MONTEREY, California, Oct. 24 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: By M. Zachary Sherman If there was ever a championship fighter, a true Rocky Balboa, for the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, you wouldn't need to look any further than Leon E. Panetta. "The Defense Language Institute [Foreign Language Center] is critical for our national security," said Panetta, while attending a seminar organized by the Defense Threat Reducti  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 24 -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release: Retired USAR Major General Jonathan Woodson, MD, MSS, FACS, MG, MC, renowned for his significant contributions to both military and civilian surgical care, was honored with the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Distinguished Lifetime Military Contribution Award during the ACS Clinical Congress 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. Established by the Board of Regents in 2018, the award is selectively conf  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today responded to a statement issued by former President Barack Obama on the Israel-Hamas war. "I have been working in a bipartisan fashion to give Israel the time and space they need to destroy Hamas. We are also working to develop a plan to deliver a better life for the Palestinians, and to stop Iran from destroying the stabilization of the region b  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - In case you missed it, following the brutal October 7th attacks by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists on Israel, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed for the South Florida Sun Sentinel to detail the disastrous consequences of the Biden administration's failed foreign policy and appeasement of evil regimes like Iran, and urge President Biden to immediately change course and hold Iran accountable.  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 25 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: Charles and Ellen Linderman of Carrington will receive the Art and Grace Link Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th Annual Democratic-NPL Burdick Dinner. The dinner will feature keynote speaker, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Four & Four in Fargo. Charles Linderman grew up on a farm near Carrington, ND. He got bachelor's and master's degrees in agricultur  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 25 -- Brown University issued the following news release: U.S. President Joe Biden presented the nation's highest scientific honor to Subra Suresh, a professor at large at Brown University's School of Engineering and former director of the National Science Foundation. Suresh -- a scientist and engineer with decades of impactful leadership in higher education, industry and government -- was among nine recipients who were awarded the National Medal of Science in a   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Labor. The comment was written and posted on Oct. 19, 2023. The comment, on Docket No. WHD-2023-0001-0001, was sent to Acting Secretary Julie Su. * * * I commend the Department of Labor ("Department") on its strong and timely proposal to extend and strengthen overtime pay protections for more than 3.5 million workers, including thousands of Central Floridians. The Department's new thres  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Robert Menendez Jr., D-N.J., introduced a resolution on Sept. 21, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Oct. 17. H. Res. 718. A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2023, as national "Bruce Springsteen Day", and honoring his contributions to music, New Jersey, and the Nation; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Donald W. Norcross, D-N.J., Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., Bill   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Republican Jewish Coalition issued the following commentary to the Washington Times on Oct. 23, 2023: * * * Bob Casey is No Friend of Israel By Matthew Brooks On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists rampaged through Israeli towns near the Gaza border, murdered more than 1400 people, including Americans and other foreign nationals, and kidnapped at least 150 men, women and children. The deaths from that attack represent the largest number of Jews killed in one day since the Hol  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- St. John's College issued the following news: By Kirstin Fawcett Should inventors bear responsibility for the way their creations shape society? It's the type of question Zusha Elinson (SF03) might have debated in seminar, and one at the heart of American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15. Co-written by Elinson, a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter, and his colleague Cameron McWhirter, the book traces the assault rifle's improbable evolution from gara  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Florida issued the following news: President Joe Biden honored University of Florida computer science professor Dr. Juan Gilbert at the White House today with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for pioneering a universal voting system that makes voting more reliable and accessible for everyone and for increasing diversity in the computer science workforce. The National Medal of Technology and Innovation, or NMTI, is the   more