NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The American Kennel Club issued the following news release: The American Kennel Club(R) (AKC(R)) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2024 AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, 2024. The 2024 event will showcase the top canine athletes and will also include popular attractions such as the Best Bred-by-Exhibitor competition, the AK  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The American Association of State Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its nonpartisan American Democracy Project Copyright (c) with a call to its membership to recommit to the initiative's guiding principles. AASCU has championed the cause of civic engagement through the American Democracy Project, which was established in 2003 in partnersh  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release: As people in Belarus prepare for elections on February 25, 2024, Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition urge A1 Telekom Austria Group to keep internet connectivity open and secure throughout the election period. This vote will be the first since the disputed presidential elections in 2020 that triggered widespread protests, and saw au  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following news release: Meta's continuous censorship of Palestine-related content in times of war is a systematic issue that the tech giant must immediately address. Access Now's new report, It's not a glitch: how Meta systematically censors Palestinian voices, (https://www.accessnow.org/publication/how-meta-censors-palestinian-voices) delves into h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 [Category: Energy] -- The American Clean Power Association issued the following news release: The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind, after the Department of the Interior approved the Construction and Operations Plan for Equinor's Empire Wind project in New York: "This is a milestone for Empire Wind and domestic offshore wind as a whole. When it reaches construction, this project w  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: NCSY and ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today announced a new partnership to combat antisemitism, providing resources for students and staff in high schools. This partnership comes as antisemitic incidents are skyrocketing. ADL recently released preliminary data finding a total of 3,291 incidents between Oct. 7 and Jan. 7, a 361- percent increase over the same period a year prior. This includes  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Anti-Defamation League issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) named distinguished journalist and award-winning documentary producer Deborah Camiel as director of its Media & Entertainment Institute. Launched in September 2023, the Institute engages with industry leaders to improve societal perceptions of Jews and understanding of antisemitism. An award-winning storyteller with an extensive background in broadcast, print and  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: As the world marks the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked attack against, and its reported commission of widespread and systematic human rights violations and war crimes in, Ukraine, American Jewish Committee (AJC) and its Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights (JBI) reiterate their longstanding call for world governments to act collectively and individually to ensure a robust int  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: The Kennedy Center today announced additional programming to its 2023-2024 Comedy at the Kennedy Center season, a signature program focused on elevating comedy as an art form and uniting the community together through laughter. Following acclaimed runs in New York, London, Edinburgh, Melbourne, Boston, Washington, D.C., as well as a six-time extended Off-Broadway engage  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release with LatinoJustice PRLDEF and Center for Law and Social Justice: The Unity Map Coalition, a consortium of leading legal voting rights organizations representing people of color in New York City is urging the New York State legislature to adopt the Unity Map in full. The Coalition, from the Asian American Legal Defense Fund, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and The Center for Law and Social Justice at  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news: By Aaron Callahan Mounting evidence suggests that the secret to understanding human health and combating metabolic diseases lies hidden within the microscopic world of our gut bacteria. Recent research by scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell University reveals that a specific fatty acid produced by gut bacteria directly influences fat metabolism in animals. This research is pivotal  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news: By Bennett Fox In our paper, recently published in Nature Communications, we (my colleagues at the Boyce Thompson Institute and Cornell University) demonstrated that a specific type of bacteria-derived fatty acid - so-called cyclopropane fatty acids, which are also part of the human diet - has a major impact on fat metabolism in the host animal. Using the nematode C. elegans as a model system, we found t  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 21 -- Brooklyn Museum issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: In celebration of its 200th anniversary, the Brooklyn Museum will present The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition, a major group show of work by Brooklyn artists, honoring the wide- ranging creativity of the borough. Opening on October 4, 2024, the sweeping exhibition will fill more than 15,000 square feet of the Museum's Great Hall with artworks in all mediums by hundreds of artists, curated by an Artist  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned an anti-Muslim tirade by an individual who reportedly entered a mosque in Melville on Wednesday and called for stepped-up security for houses of worship. The man allegedly entered the mosque and began recording worshiper  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Feb. 20 -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release: The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces that five of CEE's Research Science Institute (RSI) 2023 alumni are among the 150 high school seniors who