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'DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2027' TO SIMULCAST LIVE ON ABC AND DISNEY+ FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER (10)
BURBANK, California, Oct. 7 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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'DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2027' TO SIMULCAST LIVE ON ABC AND DISNEY+ FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
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Julianne Hough and Rob Gronkowski Return as Las Vegas Co-Hosts
America's No. 1 New Year's Eve Celebration Airs LIVE Thursday, Dec. 31, Beginning at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+
[EDITOR'S NOTE]: Media assets HERE
Today, ABC and Dick Clark Productions (DCP), the world's largest owner and pro more PR
'Medicines that feed us' promote healing in a toxic world (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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'Medicines that feed us' promote healing in a toxic world
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On the shelves of a small shop in Moshi, Tanzania, the colorful label on a packet of Dorkia Enterprises' lemongrass tea makes a sweeping promise: to cleanse the body of toxins - from industrial agricultural practices, modern medicine, common cookware, everyday chemicals and mental stress.
The two women who started this small business in the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro do not offer their "mchaichai" more PR
'People over profit margins': PA House Democrats renew commitment to energy affordability with bill package to protect consumers (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 7 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release:
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'People over profit margins': PA House Democrats renew commitment to energy affordability with bill package to protect consumers
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Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus October 7, 2026 | 12:31 PM
HARRISBURG, Oct. 7 -- As electric costs and household shutoffs reached historic highs this year, PA House Democrats introduced a bold series of bills in April intended to lower costs for everyday Pennsylvanians, hold big corporations accoun more PR
Addressing Foreign Service Academy in Islamabad, Secretary-General Hails Pakistan's Contributions to UN Peacekeeping, Climate Action (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news release:
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Addressing Foreign Service Academy in Islamabad, Secretary-General Hails Pakistan's Contributions to UN Peacekeeping, Climate Action
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Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' address to the Foreign Service Academy, in Islamabad today:
It is a joy to be back in Pakistan. I have a very special place in my heart for the people of this great country. When I reflect on my relationship with Pakistan, I think the Urdu language puts it best: Dil khush ho ga more PR
Adelphi University Awarded $2.9M to Launch Adelphi Ascend--a Bold Initiative to Improve Advising and Boost Graduation Rates and AI Literacy (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Oct. 8 -- Adelphi University issued the following news:
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Adelphi University Awarded $2.9M to Launch Adelphi Ascend--a Bold Initiative to Improve Advising and Boost Graduation Rates and AI Literacy
October 7, 2026
For many first-generation college students, navigating the first year of higher education is the most critical hurdle to earning a degree. To ensure every student has an equal opportunity to thrive, Adelphi University has been awarded a nearly $3 million Title III federal grant to launch Adelphi Ascend: more PR
Adelphi University: From Classroom to Conference - Social Work Students Share Their Research (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Oct. 8 -- Adelphi University issued the following news:
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From Classroom to Conference: Social Work Students Share Their Research
October 7, 2026
By Lauren Bedosky, Contributing Writer
Students across Adelphi's social work programs explain what they studied, what it meant to share their work and how research is shaping their careers.
In the field of social work, classroom learning can only get you so far. Student scholarship gives future social workers the opportunity to do research on topics they're passionate more PR
Adelphi University: What the New SNAP Changes Mean for Social Workers and the People They Serve (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Oct. 8 -- Adelphi University issued the following news:
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What the New SNAP Changes Mean for Social Workers and the People They Serve
October 7, 2026
By Lauren Bedosky, Contributing Writer
Updates to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) mean some New Yorkers are losing benefits. Here's what social work students and practitioners need to know.
Roughly 37 million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed themselves and their families. But new federal changes ha more PR
Against The Odds, Highland Cow Returns To Herd After Texas A&M Treatment (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Against The Odds, Highland Cow Returns To Herd After Texas A&M Treatment
Oct. 7, 2026
Nobody makes Hilda do something she doesn't want to do.
That's how Sarah Tesch described the nearly 5-year-old Highland cow who has become a fixture at Tesch Hillside Ranch -- and whose stubborn streak may have helped carry her through months of treatment and recovery.
When Hilda first arrived at the ranch more PR
Alaska Air Group announces webcast of third-quarter 2026 financial results (10)
SEATTLE, Oct. 7 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, posted the following news release:
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Alaska Air Group announces webcast of third-quarter 2026 financial results
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Alaska Air Group Inc. will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss 2026 third quarter financial results on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
The company will file its third-quarter results and outlook after market close on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.
Alaska Air Group Inc., the parent company of Alaska Airlines Inc., Hawaiian Airlines, more PR
Alfred University hosts regional meeting of Upstate New York USITT (10)
ALFRED, New York, Oct. 8 -- Alfred University posted the following news release:
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Alfred University hosts regional meeting of Upstate New York USITT
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Alfred University's Performing Arts Division hosted the Upstate New York Regional Meeting of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) on Saturday, Sept. 19. The meeting brought students, educators, and industry professionals to campus for a day of hands-on workshops, demonstrations, mentorship, and professional connection.
Students and faculty from Alfred University, S more PR
American Center for Law & Justice Issues Commentary: Whistleblower Sends Mass E-Mail Exposing Alleged Letitia James Corruption (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary:
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Whistleblower Sends Mass E-Mail Exposing Alleged Letitia James Corruption
By Logan Sekulow October 8
In a huge development, through our Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request, the ACLJ has just obtained public records regarding potential political corruption in New York Attorney General Letitia James' office after a whistleblower sent a mass email to the office that was subsequently scrubbed from office servers.
Remember just over a mont more PR
American Farmland Trust Announces Winners of the 18th Annual America's Farmers Market Celebration (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Agriculture] -- The American Farmland Trust posted the following news release:
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American Farmland Trust Announces Winners of the 18th Annual America's Farmers Market Celebration(tm)
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(Washington, D.C.) American Farmland Trust (AFT) announces the winners of the 18th annual America's Farmers Market Celebration(tm), a national event honoring the role of farmers markets, which ran between August 1, 2026, and September 30, 2026. Ten markets receiving the most public votes are declared the national winners.
A more PR
Amtrak Expands Pennsylvanian Service with Second Daily Round Trip Beginning Nov. 18 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news:
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Amtrak Expands Pennsylvanian Service with Second Daily Round Trip Beginning Nov. 18
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Tickets available now for expanded service between New York and Pittsburgh via Philadelphia and Harrisburg
Amtrak will soon expand service on the Pennsylvanian with a second daily round trip beginning Nov. 18, providing customers with more travel options between New York City and Pittsburgh and communities across Pennsylvania.
"With tickets becoming availabl more PR
ASAM Weekly for October 6, 2026 (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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The ASAM Weekly for October 6, 2026
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This week's edition spans the full spectrum of modern addiction medicine, from genetic architecture and neurobiological sex differences to environmental interventions and frontline harm reduction.
At the foundational level, new research in Genes clarifies the polygenic architecture underlying tobacco use disorder, while work in The American Journal of Psychiatry hig more PR
Associate Professor Pablo Jose Lopez Oro Presents at Yale's MacMillan Center (10)
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news:
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Associate Professor Pablo Jose Lopez Oro Presents at Yale's MacMillan Center
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Associate Professor of Africana Studies Pablo Jose Lopez Oro is presenting a paper as part of a panel at the conference No End in Sight: The Unwinding and Afterlife of the Cold War in Latin America being held by the Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale. Lopez Oro's paper is titled Territorios Ancestrales o more PR
Atmos(tm) Rewards expands with new Unlocked experiences from Alterra Mountain Company, Nordstrom and Pebble Beach Resorts (10)
SEATTLE, Oct. 7 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, posted the following news release:
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Atmos(tm) Rewards expands with new Unlocked experiences from Alterra Mountain Company, Nordstrom and Pebble Beach Resorts
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New packages & events drop on Atmos Members Day, the first Wednesday of every month.
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Atmos(tm) Rewards is expanding with new Unlocked experiences from Alterra Mountain Company, Nordstrom and Pebble Beach Resorts, giving members more ways to redeem points beyond air travel.
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Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Coalition in Opposing Trump Administration's Cruel Gutting of Head Start Standards (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Coalition in Opposing Trump Administration's Cruel Gutting of Head Start Standards
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OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday co-led a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposal to dramatically cut regulations governing the Head Start program. Head Start is an early childhood education program desig more PR
Attorney General Bonta Defends Cornerstone of U.S. Forest Conservation (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Defends Cornerstone of U.S. Forest Conservation
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OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing the Trump Administration's proposed rule to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule) and the accompanying draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). If adopted, the United States Forest Service's (USFS) more PR
Attorney General James Announces Arrest and Indictment of Queens Pharmacy Owner for Stealing More Than $31 Million (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Announces Arrest and Indictment of Queens Pharmacy Owner for Stealing More Than $31 Million
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Miguel Baron Charged for Exploiting New Yorkers with HIV to Fraudulently Bill Medicaid and AIDS Drug Assistance Program for Medications That Were Never Dispensed to Patients
Baron Allegedly Used Stolen Funds to Buy Real Estate, Luxury Cars, and World Cup Tickets
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James toda more PR
Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Monroe County (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James' Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Monroe County
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NEW YORK - The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of Haley Rodriguez, who died on October 4, 2026 following an encounter with members of the Town of Gates Police Department (GPD) in Gates, Monroe County.
At 1 a.m. on October 4, a GPD officer was d more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTEMPT TO GUT HEAD START STANDARDS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTEMPT TO GUT HEAD START STANDARDS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposal to dramatically cut regulations governing the Head Start program.
Raoul and the coalition explain in their letter that the proposed rule would gut long-stan more PR
Attorney General Weiser opposes Trump administration proposal to gut Head Start standards (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 7 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Weiser opposes Trump administration proposal to gut Head Start standards
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Oct. 7, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' proposal to dramatically cut regulations governing the Head Start program.
Head Start is an early childhood education program that helps children from low-income familie more PR
Bahrain: Authorities Rearrest Pardoned Detainees (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Bahrain: Authorities Rearrest Pardoned Detainees
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(Beirut) - Bahraini authorities have rearrested at least nine men who had previously been released from prison by royal pardon, the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and Human Rights Watch said today.
The men, who were previously detained on politically motivated charges, were arrested in July and August 2026 for allegedly failing to pay fines dating back a decade. Bahraini aut more PR
Bard College Awarded Grant to Support Voter Participation Ahead of Midterm Elections (10)
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Oct. 7 -- Bard College issued the following news release:
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Bard College Awarded Grant to Support Voter Participation Ahead of Midterm Elections
Campus Connect's Election Rapid Response Mini-Grant Program supports innovative, high-impact, and non-partisan approaches to student civic engagement.
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ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.--The national nonprofit Campus Connect has selected Bard College as a recipient of its 2026 Election Rapid Response Mini-Grant Program award. The college's Center for Civic Engagement (C more PR
Bard Graduate Center Student Mya Benally to Participate in Prestigious Storytelling Program (10)
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Oct. 7 -- Bard College issued the following news release:
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Bard Graduate Center Student Mya Benally to Participate in Prestigious Storytelling Program
The Iliiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program helps the next generation of Indigenous scholars hone their environmental communication skills.
