NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: The Conference Board is pleased to announce the three recipients of the inaugural ESG Leadership Awards: Corning Incorporated, J.M. Huber Corporation, and Michelin North America, Inc. This year's recipients have been exemplary in integrating sustainability into their businesses--making a positive impact on their companies, their stakeholders, society at large, and the natural environment. Their leadership representati  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: The Conference Board is pleased to announce the three recipients of the inaugural ESG Leadership Awards: Corning Incorporated, J.M. Huber Corporation, and Michelin North America, Inc. This year's recipients have been exemplary in integrating sustainability into their businesses--making a positive impact on their companies, their stakeholders, society at large, and the natural environment. Their leadership representati  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (TNScapv) -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following letter on Feb. 12, 2024, with 72 organizations: * * * Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, We, a group of concerned 73 civil society organizations, write to you today in support of a safe, fair, and a free digital space for all people. As the United Nations Human Rights Council has repeatedly reaffirmed, "The same rights that people have offline must a  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release: Action Against Hunger, a global leader in finding sustainable solutions to world hunger, is calling on African Heads of States and Governments to prioritize regional conflict resolution and gender equality at the Feb. 18th AU Summit. The AU Heads of State Assembly, Africa's supreme policy and decision-making body that determines AU policies, programs, and priorities, will meet for the 37th Ordinary Session under the t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: A warmer-than-average winter and lack of snow are ominous signs of worsening climatic and drought conditions in Afghanistan which is already suffering its worst drought in 30 years, five international NGOs warned today. The country has had very little snow so far this winter, raising fears that water shortages will continue after three continuous years of drought and Afghanistan's humanitari  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- Action Against Hunger issued the following news release: A series of airstrikes on Rafah on Feb. 12 killed at least 67 people, with the toll expected to rise. Rafah, Gaza's southern city, is home to more than 1.3 million people, including humanitarian workers and Action Against Hunger staff. Many fled to Rafah after attacks on their homes forced them to flee and seek shelter elsewhere. Now, families are trapped without access to healthcare or food as violence escalates. "I  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: Lost Tribe and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced their partnership to combine efforts to combat antisemitism through a joint initiative aimed at providing Jewish pre-teens and teenagers with safer online spaces and effective tools to confront antisemitism. "Partnering with ADL, an organization committed to combating hate and antisemitism online, will help us to advance our mutual   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following joint statement with five organizations on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * The New York State Redistricting Commission voted today on new congressional maps for New York. The maps are now delivered to the New York Legislature, where lawmakers will then vote on the maps in the coming days. In response, the following groups released these statements: "The reconvened Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) owes New Yorkers an apology. Fro  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, ahead of a verdict in the Attorney General of The State of New York v. NRA trial, Everytown for Gun Safety is releasing a new memo highlighting key moments from the trial and the current state of the NRA. "No matter the outcome of this trial, it's clear that the NRA is no longer invincible - and now, it is flirting with being irrelevant," said Nick Suplina, SVP of Law & Policy at Everytown   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The American Jewish Congress, an organization that says it works to defend Jewish interests at home and abroad through public policy, advocacy, legislation and the courts, issued the following agency statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * The American Jewish Congress applauds the U.S. Senate for passing the National Security Act, which provides critical emergency aid to Israel while it continues to battle Hamas terrorists and seeks to deter other malignant regional actors. This  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The American Foundation for AIDS Research issued the following news release: amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, welcomes the announcement Wednesday that Francisco Ruiz will take over as Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP). Ruiz has previously served in roles with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors, and the National Latino AIDS Action Network. As Director of ONAP,   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, Haymarket Books and the Mellon Foundation jointly announced the inaugural cohort for the newly established Writing Freedom Fellowship--a program to support writers of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction impacted by the criminal legal system. Writing Freedom was envisioned and funded by the Mellon Foundation and the Art for Justice Fund, and developed and administered by Haymarke  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued the following news release: The ASPCA(R) (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(R)) has announced more than $400,000 in grant funding available to U.S. and Canadian organizations to support research that either directly or systemically could benefit animals, with a focus on projects that examine cruelty, access to veterinary care, applied behavior, psychological trauma, and farm ani  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: The Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), has issued a new Solutions Brief, Saving Social Security, which offers a series of steps to shore up the critical federal retirement program for both the short term and long term. The Solutions Brief--the latest in CED's Sustaining Capitalism series--sounds the alarm bells on Social Security's current trajectory: Without pr  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The Conference Board's Committee for Economic Development issued the following news release: The Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), has issued a new Solutions Brief, Saving Social Security, which offers a series of steps to shore up the critical federal retirement program for both the short term and long term. The Solutions Brief--the latest in CED's Sustaining Capitalism series--sounds the alarm bells on Social Secu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) and Majlis Ash Shura: Islamic Leadership Council of New York today condemned Westchester County Executive George Latimer's