BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: A former New Bedford man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and money laundering charges involving funds obtained from "romance scam" victims. Chukwunonso "Douglas" Umegbo, a/k/a James Abbott, a/k/a Michael Philips, a/k/a Richard Armani, 38, pleaded guilty to six counts of making a false statement to a bank, two counts of wire fraud and one co  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: By Jessica Casserly, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Team Hanscom and University of Massachusetts Lowell officials recently gathered at the UML campus in Lowell, Mass., to celebrate a decade-long partnership. A formal Education Partnership Agreement between the installation and the university was first established in winter 2013-2014, resulting in numerous mutually beneficial colla  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 17 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2024: On Tuesday, the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs voted 7-3 in favor of a bill from Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick. LD 254, "An Act to Update the Sex Education and Consent Curriculum," would invest in Maine's comprehensive sexual education curriculum. "Having worked as a peer sex educator in high school and college, I have been passionate about this subjec  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 17 -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release: The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)'s annual conference for retail's leading supply chain executives - LINK2024: The Retail Supply Chain Conference - will meet February 25-28, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. The event comes amid the emergence of fresh obstacles and evolving consumer demands that require modern supply chain leaders to navigate a host of complex challenges. "Supply chain strate  more

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg for a tour of the Painters' Finishing Trades Institute of New England and to meet with apprentices and union members. Later in the morning, they visited the site of the Derry - Londonderry I-93 Exit 4A Project to highlight the impact of federal investments from the   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 17 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: With a new director at the helm, Hilton C. Buley Library is poised to begin the next chapter in its many decades of service to the university community. Dr. Amy Beth joined the university as director of library services on July 24, 2023, bringing extensive experience as chief librarian and digital resources and scholarship librarian at Guttman Community College, CUNY. She also served as dean of   more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: Premature birth, severe asthma and sperm stress will be a key focus for innovative researchers from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), who were successful in the latest round of National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grants. More than $3.6m will be allocated to three Newcastle research projects aiming to understand, address and reduce the s  more

WURZBURG, Germany, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: A team led by Wurzburg hematologist Hermann Einsele has defined a new first-line therapy for bone marrow cancer. The antibody "Daratumumab" is being used. Daratumumab is a therapeutic monoclonal antibody that targets the protein "CD38", which is found in particular on tumour cells, especially myeloma cells. This means that daratumumab targets tumours directly and at the same time supports the i  more