NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Lawfare Project, an organization that provides legal counsel and services, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Last Tuesday, November 14th, The Lawfare Project issued letters to the presidents of more than 100 colleges and universities on calling for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and similar virulently antisemitic groups to either be removed from their campuses (at private institutions) or disciplined according to school policies (at public ins  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: People in Kenya have the right to access information and communicate freely online -- including through messaging applications like Telegram. There have been ongoing reports of Telegram being intermittently inaccessible for more than a week in Kenya, where national exams are taking place. Access Now and the KeepItOn   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from ACP Chief Advocacy Officer JC Sandberg after the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a final Record of Decision approving Equinor and bp's Empire Wind project off New York and the approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for Orsted's Revolution Wind project: "The Empire Wind   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies issued the following news release: African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) strongly condemns the violations against children by both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militia in Sudan. In this release, ACJPS has documented an incident where 66 children were arrested in West Darfur by the RSF amidst allegations of recruitment of child soldiers into the armed co  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The American Association of Advertising Agencies issued the following news release: The convergence of economic uncertainties, societal tensions, and changing shopping behaviors has sparked a unique holiday outlook for 2023. Brands now find themselves navigating terrain where authenticity, savvy spending, and empathetic connections play pivotal roles in shaping consumer interactions and preferences. One of the great things about advertising, especially digital advertising  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Asia Society issued the following news release: To accelerate Asia's climate action to the levels needed to meet the Paris Agreement's goals and limit the most severe impacts of climate change, climate finance will need to be rapidly and substantially scaled up. Against this backdrop, the High-level Policy Commission on Getting Asia to Net Zero convened by the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) has released a new report entitled "Progress & Priorities for As  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: The Manhattan Institute has announced the appointment of former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to its Board of Trustees. "Throughout her career in public life, whether as a visionary philanthropist or a dedicated public servant, Secretary Betsy DeVos has been a champion of individual liberty, economic opportunity, and the rule of law," said Manhattan Institute President Reihan Salam. "For decades, she has   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned a march by neo-Nazis in Wisconsin and an alleged racist threat targeting a Black woman in New York. A group of neo-Nazis waving swastika flags and shouting antisemitic rhetoric marched in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday. In New York, a suspect wa  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: The Center for Constitutional Rights and our extended family are reeling from the loss of the legendary Bill Goodman, our former legal director, who died suddenly on Friday. Since then, those of us who loved him and learned from him have been sharing stories, articles, and videos about this utterly fearless and irreverent warrior for justice, whose social conscience developed at a young age and grew onl  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: The Center for Constitutional Rights mourns the passing of Holly Maguigan, a pathbreaking criminal defense lawyer, teacher, and scholar who changed public understanding of how the law should treat survivors of domestic violence. She served on the boards of important institutions like MADRE and the William Kunstler Fund for Racial Justice and was on the faculty at NYU Law School for 30 years. The only th  more

EAST GREENBUSH, New York, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Center for Internet Security issued the following news release: For the second year, the Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS(R)) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC(R)) have released insights and analysis of the cybersecurity landscape in our nation's K-12 public schools. Who is this report for? The 2023 CIS MS-ISAC K-12 Cybersecurity Report is intended for K-12 leaders, including superintendents, school bo  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2023: * * * Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend released the following statement after the announcement of an agreement to release 50 hostages. "The hostage return playing out over the following days will continue to highlight the brutal horrors inflicted by Hamas. October 7 was the worst act of violence again  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 23 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: ABI announces that Charvi Gupta of Getzler Henrich & Associates (New York) has been selected as one of ABI's "40 Under 40," ABI's award program that recognizes 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. The honorees will be recognized at a special ceremony on Dec. 1 at ABI's 2023 Winter Leadership Conference at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz. Gup  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2023: The Chinese government should permit commemorations of the one-year anniversary of China's nationwide "White Paper" protests, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should release all those detained for publicly criticizing the government's pandemic response, and stop censoring protest-related information on social media. In late November 2022, thousands of people in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu,   more

