NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit Monday after the district court denied a Vermont high school snowboarding coach's request for reinstatement after his school district fired him for respectfully expressing his view that males are biologically different than females and that those differences generally give males an advantage in sport  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The American Physiological Society issued the following news: Bariatric surgery, a surgical procedure to alter the digestive system or reduce stomach size, triggers "substantial weight loss and improves lung function," according to researchers from the University of Vermont. Researchers also found post-surgery plasma collected from volunteers showed a reduced inflammatory response from cells that line the airways compared to pre-surgery plasma. The findi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for a proposed Vermont city council pledge to support "freedom for Palestinians" and an end to Israeli "military occupation" in Gaza. The Burlington City Council is planning a special meeting tonight to discuss a pledge from the city call  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement on Jan. 23, 2024: * * * Vermont's legislature has failed to override Governor Scott's veto of an update to the state's bottle bill. The legislation, passed in June, would have expanded the types of bottles accepted for redemption and provided much needed support to struggling redemption center businesses. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response. "Single-use c  more