SAN DIEGO, California, June 19 -- Alliance San Diego issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, Alliance San Diego celebrates the Biden Administration's announcement of new relief (https://www.dhs.gov/news/2024/06/17/fact-sheet-dhs-announces-new-process-promote-unity-and-stability-families#:~:text=To%20address%20this%20challenge%2C%20DHS,eligible%20to%20apply%20for%20adjustment) to keep families with mixed immigration status together. With this announcement, undocumented spouses  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * A threatened California population is surprisingly tolerant of one another * * * By Joshua Rapp Learn Green sea turtles have a reputation for being somewhat combative, but by fitting the reptiles with cameras, researchers  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: A new federal analysis released today by the U.S. Department of Interior documents how in less than a century, from the 1900s to the 1970s, a series of federal and private dams constructed across the Columbia River Basin devastated natural ecosystems that since time immemorial had sustained abundant salmon, other native fish, wildlife and plants, and the basin's Tribes. The damming of   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 19 -- The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals), the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SF SPCA) and the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) announce the results of the first-ever California Adopt-a-Pet Day, with 3,609 pets adopted into loving homes on June 1. The day-long eve  more

MILPITAS, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: To keep pace with unremitting growth in demand for chips, the global semiconductor manufacturing industry is expected to increase capacity by 6% in 2024 and post a 7% gain in 2025, reaching a record capacity high of 33.7 million wafers per month (wpm: 8-inch equivalent), SEMI announced today in its latest quarterly World Fab Forec  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- The California Association of Realtors issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: * * * California median home price sets another record-high, C.A.R. reports * * * Mortgage rates that surged to their highest levels since late last year hampered California home sales in May on both a monthly and an annual basis, while the statewide median home price exceeded $900,000 for the second straight month to set another record-high, the CALIFORNIA   more

BREA, California, June 19 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: To solidify ICC-ES as a one-stop-shop for testing, inspection, and certification, services offered by the ICC-NTA Building and Plumbing Products division, including inspections, testing, and certification engineering, are being branded as ICC-ES, effective immediately. The acquisition of NTA into the ICC Family of Solutions in 2019 greatly expanded the services the Code Council provides by adding tes  more

OAKLAND, California, June 19 -- The Independent Institute issued the following news release: Addressed to America's current national security elite, a new satirical book lambastes those who manage to control the public narrative, quash dissent, secure lavish funds, and lead America to incur the breathtakingly high cost of war--in treasure and blood. Readers will get a look behind the curtain of America's war-making factory and realize that bureaucrats who profit from war are not all-powerful pa  more

NEW YORK, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Severity Trends Upward for the Year Florida, Georgia, Texas and California Continue to Lead States for Lightning Losses * * * More than $1.2 billion in lightning-caused U.S. homeowners insurance claims were paid out in 2023 to more than 70,000 policyholders, with $194 million attributable to Texas alone, according to the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I). Based on national in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 19 -- The Institute of Food Technologists issued the following news release: The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, is pleased to announce that Clint Stevenson, PhD, Associate Professor at North Carolina State University, has been awarded IFT's Excellence in Education Award in honor of William V. Cruess, which recognizes an IFT member who   more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * One Fix Starts with Nudging Surgeons * * * Overprescribing Is Still Driving Overdose Deaths. One Fix Starts with Nudging Surgeons By Zachary Wagner and Craig Fox America's opioid epidemic is as bad as it has ever been. Although the sharp increase in opioid overdose deaths over the last decade is largely attributed to the rise in fentanyl distributed through drug cartels, a startling number can be trac  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 20 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * Winning the Balloon Wars: How Airborne Information Could Prod Kim to Rein in His Nuclear Ambitions By Bruce W. Bennett North Korea has signaled an escalation in its "balloon war" with South Korea over the past month, sending hundreds of inflatables southward with payloads of trash and manure. A worthy South Korean response could involve using balloons to deliver upbeat news and K-pop music deep into the  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 20 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * Can America Live with a Nuclear North Korea? By Bruce W. Bennett While the U.S. government still seeks North Korean denuclearization, senior U.S. personnel have recently argued that the United States is prepared to negotiate interim steps to achieve that objective. Which is to say that the U.S. government believes that it can live with North Korean nuclear weapons for some significant period of time. A  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * Police Performance Must Be Measured with Purpose By Emma Zurcher and Rick Slootweg At a time when confidence in the police has decreased in many countries, especially among ethnic minorities[1], it is crucial that forces are able to demonstrate accountability, transparency, and ongoing efforts to improve law enforcement practices. Putting in place robust performance measurement practices is instrumental  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSres)-- Rand issued the following news release: Only a third of outpatient community mental health treatment facilities in 20 states with the highest opioid related overdose deaths report offering medication treatment for opioid use disorders, suggesting efforts may be needed to strengthen such services, according to a new RAND study. Among the 450 clinics surveyed, factors that increased the likelihood that clinics would provide medication for opioid use d  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: With more working hours and lower average base pay, the well-being of U.S. teachers continues to be worse than that of similar working adults--a consistent pattern since 2021, according to a new RAND survey. Managing student behavior, low salary, and administrative work outside of teaching were the top-ranked sources of stress for teachers in 2024. Teachers reported working an average of 53 hours per week; 15  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 19 -- The Southern Border Communities Coalition, a program of Alliance San Diego, issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Today, President Biden announced new executive actions that could keep families together and provide affirmative immigration relief for many undocumented residents married to U.S. citizens through the use of a longstanding immigration authority known as "parole in place". In the absence of Congress failing to fulfill its duty to fix ou  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Small Business Majority issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * Statement by Bianca Blomquist, California Director for Small Business Majority, in response to the final budget agreement passed by the state legislature on June 15 "Governor Gavin Newsom has an opportunity this budget cycle to support Main Street by investing in programs that will boost entrepreneurship and quality jobs. While we were disappointed that the May budget revision failed to inves  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 19 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: A stunning sunset snapshot of fir trees weighed down by millions of monarch butterflies took the Grand Prize at the 11th annual BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition, the California Academy of Sciences announced today. Dubbed "The Forest of the Monarchs," photographer Jaime Rojo captured this unique image after spending years studying the iconic butterflies i  more