PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 19 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Richard B. Myrus, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: Federal arrest warrants were executed today against two individuals on charges they allegedly participated in a large-scale conspiracy to defraud Home Depot stores in at least three New England states. A third person alleged to have taken part in the scheme is being sought by law enforcement. Court documents allege that Samuel Mac  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 (TNSPer) -- Clark University issued the following news: Clark University is pleased to welcome new faculty members for the 2021-22 academic year, who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to areas including psychology, music, geography, management, and -- particularly our colleagues from Becker College -- interactive media design. Kathleen Andler Associate Teaching Professor, Becker School of Design & Technology Kat Andler is an award-winning designer,   more

BOSTON, Aug. 19 -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: Treatment with an immunotherapy drug following kidney cancer surgery, prolonged disease-free survival rates in patients at high risk for recurrence, according to an interim report of a phase 3 clinical trial of adjuvant immunotherapy in this patient population, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Patients who were treated for nearly a year with pembrolizumab experienced a longer delay before th  more

SINGAPORE, Aug. 19 (TNSJou) -- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School issued the following news release: * * * The finding could underpin a "dream" vaccine that covers not only SARS-CoV-2 and its known variants of concern (VOCs), but also future VOCs and other animal coronaviruses with known potential to cause severe disease in humans * * * Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) found that 2003 SARS survivors who have been vaccinated with the Pfi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 19 (TNSRep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following white paper (No. 21-14) in August 2021 entitled "Extreme Weather and the Macroeconomy". The white paper was written by Christian Matthes and Toan Phan, senior economists in the research department, and Hee Soo Kim of Indiana University. * * * Here are excerpts: Abstract We investigate the macroeconomic effects of changes in extreme weather in the United States over the past sixty years by incor  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 19 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: During today's Executive Council meeting, Governor Sununu's administration refused to commit to not including politicians in a new round of taxpayer-funded PSA ads. The state's previous PSA campaign starred Sununu, despite data that shows politicians are ineffective messengers. The ads have been largely seen as ineffective, as New Hampshire currently ranks last in New Englan  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 19 (TNSJou) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news release: The final results of the Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO) demonstrate that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in a high-risk group of outpatients with COVID-19, when administered within the first week of their symptoms. The trial was stopped in February 2021 due to lack of efficac  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2021: The final results of the Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients (C3PO) demonstrate that COVID-19 convalescent plasma did not prevent disease progression in a high-risk group of outpatients with COVID-19, when administered within the first week of their symptoms. The trial was stopped in February 2021 due to lac  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 25-RC-277802) by Region 25 Director Patricia K. Nachand: HACIENDA LANDSCAPING INC., Employer, and PRODUCTION WORKERS UNION OF CHICAGO & VICINITY, LOCAL 707, NPWU, Petitioner and INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL UNION 150, AFL-CIO, Intervenor and CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CHICAGO & VICINITY AND LABORERS' LOCAL 1, Intervenor and CEMENT MASONS UNION LOCAL 5  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing via teleconference by the White House COVID-19 response team and public health officials with COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients: * * * MR. ZIENTS: Good morning, and thank you for joining us. Today, the main topic of our briefing is our plan for booster shots. So I'll turn to Drs. Murthy, Walensky, and Fauci in just a moment. First, I want to provide a brief update on our fight against the virus.   more