NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The 350.org issued the following news release on Nov. 5: Today, one week ahead of the Finance in Common Summit, the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) announced joint ambitions for climate action. The institutions commit to full Paris alignment by 2022 and to end coal and fuel oil financing. For gas finance, they commit to "generally exclude [such finance] by 2030 at the latest", but leave the room open to gas financing beyond 2030 in certain cas  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The 350.org issued the following news release: The day after polls closed in the US presidential elections, the United States has legally left the Paris Climate Agreement. Whilst ballots are still being counted, it's undeniable that climate change has been an issue of importance for people in the US. "A Just Recovery from the global pandemic and climate crisis begins with protecting the integrity of elections - every vote must be counted before the election is declared," sa  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- A Better Balance, a legal advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Nov. 4: Many unknowns remain from yesterday's election. But one thing is clear: every vote must be counted. Our democracy demands that voters across the country who cast their ballots--often despite ongoing voter suppression and intimidation tactics--must be heard. In the days ahead, we will work with our partners to call for a full and fair accounting of yesterday's vote. Although results  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following statement by President Joy Connolly: * * * This morning, after a long campaign season, we woke up to uncertainty. While we await the outcome, we at ACLS want to underline our commitment to the scholarly community - from managing our fellowship programs, which support hundreds of scholars around the world, to convening conversations about the future of humanistic study. As our Director of Communication Heather   more