FARMINGDALE, New York, Nov. 22 -- Citizens Campaign for the Environment issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * Today, Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) received an opened and resealed package of public comments supporting the Birds and Bees Protection Act, sent to Governor Hochul via NYS Ag and Markets, with "return to sender" written on it. CCE, a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots organization has been working to ensure the Governor hears from the public on critical  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news: On Nov. 13, 2023, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), ACLU of Maryland, and the law firm BakerHostetler filed an appellate brief in Bradford v. Maryland Board of Education on behalf of Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPSS) families, urging the state appeals court to reverse an earlier decision and remand the case for further proceedings. The motion comes after the Circuit Court granted summary judgment to the  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: On November 20th, Common Cause/NY released a report on the more than 3.1 million politically unaffiliated (also known as "Blank") voters in New York State - a group that is steadily growing as more Americans become disillusioned with the two party system. These voters, who represent 24% of New York's electorate, are politically active but locked out of New York's closed primary process beca  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * About the Leading Economic Index and the Coincident Economic Index: The Leading Economic Index provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(R) (LEI) for   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * About the Leading Economic Index and the Coincident Economic Index: The Leading Economic Index provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(R)(LEI) for I  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * About the Leading Economic Index and the Coincident Economic Index: The Leading Economic Index provides an early indication of significant turning points in the business cycle and where the economy is heading in the near term. The Coincident Economic Index provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(R) (LEI) for   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * The Conference Board-Lightcast Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Index fell in October to 156.4 (July 2018=100), down from an upwardly revised 160.9 in September. The 2.8 percent decrease between September and October follows a 0.6 percent increase between August and September. Overall, the Index is down 2.1 percent from one year ago. The HWOL Indexmeasures the change in advertised online job vacancies over ti  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. On November 15, CEP researchers located 22 TikTok accounts supporting groups, including Active Clubs, Vanguard Brittanica, an Atomwaffen Division-inspired group, and others on the extreme right. CEP researchers also located a   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Cancer Research Institute issued the following news release: Recently, the Cancer Research Institute's (CRI) CEO and Director of Scientific Affairs Jill O'Donnell-Tormey, PhD, sat down with Immuno-Oncology Insights to discuss the necessity for data-driven research as a catalyst for advances in cancer immunotherapy research. The interview covered a range of topics, from Dr. O'Donnell-Tormey's role at CRI to the organization's upcoming priorities. Dr. O'Donnell-Torm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 21 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association issued the following news release: Last week, the Public Library Association (PLA) Board of Directors appointed Dr. Brandy McNeil to the Director-at-Large position in her return to the PLA board. Dr. McNeil will complete the 2023-2024 term of Candice Mack, who vacated the position effective November 10, 2023, to serve as the new executive director for the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a divi  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 23 -- Earthjustice issued the following statement on Nov. 22, 2023: * * * Last week, Governor Hochul vetoed a bill to help preserve the state's community gardens (S.629-A/A.4139). The bill, which passed the Senate and Assembly unanimously, would have supported community gardens by requiring the New York State Community Gardens Task Force to assess whether community gardens on publicly owned land are eligible for designation as Critical Environmental Areas (CEAs) and to r  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: The 10 highest-paid employees of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) last year were police officers who collected more than $370,000 each, according to data posted today on SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center's government transparency website. The Port Authority's 1,916 Police Department employees were paid an average of $172,151, with 86 of them collecting m  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release: New York state lawmakers and Governor Hochul since January have steered nearly $200 million in borrowed state funds outside the regular budget process to hundreds of pet projects, according to new data posted (https://seethroughny.net/pork_barrel/299590116) on SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center's government transparency website. The 359 projects, totaling $191 million, were financed th  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release: Most school board members in New York's largest school districts were elected with support from teachers' unions, with some candidates getting as much as 100 percent of their campaign expenses paid for by the union, a first-of-its-kind review by the Empire Center has revealed. In Boarded: The Teachers Union Takeover of NY School Districts, Empire Center research director Ken Girard  more

MANHASSET, New York, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: * * * Barbara Anne Eberhard, MD, was named a master recipient of the award for her work and research in pediatric rheumatology * * * For her dedication to research and leadership in rheumatology, Northwell Health's Cohen Children's Medical Center (CCMC) pediatric rheumatologist and Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research scientist Barbara Anne Eberhard, MD, has been awarded top hon  more

MANHASSET, New York, Nov. 15 -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: In gratitude for a significant gift from Victoria and Lloyd Goldman -- the largest single gift in Northwell's history -- Northwell Health will name its new medical pavilion under construction on the Upper East Side of Manhattan the Victoria and Lloyd Goldman Medical Pavilion. The gift was announced at Northwell's annual Constellation Gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 14th a  more

