TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 28 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Sues to Protect New Jersey From Financial Crimes Trump Administration Changes Rules to Reward Fraudsters and Tax Cheats October 27, 2026 TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 20 other states in a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from gutting a law that helps police and prosecutors catch money launderers, fraudsters, and tax cheats. "This administration continues to do e more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * ACI Worldwide and Circle Collaborate to Bring USDC Settlement to Existing Payments Infrastructure in Latin America * OMAHA, Neb. / NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2026 - ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, and Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's leading internet financial platform companies and the issuer of USDC through its r more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 27 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues to block the federal administration's gutting of the Corporate Transparency Act * Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a coalition of 20 states in a lawsuit to stop the federal administration from gutting a law that helps banking regulators and law enforcement investigate shell companies and crack down on financial crime. The law, the Corporate Transparency Act, requires corporations and limited liability co more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Awards More Than $625,000 To 17 School Districts To Support Phone-Free Learning Environments * Allie Zuliani, Deputy Press Secretary Boston -- As part of her ongoing efforts to address the youth mental health crisis and support student wellbeing, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that her office has awarded more than $625,000 to 17 school districts across the state to support phone-fre more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 27 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Challenges Trump Administration's Gift to Fraudsters and Tax Cheats * Attorney General Dan Rayfield is leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from gutting a law that helps police and prosecutors catch money launderers, fraudsters, and tax cheats. The law, the Corporate Transparency Act, requires businesses to tell the federal government who actually owns and controls them. Th more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category BizComputer Technology] -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, posted the following news release: * * * Akamai Launches AI Inference Service and Agent Execution Environment * Bringing managed model serving and isolated execution for AI agents to Akamai Cloud, Akamai (Nasdaq: AKAM) today introduced two foundational products for its AI stack: Akamai Inference and Akamai Agent Sandbox. With these additions, enterprises can build and tune their own or hosted open-weig more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences posted the following news: * * * Alhassan, Chen Appointed to SPHHS Leadership Positions * The SPHHS announced the appointments of Professor of Kinesiology Sofiya Alhassan as its next Associate Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies, and Professor of Practice Elizabeth Chen as its inaugural Assistant Dean for Graduate and Professional Online Learning. Alhassan will take over the position vacated by Katherine Reeves, who more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: Environment] -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: * * * As it marks thirty years of impact, Clean Air Task Force (CATF) sets out its new strategy for the next era of climate progress * Clean Air Task Force today launched CATF Forward, a new, sharpened strategy to innovate and scale global clim more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration for Rolling Back Financial Crime Enforcement * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging rulemaking by the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) regarding the Corporate Transparency Act. FinCEN's recent rule permanently removes Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues to Stop Federal Policy Shielding Criminals' Finances * New Treasury Department Rule Illegally Gutted Law Requiring Shell Companies to Disclose Their Owners AG James and 20 Other Attorneys General Sue to Enforce Transparency Law to Combat Money Laundering, Corruption, and Other Crimes NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Tr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RULE THAT GUTS CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT * Corporate Transparency Act was Designed to Help Detect Money Laundering, Fraud Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from gutting the Corporate Transparency Act, which helps police and prosecutor more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 27 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser sues to stop Trump administration from gutting law that helps uncover financial crimes * Oct. 27, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration rule that exempts nearly all businesses from a federal law designed to help law enforcement investigate money laundering, fraud, and tax evasion. The Corporate Transparency  more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Brandeis