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, New York, Nov. 3 -- 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 October 2020 edition: Articles: * When Work and Family Blend Together: Examining the Daily Experiences of Breastfeeding Mothers at Work * Four More Years: Presidential Elections, Comparative Mindset, and Manageria  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- Access Now issued the following news release: In the face of atrocious acts of violence, it is urgent that we continue to center the Christchurch Call's critical tenet of "strengthening the resilience and inclusiveness of our societies" rather than turning to hasty measures that threaten human rights and a free and open internet. That is why we, the undersigned, members of the Christchurch Call Advisory Network, call on the governments of the European Union, in particular th  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- Access Now issued the following news release: The government of Myanmar has a long history of implementing targeted internet shutdowns, slowdowns, and throttling. With the country's federal election scheduled for November 8, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition are urgently appealing to Myanmar authorities -- the executive branch and the Union Election Commission -- to ensure stable and open internet and digital communication channels across all states before, during, and   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- Access Now issued the following news release: The undersigning human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities' blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media, political and human rights platforms. Blocking websites is a violation of people' rights for access to information and freedom of expression. The Egyptian authorities have been using the equipment of the United States' company Sandvine to assist in blocking these websites. Sandvine has   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- 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 Nov. 1: The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas moved to intervene tonight in a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate nearly 127,000 early votes cast via drive-thru voting in Harris County, the state's largest county and the third largest county in  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- 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 Nov. 4: Nebraska voted to pass Measure 428 tonight -- a ballot initiative led by Nebraskans for Responsible Lending, a coalition of groups including the ACLU and the ACLU of Nebraska, that aims to stop predatory payday lending by capping interest rates at 36 per  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (TNSRep) -- 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 report released Monday evening by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General revealed DHS officers deployed to Portland this summer did not have the authority to act as law enforcement officers. The DHS officers were deployed under   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (TNSRes) -- 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 Nov. 6: The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of the District of Columbia, and Williams & Connolly LLP sued the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement today to obtain documents that have been requested under the Freed  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- 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 Nov. 2: The U.S. Supreme Court today vacated a lower court ruling that the American Civil Liberties Union had appealed in a First Amendment case about a Black Lives Matter protest. If the lower court decision had been left standing, it would have dismantled civi  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- 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 Nov. 4: The Supreme Court today held arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, a case involving a taxpayer-funded agency seeking a ruling that could allow private agencies that receive taxpayer-funding to provide government services -- such as foster care pro  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- The Advocates for Children of New York issued the following statement on Nov. 3: * * * Today, Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following response to the release of the New York City Department of Education (DOE)'s special education data report for the 2019-20 school year: While the numbers released today are troubling on their own--31,678 New York City students did not fully receive their mandated special education instruction last year--they va  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Nov. 5 -- AIDS Patient Care and STDs, a peer-reviewed journal that says it covers diagnostics and therapeutics care for HIV/AIDS patients, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2020 edition: Clinical and Epidemiologic Research: * Beyond the HIV Care Continuum and Viral Suppression: Broadening the Scope of Quality Metrics for Total HIV Patient Care * Preferred Methods of HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infection Screening Delivery Among a Ru  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 4 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: ABI announces the honorees of its 2020 "40 Under 40" initiative, which identifies 40 top industry professionals under age 40. The honorees will be recognized at a special virtual ceremony to be held in February 2021. ABI's 2020 class of "40 Under 40" honorees are: * Krystal M. Ahart of Kahn & Ahart PLLC/Bankruptcy Legal Center (Phoenix) * Liz Boydston of Polsinelli (Dallas) * Kayla D. Britton  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The American Jewish Congress issued the following statement: * * * The American Jewish Congress condemns Senator Dan Sullivan's antisemitic ad against his Jewish opponent. Senator Sullivan's campaign disseminated a digital ad that clearly employs age-old antisemitic tropes and innuendo. The ad featured Democratic Senate candidate Al Gross surrounded by cash, implying that the latter is buying the elections. At the same time, the ad shows in the shadows a sinister-looking i  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- 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 on the following topics in its November 2020 edition: Feature Articles: * Family Presence During Resuscitation: Medical-Surgical Nurses' Perceptions, Self-Confidence, and Use of Invitations * CE: Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Nurse's Role * 1.5 CE Test Hours: Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Nurse's Role Cultivating  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The American Kennel Club issued the following news release on Nov. 2: The American Kennel Club(R) (AKC(R)) is pleased to recognize breeding programs from the Sporting, Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding groups as 2020 AKC Breeder of the Year group honorees. "We are proud to honor these esteemed breeders," said Dennis Sprung, AKC President and CEO. "Each of them has made important contributions to the sport and their unique breeds in particular. They are   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), as part of its commitment to facilitate an open dialogue between the United States and China on standards and conformity assessment for greater market access, continues to implement Phase V of the U.S.-China Standards and Conformity Assessment Cooperation Program (SCACP). ANSI is currently calling for proposals for final series of workshops to be hel  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The American National Standards Institute issued the following news release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a Cybersecurity Profile for the Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT), to help organizations make deliberate, risk-informed decisions on their use of PNT services. The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) encourages relevant stakeholders to submit feedback to NIST, which is seeking comments on the   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following statement on Nov. 4 by CEO A. Greenblatt: * * * Jonathan A. Greenblatt, CEO of ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), today issued the following statement on the undetermined outcome of the United States presidential election: We have just witnessed one of the most consequential presidential election contests in the history of our nation. The turnout exceeded expectations across the country. And yet, as of this time, the outcome   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following statement by Elinor Raikes, vice president for crisis response, recovery and development: * * * The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is extremely concerned about escalating tensions and hostilities in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where many refugees, displaced people and local communities are reeling from a year of multiple humanitarian disasters. The COVID-19 pandemic, massive flooding and a desert locust outbreak de  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (TNSPer) -- The Asia Society issued the following news release: The Asia Society Board of Trustees announced three new Board members on the occasion of its bi-annual meeting: Jane Jie Sun, Y. Ping Sun, and Eunice Zehnder-Lai. Welcoming the new Board members, Asia Society President and CEO Josette Sheeran said, "Asia Society is delighted that three such talented and inspiring women from all corners of our global network have joined the Board of Trustees." "I could not be more   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), a New York-based national civil rights organization, will dispatch close to 400 attorneys and volunteers to document voter problems and the availability of language assistance on Election Day (Tuesday, November 3) at 50 poll sites in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. AALDEF will also  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on Nov. 4: The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) today released preliminary results of its nonpartisan multilingual exit poll of more than 5,000 Asian American voters in the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election. Voters were surveyed in English, as well as nine other Asian languages. Asian Americans strongly favored Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a margin of 67% to 3  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following statement by President and CEO David Yarnold: * * * "In the coming days the actions taken by election officials and courts will have a lasting impact on the trajectory of our democracy--they should do everything in their power to protect the rule of law and count every vote. "We stand in solidarity with other institutions and individuals to oppose any action that would: * Disenfranchise any voter; * Undermine the credibil  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5 -- Blood Cancer Discovery, a peer reviewed journal from the American Association for Cancer Research that says it covers advances in basic, translational and clinical research of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and associated diseases, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2020 edition: Review: * Cell Fate Decisions: The Role of Transcription Factors in Early B-cell Development and Leukemia Research Articles: * COVID-19 Infections   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 (TNSPer) -- BritishAmerican Business issued the following news: At the BritishAmerican Business (BAB) Annual General Meeting held on Oct 22nd, Bob Garrett, New York area managing partner for KPMG US, was elected chair of the Board of Directors of BritishAmerican Business, the leading transatlantic trade organization. Bob has served on the board of BAB since 2003 and has acted as Vice-Chair since 2016. He succeeds Dame Vivian Hunt, managing partner of McKinsey, UK and Ireland wh  more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 3 -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news on Nov. 2: By Michael J. Haas, editor The fabled Silk Road - the 4,000-mile stretch between China and Western Europe where trade flourished from the second century B.C. to the 14th century A.D. - is responsible for one of our favorite and most valuable fruits: the domesticated apple (Malus domestica). Snack-packing travelers would pick apples at one spot, eat them and toss their cores many miles away. The seeds gr  more