refusal to say that all Muslims are not part of Hamas in a Facebook post relating to his New York Times expose. The Westchester Black Political Conference (WBPC) recently urged Westc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * ACS CAN SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR NEW YORK LAWMAKERS TO PRIORITIZE POLICY TO REDUCE MEDICAL DEBT DURING SESSION * * * Protecting free preventive cancer screenings and reducing the burden of medical debt are the top issues of concern for cancer patients and survivors today, according to a new survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (A  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The College Board issued the following agency statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * College Board has resolved an investigation by the Office of the New York State Attorney General and New York State Education Department concerning the application of New York State's Education Law 2-D to the information of New York State students who opted into Student Search Service(TM) (Search) when taking College Board exams in the state during the school day. For more than 50 years, Searc  more

YONKERS, New York, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports and WorkMoney launch Credit Checkup project to encourage consumers to check their reports for credit-damaging errors * * * Consumers should check their credit reports carefully to make sure they don't contain errors, as complaints about mistakes on these critical reports continue to be the top complaint submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, according to a new ana  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: After Ecuador and Haiti were identified as part of the 20 countries most at risk of intensifying humanitarian crises, according to the 2024 Emergency Watchlist, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warned during a virtual briefing that their effects will be felt across the Latin America and Caribbean region. Multiple factors--spanning from intensifying violence, the effects of climate change, increas  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The National Kidney Foundation issued the following news release: The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is proud to announce that Mary B. Leonard, MD, MSCE will be honored with the Donald W. Seldin Award. This award was established to recognize excellence in clinical nephrology in the tradition of one of the foremost teachers and researchers in the field, Dr. Donald W. Seldin. Dr. Leonard will be presented with this award during the NKF 2024 Spring Clinical Meetings (SCM) in  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Pay records for more than 168,000 county, city, town, village and other public employees were added today to SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center's government transparency website. In addition to the searchable data, the Empire Center released the updated edition of What They Make (https://www.empirecenter.org/publications/what-they-make-2023/), its annual analysis of lo  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024, by Director David Kelly: * * * Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order vowing to preserve one million acres of land by 2040, as well as restore an additional million acres and plant one million urban trees. This initiative comes at a critical time, following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision significantly limiting federal wetland protections. "Environmental Defe  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Environmental Defense Fund's Research Compares the Cost of Driving Five Electric Vehicles in Ohio with Similar Gas-Powered Cars * * * Today, Environmental Defense Fund and WSP, in partnership with Sierra Club, released a new analysis (https://www.edf.org/driving-change-how-electric-vehicles-are-benefiting-americans-across-country) that finds many popular and widely anticipa  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located 10 TikTok accounts that had either posted video footage from the 2019 Christchurch terrorist attack or glorified the shooter and an additional 11 TikTok accounts that promoted white supremacist gro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The Financial Technology Association issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2024: The Financial Technology Association, a trade association representing innovative financial technology companies, today released a statement on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's new study (https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2024/02/how-and-why-do-consumers-use-buy-now-pay-later/), "How and Why Do Consumers Use Buy Now Pay Later": "As prices for everyday good  more

PEEKSKILL, New York, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * New Win Climate analysis finds Westchester families could save as much as $183 per month under bill to move off fossil fuels * * * Today, Westchester legislators and advocates held a press conference calling on Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to champion passage of the NY HEAT Act in the Assembly One House Budget expected next month. Governor Hochul included key provision  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust announces seven new grants to support research aimed at helping people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) more safely incorporate exercise into their lives. This support, totaling more than $12 million, is a major stride forward in trying to build knowledge in this important area of unmet need for T1D. Currently, people   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * The House Transportation & Infrastructure's Subcommittee on Highways and Transit will hear testimony from stakeholders on the implementation of Build America, Buy America today at 10 a.m. Eastern. Watch the hearing online here (https://transportation.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=407215&emci=27340a02-65cb-ee11-85f9-002248223794&emdi=10f5a8f5-13cc-ee11-85f9-002248  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- JDRF, a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, issued the following news release: JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, is recognizing Grammy award-winning megastar Usher and NFL Super Bowl Champion Noah Gray of the Kansas City Chiefs for shining a spotlight on T1D during Super Bowl LVIII. Usher's now teenage son was diagnosed with T1D at just six years old. As Usher prepared for his highly anticipated Super B  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The Jewish Council for Public Affairs issued the following statement on Feb. 13, 2024: * * * In response to the U.S. House of Representatives voting in favor of impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), released the following statement. Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs: "Over and over again we see members of Congress play politics with the lives of immigrants and asylum seeke  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 (TNScapv) -- Action Against Hunger issued the following joint statement on Feb. 14, 2024, with 14 organizations: * * * We, the signatories of this statement, call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a massive increase in humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Gaza, and as the only way to comply with the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2417. Allowing access for humanitarian aid to reach the civilian population is an obligation under International Humani  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund (LCV Action Fund) congratulates Representative-elect Tom Suozzi on his election to the U.S. House and victory in New York's 3rd Congressional District special election. "We're thrilled Tom Suozzi is on his way back to Congress to continue tackling the climate crisis. Representative Suozzi has a proven track record of putting the people of Long Island, Queens  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- 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. New York, February 15, 2024...The Conference Board Leading Economic Index  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- 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 Brazil, together  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- 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. New York, February 16, 2024...The Conference Board Leading Economic Index  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 -- 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. New York, February 12, 2024...The Conference Board Leading Economic Index  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- 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. New York, February 13, 2024...The Conference Board Leading Economic Index  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- 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. New York, February 14, 2024...The Conference Board Leading Economic Index  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 12, 2024, to the American Conservative: * * * DoxyPEP Is a Disaster in Waiting By Theodore Dalrymple Fellini's Satyricon comes to the pages of the New England Journal of Medicine. There is a very easy way to eliminate death on the roads: prohibit all traffic. Unfortunately, such a policy would have effects other than the elimination of death on the roads, but road safety experts might have dif  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 14, 2024, to the National Review Online: * * * What Biden Should Do at the Border By Daniel Di Martino The president should pursue all options in his power to solve the border crisis. Earlier this month, the Senate failed to pass a bipartisan border deal. There are many lessons to be learned from the deal's failure. But if America is to gain control over its border and halt the influx of milli  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 11, 2024, to the New York Post: * * * Now It's Free Cash: Hochul and Adams' Never-Ending Migrant-Money Spigot By Nicole Gelinas Another week, another migrant-mismanagement bombshell: Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams have been quietly handing out cash to thousands of migrants for nine months. The governor and mayor have learned nothing from the mess they've made. The federal government, which funds  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 15, 2024, to the Spectator: * * * The Supreme Court Takes on the Administrative State By Ilya Shapiro Loper Bright v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce both involve bizarre fishing rules After consecutive Supreme Court terms with major rulings on abortion, guns and affirmative action, the justices don't have anything on the docket now that will roil the culture wars. (The Trump  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 13, 2024, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * A Borderline Crazy Campaign Strategy By Jason L. Riley Biden thinks he can win by blaming the immigration crisis on Trump. Really. It may be the most bizarre presidential campaign strategy since Walter Mondale promised to raise taxes in 1984 and went on to lose 49 states to Ronald Reagan. Joe Biden has convinced himself that immigration is a winning  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following joint statement on Feb. 16, 2024: * * * Today, the co-chairs of Mayors Against Illegal Guns (MAIG), a nonpartisan coalition of more than 2,000 current and former mayors that is a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following joint statement in response to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Championship parade in Kansas City, standing in solidarity with fellow MAIG co-chair Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. "  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today the co-chairs for this year's Costume Institute Benefit, which will be held on May 6 in New York. Bad Bunny, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Lopez, Anna Wintour, and Zendaya will serve as co-chairs for the evening. The Benefit (also known as The Met Gala(R)) takes place annually on the first Monday in May and marks the opening of The Costume Institute'  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 14 -- New Economy Project issued the following news release: As soaring housing costs continue to push New Yorkers out of their neighborhoods and the state, members of the Housing Justice for All and New York City Community Land Initiative coalitions rallied with elected officials, tenants and other advocates on Thursday to demand passage of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) in this year's state legislative session. Sponsored by State Senator Zellnor Myrie  more

RYE BROOK, New York, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society issued the following news release: Research published recently in two premier scientific journals, Nature and Science, demonstrates how LLS support is advancing blood cancer research in new and exciting ways. "As these two studies demonstrate, there are many important ways to improve the health and quality of life of blood cancer patients and their families" says LLS Chief Scientific Officer Lee Greenberger, Ph.D. "In   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: The New York City Bar Association is grateful to Governor Hochul for rescinding the proposal to divert $100 million from the Interest on Lawyer Account (IOLA) Fund intended for civil legal services for the indigent in her 30-day budget amendments, and is proud to have joined with nearly every facet of the legal community to urge this outcome. "IOLA funding helps fill the justice gap by providing indispens  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Feb. 16 -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) is thrilled to share that Everette Joseph's term as director of the National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) has been extended through February 2029. Everette Joseph became the NSF NCAR director in February 2019, coming to the organization from the University at Albany, State University o  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Franco Zeffirelli's larger-than-life production of Puccini's Turandot returns to the Met stage for 17 performances, starting February 28. Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv, also the first female music director of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna, makes her Met debut, leading two notable casts. Starting February 28, soprano Elena Pankratova makes her company debut in the title role, opposite tenor SeokJong B  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) issued the following statement on Feb. 14, 2024: * * * Today, Reproductive Freedom for All endorsed candidate Tom Suozzi was elected in New York's Third Congressional District special election. Rep. Suozzi ran on his support for abortion rights and access and consistently earned a 100% on the Congressional Record on Reproductive Freedom during his previous time in Congress. Reproductive Freedom for All  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: The Rockefeller Foundation released a roadmap to make Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) a more effective vehicle for transforming energy systems in low- and middle-income countries. "Scaling the JETP model - prospects and pathways for action" details lessons learned from the first wave of JETPs, identifies roadblocks to the current model, and proposes pathways to scaling JETPs in ways t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: The Rockefeller Foundation announced today that Xcel Energy has joined the Economic Opportunity Coalition (EOC). Facilitated by RF Catalytic Capital Inc. (RFCC), The Rockefeller Foundation's public charity, the EOC is a public-private partnership with the U.S. government designed to align and catalyze investments in underserved communities and create wealth, with a priority placed on supporting s  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemned Governor Hochul's proposal to dramatically criminalize the use of generative A.I., warning that the ill-defined measure risked criminalizing parody, political commentary, and other protected speech. The civil rights group noted that sweeping restrictions o  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns Speaker Mike Johnson for planning a rare secret session of the whole House to reauthorize Section 702 mass surveillance powers this week. "Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) grants sweeping surveillance powers that the FBI ille  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 16 --Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy issued the following news release: Today, the New York Can End Child Poverty coalition came together in support of the Working Families Tax Credit (S277B/A277B), which is estimated to result in a 13.4% reduction in children under the age of 18 living in poverty with a 19.6% reduction for those under 18 living in deep poverty. Speakers at today's press conference urged investment in the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC), a bo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Tom Suozzi has been re-elected to the U.S. House, winning last night's special election to represent the people of New York's Third Congressional District. Sierra Club endorsed Suozzi and our local group leaders actively mobilized Sierra Club members in this critical race. "Voters in New York turned out to elect a proven climate champion who will fight for clean air, clean water, and protect our public lands for everyone  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 13 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: NEW YORK, February 13, 2024 - In New York, people who live in East Harlem can expect to live an average of 19 years less than those who live just two miles away in the Upper East Side[1]. This life expectancy gap is nearly equivalent to the difference in life expectancy between low-income and high-income countries. The science tells us that physical conditions in which people live  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- 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 statement on Feb. 14, 2024, by President and CEO Frankie Miranda on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment: * * * "Yesterday's impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas by the Republican majority in the House is a clear example of political retribution   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 -- The Lawfare Project, an organization that provides legal counsel and services, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, The Lawfare Project - together with co-counsel Eiseman Levine Lehrhaupt and Kakoyiannis, P.C. - filed a lawsuit against Columbia University on behalf of Mackenzie Forrest, a Jewish student who was forced out of an academic program after she requested religious and safety accommodations. Mackenzie began attending Columbia's School of Soci  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 -- The New York Community Trust issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: The New York Community Trust today announced more than $7.7 million in grants to 39 nonprofits working to build and sustain healthy, rewarding lives in New York and beyond. This latest round of grants supports organizations addressing a wide range of community needs, including aiding newly arrived migrants, supporting cancer patients, empowering women of color to launch their own businesses, a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Association for Cancer Research issued the following news release: The Pezcoller Foundation-American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research will be presented to Titia de Lange, PhD, Fellow of the AACR Academy, during the AACR Annual Meeting 2024, to be held April 5-10 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. De Lange is Leon Hess Professor, head   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Common Cause issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024: * * * Today, a New York judge rejected Donald Trump's attempt to have criminal charges against him thrown out for hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels to keep their affair secret on the eve of the 2016 presidential election. The trial will begin six years after Common Cause filed complaints related to the payments with the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission. Jury selection is schedule  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 14 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Today, elected officials joined the CARE for Immigrant Families coalition at the New York State Capitol to rally in support of a $150 million investment in immigrant legal services to ease pressure on the backlog of cases and ensure recent arrivals can swiftly apply for work. Advocates also called for passage of the Access to Representation Act (ARA), a first-in-the-nation bill which w  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Researchers aim to use their science to help inform best practices and strategies to better protect fin whales in waters off NY and NJ "While they may not be seen as close to shore as other whales and dolphins, it is truly remarkable that the second largest animal to have ever lived on this earth is here in the New York Bight year-round off our coasts." Dr. Howard Rosenbaum, Director of t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: Following the European Court of Human Rights' decision to uphold the ban on ritual slaughter in the Flemish and Walloon Regions of Belgium, Maram Stern, executive vice president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), has expressed profound dismay, emphasizing the detrimental effects of this ruling on religious freedoms for Jewish and Muslim communities across Europe. Stern remarked, "The court's ill-advised decision  more