NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The 350.org issued the following news release: American oil companies are keen to export more plastics to Africa through Kenya. According to the New York Times, a lobby group representing Big Oil and chemical companies, including Shell, Exxon and Total, has been pushing the US government to use a US-Kenya trade deal to dump petro-chemicals and plastics across Africa, to prop up Big Oil's dwindling profits amidst a global pandemic and an oil crash. Letters from the lobby gr  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The One Free Press Coalition issued the following news on Sept. 1: Sri Lankan journalist Prageeth Eknelygoda, who was abducted outside of his home, tops the September ranking of the One Free Press Coalition's "10 Most Urgent" list of press freedom cases. The "10 Most Urgent" list, issued today by a united group of pre-eminent editors and publishers, spotlights journalists whose press freedoms are being suppressed or whose cases are seeking justice. To coincide with the Com  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Access Now issued the following news release: Access Now submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) condemning President Trump's National Telecommunications and Information Administration petition that asks the FCC to reinterpret Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 protects internet platforms from liability for user-generated content, while empowering them to moderate the content they host. President Trump's petty interfer  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- Access Now issued the following news release on Sept. 4: Access Now calls on Myanmar authorities to immediately rescind charges against poet and activist Maung Saungkha. Reports (https://www.fortifyrights.org/mya-inv-2020-09-04/) have come out of Yangon today that Maung Saungkha was found guilty of violating Section 4 of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Law, which requires people give advanced notice to hold a protest. His crime? Hanging a banner asking "Is th  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- 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 by Andrea Flores, deputy director of immigration policy: * * * The Trump administration is considering a drastic expansion of the government's collection of immigrants' biometrics and personal information, including "eye scans, voice prints, DNA, and photographs for  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- 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 Mississippi court has ruled that every voter with underlying medical conditions placing them at risk of severe COVID-19 illness or death can vote absentee this election. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Mississippi, and Mississippi Center for Justic  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- 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 Sept. 3: Abortion providers in North Carolina and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective sued today challenging several medically unnecessary abortion restrictions that have pushed abortion out of reach in the state and stigmatized essential   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news release on Sept. 1: IAB today announced actress and comedian Franchesca Ramsey will host this year's virtual IAB Podcast Upfront 2020 from September 9 to September 11. With more than 2,500 registered to attend next week's event, the Podcast Upfront 2020 will shatter all previous audience records--highlighting the growing prominence of podcasts in the U.S. Ramsey is a writer, actress and video blogger based out of  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following joint news release on Sept. 2: ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) and the Jewish Council of the Emirates today announced plans to explore cooperation in the wake of the historic Abraham Accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates facilitated by Washington. "ADL works to support the well-being of Jewish communities around the world and looks forward to partnering with the Jewish Council of the Emirates in the months ahead  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The Advocates for Children of New York issued the following statement on Sept. 1 by Executive Director Kim Sweet: * * * Today, Kim Sweet, Executive Director of Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), issued the following statement in response to Mayor de Blasio's announcement delaying the first day of school: With so many unanswered questions about the reopening of school buildings, the City needs to use this additional time to develop robust plans for supporting studen  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Africa-America Institute issued the following news: The Africa-America Institute (AAI) will once again celebrate the many successes of Africa, Africans and African-descendants during its 36th Annual Awards Gala, taking place virtually on Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Since 1984, the AAI Annual Awards Gala has been the most anticipated African-centered event in New York City. In 2020, AAI is excited to take our Awards Gala digital, for the first time hosting the awards   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- AI Now Institute issued the following news: Amid heightened public scrutiny, interest in regulating biometric technologies like face and voice recognition has grown significantly across the globe, driven by community advocacy and research. Advocates continue to remind developers, profiteers, and those using and regulating these biometric systems that the future course of these technologies must--and will-- be subject to greater democratic control. The next few years are poi  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 3 -- The Alliance for Quality Education issued the following news release: A report released Tuesday by the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education shows how Governor Cuomo's pandemic-era policies continue a trend of balancing the state's budget at the expense of the educational resources and opportunities for Black, Brown and low-income students. Just a few short weeks from the start of a new school year that will be full of new challenges  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news: ACLS is pleased to announce that historian Linda K. Kerber, May Brodbeck Professor in the Liberal Arts and Professor of History Emerita, Lecturer in Law at The University of Iowa, will deliver the Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecture virtually from the College of Law at The University of Iowa the afternoon of Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 3 pm ET. The details and registration information will be available  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The American Journal of Nursing, a peer-reviewed journal that says its mission is to promote excellence in nursing and health care, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: Viewpoint: * Preparing Nursing