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Acting Alaska A.G. Mills Announces Settlement With Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (10)
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 18 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release:
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Acting Attorney General Cori Mills Announces Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation
September 17, 2026
(Anchorage, AK) - Alaska and 40 other states have reached a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest auto finance companies for $709.5m in debt relief and cash payments. This settlement resolves allegations that CAC originated loans that it knew or should have known consumers more PR
AG Nessel Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that Michigan, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement (PDF) with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to eligible consumers in connection with their car loans. Michigan will rece more PR
American Mountain Guides Association Urges USDA to Retain 2001 Roadless Rule to Protect Mountain Guiding Access (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
September 16, 2026
Director
Ecosystem Management Coordination
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
201 14th Street SW, Mailstop 1108
Washington, DC 20250-1124
Re: American Mountain Guides Association Comments on the Draft EIS and Proposed Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule; Docket No. FS-2025-0001; RIN 0596-AD66
To the USDA Forest Serv more ST
Ariz. A.G. Mayes Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement With Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Mayes Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation
September 17, 2026
PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes announced that Arizona, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans.
CAC is one of the nat more PR
Ask an Expert - Family Meals Matter: Strengthening Connections One Meal at a Time (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 18 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Ask an Expert -- Family Meals Matter: Strengthening Connections One Meal at a Time
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September marks National Family Meals Month, providing an excellent opportunity to establish the tradition of consistent family meals at home.
Regular family mealtimes can benefit the entire family. Utah State University Extension experts note that the more meals a family shares each week, the greater the benefit. In addition, children who participate in family mealtimes five o more PR
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins $694 million multistate settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corportation (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson joins $694 million multistate settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corportation
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that South Carolina, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Th more PR
Attorney General Clark Announces Settlement With Credit Acceptance Corporation (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Announces Settlement With Credit Acceptance Corporation
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Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a bipartisan, multistate settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), resolving allegations that CAC originated loans the company knew, or should have known, consumers could not afford. Under the settlement, joined by 40 state attorneys general, CAC will provide $694 million in cash and debt reli more PR
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Subprime Auto Lender Will Pay $380,000 for Taking Advantage of DC Car Buyers (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Schwalb Announces Subprime Auto Lender Will Pay $380,000 for Taking Advantage of DC Car Buyers
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Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the District of Columbia, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a $694 million settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest auto finance companies, to resolve allegations the company set car buy more PR
BOXABL Inc. (NASDAQ: BXBL) Joins Nasdaq Following SPAC Merger Approval, Bringing Factory-Built Housing Model to Public Markets (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 19 -- The Modular Building Institute posted the following news release from its affiliate BOXABL Inc.:
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BOXABL Inc. (NASDAQ: BXBL) Joins Nasdaq Following SPAC Merger Approval, Bringing Factory-Built Housing Model to Public Markets
BOXABL, an innovative technology construction company on a mission to solve the global housing crisis, is now trading on Nasdaq under the symbol BXBL. To date, BOXABL has raised over $230 million from more than 50,000 investors, indicating substantial public interest in its vis more PR
Calif. Gov. Newsom: Trump Wants to Send a Check? Pay Americans Back the $108 Billion His Iran War Cost Them at the Pump First (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sep 17, 2026
Trump wants to send a check? Pay Americans back the $108 billion his Iran War cost them at the pump first
What you need to know: As the Trump gas price crisis drives higher costs across the entire U.S. economy, Governor Newsom is calling Trump's promised $5,000 check exactly what it is: paying voters for their votes, especially after Trump suggested the payouts would depend on Republicans winning the midterms. The Gover more PR
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: More Than 90,000 Missionaries Now Serving Worldwide (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 19 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release:
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More Than 90,000 Missionaries Now Serving Worldwide
Record number reflects historic level of 30,000 women serving as missionaries; levels of youth participation continue to grow
18 September 2026
For the first time in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more than 90,000 missionaries are now serving throughout the world.
The milestone was announced this week as the number of young women serv more PR
DNC: In the States - American Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Are Getting Crushed by Skyrocketing Costs Thanks to Trump and Republicans (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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September 18, 2026
IN THE STATES: American Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Are Getting Crushed by Skyrocketing Costs Thanks to Trump and Republicans
Across the country, everyday Americans are dipping into their savings and going into debt thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans' reckless economic agenda that's making just about everything more expensive. From the gas pump to the grocery store, working families are being forced to pay mo more PR
DOE Seeks Industry Input on Surplus Critical Minerals and Materials at Cleanup Sites (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release:
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DOE Seeks Industry Input on Surplus Critical Minerals and Materials at Cleanup Sites
September 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) today released an expression of interest (EOI) seeking input from American industry on the potential transfer of surplus critical minerals, rare earth elements and other materials located at five EM cleanup sites across more PR
Federal Register: EPA Releases Weekly Receipt of Environmental Impact Statements for Major Federal Projects in Calif., Utah, Wash. (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202-993-3272 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
Filed September 4, 2026 10 a.m. EST Through September 14, 2026 10 a.m. EST
Pursuant to CEQ Guidance on 42 U.S.C. 4332.