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, Nov. 4 -- The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, a division of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, issued the following news: The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has reached a tentative agreement with the New York, Susquehanna & Western (NYS&W) Railroad. Ballots have been mailed to active members of the BLET employed by the NYS&W who are eligible to vote in the ratification of this agreement. Ballots are due by 12:00 Noon, Eastern   more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 4 -- Catholic Charities of Buffalo issued the following news release: To help residents of Allegany and Cattaraugus counties who may be feeling lost or sad, isolated, or experiencing anxiousness and need encouragement during this difficult time, Catholic Charities today announced the launch of a "Coping with COVID" virtual support group. The group will meet monthly and be moderated by a Catholic Charities mental health counselor. For more information or to register, call  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following news release: Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an important First Amendment case before the high court: On November 4, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most important religious liberty cases in recent years. At stake is the right of religious social service agencies to follow their own religious prerogatives, rather than yield to the secular values  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by Roger Baldwin on January 20, 1920. The ACLU scheduled a Centennial Gala for March 31, 2020, but had to cancel it because of Covid restrictions. Catholic League president Bill Donohue wrote a Ph.D. dissertation on the ACLU as well as two books: The Politics of the American Civil Liberties Union (with a preface by Aaron Wildavsky) and Twiligh  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following statement on Nov. 2 by President Bill Donohue: * * * Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a court hearing affecting the Diocese of Brooklyn: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear a case today on whether New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo breached his authority in effectively shutting down some Catholic churches in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio is protesti  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following statement by President Bill Donohue: * * * Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on this week's protests: The difference between the pro-Trump and the pro-Biden protesters in the aftermath of the election is stark. The former were peaceful; the latter were violent. Nothing symbolizes the difference between the protesters more than what happened on November 5th in Phoenix and Portland. In Pho  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following statement by president Bill Donohue: * * * Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the way voters decided abortion laws: Voters in Colorado and Louisiana considered abortion legislation on election day and went in opposite directions. The voters not only have nothing in common on this issue, their preferences are rooted in their religious values, or the lack thereof. Louisiana voters passed  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 -- Cell Research, a journal that says it features life sciences related to molecular and cell biology, published research articles on the following topics in its November 2020 edition: Article: * Single-cell transcriptomic analysis defines the interplay between tumor cells, viral infection, and the microenvironment in nasopharyngeal carcinoma * Manganese is critical for antitumor immune responses via cGAS-STING and improves the efficacy of clinical immunotherapy * Kinetics   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Center for Progressive Reform issued the following statement by Interim Executive Director Laurie Ristino: The Center for Progressive Reform released the following statement from Interim Executive Director Laurie Ristino on the ongoing vote count in the 2020 election: American democracy, if it is to mean anything, demands that all eligible voters get to exercise their right to vote and that their votes actually be counted. We have watched with alarm as the former princi  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- Children's Rights issued the following news release: As the nation holds its breath on this fraught Election Day, there is welcome news for children, and for the rule of law. On November 2, Judge Gary Feinerman of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered the Trump administration to vacate its "public charge" rule, saying the policy exceeded the authority of the executive branch. The rule, set in 2018 and allowed to move forward by the US Supre  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- 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: Voting rights organizations are fighting back against an attempt by Republican candidates in Pennsylvania to invalidate valid ballots cast by eligible voters. State representative candidate Joseph Hamm and U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, along with four voters, filed a law  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Nov. 7 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) chapter of Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) received a grant of $5,000 from Mary's Pence for outreach programming and to support women involved in STEM work in the CSHL and surrounding community. Mary's Pence is a nonprofit organization that provides funding to women-led organizations that are creating social change in their community which improve  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: When a frightful creature startles you, your brain may activate its fear-processing circuitry, sending your heart racing to help you escape the threat. It's also the job of the brain's fear-processing circuits to help you learn from experience to recognize which situations are truly dangerous and to respond appropriately--so if the scare comes from a costumed goblin, you'll probably rec  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have yet to get machines to match the thinking power of even simple animals. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) wants to change that by developing a new program--the NeuroAI Scholars Program--to recruit and train AI experts in modern neuroscience. By working in neuroscience and computational neuroscience laboratories, these scholars are learnin  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The College Board issued the following news release: Approximately 312,000 students registered for the November 7 SAT(R) and SAT Subject Tests(TM) administration. As a result of local test centers deciding to close or reduce capacity due to covid-related health and safety measures, 96,000 November-registered students are unable to test as of October 27, with the remaining 216,000 registered students able to test. Of test centers initially scheduled to administer the tests, 7  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 7 (TNSAwa) -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release: The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), in its efforts to educate the public about the value lawyers bring to their communities, is proud to honor Elora Mukherjee with the 2020 Root Stimson Award. Mukherjee is a professor of law at Columbia Law School and is the founder and director of the school's Immigrants' Rights Clinic, which provides legal services to immigrants facing deportatio  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- Columbia University Irving Medical Center issued the following news: When COVID-19 blazed through New York City last spring, the health disparities that simmer beneath the surface during non-pandemic times were soon thrust into the spotlight. This was no surprise to Adriana Matiz, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons who helped establish a program 15 years ago aimed at improving patient care through support from loc  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Nov. 4: Azerbaijani authorities should release journalist Afgan Sadygov and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Yesterday, Baku Grave Crimes Court sentenced Sadygov, chief editor of the independent news website Azel.tv, to seven years in prison, according to news reports, his wife Sevinch Sadygova, and his lawyer Elchin Sadygov, both of whom spoke with CPJ via messa  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Nov. 5: South Sudanese authorities should immediately release journalists Zechariah Makuach Maror and Jackson Ochaya and halt all acts of intimidation against the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On September 1, Ochaya, a reporter with the privately owned No. 1 Citizen newspaper, went missing and was later confirmed to be held at South Sudan's National Security Service headquarters, acc  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news on Nov. 4: Moldovan authorities should immediately investigate an incident in which Russian journalist Irek Murtazin was prevented from boarding an Air Moldova flight to Moldova, and ensure that journalists can freely report on the country's presidential elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On October 31, at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, an employee of the state-run airline Air Moldova refu  more