Graduates to Engage in Difficult Conversations with Patients Feature Articles: * Original Research: Understanding Nursing Home Staff Attitudes Toward Death and Dying: A Survey * CE: PANDAS: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychi  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a journal from the American Thoracic Society that says it focuses on human biology and disease, as well as animal and in vitro studies, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 1, 2020 edition: Pulmonary Perspectives: * Coughs and Sneezes: Their Role in Transmission of Respiratory Viral Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2 * Blood Eosinophil Counts in Clinical Trials for Chronic Obstructi  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, a journal from the American Thoracic Society that says it focuses on pulmonary biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Translational Review: * Exploring New Therapeutic Pathways in Pulmonary Hypertension. Metabolism, Proliferation, and Personalized Medicine Original Research: * Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Enhances the Stemness of Alveolar Type 2   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 3: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) - the U.S. member body to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) via its U.S. National Committee (USNC) - announced today the availability of a new IEC value-added product known as Commented Redline Version (CMV). The first to be available is for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances - Safety - Part 1: General Requireme  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Members, staff, friends, and colleagues of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) mourn the loss of Nina McClelland, Ph.D., who passed away on August 16 at age 90. Dr. McClelland was an esteemed figure, trailblazing chemist, and respected colleague in the standards community who dedicated years of her life spearheading efforts to improve global water quality and advancing stand  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) invites interested stakeholders to the ANAB 2020 Credentialing Conference. As a part of an ongoing effort to provide opportunities for further education and information sharing, ANAB has combined its popular Credentialing Client Day event with three technical workshops on psychometrics, management systems, and certificate programs. For the health and sa  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: Workcred has joined a partnership with industry and academia to support industry-recognized apprenticeship programs (IRAPs), as part of a $12 million apprenticeship grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Under the grant, Dallas College, the American Hospital Association, Workcred, and Bufflehead Strategies, LLC are joining forces to support the creation of curricula, training programs, an  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Annals of the American Thoracic Society, a peer-reviewed international online journal of the American Thoracic Society, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2020 edition: Focused Review: * Pulse Oximetry for Monitoring Patients with COVID-19 at Home. Potential Pitfalls and Practical Guidance Innovations and Provocations: * Patients as Researchers in Adult Critical Care Medicine. Fantasy or Reality? Viewpoints: * COVID-19, Climate Cha  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Nature Genetics, a journal that encompasses genetic and functional genomic studies on human and plant traits and on other model organisms, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Articles: * Subclonal reconstruction of tumors by using machine learning and population genetics * Single-cell transcriptomics identifies a distinct luminal progenitor cell type in distal prostate invagination tips * Cross-species chromatin in  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 1 -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news: Bacterial speck disease, which reduces both fruit yield and quality, has been a growing problem in tomatoes over the last five years. Because the culpable bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae, prefers a cool and wet climate, crops in places such as New York State have been particularly susceptible. Recent research at the Boyce Thompson Institute headed by postgraduates Carolina Mazo-Molina and Samantha Mainiero and ove  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The Lymphoma Research Foundation issued the following news: September marks the 10th Anniversary of Blood Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) and the Lymphoma Research Foundation's international Light it Red for Lymphoma awareness initiative. This milestone year also culminates during the Lymphoma Research Foundation's celebration of 25 years of innovation and progress. Capped by World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WALD) on Sept. 15, Light it Red for Lymphoma is designed to garner awa  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: U.S. business executives are feeling more optimistic about expansion plans and the outlook for their own companies over the next 12 months, yet still harbor deep concerns about the strength of the U.S. and global economies in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, according to the third-quarter AICPA Economic Outlook Survey. The survey polls chief executive officers, chief fin  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- CancerCare issued the following news release: CancerCare, the leading national nonprofit organization which provides free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer, has released a white paper based on findings from focus groups and online discussion boards with social workers and caregivers regarding how caregivers participate in treatment decision making for their close friend or loved one with cancer. The paper is part of CancerCare's Patient Values Ini  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following news release: For decades now, critics of the Catholic Church have insisted that no assessment of Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust would be valid until all of the archives were examined. That argument has always struck me as weak. There is plenty of evidence to show that Pius defied the Nazis, aided the Jews, and encouraged the rescuers. Still, the critics insisted that no judgment could be final until a  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- Cell Research, a journal that says it features life sciences related to molecular and cell biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Articles: * The ChinaMAP analytics of deep whole genome sequences in 10,588 individuals * A pan-cancer blueprint of the heterogeneous tumor microenvironment revealed by single-cell profiling * Reconstruction of cell spatial organization from single-cell RNA sequencing data based on  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on Sept. 1: Attorneys representing leaders from Arizona's social justice