PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Jan. 12, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - December 2022": Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), decreased by 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Alexa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) joined House colleagues from both parties today to pass H.R. 22, the Protecting America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act. The legislation would prohibit sales of oil from America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to any entity owned, controlled, or influenced by the Chinese Communist Party. "Releases from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve have been  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSper) -- LeadingAge, an organization that says it focuses on education, advocacy and applied research, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: As 2023 kicks off, the LeadingAge Board of Directors enters the third year of its strategic plan with a renewed commitment to supporting mission-driven provider members--empowering them with tools and resources for building strong communities, and ensuring quality care and supports for older adults and their families.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: Karenna Groff, an All-America soccer player at MIT who majored in biological engineering, is the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year. Groff was announced as the winner Thursday at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio during a celebration of the Top 30 honorees. The Woman of the Year Award, created in 1991, recognizes graduating female student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in athletics, academics,   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2023: * * * First-of-its-kind pilot study published in New England Journal of Medicine shows patients can safely start care in community pharmacies without physician visit * * * Researchers at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University found that pharmacists -- not just physicians and clinicians at doctors' offices -- can safely   more