are named Coca-Cola Scholars. "These young scholars are building upon the extraordinary RSI experience as scholars," said Joann DiGennaro, CEE President. "I am so very proud of these students who represent the future of U.S. global le  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Opposition to Palestinian rights has shaped U.S. federal anti-terrorism law from its beginnings, according to a briefing paper released today. Dating back to the 1960s, the government has used anti-terrorism law to target the Palestinian movement and supporters and to stigmatize Palestinians as terrorists, the paper says. Published by Palestine Legal and the Center for Consti  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran issued the following news release: The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) condemns the imminent execution of Abbas Deris, a street protester in Iran who was tortured and coerced into falsely confessing to a crime without any solid evidence implicating him. Despite glaring violations of due process and a pending request for a stay of the execution, Iranian authorities are pushing forward with Deris' execution. "This is a tra  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Feb. 21 -- The Central New York Community Foundation issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * The Black Equity & Excellence Advisory Council is charged with reviewing grant proposals and making funding recommendations as well as identifying gaps and opportunities to create a more equitable and economically inclusive Central New York for the Black community. * * * The Central New York Community Foundation is welcoming three new Black Equity & Excellence Ad  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The American Institute of Chemical Engineers issued the following news release: Chemical engineers, process safety experts, and affiliated stakeholders across the chemical process industries (CPI) will survey the state of their profession when the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and its Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) present the 2024 AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety -- to be held March 24-28 at the Ernest N. Mor  more

YONKERS, New York, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced plans to move forward with a vote in March to finalize rules that will require cable and satellite providers to display an "all-in" price for video programming on consumers' bills and promotional materials. Consumer Reports welcomes the decision to move forward with a vote and has long advocated for greater transparency in the cable TV marketplace and   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today called on X to take more substantial steps to safeguard against the future sale of subscriptions to designated terrorist groups, including Hezbollah and the Houthis. Reports (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/technology/terrorists-check-marks-x-report.html) emerged last week that X, formerly Twitter, may be in violation of U.S. sanctions   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution issued the following news release: The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), a global non-profit organization that helps others manage conflict so that they might better pursue their purpose, has released a new set of rules that help companies prevent disputes with business partners. The Dispute Prevention & Management Board rules were developed by a task force of CPR   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Detention Watch Network issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * In response to recent reporting by NBC News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and other outlets citing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials claiming a budget shortfall and demanding more funding, Setareh Ghandehari, Advocacy Director at Detention Watch Network, offered the following comment: "ICE is lying - full stop. The agency's 'budget shortfall' narrative is a dang  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Earth Day Network issued the following agency statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Amid New York Fashion Week, we are excited to see big designer's new seasonal looks on the runway. In recent years, black fashion designers represented in New York Fashion Weeks have numbered less than 10% as was the case this year where only 6 out of the over 70 designers at New York Fashion's Fall/Winter 2024 appeared on a runway show. In 2020, following the George Floyd murder, the CFDA (  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Standard frameworks used to assess the climate impacts of hydrogen production are vulnerable to broad miscalculation, according to new research by scientists at Environmental Defense Fund. As governments, investors, and industry look to hydrogen to help meet climate goals, the researchers say it is critical to get this accounting right. Published today in the journal Environmental S  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund endorsed its first round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers and Everytown leaders running for office across the country. These endorsements, which are Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund's first of the 2024 election, are a testament to the growing power of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers as candidates for office the  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Today, after the jury reached its verdict in the Attorney General of The State of New York v. NRA trial, Everytown for Gun Safety released the following statement: "We're two months into 2024 and the NRA has already managed to lose this trial, their longtime leader, and whatever political relevance it had left," said Nick Suplina, SVP of Law & Policy at Everytown for Gun Safety. "This verdict conf  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: 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 identified a Telegram channel with over 7,500 subscribers urging its followers to share an antisemitic propaganda video in response to Holocaust-related social media content. The full video was previously posted by one acc  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following agency statement on Feb. 20, 2024: * * * The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is disappointed at the US veto of another resolution today calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution also called for all parties to uphold international humanitarian law, for civilians and civilian infrastructure to be protected, hostages to be released and humanitarian aid to be facilitated urgently into Gaza. Whilst   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- 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: * * * Report recommends new policies that protect communities from displacement, promote affordable housing, and regulate short-term rentals as a business, among others. To continue the discussion started by the report, Hispanic Federation a  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 23 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: A freethinking chaplain who has become recently famous for counseling a nonbelieving death-row prisoner is interviewed on the Freedom From Religion Foundation show this Sunday. Devin Moss is a Brooklyn-based humanist chaplain. He's a podcast host and a podcast producer, a screenwriter and, as he puts it, a perpetual student. He has a podcast on spirituality and death called "The Adventures of  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (TNSres) -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Today, a recent report (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-weighs-making-harder-migrants-get-asylum-easier-deport-rcna139626) revealed the Biden Administration is considering taking immediate action to alleviate pressure at the southern border, directly impacting asylum seekers and immigrant communities. Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigratio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Immigration Reform Law Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Last evening, a New York state appellate court sustained a lower court's invalidation of a law the New York City Council had passed giving the right to vote in city elections to aliens. The Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) had filed brief (https://irli.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Fossella-v-Adams_amicus.pdf) in the appeal urging that result. IRLI had explained in its brief   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: One million doses of life-saving vaccines have been administered to children living across Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan, thanks to the Zero-Dose Immunization Programme (ZIP). Funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in the Horn of Africa, ZIP is responding to the humanitarian challenge of identifying and vaccinating zero-dose children living in f  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The International Trademark Association issued the following news release: In the next installment in a series of think tank projects facilitated by the International Trademark Association (INTA), the Association is pleased to announce the release of the Financial Sustainability Considerations for the Intellectual Property Office of the Future Report. Authored by the Intellectual Property (IP) Office of the Future Think Tank, the Report details the proactive steps   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2024: ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the only US PRO that operates on a not-for-profit basis, has announced the talent lineup for its 2024 Membership Meeting, scheduled for February 28 in New York City. Featuring performances, panels and presentations aimed at bringing the ASCAP community together for inspiration, education and a report on ASCA  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Carnegie Corporation of New York issued the following news release: Jon-Michael Consalvo, managing director of Carnegie Corporation of New York's Investments team, has been appointed as the Corporation's chief investment officer effective March 1. The philanthropic foundation's board of trustees voted to promote Consalvo, a 15-year veteran of the institution, to oversee its $4.2 billion endowment and in-house group. Consalvo succeeds Mark Baumgartner, who stepped down i  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, issued the following letter with 19 organizations: * * * For the attention of Alejandro Plater, CEO, A1 Telekom Austria Group; Thomas Arnoldner, Deputy CEO, A1 Telekom Austria Group; and Daniel Hajj Aboumrad, CEO America Movil Group * * * Dear Mr. Alejandro Plater, Thomas Arnoldner, and Daniel Hajj Aboumrad, We, the undersigned organizations and members of the #Ke  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department has ruled on Local Law 11, a law that aims to expand voting rights by allowing New Yorkers with legal permanent status or work authorization the right to vote in municipal elections. The decision ruled against noncitizen municipal voting in New York City striking down Local Law 11. The following statement can be attributed t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024, with Asian American Legal Defense Fund and Center for Law and Social Justice: * * * The Unity Map Coalition, a consortium of leading legal voting rights organizations representing people of color in New York City is urging the New York State legislature to adopt the Unity Map in full. The Coalition, from the Asian American Legal Defense Fund, LatinoJustice PRLDEF and The Center for Law and Social Justi  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- 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 22, 2024...The Conference Board Leading Economic Index  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- 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 Mexico increased   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 20, 2024, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Your 401(k) Will Be Gone within a Decade By Allison Schrager The intellectual case for getting rid of tax-advantaged retirement plans is strong, and the political case is catching up. If you are among the 56% of US workers with a retirement plan, I have some bad news for you: Your 401(k) will be gone in 10 years, tops. Not the money, thank goodness -- Amer  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 22, 2024, to the Epoch Times: * * * Equity's Dangerous Echo By Theodore Dalrymple It's alarming that a way of thinking should now be in common between the Nazis and the Journal of the American Medical Association. Equity is the quality of fairness and impartiality. It can be demanded only in certain defined circumstances, not of human life in general. Only a moment's