community urged an Arizona court to reject an attempt by 26 state lawmakers to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the lawmakers for attending a secretive meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). The lawsuit alleges the 26 Arizona legislators violated the state's Open Meeting Law by attending private closed-door me  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Today, men who sued the state of California for imprisoning them in solitary confinement for over a decade asked the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to review a panel ruling that reversed a decision that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) had violated the terms of a settlement agreement in the case. The district court had ruled that CDCR violated the settle  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on Sept. 3: Abortion providers in North Carolina and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective filed litigation challenging several medically unnecessary abortion restrictions that have pushed abortion out of reach in the state and stigmatized essential health care. Decades of attacks on reproductive rights and health care access by state legislators have already led to provider shortages   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Abortion providers in Tennessee filed a lawsuit today challenging a requirement that forces doctors to provide false and misleading information to their patients about the potential to "reverse" a medication abortion -- an unproven and politically-motivated claim that has no basis in medical research. The groups are asking a federal court to block the law before it takes effect on October 1, 20  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release: The Center for Reproductive Rights and the School of Public Health of the Universidad del Valle present an investigation that reveals the negative impacts of glyphosate exposure on people's reproductive health, for example, harmful effects on fertility, causing miscarriages and possible future physical and/or cognitive disabilities in the fetus during pregnancy. The report says there is "clear evidence of  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Sept. 3 -- 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 September 2020 edition: Original Articles: * User Characteristics and Parenting Practices Associated with Adolescents' Initial Use of a Lifestyle Behavior Modification Intervention * Feasibility of Targeting Hispanic Fathers and Children in an Obesity Intervention: Pap  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Today, President Clinton and the Clinton Foundation's Opioid Response Network announced that more than 155,000 doses of naloxone, a lifesaving opioid overdose reversal drug, has been distributed at no cost to recovery residences, community organizations, and local health departments across the country. This distribution is part of a new partnership among the Clinton Foundation, Direct Relief, th  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Sept. 3 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: On August 17, 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) hosted a panel of CRISPR experts to discuss the documentary, Human Nature. The panel, moderated by Elliot Kirschner, the executive producer of Human Nature, included: CSHL Professor and HHMI Investigator Zach Lippman, who uses CRISPR in his research on tomatoes and other plants; Jennifer Doudna, professor at the University of California-B  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Sept. 3: Iranian authorities should release journalist Nada Sabouri immediately and cease arbitrarily jailing members of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On August 7, Sabouri, a freelance sports reporter, began a 3.5-year jail term at Tehran's Evin prison, five years after she was originally sentenced, according to a report by the Human Rights Activists News Agency, a U.S.-based ou  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Aug. 31: Russian authorities must conduct a full and thorough investigation into the vandalizing of journalist David Frenkel's car, and hold the perpetrators to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Between the night of August 26 and the early hours of August 27, unidentified attackers slashed all four tires of Frenkel's car and smashed two of its windows while the car was parked near the  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 4 -- The Community Foundation of Central New York issued the following news on Sept. 3: On December 30, 1960, Syracuse residents Gil and Letty Murray created the first donor-advised fund at the Central New York Community Foundation - the H. Gillis and Letty M. Murray Fund - using the cash balance of a paid-up life insurance policy. The Community Foundation is 93 years old this year and for 60 of those years, we have been administering these flexible tools for giving.   more

YONKERS, New York, Sept. 1 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: Californians working to pay off their student loans are poised to enjoy the strongest consumer protections in the country now that the Assembly has passed the Student Borrower Bill of Rights approved by the Senate on Friday. The bill (AB 376), introduced by Assemblymember Mark Stone, will now be sent to Governor Gavin Newsom for his consideration. AB 376 aims to protect borrowers from loan servicing abuses that c  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Sept. 4 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) works to meet all health and safety standards to protect and ensure the well-being of its employees. Essential workers continue to keep research labs, education, and meetings programs running, both on cDampus and off-site. Here are just some of the many dedicated and talented employees whose work facilitates crucial research: E  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Current Anthropology, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features social, cultural and physical anthropology as well as ethnology and ethnohistory, archaeology and prehistory, folklore, and linguistics from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: Articles: * Ethics of the Heart: Moral Breakdown and the Aporia of Chinese Volunteers * Pyrotechnical Mastery and Humanization: A  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news on Sept. 3: In response to the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, the Greek government is enforcing a potentially harmful quarantine on all migrants and asylum seekers in the camp. This type of mass quarantine is dangerous and must be avoided at all costs, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following statement by New York State Director Melissa Moore: * * * In response to the abhorrent Rochester Police killing of Daniel Prude while he was suffering a mental health crisis--and the subsequent attempts to use allegations of substance use to blame him for his own murder--Melissa Moore, New York State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, released