University issued the following news: * * * Brandeis President Arthur Levine on leading with innovation in a changing higher ed landscape By Bari Walsh October 27, 2026 In a wide-ranging conversation, Brandeis president Arthur Levine told a gathering of alumni and families that new efforts to reimagine the central role of the liberal arts in a fast-changing world are already bearing fruit, positioning the university as an innovator at a time of uncertainty for higher education. He noted that the  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Oct 27, 2026 Governor Newsom announces appointments 10.27.2026 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Nichole Morgan, of Sacramento, has been appointed to the Advisory Commission on Special Education. Morgan has been a Member of the State Water Resources Control Board since 2021, where she held several other positions in the Division of Financial Assistance, including Assistant Deputy Director more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 28 (TNSletter) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following letter with co-signers to Meta Platforms Chief Legal Officer C.J. Mahoney: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 26, 2026 Mr. C.J. Mahoney Chief Legal Officer Meta Platforms, Inc. Re: Legitimate Election-Related Activity on Meta Platforms Dear Mr. Mahoney: The undersigned 14 State Attorneys General write with urgency regarding Meta (the Company)'s actions to protect legitimate election-related activity on its platforms i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Corporate M&A Attorney Ken Lewis Joins Foley Hoag * Foley Hoag announced today that Ken Lewis has joined the firm's Business Department as a partner. Lewis has more than three decades of experience advising clients in North Carolina and throughout the Southeast on a wide range of corporate, transactional, and securities matters. Lewis represents clients in mergers and acquisitions and the formation of strategic alliances. He  more PR

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Delivering capability through portfolio management (WarU video) * Content from Warfighting Acquisition University. Lt. Gen. Jason Voorheis, commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and lead for portfolio acquisition executive implementation for the Department of War, joins WarU host Mike Roche for a candid conversation about the Department's new approach to portfolio acquisition management and the evolving PAE st more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration Rule Stripping Refugees of Due Process Protections Order Halts Rule Cutting Time to Defend Refugee Status and Protects Refugees Already Facing Termination Notices October 27, 2026 Boston -- A federal court today temporarily blocked a Trump-Vance administration rule that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges New Trump-Vance Administration Rules that Strip Refugees of Legal Protections Without Due Process Class Action Challenges Indefinite Freeze on Permanent Residency Applications, Mass Re-Vetting of Lawfully Admitted Refugees, and a New Rule Slashing Time to Defend Refugee Status October 26, 2026 Bosto more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Highlights Most Barbaric Illegal Aliens Deported to Third Countries Because Their Home Countries Wouldn't Take Them Back * The worst criminals have been removed to third countries, including murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and drug traffickers WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement highlighting examples of the worst illegal aliens who have been deported from the United S more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Dialysis Centers Agree to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Provider Relief Fund Fraud * Press Release BOSTON - SNG Bellaire Dialysis Center, LP; SNG Hillcroft Dialysis Center, LP; SNG Northwest Dialysis Center, LP; SNG Pasadena Dialysis Center, LP; SNG Sandcastle Dialysis Center, LP; and SNG Texas City Dialysis, LP (Collectively SNG Dialysis Centers) have agreed to pay approximately $2 million more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Ela Gezen Receives Inaugural German Studies Association Mentoring Award * Ela Gezen, professor of German in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts' Department of German and Scandinavian Studies, has been named a co-recipient of the inaugural 2026 German Studies Association (GSA) Mentoring Award. The national award recognizes outstanding mentorship of students and fellow scholars. In its announcement, the GSA praised Gezen's contributions to more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Europe's construction recovery is under way, but a full rebound in new housing is unlikely before 2029--Bain & Company * Persistent headwinds, including higher interest rates, stretched housing affordability, cost pressures and geopolitical uncertainty are slowing the release of pent-up residential demand * The medium-term outlook for construction in Europe remains positive, but a full rebound depends on how quickl more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Expressing a sense of place * Pujita Guha examines how Indigenous communities claim their environments amid rapid climate change. In Bhalla, Assam, in India's northeast, farmers sometimes leave out bowls of rice for elephants