts into its sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA Funds Six New Projects to Restore Habitat in Collaboration with Recreational Anglers October 05, 2026 Funding through the National Fish Habitat Partnership will support the healthy habitats that recreational fisheries rely on to grow, eat, and reproduce. - NOAA Fisheries is announcing funding for six new projects that will restore habitat in collaboration with recreational anglers through the National more PR

WINTER HAVEN, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Polk State College posted the following news: * * * Polk State celebrates 90 days with President Kamoutsas * When Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas became Polk State College's sixth president on July 6, his work started with the people, not a distant vision. A Miami native, grandson of Cubans who fled communism, and first-generation college graduate raised by a hardworking single mother, he calls education the great equalizer that "opens doors, creates possibilities, and empowers individuals to achieve the Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin and Schatz Fight Back Against MAGA Book Bans and Attacks on First Amendment Rights of the Free Press and of Citizens in Schools, Libraries and Museums * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced a resolution standing strong for the American freedom to read, write and learn. The lawmakers' resolution condemns MAGA's escalating campaign of book bans in school libraries and censorship targ more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 [Category: BizScience] -- Axiom Space Inc., a provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure, posted the following news release: * * * Redwire Awarded Follow-On Contract to Provide Roll-Out Solar Array Wings for Axiom Space's Second Space Station Module * ANTALYA, Turkiye/JACKSONVILLE, Fla., October 5, 2026 - Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, today announced it has been awarded a contract by Axiom Space, a leader in nex more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: BizScience] -- Redwire, a space infrastructure and innovation company enabling civil, commercial and national security programs, issued the following news release: * * * Redwire Awarded Follow-On Contract to Provide Roll-Out Solar Array Wings for Axiom Space's Second Space Station Module * ANTALYA, Turkiye/JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (October 5, 2026) - Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, today announced it has been awarded a contract by Axiom Space, a l more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 6 -- Dorsey and Whitney, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Regulatory Affairs Partner Randy Dann Joins Dorsey October 5, 2026 Randy Dann has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP as a Partner in the Firm's Regulatory Affairs group, the international law firm announced today. With more than a decade of experience representing energy, industrial, and agricultural clients across the Rocky Mountain region and the Midwest, Randy counsels clients on Clean Air Act (CAA) permitting, compliance, and enforcemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Florida, issued the following with co-signers to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, and House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 2, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives H-232, The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Steve Scalise Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives H-329, The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorab more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Report: Biden Administration Took Little Action on Alien Overstays, Including Those Deemed Threats to National Security * Out of more than 100,000 aliens who were identified as potential national security threats over the course of four years, the Biden Administration arrested only eight WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after a report by the DHS Office of the Inspector  more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * Reserve Airman credits dual careers for heroic rescue * Police body camera footage plays like an action film: choking gray smoke pours from a crushed dashboard, orange flames scattering light through shattered glass partially illuminate the chaotic scene as a pair of gloved hands lunge straight into the cabin, cut the seat belt and drag an unconscious driver to safety seconds before the entire vehicle is consumed by fire. Behind the lens was  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Moody Fights to Protect Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range Oct 5, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Senator Ashley Moody is fighting to protect an important national military asset in Northwest Florida. Senator Moody has joined Senator Rick Scott in championing the Protecting Florida's Offshore Military Readiness Act to prohibit drilling oil and gas inside the Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range. "The Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range is a nati 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

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

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

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Sunshine Genetics enrolls first Florida families, launching expanded newborn screening pilot program * The Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases (IPRD) at Florida State University has enrolled its first families in the Sunshine Genetics pilot program, which utilizes whole-genome sequencing to screen newborns for rare genetic conditions. The screening checks for nearly 900 genetic conditions. Early identification of these conditions will empowe more PR

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

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * The Data Maven: New Survey Reveals Key Issues that Contribute to Late Diagnosis of HIV * Here at The Data Maven, we're always on the look out for new studies on HIV and other public health issues, and recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published data that revealed key issues that contribute to the late diagnosis of HIV. It's something that most definitely needs to change. So here's the deal. The Surveillance of HIV-relate more PR

