BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 17 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Bangladesh: Two editors harassed and assaulted 17 April 2025 # In two further attacks on journalists in Bangladesh, New Age editorial assistant Rafia Tamanna was harassed and assaulted near her Banasree residence on April 2 while Daily Prantojon editor Sajedul Islam Selim sustained multiple injuries during an armed attack in Chandrakala Bazar on April 6. T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls Israeli Military Burning Children Alive a 'Stain on Humanity' The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said Israel's burning alive and forced starvation of children in Gaza is a "stain on humanity that will haunt generations to come." Israeli strikes slaughtered entire more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Atkinson at 15: celebrating science, fostering hope In 2017, Environmental Defense Fund released an explosive report documenting the presence of heavy metals in baby foods. Lead - which can lower children's IQ and cause behavioral problems - was found in foods such as grape juice, sweet potatoes and arrowroot cookies. EDF reached out to their long-time partners at the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Hassan Strengthen Penalties for Crimes in U.S. Directed by Foreign Adversaries WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the Deterring External Threats and Ensuring Robust Responses to Egregious and Nefarious Criminal Endeavors Act (DETERRENCE) Act to strengthen criminal penalties for individuals who commit, or attempt to commit, violent crimes in the Uni more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * espnW Announces Full Agenda & Speakers for 2025 espnW Summit NYC, Presented by Eli Lilly and Company, on May 1 ESPN has announced the schedule for the 2025 espnW Summit NYC presented by Eli Lilly and Company. Taking place Thursday, May 1 at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, the one-day event will once again bring together influential leaders across sports, business, and ent more PR

PARIS, France, April 16 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Nicaragua: RSF calls for urgent international support as exiled media strive to keep informing amid repression Despite relentless persecution, 26 independent media outlets continue to report from exile, reaching millions of Nicaraguans across websites and social media platforms. A new report published by the Journalism in Exile Fund (JX Fund), a support fund for exiled journalism created by more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek urging SSA to reverse its pause on significant portions of the Enumeration-Beyond-Entry  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)--Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting more PR