WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on Aug. 26: Today, Brady applauds the leadership of the Attorneys General of New York, Hawaii, New Jersey, and the City Attorneys of New York City, and the city and county of San Francisco for filing a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, and President Donald Trump to stop interference in the national postal service ahead of the 2020 election. This law  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 26: As the pandemic surges across the country, The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that nine cities and four states have joined its Testing Solutions Group, a bipartisan network of city, state, and tribe officials leading ambitious efforts to scale up testing in their communities as a pathway to safe and accelerated economic recovery. New members include the cities of Baltimore, Md.; Cambridge, Mass  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The 350.org issued the following statement by North America Director Tamara Toles O'Laughlin: * * * As communities in Louisiana brace for a double-hurricane the world commemorates the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, local leaders are calling for justice following police murdering 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin on Friday. On Sunday, 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by local police with his children in the car in broad daylight on Sunday in Keno  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The 350.org issued the following news release: In 2020, amidst record-breaking temperatures and the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Greenland Ice Sheet has passed the point of no return; warming oceans are bringing unprecedented double hurricanes, floods and storms throughout the Carribean, Gulf and Atlantic Coasts; rare derechos are bringing hurricane-like conditions to Iowa and the Midwest. Year-round fires from the West Coast to Colorado are forcing people from homes, cau  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The 350.org issued the following statement on Aug. 25 by Executive Director May Boeve: * * * In a historic marker of the end of the fossil fuel era, ExxonMobil was booted from the S&P Dow Jones Industrial Average after nearly a century. On this latest, May Boeve, 350.org Executive Director, issued the following statement: "Big Oil has fallen. Our job is to make sure they don't take us down with them. Fossil fuel companies like Exxon knew and lied for decades about the mai  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, courts have alleviated some financial burdens of bankrupt retailers by granting "mothball motions," allowing companies to shelve post-petition rental payments, according to an article in the August ABI Journal. "Stay-at-home orders spawned by the pandemic have forced many retailers to close their brick-and-mortar shops, causing severe and unexpected cas  more

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York, Aug. 24 -- The Academy of Management Annals, a journal from the Academy of Management that says it features research advances in management, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2020 edition: * Completing the Adaptive Turn: An Integrative View of Strategy Implementation * Corporate Corruption: A Review and an Agenda for Future Research * Entrepreneurial Network Evolution: Explicating the Structural Localism and Agentic Network Ch  more

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York, Aug. 25 -- The Academy of Management Journal, from the Academy of Management, that says it publishes research that tests, extends or builds management theory and contributes to management practice, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: Articles: * Making Change from Behind a Mask: How Organizations Challenge Guarded Institutions by Sparking Grassroots Activism * Beyond the Pyramid: Alternative Formal Hierarchical Structure  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following statement on Aug. 26 by Julia Kaye, staff attorney at the Reproductive Freedom Project: * * * The Trump administration petitioned the Supreme Court today to reinstate a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that requires patients seeking a medication used for early abortion   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on Aug. 25: A federal court today ruled that the Trump administration's policy of depriving military service members of an expedited path to citizenship is unlawful. The ruling comes in a lawsuit, Samma v. U.S. Department of Defense, filed by the American Civil Li  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: The Association for Computing Machinery's Committee for Computing Education in Community Colleges (ACM CCECC) recently released guidelines to help community colleges prepare IT students who continue for Bachelor's degrees at four-year institutions. Their report, Information Technology Transfer Curricula 2020: Curriculum Guidelines for Two-Year Transfer Programs in Information Technology (IT Transfer2  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement on Aug. 28: * * * ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) issued the following statement on the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington, and in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin: On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered what would become one of the most influential speeches in history, proclaiming to the world, 'I have a dream.'   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies issued the following news release: African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) expresses deep concern over the deterioration of security in Sudan, specifically in Eastern Sudan where tribal conflicts have left tens dead and dozens injured. ACJPS has documented the tribal conflict in Port Sudan city that has left 33 people dead and 77 injured. ACJPS calls on the Transitional Government to ensure that the commission o  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies issued the following news release: Ahead of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on 30 August, an NGO coalition is calling on African States to end this practice immediately, hold perpetrators to account, search for the disappeared and provide reparations to the victims and their families. The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (Sudan), Lawyers for Justice in Libya, MENA Rights Group (Al  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The Altarum Institute issued the following news: Altarum is pleased to announce that Change Healthcare has acquired PROMETHEUS Analytics(R), an Altarum software application that supports episode analytics, health care payment, and value-based initiatives for public and private insurers and health systems. Altarum has leveraged PROMETHEUS Analytics to help Colorado, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, and New York advance value-based payment by supporting the transiti  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)3 non-profit that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release: A federal court has blocked an Indiana law that would have allowed county election officials to kick voters off the rolls immediately without notice. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Indiana, Demos, and the firm Davis Wright Tremaine challenged the la  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- American Forests issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Today, 26 forward-looking companies, cities and organizations across the United States announced they will help combat extreme heat and wildfires - as well as other adverse effects of climate change - by conserving, restoring and growing more than 855 million trees. Healthy forests are a critical nature-based solution for the climate crisis and these pledges mark the launch of the U.S. chapter of 1t.org, the glo  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: In its effort to characterize the diverse methods, applications, and perspectives of explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments on its white paper, "Four Principles of Explainable Artificial Intelligence." The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) encourages its relevant stakeholders to submit feedback via NIST's ca  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The American Sociological Association issued the following news release on Aug. 28: Housing programs adopted during the New Deal increased segregation in American cities and towns, creating racial disparities that continue to characterize life in the 21st century, finds a new study by New York University sociologist Jacob Faber. "New Deal housing policies encouraged racial segregation and their substantial impact on American cities and towns can still be seen today," say  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Institute of International Education issued the following news release on Aug. 27: The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is excited to announce the launch of a new global partnership initiative, the IIE-SRF Alliance. The Alliance will strengthen IIE's century-long efforts to save the lives and work of threatened and displaced scholars. The COVID-19 pandemic and entrenched crises like climate change, poverty, and systemic racism have r  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, and its Committee on Education (CoE) are pleased to announce that Praneetha Pratapa of University of Texas Dallas, is the first-place winner of the annual ANSI student paper competition.Esther Oh of University of Massachusetts Amherst is the second-place winner. The competition is part of an   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: On September 14, 2020, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) will virtually convene an open forum workshop of interested stakeholders to explore opportunities for progress in AI-enabled systems in healthcare through collaboration and standardization, to identify challenges, barriers and gaps, and to discuss steps to optimize regulatory frameworks. In July, ANSI issued a survey on Standa  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: As COVID-19 cases rise by 1000% across northeast Syria in August, the IRC calls on the UN Security Council to urgently reopen the Yaroubiya aid crossing point to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure humanitarian and health workers have unfettered access to tens of thousands of vulnerable Syrians. Beyond the alarming growth in reported positive cases, concerns about testing make the situ  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news: Federal authorities in Brazil last week rejected a proposal from Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to provide COVID-19 care to indigenous communities in the southwestern state of Mato Grosso do Sul. This rejection of medical humanitarian assistance comes as communities in the region face a rise in COVID-19 cases and deaths; they need urgent care to limit the devastating impa  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- BritishAmerican Business issued the following joint statement on Aug. 24 by Chief Executive Duncan Edwards and Emanuel Adam, director of policy and trade: * * * The health and safety of our citizens is the number one priority as the world deals with the COVID-19 health pandemic. As soon as the impact of COVID-19 became clear, companies in the transatlantic corridor have done everything they can to protect their workers, customers and suppliers while helping to keep our eco  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Aug. 19: The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on the NYPD to initiate a hate crime probe after a teenager was allegedly assaulted with a baseball bat in an anti-immigrant, anti-Arab, and racially charged attack. The incident reportedly occurred August 13 in Staten Island. The  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- Candid issued the following news release: A new report by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) and Candid finds that during the first half of 2020, the $11.9 billion given in response to the COVID-19 pandemic far exceeded philanthropy for previous disasters. The report, Philanthropy and COVID-19 in the First Half of 2020, reveals that foundations and individual donors stepped up to meet immediate needs and services arising from the pandemic. Only 5 percent of funding   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following statement by President Bill Donohue regarding a column on Saint Junipero Serra in New York Times: On August 6, I wrote a news release about a column by Elizabeth Bruenig in the New York Times on the work of Father (now Saint) Junipero Serra, the 18th century Spanish priest who championed the human rights of Indians in North America. I took her to task for the same reason I took the newspaper to task in  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Today, a federal court ruled that Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, may intervene in a lawsuit brought by five New York City police unions, as well as corrections and firefighter unions, that seeks to block the City from publishing officer misconduct and discipline information an  more