Notice
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make p more PR
Federal Register: FAA Issues Revised Policy Order to Modernize Flight Designee Oversight and Automation (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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Notice of Availability of Revision E to FAA Order 8000.95, Regarding Individual Designee Management Policy
Revision E to FAA Order 8000.95, Individual Designee Management Policy, incorporates new FAA policy to address transition from the Designee Registration System to the Designee Management System (DMS) and aligns the Order with the DMS tool workflows. The revision updates several more PR
Federal Register: HRSA Publishes List of Petitions Filed Under National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received
HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for comp more PR
Florida and Texas File Brief at U.S. Supreme Court Supporting America First Legal's Landmark Census Case (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release:
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Florida and Texas File Brief at U.S. Supreme Court Supporting America First Legal's Landmark Census Case
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Yesterday, the State of Florida, joined by the State of Texas, filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in University of South Florida College Republicans v. Lutnick, supporting America First Legal's (AFL) landmark challenge to the 2020 Census. This filing follows The Center for Election Confid more PR
Heinrich Sounds Off on Trump Admin Plan to Sell Off Part of Yosemite National Park, Raises Alarm on Senate Republicans' Attacks on Energy Efficiency Standards and Tribal Protections (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release:
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September 18, 2026
Heinrich Sounds Off on Trump Admin Plan to Sell Off Part of Yosemite National Park, Raises Alarm on Senate Republicans' Attacks on Energy Efficiency Standards and Tribal Protections
WASHINGTON -- This week, during a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, raised th more PR
Huntsman Cancer Institute: BICEPS Grants Advance Engineering Innovations in Cancer Care and Early Detection (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 19 -- Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, the designated National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center for Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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BICEPS Grants Advance Engineering Innovations in Cancer Care and Early Detection
Sep 18, 2026
Takeaways:
* Seven interdisciplinary teams received funding through the Bioscientific Innovations from Cancer Engineering Partnerships (BICEPS) program.
* BICEPS provides one-year pilot funding to accelerate more PR
Ill. Commerce Dept.: Governor Pritzker Announces State Support to Pursue Potential New Operator for Former Tyson Foods Beef Facility in Joslin (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 19 -- The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity issued the following news release:
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09/17/2026
Governor Pritzker Announces State Support to Pursue Potential New Operator for Former Tyson Foods Beef Facility in Joslin
State preparing notice of funding opportunity for qualified proposals to acquire and return the facility to productive use
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JOSLIN - Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that the State of Illinois is more PR
Meet USU Eastern's New and Transitioning Technical Education Faculty (10)
PRICE, Utah, Sept. 18 -- Utah State University Eastern campus posted the following news:
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Meet USU Eastern's New and Transitioning Technical Education Faculty
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As a new academic year begins at Utah State University Eastern, students are learning from faculty who bring professional experience, industry knowledge, and strong connections to the communities they serve.
USU Eastern is introducing new and transitioning faculty, highlighting five members in Technology, Design, and Technical Education:
* Katie Horsley, engineering, drafti more PR
Meet USU Eastern's New and Transitioning Technical Education Faculty (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 18 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Meet USU Eastern's New and Transitioning Technical Education Faculty
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As a new academic year begins at Utah State University Eastern, students are learning from faculty who bring professional experience, industry knowledge, and strong connections to the communities they serve.
USU Eastern is introducing new and transitioning faculty, highlighting five members in Technology, Design, and Technical Education:
* Katie Horsley, engineering, drafting, and design. more PR
N.H. A.G. Formella Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement With Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 19 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release:
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September 18, 2026
Attorney General John M. Formella Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation
Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire, along with the attorneys general of 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest subprime auto lenders, requiring the compan more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport: New Jersey Announces $694 Million Settlement With Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation For Making Unaffordable, Designed-To-Fail Loans (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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New Jersey Announces $694 Million Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation For Making Unaffordable, Designed-To-Fail Loans
New Jersey and 40 States Hold CAC Accountable After CFPB Permanently Dropped Its Enforcement Action in 2025
September 17, 2026
Office of The Attorney General
- Jennifer Davenport, Attorney General
Division of Consumer Affairs
- Christopher Peterson, Acting Director
Divis more PR
National Association of State Energy Officials: First Mover States Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia Selected by DOE as Potential Host States for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news:
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First Mover States Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia Selected by DOE as Potential Host States for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses
September 17, 2026
By Kirsten Verclas, NASEO
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of potential host states for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, integrated, full-cycle nuclear ecosystems. Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah wer more PR
National Parks Conservation Association: First Mining Claims Filed in Lands Cut From Bears Ears National Monument (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release:
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Sep 17, 2026
First Mining Claims Filed in Lands Cut from Bears Ears National Monument
SAN JUAN COUNTY, UT - 16 new mining claims have been filed in previously protected land in Bears Ears National Monument. These lands became subject to mining claims on Friday, September 11 - 60 days after President Trump decimated Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante by shrinking these national monuments by over 90%. All 16 claims were recorded more PR
