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4Life Patents (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7 -- 4Life Research issued the following news release:
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4Life Patents
Since the company's launch in 1998, 4Life has secured more than 80 United States Patent and Trademark (USPTO) and international patents for formula composition and proprietary processes.
4Life Founder David Lisonbee's "patent philosophy" is committed to product innovation, scientific exclusivity, and protecting corporate intellectual property to ensure independent sales representatives with more PR
ACC Network delivers extensive spring sports coverage across baseball, lacrosse and softball (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ACC Network delivers extensive spring sports coverage across baseball, lacrosse and softball
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* 140+ live events on ACCN
* 750+ additional events available on ACC Network Extra
* Comprehensive ACC Championship coverage across all four sports
ACC Network (ACCN), the 24/7 national platform dedicated to ACC sports, will deliver an expansive slate of spring sports more PR
Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr.
After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired.
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RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people. On September 4, 2025, Ranking Member Ron Wyden and Senator Angela Al more PR
American Farm Bureau Federation: Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026:
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Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on EPA finalizing the registration of dicamba products.
"Farmers appreciate the decision by Administrator Lee Zeldin and the EPA to release a new registration and updated label for dicamba, an important herbicide that allows farmers to grow safe and healt more PR
An Accidental Scholar of Physiology and Biophysics Retires (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 6 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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An Accidental Scholar of Physiology and Biophysics Retires
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After spending 50 years studying how things work in living organisms, Dr. Karl Magleby sees continuing discoveries leading to a bright future.
Karl Magleby, Ph.D., has spent five decades exploring how activity in tiny biological structures can have a large impact on human health.
The professor and former chair of the Dep more PR
Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to EPA to remove woke EV standards (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson sends letter to EPA to remove woke EV standards
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a letter to the EPA alongside 23 states supporting the end of the Biden-era electric vehicle mandates.
"These mandates to increase the number of electric vehicles on the road only raised the costs of vehicles for Americans," Attorney General Wilson sa more PR
Boozman, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Team USA Ahead of 2026 Winter Games (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Boozman, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Team USA Ahead of 2026 Winter Games
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WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced their bipartisan resolution honoring Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of the 2026 Winter Games. The Olympic Games will begin this evening in Italy. Boozman, Klo more PR
CCIA to Testify Against Hawaii Tech Bills Raising Free Speech, Privacy, and Innovation Concerns (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release:
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CCIA to Testify Against Hawaii Tech Bills Raising Free Speech, Privacy, and Innovation Concerns
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Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the Hawaii House Economic Development & Technology Committee and Senate Labor and Technology Committee in opposition to two technology bills, SB 2761 and HB 250 more PR
Elder Nash Joins International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 7 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release:
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Elder Nash Joins International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington
Senior leader tells faith leaders that religious freedom will bless nations
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Elder Marcus B. Nash of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints told hundreds of global faith leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., on Monday, February 2, 2026, that protecting religiou more PR
ICYMI: Governor Stitt Discusses Education Progress, Future Priorities For Higher Education with State Regents (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news:
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ICYMI: Governor Stitt Discusses Education Progress, Future Priorities For Higher Education with State Regents
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OKLAHOMA CITY (February 5, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt offered remarks during a meeting with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education this week in Oklahoma City.
He highlighted recent higher education achievements like 88 percent of degrees aligning with workforce needs, and more PR
Kelly, Gallego Introduce Legislation to Cut Red Tape, Speed Up North Rim Restoration (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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Kelly, Gallego Introduce Legislation to Cut Red Tape, Speed Up North Rim Restoration
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Read more about it here
Today, Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego introduced the North Rim and Kaibab National Forest Restoration Act to expedite clean up and restoration efforts following last year's devastating Dragon Bravo and White Sage Fires to support local communities and small businesses. The Hou more PR
Klobuchar, Bennet, Lankford, Boozman Introduce Resolution to Recognize Winter Olympic Team (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release:
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Klobuchar, Bennet, Lankford, Boozman Introduce Resolution to Recognize Winter Olympic Team
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WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), James Lankford (R-OK), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced their bipartisan resolution honoring Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of the 2026 Winter Games. The Olympic Games will begin this evening in Italy. Klobuchar, Bennet more PR
Lankford, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize Winter Olympic Team (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Lankford, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize Winter Olympic Team
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced their bipartisan resolution honoring Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of the Winter Games. The Olympic Games will begin this evening in Italy. Lankford, Klobuchar, Bennet, and more PR
Lee Introduces Bill Balancing Highway Budgets (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Lee Introduces Bill Balancing Highway Budgets
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation to rein in runaway spending and balance bloated transportation budgets that have grown past their original purpose. The Balance the Highway Trust Fund Act ensures that federal highway and transit spending does not exceed estimated revenues flowing into the Highway Trust Fund.