AMHERST, New York, Aug. 26 -- The Center for Inquiry issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Today, lawmakers in Virginia acted to protect public health and uphold secular principles by rejecting legislation that would have created a dangerous and medically unjustifiable religious exemption to emergency immunization orders issued during a public health emergency. Alerted to the bill's introduction during a special emergency session of the Virginia State Legislature to address the COVID-  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 25: The number of women and girls from poor and marginalized communities seeking unsafe abortion services from quacks is on the rise, according to a report released today on the state of access to safe abortion in Kenya. The report by Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), reveals that the opinion of a trained health professional when it comes to access to safe abortion, despite being protected in A  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Aug. 29 -- Childhood Obesity, a journal that says it features obesity prevention and weight management strategies for children and adolescents, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: Original Articles: * Starting Early Program Impacts on Feeding at Infant 10 Months Age: A Randomized Controlled Trial * The Impact of a Multipronged Intervention to Increase School Lunch Participation among Secondary School Students in an Urban Pub  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Lambda Legal issued the following news release: Today, two federally recognized Indian tribes, a California-based coalition of tribes, a foster youth and foster care alumni group, and three organizations that work with LGBTQ+ and two-spirit youth in foster care sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The coalition of groups sued HHS and ACF for unlawfully rescinding requirements that child welfare agenci  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Aug. 26 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: An unapproved and addictive drug is commonly available for sale in gas stations, vape stores, and other retail outlets in the South, notably in Alabama, and online. The Center for Science in the Public Interest says the Food and Drug Administration should take further enforcement action against manufacturers, distributors, and retailers that sell tianeptine--a drug approved in some countries, t  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Aug. 29 -- Cold Spring Harbor Molecular Case Studies, a peer-reviewed journal in the field of precision medicine, including genomic and molecular analyses of individuals or cohorts alongside phenotypic information, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: RESEARCH REPORTS: * Functional genomic analysis identifies drug targetable pathways in invasive and metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma * An amino-termin  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The International Women's Health Coalition issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Today, the Commission on Unalienable Rights--an advisory body created by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo--released its final report, which reconsiders the role of human rights in US foreign policy. The International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) condemns the report and the Commission's work as a coordinated effort to undermine human rights, including sexual and reproductive rights, for  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Aug. 24: Authorities in Mozambique should conduct a quick and thorough investigation into the arson attack on Canal de Mocambique, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. At about 8 p.m. yesterday, in the capital, Maputo, unidentified individuals broke into the office used by the independent weekly investigative newspaper and its daily digital publication CanalMoz, poured gasoline on the furniture a  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Aug. 26: Authorities in Djibouti should cease intimidating and arresting journalists working with the La Voix de Djibouti broadcaster, and let them report freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On July 15, police in Balbala, a suburb of Djibouti City, the capital, arrested Charmarke Said Darar, a reporter with the Paris-based privately owned broadcaster, and held him without access to a law  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Aug. 27: Jordanian authorities should immediately release cartoonist Emad Hajjaj, drop all charges against him, and let him work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Yesterday, a police patrol arrested Hajjaj, a cartoonist for the Qatari-funded news website Al-Araby al-Jadeed, on the Jordan Valley road while the cartoonist was on his way to Amman, the capital, and transferred him to the p  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Aug. 27: Libyan authorities should immediately release journalist Sami al-Sharif and ensure that the press can cover protests without fear of attack or harassment from demonstrators or security forces, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On August 23, men in military uniforms affiliated with the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord detained al-Sharif, the director of local broadcaster Al-Ja  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located Facebook accounts used to spread ISIS and Hurras al-Din video propaganda that was viewed hundreds of times. Also, a notorious neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channel urged followers to commit acts o  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: Following intense protests against widespread government corruption and a deterioriating security apparatus, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted last week in an apparent military coup. The coup has since drawn widespread international condemnation and occurred as the country struggles to combat al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters, who have recently expanded their territory in Mali's countryside. Analysts  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Aug. 24 -- CRISPR, a peer-reviewed journal that says it centralizes essential information and analysis on this revolutionary technology in a single location with the aim of solidifying and growing the community of innovative researchers, practitioners, policymakers and activists who make up the field of gene editing, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: Perspectives: * An Examination of Public Discourse on Human Gene   more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Aug. 26 -- Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking issued the following news release: Digital technology has had a transformative effect on our romantic lives. This scoping review reports on measurable outcomes for the three stages of the romantic relationship lifecycle - initiation, maintenance, and dissolution -- as described in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Click here (https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news on Aug. 27: As COVID-19 spreads across northeast Syria, the pandemic is having devastating secondary impacts on health services in a region where some 700,000 people have been uprooted from their homes. Will Turner, emergency manager for Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Syria, describes the evolving crisis in the region. Turner talks about the impact of major water shorta  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 27: EDF is joining health associations, community organizations and policymakers from across the country at a public hearing today to urge California to adopt groundbreaking