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ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.--The environmental storytelling project Planet Forward has selected Mya Benally, Bard Graduate Center '28 (Dine), as one of ten students nationwide to participate in its 2026-27 Iliia more PR
Better Markets Analysis: Standing Up to the Lawless Crypto Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following analysis:
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October 6, 2026
Standing up to the Lawless Crypto Industry
For years now, too many leaders on Wall Street and Washington either looked the other way or unquestioningly supported the crypto industry as it worked relentlessly to infiltrate our financial system and rewrite the laws and rules to benefit their special interests. Tens of more PR
Billboard magazine: UL Lafayette's music business program is among nation's best (10)
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus posted the following news:
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Billboard magazine: UL Lafayette's music business program is among nation's best
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is home to one of the nation's Top Music Business Schools, according to Billboard.
The preeminent music industry news magazine recognized UL Lafayette's music business program among 48 other colleges and universities in a list released on Oct. 3, citing a program that gives students hands-on experiences that p more PR
Billboard Names Belmont's Curb College to 2026 Top Music Business Schools List (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 -- Belmont University posted the following news:
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Billboard Names Belmont's Curb College to 2026 Top Music Business Schools List
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Belmont joins 47 other programs recognized for preparing the next generation of music industry leaders
Belmont University's Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business has again been named to Billboard's "Top Music Business Schools" list alongside programs across the U.S. and abroad.
This year's list arrives as artificial intelligence reshapes much of the music busines more PR
Blogger Jailed for Four Years in Uzbekistan (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Blogger Jailed for Four Years in Uzbekistan
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Blogger Sirojiddin Adilov's October 5 conviction on dubious extortion and fraud charges raises serious questions about fair trial standards in Uzbekistan, as well as the government's commitment to upholding freedom of expression.
A criminal court sentenced Adilov--who ran "Sirojiddin Media," a YouTube channel with over 915,000 subscribers--to four years in a prison colony for committing extortion i more PR
BMCC Early Childhood Center Awarded $1.9 Million to Support Student Parents (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Borough of Manhattan Community College posted the following news:
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BMCC Early Childhood Center Awarded $1.9 Million to Support Student Parents
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Borough of Manhattan Community College's (BMCC/CUNY) Early Childhood Center, Inc. has received a $1,913,864 Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS) award to support child care and support services for student parents over the next four years.
The federal CCAMPIS program supports low-income student parents by providing access to campus-based child care services, more PR
Bowdoin College: A Public Education Worth Fighting For (10)
BRUNSWICK, Maine, Oct. 8 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news:
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A Public Education Worth Fighting For
By Lia Gavin '30
The topic of public education is often a lightning rod for intense debate. Yet in focusing on what different factions feel is "wrong," we risk overlooking what we have collectively done "right," two education scholars recently argued at Bowdoin.
On October 1, co-speakers and coauthors Jack Shneider and Jennifer Berkshire visited Bowdoin as guest seakers in the Brodie Family Lecture series. Established in 1997 more PR
Bridg Strengthens Proprietary Identity Graph, Expanding the Data Foundation Behind PAR Intelligence (10)
NEW HARTFORD, New York, Oct. 8 -- PAR Technology Corp., a technology provider powering multi-unit operators across restaurant, retail, and large-scale commerce, issued the following news release:
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Bridg Strengthens Proprietary Identity Graph, Expanding the Data Foundation Behind PAR Intelligence
Powered by 255 million verified U.S. consumer identities, the enhanced platform helps brands expand marketing reach, improve profile accuracy, and maintain customer visibility as contactless payments reshape the in-store journey, giving brands a more PR
California Institute of Technology: Shedding Light on the Brain - Neuroscientists Reflect on Optogenetics Nobel (10)
PASADENA, California, Oct. 8 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Shedding Light on the Brain: Neuroscientists Reflect on Optogenetics Nobel
October 07, 2026
On October 5, three scientists--Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel, and Karl Deisseroth--were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the development of optogenetics, a revolutionary tool that allows neuroscientists to use light to turn on and off individual brain cells, even those located deep within the brain. Hegemann and Nagel, the Nobel more PR
Campbell Law Assistant Professor Nicole Ligon Featured on CNN (10)
BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Campbell University issued the following news:
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Campbell Law Assistant Professor Nicole Ligon featured on CNN
October 7, 2026
RALEIGH - Campbell Law School Assistant Professor of Law Nicole Ligon has been quoted in an CNN article regarding the Trump Administration's recent revocation of White House press credentials for CNN, Politico and MS NOW, which raised questions on the constitutionality and legal justification of the move.
Earlier this year, Ligon published an article in the Penn State Law more PR
Capital Research Center Issues InfluenceWatch Wrap Up on Oct. 2, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrap up on Oct. 2, 2026:
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InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watchdog groups.
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives more PR
Career Development Office Helps Students and Alumni Build Futures (10)
CLAREMONT, California, Oct. 7 -- Pomona College posted the following news:
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Career Development Office Helps Students and Alumni Build Futures
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On any given day in the Career Development Office (CDO), some of the eight career advisors visit students who want to turn their life passions into concrete career pathways.
Other staff, meanwhile, plan employment meetups between Pomona students and recruiters seeking fresh talent for major corporations.
Still others help students identify and apply for competitive fellowships and scholarship more PR
Carolyn Groobey Named to 2026 NACD Directorship 100 (10)
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news:
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Carolyn Groobey Named to 2026 NACD Directorship 100
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The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) has named Carolyn Groobey, VHB's lead independent director, to its 2026 Directorship 100.
The annual recognition honors directors and governance leaders whose contributions have strengthened board oversigh more PR
Catholic League Issues Commentary: Biden's DOJ Targeted Christian Parents (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary by President Bill Donohue:
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Biden's DOJ Targeted Christian Parents
Under President Biden's Department of Justice (DOJ), the FBI labeled mainline Catholics who opposed abortion, gay marriage and gender identity as "domestic terrorists." Now, in a new document released by the Trump administration's DOJ, "The N more PR
Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Silence, Delusion and Robots: Ukraine's Eastern Advances (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary:
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Silence, Delusion and Robots: Ukraine's Eastern Advances
A decisive victory for Ukraine in the Donbas has reset expectations of what can be achieved on the battlefield of 2026.
By David Axe
October 7, 2026
In May, under a veil of secrecy, the 3rd Ukrainian Army Corps counter-attacked in northern Donetsk Oblast, the focal point of the most intensive fighting in the blood-soaked Donbas region.
Exploiting weak points along the flanks of a pa more PR
Chairman Lawler Remembers October 7 Attacks, Reaffirms Commitment to Jewish Security and Israel (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Chairman Lawler Remembers October 7 Attacks, Reaffirms Commitment to Jewish Security and Israel
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Pearl River, N.Y. - 10/7/26... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, released the following statement marking the anniversary of the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks against Israel:
"Three years ago today, the world witnessed the deadliest day for the Jewish peop more PR
Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: SCOTUS Sends Mixed Signals on Religious Exemptions From COVID Vaccine Mandates (10)
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Oct. 8 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Brenda Baletti, senior reporter for The Defender:
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SCOTUS Sends Mixed Signals on Religious Exemptions From COVID Vaccine Mandates
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear two COVID-19 vaccine mandate cases, sending mixed signals about the court's stance on religious exemptions. The court won't hear a class a more PR
Citi: Building Resilient Portfolios in a Higher-Rate Environment (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (TNSrpt) -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release:
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Building Resilient Portfolios in a Higher-Rate Environment
Citi Wealth The Short and Long: Macro Investment View Report Q4 2026
HIGHLIGHTS
* Citi Wealth remains firmly pro-growth and pro-risk into year-end, even as market volatility is expected to stay high. Growth and earnings remain resilient, but inflation, higher rates, and geopolitical risks reinforce the need more PR
Columbia Climate School: Study Links NYC Congestion Pricing Policy to Cleaner Air In Lower Manhattan (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- The Columbia Climate School issued the following news:
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Study Links NYC Congestion Pricing Policy to Cleaner Air In Lower Manhattan
October 7, 2026
Highlights
* Researchers tracked air pollution at 15 monitoring sites across New York City during the first year of the country's first congestion pricing program.
* Fine particulate pollution inside the congestion zone fell about 13 percent beyond what regional trends, weather and year-to-year variability would predict.
* The decline closely matched the roug more PR
Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science: Angela McNeal's Blueprint for Trustworthy AI (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news:
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Angela McNeal's Blueprint for Trustworthy AI
At this year's first innovation Forum, Thread AI's Angela McNeal BS'16 traces her career in machine learning to entrepreneurship, sharing what drove her to build her own startup.
October 07, 2026
Beatrice Mhando
Columbia Engineering welcomed Angela McNeal BS'16, founder and CEO of the AI infrastructure company Thread AI, as the featured speaker at this year's Innovati more PR
Columbia University School of the Arts: Across The Movi-Verse' by Professor J Hoberman '81 Published by Film Desk Books (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news:
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Across The Movi-Verse' by Professor J Hoberman '81 Published by Film Desk Books
By Eve Bromberg
October 07, 2026
Across the Movi-verse: Writing on Film, 2011-2021, a new collection of essays by Adjunct Professor of Film and Film alum J. Hoberman '81, was published by Film Desk Books on August 25. The anthology gathers previously uncollected essays, tributes, reviews, and reflections from the period preceding his tenure as the film critic at The more PR
Columbia University Teachers College: Black Education Research Center to Aid NYC Policy Recommendations (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- Columbia University Teachers College issued the following news:
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Black Education Research Center to Aid NYC Policy Recommendations
In a study funded by the NYC Commission on Racial Equity, BERC researchers will examine the local, enduring effects of racial injustice and offer recommendations based on their findings
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Scholars from the Black Education Research Center (BERC) at Teachers College will help lead research in a year-long study that will examine the historical and contemporary impacts of racial inequities more PR
Columbia University Teachers College: Research & Impact - Improving School Lunches for NYC's Youth (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- Columbia University Teachers College issued the following news:
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Research & Impact: Improving School Lunches for NYC's Youth
Learn about the latest ways TC's Pam Koch and the Tisch Food Center are making healthy eating more accessible
The Research: From the Tisch Food Center, two studies that examine the efficacy of local nutrition education efforts
The Impact: Helping officials and school leaders make more effective decisions about nutrition education in NYC public schools, and training school cooks to prepare nu more PR
Columbia: What You Need to Know About the November 3 New York General Election (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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What You Need to Know About the November 3 New York General Election
From key dates to local polling locations, dive into this voting resource guide ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
October 06, 2026
It's time to gear up for the general election in New York! On Nov. 3, New Yorkers will head to the polls to vote for candidates running for local, state, and federal offices. Among the offices on the ballot are governor and lieutenant governor, state senator, state co more PR
Consumer Reports: More Than 1,700 Arizona Consumers Speak Out Against Excessive Electricity Rate Hikes (10)
YONKERS, New York, Oct. 8 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release:
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More than 1,700 Arizona consumers speak out against excessive electricity rate hikes
October 7, 2026
Consumer Reports calls on the Arizona Corporation Commission to curb excessive rate increases from APS and TEP and protect ratepayers during the AI data center boom
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Phoenix, AZ - Consumer Reports today submitted more than 1,700 petition signatures from members living in Arizona asking the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) to reject large rate increa more PR
Cornell biologist named Blavatnik Award finalist for work with rewilded mice (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Cornell biologist named Blavatnik Award finalist for work with rewilded mice
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Matthew Zipple, postdoctoral fellow in neurobiology and behavior in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and former Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow, is a finalist for the Blavatnik Regional Award in Life Sciences.
