WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on Jan. 11: The Center for American Progress and more than 100 advocacy groups sent a letter to Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives to deny committee assignments to members who have openly promoted QAnon conspiracy theories and endorsed ideologies rooted in white supremacy. The letter comes after a mob containing many prominent white supremacists and QAnon supporters, incited by Pres  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 12 (TNSJou) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news: A collaborative group of researchers, led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), found that a higher hemoglobin threshold for red blood cell transfusions in anemic, extremely-low-birth-weight newborns does not improve survival or reduce neurodevelopmental impairment by age 2. The study, which is the largest on this topic to date, was recently published in the New England Journa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 11: The Office of U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) released the following letter from Sen. King applauding the U.S. Navy's recently-released Strategic Blueprint for the Arctic. The publication represents a forward-thinking approach to achieving U.S. priorities in the Arctic, and stresses Maine's critical strategic importance in the region. Today's letter was addressed to Secretary of the Navy, Ken  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Four Vermont-based property management entities have settled claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they violated federal lead paint laws. EPA recently filed a consent agreement and final order both initiating and resolving an enforcement action against Vanderbilt Development Corporation and Manchester Commons Associates, property management companies based in Manchest  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 12 -- The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame issued the following news release on Jan. 11: The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame Class during "SportsCenter" on ESPN. 2021 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS PLAYERS: * Harris Barton - OT, North Carolina (1983-86) * David Fulcher - DB, Arizona State (1983-85) * Dan Morgan - LB, Miami [FL] (1997-2000) * Carson Palmer - QB, So  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 (TNSPer) -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following news release: The New England Foundation for the Arts announces the appointment of eight new members to the Advisory Council. Launched in 2017, Advisory Council members serve as NEFA's strategic advisors and community ambassadors. Members of the Advisory Council are charged with providing their professional expertise and diverse knowledge, including of artists and cultural enterprises, phila  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Jan. 12 (TNSPer) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: The Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR) recently announced five new Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems Science Fellows, including Associate Professor Gavin Fay (Fisheries Oceanography). CINAR, which is led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, is a consortium of research institutions focused  more