THOUSAND OAKS, California, Aug. 24 -- The Journal of English Linguistics, a peer-reviewed journal that says it provides research and analysis on the history of English, English grammar, corpus linguistics, sociolinguistics and dialectology, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2021 edition: Articles: * Academic Naming: Changing Patterns of Noun Use in Research Writing * Intonation and Referee Design Phenomena in the Narrative Speech of Black/Biracial Men * NU  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSGra) -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 23, 2021: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced more than $1.2 million in grants to restore and sustain healthy forests and rivers that provide habitat for diverse bird populations, as well as freshwater and diadromous fish populations, in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. The grants will leverage more than $3.1 million in matching grantee  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Governor Tom Wolf today announced that 16 members of Pennsylvania-Task Force 1 (PA-TF1) have arrived in Connecticut to assist with Tropical Storm Henri water rescue efforts in New England. "I'm proud that Pennsylvanians have stepped up to assist with any water rescue efforts due to Tropical Storm Henri," Gov. Wolf said. "Water rescues are dangerous so I'm grateful to these volunteers for an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Aug. 22, 2021, on Tropical Storm Henri and the evacuation operation in Afghanistan: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. After a series of meetings throughout the weekend with my national security team, I want to update the American people on our ongoing evacuation operation in Afghanistan. But first, I just was briefed by the FEMA Administrator, who is here with me today -- Ms. Criswell -- about the flash flooding in Wave  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined workers from the Laborers' International Union of North America at the Piscataqua River Bridge in Kittery yesterday to call on House leadership to immediately bring the bipartisan infrastructure package to the floor for a vote. "I'm not willing to hold this infrastructure bill and these people's livelihoods and jobs and the future of the country hostage it's as simple a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The White House issued the following readout of President Biden's call on Aug. 21, 2021, with northeastern governors in advance of Hurricane Henri: * * * This afternoon, President Biden convened a call with Northeastern Governors, FEMA Administrator Criswell, and Homeland Security Advisor Liz Sherwood-Randall to discuss Hurricane Henri's anticipated landfall on Long Island or Southern New England on Sunday. They discussed how Governors are working closely with FEMA and   more