NEW YORK, March 14 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Following the semifinal competition on March 11, ten singers have advanced to the final round of the 2024 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The finalists will compete on the Met stage on March 17 at 3PM ET, hosted by Denyce Graves, American mezzo-soprano and Competition alumna, who will perform in this season's revival of Kevin Puts's The Hours. The event will also include a sp  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and its F.D. Bluford Library will present "An Evening with Joshua Bennett"on Thursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in McNair Auditorium, Room 240. The event will feature Bennett, a renowned author, artist and professor of literature and Distinguished Chair of the Humanities at MIT, along with Aggie Poet Laureate Essence  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- The Associated Colleges of the Midwest issued the following Q&A on March 13, 2024, with President Lisa Jasinski: * * * In her first interview as the newly appointed President of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), Lisa Jasinski shares insights into her background as a first-generation college graduate, the intersection of her research interests and leadership roles, and ACM's unique strengths. From discussing her work as a scholar-practitioner to the co  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) spoke at a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy hearing on the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), which advances high-impact energy technologies and develops new ways to generate and use energy. The Congressman underscored Rhode Island's leadership in clean energy and its status as the home of the nation's fi  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 13, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - December 2023": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $38.48 per hour in the South to $52.32 in the Northeast in December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0486) on March 13, 2024, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - January 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January than a year earlier in 218 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 148 areas, and unchanged in 23 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 62 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two brothers with conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 49 kilograms of cocaine, DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today Nelson Santos Munoz, 30, and his brother, A  more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, March 14 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, local business and climate leaders held a press conference at ReVision Energy's facility urging the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) to vote to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) rule at the March 20th board meeting. Advocates from ReVision Energy, Maine Public Health Association, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Conservation Law Foundation   more

SHEFFIELD, England, March 13 (TNSres) -- The European Respiratory Society issued the following news: The European Respiratory Journal is issuing a call for high quality research papers in preparation for this year's ERS International Congress, for a joint session hosted by ERJ and the New England Journal of Medicine. The European Respiratory Journal (ERJ) and the New England Journal of Medicine will again host a collaborative session during the upcoming European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congr  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston arrested a 40-year-old unlawfully present fugitive being sought by law enforcement authorities in Brazil for statutory rape of a minor. Deportation officers from ERO Boston apprehended the Brazilian national Feb.14 near his residence in Bridgeport, Connecticut. "In addition to violating our immigratio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Essex County woman was convicted for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, DEA New Jersey Field Division Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Mahogany Hawkins, 32, of Newark, was convicted on one count possession with intent to distribute co  more

ORONO, Maine, March 13 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on March 12, 2024: The six-bill federal budget package passed by Congress last week and signed by President Biden on Saturday will invest $40.8 million in University of Maine System (UMS) infrastructure and innovation to strengthen student opportunity and the state's economy and local communities. Much of the one-time Congressionally Directed Spending secured for UMS by Sen. Susan Collins, vice chairman   more

ORONO, Maine, March 14 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: The six-bill federal budget package passed by Congress last week and signed by President Biden on Saturday will invest $40.8 million in University of Maine System (UMS) infrastructure and innovation to strengthen student opportunity and the state's economy and local communities. Much of the one-time Congressionally Directed Spending secured for UMS by Sen. Susan Collins, vice chairman of the Senate Appropriati  more

SEATTLE, Washington, March 14 (TNSres) -- The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center issued the following news release: A blood test intended for screening for colorectal cancer in people who are of average risk and not experiencing symptoms correctly detected colorectal cancer in 83% of people confirmed to have the disease, according to a study published March 14 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The accuracy rate for colorectal cancer is similar to at-home stool tests used for early de  more

ST. ALBANS, United Kingdom, March 14 -- Insect Conservation and Diversity journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Royal Entomological Society that says it emphasizes on wild arthropods and the relations between arthropod conservation and diversity, published research articles on the following topics in its March 2024 edition (Vol. 17, Issue 2): EDITORIAL: * Insect ecology and conservation in urban areas: An overview of knowledge and needs URBAN IMPACTS: LAND USE, HABITATS AND MICROCLIMATES  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Institute for Local Self-Reliance issued the following news release: Several New England states have enacted legislation to divert wasted food from disposal, mainly targeting large generators. With the focus on addressing industrial sites, there is a notable lack of support for schools, community gardens, and urban farms in historically excluded neighborhoods to establish a local circular economy. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) is proud to announce the  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Mass General Cancer Center researchers took a new approach to CAR-T, engineering CAR-TEAM cells to treat mixed cell populations within tumors Working in collaboration with Mass General neurosurgeons, the team tested the approach in a phase 1 clinical trial of patients with recurrent glioblastoma First three patients in the trial showed dramatic responses within days * * * A collaborative projec  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 (TNSres) -- Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A collaborative project to bring the promise of cell therapy to patients with a deadly form of brain cancer has shown dramatic results among the first patients to receive the novel treatment. In a paper published today in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from the Mass General Cancer Center, a member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, shared   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Governor Maura T. Healey today announced that she is taking executive action to pardon misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in Massachusetts. If approved by the Governor's Council, this would be the most comprehensive action by a governor since President Joe Biden pardoned federal marijuana possession convictions and called on governors to take similar actions in t  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, March 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, Governor Maura T. Healey continued her Mass Leads Road Show with a stop at Western New England University (WNE) to highlight the bill's proposed investments in advanced manufacturing and robotics. During the Mass Leads Road Show, Governor Healey is traveling to communities across the state to highlight the ways in which her Mass Leads Act will grow the Massachu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A Randolph man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that shipped dozens of parcels containing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Patrick Rinvil, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: A Providence, R.I. man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rafael Cesar Cabreja Jimenez, 28, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of pos  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 14 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and partner organizations are proposing to treat spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) infestations this summer in seven counties across eastern Minnesota. Spongy moths are ranked among America's most destructive tree pests. The insect has caused millions of dollars in damage to forests as it has spread from New England westward in recent decades. Spongy mo  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 14 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) is pleased to announce the promotions of Jason Dexter to Assistant Commissioner and Michelle Heaton to Director of Life and Health. These promotions reflect the dedication, expertise, and leadership demonstrated by both individuals during their respective tenures with the department. Jason Dexter brings a wealth of experience and a prove  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 14 -- The National Football League issued the following news on March 13, 2024: Jimmy Garoppolo's tumultuous tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders has now come to its expected end. Garoppolo was released Wednesday at the dawn of the new league year, along with fellow quarterback Brian Hoyer, wide receiver Hunter Renfrow and defensive lineman Jerry Tillery. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Feb. 16 that Garoppolo, who also has been suspended by the NFL for two games due  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 14 -- The New England Farmers Union issued the following news release: National Farmers Union (NFU) closed its 2024 Convention by adopting the organization's grassroots policy book, laying the foundation for advocating on behalf of family farmers and ranchers across the country. Convention delegates also adopted six special orders of business focused on issues of particular importance in the coming year. "With a projected decline in commodity prices, continued high i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 13 -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued the following news release: The Public Utility Commission of Texas is pleased to welcome Jeff McDonald to his new role as the Director of the Independent Market Monitor (IMM) for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. As IMM Director, McDonald will collaborate with the PUCT to detect and prevent market manipulation and identify potential design improvements for the ERCOT market. "Jeff is uniquely qualif  more