Blavatnik Awards for Postdoctoral Excellence, given each year by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences, honor outstanding postdoctoral research more PR
Corning Announces Quarterly Dividend (10)
CORNING, New York, Oct. 8 -- Corning, a manufacturer of glass, ceramics and related materials, issued the following news release:
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Corning Announces Quarterly Dividend
October 06, 2026
CORNING, N.Y. -- Corning Incorporated's (NYSE: GLW) Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on October 6, 2026 of $0.28 per share.
The dividend will be payable on December 11, 2026, to shareholders of record on November 13, 2026.
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Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release and related commen more PR
Countries Demonstrate Record Support for UN Sudan Probe Renewal (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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Countries Demonstrate Record Support for UN Sudan Probe Renewal
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A record number of countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council this week voted to support a resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan. For the first time, the Gambia, Mauritius, and Malawi joined South Africa and countries from other regions voting in favor of the resolution.
The fact-finding mission is mandated to investigate human ri more PR
CRN Disappointed Supreme Court Declines Review of New York Supplement Age-Restriction Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition posted the following news release:
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CRN Disappointed Supreme Court Declines Review of New York Supplement Age-Restriction Law
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Association says decision does not diminish concerns over overbroad, unsupported restrictions on lawful dietary supplements
WASHINGTON -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, today expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Cour more PR
DASH diet, nutrition and hypertension pioneer to receive the 2026 Research Achievement Award (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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DASH diet, nutrition and hypertension pioneer to receive the 2026 Research Achievement Award
DALLAS, Oct. 7, 2026 -- Leading nutrition and high blood pressure researcher, Lawrence J. Appel, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, a professor of medicine, epidemiology, international health and nursing at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, will be recognized with the 202 more PR
David B. Anders '94 JD Recognized for Enduring Support of Fordham Law (10)
BRONX, New York, Oct. 8 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news:
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David B. Anders '94 JD Recognized for Enduring Support of Fordham Law
By Josh Friedland October 7, 2026
For more than three decades, David B. Anders '94 JD has remained deeply engaged with Fordham Law--first as a student and later as a professor, philanthropist, and alumni leader.
Anders was recently honored for his philanthropy and leadership by Fordham Law's Dean's Society, which brings together the Law School's most dedicated supporters. Throug more PR
DENNIS BROWN JR. HIRED AS CHICAGO-BASED AKC EXECUTIVE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: Animals] -- The American Kennel Club posted the following news release:
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DENNIS BROWN JR. HIRED AS CHICAGO-BASED AKC EXECUTIVE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE
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The American Kennel Club (AKC(R)), a not-for-profit organization that is the world's largest registry of purebred and mixed-breed dogs, and a leading voice for canine welfare and responsible ownership, is pleased to announce that Dennis Brown Jr. has been hired as an Executive Field Representative based in Chicago, IL. He will start January 4th, 2027 more PR
Educators for Excellence-Massachusetts Names Andrew Epifanio State Director of Public Affairs (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led organization that ensures teachers have a leading voice in the policies that impact their students and profession, issued the following news release:
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Educators for Excellence-Massachusetts Names Andrew Epifanio State Director of Public Affairs
Epifanio, an education policy advocate with more than 12 years of experience in schools, research, and the State House, will lead E4E-Massachusetts
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October 6, 2026 -- Educators for Excellence (E4E) announced today that Andrew Epifani more PR
Educators for Excellence-Minnesota Names Casey Metcalfe State Director of Public Affairs (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led organization that ensures teachers have a leading voice in the policies that impact their students and profession, issued the following news release:
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Educators for Excellence-Minnesota Names Casey Metcalfe State Director of Public Affairs
Metcalfe, a former educator and Director of Government Relations for Students United, will step into the chapter's top role, leading Minnesota educators' advocacy on literacy and other issues
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October 6, 2026 -- Educators for Excellence (E more PR
El Salvador: Mass Trials a Mockery of Justice (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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El Salvador: Mass Trials a Mockery of Justice
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(Washington, DC) - Since early 2026, Salvadoran courts have begun convicting people in mass trials of hundreds of defendants at a time, relying on weak evidence and giving them no real chance to defend themselves, Human Rights Watch said today.
For months, courts in El Salvador have held mass trials of people detained under the state of emergency, which has been in place for over four years. Many more PR
Elsie Paxton '27 goes to Washington: Student's efforts to help Ukrainian children leads to special invite (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Oct. 8 -- Union College posted the following news:
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Elsie Paxton '27 goes to Washington: Student's efforts to help Ukrainian children leads to special invite
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Elsie Paxton '27, whose passion for helping Ukrainian children affected by the ongoing war with Russia, traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to continue her advocacy.
Paxton was invited to a panel discussion, "Ukraine's Humanitarian Response: Local Voices, Shared Perspectives," hosted by People in Need Ukraine at the US-Asia Institute.
The event brough more PR
EMILYs List Endorses Five Democratic Women for Lieutenant Governor in Key Democratic Holds (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Endorses Five Democratic Women for Lieutenant Governor in Key Democratic Holds
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Lesley Dahlkemper for Colorado lieutenant governor, Susan Bysiewicz for Connecticut lieutenant governor, Kim Driscoll for Massachusetts lieutenant governor, Aruna Miller for Maryland lieutenant governor, and Sabina Matos for Rhode Island lieutenant governo more PR
Environmental Defense Fund Statement: EPA's Methane Repeal Would Put Polluters First and Waste America's Energy (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
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Statement: EPA's methane repeal would put polluters first and waste America's energy
October 7, 2026
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the rollback of the 2024 Methane Rule at a closed-door oil and gas industry conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. According to Administrator Zeldin, the proposed rule will be released in a matter of days.
"Administrator Zeldin used an oil and gas industry event in New Mexico today to preview a damaging rollback of more PR
Environmental Defense Fund Statement: Proposed Peoples Gas Order Advances Safer, Fairer Approach to Methane Leaks (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
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Statement: Proposed Peoples Gas order advances safer, fairer approach to methane leaks
October 7, 2026
Illinois Commerce Commission administrative law judges today issued a proposed order in Peoples Gas' pending rate case that fully adopts Environmental Defense Fund's recommendations for addressing methane leaks across the utility's service territory.
"Requiring Peoples Gas to use advanced technology to find, measure and report methane leaks is a c more PR
ESF President Joanie Mahoney Announces Plans to Retire in 2027 (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news:
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ESF President Joanie Mahoney Announces Plans to Retire in 2027
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Mahoney to step down following the appointment of her successor by the SUNY Board of Trustees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Oct.6, 2026 -- This morning, ESF President Joanne M. (Joanie) Mahoney notified the ESF Board of Trustees, Academic Department Chairs, and her Cabinet that she intends to retire from her role as ESF's President in 2027. The announcement more PR
Everytown, House Majority PAC Launch Initial $10 Million Paid Media Campaign to Elect Moms Demand Action Volunteers in 8 Key Battleground Districts and Flip the House (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release:
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Everytown, House Majority PAC Launch Initial $10 Million Paid Media Campaign to Elect Moms Demand Action Volunteers in 8 Key Battleground Districts and Flip the House
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund and House Majority PAC announced an initial $10 million paid media campaign to elect former Moms Demand Action volunteers in eight key battleground House districts across Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, an more PR
Federal Court Denies Gun Lobby Attempt to Halt Maryland Law That Would Stop the Spread of DIY Machine Guns; Everytown for Gun Safety Responds (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release:
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Federal Court Denies Gun Lobby Attempt to Halt Maryland Law That Would Stop the Spread of DIY Machine Guns; Everytown for Gun Safety Responds
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MARYLAND - In a victory for public safety, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland denied gun lobby plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction in their reckless challenge to SB 334. Plaintiffs include the National Rifle Association of America, Firearms Policy Coalition, In more PR
Federal Register: HUD Issues Notice on Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas, Qualified Census Tracts for 2027 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Statutorily Mandated Designation of Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts for 2027
This document designates "Difficult Development Areas" (DDAs) and "Qualified Census Tracts" (QCTs) for purposes of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC). The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) makes new DDA and QCT designations annually.
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First Circuit Hears Arguments in Case Challenging Viewpoint-Based Penalties in Federal Funding for the Arts (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [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:
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First Circuit Hears Arguments in Case Challenging Viewpoint-Based Penalties in Federal Funding for the Arts
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Theater and arts groups asked the court to uphold a court ruling that blocked the government from restricting NEA funding based on perceived ideology
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Foley Hoag Expands Denver Office with Addition of Three Partners (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Foley Hoag Expands Denver Office with Addition of Three Partners
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Enhances the firm's ability to serve life sciences and technology companies in Colorado and beyond
October 07, 2026
Foley Hoag announced today that three partners have joined its Denver office, strengthening the firm's ability to serve life sciences, technology, and other innovative companies throughout the Mountain West and beyond. David Walker and Tyler Bosc more PR
Food Additives and GRAS Substances - Legal Framework Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11445) by legislative attorney Dorothy C. Kafka:
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Food Additives and GRAS Substances: A Legal Framework
Over the past few decades, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) regulation of food additives has provoked debate. In general, food additives, which include substances such as spices, emulsifiers, and preservatives, are added to foods to improve taste, texture, or shelf life, or for other reasons. While the Fe more PR
Fordham: Jesuit-Educated Professionals on 'Good' AI (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Fordham University issued the following news:
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Jesuit-Educated Professionals on 'Good' AI
October 7, 2026 By Chris Gosier
What does AI have to do with the teachings of a religious order founded in the 16th century? Plenty, according to a group of industry leaders at a Fordham event who showed how the Jesuit ethics can steer AI toward uses that benefit humanity.
Fordham philosophy professor Stephen Grimm, PhD, addressed this idea in opening remarks last week at the University's Ignatian AI Conference, which he organ more PR
Fordham: To Ensure AI Safety, a Hippocratic 'Oath' for Developers (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Fordham University issued the following news:
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To Ensure AI Safety, a Hippocratic 'Oath' for Developers
October 7, 2026 By Chris Gosier
Last year, when she published an article about how to regulate artificial intelligence, Chinmayi Sharma raised the possibility of "rogue AI" emerging in the long term--not knowing that this phrase would be dominating the news just a year later.