passing by on their seasonal paths. Pujita Guha says the gesture expresses a relationship based on care. The villagers regard the elephants as guests passing through a landscape both species inhabit. Guha is an artist, cura more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 27 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | November 2026 * Szabolcs Blazsek, Ph.D., professor of economics, co-authored the paper "Hessian Filter-Based Gradient Scaling for Score-Driven Filters with Financial and Economic Applications," which was selected as the best paper for the 57th EBES Conference, held in October in Prague. The paper was co-authored with Astrid Ayala, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance, and Alvaro Escribano of the University Carlos III o more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Fall 2026 Faculty Forum on Classroom Equity Action Plans Scheduled for Nov. 3 * The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and the Assessment, Survey, and Effectiveness Research (ASER), will host its second Fall 2026 Classroom Equity Action Plan Open Forum on Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Great Hall on the second floor of Old Chapel. The forum will provide a valuable opportunity to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * FEATURE STORY: Looking out for those who make their living at sea * A blocked escape hatch may seem like a problem that can wait. For Michael Schneider, it is a danger that needs attention before a fishing vessel leaves the dock. Growing up on Cape Cod and around New Bedford, Massachusetts, Schneider had friends from hardworking fishing families. He saw how dangerous making a living on the water could be. Today, as a Coast G more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Finding community in mathematics * Corrine Yap's mathematics classrooms are shaped by the mentors, collaboration and support she found on her own educational journey. For Corrine Yap, mathematics is a fundamentally collaborative enterprise. She believes that admitting confusion, asking someone to explain an idea again and challenging a colleague's reasoning are essential. That partnership, Yap says, allows mathematicians to develop a common langu more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight: * * * It's a Quiet Year for Workplace Ballot Measures: Here's What Employers Should Still Watch in 2026 Oct 27, 2026 Many employers are focused on how the outcomes of federal and state races will impact workplace laws and regulations. But state and local ballot measures can have a more immediate effect. Although 2026 is a relatively light year for these measures, they can address topics ranging from paid sick leave and gig-worker classification to collec more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova reports strong third quarter 2026 financial performance, raises 2026 guidance, and increases share repurchase authorization - Third Quarter 2026 Highlights: = Orders of $29B, +96% organically led by equipment at Power and continued services strength = Backlog/1 growth of $20B sequentially from equipment and services, reaching $197B in total = Gas Power equipment backlog and slot reservation agreements grew from 116 to  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova to acquire Trench Group - A high-growth, accretive acquisition of a global leader in complementary high-voltage grid equipment that increases scale and geographic reach - Vertically integrates an existing supplier and increases capacity for key grid equipment - Trench Group expects $1.9B in revenue at approximately 36% adjusted EBITDA margin/* in 2028 - $9.0B USD equivalent purchase price, currently expected to be f more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * GloTech Lab to Host Presentation, 'Enacting Afrotopia: African-language AI and Alternative Digital Futures' * The Global Technology for Social Justice Lab (GloTech) will welcome Amanda Haarman, a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Center for African Studies, for her presentation of "Enacting Afrotopia: African-language AI and Alternative Digital Futures," Friday, Oct. 30 from 1-3 p.m. in ILC N345. Haarman's presentation will examine wha more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Pilot Fiber on a Strategic Investment Made by Fengate Asset Management * The Technology and Private Equity teams advised Pilot Fiber, Inc. ("Pilot") in connection with a strategic investment made by Fengate Asset Management ("Fengate"), a leading infrastructure investment manager with more than $20 billion in assets under management, which was used, in combination with certain debt proceeds, to facilitate  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Runable on $21 Millon Series A * The Technology team advised Runable on a $21 million Series A funding round co-led by Susquehanna Venture Capital and Nexus Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors. Runable plans to use the fresh capital to add more channels to its customer acquisition and marketing tools, deepen campaign measurement, and enable its AI agent to identify and fix campaign more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Goodwin Shortlisted in Four Categories for The American Lawyer's 2026 Industry Awards * Goodwin has been named a finalist in four categories for The American Lawyer's 2026 Industry Awards. The awards recognize law firms and