the following statement: "It's horrific that a family member's call for help dur  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following news release on Sept. 3: As the California Legislature wrapped up its session yesterday, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) announced the passage of its Pharmacy Access bill (AB 2077) by Assemblymember Phil Ting. The DPA-sponsored measure extends the statutory sunset date of the pilot for another five years, protecting pharmacist's discretion to furnish sterile syringes without a prescription and allowing adult possession of syringe  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- The Education Trust-New York issued the following news release on Aug. 29: Half of New York City public school parents say they have skipped or reduced their family's meals as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and even more parents are concerned about their child's food access when school begins, according to a new poll commissioned by The Education Trust-New York - even as New York City leaders have quickly scaled and implemented a massive effort since March to get food  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following news release: Educators for Excellence-New York (E4E-New York), a teacher-led organization, reacted to the decision to delay the school year. "I am a public servant, and more than anything I would like to be there in person with my kids," said E4E-New York member Carlotta Pope, an English Language Arts teacher at Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School. "Though I'm hopeful we can use this time for training to better prepar  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements on President Donald Trump's decision to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday. Local leaders, including Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian, have urged President Trump to cancel his planned visit. "Trump'  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Sept. 2 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Sept. 1: Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements applauding members of the House Oversight and Ways & Means Committees for writing a letter calling on the IRS to investigate the tax-exempt status of the NRA and the NRA Foundation due to "egregious self-deali  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- 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, a pro-ISIS supporter recirculated a previously released propaganda video calling for terrorist attacks through vehicles, knives, and arson, and published it on multiple online platforms including JustPaste.It, Microsoft One   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- Access Now issued the following news release: Access Now is excited to announce that Fanny Hidvegi, Europe Policy Manager, has been selected as part of the inaugural, all-virtual Obama Foundation Leaders: Europe program, which kicks off on September 8, 2020. The first cohort is composed of 35 emerging leaders who represent 18 countries throughout Europe. Through their work in government, civil society, and the private sector, these leaders have demonstrated a commitment to   more

MANHASSET, New York, Sept. 3 -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: EGOT award-winning music artist, writer, director-producer and activist John Legend and American pop rock band, OneRepublic recently headlined Northwell Health's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research 15th annual summer concert. More than 1,000 supporters attended the virtual event, which raised $2.8 million to advance research and medical innovations. Among this year's attendees were 650 of  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The American Parkinson Disease Association issued the following news release: The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has just awarded $1.4 million to support cutting-edge Parkinson's disease (PD) research for the 2020-2021 funding year. Investigating everything from deep brain stimulation to the genetics of PD, these researchers are among the most dedicated and innovative in the PD field. Grants have been awarded in the form of three Post-Doctoral Fellowships; fi  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The World Trade Centers Association issued the following news on Sept. 2: The World Trade Centers Association Foundation (WTCAF) is proud to announce Savannah, Georgia-based Foster Beelief as winner of its second annual "Peace Through Trade" Competition, a platform dedicated to identify and inspire the next generation of young leaders to improve the world through entrepreneurial projects. The competition provides the World Trade Centers Association's (WTCA) global network   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- 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 joint news release on Sept. 1: HITRECORD, the creative collaboration platform founded by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jared Geller, is collaborating with the American Civil Liberties Union on a Know Your Rights public awareness campaign to educate voters on their voting rights lea  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Today a group of human rights, labor and investor organizations, filed a formal petition with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), urging it to issue a regional withhold release order (WRO) on all cotton-made goods linked to the Xinjiang region of China based on evidence of widespread forced labor. Under U.S. law 19 U.S.C. Sec.1307 it is illegal for the United States to allow en  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The Chinese government should reverse its new policy of increasingly replacing Mongolian with Mandarin Chinese as the language of instruction in Inner Mongolia schools, Human Rights Watch said today. Chinese authorities should also stop harassing those who have peacefully protested in support of Mongolian language education. The US-based Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center reported on August 20, 2020, tha  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: On Tuesday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler, Polish MEP and former Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and CEP Senior Advisor and former Irish Deputy Foreign Minister Lucinda Creighton, authored an op-ed in the EU Observer titled, "Time for EU to Get Real on Hezbollah." It discusses the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council's renewal of the U.N. Interim Force in Le  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Independent Community Bankers of America issued the following news release on Aug. 31: The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) filed a friend-of-the-court brief supporting the New York Department of Financial Services lawsuit challenging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's special-purpose national bank charter for fintech companies. "The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's proposed special-purpose fintech charter lacks not