"Honestly, I did not really expect it to be this soon," said Sharma, a Fordham law professor specializing in AI, cybersecurity, and regulat more PR
Former Marvel CEO, alumnus Peter Cuneo launches Leadership Scholars Program at Alfred University (10)
ALFRED, New York, Oct. 8 -- Alfred University issued the following news release:
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Former Marvel CEO, alumnus Peter Cuneo launches Leadership Scholars Program at Alfred University
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Alfred University introduces a new initiative to recruit and engage students, helping them develop into leaders who will make a positive difference during and after their time on campus.
The Peter Cuneo Leadership Scholars Program--a strategic partnership between the university's divisions of Enrollment Management and Student Experience, administered by the more PR
Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Announces All-New Fall Culinary and Cocktail Programming Headlined by Sip & Guzzle Residency, New Adorn Menu, and Tasse Debut (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 7 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release:
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Four Seasons Hotel Chicago Announces All-New Fall Culinary and Cocktail Programming Headlined by Sip & Guzzle Residency, New Adorn Menu, and Tasse Debut
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Four Seasons Hotel Chicago announces an all-new lineup of fall food and beverage programming, headlined by an exclusive residency with Manhattan's Sip & Guzzle at the Mile High Cocktail Club, a refreshed seasonal menu at the restaurant Adorn, and the debut of morning more PR
Fried Frank: Conversant Capital Closes Over $845M for Inaugural Private Investment Fund (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson LLP, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Conversant Capital Closes Over $845M for Inaugural Private Investment Fund
October 7, 2026
Fried Frank advised Conversant Capital LLC (Conversant), an opportunistic real estate investment firm, on its inaugural private investment fund, Conversant Private Investment Fund (CPIF or the Fund), with $845 million in equity capital commitments raised collectively by the commingled fund and dedicated co-investment funds.
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Fruit Fly Study Reveals Mechanics of Working Memory (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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Fruit Fly Study Reveals Mechanics of Working Memory
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A study in fruit flies led by researchers at NYU Langone Health has confirmed a long-standing suspicion about how the brain encodes short-term memories.
Unlike the human brain, which has tens of billions of neurons, the fly brain has fewer than 200,000. Despite its relative simplicity, though, the fruit fly brain bears a more PR
Geisel and Women of Dartmouth Convene Roundtable on 'Leadership, Legacy and Lessons Learned' (10)
DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Oct. 8 -- The Dartmouth College School of Medicine (Geisel) posted the following news:
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Geisel and Women of Dartmouth Convene Roundtable on 'Leadership, Legacy and Lessons Learned'
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A distinguished panel of women in medicine, business, academia and journalism gathered at the inaugural "Women: Leadership, Legacy and Lessons Learned" roundtable in Boston on Sept. 22 to discuss how they had advanced in their respective fields while each experiencing what they described as systemic biases against women.
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Georgia's Congressional Democrats Push Back on State Board's 'Unsubstantiated Claims' in DOJ Letter (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Georgia's Congressional Democrats Push Back on State Board's 'Unsubstantiated Claims' in DOJ Letter
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ATLANTA, GA -- Today, four of the five members of the Georgia U.S. House of Representatives Democrat delegation and Rep. Joe Morelle of New York, the Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration that oversees federal elections, sent a letter to the Georgia State Election Board pushing back on its Sept. 30 letter to the Depa more PR
Gillibrand, Colleagues File Amicus Brief In Lawsuit Against Trump's Department Of Housing And Urban Development For Attacking Fair Housing Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Gillibrand, Colleagues File Amicus Brief In Lawsuit Against Trump's Department Of Housing And Urban Development For Attacking Fair Housing Program
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Subcommittee, joined 20 of her Senate colleagues in submitting an amicus brief supporting a federal judge's ruling that the Trump administration's Department of more PR
Greenberg Traurig Recognized in Inaugural IAM/WTR Copyright 1000 (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Recognized in Inaugural IAM/WTR Copyright 1000
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NEW YORK - Oct. 7, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has been recognized by IAM and World Trademark Review (WTR) in the inaugural edition of the Copyright 1000. The global guide recognizes 11 attorneys from Greenberg Traurig's Copyright Registration & Licensing Group. The publication also recognized the firm regionally in California, Georgia, more PR
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader Advises Rice University as It Launches One Giant Leap Ventures, Backing Startups Across the University Ecosystem (10)
LONDON, England, Oct. 8 -- Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises Rice University as it launches One Giant Leap Ventures, backing startups across the university ecosystem
Houston, 7 October 2026 - Global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has advised Rice University on the design and launch of the One Giant Leap Ventures Fund I, an early-stage fund built to invest in the university's most promising spinouts and alumni-founded startups.
Structured as an institutional ve more PR
Hudson Institute Issues Commentary: October 7 Exposed Terrifying American Truths--and Launched a Righteous Reckoning (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary to New York Post:
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Oct 7, 2026
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October 7 Exposed Terrifying American Truths--and Launched a Righteous Reckoning
Liel Leibovitz
The attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, unfurled 5,678 miles from America's shores; they impacted just a handful of American citizens.
Yet they may prove to be, in retrospect, one of the more significant events in our nation's recent his more PR
Hughes Hubbard Secures $11.5M Award Against Russia for Aeroport Belbek (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news:
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October 07, 2026
Hughes Hubbard Secures $11.5M Award Against Russia for Aeroport Belbek
PCA tribunal awards compensation in Crimea-related investment treaty arbitration.
Highlights
* After almost twelve years, the firm achieved a complete victory against the Russian Federation to recover compensation for its expropriation of the Belbek Airport in Crimea.
* Tribunal unanimously awarded $11.5 million in damages, plus interest, costs and a significant more PR
IATSE Secures Agreements for Crews of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and "Heathers" at New World Stages (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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IATSE Secures Agreements for Crews of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and "Heathers" at New World Stages
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NEW YORK, NY - The IATSE International reached separate agreements with the off-Broadway productions of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and "Heathers" during the week of September 21, 2026, securing union representation and supplemental payments for the crews of both s more PR
IBM Advances to Stage C of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (10)
ARMONK, New York, Oct. 7 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release:
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IBM Advances to Stage C of DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has been selected for Stage C, the third phase of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) led by DARPA, the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This phase will advance IBM through DARPA's verification process, in which independent experts extensively test and measure quantum hardware, te more PR
IBM Teams Up with SAP to Help Businesses Modernize Operations and Advance AI-Readiness (10)
ARMONK, New York, Oct. 7 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release:
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IBM Teams Up with SAP to Help Businesses Modernize Operations and Advance AI-Readiness
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ARMONK, N.Y., October 7, 2026 -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced IBM Ready for SAP Solutions to help midsize and fast-growing organizations accelerate cloud ERP modernization, unify enterprise data, and establish an AI-ready digital core. Volumetric Building Companies and Second Nature Brands are among the clients using the solution to support gro more PR
ICYMI: Demand Justice Report In The American Prospect Exposes 10 Judges Enabling Oligarch (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Political] -- Demand Justice issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: New Demand Justice Report In The American Prospect Exposes 10 Judges Enabling Oligarchy
October 06, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new Demand Justice report featured today in The American Prospect exposes a quasi-secret network of billionaires and corporate interests that has captured the federal courts for their own greed. The report calls out 10 federal judges who helped rewrite the law to benefit giant corporations and powerful billiona more PR
International Service for Human Rights: Civil Society Joint Statement at UNGA81 Third Committee (10)
GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 8 -- The International Service for Human Rights issued the following news:
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Civil Society Joint Statement at UNGA81 Third Committee
17 civil society organisations presented a joint statement urging UN Member States to ensure the General Assembly's Third Committee improves quality, accessibility and effectiveness of its human rights work
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Thank you for the opportunity to engage with States ahead of the 81st session of the Third Committee.
As civil society organisations, we greatly value this more PR
Jason Vigneri-Beane Publishes in The Intelligence Age (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 8 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news:
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Jason Vigneri-Beane Publishes in The Intelligence Age
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SoA faculty member Jason Vigneri-Beane has contributed a chapter on "Transductions: Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Experimentation" to the new book, The Intelligence Age. The book is edited by Tommaso Brighenti, Elena Manferdini, and Elvio Manganaro and published by Mimesis Edizioni.
From the publis more PR
Jeanine Driscoll Pledges to Put Trump Over Long Island 100% of The Time in Washington (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Jeanine Driscoll Pledges to Put Trump Over Long Island 100% of The Time in Washington
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makes it crystal clear exactly who MAGA loyalist Jeanine Driscoll would answer to if elected to Congress:
Donald Trump.
Driscoll is staking her entire campaign on her unbroken fealty to Trump. She's pledged to "stand with the President 100% of the time," said she has a "real issue" with Republicans who break with him, and declared that her "nu more PR
Jonathan Spalletta Convicted For Defrauding Crypto Exchange Of Over $50 Million In Hacks (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Jonathan Spalletta Convicted For Defrauding Crypto Exchange Of Over $50 Million In Hacks
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced the conviction by jury of JONATHAN SPALLETTA, a/k/a "Cthulhon," a/k/a "Jspalletta," for computer fraud and money laundering in connection with his hacks of the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange Uranium Finance ("Uranium"). SPALLETTA more PR
JUMPING FOR JOY! AKC/USA WORLD AGILITY TEAM WINS BIG AT THE FCI WORLD AGILITY CHAMPIONSHIP (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: Animals] -- The American Kennel Club posted the following news release:
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JUMPING FOR JOY! AKC/USA WORLD AGILITY TEAM WINS BIG AT THE FCI WORLD AGILITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Oct 07, 2026
The American Kennel Club (AKC(R)), a not-for-profit organization that is the world's largest registry of purebred and mixed-breed dogs, and a leading voice for canine welfare and responsible ownership, is proud to congratulate the AKC/USA World Agility team on its medals and placements at the 2026 FCI World Agility Championship. The c more PR
K&L Gates Advises Haelan Capital Partners on First Investment in NuView Health (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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K&L Gates Advises Haelan Capital Partners on First Investment in NuView Health
7 October 2026
Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised Haelan Capital Partners LLC in its acquisition of NuView Health, a technology-enabled virtual care provider serving hospital systems and provider groups. The transaction represents the first investment for Haelan Capital, a private equity firm focused on healthcare services businesses operating at the intersectio more PR
Korangy Appointed CEO of Fresenius Medical Care to Lead Next Phase of Strategic Development, Long-term Profitable Growth (10)
HOMBURG, Germany, Oct. 8 -- Fresenius Medical Care, a provider of products and services for people with chronic kidney failure, issued the following news release:
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Shervin J. Korangy appointed CEO of Fresenius Medical Care to lead the next phase of strategic development and long-term profitable growth
Bad Homburg (October 7, 2026) - Fresenius Medical Care (FME), the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, today announced that Shervin J. Korangy (51) will become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) more PR
Lankford in Washington Examiner: "The world of Oct. 8: Where antisemitism didn't just return - it became trendy" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Lankford in Washington Examiner: "The world of Oct. 8: Where antisemitism didn't just return -- it became trendy"
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, today marked the third anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attacks in a new Washington Examiner column analyzing the rise of antisemitism since the attacks and the need to confront it wherever it appea more PR
LatinoJustice Says Supreme Court Decision in Washington State Sets Back Voting Rights for Latinos (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release:
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LatinoJustice Says Supreme Court Decision in Washington State Sets Back Voting Rights for Latinos
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New York, NY - The United States Supreme Court on Monday reversed and sent back to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, two voting rights cases, Soto Palmer v. Hobbs and Garcia v. Hobbs, which had challenged Washington state's legislative redistricting maps. The Ninth Circuit will now review if the maps drawn in 2024 are in comp more PR
Lawler Leads Bill To Improve Airbag Safety For Car Buyers In Honor Of Local Crash Victim (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Lawler Leads Bill To Improve Airbag Safety For Car Buyers In Honor Of Local Crash Victim
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Washington, D.C. - 10/7/26... This week, Congressman Mike Lawler introduced the Anthony Amoros Law Right to Know Act, legislation that would require auto dealerships and other resale channels that sell used vehicles to have a functional airbag system, or require the seller to clearly disclose if an airbag is missing or disabled.