YONKERS, New York, Nov. 7 -- Consumer Reports issued the following statement by Sumit Sharma, senior researcher for tech competition: * * * Consumer Reports released the following statements in response to the Department of Justice's lawsuit against Visa for its proposed plan to acquire Plaid for $5.3 billion. Sumit Sharma, senior researcher for tech competition said, "We welcome the Justice Department's suit to block Visa's acquisition of an emerging competitor challenging Visa. With the ri  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: Major European cities are experiencing a wave of devastating terrorist attacks, highlighting the continuing threat extremists pose to Europe and the rest of the international community. Vienna was the latest city targeted on the evening of November 2, when a gunman wearing a fake explosive vest and armed with an automatic rifle, a handgun, and a machete attacked the city center, including areas busy with peopl  more

UPPER NYACK, New York, Nov. 3 -- CreakyJoints, a Global Healthy Living Foundation digital patient community for people with all forms of arthritis, issued the following news release: This week CreakyJoints(R), the digital patient community for people with all forms of arthritis and part of the Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF), is presenting data collected during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic that spotlights its impact on people living with chronic rheumatic diseases, reporting in part   more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, Nov. 3 (TNSJou) -- Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking issued the following news release on Nov. 2: Depression symptoms and social anxiety are associated with greater use of mobile dating applications among women. The extent to which these are associated with dating app use is reported in the peer-reviewed journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Click here (https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/cyber.2019.0561) to read the article now.   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The Advocates for Children of New York issued the following statement on Nov. 5: * * * Today, Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) issued the following response to the release of the New York City Department of Education (DOE)'s suspension data report for the 2019-20 school year: The new suspension data released on Tuesday show that New York City has continued to make progress in its efforts to reduce the use of exclusionary discipline and keep students in the classroo  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Nov. 6 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: The United States is setting records for daily Covid-19 cases, with more than 100,000 cases recorded on Wednesday. Some areas, that had previously recorded low numbers, like the Dakotas, Montana and Idaho, are now reporting surge capacity at some hospitals, while other areas that were tremendously impacted earlier in the year, like Brooklyn, New York, are reporting a troubling upward creep of case counts. The spike i  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news: More than 400,000 people from Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado have been displaced by violence and are facing serious health risks due to poor living conditions, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Many of those who have fled attacks by armed groups and Mozambican forces are now living in unsanitary, overcr  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news on Nov. 4: Measles is rapidly spreading in the flooded town of Pibor and surrounding areas, severely affecting young children, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) warned today, calling for health organizations to urgently carry out a measles vaccination campaign. MSF treated the first children with suspected measles in central Pibor town in August, and the outbreak has grown si  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following news release on Nov. 4: Tonight, in a historic victory, Oregon voters approved Measure 110, the nation's first all-drug decriminalization measure. This win represents a substantial shift in public perception and support in favor of treating drug use as a matter of public health, best met with access to treatment and other health services, rather than criminalization. The initiative was spearheaded by Drug Policy Action, the advoc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on Nov. 4 by President Stephanie Schriock: * * * Today, EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, celebrated the election of six pro-choice Democratic women to the New York State Legislature and local office. Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement: "EMILY's List is thrilled to congratulate these six women leaders on winning their races. Now more than ever, we nee  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 5 -- Environment New Jersey issued the following news release on Nov. 4: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the strongest single-use plastics ban in the nation into law today. Going into effect early Spring 2022, the new law will ban single-use plastics bags and polystyrene, restrict straws to on-request only and phase out paper bags at larger grocery stores. Since plastics legislation was introduced more than two years ago, many other states, including New York,   more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 6 -- Environmental Advocates of New York issued the following letter by Legislative and Climate Associate Rachel Patterson: * * * The following letter to the editor was published in the Times Union on November 5, 2020 and was written by Rachel Patterson, our Legislative & Climate Associate. To the editor, I was encouraged to see the Times Union report that "everyone knows that climate change is coming with a cost" in the article "Adding cost of climate change," Oct. 2  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following Statement by President Fred Krupp: * * * "With the presidential election too close to call, the eyes of the world are on the United States. "Environmental Defense Fund joins countless other voices of civil society in calling on election officials in every state to count every vote. "The health of our democracy and the legitimacy of free and fair U.S. elections are very much at stake. "As Supreme Court Justice Elena Ka  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- The Episcopal Relief and Development issued the following news release: Episcopal Relief & Development is collaborating with partners on new emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan, Angola, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic and Pakistan. The organizations are providing food, personal protective equipment and pastoral and emotional support to refugees, indigenous communities, the elderly, women and other marginalized groups. Partners are also educating   more