only suffici  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Independent Community Bankers of America issued the following news release on Sept. 1: The Independent Community Bankers of America(R) (ICBA) today announced that William Pusey has joined the association as vice president of member relations. Pusey will serve community banks in the Northeast region, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. "Bill is a highly skilled and respected pr  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release on Aug. 31: As children in wealthier countries begin to head back to a different model of school or continue remote learning, a new analysis from the IRC finds continued disruptions for children within humanitarian settings, leading to widening gaps in accessing quality education. Prior to COVID-19, 250 million school-aged children were out of school, with the majority of those impacted living in fragile a  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following news release on Sept. 3: ISDA today announced the re-election of 12 directors during its virtual 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) board election. The following directors were elected for a continuing term on the Board: * Marc Badrichani, Head of Global Sales & Research, JP Morgan * Biswarup Chatterjee, Managing Director, Global Head of Innovation, Markets & Securities Services, Citigroup Global Mar  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 2 -- The International Spa Association issued the following news release: The International SPA Association has launched a new virtual event series called Heart of the Matter, which brings together luminaries from a variety of fields and backgrounds for in-depth conversations intended to spark thought, discussion and inspiration in the spa industry and beyond. The on-demand series launched in August with ISPA Dedicated Contributor Award winner Bryan Williams, who led   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- The Journal of Clinical Investigation, a journal from the American Society for Clinical Investigation that says it publishes basic and phase I/II clinical research on such biomedical specialties as autoimmunity, gastroenterology, immunology, metabolism, nephrology, neuroscience, oncology, pulmonology and vascular biology, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Viewpoints: * The unsettled science of nonrenal c  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- The Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features algorithms, computational methods, computing infrastructure, computer-interpretable representations, human-computer interfaces, information science, and system architectures from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2020 edition: Review Article: * Product Sustainable Design: A Review From t  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- The Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features algorithms, computational methods, computing infrastructure, computer-interpretable representations, human-computer interfaces, information science, and system architectures from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, published research articles, including the following topics, in its June 2020 Special Issue: Machine Learning Applications in Manufacturing - P  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The Journal of Fluid Mechanics that says it covers theoretical, computational and experimental investigations of all aspects of the mechanics of fluids, published research articles on the following topics in its Nov. 10, 2020 edition: JFM Rapids: * A sequence of transcritical bifurcations in a suspension of gyrotactic microswimmers in vertical pipe JFM Papers: * Similarity in Mach stem evolution and termination in unsteady shock-wave reflection * Effect of interfacial  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Sept. 3 -- Journal of Palliative Medicine, a journal that says it reports clinical, educational, legal and ethical aspects of palliative care for patients in end of life or with intractable pain, focusing on improving quality of life, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Special Report: * The First Steps Taken to Implement Palliative Care in Advanced Heart Disease: A Position Statement from Denmark Original Article  more

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida, Sept. 2 -- Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, a journal that says it provided a forum for the scholarly exchange of ideas in the intersection of human behavior and the natural environment, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2020 edition: * After the Dust Settles: The Infant Health Impacts of Dust Storms * Climate Risk and Beliefs in New York Floodplains * Optimal Cost Sharing for Green Goods The No  more

MANHASSET, New York, Sept. 4 -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: Studies have shown that 27 percent of children in the United States have a chronic health condition while national rates of obesity, diabetes, and mental health issues continue to increase among children and adolescents. The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research (https://feinstein.northwell.edu/) has published new data in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, which calculated the nat  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The Open Society Justice Initiative issued the following news release: The Open Society Justice Initiative intervened on August 28, 2020 in an informal civil society consultation about the state of the United Nations human rights treaty body system. The submission calls for streamlined communications procedures and digital upgrades to case management systems for the benefit of both States and petitioners. There are currently ten human rights treaty bodies, which are commit  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Open Society Justice Initiative issued the following news release on Sept. 2: Today, the U.S. government has authorized sanctions and additional visa restrictions against senior International Criminal Court (ICC) officials, under the Trump administration's Executive Order "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated with the International Criminal Court". The individuals include Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko, head of the Jurisdiction, Comple  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The Carnegie Corporation of New York issued the following news release: Kim Lew, vice president and chief investment officer of Carnegie Corporation of New York, who helped maximize the investment portfolio of the Corporation's $3.5 billion endowment into a leading performer in the nonprofit sector, will step down in October. Lew is leaving the Corporation after 13 years to assume the position of president and chief executive officer of Columbia Investment Management Compa  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- Lab Animal, a journal that says it focuses on innovative in vivo methods, research and technology covering a wide range of model organisms, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: Protocol Review: * Algae in abundance: au natural, or a violation of Xenopus husbandry standards? * Animal preferences vs regulatory standards of care Technology Feature: * Following the fate of cells in vivo Research Highlights: * Development  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- Lab Animal, a journal that says it focuses on innovative in vivo methods, research and technology covering a wide range of model organisms, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Protocol Review: * Does a problem involving a pet cat require a report to regulators? * Residents and regulations--always an adventure * The astute resident and the IACUC * A Word from USDA and OLAW Research Highlights: * A systems biology   more