new protections against smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollution from the almost one million heavy duty trucks and buses that operate on California's roads each year. Those heavy duty vehicles are the single largest source of N  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Education Trust-New York issued the following news release on Aug. 27: As students across New York prepare to return to school in the coming weeks, a new analysis of 50 school district reopening plans raises questions about district readiness to support students equitably in a remote learning environment, even as many districts across the state plan to start the school year entirely online and poll results show that Black and Latinx parents and parents from low-income b  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement by Elizabeth Gore, senior vice president, political affairs: * * * "As the COVID pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the health of Americans and our nation's economy, the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis has released an important report outlining the opportunity our country has to rebuild our economy better so that it is more sustainable, supports good-paying jobs and addresses in  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- The European Journal of Human Genetics, a journal from the European Society of Human Genetics that focuses on human genetics and genomics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Policy: * EMQN best practice guidelines for genetic testing in dystrophinopathies Articles: * Communicating genetic information to family members: analysis of consent forms for diagnostic genomic sequencing * Assessing the stability of bioba  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The Family Equality Council issued the following news release on Aug. 28: Family Equality, the nation's leading organization for LGBTQ+ families and those who wish to form them, is delighted to announce the recipient of the 2020 Murray/Reese Family Award: Tim Gill and Scott Miller, co-chairs of the Gill Foundation. The award will be presented by Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese. With Family Equality's 2020 Night at the Pier and LA Impact Awards galas cancelled as a result   more

MANHASSET, New York, Aug. 26 -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: A pioneering collaboration between 10 prestigious institutions across the nation has released a special issue of the peer-reviewed academic journal Health Psychology that proposes groundbreaking approaches to uncover basic processes that influence a person's decision to make behavioral change. This collaboration involves researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research (https://fein  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: Over 50 community activists joined members of Congressmember-elect Mondaire Jones' team on Sunday evening for a virtual rally and phonebank against the plan to expand the Danskammer fracked gas plant in Newburgh. Jones opposes all new fossil fuel infrastructure and is joining the resistance against the Danskammer fracked gas plant located close to New York's 17th congressional district on the Hudson River. "Nat  more

DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25 -- Geisinger Health issued the following news release: Geisinger has appointed two new members to its now 16-member board of directors. The newly appointed directors are Benjamin K. Chu, M.D., senior advisor for Manatt Health, and Sherry A. Glied, Ph.D., Dean of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University (NYU). Dr. Chu, with more than 15 years of experience leading major health systems in Houston, Southern California and New Yo  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- Girl Scouts of the USA issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Today Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) announce the launch of customizable, redesigned Girl Scout uniforms. The uniforms, which feature a new vest and sash, are complemented by an official apparel collection of 18 new interchangeable pieces for girls in grades 6-12. Girl Scouts has a long history of collaborating with fashion designers, including Mainbocher in th  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Aug. 27 -- Human Gene Therapy, a peer-reviewed journal that says it focuses on the human aspect of gene therapy, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 Special Section on Neuromuscular Disease Gene Therapy: Research Articles: * Stress-Induced Mouse Model of the Cardiac Manifestations of Friedreich's Ataxia Corrected by AAV-mediated Gene Therapy * Defining Transcription Regulatory Elements in the Human Frataxin Gene: Implication  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Aug. 25: The Islamist armed group Boko Haram used apparent child suicide bombers in an unlawful attack on a site for displaced people in the Far North region of Cameroon, Human Rights Watch said today. The attack, carried out overnight between August 1 and 2, 2020 in the town of Nguetechewe, killed at least 17 civilians, including 5 children and 6 women, and wounded at least 16. There was no evident military objective  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Aug. 24: The harsh treatment of foreign workers in the Maldives during the Covid-19 pandemic has left many migrants vulnerable to abuse, Human Rights Watch said today. The Maldives government should adopt urgent measures to protect migrant workers, including upholding the right to peaceful protest and ending longstanding labor rights violations. Migrant workers in the Maldives face a range of entrenched abuses from em  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Aug. 24: The Myanmar government has failed to ensure that nearly one million Rohingya refugees can safely return home three years since fleeing the Myanmar military's crimes against humanity and possible genocide, Human Rights Watch said today. Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have faced tightened restrictions on rights to information, movement, access to education, and health, and have been unlawfully killed by Banglad  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, a peer-reviewed journal that says it explores the area of communication and computer networking from the IEEE Communications Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: * Accurate and Fast Recovery of Network Monitoring Data With GPU-Accelerated Tensor Completion * An Efficient K-Persistent Spread Estimator for Traffic Measurement in High-Speed Networks * Connectivity Maintenance fo  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane near the border of Louisiana and Texas late Wednesday or early Thursday and then move northward into Oklahoma and Arkansas, where it will still be a strong storm system, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). Wind-caused property damage is covered under standard homeowners, renters and business insurance policie  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The International Republican Institute issued the following news release: Graphika, Institute for The Future's Digital Intelligence Lab and The International Republican Institute issued a joint report revealing the tactics and strategy behind an information operation directed at Taiwanese democratic processes. The report, Detecting Digital Fingerprints: Tracing Chinese Disinformation in Taiwan, uncovered a series of campaigns by CCP-linked and domestic actors targeting Taiw  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America issued the following news release: Following Senate passage of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act (S. 785) earlier this month, IAVA calls on the House to expeditiously pass the bill and send it to the President's desk. Legislation alone will not end the veteran suicide crisis but the bipartisan Commander Hannon Act would make substantial progress in reducing the stubbornly high 20 veteran suic  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Aug. 25 -- The Journal of Women's Health, a journal that says it focuses on advances in diagnostic procedures, therapeutic protocols for the management of diseases and innovative research in gender-based biology, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: Original Articles: * Violence As a Direct Cause of and Indirect Contributor to Maternal Death * Social Determinants of Health Associated with Mental Health Among U.S. Mothers with  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Bret J. Rudy, MD, senior vice president and chief of hospital operations at NYU Langone Hospital--Brooklyn, has been named one of the nation's top 25 healthcare innovators by Modern Healthcare magazine, one of the healthcare industry's most respected periodicals. Dr. Rudy was recognized for his efforts to improve quality, safety, and accountability at the   more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Aug. 25 -- Learning and Memory, a journal that says it advances in neuropsychology, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2020 edition: RESEARCH: * Identifying the molecular systems that influence cognitive resilience to Alzheimer's disease in genetically diverse mice * ApoE isoform-specific differences in behavior and cognition associated with subchronic MPTP exposure * Endocannabinoid receptors contribute significantly to multip  more

RYE BROOK, New York, Aug. 26 -- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Having blood cancer is tough. Having blood cancer now is even tougher. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training campaign is partnering with leading event technology platform, haku, to raise awareness and funds in support of LLS's goal of creating a world without blood cancer. Today, LLS is launching Team In Training's Resilience Challenge, a movement and fundraising ch  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Aug. 24 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following statement on Aug. 22 by volunteer leader Angelle Bradford: * * * The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots networks, released the following statement today in response to reports that Lafayette police opened fire, fatally shooting Trayford Pellerin at a gas station on Friday ni  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Lymphoma Research Foundation issued the following news: Significant scientific progress has been made since the Lymphoma Research Foundation's (LRF) founding 25 years ago, including a host of breakthroughs that materialized from the first sequence of the human genome. This research has provided new insights into the molecular and genetic underpinnings of many types of cancer, including lymphoma. Equipped with these insights, researchers are making advancements in the d  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research issued the following news release: The wave of colleges forgoing in-person instruction for the coming academic year has sparked a national conversation about the overall value of higher education, which often comes with a hefty tuition price tag. In light of this national reckoning, a new Manhattan Institute report from senior fellow Beth Akers identifies an important question that's not been asked in previous analyses of tuition   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research issued the following news release: Maryland's approval last week of a plan to expand offshore wind's role in supplying the state's energy needs aligns with a trend of offshore wind expansion that's likely to continue. But should it? A new Manhattan Institute report from adjunct fellow Jonathan Lesser evaluates the implications of increasing offshore wind's use. It suggests that the renewable energy source is not as green as advoca  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Aug. 24: With the Republican National Convention beginning today, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements about the ways in which President Donald Trump has made gun violence worse since 2016. "While it's still unclear if the NRA will have a speaking role at the Repub  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Aug. 24: Today, Everytown for Gun Safety sent the following statements in response to Mark and Patricia McCloskey's remarks at the Republican National Convention. The couple gained national attention after they pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in St. Louis. "It comes as no surprise that Trump is giving a national bullhorn to the couple who pointed  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Aug. 24 by Associate Director-Counsel Janai Nelson: * * * Yesterday evening, 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot in the back at least seven times at point blank range by one or more officers from the Kenosha Police Department (KPD) as he was entering a vehicle, reportedly to check on his children. From inside the vehicle, Mr. Blake's three sons witnessed their father being repeatedly   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 28: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, Georgia NAACP, All Voting is Local Georgia, and The Justice Collaborative sent a letter to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger urging his office to refrain from transferring voters to inactive status until after the November 3, 2020 general election. It has been r  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 26: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky (ACLU-KY), and the law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP (ECBAWM), filed a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) on behalf of plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD)'s use of military force against p  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) launched a new voting rights microsite that serves as an online hub for LDF's multiple streams of voting rights work. This work is especially important this year, as COVID-19 has led to various changes in state elections rules. The