lawyers who "set benchmarks for others to follow and contribute significantly to the advancement of the legal profession." Goodwin was shortlisted in the following categories: * Law Firm of the Year  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * How Mass General Brigham researchers are navigating glioblastoma's biggest challenges October 28, 2026 Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. Despite decades of research, the disease remains difficult to treat, with only about 6% of adults age 40 and older surviving five years after diagnosis. Part of the challenge is that glioblastoma seems to have a workaround for nearly every treatme more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * IALS Celebrates Powerful New Research Instrument, Closer Collaboration with UMass Chan * A new 800 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer at UMass Amherst's Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) will allow researchers to better understand the molecular movements that underpin disease and drug discovery--while creating opportunities for collaboration, workforce training and economic growth across the commonwealth and beyond. O more PR

NEEDHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 (TNSxrep) -- International Data Corp., a provider of market intelligence and advisory services, issued the following news release: * * * IDC FutureScape 2027 Predicts 60% of Enterprises Will Run a Majority of Their Business Processes AI-first by 2029, up from 13% in 2026 IDC's 250 predictions across 25 research areas show which parts of the AI-driven rewrite of enterprise IT that tech leaders can still influence - BOSTON (October 27, 2026) - IDC Research, Inc. (IDC) predicts that by 2029, 60% of Global 200 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news: * * * IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections * The 2026 Congressional elections come at a pivotal moment in American history and will have a monumental impact on working people and union members throughout the United States. All 435 seats in House of Representatives, plus 6 nonvoting delegate seats, and 33 of the 100 Senate seats are up for  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 27 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Initial Treatment for Lower Back Pain Is Associated with Subsequent Risk of Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose * First month treatment with opioids above 50 mme/day can result in 147% higher risk for OUD Adults on Medicaid who began treatment for a new bout of low back pain with a higher-dose opioid prescription were about two and a half times as likely to later show signs of opioid use disorder or overdose, according to a study conducte more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- Harvard University posted the following news: * * * Kempner hosts Mass AI Hub grant award celebration * Massachusetts leaders gathered recently at Harvard University's Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence to celebrate five recipients of the Mass AI Hub's 2026 Applied AI Models Innovation Challenge, awarding nearly $3.3 million for projects aimed at addressing challenges across key industries. Massachusetts Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley joined leaders from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees posted the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses New Jersey's Adam Hamawy for Election to Congress * Join the 150,000 AFGE members who have already made the switch to E-Dues. Contact: Tim Kauffman 202-374-6491 tim.kauffman@afge.org BRIDGETON, N.J. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Adam Hamawy for election to the U.S. House representing New Jersey's 12th Congre more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Learner collaborates with MIT peers to develop book of AI insights * Like many leaders today, Prabha Jha has been feeling the significant impact artificial intelligence is having on business operations. While the rapid evolution of the technology can bring fear, uncertainty, and confusion, Jha chose a different response: excitement. She began asking herself, "How do I become part of this once-in-a-lifetime thing?" Jha holds a bac more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Seeks to Protect Corporate Transparency Act Against Trump Administration Rollback 10/27/2026 BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from gutting a law that helps police and prosecutors catch money launderers, fraudsters, and tax evaders. The law, the Corporate Transparency Act, requires businesses t more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Meet Mount Holyoke's Newest Faculty for 2026 * Mount Holyoke College welcomes a new group of scholars and educators whose curiosity and innovative approaches are expanding the possibilities of teaching and research. From exploring the mysteries of the universe to examining how memory shapes our understanding of the past, Mount Holyoke College's newest faculty bring fresh perspectives to questions across the arts, humanities and sciences. Their re more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT student leaders: Q&A with Angeline Peng, a leader in the Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue Program * Angeline Peng doesn't come from a strong faith tradition, but she is a big believer in the power of discussion. In her role with the Addir Fellows Interfaith Dialogue Program at MIT, she convenes and leads regular, small-group interfaith conversations to help other students -- and herself -- grapple with big questions. The Add more PR

