WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The American Historical Review, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Historical Association that says it features historical study, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2023 edition (Vol. 128, Issue 3): ARTICLES: * Prolegomena to Any Future Indigenous History of the Ancient World * Excoriating Stalin, Criticizing Mao: Entangled Reevaluations of the Past in the 1950s Soviet Union and 1970s/80s China * The Arms Trade and American Re  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Pawtucket man who previously admitted to a federal judge that he was in possession of more than two kilos of fentanyl, a loaded Glock handgun, and nearly $80,000 in cash when he was arrested in October 2019 during a Pawtucket Police Department Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation has been sentenced to ten years in fe  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 27 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Reproductive Equity Now, Massachusetts' leading reproductive health advocates, today announced it will officially expand its advocacy work into Connecticut. The Connecticut expansion will be led by former Pro-Choice Connecticut State Director Liz Gustafson, as that orga  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following commentary on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * What Doctors Should Know About Emergency Abortions in States with Bans By Bridget Balch, Staff Writer Since June 2022, when the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, more than a dozen states have enacted a ban on the procedure. And while elective abortions at any point during pregnancy are now illegal   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Boston University issued the following news: By Joel Brown The name Greg Skomal has become synonymous with white sharks in New England. Skomal (GRS'06) is senior fisheries biologist with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, directs the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, and works in partnership with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and its Sharktivity app. He pops up all over local TV whenever there's a shark incident on Cape Cod. Locals ma  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2023, by Commissioner James Danly on a decision (Docket No. CP22-138-000) involving Northern Natural Gas Co.: * * * I write separately to identify the specific aspects of today's order with which I concur and those elements from which I dissent. I. I Concur in Part with Today's Order. I concur in the Commission's decision to grant Northern Natural Gas Compa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Federal Housing Finance Agency issued the following news release: * * * Up 4.6 Percent from Last Year * * * U.S. house prices rose in July, up 0.8 percent from June, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI(R)). House prices rose 4.6 percent from July 2022 to July 2023. The previously reported 0.3 percent price increase in June was revised upward to a 0.4 percent increase. For the nine census divisions,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE LORA, 30, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a narcotics trafficking organizati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: Warwick, RI -- Today, Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02) held a press conference to bring attention to the devastating impact a federal government shutdown would have on working Rhode Islanders, elevate the voices of groups that would be affected, and encourage House Republican leadership to take action to avert this manufactured crisis. House Republican leadership has threatened to shut down the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Governor Maura Healey today signed an Executive Order creating the Commission on Clean Energy Infrastructure Siting and Permitting (CEISP) and swore in Commission members. To meet the emissions limits outlined in the Clean Energy and Climate Plans (CECP), Massachusetts will need to site a significant amount of new energy infrastructure, including new solar and wind generat  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 27 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, National Grid announced the launch of a three-year, $500,000 Small Business Impact Initiative in partnership with Amplify LatinX, The Asian Business Empowerment Council, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Through this new initiative, National Grid will partner with these leading   more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Pest Management Association issued the following news release: It's no question that pests are a year-round issue for homeowners, but did you know that various factors can significantly increase our likelihood of running into certain pest populations? After sifting through weather patterns, long-term forecasts and pest biological behaviors, the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) is releasing its bi-annual Bug Barometer(R), a forecast  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: BRISTOL, RI - In an effort to protect Narragansett Bay, promote environmental stewardship, and enhance coastal resiliency and the blue economy, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today announced $1.1 million in federal funding for Roger Williams University to continue working with the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP) on issues pertaining to coastal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: BRISTOL, RI - In an effort to protect Narragansett Bay, promote environmental stewardship, and enhance coastal resiliency and the blue economy, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today announced $1.1 million in federal funding for Roger Williams University to continue working with the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP) on issues pertaining to co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: BRISTOL, RI - In an effort to protect Narragansett Bay, promote environmental stewardship, and enhance coastal resiliency and the blue economy, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today announced $1.1 million in federal funding for Roger Williams University to continue working with the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP) on issues pertaining t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A New York man has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl in Woburn. Ruben Davila Cardenas, 45, pleaded guilty to distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Senior Judge Mark L. Wolf scheduled sentencing for Dec. 20, 2023. In October 2021, Cardenas distributed approximately three kilograms of fenta  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Governor Dan McKee and the Office of Energy Resources (OER) today announced they are taking action to provide relief on winter heating costs for Rhode Islanders following this morning's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) vote on winter electric rates. The Administration announced $3 million in funding for direct rate relief to low-income Rhode Island residents for the  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Sept. 27 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: In an effort to protect Narragansett Bay, promote environmental stewardship, and enhance coastal resiliency and the blue economy, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner today announced $1.1 million in federal funding for Roger Williams University to continue working with the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP) on issues pertaining to coastal ecosystems. The  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Roosevelt Norris, 54, of Rutland, Vermont, appeared on Friday, September 22, 2023, before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle after the federal grand jury in Burlington charged him with three counts of distributing cocaine base, a   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: FRESNO, Calif. -- Alma Sanchez, 50, of Alpaugh, was sentenced today to 16 years and three months in prison for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. According to court documents, Sanchez distributed methamphetamine on two occasions  more

FARMINGTON, Maine, Sept. 27 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: The University of Maine at Farmington is excited to announce that its long standing, nationally accredited Special Education Program is now available fully online. Beginning in the Spring 2024 Semester, Farmington's new online modality will provide first time students, place bound students and working adults with the same quality Special Education courses that are available to Farmington's tradit  more