WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition posted the following news release: * * * ACI to Host 3rd Annual EPR Think Tank * CRN Proud to Be a Promotional Partner with ACI For EPR Event OCTOBER 14, 2026 Contact: Christina Abes C.Abes@canadianinstitute.com American Conference Institute to Host 3rd Annual EPR Think Tank January 26 - 27, 2027 | Well& by Durst, New York, NY Join the American Conference Institute (ACI) in New York on January 26-27 for two days of practical discussion on the decision more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: * * * AFL-CIO: Sh*t's Too Expensive and Working People Are Fired Up to Get Out the Vote October 14, 2026 AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement in response to today's Consumer Price Index Report, which showed prices rising, gas in particular, and inflation exceeding wages for the sixth straight month: I've been traveling the country from Maine to Alaska, and everywhere I go workers are saying sh*t's too expensive. Working people are living on the edg more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 14 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy * Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a bipartisan group of states have filed a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character.AI raising concerns about harms to children who engage with the company's AI chatbots and the handling of sensitive consumer information. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy pract more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Seeks Consumer Protections In Character.AI Bankruptcy * Allie Zuliani, Deputy Press Secretary Boston -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI, identifying serious concerns about the company's safety a more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 15 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * October 13, 2026 AG Fitch Secures Settlement with 3 More Generic Drug Companies (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced settlements with three more generic drug companies in litigation brought by a coalition of 45 states and territories alleging a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous gene more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Seeks Settlements with Drug Manufacturers Ascend, Citron and Mayne * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, re more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 14 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the controversial chatbot Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * October 14, 2026 Attorney General Formella Seeks Consumer Protections in Character AI Bankruptcy Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire is joining a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Court to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Chatbots Engaged in Sexual Role-Play with Children, Urged Them to Hide Conversations from Parents, and Encouraged Violence NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general today warned that Character.AI should not be sold without strong protections for the millions of people wh more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN CHARACTER.AI BANKRUPTCY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, filed a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. Raoul's court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls for pr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL TAKES ACTION TO SUPPORT INTERNET FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES AS FCC CONSIDERS CUTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, filed a comment letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advocating that they maintain the E-Rate program, which provides over $3 billion a year to discount the cost of internet expenses for schools and libraries across the coun more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Protect Kids and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Attorney General Dan Rayfield took legal action today to protect consumers in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. Oregon and a bipartisan coalition of states have filed a notice identifying serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong and Connecticut Foodshare Announce Start of Distribution of 1.5 Million Free Eggs After Attorneys General Stop Illegal Cartel * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubowski today announced the start of distribution of 1.5 million free eggs following a legal settlement that ended a long-running illegal scheme to manipulate egg prices. Attorne more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Discloses Investigation Into Character.AI, Seeks Consumer Protections in Bankruptcy Filing * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious conce more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 14 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy * Oct. 14, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today led a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls for prot more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region September 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Oct. 14, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 4.2 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region increased 0.5 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index increased 4.0 percent. (Data in this report are not sea more PR

AMES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- Iowa State University posted the following news release: * * * Engineers make quality, low-cost carbon fiber from coproducts of paper, energy production * AMES, Iowa - Xianglan Bai illustrates her development of biobased carbon fiber with two beakers in researchers' hands. The first contains low-cost, low-value and plentiful softwood kraft lignin, the tough stuff that strengthens and waterproofs the cell walls of trees and plants. The natural binder is a coproduct of paper production. The second contains a low-value more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Proclaims Thursday as Second "Maine Day of Soccer" * Hearts of Pine to unveil branding for new women's team on Thursday Augusta, MAINE - Governor Janet Mills has proclaimed tomorrow, Thursday, October 15, 2026, as the second-ever Maine Day of Soccer in celebration of Maine's new women's soccer franchise. Tomorrow, the Portland Hearts of Pine will unveil the branding for Maine's USL W team, which will open its inaugural season next May. Go more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Davenport University posted the following news: * * * Homecoming weekend showcases the best of Davenport * Alumni Awards Celebration recipients, from left to right: Dylan Silva, Class of 2021, Carlos Sanchez, Class of 2007, Chris Lammers, Class of 2013 & 2016, Bobbi Hines, Class of 2005, Ashley Wallace, Class of 2012 & 2024, Dianna Rose, Class of 1996 and Anne Wendling, Class of 2016 Davenport University buzzed with excitement as students, families, faculty, staff and alumni flooded campus for a variety o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Pro-Equality Champion Troy Jackson for U.S. Senate * Susan Collins Has Enabled the Worst Excesses of the MAGA Movement, Offered Weak 'Concerns' When Chaos Ensues WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- proudly endorsed Troy Jackson for U.S. Senate in Maine. "Maine i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises Captona on Preferred Equity Investment with Nexamp * Kirkland & Ellis advised Captona LLC, a leading energy investment firm in North America, on its latest preferred equity investment in partnership with Nexamp, Inc., America's largest fully integrated distributed generation and community solar company. This investment supports the financing of 55MW of solar generation and 5MWh of battery storage c more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 14 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Ranks No. 1 in SBA 7(a) Lending Across Its Footprint, Achieves Record Small Business Loan Growth * Bank rises to No. 5 nationally, providing nearly 3,000 loans totaling $326.4 million to small businesses in Fiscal Year 2026 BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2026 -- M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) ranked No. 1 in Fiscal Year 2026 in Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) lending by number of loans across its c more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 15 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * Resources for the Upcoming Election 10/14/2026 By Rep. Ellie Sato Free, fair and accessible elections are the foundation of our democracy. This year in Maine, we will be voting for governor, every seat in the Maine Legislature, both U.S. House seats and a U.S. Senate seat, as well as many important local positions. With this in mind, I want to provide some helpful resources for the upcoming Nov. 3 election. Unfortunately, the federal government more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New Report Charts a Day One Agenda for Maine's Next Governor to Rein In Energy Costs and Hold Utilities Accountable * October 14, 2026 (Portland, ME) - Maine families and businesses face some of the steepest electricity price increases in the country. Against this backdrop, the American Economic Liberties Project in partnership with Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), Acadia Center, the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), and Our Pow more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers' Disease-Resistant Oysters Offer Hope to Canadian Growers By Trevor Rutledge-Leverenz October 14, 2026 A new licensing agreement brings disease-resistant mollusks to an industry facing major losses - Rutgers University has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to bring its disease-resistant oysters to Canadian hatcheries and farmers facing substantial losses from disease outbreaks. The agreement is with Atlantic Aqua Farms, a major North  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Transfer students add experience, insights to USC campus * Transfer students find their way to the University of South Carolina in all sorts of ways. Some have started at another USC campus or a different college or technical school. Some have been serving in the military, while others are returning from breaks in their educational journey. Regardless of how they get here, their numbers are steadily growing. Approximately 1,680 transfer s more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 14 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington settles generic drug cases with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma * Washington, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 45 states and territories, has reached settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices and reduce competition. Ascend will more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Oct. 14 -- Bryant University posted the following news: * * * Why do midterm elections matter? Bryant political scientist explains what's at stake * During the 2020 presidential election, Ballotpedia reported that 66.8 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots. Two years later, there was a 20-percentage-point decline when only 46.8 percent of eligible voters participated in the country's midterm elections. While these elections traditionally see lower voter turnout, Bryant's Assistant Professor of Political Sci more PR