WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following report entitled "'A Powerful Machine,' Part II- Lessons from the Death and Rebirth of the Bank of the United States" by Jay Cost, Gerald R. Ford visiting scholar: * * * Key Points * As discussed in Part I of this series, the First Bank of the United States was both a huge financial success and a political liability. * The same was true for the Second Bank of the United States. Chartered after the War of 1812, the S  more

PORTLAND, Maine, July 15 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority (NNEPRA) announced that the Amtrak Downeaster will begin operating four round-trip trains between Brunswick, ME and Boston, MA every day beginning on Monday, July 20, 2020 as it enters Phase 2 of service restoration. Other Phase 2 service elements include the availability of onboard food service and the re-opening of some Downeas  more

CONCORD, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New England District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application from the town of Truro for proposed work between East Harbor/Moon Pond and Cape Cod Bay at locations on Shore Road and Route 6 in Truro. The proposed project involves repairs to a broken culvert at East Harbor. The proposed work involves placement of temporary structures in the water to s  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on the consumer price index in the Northeast Region for June 2020: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast edged up 0.3 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau's regional commissioner, noted that the recent increase reflected an increase in the en  more

NEW LONDON, N.H., July 15 -- Colby-Sawyer College issued the following news: The Nancy Beyer Opler Award for Excellence in Advising honors the academic advisor who best demonstrates the ability to facilitate students' adjustment to the academic community and support students in their academic and professional planning. Amy Lyon '85 Associate Professor, School of Business & Social Sciences When Amy Lyon '85 joined the faculty at Colby-Sawyer College in 2018, she landed her dream job by becomi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement by Senior Attorney Emily Green: Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement after governors of five New England states joined others around the country to accelerate the market for larger electric vehicles. The agreement sets a goal of at least 30 percent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030, and 100 percent by 2050. "Electric cars, trucks, and buses are the future," said CLF   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 15 -- Emory University's Woodruff Health Sciences Center issued the following news release: An investigational vaccine designed to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was generally well tolerated and resulted in production of both binding and neutralizing antibodies in healthy adult volunteers, according to interim results of an ongoing phase 1 trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The experimental vaccine is being co-developed by resear  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement by Chair Catherine Cortez Masto congratulating Sara Gideon on advancing to the general election in Maine: "As a proven leader with a track record of bringing people together, Sara Gideon stands up for what's right and doesn't let partisanship and political games get in the way of delivering results to improve Mainers' lives. In the Senate, Sara will continue to build on her impressive record of fi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 15 -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release: A new Maine Department of Health and Human Services rule went into effect that removes unnecessary barriers to amending gender markers on birth certificates, and makes available the option of choosing an X marker. The new rule allows individuals over 18 and emancipated minors to obtain an updated birth record with their appropriate gender marker via a notarized attestation, without the requ  more

SEATTLE, Washington, July 15 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: An investigational vaccine designed to protect against COVID-19 was generally well tolerated and prompted neutralizing activity in healthy adults, according to interim results published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The lead author of the study, detailed in "A SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine -- Preliminary Report," is Lisa A. Jackson, MD, MPH, a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Resea  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was generally well tolerated and prompted neutralizing antibody activity in healthy adults, according to interim results published online in the New England Journal of Medicine. The ongoing Phase 1 t  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 15 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: Parents and clinicians need to be aware of the symptoms of multiple inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) - an inflammation impacting two or more organ systems - in children who have been diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19, according to two Rutgers researchers who were among the leaders of the first nationwide study of the disease, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Green Building Council issued the following news release: The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recipients of the annual LEED Homes Awards. The awards recognize LEED-certified residential projects that are positively impacting communities through sustainable, healthy and resilient design, as well as builders and developers who are helping to advance green home building. Recipients represent multifamily, single family and affordable housing project  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The U.S. Green Business Certification issued the following news release: The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the recipients of the annual LEED Homes Awards. The awards recognize LEED-certified residential projects that are positively impacting communities through sustainable, healthy and resilient design, as well as builders and developers who are helping to advance green home building. Recipients represent multifamily, single family and affordable housing p  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 15 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: The prescription drug hydroxychloroquine has been in the news in recent months, thanks to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Hydroxychloroquine has been used successfully to treat lupus and rheumatoid arthritis and to prevent and treat malaria by killing the parasites that cause that disease. Since the drug has been beneficial in fighting off other viral illnesses, there was some t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 15 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: An experimental coronavirus vaccine stimulated robust immune responses against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and raised no serious safety concerns in an early-stage clinical trial. The vaccine, called mRNA-1273, was developed by Moderna Inc. in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Early findin  more