BRONX, New York, Sept. 3 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: A new study appearing in the journal Nature Communications says that increasing demand for minerals used in renewable energy production is a looming threat to biodiversity conservation, and without careful planning, may surpass those averted by climate change mitigation in the short term. The study, led by the University of Queensland and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), mapped mining regions a  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following joint news on Sept. 1: The Power 4 Puerto Rico coalition and partners formally endorsed the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2020 (H.R. 8113), a bill that recognizes the inherent authority of the people of Puerto Rico to call for a Constitutional Assembly on Status and sets up a "semi-permanent" Congressional response mechanism. The novel approach to solve the 122-year-long standing of the Island as a colony of the U.S. would   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Sept. 1: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) and Public Citizen filed a preliminary injunction motion on behalf of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in an ongoing lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS). The preliminary injunction motion seeks to suspend service changes that have disrupted mail delivery. These cha  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Sept. 3 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots networks, called on House Republicans to condemn Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), who according to a HuffPost report indicated that "he'd be more than willing to shoot any armed demonstrators in Louisiana in a Facebook post Tuesday that w  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Sept. 2 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Sept. 1: The Louisiana chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots networks, today called on the Policy and Oversight Subcommittee of the Police Training, Screening, and De-escalation Task Force to discuss Louisiana's so-called "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows a person to use deadl  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research issued the following news release: The Manhattan Institute is proud to announce five outstanding nonprofits and their leaders as recipients of its 2020 Civil Society Awards. This year's winners were selected from nearly 200 nominations from 37 states and 107 cities around the country. Each organization will be honored with a $25,000 prize at the annual Civil Society Awards event, which will be held virtually on October 29, 2020.   more

MANHATTAN, New York, Sept. 2 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Aug. 31: The Washington chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Initiative 1639 was upheld by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, defeating a legal challenge by the NRA and the Second Amendment Foundation. "  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Sept. 3: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational and Fund, Inc. (LDF) filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in support of plaintiffs challenging New York City's Third Party Transfer (TPT) Program. The brief focuses on the racially discriminatory nature of the program and its impact on rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods, leading to the loss of homes and  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Aug. 31: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) released a set of principles for states and localities to adopt to ensure racially equitable and inclusive school re-openings as the nation continues to struggle with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. To date, cities and states have taken differing approaches to closures, testing, mask-wearing requirements, and quarantines.  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Sept. 3 by President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill: * * * Yesterday evening, U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr gave a wide-ranging interview on CNN during which he refused to condemn President Trump's statements encouraging North Carolina voters to attempt cast two ballots: one by mail and one in-person. Attorney General Barr alleged he did not know specific state laws on voting twice  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of the oral therapy Tecfidera(R) (dimethyl fumarate, Biogen) for the treatment of relapsing forms of MS. * Relapsing forms of MS include clinically isolated syndrome (an initial neurological episode), relapsing-remitting MS, and active secondary progressive MS. People with active secondary progressive MS have had progression of dis  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 3 -- The National Summer Learning Association issued the following news release: The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) has named four exceptional summer programs the winners of two coveted national awards: the 2020 New York Life Foundation's Excellence in Summer Learning Award and the inaugural Climate Change Award. Out of nearly 350 applicants, the winning programs meet the rigorous criteria for this national recognition that includes helping students ceme  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 1: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is joining forces with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), and actor, activist and entrepreneur Wilmer Valderrama to reach the 1 in 3 American adults at risk for kidney disease. "Are You the 33%?"is a nationwide public awareness campaign relaunching today timed for Hispanic Heritage Month. The campaig  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 -- Nature Cancer, a journal that says it focuses on cancer biology and genetics, approaches for the development and delivery of diagnostics and therapies, ways of understanding the global societal impact of cancer, published research articles, including the following topics, in its August 2020 edition: Reviews: * Applications of organoids for cancer biology and precision medicine * Discovery through clinical sequencing in oncology Research: * SARS-CoV-2 