MANHASSET, New York, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research issued the following news: * * * The professor made groundbreaking developments in 'double neural bypass' clinical trial that helped man with paralysis move and feel again * * * Northwell Health and The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research's Chad Bouton received the Tesla Innovator of the Year Award from the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe. Prof. Bouton was recognized for developing the brain-compute  more

BRONX, New York, Nov. 13 -- The Fordham Political Review issued the following commentary: * * * Cryptocurrency Catastrophe: The Rise and Fall of Sam Bankman-Fried's Financial Empire By Katie Webb In the heart of the crypto world, a courtroom drama is unfolding, revealing a tale of financial deceit, love gone awry, and a lavish lifestyle maintained by stolen billions. Sam Bankman-Fried orchestrated one of the largest financial frauds in United States history. Once regarded as one of the crypt  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: Fordham University School of Law won the regional rounds of the 74th National Moot Court Competition, which took place November 15 and 16 at the New York City Bar Association. The winning team consisted of Deisy Abarca-Espiritu, Blake Elwood and Joseph Orlando. Brooklyn Law School, represented by Jacob Pons and Samantha Imber, took second-place honors. Both teams will advance to the final rounds in early   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following news: Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical personnel are treating patients for severe burns at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, following an Israeli airstrike yesterday about one kilometer (0.6 miles) away from the hospital. A total of 122 patients arrived at the hospital in the immediate aftermath of the airstrike. While 70 people were dead upon arrival, d  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following agency statement on Nov. 18, 2023: * * * One person was killed and one was injured in an attack today on a convoy of Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) staff members and their families who had been attempting to evacuate from northern Gaza. The person who was killed was a relative of an MSF staff member. MSF condemns in the strongest terms this deliberate attack. The convoy was   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres issued the following agency statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is horrified by the killing of two of our doctors, Dr. Mahmoud Abu Nujaila and Dr. Ahmad Al Sahar, and another doctor, Dr. Ziad Al-Tatari, following a strike on Al Awda Hospital, which is one of the last remaining functional hospitals in northern Gaza. This tragedy follows the killing of MSF laboratory tec  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: In response to Univision's interview with former President Donald J. Trump, Hispanic Federation led a sign on letter with the support of four of the largest Latino-led organizations across the country to express their disappointment and deep concern ov  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The states parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will meet from December 4-14, 2023, in New York for the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP).[1] This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 1998 adoption of the Rome Statute. Currently, the ICC can act and is needed to act as armed conflicts and other crises rage across its docket, including in Afghanistan, Darfur, Democratic Republic of Con  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Nov. 23, 2023: * * * Ahead of Black Friday, Support Zoya and Other Bangladesh Garment Workers By Aruna Kashyap, Associate Director on Corporate Accountability Zoya S. (not her real name), is a garment worker in her 30s, making clothes for global clothing brands. She's been working in a garment factory in Bangladesh for many years. Her husband is a street vendor. As the annual Black Friday shopping frenzy looms, Zoya'  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Nov. 22, 2023: * * * Israel/Gaza Hostilities Take Horrific Toll on Children By Jo Becker, Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division An estimated 5,500 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to Gaza's government media office, amid widespread airstrikes by the Israeli military. Hundreds more are reported missing and may be trapped under the rubble. As many children have been killed i  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Nov. 20, 2023: * * * Pakistan Faces Severe Voter Gender Gap By Saroop Ijaz, Senior Counsel, Asia Division Out of 127 million registered voters in Pakistan, 10 million more men than women have registered to vote in the general election scheduled for February 8, 2024. This is a large gender gap in a country in which women make up 49 percent of the population. Although voting is a constitutional right for all adults in   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Nov. 20, 2023: * * * South Africa Mulls Major Immigration Overhaul By Nomathamsanqa Masiko-Mpaka, Researcher, and Lauren Seibert, Researcher, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division Migration may be an increasingly contentious issue in South Africa, but that does not justify taking an axe to refugee rights and chipping away at the country's commitments under the United Nations' 1951 Refugee Convention, as the Department   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on Nov. 23, 2023: * * * Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Protesters By Myrto Tilianaki, Senior Advocate, Environment and Human Rights Next week, four more students will appear before a Kampala court for participating in protests against the planned East Africa crude oil pipeline (EACOP) and for demanding a full and equitable phaseout of fossil fuels. The students were arrested in September a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary: * * * While a Fire Rages in Gaza, the West Bank Smolders By Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director, Middle East and North Africa Division While global attention is focused on Israel and Gaza, Israeli authorities are tightening their repression in the West Bank and Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians are surging. That