reflection is necessary to  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 23, 2024, to Fusion: * * * The Remedy for Antisemitism Is Gratitude for Liberalism By Tal Fortgang National media returned to a familiar storyline this past weekend, as two Harvard student organizations (the Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee and the African and African American Resistance Organization) and Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine apologized for promoting what it ad  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 21, 2024, to the National Post: * * * Conservative Politicians Who Bend the Knee to Woke Norms Fail Us All By Eric Kaufmann Most Canadians don't agree with 'woke' policies -- and the Tories don't have to, either The Canadian public opposes the woke position on both transgender issues and the national past. In fact, there is virtually no difference between Americans, Britons and Canadians, Angl  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to the New York Post: * * * Inside Mayor Adams' Migrant Debit Card Boondoggle -- No-Bid Bank Gets $50 Million, Border Crossers up to $10,000 Each By Nicole Gelinas It takes money to make money, as the old saying goes, and, apparently, it also takes money -- as much as $53 million -- to give money away. Earlier this month, The Post broke the story that Mayor Adams is giving out pre-paid cash cards to m  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: While the vast majority of states hold elections for state office on even-numbered years--what's known as "on-cycle"--many local elections are not. These "off-cycle" elections often include general elections for city offices and school board elections. In a new policy document containing model legislation, Manhattan Institute fellow and director of cities John Ketcham and J.D. candidate at University of Pennsylvania  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * Aggressive supply-side reforms would enable the U.S. to onshore production in a time of foreign unrest * * * Ongoing wars in Israel and Ukraine have made the national-security argument for reindustrializing the American economy more timely than ever. In a new Manhattan Institute report, adjunct fellow and former U.S. Department of Treasury advisor Stephen Miran discusses the problems with the Biden  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that Yael David, PhD, chemical biologist leading The Yael David Lab and Associate Member of the Chemical Biology Program, has been selected as a 2024 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Chemistry. Dr. David is one of only 126 young scientists across the United States and Canada to be awarded this annual fellowship, one of th  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Florida Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond * * * The Florida chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots networks, released the following statement in response to House Republicans advancing HB17, a bill to repeal the law that requires a 3-day waiting period on all dealer sales   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation issued the following news on Feb. 21, 2024: The Mellon Foundation today announced that curator, historian, educator, and Monument Lab Director Paul M. Farber will join its Board of Trustees. In addition to his position at Monument Lab, Farber also serves as Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Public Art & Space at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design. His extensive research and curatorial projects explore urban hist  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The National League for Nursing issued the following news: The American Nurses Association, which represents the nation's more than 5 million registered nurses, has honored National League for Nursing President and CEO Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, with its highest accolade: the Hall of Fame Award. This coveted professional recognition, created to honor an individual RN deemed as a nurse exemplar, recognizes outstanding commitment to the field of nursing and impact on the   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 (TNSres) -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: Walking and physical function were worse among Black people compared to white people in a study of 208 people with MS. The team reported that the results were not due to social factors such as employment and income. This study was supported by the National MS Society. Such studies are crucial for developing interventions that can improve physical functions in ALL people affected by MS. Background:   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: State regulators have approved long-awaited regulations authorizing adults to home cultivate personal use quantities of cannabis. Members of the Cannabis Control Board signed off on the rules last week. The rules must still undergo a 60-day public comment period. New York is among the minority of adult-use legalization states that does not currently permit adults to legally grow   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: This week, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a new policy paper by researcher Sofia Koller, Six Years Later: A Status Update On The Prosecution Of Female Returnees In Germany, examining the prosecution of women who returned to Germany after traveling to Iraq and Syria to join terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State (ISIS). Koller has extensively covered the subject of foreign terrorist fig  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- The New York City Bar Association issued the following news release: The New York City Bar Association (NYC Bar) laments the death of Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist, and human rights defender Aleksei Navalny on February 16, 2024, while serving a thirty-year sentence in the Russian IK-3 penal colony in the Arctic Circle. Although the circumstances surrounding Mr. Navalny's death are still undetermined, largely due to what appears to be obfuscation by Rus  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * Today, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced the cancellation of the Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Budget Program to Eliminate the Gap (PEG) for city agencies. Despite a budget surplus, Mayor Adams also announced an additional 10% cut to city-funded asylum seeker costs. Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition: "Mayor Adams is becoming the real life example of the boy  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The New York Immigration Coalition issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, the NYS Supreme Court Appellate Division: Second Judicial Department ruled on Fossella v. New York City, a lawsuit brought by Republican leaders against New York City's passage of Local Law 11, New York City's municipal voting rights bill. The judge's panel ruled against noncitizen municipal voting in New York City, and struck down Local Law 11. Local Law 11, which was passed by t  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 23 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release: The New York State Bar Association is set to host a delegation from the Israel Bar Association as a show of solidarity and to build relationships with their fellow legal professionals. As part of the visit, the New York State Bar Association is sponsoring an educational program on judicial independence in Israel and in New York. The program will feature esteemed members of Israel's judiciary and   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today unveiled the selection of 60 diverse tech founder teams from across New York City to participate in the third installation of NYCEDC's signature Founder Fellowship program. The program is designed to address inequities in the tech ecosystem and empower New Yorkers to seize entrepreneurship opportunities in the industr  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * Today, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed an executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in any sports at county-run facilities. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement attributable to Bobby Hodgson, Director of LGBTQ Rights Litigation. "Nassau County's cynical executive order is illegal and we w  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2024: Representing the Columbia University chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), the New York Civil Liberties Union today announced it sent a letter to Columbia University administrators demanding that they reverse the unlawful suspension of the two student groups for engaging in peaceful protest. The letter also calls on the university to reinstate b  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where 135,000 people have been displaced fleeing the intensification of fighting between the Congolese army and non-state armed groups since the beginning of 2024. The situation in the region has reached dire proportions, with widespread displacement, violen  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Feb. 21 -- The Poynter Institute issued the following news release: The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to its National Advisory Board, which offers guidance and ideas to help Poynter better meet the needs of the media industry. The new members are: * Stella M. Chavez, immigration reporter, KERA, Dallas * Ramon Escobar, senior vice president, talent recruitment and development, CNN * Kathle  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: Solar photovoltaic (PV) is now the lowest-cost source of electricity in most places around the world. But cheap solar threatens to become too much of a good thing. According to Too Much Sun? Heavy Focus on Solar Might Create Volatile US Electricity Markets, allowing solar to become the dominant source of energy without adequate storage capacity might fuel greater volatility in US electricity wholesale markets--and pot  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns Eric Adams announcement that he has "another plan" for the K5 robot that briefly patrolled the Times Square subway station last year for the NYPD. Designed by Knightscope, the drone was launched as a pilot program in September that folded earlier this month  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, released Anti-Abortion Ad Tech: Ad Tech Puts Abortion Seekers at Risk, detailing near-ubiquitous ad tech surveillance of abortion providers' websites, putting providers and patients at risk. Despite Google and Meta's past statements supporting abortion access, they   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * The lives of at least one million children in Gaza remain at risk from fighting, starvation, and disease, as well as ongoing severe mental distress from months of war after the UN Security Council failed to pass yet another ceasefire resolution, Save the Children said. The news co  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 23 -- Save the Sound issued the following statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United State heard oral arguments on challenges to an Environmental Protection Agency rule aimed at reducing ozone pollution from power plants and other industry. The policy, known as the "Good Neighbor" rule, governs emissions from 23 states that blow over state lines to affect others downwind. Roger Reynolds, senior legal director at Save the Sound,  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- Scholars at Risk issued the following news release: Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Chinese authorities again, urging them to secure the immediate release of Rahile Dawut. Take action by signing a letter here (https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/actions/rahile-dawut-china/#Professor%20Rahile%20Dawut). * * * To: President Xi Jinping, The State Council General Office, People's Republic of China February 20, 2024 RE: Release Renowned Uyghur Scholar Rahile Dawut Your   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Semiconductor Industry Association issued the following news release statement on Feb. 19, 2024: * * * The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer in response to the semiconductor manufacturing incentives announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce and GlobalFoundries. The incentives, which are part of the CHIPS and Science Act, will support three GlobalFoundries manufacturing projects   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: A new report by the Sierra Club's Fossil-Free Finance campaign reveals how five major asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard, JPMorgan Asset Management, State Street Global Advisors, and Invesco are putting peoples' investments and retirement savings at risk by using their money to finance fossil fuel projects and fuel the climate crisis. These asset managers collectively manage more than $25 trillion on behalf of thei  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The Sikh Coalition issued the following agency statement on Feb. 22, 2024: * * * This morning, the Sikh Coalition received a 'notice of withholding' from social media company X. The notice explains that "X has received a legal removal demand from the Government of India" alleging that one of our posts related to the ongoing Farmers' Protest in India "violates India's Information Technology Act, 2000." As per X's policy, the post in question is currently censored in India.   