microsite features LDF's two voter education and advocacy projects -Prepared to Vote (PTV)   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain information about its investigation of Yale University for alleged racial discrimination in its admissions program. In a letter, dated August 13, 2020, the DOJ gave Yale University until today, August 27, to acquiesce  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners issued the following news release: While it is no secret that teenagers as a whole do not get enough sleep, lack of sleep can be even more problematic for those with diabetes, according to a new research study published in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care. The research revealed that sleep variability was related to stress and depressive symptoms, as well as more glucose variability. Consistent rest-activity rhyt  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following joint news release on Aug. 26: A broad and unprecedented coalition of worker rights and anti-poverty groups, faith leaders, environmental organizations, and public health professionals in Maryland today called on Governor Larry Hogan to issue emergency protective measures to protect Maryland's workers from COVID-19 in the workplace. The 12 organizations filed a consolidated petition to the governor (https://s27147.pc  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 27: LogistiCare, the nation's largest non-emergency medical transportation company, today announced it is lacing-up with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) as a National Multi-Market Sponsor of the Kidney Walk, which raises funds to support kidney health and improve the lives of the 37 million people in the United States affected by kidney disease. To help keep kidney patients, and those who care for  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: The fourth and final segment of NMMA's August state advocacy recap features updates from the southern region, which are spearheaded by Lee Gatts, manager of southeast policy and engagement. Travel Restrictions: Florida requires all visitors traveling from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey to isolate or quarantine for 14 days. Business Liability: As businesses deal with the ramific  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: In a new study of 43 sets of identical (monozygotic) twins, it was reported that twins typically show similar patterns of immune cells, even when one twin had MS and the other does not. Some of the twins with no MS symptoms showed some signs of MS-like brain lesions on MRI, and their immune profiles mimicked those of people in early stages of MS. These findings add to mounting evidence that the onset of MS i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- National Nurses United issued the following news release on Aug. 26: National Nurses United today condemned Trump administration directives to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lower public safety standards on testing of people even when recently exposed to the coronavirus. "With nearly 180,000 Americans now dead from our national failure to effectively confront and contain this dangerous pandemic, it is unconscionable to have our President corrupting pub  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, a journal that says it focuses on functional and mechanistic understanding of how molecular components in a biological process work together, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: Review Articles: * Safeguarding mitochondrial genomes in higher eukaryotes Articles: * Quantification of translation uncovers the functions of the alternative transcriptome * Subnanometer structures o  more

MANASQUAN, New Jersey, Aug. 29 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release: The National Council of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) Health Insurance and Long-Term Care Issues Committee (Committee) held an interim virtual meeting on August 21st. The Committee is chaired by New York Assemblywoman Pamela Hunter and vice-chaired by Arkansas Representative Deborah Ferguson. The purpose of the interim meeting was to conduct a final discussion on the NCOIL Short  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 27 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release: The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is launching a task force to investigate why a disproportionate number of residents died from COVID-19 in nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the state. As has been widely reported, some of the earliest and deadliest outbreaks of the virus occurred among the vulnerable - and largely elderly - individuals housed in these facilities. NYSBA's  more

LATHAM, New York, Aug. 28 -- The New York State United Teachers issued the following news release on Aug. 27: New York State United Teachers -- joined by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, local educators and others -- today called on the state to update Department of Health school reopening guidelines to make mandatory the wearing of masks at all times indoors during the school day, except for appropriate break periods and in cases of medical accommodation. In a lette  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- New York-Presbyterian Hospital issued the following joint news release: The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center has been competitively renewed as a designated Comprehensive Cancer Center by the federal government's National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest funder of cancer research in the world. Originally funded in 1972, the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 25: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $1.8 million in grants to restore and sustain healthy forests and rivers that provide habitat for diverse bird populations, as well as freshwater and diadromous fish populations, in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and portions of the Lake Champlain and Upper Hudson River watersheds  more

MOUNT KISCO, New York, Aug. 29 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) has announced the opening of its $3.6 million, comprehensive cardiac catheterization lab, which will provide state-of-the-art interventional cardiology services to residents of Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield counties. The cardiac cath lab, which will be open 24-hours a day, seven days a week, will provide diagnostic as well as interventional coronary angiography and stent place  more

RIVERHEAD, New York, Aug. 29 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: Peconic Bay Medical Center (PBMC) Foundation's annual gala on September 25 at 6:30 p.m. will be virtual this year and will feature heartwarming videos from patients, some of whom survived coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) thanks to the hospital's heroic staff. The "Unmasking the Heroes" event will honor all PBMC COVID-19 frontline workers and include messages from the hospital's leadership and clinicians about what t  more