MANASQUAN, New Jersey, Nov. 7 -- The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release on Nov. 6: NCOIL responded today to the passing of former NCOIL President, Senator John Dunne of NY. "We at NCOIL are saddened by the loss of Senator Dunne and invite you to keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers at this time," said NCOIL CEO, Commissioner Tom Considine. Dunne served as a New York State Senator for 23 years, then went on to serve as Assistant U.S. A  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- 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, ISIS supporters on RocketChat celebrated the murder of three people in a church in the French city of Nice by a man identified by French law enforcement as Brahim Aioussaoi, and shared photos of Aioussaoi and a video allegedl  more

MANHASSET, New York, Nov. 5 (TNSAwa) -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has been awarded a multi-year subcontract from The Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL), currently operated by Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), to establish a Capacity Building Center (CBC) to further develop and deploy serological (antibody) testing assays for the novel coronavirus   more

BRONX, New York, Nov. 6 -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following information: Moviegoers were first introduced to Sacha Baron Cohen's satirical character, Borat (played by Cohen), a misogynist, homophobic, antisemitic reporter from Kazakstan seeking to gain "Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". A polarized reception, "Borat" quickly became the highest grossing 'mockumentary' ever released with Cohen's character becoming a worldwide pop-cultu  more

BRONX, New York, Nov. 6 -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following information: The election of 2020 will go down in history for its drama, controversy, and lack of adherence to precedent. However, those who remember the election of 2000 between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush experienced a similar turbulent period. Upon reviewing aspects of the 2000 election and comparing them to those of our current election, they nearly mirror each other. Although 20 years have pass  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The Hispanic Federation issued the following statement by President Frankie Miranda: * * * Hispanic Federation President Frankie Miranda issued the following statement on Latino voter turnout for the 2020 election: "Latinos have spoken. While we still do not know the results of the presidential elections, one thing is clear, a record number of Latinos cast their ballots this year. "In fact, nearly 9 million Latino voters went to the polls early by mail or in person in 202  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: Gunmen stormed a private school in Cameroon's Anglophone South-West region on October 24, 2020, killing 7 children and injuring at least 13 others. Cameroonian authorities, with technical support and forensics expertise from the United Nations and African Union, should urgently protect the site, preserve evidence, carry out a credible, effective investigation, and ensure that those responsible for the attack are held to a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The government of Nepal should act without delay to carry out the National Human Rights Commission's recommendations, particularly those concerning Nepal's obligation to investigate and, where justified by the evidence, prosecute those accused of serious abuses, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. On October 15, 2020, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) published 20 ye  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Nov. 4: The United States electoral process needs time to tabulate the vote in the November 3, 2020 general election, Human Rights Watch said today. News organizations and social media companies should be vigilant in preventing their platforms from being used to disseminate misinformation and disinformation about the electoral process, while respecting freedom of expression. "Millions of US voters turned out to cast th  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Nov. 5 -- Inova Health System issued the following joint news release: Inova Health System now has a twenty-one acre site for a new medical campus to serve patients in a convenient and central Northern Virginia location after acquiring the remaining twelve acres of land from Monument Realty and its New York-based partner, Atlas Capital Group. The property is located near the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station and adjacent to the current Inova HealthPlex - Franconia/Spri  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The International Federation of Accountants' International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board issued the following news release: Professional accountants make a significant contribution to the economy at the local, national and global levels. IFAC partnered with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), one of the world's leading economics consultancies, to get a clearer understanding of these contributions. The results are striking (https://www.ifac.org/kn  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release: On Saturday, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of several asylum seekers who challenged new policies imposed by the Trump Administration that drastically changed the "credible fear" assessment that asylum officers use to determine whether asylum seekers have a credible fear of persecution if returned to their home country. The lawsuit, filed b  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: As four million Syrians living outside of government controlled areas are in need of humanitarian aid, this year's UN General Assembly resolution on the situation of human rights in Syria takes the unprecedented step of urging the UN Security Council to reauthorize two border crossings closed in the last year that are absolutely essential to aid provision in the region. The Yarubiyah crossing in northeas  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following information: The United States' presence in Afghanistan has relied on the life-saving assistance of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans who risked danger to serve alongside U.S. troops, diplomats, and contractors. In recognition of that service, starting in 2006, Congress established several Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) programs that allow eligible Afghan and Iraqi applicants to resettle to safety in the United St  more

