WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued the following testimony by PolicyLink Managing Director Demond Drummer involving a hybrid hearing on March 8, 2022, entitled "The Inflation Equation: Corporate Profiteering, Supply Chain Bottlenecks and COVID-19": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to offer testimony on the impacts of inflation on the nearly 100 million people living in America who are economically insecure and highlight equitable policy remedies. My name i  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Microbiology Resource Announcements, a online journal from the American Society for Microbiology that says it publishes articles announcing the availability of sequenced genomes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes and viruses in public databases, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 11, No. 3 edition: Genome Sequences: * Draft Genome Sequences of Two Sphingobium Species Associated with Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) Degradation Isolated from   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 18 -- The New Hampshire Department of Education issued the following news release: While esports has gained traction throughout the country, here in New Hampshire, the untraditional sports phenomenon is being used to promote teamwork, engage students and boost the exploration of STEM concepts and career paths. "Esports is the fastest growing sport in the world, and it is the most popular sport for kids in middle school and high school right now," said Tim Schneide  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 18 (TNSRes) -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation issued the following news: A clinical trial of a new treatment for lupus may offer hope to patients worldwide. The highest dose of the investigational drug iberdomide showed a reduction of lupus symptoms by the end of a 24-week, Phase 2 study. Some of the data, if confirmed, suggests the possibility that a specific subset of patients with this complicated disease might be more likely to respond to treatment.  more

MORRISVILLE, North Carolina, March 18 -- Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority issued the following news release: The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority Board approved a $249.3 million budget for the fiscal year beginning April 1. The budget for FY22-23 includes $94.7 million in operating expenses, a 16% increase over last fiscal year, and $70.1 million in spending on capital projects, an increase of 69% from the previous fiscal year. It is based on a conservative estimate of nine million passengers i  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jamal Sutter 413th Flight Test Group Public Affairs Just south of his home in Brooklyn, New York, a young Terrence McKenna spent much of his childhood in Prospect Park tossing around wooden gliders and flying remote-controlled airplanes, each aircraft more complex and capable than the last. By the early 2000s, McKenna came across an ad for flying lessons which offered ground school   more