Anthony Amoros was a Rockland more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT MARKING THREE YEARS SINCE THE TERRORIST ATTACK OF OCTOBER 7 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT MARKING THREE YEARS SINCE THE TERRORIST ATTACK OF OCTOBER 7
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Today, to mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Three years ago today, Hamas terrorists intent on destroying Israel launched an unthinkable massacre, murdering, kidnapping and sexually assaulting innocent Israeli civilians, as well as American citizens. We co more PR
LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT MARKING THREE YEARS SINCE THE TERRORIST ATTACK OF OCTOBER 7 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT MARKING THREE YEARS SINCE THE TERRORIST ATTACK OF OCTOBER 7
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Today, to mark three years since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Three years ago today, Hamas terrorists intent on destroying Israel launched an unthinkable massacre, murdering, kidnapping and sexually assaulting innocent Israeli civilians, as well a more PR
Leader Of $55 Million Check Fraud Ring Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release:
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Leader Of $55 Million Check Fraud Ring Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, announced today that MICHAEL EDWARDS, a/k/a "Only1Giela," was sentenced today to eight years in prison by U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl for orchestrating an expansive scheme to steal and fraudulently alter millions of dollars in checks befor more PR
Leaders Across Central New York and New York State Reflect on President Joanie Mahoney's Legacy (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news:
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Leaders Across Central New York and New York State Reflect on President Joanie Mahoney's Legacy
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Oct. 7, 2026 - Following yesterday's announcement that SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) President Joanne "Joanie" Mahoney plans to retire in 2027, leaders from across Central New York and New York state are sharing their appreciation for her leadership and contributions to E more PR
Lisa Lai, MD, and Anna Shapiro, MD, Named to Lead Upstate Breast Cancer Program (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 8 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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October 7, 2026
Lisa Lai, MD, and Anna Shapiro, MD, named to lead Upstate Breast Cancer Program
Upstate Medical University has appointed Lisa Lai, MD, and Anna Shapiro, MD, as co-directors of the Upstate Cancer Center's Breast Cancer Program, bringing together two experienced breast cancer specialists to lead one of the region's most comprehensive multidisciplinary programs.
Lai is a fellowship-trained breast s more PR
LSU New Orleans: Creative Writing Alumnus Bryan Washington Named 2026 MacArthur Fellow (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 8 -- LSU New Orleans (formerly the University of New Orleans) issued the following news release:
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October 7, 2026
Creative Writing Alumnus Bryan Washington Named 2026 MacArthur Fellow
LSU New Orleans Creative Writing Workshop alumnus Bryan Washington has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, one of the nation's most prestigious honors recognizing exceptional creativity.
Washington, who earned his MFA from the University of New Orleans in 2018, is a fiction writer known for stories exploring relationships, fa more PR
Making WAVEs: How UWF is Shaping the Future of Maritime Engineering (10)
PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 8 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release:
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Making WAVEs: How UWF is shaping the future of maritime engineering
Oct. 07, 2026
Northwest Florida has long been defined by its connection to the water. Home to Naval Air Station Pensacola, the Port of Pensacola and a growing network of marine manufacturers, defense contractors and emerging technology companies, the region is becoming an increasingly important center for maritime i more PR
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Claremont Review of Books Entitled 'Con Law Man' (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary:
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Con Law Man
By Ilya Shapiro
Claremont Review of Books
October 7th, 2026
A dissent, Antonin Scalia once said, "is never a winner." That's a revealing line, not because Scalia disliked dissenting--no justice in modern memory did more to make dissent an art form--but because it reminds us how much of his Supreme Court career consisted of losing beautifully, usefully, and, in the end, not quite permanently.
James Rosen's Scalia: Supreme Court Yea more PR
Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Daily Wire: Leftist Alliance Keeping Portland From Stopping Crime (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary:
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The Leftist Alliance Keeping Portland From Stopping Crime
By Adam Lehodey
Daily Wire
October 6th, 2026
Addiction, dysfunction, and the battle for Portland.
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It's 10:30 p.m. on West Burnside Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Morbid figures drag themselves up and down the street. They have erected tents on sidewalks, where they smoke meth and fentanyl, obtained for as little as a dollar.
Many hunch over, "nodding out" to preserve their high. Many more PR
Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Push State Department for Answers on Brazil (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSida) -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Meeks, Kamlager-Dove Push State Department for Answers on Brazil
October 7, 2026
Washington, DC -- Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Co-Chair of the Congressional Brazil Caucus, led 10 Members of Congress in demanding answers from the State Department about its decision to revoke Brazil more PR
MimiVax and Roswell Park Announce Results from Phase 2b SURVIVE Trial of SurVaxM in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release:
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MimiVax and Roswell Park Announce Results from Phase 2b SURVIVE Trial of SurVaxM in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma
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Statistical significance in overall survival benefit was achieved in patients aged 65 and under
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* Findings consistent with results from earlier Phase 2a study
* MimiVax intends to discuss data and expedited regulatory pathway with FDA
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Mount Sinai Appoints Livia Agnes Veress, MD, as Vice Chair for Research in Pediatrics and System Chief of Pediatric Pulmonology (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release:
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Mount Sinai Appoints Livia Agnes Veress, MD, as Vice Chair for Research in Pediatrics and System Chief of Pediatric Pulmonology
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Internationally recognized physician-scientist to lead research strategy for the Department of Pediatrics and expand pediatric pulmonary care
New York, NY
(October 07, 2026)
Mount Sinai Health System has appointed Livia Agnes Veress, MD, as Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics and S more PR
Mount Sinai Health System Hospitals Recognized Among World's Best and No. 1 in Newsweek/Statista Rankings (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release:
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Mount Sinai Health System Hospitals Recognized Among World's Best and No. 1 in Newsweek/Statista Rankings
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The Mount Sinai Hospital earns top marks on World's Best Specialized Hospitals
New York, NY
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Mount Sinai Health System hospitals continue to earn top marks for excellence in care, according to new rankings released by Newsweek/Statista:
For the seventh straight year, The Mount Sinai Hospital held the top more PR
New California Law Bans Sale of Diet Pills and Certain Supplements to Minors (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes Boone, a law firm, posted the following news:
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New California Law Bans Sale of Diet Pills and Certain Supplements to Minors
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On September 28, 2026, a California bill restricting the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to persons under 18 years of age was officially signed into law. Assembly Bill 2030 ("A.B. 2030") follows a first-of-its-kind 2023 New York law that set similar requirements for retailers and delivery selle more PR
New Kennedy Center Layoffs Permanently Eliminate Box Office Jobs, IATSE Files New Charges (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release:
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New Kennedy Center Layoffs Permanently Eliminate Box Office Jobs, IATSE Files New Charges
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- IATSE believes that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts continues to use the temporary closure to permanently eliminate jobs, reduce services, and weaken its Box Office, whose employees have been represented by Local 868 for decades. In its latest round of layoff notices, wh more PR
New technique holds promise for improved gene editing (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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New technique holds promise for improved gene editing
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A new engineered gene editing system, proven in bacteria and with promise for use in plants, animals and humans, addresses some of the limitations of current gene editing tools with the hope of improving their applications for research, for better crops or to treat diseases.
Gene editing includes several technologies co-opted from bacteria, such as CRISPR-Cas systems, that allow scientists to modify or eve more PR
New York Life Names Meghan Shea as Head of Group Benefit Solutions (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- New York Life Insurance, a mutual life insurance company, issued the following news release:
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New York Life names Meghan Shea as Head of Group Benefit Solutions
October 7, 2026
She will succeed Scott Berlin, who will retire from New York Life on Dec. 31, 2026, following more than 36 years of service.
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NEW YORK - New York Life today announced that Meghan Shea will become head of Group Benefit Solutions (GBS), effective Jan. 1, 2027. GBS provides workplace benefits solutions to employers and their employees. Shea w more PR
New: Warren Launches New Trumpflation Tracker (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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October 07, 2026
NEW: Warren Launches New Trumpflation Tracker
New dashboard will be updated monthly for Americans to see how much more they are paying in Trump's economy
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, launched the Trumpflation Tracker, a new tool m more PR
Newmark Arranges $30 Million Sale of Block 37, a Trophy Retail Asset in Downtown Chicago (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release:
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Newmark Arranges $30 Million Sale of Block 37, a Trophy Retail Asset in Downtown Chicago
October 7, 2026
Newmark announces the Company has arranged the $30 million sale of Block 37, a 277,654-square-foot trophy retail asset in the heart of downtown Chicago.
Newmark Senior Managing Director Keely Polczynski represented the seller, CIM Group, in the transaction. Associ more PR
Northeastern invests a record $525m in financial aid, welcomes talented class to multiple campuses (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 7 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
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Northeastern invests a record $525m in financial aid, welcomes talented class to multiple campuses
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The incoming undergraduate class is the largest class welcomed at Northeastern and includes more than 7,200 students across the global university system.