Okla. A.G. Drummond Reaches Settlement With Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release:
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Drummond reaches settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation
OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 17, 2026) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that Oklahoma and 40 other states have entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC). CAC will provide $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Oklahoma will receive $1.76 million from the sett more PR
Owens Holds Hearing on How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, issued the following news release:
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Owens Holds Hearing on How the Global Shift in College Sports Affects Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 16, 2026
Today, Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee Chairman Burgess Owens (R-UT) delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at a hearing titled "Who Gets the Scholarship? How the Global Shift in Colle more PR
Padilla, Curtis, Merkley, Sheehy, Dexter Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Federal Wildland Firefighters (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Curtis, Merkley, Sheehy, Dexter Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Federal Wildland Firefighters
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-Utah), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), announced the Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act, bipartisan legislation that would address the long-overdue gap more PR
Parents' Weekend 2026, Presented by Canvas Credit Union (10)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Sept. 18 -- Colorado Mesa University posted the following news:
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Parents' Weekend 2026, Presented by Canvas Credit Union
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#CMU welcomes parents, families and students to Grand Junction, Colorado for Parents' Weekend, presented by Canvas Credit Union
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -Colorado Mesa University will welcome parents and families to campus Sept. 18-20 for Parents' Weekend, presented by Canvas Credit Union. The annual weekend gives families an opportunity to reconnect with their students, experience campus l more PR
Pennant Group Urges Clarification and Caution on CMS Proposed Rule Changes to Protect Access and Ensure Fair Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
Pennant 1675 E Riverside Dr., 200, Eagle, Idaho 83616 T 208.401.1400
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-1844-P
P.O. Box 8010
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
Re: Comment to CMS regarding Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting P more ST
San Juan Regional Medical Center Teams With Oracle Health to Streamline Patient Flow (10)
REDWOOD SHORES, California, Sept. 19 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release:
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San Juan Regional Medical Center Teams with Oracle Health to Streamline Patient Flow
Clinicians and staff gain an up-to-date view of capacity, patient movement, and environmental services workflows
Austin, Texas--Sep 18, 2026
San Juan Regional Medical Center has strengthened its clinical operations with several new Oracle Health solutions that help streamline patient flow, improve bed management, and enhan more PR
Scaling Up, Out, Across: USU Physicist Explores Light as Pathway to Quantum Computing (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 18 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Scaling Up, Out, Across: USU Physicist Explores Light as Pathway to Quantum Computing
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Quantum computing promises computational advantages that would smoke classical computing, but the rapidly advancing technology still faces formidable barriers. Among these obstacles are limitations in hardware, software, and error correction, which stand in the way of developing commercially viable applications.
"Quantum bits, or qubits -the basic units of information in qua more PR
SUU Announces Homecoming 2026 Activities (10)
CEDAR CITY, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Southern Utah University posted the following news:
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SUU Announces Homecoming 2026 Activities
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Southern Utah University (SUU) alumni, students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to celebrate Homecoming 2026 during a week full of Thunderbird pride and tradition from Sept. 21 - 26.
Monday, Sept. 21
Homecoming week kicks off with free food and activities from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Library Quad. Later that evening at 7 p.m., the community is invited back to the Library Quad for an Outd more PR
TROY mourns passing of retired Vice Chancellor Dr. Dave White (10)
TROY, Alabama, Sept. 18 -- Troy University issued the following news:
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TROY mourns passing of retired Vice Chancellor Dr. Dave White
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Troy University is mourning the death of Dr. Dave White, a visionary educator and administrator whose leadership expanded opportunities for military students and helped transform the University's presence in Phenix City.
White, retired vice chancellor of the Phenix City Campus, died Sept. 15 at the age of 78.
"Dave was a valued colleague and an outstanding leader who made a profound impact on Troy Uni more PR
University of Hawaii Manoa: Hawaii Ranks No. 2 in the Nation for Lowest Student Debt (10)
MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 18 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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VNR: Hawaii ranks No. 2 in the nation for lowest student debt
Sep 18, 2026
Hawaii borrowers carry less student debt than those in nearly every other state, earning the state the nation's second-lowest student debt ranking according to a September 2026 WalletHub report.
The personal finance company compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia using 12 measures. They included average student loan balances, the share of students w more PR
Va. A.G. Jay Jones Announces $694 Million Settlement With Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jay Jones Announces $694 Million Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation
Agreement provides $19 million for Virginia, with $2 million in restitution for impacted Virginians
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RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jay Jones announced that Virginia, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million more PR
Why do we stay afraid for so long when the brain's first alarm fires so fast? (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 18 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release:
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Why do we stay afraid for so long when the brain's first alarm fires so fast?
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* Salk neuroscientists identify and characterize new region in the brain's fear circuit called the amygdalostriatal transition zone (ASt)
* ASt neurons fire with more strength and for longer than the amygdala, which has historically been considered the brain's fear center
* Findings explain why fear responses like freezing can more PR
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