repression was already at a peak before the October 7 Hamas-led attack that killed some 1200 peo  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following letter on Nov. 22, 2023, by Director of France Office Benedicte Jeannerod: * * * To: Laurence Boone, Secretary of State for European Affairs Berangere Couillard, Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men and the Fight against Discrimination Eric Dupond-Moretti, Minister of Justice Re: European Union Directive on Violence against Women Dear Minister of Justice Dear Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: The Chinese government is significantly reducing the number of mosques in Ningxia and Gansu provinces under its "mosque consolidation" policy, in violation of the right to freedom of religion, Human Rights Watch said today. Chinese authorities have decommissioned, closed down, demolished, and converted mosques for secular use as part of the government's efforts to restrict the practice of Islam. The authorities have rem  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following statement: * * * Late last night, on the verge of another potential government shutdown, President Joe Biden approved the House and the Senate's temporary spending bill. The signed measure will keep the government funded at the current spending level for two more months, with different expiration dates: January 19th for federal agencies and February 2nd for others. Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigra  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: No one and nowhere in Gaza is safe. Gaza is now the deadliest war zone in the world for civilians: the fighting has reportedly killed over 11,000 Palestinians in 6 weeks, 40% of whom were children. This is over twice the number of people killed in the same period in Ukraine, Sudan, and Syria together. The way the conflict is being waged is unacceptable from a humanitarian point of view. Civilians are bea  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * Today, a panel of federal judges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held in a 2-1 ruling that private plaintiffs can no longer bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which prohibits racial discrimination in voting. The decision, which is binding only in the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Sou  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Local Initiatives Support Corp. issued the following news release: LISC is one of seven organizations selected as a "Gamechanger to Watch" by CohnReznick in its second annual Gamechangers in ESG Awards program, reflecting the critical role LISC plays in building more inclusive, equitable and just communities of opportunity in the U.S. CohnReznick offered this recognition to top scoring companies, showcasing the way CDFIs like LISC lead across each dimension of ESG throu  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 21, 2023, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Inflation Could Come Back When You Least Expect It By Allison Schrager Expectations for gains in consumer prices are moderating, but there is a lot of anxiety among households. The latest inflation report, showing that price increases slowed in October, suggests that the US just might get the "immaculate disinflation" that everyone is hoping for: Inflation  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 20, 2023, to the National Review Online: * * * NYC's University System Must Stop Professor's Antisemitic Silencing By Hannah E. Meyers CUNY must explicitly defend freedom of speech and punish those who wish to extinguish it. New York has the world's largest diasporic Jewish population, yet its public university system has a long-standing antisemitism problem so pronounced that it inspired bot  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 22, 2023, to the New York Post: * * * Here's How You Can Save Money without Cutting Cops, Mayor Adams By Nicole Gelinas Mayor Adams has known for a year and a half that his mismanagement of the migrant crisis would force New York City to cut billions in spending -- yet last week, his first move was to go full apocalypse, canceling police-academy classes and thus endangering his only real campai  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to New York Post: * * * Want to Solve the Budget Crisis, Mayor Adams? Stop Out-of-Control Migrant Spending By Nicole Gelinas New York City doesn't have a budget crisis. It has a crisis of a mayor who has no idea how to budget, and who thinks that everything - including what should be a routine, dry, midyear budget update - is yet another opportunity to try to wring money from Washington for migrants.   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to New York Post: * * * When Will NYC Do Something about the 'Staggering' Number of E-bike Fire Deaths? By Nicole Gelinas Eric Adams ran for office on a public-safety platform two years ago. His crime record is mixed, but public safety isn't just crime: E-bike and e-scooter battery-fire deaths are reaching "staggering" levels, his fire commissioner says. So it's not good the unrelated corruption susp  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the New York Post: * * * Why Rikers Island Is Ripe for a Rethink By Hannah E. Meyers Mayor Adams announced last month that Louis Molina will leave his post as commissioner of New York City's Department of Correction (DOC) to become the assistant deputy mayor for public safety. Molina's replacement has not yet been named, but unless the next DOC is freed from fantastical progressive demands, attempt  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 20, 2023, to Quadrant Online: * * * Paris, City of Blight By Theodore Dalrymple Returning to Paris after an absence of only a few months, I was dismayed by the deterioration it seemed to have undergone in that short time. It struck me as dirty and grossly overcrowded, while the mayor has for a long time been doing everything possible to reduce the city's beauty in the name of saving the planet.  