Northeastern is investing a record $525 million in financial aid - grants, not loans - for the 2026-2027 academic year, showcasing its commitment to meeting the full demonstrated financial need for ev more PR
Northwell Health Opens $1.6M Women's Multispecialty Practice in White Plains (10)
NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Oct. 7 -- Northwell Health issued the following news release:
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Northwell Health opens $1.6M women's multispecialty practice in White Plains
October 5th, 2026
The new facility expands access to comprehensive and integrated women's health services, offering a wide range of specialties under one roof for Westchester residents
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Northwell Health has opened Northwell Katz Institute for Women's Health Multispecialty Care at White Plains, a $1.6 million state-of-the-art facility providing integrated and convenient w more PR
Northwell Health: South Shore University Hospital Performs Long Island's First Robotic Double Valve Repair Surgery (10)
NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Oct. 7 -- Northwell Health issued the following news release:
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South Shore University Hospital performs Long Island's first robotic double valve repair surgery
October 7th, 2026
The minimally invasive procedure, performed using the next generation da Vinci 5 robotic system, builds on SSUH's position as the only hospital on Long Island with a robotic cardiac surgery program
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Northwell's South Shore University Hospital (SSUH) has become the first hospital on Long Island to successfully perform a robotic double more PR
Northwell's Glen Cove Hospital Emergency Department Earns Autism Friendly Designation From Autism Speaks (10)
NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Oct. 8 -- Northwell Health issued the following news release:
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Northwell's Glen Cove Hospital emergency department earns Autism Friendly Designation from Autism Speaks
October 7th, 2026
Glen Cove Hospital's emergency room team. Photo credit: Northwell Health
The designation recognizes Glen Cove Hospital's commitment to creating a more supportive emergency care experience for autistic individuals and their families
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Northwell's Glen Cove Hospital emergency department has received Autism Friendly Designation more PR
Nurses put D.C. hospitals on Red Alert (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 8 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release:
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Nurses put D.C. hospitals on RED ALERT
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RNs demand MedStar Washington Hospital Center reopen postpartum unit amid maternal health crisis in D.C.
Registered nurses will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Washington, D.C. to demand that MedStar Washington Hospital Center reopen its shuttered postpartum unit in the midst of a Black maternal health crisis in the District. Following the rally, the nurses an more PR
NYC Health + Hospitals Leaders Named to Becker's 2026 'Rising Stars: 188 Healthcare Leaders to Know Under 40' List (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release:
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NYC Health + Hospitals Leaders Named to Becker's 2026 "Rising Stars: 188 Healthcare Leaders to Know Under 40" List
Recognition highlights emerging leaders in bringing fresh perspectives to stubborn problems, challenging conventions that no longer serve patients, and driving change with urgency
Oct 07, 2026
NYC Health + Hospitals announced that Komal Lodaria, Senior Director of System Care Experience, and Christopher G. Wilson, MSN, RN. Chief Nurs more PR
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Unveils Large-Scale Mural Celebrating Healing, Resilience and Hope (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release:
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Unveils Large-Scale Mural Celebrating Healing, Resilience, and Hope
Patient's Pathway brings vibrant colors and expressive artwork to the corridor connecting six buildings across the hospital campus
Oct 06, 2026
Brooklyn, NY - NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County is bringing art into an everyday hospital space through Patient's Pathway, a large-scale mural by artist Fadi Khoury, an artist-in-residence at the hos more PR
People of Play Names Pleasant Rowland, Elan Lee, & Matthew Inman 2026 TAGIE Honorees (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: Business] -- The Toy Association posted the following news:
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People of Play(tm) Names Pleasant Rowland, Elan Lee, & Matthew Inman 2026 TAGIE Honorees
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CHICAGO, IL | October 7, 2026 -- People of Play(tm), a division of The Toy Association(tm), will celebrate some of the most influential innovators in play -- and kick off the 50th anniversary of Star Wars -- at the 19th annual Toy & Game Innovation Excellence (TAGIE) Awards on Friday, November 6 at Joe's Live Concert Venue in Rosemont, IL.
Themed "The Force more PR
Philippine Airlines Extends Great Mabuhay Miles Getaway Travel Period Through September 2027, Adds More Award Seats (10)
MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 8 -- Philippine Airlines, a flag carrier and the country's full-service network airline, issued the following news release:
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October 07, 2026
PAL Extends Great Mabuhay Miles Getaway Travel Period Through September 2027, Adds More Award Seats
Philippine Airlines (PAL), the Philippines' flag carrier, has extended the travel period for its Great Mabuhay Miles Getaway 2026 through September 30, 2027, and added more award seats across its domestic and international network. Mabuhay Miles members have until October more PR
Pillsbury: Nina Martinez Honored With Miami-Dade Bar's Circle of Excellence Award for Labor & Employment Law (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Nina Martinez Honored with Miami-Dade Bar's Circle of Excellence Award for Labor & Employment Law
10.07.26
Pillsbury Litigation counsel Nina Martinez has been honored with the Miami-Dade Bar's Circle of Excellence award in the Labor and Employment Law category, recognizing her professional accomplishments and contributions to the Miami-Dade legal community.
Each year, the Miami-Dade Bar selects attorneys and paralegals who exemplify the values and ethics o more PR
Previously Convicted Killer Gets 15 Years for March 2025 Shooting, November 2025 Possession of 'Ghost Gun' (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release:
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Previously Convicted Killer Gets 15 Years for March 2025 Shooting, November 2025 Possession of 'Ghost Gun'
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WASHINGTON - Abdul Fields, 30, a previously convicted felon residing in the District, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 180 months in federal prison in connection with a March 2025 street shooting and a separate November 2025 incident in which he possessed a loaded ghost gun, both while he was on sup more PR
Princeton: Historian Thomas Conlan Receives Commendation From Japan's Foreign Minister (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 8 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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Historian Thomas Conlan receives commendation from Japan's Foreign Minister
By Rebekah Schroeder, Office of Communications
Oct. 7, 2026
Princeton University historian Thomas Conlan has received a Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation for promoting Japanese studies in the United States.
Conlan, a professor of East Asian studies and history, has taught at Princeton since 2013. He is an expert on medieval Japanese history with research interests in war more PR
Prosper Global Welcomes 5 New Board Members (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Prosper Global (formerly the Mercy Corps) posted the following news release:
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Prosper Global Welcomes 5 New Board Members
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Prosper Global is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors. The Board plays a vital role in ensuring the global organization remains true to its mission, providing strategic oversight, strong governance, and guidance as Prosper Global tackles some of the world's most pressing challenges.
"As our sector faces a rapidly ch more PR
Protect Our Care: PA Measles Cases Exceed 1000, NY Declares Emergency While Trump and RFK Jr Assail the Solution - The MMR Vaccine (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news:
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PA Measles Cases Exceed 1000, NY Declares Emergency While Trump & RFK Jr Assail the Solution: The MMR Vaccine
October 6, 2026
Washington D.C. - There is no end in sight for the worst measles crisis in 35 years. Pennsylvania health officials confirm that cases have now surpassed 1,000, with five deaths, while New York has declared a statewide emergency as cases there exceed 100. Meanwhile, the Trump CDC refuses to even acknowledge most of the reported measles deaths, to more PR
Providence Collaborates with IBM Using AI to Reduce Hiring Admin Time Without Replacing a Single System (10)
ARMONK, New York, Oct. 7 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release:
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Providence Collaborates with IBM Using AI to Reduce Hiring Admin Time Without Replacing a Single System
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ARMONK, N.Y., October 7, 2026 - Providence, one of the largest health systems in the United States with 119,000 caregivers, faced a challenge familiar to many large organizations - hiring had become too complex. Managers worked across multiple systems and navigated manual approvals, caregivers struggled to move internally, and wor more PR
Public Health Strategies Used Against Cigarettes Could Help Reduce Appeal of Firearms, Paper Argues (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release:
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Public Health Strategies Used Against Cigarettes Could Help Reduce Appeal of Firearms, Paper Argues
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Public health strategies that helped reduce cigarette smoking in the United States could provide a model for reducing the appeal and use of firearms, particularly handguns, according to a new paper from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania.
Efforts to reduce fire more PR
Representative John W. Mannion Announces $500,000 Federal Grant for Brownfield Cleanups and Infrastructure Investments in the City of Utica (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Representative John W. Mannion Announces $500,000 Federal Grant for Brownfield Cleanups and Infrastructure Investments in the City of Utica
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UTICA, N.Y. - Representative John W. Mannion today announced that the City of Utica will receive $500,000 in federal funding to support environmental cleanup projects and infrastructure initiatives.
Representative John W. Mannion said, "This funding will provide the City of Utica with additional resources to more PR
Restructuring Lawyer Hugh Murtagh Joins WilmerHale in New York (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Restructuring Lawyer Hugh Murtagh Joins WilmerHale in New York
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WilmerHale today announced that Hugh Murtagh has joined the firm as a partner and chair of its transactional Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice. Based in New York, Murtagh advises companies, creditors, sponsors, financing sources, purchasers and other stakeholders across the restructuring process, with particular experience assessing litigation exposure, managin more PR
Richelle Lawrence (LAAA '07): From Inspired Student to Inspiring Educator (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 8 -- Broome Community College posted the following news:
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Richelle Lawrence (LAAA '07): From Inspired Student to Inspiring Educator
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When Richelle Lawrence (LAAA '07) decided to make the transition from elementary education to higher education, she secretly hoped to return to her roots. The proud alumna wanted nothing more than to work alongside the professors who first inspired her to become a teacher almost two decades before -- including Lisa Strahley, Chair of the Teacher Education/Early Childhood Educat more PR
Short- and Medium-Term Inflation Expectations Increase, Labor Market Expectations Improve (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release:
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Short- and Medium-Term Inflation Expectations Increase; Labor Market Expectations Improve
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NEW YORK--The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data today released the September 2026 Survey of Consumer Expectations, which shows that households' inflation expectations increased at the short- and medium-term horizons and remained unchanged at the longer-term horizon. Labor market expectations mostly improved with unemploymen more PR
Simpson Thacher Further Strengthens Market- Leading Asset Management Platform (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- Simpson Thacher and Bartlett, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Simpson Thacher Further Strengthens Market- Leading Asset Management Platform
10.01.26
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP today announced that Brian Parness, Simon Saitowitz, Andrew Nichol, Corey Dietrich and Alexander Miachika have joined, and that Charles Cooper-Isow will join, the Firm as Partners, further expanding capabilities across asset management M&A, GP-stakes transactions, secondaries and other strategic sponsor transactions. Brian more PR
Smithsonian Wins Top Two Honors at PRNEWS Platinum PR Awards (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Smithsonian Wins Top Two Honors at PRNEWS Platinum PR Awards
"Media Relations Campaign of the Year" and "Communications Team of the Year" Awards Recognizing "Smithsonian Honors America's 250th"
October 7, 2026
The Smithsonian earned two of the communications industry's most prestigious honors, winning "Media Relations Campaign of the Year" and "Communications Team of the Year" at the PRNEWS Platinum PR Awards ceremony held Tuesday, Oct. 6, at The Lig more PR
SRC Secures $500 Million JIATF-401 Domestic Shield IDIQ Contract Including $10.24 Million Initial Gryphon(tm) Radar Order (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 6 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- SRC, a research and development company focused on defense, environment and intelligence, posted the following news release:
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SRC Secures $500 Million JIATF-401 Domestic Shield IDIQ Contract Including $10.24 Million Initial Gryphon(tm) Radar Order
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Syracuse, NY - SRC, Inc. ("SRC" or "Company"), a global, not-for-profit, defense research and development company, today announced that it has received a three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $ more PR
St. Bonaventure University: $496,892 Grant to Expand Student Well-being Initiatives (10)
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Oct. 8 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release:
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$496,892 grant to expand student well-being initiatives
Oct 7, 2026
St. Bonaventure University has been awarded a four-year federal grant of $496,892 to strengthen mental health promotion, substance use prevention, suicide prevention, early identification and pathways to care for students.