GREAT NECK, New York, Nov. 5 -- Northwell Health issued the following joint news: Northwell Direct and JetBlue, New York's Hometown Airline, (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced that they are partnering to provide the airline with a comprehensive set of COVID-19 services and programs to support its crewmembers (employees) across JetBlue's operation and add a clinical layer to the airline's Safety From the Ground Up program. The customized set of solutions from Northwell Direct -- a Northwell Health   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, a journal that says it features application of mechanical engineering principles on the improvement of human health from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2020 edition: Research Papers: * Nondestructive Assessment of Growing Rat Tibial Mechanical Properties Under Three-Point Bending: A Microcomputed Tomography Based Finite Element Study * Knee Valgus Ve  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- 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 October 2020 Special Issue: Highlights of 2019 CIE Conference: Research Papers: *   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- 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 Jan. 10, 2021 edition: JFM Papers: * Reducing aerofoil-turbulence interaction noise through chordwise-varying porosity * Reynolds number scaling of burning rates in spherical turbulent premixed flames The January 2021 edition of the Journal of Fluid Mechanics can  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release: The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control (ACM SIGSAC) will hold its flagship annual conference on Computer and Communications Security (CCS 2020) November 9-13. The conference will be conducted virtually for the first time ever due to the global pandemic. Now in its 27th year, CCS presents the leading scientific innovations in all practical and th  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news: LatinoJustice PRLDEF is pleased to announce the re-launch of its nonpartisan Cada Voto Cuenta bilingual voter protection initiative. First launched in 2016, the initiative strategically deploys volunteer-based voter protection efforts in Florida, Georgia, New York, and Pennsylvania, with a focus on polling locations where Spanish-speaking Latina/o voters will be exercising their right to vote. Efforts under this initiative inc  more

MANHATTAN, New York, Nov. 2 (TNSRes) -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news: According to the Washington Free Beacon, which obtained the NRA's latest annual report, revenue from "membership dues to the NRA fell more than $57 million--or 33 percent--between 2018 and 2019" while "legal costs rose by 52 percent." This news, published on the Friday night before the election, strongly suggests that membership has plummeted am  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following statement on Nov. 2 by President and General Counsel Thomas A. Saenz: * * * A federal court on Monday issued a stay in a 2018 lawsuit filed by Alabama and Congressman Mo Brooks seeking to exclude undocumented immigrants from the apportionment data used in the 2020 Census. U.S. District Judge R. David Procter's decision places the case on hold until after the U.S. Supreme Court has resolved an appea  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 7 (TNSPer) -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following statement by President Scott M. Karson about the state court system's commitment to eradicating institutional racism: "The New York State Bar Association has long advocated for diversity and inclusion in our profession and in society at large, and we applaud Chief Judge Janet DiFiore for adopting a zero tolerance approach to racial bias and discrimination within the New York State Unified Court System.   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement by President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill regarding the court-ordered actions of the Postal Service to discover and deliver mail-in votes on time: "The failure of the USPS to fully comply with today's order from Judge Sullivan is outrageous and unacceptable. This underscores precisely why this litigation is so important. Judge Sullivan's order tonight makes clear his expectation that the USPS  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Nov. 4 by President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill: * * * Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), issued the following statement regarding President Trump's premature declaration of victory: "President Trump's decision to declare victory and spread misinformation as votes continue to be counted in this election is an outr  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Nov. 6: The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has created a webpage to provide accurate summaries and updated information for its case against the United States Postal Service (USPS). Since Nov. 4, 2020, LDF has focused on ensuring delivery of ballots in two states: North Carolina, which has a deadline of 5 p.m. today for ballots postmarked by Election Day, and Pennsylvania.   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release on Oct. 2: Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), Common Cause Florida, and 12 other partner organizations sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee urging her to "immediately restore the voter information lookup tool on your website so that voters can use your website to find their polling place location and determine the status of their vote-by-mail ballot.  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement: * * * Voting is the cornerstone of democracy in this country. It is through casting a ballot that Americans determine our future, protect our rights, seek equal treatment in economic and social life - and hold our leaders accountable to their constituents. We stand firm in our demand that every vote is counted, including absentee and mail-in votes. Voters who were compelled to cast provisional ba  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- NARAL Pro-Choice America issued the following news release: * * * Yesterday, voters in New York's 17th Congressional District elected NARAL-endorsed candidate Mondaire Jones to the U.S. House of Representatives. Jones will be one of the first Black, openly LGBTQ+ members of Congress. His victory over anti-choice, anti-freedom Republican candidate Maureen McArdle-Schulman marks a huge win for reproductive freedom. In response to Jones' victory, NARAL Pro-Choice America Pr  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (TNSPer) -- The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners issued the following news release: The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) is pleased to announce that James Wendorf has been named executive director effective Oct. 18, 2020. For the last six months, Jim has served as our interim executive director leading efforts to build on the association's strengths and develop opportunities to meet the professional needs of its members in the   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The National Association of Scholars issued the following news release on Nov. 4: Proposition 16, which would repeal a constitutional provision that made it unlawful for California's state and local governments to discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to people based on race, ethnicity, national origin, or sex, has failed. The vote follows numerous attempts by special interest groups to re-institute race and sex discrimination in California and overturn Propos  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- The National Center for Law and Economic Justice issued the following news: Michiganders with disabilities achieved a major victory in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in NCLEJ's Waskul v. Washtenaw County Community Mental Health case. Plaintiffs, individuals with developmental disabilities, and the Washtenaw Association for Community Advocacy, a non-profit organization that advocates for people with developmental disabilities, challenged changes to the Medicaid budgeting   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The National Center for Law and Economic Justice issued the following news: The National Center for Law and Economic Justice commends election officials across the country counting every single ballot to determine the results of the 2020 Presidential Election. Only a full vote count will reflect the will of the majority of American voters. The stability of our constitutional democracy rests on abiding principles espoused in our laws: Every vote cast must be counted. Once ev  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- The National Employment Law Project issued the following statement by executive director Rebecca Dixon: * * * Following is a statement by Rebecca Dixon, executive director of the National Employment Law Project: "As we await the final results of the presidential election at this pivotal moment for our democracy, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) joins in solidarity with people all around the country who are coming together to defend our democracy and demand that e  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (TNSRep) -- The International Federation of Accountants' International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board issued the following news release on Nov. 4: As the global accountancy profession began adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, IFAC (the International Federation of Accountants) convened a series of roundtable discussions to understand the implications of the pandemic for professional accountants and leaders, and how their experiences will affect the fu  more