"Runaway highway s more PR
Lummis Celebrates Senate Western Caucus Bills Passing Out of Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026:
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Lummis Celebrates Senate Western Caucus Bills Passing Out of Committee
This week, Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released a statement celebrating six bills introduced by Senate Western Caucus Members passing out of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
"This week's committee action represents real progress for Western communities,"said Lummis. more PR
National Partnership for Women & Families: Research Highlights the Need for Paid Leave in 37 States (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release:
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New Research Highlights the Need for Paid Leave in 37 States
"Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation" makes the case for a nationwide paid family and medical leave law to help working families in every state
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As the nation marks 33 years of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the law that allows people to take unpaid time off from work for caregiving or their own health, more PR
O&I Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Ongoing Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Maryland, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release:
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O&I Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Ongoing Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid Programs
Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led a hearing titled Common Schemes, Real Harm: Examining Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid.
"What's happening in Minnesota's Medicai more PR
Recording Available: How Trump Administration's Attacks on Immigrant Communities Are Harming Nation's Children and Undermining Our Child Care System (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, Feb. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release:
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Recording Available: How Trump Administration's Attacks on Immigrant Communities Are Harming Nation's Children and Undermining Our Child Care System
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Conducting raids at or near schools and child care centers. Harassing immigrant communities, including immigrant care workers. Holding childr more PR
Sports Diplomacy at the 2026 Winter Olympics (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Wilson Center (or The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars), a policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for the policy community, issued the following news:
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Sports Diplomacy at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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Ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, US Coordinator for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Sunil Ravi spoke with the Wilson Ce more PR
This Week in Climate Action - February 6, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - Feb. 6, 2026:
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This Week in Climate Action - February 6, 2026
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Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering a fifth win for offshore wind, attacks on our public lands, and a new batch of endorsements from LCV Action Fund.
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USU Trustee Carries Olympic Torch Ahead of 2026 Winter Games (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 6 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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USU Trustee Carries Olympic Torch Ahead of 2026 Winter Games
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The Utah 2034 Olympic games are eight years away, but one Utahn is already making his presence felt on the world's stage ahead of the 2026 Olympics in Milan, Italy.
Utah State University Board of Trustees Member David H. Huntsman recently had the honor of carrying the Olympic torch. Huntsman took part in the tradition on Tuesday, February 3, as he car more PR
Utah A.G. Office: Launches New Section to Defend Federalism and State Sovereignty (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 6 -- The Utah Attorney General Office issued the following news:
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Launches New Section to Defend Federalism and State Sovereignty
The Office of the Utah Attorney General has unveiled an exciting new initiative: the Federalism and Strategic Litigation Section. This bold move enhances Utah's ability to safeguard its sovereignty, defend its constitutional authority, and influence national legal battles.
Led by litigators Josh Cutler and Mark Gillespie--authoriti more PR
Utah Business Owner of Urban Armz LLC Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment After Defrauding Victims $591,932 (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah posted the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026:
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Utah Business Owner of Urban Armz LLC Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment After Defrauding Victims $591,932
Defendant used funds meant to help Ukrainian first responders in warzones and spent it elsewhere, including on personal expenses
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ST. GEORGE, Utah - A Utah man who misrepresented his business, Urban Armz, LLC, as a federal firearms license more PR
UW's WIND Helps Prepare Rural Wyoming Clinicians for High-Risk Obstetrical Emergencies (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Feb. 6 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW's WIND Helps Prepare Rural Wyoming Clinicians for High-Risk Obstetrical Emergencies
A new virtual medical education project developed by the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND), in partnership with the Wyoming Primary Care Association, prepares health care providers for high-risk obstetrical emergencies in rural practice.
The Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO more PR
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