The grant, awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant program, more PR
State Department Issues Public Schedule for Oct. 8, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 8, 2026:
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SECRETARY MARCO RUBIO
Secretary Rubio is on travel to Iceland, Greece, and Portugal from October 5-8, 2026.
12:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro in Lisbon, Portugal.
(POOLED CAMERA SPRAY AT TOP)
12:30 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio meets with Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel in Lisbon, Portugal.
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1:00 p.m. LOCAL Secretary Rubio holds a joint pre more PR
Statement From N.Y. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on the Third Anniversary of October 7 (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news:
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Statement From Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on the Third Anniversary of October 7
October 7, 2026
NEW YORK - Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani released the following statement on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks:
This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friend more PR
Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor Patricia Wright Named a Hagler Fellow for the 2026-27 Class by Texas A&M University (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, Oct. 8 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news:
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Stony Brook University Distinguished Professor Patricia Wright Named a Hagler Fellow for the 2026-27 Class by Texas A&M University
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STONY BROOK, NY--October 7, 2026--The State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) Distinguished Professor Patricia Wright from the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Director of Centre ValBio Research Station in Madagascar, has been n more PR
Study: 'Classic example' of sexual dimorphism in fossil record actually shows nuance between males and females (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 8 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Study: 'Classic example' of sexual dimorphism in fossil record actually shows nuance between males and females
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LAWRENCE -- For decades, paleontologists have held up uintatheres as a prime illustration of sexual dimorphism, or the tendency for males and females of a species to be physically different.
Notable for their large size, prominent horns and canine teeth, uintatheres emerged about 58 million years ago, fewer than 10 million years after a space r more PR
Sujatha Ramanujan named CEO of NSF STELLAR Engine (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Oct. 8 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news:
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Sujatha Ramanujan named CEO of NSF STELLAR Engine
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The former Luminate managing director will work to establish the Rochester/Finger Lakes region as an internationally competitive leader in laser innovation.
Sujatha Ramanujan has been named chief executive officer of the newly awarded United States National Science Foundation (NSF) STELLAR Engine of the Rochester/Finger Lakes Region of New York, led by the University of Rochester.
Ramanujan transi more PR
SUNY Chancellor King Announces Sixth Class of Educational Opportunity Program Student Ambassadors (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 8 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Announces Sixth Class of Educational Opportunity Program Student Ambassadors
October 7, 2026
20 EOP Student Ambassadors Will Advise SUNY Chancellor on Strengthening the Program from the Student Perspective, Inspire More Students to Seek Opportunities Through EOP
Information on EOP Student Ambassadors Can Be Found Here (https://www.suny.edu/attend/academics/eop/ambassadors/)
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Albany, NY -- State University of New Yor more PR
SUNY University at Albany: David Zimmerman '82 Reflects on Mentorship, Opportunity at 9th Annual Massry Lecture (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 8 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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David Zimmerman '82 Reflects on Mentorship, Opportunity at 9th Annual Massry Lecture
By Michael Parker
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 7, 2026) -- David Zimmerman '82 knew early that he wanted to go to law school. What he did not know when he arrived at the University at Albany was exactly how he would get there.
Zimmerman, now senior executive vice president and chief legal officer of the National Hockey League, returned to UAlbany on Friday, Oct. 2, to deliver the more PR
Synthetic answer to the squeak in aging joints (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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A synthetic answer to the squeak in aging joints
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For more than a decade, David Putnam and Lawrence Bonassar have been trying to build a better molecular yarn.
The two Cornell engineers set out to recreate lubricin, a slippery glycoprotein that keeps healthy knees, hips and shoulders gliding smoothly against each other for a lifetime. When joints are injured or aged, lubricin production drops, friction rises and cartilage begins to wear away, a process that ca more PR
Syracuse Students Gain Biomedical Research Experience Through Upstate Research Program (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Syracuse Students Gain Biomedical Research Experience Through Upstate Research Program
Three undergraduates share how 10 weeks at SUNY Upstate Medical University's SURF Program gave them clarity about their career paths.
Dialynn Dwyer
Oct. 7, 2026
On a lab bench at SUNY Upstate Medical University, Victoria Alwar '27 spent her summer running tests to explore how a single genetic mutation disrupts electrical signals in the brain and heart. Gabriella Garcia ' more PR
Syracuse University: ECS Faculty to Be Honored by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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ECS Faculty to Be Honored by the Technology Alliance of Central New York
The three professors will be recognized at the group's 26th Celebration of Technology Awards next month.
Alex Dunbar
Oct. 7, 2026
Three professors from the University's College of Engineering and Computer Science will be honored next month by the Technology Alliance of Central New York at its 26th Celebration of Technology Awards.
The banquet is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 2, from 5 t more PR
Syracuse University: Exploring Earth's Resources for a Clean Energy Future (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Exploring Earth's Resources for a Clean Energy Future
Earth sciences professor Adam Cawood is finding solutions that support the energy transition while making geoscience more accessible.
Dan Bernardi
Oct. 7, 2026
As electric vehicles, renewable energy systems and battery storage technologies become increasingly central to the global economy, demand for lithium, a critical mineral used in rechargeable batteries, has surged. According to the International E more PR
Syracuse University: Maxwell Expands Undergraduate Program in Washington, D.C. (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Maxwell Expands Undergraduate Program in Washington, D.C.
The new option focused on academic offerings will complement the existing internship-based professional track.
Cort Ruddy
Oct. 7, 2026
Beginning in the spring of 2027, students will have the option to study in Washington, D.C., with a focus on just their academics. The new "Sophomore Experience" track is part of an expanded DC Scholar program meant to appeal to students earlier in their educational more PR
Taps and toilets aren't enough: UB research brings people's voices to water and sanitation monitoring (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 7 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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Taps and toilets aren't enough: UB research brings people's voices to water and sanitation monitoring
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Simply because a school or clinic has basic water and sanitation services doesn't mean the students or patients who depend on them can quench their thirst or have their needs adequately met, notes a University at Buffalo public health researcher.
That gap is highlighted in two recent reports from more PR
TC's Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study Launches New Fellowship to Shape the Future of Education in Challenging Times (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- Columbia University Teachers College issued the following news:
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TC's Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study Launches New Fellowship to Shape the Future of Education in Challenging Times
From addressing AI in the classroom to helping schools make progress with limited resources, scholars tackling education's most urgent, unresolved questions will receive support through the new Gordon Institute Fellows Program. A new partnership between TC's Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study and UNCF/Mellon Program more PR
The Whitman School Welcomes Three New Leadership Advisory Council Members (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 8 -- The Syracuse University School of Management (Whitman) issued the following news:
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The Whitman School Welcomes Three New Leadership Advisory Council Members
October 7, 2026
Margaret Brown
Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management has appointed three new members to the Whitman Advisory Council (WAC): David Nass '91, P'24, P'26; Steve Kron '95; and Ada Agrait '94. Established in 1974, the WAC brings together accomplished alumni and valued partners who provide expertise and support for Whi more PR
Two in three people in Myanmar are poor or one shock away from falling into poverty, new UNDP report finds (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news:
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Two in three people in Myanmar are poor or one shock away from falling into poverty, new UNDP report finds
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New York, 8 October 2026 - Years of conflict, economic disruption, displacement and repeated shocks are eroding the foundations that people across Myanmar rely on to survive, cope and recover, according to a new UNDP report released today. More than two in three people are now either living in multidimensional poverty or vulnerable to fallin more PR
U.N. Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry From Its Sanctions List (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- United Nations Security Council issued the following news:
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5 October 2026
Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List
On 5 October 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) removed the following entry from its Sanctions List of individuals and entities:
B. Entities
IQe.200 Name: LOGARCHEO S.A.
A.k.a.: na F.k.a.: LOGARCHEO AG Address: Chemin du Carmel, 1661 Le Paquier-Montbarry, Switzerland Listed on: 26 Apr. 2004 Other information: more PR
U.N.: Djibouti Faces 'Overlapping Emergencies' as Yemen's Refugee Exodus Continues (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Djibouti faces 'overlapping emergencies' as Yemen's refugee exodus continues
6 October 2026
Djibouti is facing "overlapping emergencies" as refugees fleeing the conflict in Yemen arrive on its shores while migrants continue to travel in the opposite direction, the UN migration agency (IOM) warned on Tuesday.
More than 3,700 refugees have reached the Horn of Africa nation in the past three weeks after a dangerous crossing of the Red Sea, said Alexandre Coissac, head o more PR
U.N.: From Drought to Deluge - 'Super' El Nino's Expanding Reach (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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From drought to deluge: 'Super' El Nino's expanding reach
6 October 2026
Fast facts
More than 347 million children in nearly 100 countries and territories are expected to experience unusually wet or dry conditions between October and December 2026 due to El Nino, increasing the risk of extreme floods and droughts with potentially devastating consequences, according to latest UNICEF data.
Here are highlights of the risks facing children:
* As extreme weather events be more PR
U.N.: In Islamabad, Guterres Calls for End to U.S.-Iran Conflict (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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In Islamabad, Guterres calls for end to US-Iran conflict
6 October 2026
The UN Secretary-General appealed on Tuesday for an end to the United States-Iran war and the toll it has taken on global trade, as he began an official visit to Pakistan.
"From Islamabad, I want to send a loud and clear message to all parties," Antonio Guterres told journalists in the capital.
"End the conflict. Return to diplomacy. Fully restore navigational rights and freedoms in accordance wi more PR
U.N.: Israeli Demolition in East Jerusalem Displaces 69 Palestinians (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Israeli demolition in East Jerusalem displaces 69 Palestinians
6 October 2026
Sixty-nine Palestinians - more than half of them children - were displaced on Tuesday after Israeli authorities green lit the demolition of their residential building in the At Tur area of East Jerusalem, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) has reported.
This is the highest number of people displaced in a single demolition in occupied East Jerusalem since UN records began in 2009.
Familie more PR
U.N.: Testing, Monitoring Underway in Suspected Russia Plague Death (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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Testing and monitoring underway in suspected Russia plague death
6 October 2026
The death of a lab worker in Russia's Siberia region has sparked concerns over a possible plague case, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, adding that it was following the situation closely.
"A woman who worked at the laboratory in Irkutsk oblast has died, and the authorities are looking into whether pneumonic plague caused her death," WHO spokesperson Christian Lindme more PR
U.N.: When Streets Become Pharmacies - Booming Illicit Markets in Central Africa (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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When streets become pharmacies: Booming illicit markets in Central Africa
By Fabrice Robinet
6 October 2026
Antibiotics, malaria treatments, painkillers, opioids. More than 250 tonnes of medical products were seized over six years in Central Africa. Behind those numbers is an illicit market that thrives not simply despite the region's fragile health systems, but in part because of them.