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release: * * * MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise to Add AI Platform * McLean, Va., & Bedford, Mass., Oct. 27, 2026 - As organizations rapidly deploy AI-enabled systems in mission-critical applications, adversaries increasingly exploit the unique behaviors of these systems to compromise their targets. MITRE ATT&CK(r) will add AI-enabled systems as a new platform more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Forgetting as an act of remembering * Madeline Fanton examines the ways in which we idealize the past as a means of identity and collective action. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the well-known Uncle Sam figure reappeared to call Americans back to a collective effort. His pointed finger first appeared during World War I to encourage military service. More than a century later, he appeared in public health messages urging Americans to wash their ha more PR

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The ARC Advisory Group posted the following news release: * * * Navigate the Emerging Market for Autonomous Execution Agents with Greater Confidence * ARC Advisory Group announced the publication of its latest MarketMap report, Autonomous Execution Agents, an independent analyst assessment of suppliers helping industrial organizations move from AI-assisted decision support toward autonomous operational execution. As manufacturers, energy producers, infrastructure operators, and sup more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Statement on Trump's Temporary, Desperate Canada Reversal October 23, 2026 SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced temporary adjustments to tariffs on Canada: "After attacking Canada and crushing the American people, I can't think of a more desperate admission of fail more PR

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- Tufts University Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement posted the following research: * * * One Week Away: Registrations Surge Among Newly Eligible Voters * With one week to go before the 2026 midterm elections, there are now 3% more youth (ages 18-29) registered to vote than there were at a similar time before the 2022 midterms. And among newly eligible voters ages 18-19, there is an even larger increase: +8%. These estimates of changes in youth voter registration are based more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Origami-based construction method yields lightweight, load-bearing structures on architectural scales * MIT researchers developed a new type of origami-based construction method that could be used to build complex structures that are cheaper and easier to assemble, and use less material than those built with some conventional techniques. This scalable system simplifies the process of designing lightweight, rigid structural shells more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Joins Jayapal, Raskin, Thompson, Garcia, Clarke, Casar, 174 Members in Denouncing Raid on Omar's Home * Pressley Has Condemned Baseless Attack on Rep. Omar, Blasted Trump's Fascist Agenda BOSTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Ranking Members Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Robert Garcia (CA-42), Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Clarke (NY-09), and Greg Casar (TX-35), alongside 174 Members of Congress, in denounc more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 28 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for enabling fraud and corruption October 27, 2026 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 states in filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump Administration from gutting the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) which helps police and prosecutors catch money launderers, fraudsters, and tax cheats. "In these often politically polarized times, e more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Teva Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition of Novel Neuroscience Assets from BioXcel Therapeutics October 27, 2026 Ropes & Gray represented Teva Pharmaceuticals in its acquisition of certain neuroscience assets from BioXcel Therapeutics. The completed transaction was announced on October 27. Teva acquired the assets out of BioXcel's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Under the agreement, Teva acquired worldwide rights to dexmedetomidine sublingua more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 28 -o Saint-Gobain, a construction and high-performance materials manufacturer, issued the following news release: * * * October 27, 2026 The worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction Q3 2026 sales: growth in all Regions * Q3 organic sales growth of 2.5% (1.2% over 9 months), driven by all Regions (AsiaPacific up 8.0%, Europe up 2.5% and Americas up 0.6%) and construction chemicals, up 6.3% in Q3 (up 5.6% over 9 months) * Good price management in a more pronounced inflationary environment, notably thanks t more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Secure keys strengthen protected military satellite communications * At any given moment, a U.S. Air