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Nov. 21, 2023, to UnHerd: * * * Where Is the Populist Backlash over Immigration in Britain? Governance Immigration By Eric Kaufmann Voters see it as a key issue, but don't yet recognise its severity British voters, especially national populists, are annoyed by small boats, high immigration and pro-Palestine marches, but most do not yet realise the transformative scale of today's immigration levels  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the Washington Examiner: * * * The Optimistic Conservative's Guide to the Future By James B. Meigs As a former editor of Popular Mechanics magazine, I've asked many scientists and tech entrepreneurs how they first fell in love with science and technology. Most mention stories that captivated them when they were young. For some, it was the classic science fiction of Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, or  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: New York City's housing crisis is worse than ever before, with a scarcity of available homes and rising rents and sales prices. In September, the Adams administration announced its "Zoning for Housing Opportunity" proposal, which aims to amend zoning to significantly boost housing construction in the city. But will the new measures go far enough? A new Manhattan Institute report from senior fellow Eric Kobe  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 23 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: ABI announces that Matthew Fagen of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (New York) has been selected as one of ABI's "40 Under 40," ABI's award program that recognizes 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. The honorees will be recognized at a special ceremony on Dec. 1 at ABI's 2023 Winter Leadership Conference at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz. Fagen is a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release: Lisa DeAngelis, MD, Chief Physician Executive and Scott M. and Lisa G. Stuart Chair of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), was awarded the prestigious Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award. The SNO Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to a meritorious individual who has made significant contributions in neuro-oncology over their career in clinical care   more

CARLSBAD, California, Nov. 22 -- The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation issued the following news: Make Music Winter -- the free, outdoor musical celebration with exuberant and participatory processions and performances throughout New York City -- today announced the lineup for its winter solstice programs on Thursday, December 21. These revelries on the shortest day of the year bring together people of all musical abilities and styles to play, sing, march and dance their way th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 18 -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2023: Last week, Minnesota State Senator Rob Kupec (DFL Senate District 4) visited Brunswick Corporation's New York Mills operation. The visit provided the senator with a comprehensive overview of Brunswick's substantial manufacturing presence of Lund and Crestliner boats in Minnesota. Brunswick, and NMMA staff, highlighted the marine industry's significant impact to the sta  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: The National MS Society responded to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed rule, which aimed to prevent discrimination based on disability in programs or activities the agency supports. The rule looks to align HHS policies with several regulations in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and contains several key updates that have been urged by the disability rights community for m  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 17 -- The National Urban League issued the following news release: National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial and National Action Network Founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communication Commission's vote to adopt rules to prevent and eliminate digital discrimination of access to broadband services based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin: "Two years ago, Congress p  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: Today, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released the fifth and final installment in its report series on the Iranian-backed Shiite Muslim armed religious and political movement, the Houthis. The new report focuses on the systematic abuse of Yemeni women and journalists by the Houthis - a topic that has received limited attention, with fewer than 15 Houthi officials sanctioned despi  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 22 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: David Keehn, an attorney with the state Department of Environmental Conservation, received the Ray of Hope Award in recognition of the significant contributions he has made to lawyer well-being. Keehn is a co-chair of Capital District Lawyers Helping Lawyers, one of 13 New York State Bar Association peer-led support groups that offer confidential assistance to legal professionals  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement on Nov. 20, 2023: * * * The New York City Council will hold a hearing today at 1pm about the New York Police Department's move to encrypt radio transmissions, preventing the press and the public from accessing emergency communications. The New York Civil Liberties Union submitted testimony to the Council and issued the following statement from Senior Privacy and Technology Strategist Daniel Schwarz. "By encrypt  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 -- The Overseas Press Club of America issued the following news: The Overseas Press Club of America expresses its shock and outrage at the deaths of journalists covering the Israel-Hamas War. As of Nov. 22, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) - which is investigating reports of journalists and media workers killed, injured or missing in the war - reports that at least 53 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war began Oct. 7: 46 Palestinian, 4 Israel  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: PEN America has filed an amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit in the case of Book People v. Wong, challenging Texas's HB 900, which requires booksellers to "rate" books sold to public schools for sexual content. The free expression and literary group argues the ratings are unconstitutional. The brief filed on Friday argues that HB 900, enacted in June, will have a chilling effect on writers' creative expression a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- PEN America issued the following news release: PEN America is joined by the Dramatists Guild, the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund, and the National Coalition Against Censorship in condemning the cancellation of a play at Santa Monica College last month. The play, which is about interracial romance between a white male plantation owner