DENVER, New York, Nov. 5 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Nov. 3: Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund ("Everytown") unveiled new polling of Colorado voters, which found, just days before Election Day, that the vast majority of likely voters, including suburban women, view gun safety as an important issue impacting their vote heading into Election Day. The survey also found that gun safet  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 (TNSRes) -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news on Oct. 31: Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Victory Fund ("Everytown") unveiled new pre-election polling, which found that gun safety is a winning issue across battleground states, and that messaging deployed by Everytown has been highly impactful this cycle. The survey, which was conducted in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, Nor  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release on Nov. 5: One year into a smoking ban in buildings run by the nation's largest public housing authority, tenant exposure to secondhand smoke in hallways, stairwells, and apartments has not declined, a new study shows. Among the explanations for this, investigators say, are delays in promotion and enforcement, including putting up signage and training buildi  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 7 -- The New York State Association of Counties issued the following news release on Nov. 6: The Executive Director of the New York State Association of Counties--Stephen J. Acquario--was honored today for successfully completing the High Performance Leadership Academy, a partnership of the National Association of Counties (NACo). The High Performance Leadership Academy features a robust curriculum developed by the Professional Development Academy in partnership with For  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 3 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following statement by President Scott M. Karson: * * * "The New York State Bar Association mourns the death of our distinguished member and colleague, Sen. John R. Dunne. Dunne, who passed away on Nov. 1, 2020, was an icon -- an admired statesman, respected scholar and a giant in the law and politics. Dunne was a devoted member of our association, receiving its highest award, the Gold Medal, in 2006 and the Haywood Burn  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 5 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following statement by President Scott M. Karson: * * * Scott M. Karson, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement on the presidential election: "Counting ballots is democracy in action and the process must be allowed to continue until all eligible votes are counted. "Voters across the nation waited in long lines or made an extra effort to mail in their ballots to be sure their voi  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (TNSRes) -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Pancreatic cancer cells avert starvation by signaling to nerves, which grow into dense tumors and secrete nutrients. This is the finding of a study with experiments in cancer cells, mice, and human tissue samples published online November 2 in Cell. The study addresses pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the deadliest cancer of the pancreas wi  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release on Nov. 3: NYU Langone Health announced today it would name the Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in honor of internationally renowned scientist and philanthropist Jan T. Vilcek, MD, PhD, whose transformative influence has led to groundbreaking discoveries and vast improvements in human health. The newly named Vilcek  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- PEN America issued the following news release: PEN America continues to decry the Belarusian government's arrest of demonstrators, including leading writers and other cultural figures in the country. On October 25, the Belarusian opposition staged a national strike, spurring hundreds of thousands to take to the streets to demand fair elections. Belarusian police responded with brutality, detaining hundreds including writers, musicians, and filmmakers. Among them: * Zmitser  more