Force pilot may be maneuvering an aircraft mid-mission, a U.S. Navy officer resurfacing a submarine after weeks undersea, or a U.S. Army technician offloading drone data in a combat zone. Each operation depends on satellite communications (satcom) and, specifically, on cryptographic keys that allow terminals to communicate securely more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * State Attorneys General Provide Reminder on Enforcement of Disparate Impact Claims * In May 2025, Frantz Ward's Labor & Employment Practice Group reported on President Trump's April 23, 2025, Executive Order that instructed federal agencies to deprioritize the investigation of disparate impact claims, and in October 2025, the L&E practice group reported that the EEOC stated it would cease investigation of any claims of disparate im more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Storytelling through objects * Xuan Pham uses art to explore identity, displacement, vulnerability and the hope of collective understanding. Xuan Pham says academia found her through art. Pham grew up in an immigrant family with parents who had little exposure to higher education and grandmothers who could not read or write. After arriving in the United States from Vietnam as a child, Pham struggled with English and the experience of living betwe more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * The intersection of art and science * Liora Mael focuses her research on the battle to protect and conserve art in an age of climate change and increased danger. As Mount Holyoke College's Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Liora Mael studies the chemistry of museum environments. Her research focuses on how wildfire smoke interacts with cultural heritage at both the macroscale and microscale. Mael's work tackles a complex, timely more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * The invisible glue of the universe * Stacy Kim models dwarf galaxies to learn more about dark matter, the mysterious celestial substance that "literally holds us all together." For years, astrophysicist Stacy Kim wanted to be a writer. That changed during her senior year of high school in Phoenix, Arizona, when she took her first physics course. She soon discovered that the advanced mathematics she loved could be used to do far more than solve ab more PR

TRIESTE, Italy, Oct. 27 -- The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) posted the following news: * * * The Opening Ceremony of the new Academic Year at SISSA * On Friday, 6 November 2026, SISSA will celebrate the beginning of the new academic year, the 48th since its foundation. The inaugural ceremony will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the "Paolo Budinich" Main Lecture Hall. The event will open with institutional greetings and a welcome address by SISSA Director Andrea Romanino, who will more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Three Blind Spots Leave Industrial Companies Exposed to Critical Mineral Shortages * * Boston Consulting Group Finds Industrial Companies Underestimate Their Critical Mineral Exposure, Which Also Limits Their Access to Public Capital * Demand for Key Minerals Is Projected at 120% to 250% of Forecast Supply Through 2040 * An Estimated $3.5 Trillion of Products Depend on Gallium, a "M more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- Bentley University posted the following news: * * * Type 1 Diabetes, and Bentley, Taught Cooper Farrall How to Build Something Bigger Than Himself * Cooper Farrall '27 is an NCAA athlete, advocate and entrepreneur. But there's more to his story. He's also someone who shares his Type 1 diabetes (T1D) journey with thousands of social media followers. Here, he shares more about some of his most meaningful moments, and how those experiences have shaped his sense of purpose. You recently returned to the Diabet more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Earns Seal of Excelencia for Ensuring Students Thrive Before and Beyond Graduation * The University of Massachusetts Amherst has earned the esteemed Seal of Excelencia for demonstrating continuous improvement in Latino, and all, student outcomes, Excelencia in Education announced today. UMass is one of 10 colleges and universities to earn the Seal for the first time in 2026. "UMass Amherst is committed to expanding educational  more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * UMass Chan Law & Psychiatry program, ForHealth leading statewide youth violence reduction project By Pat Sargent October 27, 2026 At a glance * The Law & Psychiatry Program in the Implementation Science and Practice Advances Research Center, or iSPARC, and ForHealth Consulting at UMass Chan Medical School are leading a pilot program aimed at reducing youth violence in Massachusetts. * The project was awarded a five-ye more PR

