WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 (TNSAwa)(TNSRep) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition will present its 2022 Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award to Raney Aronson-Rath, executive producer for PBS' flagship investigative journalism series FRONTLINE. Named after the late publisher of The Providence Journal, the Hamblett Award is given each year to an individual who has promoted, defended or advocated for th  more

WINCHESTER, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Middle East District issued the following news story: By Joe Macri Transatlantic Middle East District A ribbon cutting ceremony held on February 2 marked the completion of a new $53 million pier project at Kuwait Naval Base. The pier, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District, will enhance both Kuwait and U.S. military operations in the region. The project included refurbishment of the KNB south breakwater  more

CASTLETON, Vermont, Feb. 25 (TNSOps) -- Castleton University issued the following news: As a student Iyanna Williams imagined a career working in sales, having concentrated in marketing for her degree. Nearly four years later, she's found herself fully immersed in the world of development and fundraising. "I kind of just fell in love with the relationship-building aspect. Marketing and development are not very far off," she said. After moving to Boston, Williams was working for a temp agency   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 25 (TNSRes) -- The Center for Coastal Studies issued the following news release: New research suggests that leatherback turtles entangled in fishing gear have a better chance of survival if the incident is reported quickly, giving trained responders the opportunity to fully disentangle the animals. Researchers, led by Dr. Kara Dodge of the New England Aquarium, analyzed 15 years of data collected by a network of disentanglement responders with the aim of better unde  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have shown that a small group of patients experienced treatment-resistant mutations in a clinical trial for the targeted therapy pirtobrutinib. The paper was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). "We want to underst  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSPol) -- The National Council of Textile Organizations issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: Shawmut Corporation hosted Deputy United States Trade Representative Sarah Bianchi today at the company's headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in West Bridgewater, Mass., as part of the ambassador's inaugural visit to textile manufacturing facilities in the New England area. Ambassador Bianchi's visit comes at a pivotal time for the U.S. textile   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: President Joe Biden appointed the following individuals to serve in key regional leadership roles at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the Department of Homeland Security: * Amy Knapp Pettit, UDSA State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Alaska * Janice Kolvet, USDA State Executive Di  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: South Africans had extensive immunity against severe Covid-19 disease and death prior to Omicron, due to high infections in the first 3 waves and vaccination. A recent study in Gauteng, where a quarter of South Africans - some 15.5 million - live, showed that three in four people had been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (which causes Covid-19) at least once since the start of the pan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: President Joe Biden announced his intent to appoint eleven U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regional positions, including three Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Directors and eight Rural Development (RD) State Directors. "I am thrilled to welcome these talented and experienced public servants to USDA at a critical time in the Biden-Harris administration," said Agriculture  more