NEW HYDE PARK, New York, Aug. 29 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: In recognition of the vital work being done by the physician assistants (PAs) of Northwell Health, the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) recently designated the health system as a 2020-2021 Employer of Excellence. Northwell is one of 16 health systems nationally - and one of two in the New York metropolitan region - honored this year. During the selection process the AAPA looked for five determinants   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Aug. 26: Today the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the New York City Police Department to force the disclosure of information about the NYPD's presence in schools and the impact of school policing on students through the use of metal detectors. Since 2016, the NYPD has been required to produce data about its metal detector program, including the location of detectors, requests by pri  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Most adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are not at increased risk of hospitalization from 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to medications used to dampen their altered immune system, the cause of the disease. Nor are most people with more common types of arthritis, such as rheumatoid, psoriatic, and spondyloarthritis, at greater risk of ho  more

NEWCOMB, New York, Aug. 28 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release: The Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced that a series of projects aimed at improving public access at its historic, 212-acre Adirondac Upper Works property are near completion. The property serves as a southern entrance to many popular High Peaks Wilderness Area trails. Once completed, this project will better accommodate the growing number of people coming to explore the High Peaks - and in doing s  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Continuing its longstanding efforts to expand and improve Minnewaska State Park Preserve in New York's Ulster County, the Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the final phase of its fundraising campaign to support the park's highly anticipated new, four-season visitor center. The center, which is currently under construction, will improve overall public access to the park by familiarizing visitors  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- PEN America issued the following statement by Summer Lopez, senior director of free expression programs: * * * PEN America is calling for public authorities in Kenosha, WI to ensure protesters are safe and protected in the wake of Tuesday night's fatal shooting and the arrest of an alleged shooter. PEN America's Summer Lopez, senior director of free expression programs, said the following. "PEN America is appalled by the killing of two protesters, and the shooting of a t  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following news release: With the election just over two months away, voters continue to remain concerned about the growing national debt. The August Fiscal Confidence Index, modeled after the Consumer Confidence Index, is 47 (100 is neutral), showing that voters believe fiscal issues should be a top priority. Nearly four-in-five voters (77%) say their level of concern about the national debt has increased over the past few years,  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release on Aug. 26: Today, the Trump Administration asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy that unnecessarily subjects patients to COVID-19 risks in order to access safe and legal medication abortion during the pandemic. The FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) restrictions on mifepristone mandate that patients pick up mifepristone directly f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Public Citizen issued the following statement by Health Research Group Director Michael Carome: * * * President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization for the use of convalescent plasma to treat patients with COVID-19. Last week, The New York Times reported that "just as the Food and Drug Administration was preparing to issue an emergency authorization for blood plasma as a COVID-19 treatment  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies issued the following news release: Most deaths from cardiovascular disease occur in low- and middle-income countries, but relatively few published studies have focused on cardiovascular disease in these countries, and publications in international scientific journals by researchers from these settings remain rare. A special section (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17517176/2020/22/8) published today in the Journa  more

HARLEM, New York, Aug. 25 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release: Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) are enforcing strict rules and restrictions to ensure safety during the 'Get Your Knee Off Our Necks' march amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The march's COVID-19 protocols include distributing masks, thermometer check-in stations, restricting access to buses from states or cities that are COVID-19 hot spots, and practicing social distancing. Rev Al   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news release on Aug. 24: Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the national trade association for the digital media and marketing industries, announced today that Rik van der Kooi, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Advertising, has been named interim Chair of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. van der Kooi succeeds Kirk McDonald, who is leaving IAB member company AT&T to become CEO, North America, of th  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in America, and each year it claims more residents of Brooklyn than in other boroughs in New York City. To improve access to lifesaving treatment, NYU Langone Hospital--Brooklyn and Perlmutter Cancer Center have launched a state-of-the-art lung cancer surgery program. Travis C. Geraci, MD, a specialist in minimally invas  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 27 -- The American Lung Association issued the following news release: Every year, firefighters from throughout Western New York race up hundreds of stairs in full gear weighing over 45 pounds during the American Lung Association's Fight For Air Climb Rochester and for the 7th year in a row, firefighters from the Rochester Fire Department have been among the climbers. To honor them and all the heroes like them across the country, the Lung Association has launched its i  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 25 -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release on Aug. 24: Many people diagnosed with breast cancers that are small but invasive could benefit from hormone treatment, a new study led by physicians at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center