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * STEM4Girls Day inspires the next generation of STEM leaders NASA keynote speaker urges SouthCoast students to pursue their STEM goals - UMass Dartmouth's annual STEM4Girls Day, hosted by the Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Education, brought together more than 160 girls from local school districts for a day of exploration, discovery, and hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematic more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Understanding the lifecycle of the forest * Meg Graham MacLean explores the lifecycle of the natural materials around us in the pursuit of thoughtful stewardship of our world. Mount Holyoke College's Assistant Professor of Data Science Meg Graham MacLean studies how land-use and forest-policy decisions affect the climate. Her computer models follow carbon as forests grow, trees are harvested, wood becomes a product and that product is ultimately  more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Understanding the shifting sands * Pei Zhang's research focuses on aeolian processes that shape landscapes and communities as weather extremes intensify. Growing up in north-central China, Pei Zhang noticed that the spring brought change to the sky. In her hometown, on the boundary between plains and mountains, dust storms were a regular part of the shifting seasons. Fine particles could remain suspended for days, sometimes turning the sky yellow more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Union of Concerned Scientists Experts Attending COP31 in Turkiye, Available for Interviews on UN Climate Talks * WASHINGTON--Experts from the U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) will be attending this year's annual United Nations climate change talks (also referred to as COP31), which are being held in Antalya, Turkiye from November 9-20. They will join officials from more than 190 nations--as we more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 28 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Engineering Fellowship Winner Has Eye on Changing Lives By Kim Horner | Oct. 27, 2026 As a mechanical engineering undergraduate student at The University of Texas at Dallas, Roma Avhad BS'22 initially struggled to connect the skills she was developing with her desire for a career that could help reduce poverty. By volunteering with the IEEE Smart Village initiative, which supports entrepreneurs and addresses energy challenges in underserved more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: * * * Using mathematics as a model for thinking * Erin Griffin teaches differential geometry, but she focuses on how learning mathematics can form community, confidence and clarity in communication. Imagine a water balloon being held by a fishnet. Place the net on a table, and the grid of its netting hangs loosely around the balloon. Lift the net, and both the balloon's shape and the grid surrounding it begin to change. For Erin Griffin, assistant pro more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Challenges Trump Administration's Gift to Fraudsters and Tax Cheats RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jones has joined a coalition in filling a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from gutting a law that helps police and prosecutors catch fraudsters and tax cheats. The Corporate Transparency Act requires businesses to tell the federal government who actually owns and controls them. That matters because cr more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Valerie Orellana Appointed to Hispanic National Bar Association Leadership Positions * Valerie Orellana, an IP litigation associate in Foley Hoag's Life Sciences Industry Group, has been appointed Deputy Region 1 Governor of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), and as Region 1 Representative of HNBA's Young Lawyers Division. As Deputy Region 1 Governor, Orellana will work with attorneys across New England to execute  more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Selected to Advance Coastal Resilience in Maine * Communities across Maine are planning for a more resilient future, balancing changing coastal conditions with the infrastructure, natural resources, and working waterfronts that are central to local economies and quality of life. Two recent project selections  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Watch the universe emerge from the dark ages, with Lumina * With the Big Bang, the universe burst into existence as a hot and dense soup of electrons and subatomic particles. This primordial ionized plasma, initially smaller than a single atom, rapidly expanded and cooled. In the process, particles in the soup slowed enough to bind with electrons, forming electrically neutral hydrogen. As this neutral hydrogen accumulated, the ef more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 27 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release: * * * Which physicians are considering part-time work? * Is part-time work the solution to physicians leaving the profession? Or is an increasing desire among physicians to work part time an indication of how overwhelming a high-stakes career in medicine may sometimes feel for those who are trying to balance vital but competing interests? Research recently published in JAMA Network Open may shed further light on the discuss more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 28 -- Quinsigamond Community College issued the following news release: * * * Worcester native and QCC trustee in running to become Logan Airport's new voice WORCESTER, MA - October 27, 2026 - Max German, a member of the Quinsigamond Community College Board of Trustees, has been selected as one of eight finalists in Massport's "Voice of Logan" contest, which will determine the next official voice heard by millions of travelers passing through Boston Logan International Airport. German, born in Worcester and r more PR