SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * Boosts Operation Lone Star Numbers but Doesn't Protect Communities * * * HOUSTON, TX - Texas authorities have expansively interpreted a 2024 law that imposes a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence on people convicted under the state's smuggling law to include giving rides to undocumented people, The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), Human Rights Watch (HRW), Detenti  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: AVONDALE, AZ (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year program   more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: SAN LUIS, AZ (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year program   more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: CHERRY VALLEY, AR (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year pro  more

BERKELEY, California, July 24 -- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive issued the following news release: * * * Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California Advances New Scholarship to Illuminate Stories of Westward Migration and Black Artmaking Traditions On View from June 7 through November 30, 2025 * * * The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is organizing an exhibition of more than one hundred quilts by approximately eighty artists, the   more

OAKLAND, California, July 24 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following statement on July 23, 2024: * * * National - Today, the Illinois State Police Department released police body-worn camera footage depicting the tragic events at Sonya Massey's home in Springfield, Illinois, on July 6, 2024. Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson's body camera footage depicts him firing his weapon after entering Sonya's home in response to a 911 call. He   more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, July 23 (TNSres) -- The Knights Templar Eye Foundation issued the following news: Dr. Brent K. Young from Stanford University School of Medicine located in Palo Alto, California was awarded a $90,000 grant for his research entitled: Survival and regeneration of retinal ganglion cells in Neurofibromatosis type-1. These studies aim to develop novel treatments to prevent and reverse vision loss due to vision loss in Neurofibromatosis type 1, or NF1. NF1 occurs in 1 out of eve  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 24 -- Environment California issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Group alleges routine dumps of untreated wastewater, violating Clean Water Act with illegal levels of toxic copper, fecal bacteria * * * Environment California announced Tuesday that it has filed a federal lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water Act with over 2,000 illegal discharges of pollution over the last five years alone.   more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 24 -- Equality California issued the following statement on July 23, 2024: * * * Harris would be the first female, first Black Indian-American President in U.S. history. * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, and Silver State Equality, Nevada's statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy nonprofit, announced on Tuesday the endorsement of Kamala Harris for President following the announcement tha  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 23 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, issued the following news release: Columbus, OH On Tuesday, The Buckeye Institute filed an amicus brief in Alabama v. California, calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to tell California and four other states that they cannot use the courts to impose their extreme energy policies on independent and sovereign state  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: INDIANAPOLIS (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year program   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from North Carolina State University, University of Manitoba, Bern University of Applied Sciences, University of South Carolina, and California Baptist University published a new Journal of Marketing study that explores whether the onset of daylight saving time leads consumers to engage in unhealthy behaviors. The study, forthcoming in th  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: WHITE CASTLE, LA (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year prog  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: MONROE, LA (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year program to  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: METAIRIE, LA (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects just twelve teacher leaders for a dynamic one-y  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: DONALDSVILLE, LA (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects just twelve teacher leaders for a dynamic o  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: NACHITOCHES, LA (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year progr  more

IRVINE, California, July 24 -- The Motorcycle Industry Council issued the following news release: Excitement for AIMExpo 2025 has started early as major powersports manufacturers continue to pack the show floor. More than 15 OEMs have committed including Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Morini, Piaggio Group, Royal Enfield, Segway, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha, and the momentum isn't slowing. AIMExpo 2025 will be at the Las Vegas Convention Center, February 5-7. "We've had more manufacturers commit t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 24 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: This week's Manufacturing Minute highlights impressive developments happening in California from two of CMTA's Board Member companies. Manufacturing Minute is released bi-weekly by the California Manufacturers & Technology Association and is powered by Tri Tool Technologies. Boeing's Orca XLUUV is leading innovation in Undersea Operations Boeing's Orca  more

LA JOLLA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Scientists infect miniature lung organoids with the virus responsible for COVID-19, revealing new ways in which the infection spreads and suggesting potential treatments * * * Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys, University of California San Diego and their international collaborators have reported that more types of lung cells can be infected by SARS-CoV-2 than previously thought, incl  more

CARLSBAD, California, July 24 -- The National Association of Music Merchants issued the following news release: * * * The Nashville Event Brought in More Than 100 Leading Companies From the Music Industry To Gain Insights from Globally Renowned Business Experts * * * NASHVILLE, TN., July 23, 2024 - NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization, announced the conclusion of NAMM NeXT, a two-day summit with the goal to supply the musi  more

SAN JOSE, California, July 24 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: BERLIN, Germany -- SEMI , the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today announced the launch of a consortium organized by the European Commission's Erasmus+ programme to enhance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the European microelectronics sector. SEMI Europe and the new 11-p  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Health Law Program issued the following statement on July 23, 2024: * * * On June 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed and delivered California's 2024 fiscal budget. In a press release by the Governor and legislative leaders, the state announced its plan to balance the budget while addressing a $46.8 billion deficit inherited from previous years. The state's aim was to bring "stability to state finances while preserving key investments in safety net programs."   more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024: * * * Forecasting the Probability of War Between Israel and Hezbollah By Marie Jones and David Stebbins Assessing the potential that Israel may declare war on Hezbollah offers an opportunity to show how crowdsourced forecasting can augment traditional RAND expertise and analysis. The recently launched RAND Forecasting Initiative (RFI) compared forecaster assessments of that likelihood with tw  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 23, 2024: * * * Young People in the UK Need a Future. Can It Be Guaranteed? By Joanna Hofman In its 2024 Manifesto (PDF), the UK Labour Party promised a Youth Guarantee "to bring down the number of young people who are not learning or earning." The "guarantee" is one of access to training, apprenticeships, or support to find work for all 18- to- 21-year-olds, to also include two weeks' work experience   more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 23 -- The San Diego Foundation issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: San Diego Foundation (SDF) announced today that it has awarded a record-breaking $4.9 million in 1,555 college scholarships to expand higher education access for 1,272 local students. Scholarship recipients, the majority of whom are the first in their families to attend college and come from low-middle-income families, were recognized during the SDF annual scholarships celebration on S  more

PASADENA, California, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Planetary Society issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. (July 23, 2024) -- Following NASA's announcement of its intent to cancel the VIPER mission to the Moon's south pole, the lunar and planetary science community is rallying together to urge Congress to reverse the decision. This morning, The Planetary Society helped circulate a letter signed by 1,000 individuals from the lunar and planetary science community to more than 200 key co  more

DIAMOND BAR, California, July 24 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following statement on July 23, 2024, by President and CEO Mike Spagnola: * * * The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) appreciates the difficult task facing the Democratic Party as it begins its process of identifying a new nominee for President of the United States. While many issues will be weighed and considered with regards to the pool of emerging candidates, SEMA asks that the party identi  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: LAURENS, SC (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year program t  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: MCMINNVILLE, TN (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year progr  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 24 -- The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching issued the following news release: SOMERSET, TX (July 23, 2024) - Twelve teacher leaders from across the country will join the inaugural class for the NIET Fellows Program. The National Institute for Excellence in Teaching is among the largest trainers of teacher leaders, with more than 35,000 teacher leaders trained to date. The new NIET Fellows Program selects teacher leaders for a dynamic one-year program   more

OAKLAND, California, July 24 (TNScapp) -- The Center for Environmental Health issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * GenX is a PFAS "forever chemical" made by North Carolina-based Chemours * * * WASHINGTON, DC - The Third Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected arguments by Chemours Company that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted unlawfully when it issued a health advisory about the risks of exposure to the PFAS forever chemical GenX in drinking water. H  more