When medicines are scarce, unaffordable or simply too far away, illicit sellers h more PR
U.N.: World Health Organization Releases First Global Guidelines on Child Obesity as Cases Surge (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 -- The United Nations posted the following news:
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WHO releases first global guidelines on child obesity as cases surge
7 October 2026
Child and adolescent obesity has quadrupled since 1990, rising from two per cent to around eight per cent of youngsters in the five-to-19 age group, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
In 2024, there were around 170 million children and adolescents living with obesity - including 70 million children aged five to nine and some 100 million adolescents up to 19.
The UN more PR
U.S.: Deportations to African Countries Not Their Own (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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US: Deportations to African Countries Not Their Own
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* The United States has sent more than 500 people whom it cannot deport to their own countries, because of the danger they would face, there to various countries in Africa where they have no connections, without giving them a meaningful chance to contest their removals to these countries.
* Some of the people have been detained upon arrival. Many, if not most, have been left with no practic more PR
UAlbany Joins SUNY Leaders in Quebec to Explore International Research Opportunities (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 8 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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UAlbany Joins SUNY Leaders in Quebec to Explore International Research Opportunities
By Amy Geduldig
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 6, 2026) -- University at Albany President Havidan Rodriguez traveled to Quebec last week as part of a New York delegation exploring new opportunities for international research and academic collaboration in fields, such as artificial intelligence, quantum science, semiconductors and biotechnology.
Organized by the State University of N more PR
UAlbany Launches Center for Low Atmosphere and Urban Weather (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 8 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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UAlbany Launches Center for Low Atmosphere and Urban Weather
By Mike Nolan
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 7, 2026) -- The boundary layer, the lowest part of the atmosphere where we experience daily weather, has long been the hardest part to predict.
A new research center at the University at Albany is working to change that, with potentially big implications for the future of autonomous air transport in the busy and sometimes turbulent airspace around cities.
UAlba more PR
UB School of Architecture and Planning partners with Buffalo Mayor's Office to make building homes easier (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 8 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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UB School of Architecture and Planning partners with Buffalo Mayor's Office to make building homes easier
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning is partnering with Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan's office to streamline the process of building much-needed single-family and two-family homes in the city.
The new initiative, Buffalo Ready Homes, will create pre-approved housing plans d more PR
UBS to expand its collaboration with Northern Trust (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 6 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, posted the following news release:
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UBS to expand its collaboration with Northern Trust
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UBS to transfer the former Credit Suisse fund administration businesses in Switzerland and Luxembourg to Northern Trust
ZURICH - In line with our strategy to focus on the areas where we deliver the greatest value for clients and drive future growth, UBS has reached an agreement to extend its long-standing fund administration more PR
UCF Honors 8 Trailblazing Faculty With 2026 Luminary Awards (10)
ORLANDO, Florida, Oct. 8 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news:
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UCF Honors 8 Trailblazing Faculty With 2026 Luminary Awards
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* Eight UCF faculty earned 2026 Luminary Awards for achievements that extend the reach of UCF research and scholarship around the world.
* Their work is helping prevent highway crashes, strengthen disaster resilience, elevate tourism and open new possibilities in quantum technology and artificial intelligence.
* UCF will celebrate the honorees on Oct. 20 during the 10th annual Luminar more PR
UConn Alumni Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of HCOP (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 8 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Alumni Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of HCOP
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Alumni of the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Health Career Opportunity Programs of UConn Health on Oct. 3 and 4. Several current and former professors were honored for leading four decades of the organization, nurturing Connecticut youth with dreams as they grow into healthcare professionals.
The Health Career Opportunity Programs (HCOP) provide e more PR
UM Macao Humanities Forum explores AI applications in humanities and healthcare research (10)
MACAU, China, Oct. 8 -- The University of Macau posted the following news:
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UM Macao Humanities Forum explores AI applications in humanities and healthcare research
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The Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FAH) of the University of Macau (UM) held the Macao Humanities Forum on 16 September. Liang Hualou, chair professor of neuroscience and artificial intelligence at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, delivered a lecture titled 'Transforming Humanities and Healthcare through Artificial Intelligence'. The lecture explored the application more PR
UN Child Rights Committee Calls for Free Pre-Primary Education in Uganda (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 8 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news:
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UN Child Rights Committee Calls for Free Pre-Primary Education in Uganda
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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has called on Uganda to significantly expand government support for early childhood education and provide free, state-run pre-primary education to all children.
In its latest review of Uganda's record on children's rights, issued October 1, the Committee expressed concern about high numbers of children out of schoo more PR
University of Pretoria: Shadows of Daily Life in Burkina Faso Come to Life in a Photographic Exhibition at the Javett Art Centre (10)
PRETORIA, South Africa, Oct. 7 -- The University of Pretoria issued the following news:
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The shadows of daily life in Burkina Faso come to life in a photographic exhibition at the Javett Art Centre
October 06, 2026
Photographers Abrie Fourie and Akinbode Akinbiyi used to stroll parts of the West African country of Burkina Faso in the late afternoons, when the temperature dropped to a more moderate 38 C and would not burn their skin. "We would drive to a point and then take a walk. And then somehow through this process and talking, it b more PR
University of Sydney: Dr Julia Baird Awarded Honorary Doctorate (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 7 -- The University of Sydney issued the following news:
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7 October 2026
Dr Julia Baird awarded honorary doctorate
Distinguished journalist honoured for scholarship, service and leadership.
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Dr Julia Baird has been admitted to the degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) in recognition of her contributions as an eminent journalist, author and broadcaster.
The degree was conferred on Wednesday, 7 October at a ceremony presided over by Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Mark Scott.
"Julia's groundbr more PR
VA launches pilot program to speed Veterans' access to services, care, benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:
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VA launches pilot program to speed Veterans' access to services, care, benefits
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WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs today launched a new pilot program at six VA facilities to help Veterans establish VA.gov accounts faster than ever before, which means speedier access to VA services, care and benefits.
VA has worked with technology and security company CLEAR to deploy CLEAR pods at six VA hospitals across the country. Vetera more PR
Verizon readies network for Tropical Storm Isaias (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release:
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Verizon readies network for Tropical Storm Isaias
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Media contact: Liz Gelardi, Alonso Castillo Cuevas
Published Oct 07, 2026
At a glance
* Network response: Verizon teams are actively staging mobile assets while monitoring conditions 24/7. Ahead of the storm, crews are topping off generators with fuel.
* On-the-ground support: Members from our Dedicated Impact Response Team (DIRT) ar more PR
Waldorf Astoria London - Admiralty Arch Announces OSKIA as Spa Partner (10)
MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 8 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release:
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Oct 7, 2026
Waldorf Astoria London - Admiralty Arch Announces OSKIA as Spa Partner
* Award-winning British skincare brand OSKIA will become the exclusive spa partner at Waldorf Astoria London - Admiralty Arch
* OSKIA will create a collection of treatments exclusively for the landmark London hotel
* The intimate Waldorf Astoria Spa will combine exclusive OSKIA treatments with personalised care and advanced wellness facilities
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LONDON - Waldorf more PR
What happens when a key cancer defense fails? (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release:
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What happens when a key cancer defense fails?
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UTSW-led study reveals chain reaction that begins when p53 gene is switched off, offering clues to how cancer develops
DALLAS - Oct. 07, 2026 - A tumor suppressor gene known as p53 is mutated in more than half of all cancers, but how it acts to prevent cancer formation is largely unknown. A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers sheds light on this phenomenon by s more PR
White & Case advises Atalian on global recapitalization and change of ownership (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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White & Case advises Atalian on global recapitalization and change of ownership
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the Atalian group, one of the leading Facilities Management companies in Europe, in connection with its global recapitalization and a change of ownership of the Group, with the support of an ad hoc group of bondholders (AHG) representing more than 60 percent of the principal amount of the existing notes, more PR
White & Case advises BTS Bioenergy Europe on sale of BTS Holdings Italy to Elevion Group (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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White & Case advises BTS Bioenergy Europe on sale of BTS Holdings Italy to Elevion Group
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised BTS Bioenergy Europe LLC on the sale of BTS Holdings Italy and its subsidiaries to Elevion Group.
The cross-border transaction, which closed on September 8, 2026, represented Elevion Group's largest investment in Italy's biogas and biomethane sector to date.
BTS provides engineering, procureme more PR
White & Case advises Huvepharma on EUR490 million refinancing (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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White & Case advises Huvepharma on EUR490 million refinancing
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Huvepharma Group, a leading and fast-growing global pharmaceutical company with a focus on developing, manufacturing and marketing human and animal health products, on the successful closing of a EUR490 million refinancing, securing its syndicated credit facility for the next seven years.
White & Case advised Huvepharma more PR
White & Case advises investors on landmark financing for Chile battery storage project (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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White & Case advises investors on landmark financing for Chile battery storage project
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised the investors on the financing of El Pelicano Solar Company SpA's battery energy storage system (an Actis Long-Life Infrastructure company), to be located in La Higuera, Chile. This transaction marks the first capital markets financing of a single-asset battery storage project in Chile.
The finan more PR
White & Case secures nearly US$15 million victory for Shoma in Coral Gables development dispute (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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White & Case secures nearly US$15 million victory for Shoma in Coral Gables development dispute
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Global law firm White & Case LLP has secured a nearly US$15 million final judgment for Shoma Coral Gables, LLC in a long-running dispute arising from a Coral Gables condominium development venture.
In 2013, Shoma agreed to acquire property adjacent to The Collection, a luxury automotive dealership in Coral Gables. Shoma and Gables more PR
Why do we help others? Dr. Natalie Buddiga studies the science (10)
NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Oct. 8 -- Salve Regina University posted the following news:
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Why do we help others? Dr. Natalie Buddiga studies the science
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Psychology professor explores altruism and social decision-making while building an engaged classroom.
Dr. Natalie Buddiga, assistant professor of psychology, studies something most people encounter every day but may not think of as particularly scientific: why people help one another.
Her research brings together behavior analysis, social psychology and behavioral economics to examine more PR
Wittenberg University: Bart D. Erhman To Present Kinnison Lecture (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- Wittenberg University issued the following news release:
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October 7, 2026
Bart D. Erhman To Present Kinnison Lecture
New York Times best-selling author, renowned American Biblical scholar, and award-winning New Testament historian will speak on Oct. 22
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SPRINGFIELD, OH. - Bart D. Ehrman, New York Times best-selling author, renowned American Biblical scholar, and award-winning New Testament historian, will present the Wittenberg Series-sponsored William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture in History, at 7 p.m. Th more PR
WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Animal Abusers, and Drug Traffickers (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:
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WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Animal Abusers, and Drug Traffickers
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Under the leadership of President Trump, our DHS patriots have delivered the MOST SECURE border in American history
WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted for sexual conduct against a child, sexual abuse of an animal, manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, and other hor more PR
WTAS: New Regulations Make It Easier to Find, Compare, and Report Healthcare Pricing and Coverage Information (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release:
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WTAS: New Regulations Make It Easier to Find, Compare, and Report Healthcare Pricing and Coverage Information
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WASHINGTON, D.C.--OCTOBER 6, 2026--The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), on Monday announced that Americans will have access to more reliable, accessible, and actionable information about what their health coverage includes and what they are li more PR
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