infection in the It  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 -- Nature Cancer, a journal that says it focuses on cancer biology and genetics, approaches for the development and delivery of diagnostics and therapies, ways of understanding the global societal impact of cancer, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2020 edition: Reviews: * The current paradigm and challenges ahead for the dormancy of disseminated tumor cells Research: * Resistance to natural killer cell immunosurveillance confers a sel  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- Nature Methods, a journal that says it features novel methods and improvements to tried-and-tested basic research techniques in life sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2020 edition: Review Articles: * On the cutting edge: protease-based methods for sensing and controlling cell biology Brief Communications: * ReDU: a framework to find and reanalyze public mass spectrometry data * Feature-based molecular networking in the GNPS  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The National Center for Law and Economic Justice issued the following news: NCLEJ submitted comments in opposition to proposed regulatory changes in the New York State Supplement Program ("SSP"). SSP provides a modest additional payment to recipients of federal Supplemental Security Income ("SSI"), for indigent people who are elderly or have disabilities. The proposed regulatory changes were drafted in part to supersede three state court cases in New York in which the agen  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create a financial strain on hospitals, physicians, and other health care entities. The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) today issued a set of Technical Questions and Answers (TQAs) to help nongovernmental health care entities account for payments received from the CARES Act, the Provider Relief Fund, and boosted Medicare and Medicaid p  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The New York City Anti-Violence Project issued the following news release: The family of Layleen Polanco, a 27-year-old Afro-Latinx trans woman who died while being held in solitary confinement in Rikers Island in June 2019, has settled their civil suit with the City of New York. The civil suit for reckless indifference for Layleen's life was settled for a financial settlement of 5.9 million dollars, the largest settlement paid by the City for a death in custody. "My fami  more

ROCHESTER, Sept. 3 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement on Sept. 2 by Iman Abid, Genesee Valley region chapter director: * * * Today the Rochester Police Department released body camera footage of a March incident where police killed a Black man, Daniel Prude, during the course of an arrest. Mr. Prude died of asphyxiation after officers pinned him to the ground while restraining him. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement from  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Sept. 3: A federal court yesterday halted unconstitutional practices in bond hearings at the Buffalo and Batavia immigration courts that had resulted in the jailing of hundreds of people. The preliminary injunction in Onosamba-Ohindo v. Barr, a class action lawsuit brought by the New York Civil Liberties Union and Equal Justice Under Law, shifts to the government the burden to prove that a detained person   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release: Last Friday, the New York State Senate Health Committee approved Guillermo Chacon's nomination to the New York State Minority Health Council. Created in 1992, the Council works to improve and prioritize the health of minorities in New York, advising the New York State Commissioner of Health on these vital issues. Chacon--who has been the Board Chair of the New York Immigration Coalition since 2013--has s  more

GREAT NECK, New York, Sept. 4 -- Northwell Health issued the following news on Sept. 3: Despite low positivity rates and prudent public action to prevent a recurrence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York State, Northwell Health Labs announced today that it has aggressively invested in multiple testing platforms to both increase its ability to ramp up volume and mitigate supply chain disruptions should a second wave strike. Northwell Health has spent more than $30 million since th  more

GREAT NECK, New York, Sept. 2 -- Northwell Health issued the following news: Northwell Health has been recognized as one of the nation's top health systems - and No. 1 in New York State - by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's 2020 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which measures inclusiveness of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community at large. Twenty Northwell Health hospitals - 27 facilities in all - have been designated a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equal  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: Calling all clean energy and photovoltaic experts: The American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) U.S.-India Standards and Conformance Cooperation Program (SCCP), funded by the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), will host a three-part virtual workshop dedicated to promoting clean energy through advancing photovoltaic (PV) development in India. To be held on September 22, 29, a  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following statement on Sept. 2 by CEO Michael A. Peterson on the release of the Congressional Budget Office's updated 10-year Budget Outlook: "CBO's report is the first analysis to fully take into account the multitude of harmful economic and fiscal effects of this pandemic. Defeating this disease and restoring our economy remain our most pressing national priorities, but today's report confirms the significant damage that this cr  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Physician for Human Rights issued the following news release: The German government announced Wednesday that testing of a poison used against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny had revealed "proof without doubt of a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group," a group of nerve agents developed in the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. In light of this evidence, Physicians for Human Rights calls for a thorough, independent, international investigation and accounta  more

RYE BROOK, New York, Sept. 3 -- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society issued the following news release on Sept. 1: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and PRA Health Sciences (NASDAQ: PRAH) announced today a partnership to launch a first-of-its-kind global master clinical trial to develop new treatments for children with relapsed acute leukemia. The new LLS PedAL (Pediatric Acute Leukemia) master clinical trial will test, simultaneously, multiple targeted therapies for children who experience a  more