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news: * * * Three Embry Riddle Faculty Earn Prestigious AIAA Associate Fellows Honors for Aerospace Excellence Author: Seth Robbins October 5, 2026 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named three Embry Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members to its 2027 Class of Associate Fellows -- a designation recognizing significant and lasting contributions to the aerospace profession. It marks the fourth year in a row that more PR

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

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Two Foundation Grants Advance Prostate Cancer Research at Desai Sethi Urology Institute * Grants from the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation and Prostate Cancer Foundation will support studies of an understudied protein modification and a potential driver of hormone therapy resistance. Key Takeaways * Zhipeng Wang, Ph.D., received a $200,000, one-year grant to study allysine in prostate cancer. * Masoud Bitaraf, M.D., received a $225,000,  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * U.S. District Court Vacates in Full a Nearly $50 Million Arbitration Award Against Client OptumRx * On October 2, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division unsealed a rare order vacating in full a nearly $50 million arbitration award against a Gibson Dunn client. The ruling concludes a decade-long dispute over unpaid commissions for pharmacy claims and other payment more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Grad, NASA Engineer Helps Build America's First Moon Base * * NASA is working with commercial and international partners to establish a sustained human presence near the moon's South Pole and use the lunar surface as a proving ground for future missions to Mars. * As transportation office program lead engineer in NASA's Moon Base Program, UCF industrial engineering graduate Teresa Kinney '11MS is helping shape the systems that will move cargo more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news: * * * UNF receives $620K investment from Project One Health JAX to expand nature and health initiatives * The University of North Florida's Institute of Environmental Research and Education (IERE) has received a $620,000 gift from Project One Health JAX to support the continued growth of the UNF Nature and Health Center and expand initiatives that promote health and well-being through stronger connections to nature. Project One Health JAX selected U more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Warmer oceans and increasing disease put coral reefs at risk Oct 5, 2026 By Savannah Peat Coral on edges of reefs are more likely to grow and thrive, new study finds - Disease and heat pose a deadly combination for coral reefs, according to a new University of Georgia study. Previous research has shown that heat stress can increase disease and kill coral. But the new paper found that corals with preexisting disease conditions were particularly more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * USF Board of Trustees to consider student fee increases * The following message was shared with USF students on Oct. 5, 2026: The University of South Florida Board of Trustees will consider a proposal to increase the activity & service fee, transportation access fee and out-of-state fees at a board meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Additional information will be available on the USF Board of Trustees website. If approved, the inc more PR

PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF professor receives Distinguished CHEST Educator award Oct. 05, 2026 Amanda Dexter, director of respiratory therapy and assistant professor of clinical practice at UWF, has been named a 2026 Distinguished CHEST Educator. This honor recognizes national excellence, leadership and sustained contributions to clinical education, placing Dexter among the top 3% of CHEST faculty worldwi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Maria Chapa Lopez, President Trump's nominee to be board chair of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans' Appeals, from a Sept. 23, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished Members of this Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. It is a profound honor to be nominated by President Trump to serve as Chair of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. I also want to thank this Committe 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

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Secures Nearly $100 Million in Federal Funding for HBCU STEM Programs * The $97.1 million award will support 10 HBCU STEM programs through the Department of Defense, including at Clark Atlanta University Since beginning his full Senate term in 2022, Senator Warnock has secured more than $17 billion for HBCU campuses across the country, including nearly $275 million for HBCUs in Georgia Senator Warnock is a proud graduate of Morehouse more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Wasserman Schultz Introduces Bipartisan Agriculture Relief Bill to Provide Florida Farm, Citrus Support * "Congress needs to have the back of America's farmers, and I'm proud to work across the aisle to make sure the crops and agricultural resources that fuel American families are protected from increasingly extreme weather threats, something our own citrus industry faces in Florida," said Wasserman Schultz. "From timber to food on our t more PR