and a Black male slave, generated significant controversy on campus. It was ultimately canceled prior to production after administrators aske  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- PEN America issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: PEN America's Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) welcomes the decision by Iran's Supreme Court to release rapper Toomaj Salehi. Iran's Supreme Court ordered his release on Friday, November 18, 2023, stating that it had identified "flaws in the original sentence." "We celebrate the release of Toomaj Salehi and the fact that all charges have been dropped against him. We hope Salehi receives urgent medical treatme  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The Peter G. Peterson Foundation issued the following news release: * * * US Fiscal Confidence Dips as Lawmakers Continue to Face Budget Crisis With Debt at $33.7 Trillion and Rising, the November 2023 Fiscal Confidence Index is 37 (100 is Neutral) * * * As lawmakers passed another short-term continuing resolution, setting up new deadlines for a potential government shutdown in 2024, U.S. Fiscal confidence dipped to a near record low of 37 in November. In the P  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2023: The horrific attacks on civilians during the war in Israel and Gaza since October 7, including the unprecedented attacks on health care workers and facilities, demand independent verification and accountability, Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) said today. Reports of an imminent deal between Hamas and Israel to release hostages in exchange for prisoners, along with a pause in Israeli attacks o  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The Public Relations Society of America issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2023: Today PRSA released "Promise & Pitfalls: The Ethical Use of AI for Public Relations Practitioners (https://www.prsa.org/docs/default-source/about/ethics/ethicaluseofai.pdf?sfvrsn=5d02139f_2)," an extensive framework that follows PRSA's Code of Ethics, and provides best practices on preventing and managing potential ethical challenges that may arise from the improper use of AI tools.  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: Officially the verdict handed down on September 28 against the human rights defender Osman Kavala and four others was reached by Turkey's top court of appeal. However it was pronounced well in advance, in speech after speech, by the country's president. The verdict is a horrifying demonstration of the autocratic path Turkey has taken under the Erdogan presidency. Kavala faces a sentence of life in prison without parole,  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 22 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: Two bills poised to strengthen protections for waters across New York State were vetoed by Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday, forfeiting a critical opportunity to expand defenses after a Supreme Court decision weakened federal protections earlier this year. Class C Streams (S1725A/A4601) sought to reclassify waters used for fishing and boating but not for drinking or primary-contact activities (such as swimming  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * Today, Governor Shapiro announced that he will be appealing a recent lower court decision that blocked the Commonwealth's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. RGGI is the nation's first regional market-based program to set limits on carbon pollution, and generates funding for clean energy by requiring fossil fuel companies to   more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The Education Trust-New York issued the following news release: Parents are their children's first teachers. Research shows that the first 1,000 days of a child's life--the period from birth to age three--is when 85% of brain development happens. That's why The Education Trust-New York, which coordinates the early childhood Raising New York coalition, launched the Early Childhood Policy & Advocacy Lab to empower and expand parent leaders' knowledge of critical early childho  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 24 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following agency statement on Nov. 22, 2023: * * * The International Rescue Committee (IRC) welcomes any respite from the fighting and bombardment in Gaza. In the immediate-term, it is critical to use this pause to massively increase the flow of humanitarian supplies into and within all of Gaza, wherever it is needed, and to ensure the safe release of hostages. The assistance should be scaled up alongside safety for civilians a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: On August 28, 2023, award-winning lawyer Claudia Gonzalez[1] was arrested and charged with "abuse of power" related to a case she litigated while an attorney at the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala ("CICIG"). In her capacity at CICIG, Ms. Gonzalez sued a Supreme Court magistrate accused of pressuring a fellow judge overseeing a corruption case involving that magistrate's son.  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following news release: For decades, communities across the country have experienced persistently high levels of violence and other threats to their safety. The standard response--more policing, more jails, and longer sentences--has not meaningfully helped. According to Coordinating Safety: Building and Sustaining Offices of Violence Prevention and Neighborhood Safety, a new report released today by the Vera Institute of Jus  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2023: New York City's family-favorite holiday tradition is officially underway at the Bronx Zoo. Jim Breheny, WCS Executive Vice President and Director of Zoos & Aquarium, and Hilary Ayala, Director of Corporate Philanthropy and Employee Engagement at Con Edison, flipped the switch this past Tuesday to light up the park for the holiday season. "We went yesterday and had a wonderful time! They d  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 22 -- The William J. Clinton Foundation issued the following news release: Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Dr. Chelsea Clinton will travel to COP28 in Dubai next month to highlight and advance the work of Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). As part of the official United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) agenda, CGI will host a convening at the U.N. Climate Change Pavilion on December 3, 2023, with Secretary C  more