STONY BROOK, New York, Sept. 3 -- Quarterly Review of Biology, a peer-reviewed journal in biology from Stony Brook University, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: Articles: * Niche Breadth: Causes and Consequences for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation * Cell-Autonomous Immunity and The Pathogen-Mediated Evolution of Humans: Or How Our Prokaryotic and Single-Celled Origins Affect The Human Evolutionary Story History, Philosophy, and   more

MELVILLE, New York, Sept. 4 -- Review of Scientific Instruments, a journal that says it features novel advancements in scientific instrumentation, apparatuses, techniques of experimental measurement and related mathematical analysis, published research articles, including the following topics, in its September 2020 edition: CONTRIBUTED REVIEW ARTICLES: * Technologies for magnetic induction tomography sensors and image reconstruction in medical assisted diagnosis: A review Spectroscopy; Photo  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- Access Now issued the following news release: Australian federal lawmakers must reject a problematic new bill that will award the Australian Border Force the right to confiscate mobile phones -- and with them the lifeline of information, communication, and documentation they grant -- from asylum seekers in Australian immigration detention without the safeguard of involving police authorities. Heavy-handed and arbitrary amendments proposed by the Australian government to Au  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies issued the following news release: On 23 August 2020, the Sudanese Dismantle Committee of the 30 June 1989 regime issued a resolution that dismissed 151 judges from service. The committee, chaired by General Yasir Abdul Rahman Alatta was established in 2019 by way of a resolution from the Sovereign Council. The committee is mandated among others to oversee the dissolution of the National Congress Party, through which al Bash  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news on Sept. 1: Today the search and rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 was assigned a place of safety in Palermo, Italy--11 days after completing its first rescue operation and 10 days after first requesting a place of safety. There are currently 353 rescued people on board the ship run by the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in partnership with Sea  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Sept. 2 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Sept. 1: The Texas chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots networks, released the following statements today in response to comments Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) made while visiting Odessa on the one-year mark of last year's mass shooting which killed seven people and wounded at least  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news on Sept. 2: Heidi King spent more than 30 years in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas and served on the faculty of Humanities and Sciences at The Cooper Union. Her passion for the art and culture of ancient indigenous populations goes back to the 1970s when she and her family lived in Mexico for five years and is one she shares with her husband Tim. Her wor  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release: The New York Public Library will reopen 20 additional neighborhood branches for limited, grab-and-go service beginning on Tuesday, September 8. With these additional locations, The New York Public Library system (which serves the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island) will have 50 branches open for grab-and-go service, or more than half of its neighborhood locations. The system, which temporarily closed all of it  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement on Sept. 2: * * * In response to the Trump administration's designation, announced by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, of International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and prosecution jurisdiction division director Phakiso Mochochoko as targets of U.S. sanctions, the Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following statement: Today's designation of senior International Crimin  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, will hold the annual ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2020) co-located with the ACM International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC 2020) virtually from September 12-17. UbiComp/ISWC is the premier interdisciplinary venue for leading international researchers, designers, developers, and practitioners in  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- The Association for College and University Educators issued the following news release: Vance-Granville Community College (VGCC) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) have partnered to advance success and equitable outcomes for students in VGCC's four-county service area. The college is the first community college in North Carolina to partner with ACUE to offer its nationally-recognized faculty development program in evidence-based teaching practice  more

BRONX, New York, Aug. 31 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * A new analysis by a team of scientists from Sapienza University of Rome, WCS, and the University of Queensland, published in the journal Conservation Letters, reveals that many imperiled mammal species have become almost completely dependent on protected areas, and without them, would likely vanish. The scientists compared current distributions of a representative set of 237 threatened terre  more

BRONX, New York, Sept. 3 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: A team of researchers from the University of Queensland, WCS, and other organizations, conducting a first-of-its-kind analysis, found that Indigenous Peoples' lands are critical to the survival of thousands of species of Threatened and Endangered wildlife. Publishing their results in the journal, Conservation Biology, the team overlaid maps of Indigenous Peoples' lands and habitat data for 4,460 ma  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Sept. 2 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Aug. 31: The Wisconsin chapter of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, the grassroots networks of Everytown for Gun Safety, today released the following statement after Republican leadership adjourned the special session without taking any action to address police violence following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. "Today's action was u  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Physician for Human Rights issued the following statement on Sept. 2 by Director of Programs Karen Naimer: * * * Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) condemns the U.S. sanctions placed today on officials from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the only permanent international court mandated to investigate and try those responsible for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression. The following statement is attributed to Karen Naimer, director of program  more