confirms. Their findings were published today (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2769682) in the journal JAMA Network Open. Previously, patients with some small but po  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 25 -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: The Ride for Roswell, presented by the West Herr Automotive Group, has concluded its reimagined Summer of the Ride and has raised $3.49 million for cancer care and research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. This year was the 25th anniversary of the Ride for Roswell and was reimagined due to COVID-19. Over 1,200 riders participated in one of five scheduled Ride Days at the Un  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 26 -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: Patients who develop cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections after allogeneic stem cell transplantation may be able to develop an immunity against the virus, strengthen their immune system and reduce reliance on strong antiviral medications, a team of cellular-therapy specialists from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has found. Their findings have been published in a new study (https:  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- Science Translational Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on research in the translational medicine community, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Aug. 19, 2020 edition: Research Articles: * Artery to vein configuration of arteriovenous fistula improves hemodynamics to increase maturation and patency * Functional effects of chimeric antigen receptor co-receptor signali  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 -- Science Translational Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that focuses on research in the translational medicine community, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Aug. 26, 2020 edition: Focus: * Mapping cancer genetics at single-cell resolution Research Articles: * CRISPR-engineered human brown-like adipocytes prevent diet-induced obesity and ameliorate metabolic syndrome in mice *  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 -- Stroke, a journal from the American Heart Association, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Clinical Trials: * Early Outcomes in the ROADSTER 2 Study of Transcarotid Artery Revascularization in Patients With Significant Carotid Artery Disease * Direct Transfer to Angio-Suite Versus Computed Tomography-Transit in Patients Receiving Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Randomized Trial * Higher Doses Improve Walki  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: Researchers report greater tissue loss in particular areas of the brain and spinal cord in a small, three-year MRI study comparing MS-related changes in African Americans and Caucasian Americans. This study, although small, adds to the body of work exploring why Black people may experience a more severe MS course than white people. It also underscores why it's important for African Americans with MS to parti  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Aug. 26 -- Downstate Medical Center issued the following news release: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine dean F. Charles Brunicardi, M.D., announced the appointment of Bonnie Granat, Ph.D. as the Senior Associate Dean for Assessment and Quality Improvement in the College of Medicine. "I am pleased to appoint Dr. Granat to this critical position as we seek to expand our reach as an academic resource at SUNY Downstate," said Dean Brunicardi. "Dr. G  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- TIAA, a provider of financial services in the academic, research, medical, cultural and governmental fields, issued the following news release: TIAA, a leading financial services provider, announced Dr. Ronald L. Thompson, Chairman of the TIAA Board of Trustees, as the recipient of the National Association of Corporate Directors' (NACD) B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award. The NACD is a leading authority on boardroom practices and has been setting the standard for r  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Aug. 25 -- Tissue Engineering Part B-Reviews Journal published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: Review Articles: * Expanded Differentiation Capability of Human Wharton's Jelly Stem Cells Toward Pluripotency: A Systematic Review * In Vitro Models of the Small Intestine: Engineering Challenges and Engineering Solutions * Nitric Oxide in Dental Pulp Tissue: From Molecular Understanding to Clinical Application in Regenerative Endodont  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 27 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release on Aug. 26: The Trust for Public Land (TPL) today released a groundbreaking new report on the importance of green schoolyards for student learning and recreation during the pandemic, and for ensuring communities are resilient in the face of the climate crisis. Schoolyards have the power to be both vibrant community parks, while being sites for outdoor learning which public health experts report ca  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release on Aug. 25: Latest annual data demonstrate that 2019 was the worst year in the nation's decades-long drug overdose epidemic, claiming more than 72,000 lives, and 2020 data so far suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated the trend. While concerted efforts in Pennsylvania are helping the state to buck the national trend, it remains one of the most impacted, losing thousands of lives a year to overdose in rural   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 -- Vital Strategies issued the following news release on Aug. 27: As scientific understanding of COVID-19 has evolved, the importance of mask-wearing has become clear. Studies now show that people without symptoms and people early in the course of their illness can spread COVID-19, making masks a critical tool in prevention. Today Resolve to Save Lives, an initiative of Vital Strategies, released a new report (https://preventepidemics.org/covid19/resources/mask-playbook/), "P  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release on Aug. 26: Conservation groups today challenged in federal court a Trump administration rollback of clean water protections that sharply curtails the ability of states and local residents to protect their drinking water, rivers, streams, wetlands, aquatic life, and other local interests. The legal challenge to the U.S. EPA's rewrite of section 401 of the Clean Water Act seeks to preserve the power of states and tribes   more

MANHATTAN, New York, Aug. 25 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Aug. 24: The Wisconsin chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement following reports that Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the back several times as he was getting into a car. Blake's family stated that his three children were in   more