BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 18 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: A Salvadoran man and former employee of the Taste of Brazil - Tudo Na Brasa restaurant in Woburn was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for providing false identification documents to Brazilian employees of the restaurant who lacked work authorization. Marcos Chacon Gil, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following letter on June 26, 2023, regarding work related to climate change and health care delivery systems: * * * To: Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse, Chairman, Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 Re: CBO's Work Related to Climate Change and Health Care Delivery Systems Dear Mr. Chairman: You asked about work the Congressional Budget Office is doing to assess the risks posed by climate change an  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Joleen D. Simpson, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that BOULOS HANNA, also known as "Paul Hanna," 66, of East Lyme, waved his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Omar A.   more

NEW YORK, July 18 (TNSper) -- City College of New York issued the following news: Dave A. Chokshi, M.D., the former commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, has been appointed the inaugural Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership at The City College of New York's Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. This endowed professorship, first announced in April 2022, was established with a gift from Seymour (Sy) Sternberg '65, '10 (hon.) and Laurie Ster  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 17 -- The Journal of Wildlife Management, a journal that says it features investigations into the biology and ecology of wildlife and their habitats, published research articles on the following topics in its August 2023 edition: REVIEW: * Wildlife studies on the Tongass National Forest challenge essential assumptions of its wildlife conservation strategy RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Examining dynamic occupancy of gray wolves in Idaho after a decade of managed harvest *   more

ANDOVER, Massachusetts, July 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $3.5 million new Senator Kenneth J. Donnelly Workforce Success Grants for seven initiatives across the state. The grants, funded through the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund (WCTF) and distributed by the Commonwealth Corporation, aim to increase access to well-paying jobs for residents facing employment barriers and imp  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its July 13, 2023 edition: Perspectives: * Medicare's Plan for Drug-Price Negotiation -- The Importance of Defining Generic Entry * At Breaking Point or Already Broken? The Na  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: Here's an understatement: Childbirth can be taxing. The process drains the blood of iron, adding to postpartum fatigue, which can lead to life-threatening anemia in up to 25% of new mothers. Dr. William Petri of the University of Virginia returned Friday from Saidpur, Bangladesh, where he and two doctoral candidates spent a week setting the stage for a hospital trial to combat postpart  more