RIDGE, New York, Nov. 2 -- Physical Review Materials, a peer reviewed journal that says it features the prediction, synthesis, processing, structure, properties and modeling of a wide range of materials from the American Physical Society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its October 2020 edition: RAPID COMMUNICATIONS: * Yielding and bifurcated aging in nanofibrillar networks ARTICLES: * Effect of transport mechanism on the coarsening of bicontinuous structures:  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement President and CEO Jamila Perritt: "While we await clarity in the results of the election, we as physician advocates demand first and foremost that every vote be counted, without interference or intimidation. "We still have so much work to do. The legacies of white supremacy and deep-seated racism continue to harm individuals and entire communities, and reproductive health care is still difficult or impossible  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- Race Forward issued the following statement by President Glenn Harris: * * * Early this morning, Donald Trump declared victory in the 2020 presidential election, even as millions of votes in many states had not been counted. He further threatened to go to the Supreme Court to stop the legitimate counting of the vote. This unprecedented move is nothing short of anti-democratic gaslighting, casts unnecessary doubt on the democratic process, and edges the nation closer to a p  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations issued the following news release: The High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Mr. Miguel Angel Moratinos and the Secretary General of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF), Judge Mohamed Abdel Salam held a virtual meeting in which they discussed issues relevant to intercultural and interreligious dialogue and strengthening peace as well as joint action to implement the principles of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press issued the following news: In October, a New York trial court ruled that police and firefighters unions in Buffalo, New York, could not block the release of records documenting allegations of misconduct made against police officers, firefighters and corrections officers. The unions had argued that the disclosure of misconduct records would harm officers' privacy rights and make unsubstantiated allegations public. But the R  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (TNSAwa) -- The Risk and Insurance Management Society issued the following news release: RIMS President Laura Langone presented Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, with the 2020 Global Enterprise Risk Management Award of Distinction at the Society's virtual ERM Conference. Submitted by the organization's Executive Vice President - Group Head - Corporate Strategy and Chief Risk Officer Deepak Padaki, the honor recognizes the   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- Scholars at Risk issued the following news release: Scholars at Risk has issued the below letter to Thai state authorities and international stakeholders in response to distressing reports of authorities using violent force, arrests, and other coercive legal actions against students and other civilians who have participated in peaceful protests and scholars whose publications displease the government. SAR urges Thailand's Prime Minister, General Prayut Chan-ocha, to direct t  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 7 -- 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 Nov. 4, 2020 edition: Review: * Prospects for a safe COVID-19 vaccine Research Articles: * Oligodendrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles as antigen-specific therapy for autoimmune neuroinflammation in mice * Multimodal im  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 2 -- 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 on the following topics in its Oct. 28, 2020 edition: Research Articles: * Dietary simple sugars alter microbial ecology in the gut and promote colitis in mice * Mohawk is a transcription factor that promotes meniscus cell phenotype and tissue repair and reduces os  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- Demos issued the following statement on Nov. 4 by President K. Sabeel Rahman: Today, America faces a collective sense of anxiety and uncertainty. Our nation's future hangs in the balance as votes are counted. We all are holding our breath, knowing that so much is at stake for so many. Make no mistake: This election remains this close simply because white supremacy, corporate power, and minority-rule institutions like the Electoral College continue to permeate every element   more

HUDSON VALLEY, New York, Nov. 6 -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release: Frontline workers at grocery supplier UNFI [NYSE: UNFI] in New York are urging supermarket chains and online retailers to prepare for possible prolonged disruptions to food supplies because UNFI is not taking COVID-19 safety seriously. Warehouse and delivery workers at UNFI, the second-largest wholesale food distributor in the United States, have overwhelmingly voted to strike to dem  more

NEW PALTZ, New York, Nov. 5 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: The Town of New Paltz became the first municipality in Ulster County to approve a real estate transfer tax to support a local Community Preservation Fund. The fund will be used to protect the town's river and streams, drinking water source, working farms, and wildlife habitat. The measure is estimated to generate more than $3.5 million over 20 years. Local Law No. 1, "Water Quality, Working Farms, Wildl  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 4 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following news release: Over 1,500 hotel housekeepers, dishwashers, cooks, and casino attendants will have knocked on the doors of two million Americans by Election Day, doing their part to win election for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In key swing states, UNITE HERE hospitality worke  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following statement by International President D. Taylor: This election season, UNITE HERE got out on the doors first and stayed out longest. More than 1,500 UNITE HERE canvassers--many of them Black and Latino workers whose jobs and families were hit hard by COVID-19--knocked on the   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 -- UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following news release on Nov. 5: UNITE HERE, the hospitality workers' union, organized the country's largest union-door-to-door canvassing operation. Today, the union announced that those efforts in Nevada, Arizona, and Pennsylvania point to a clear path to victory for Joe Biden. UN  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (TNSPer) -- The Wallace Foundation issued the following news release: Thomas P. Lenehan, an award-winning investment manager with deep experience in the non-profit and financial sectors, has been named Chief Investment Officer at The Wallace Foundation, an independent, national philanthropy, effective Jan. 4, 2021, the foundation announced today. Lenehan will succeed Rob D. Nagel, who will retire at the beginning of next year. As Chief Investment Officer, Lenehan will lead Wal  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release: Waterkeeper Alliance filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenging the Trump administration's recent rollback of the Clean Water Act effluent limitations guidelines and standards for steam electric power plants, which are the largest source of toxic water pollution in the United States. Joining us as co-petitioners in the lawsuit are Clean Water Action, Sierra Club, NRDC, and the Center fo  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 3 -- Waterkeeper Alliance issued the following news release on Nov. 2: On October 27, 2020, the Last Chance for Lighthouse Point Campaign released a letter to the Bahamian Minister of the Environment and Housing and Dr. Penning, Vice President of Animals Science and Environment for the Walt Disney Company. The letter sought clarity on the status of Disney Cruise Line's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its proposed massive private cruise ship port at Lighthouse Point on E  more

BRONX, New York, Nov. 6 (TNSRes) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: WCS's long-term conservation work on migratory birds in the Arctic is part of a new archive of animal tracking studies designed to facilitate future collaboration and analysis of animal movements in one of the earth's most rapidly changing landscapes. Described in the latest issue of the journal Science, the new Arctic Animal Movement Archive (AAMA) is a growing collection of 201 standardiz  more