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024, by President Rajiv J. Shah: * * * On behalf of The Rockefeller Foundation's Trustees and staff, I congratulate Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli on being named the next CEO of The ONE Campaign. Ndidi is a rare leader: incredibly smart, 100% committed, and uniquely capable of seeing who can help solve a problem and finding ways to connect with them. Since she joined our Board in 2019, Ndidi's shown that kind o  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * The National Multiple Sclerosis Society apologizes to our longtime, dedicated volunteer Fran Itkoff. Recently, we asked Fran to step down from her role as a group leader because of statements made that we viewed as not aligning with our recently implemented diversity, equity and inclusion policy. We realize now that we made a mistake, and we should have had more conversations wit  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on Feb. 21, 2024: * * * "EPA's Good Neighbor Rule protects the health of people in downwind states from dangerous air pollution that blows across state lines from coal-fired power plants and other large industrial sources in upwind states. It is already in effect in eleven upwind states, safeguarding tens of millions of people from serious heart and lung diseases linked to smog. When fully implemented, the Good   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: The Metropolitan Opera announced today the 2024-25 season lineup, which showcases timeless classics of the operatic repertory in revivals and new productions, alongside four Met premieres. There are six new productions this season--the Met premiere of Jeanine Tesori's Grounded, starring Emily D'Angelo and directed by Michael Mayer, opens the season on September 23; Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar, starring A  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The New York Public Library issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: Starting today, readers across the country will have unlimited access to the award-winning young adult bestseller The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (Penguin Random House) as part of The New York Public Library's nationwide Teen Banned Book Club. The Downstairs Girl, which is the third Teen Banned Book Club selection in NYPL's Books for All campaign, will be freely available across the U.S. thro  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The National Waste and Recycling Association issued the following news release on Feb. 21, 2024: This week, Together for Safer Roads (TSR) and The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) are announcing a partnership aimed at extending the FOCUS on Fleet Safety Training Program to independent haulers within the waste and recycling industry. This collaboration builds on the success of the program in fostering safe and efficient fleet operations, and it represents a sign  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 -- The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers issued the following news on Feb. 22, 2024: Honoring the musical storytellers scoring the past year's top films, television series and video games, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) announced today the nominees for the 2024 ASCAP Composers' Choice Awards. Chosen by the ASCAP composer community, winners will be revealed on May 9 during an exclusive party celebrating the winners of the 2  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 23 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor will speak at a New York State Bar Association Civics Convocation designed to explore how to ensure New Yorkers understand what the U.S. Constitution guarantees and how our democracy works. After delivering her remarks virtually to an audience at the Bar Center in Albany on May 9, Justice Sotomayor, who is also a board member of the nonprofit c  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: About the Leading Economic Index and the Coincident Economic Index: The Leading Economic Index (LEI) 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 (CEI) provides an indication of the current state of the economy. Additional details are below. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(r) (LEI) for the   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news release : The United States Council for International Business (USCIB), the National Guaranteeing Association (NGA) and Issuing Association for the ATA Carnet (aka the "Passport for Goods(R)") in the U.S., has facilitated the first ever U.S. digital ATA Carnet (e-ATA) test processing at John F. Kennedy Airport in collaboration with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Roanoke Insurance Group Inc. and  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (TNSres) -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following news release: The Vera Institute of Justice and Black and Pink National are proud to announce the release of "Advancing Transgender Justice: Illuminating Trans Lives Behind and Beyond Bars," resulting from a groundbreaking survey of 280 transgender people in state prisons across 31 states. Their responses provide critical insights into their daily experiences and policy recommendations for government leaders, priso  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 21 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release: In response to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva's comparison of Israel's actions in Gaza to those of Nazi Germany and accusing Israel of genocide, WJC President Ronald S. Lauder has issued a forceful condemnation. "The allegations by President Lula are not only historically inaccurate but dangerously blur the lines of antisemitism. Such comparisons are not just a distortion of reality but are profo  more