CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- Brighthouse Financial issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: Brighthouse Financial, Inc. ("Brighthouse Financial" or the "company") (Nasdaq: BHF) announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Third Quarter 2023 Results The company reported net income available to shareholders of $453 million in the third quarter of 2023, or $6.89 per diluted share, compared with net income available to shareholde  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today joined the United States' civil antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats, Inc. for working with chicken, pork, and turkey processors to artificially inflate the price of food. The lawsuit alleges that Agri Stats violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by engaging in anticompetitive conduct to raise costs for American consumers. "With peopl  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2023: * * * Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement as the United States Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in United States v. Rahimi, a case that will determine whether the government can restrict violent dangerous people from possessing guns. Attorney General Stein has filed a friend-of-the-court brief (https://ncdoj.gov/attorney-general-josh  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina's price gouging law is in effect in Henderson County after the county declared a state of emergency on November 5, 2023, related to the recent wildfires in western North Carolina. Please report potential price gouging by calling 1-877-5-NO-SCAM or by filing a complaint at https://ncdoj.gov/pricegouging.   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: Today, Governor Roy Cooper keynoted the annual Financial Times-Nikkei Investing in America Summit in Miami, Florida. The Governor spoke with Financial Times U.S. Managing Editor Peter Spiegel and highlighted North Carolina's recent successes as a leader in the transition to a clean energy economy and being named CNBC's Top State for Business for the second year in a row. The   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Roy Cooper, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: On November 3, Governor Cooper sent a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan strongly urging EPA to reverse the decision to allow the import of waste material containing GenX to the Chemours facility in North Carolina. "North Carolina has been at the forefront of PFAS issues for the past seven years and worked relentlessly to mitigate the health risks posed by these chemi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: In a pair of recent studies, researchers examined risk factors that contribute to insufficient antibody transfer to newborn beef calves, as well as the subsequent negative health effects. They found that the mother's parity ("heifers" or first-time cow moms vs older cows) and the need for colostrum intervention were the risk factors most likely to result in insufficient antibody protec  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: A CT scan of an often-overlooked, plant-eating dinosaur's skull reveals that while it may not have been all that "brainy," it had a unique combination of traits associated with living animals that spend at least part of their time underground, including a super sense of smell and outstanding balance. The work is the first to link a specific sensory fingerprint with this  more

ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- Nash Community College issued the following news release: Nash Community College recently donated a Blue Pinwheel to support Child Abuse Prevention Awareness at an event held by Coopers Elementary School in Elm City on Nov. 7 during an event in honor of Christal Lane (8-year-old), who passed away in February. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least one in seven children have experienced child abuse or neglect in the pas  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * UNC Health is the only academic healthcare system in North Carolina and the South participating in the randomized trial, which aims to assess the safety and efficacy of a combination immunotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients. * * * UNC Health is now enrolling patients as part of a multicenter clinical trial for patients who have been newly  more

MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- The University of Mount Olive issued the following news: The University of Mount Olive Division of Education has been awarded a $23,000 grant from the Anonymous Trust to support the implementation of a pilot Reading Clinic at the University. The clinic, which began this fall is helping a select number of North Duplin Elementary first through third graders with reading comprehension. There are currently 10 students in the program who are paired with an eq  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: The UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health has appointed Kristin Reiter, PhD, as chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM), effective October 31. Reiter came to Carolina in 2005 as an assistant professor in the department. Since then, she consistently has served as a research fellow at the Cecil G. Sheps Cente  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus issued the following news release: * * * The UNCW team is developing a web-based tool for teaching second languages using High Variability Phonetic Training. * * * Danielle Daidone, assistant professor of Spanish, and Ryan Lidster, assistant professor of Japanese, in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, are part of a team of researchers developing web-based tools to help learners acqu  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Low doses of an immunotherapy taken under the tongue safely achieved desensitization to peanut allergies in children ages 1 to 4 years, according to results of a clinical trial conducted by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center Dallas, and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. The findings, which show promise for long-lasting  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- Warren Wilson College issued the following news on Nov. 7, 2023: To address what the U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recognizes as "the defining public health crisis of our time," Warren Wilson College is one of 13 colleges to receive nearly $3.3 million in funding from The Endeavor Foundation for the first phase of "Enhancing Student Learning and Experience through Campus Wellness, Student Well-being and Mental Health Initiatives." The multi-year collabo  more

GOLDSBORO, North Carolina, Nov. 8 -- Wayne Community College issued the following news release: Coming soon in early 2024, it will be even easier for Wayne Community College students to transfer to the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The new PathWays program, previously known as UNCW Pathways to Excellence, will provide qualifying students with a clear and guaranteed path to admission. Students in this program will receive tailored communication and program opportunities. Additionall  more