NOVATO, California, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The Buck Institute for Research in Aging issued the following news: * * * Study suggests that threonine may hold promise as therapeutic target for aging * * * Discoveries that impact lifespan and healthspan in fruit flies are usually tested in mice before being considered potentially relevant in humans, a process that is expensive and time intensive. A pioneering approach taken at the Buck Institute leapfrogs over that standard methodology. Utilizing   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 30 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: * * * CODEPINK Madison Disrupts Senator Sanders and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez at GOTV Rally to Keep Attention on the Crisis in Gaza * * * MADISON, WI - On Monday Oct. 28, CODEPINK and Students for Justice in Palestine organizers from Madison made their voices heard at a WisDems Get Out the V  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 30 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Vice President Kamala Harris White House Speech Disrupted By Pro-Palestinian Activists Demanding an Arms Embargo on Israel Now * * * WASHINGTON - Tonight, dozens of pro-Palestine individuals and groups disrupted Vice President Harris' rally at the Ellipse on the  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 29 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: Seattle; October 29, 2024: Today Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR) challenging Washington's discriminatory housing program for first-time homebuyers. To aid residents trying to buy homes amid the housing crisis, the Washington State Housing Finance Commission recently launched the Washington Covenant Homeownersh  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 30 -- The International Code Council issued the following news release: * * * Additional global accreditation empowers ICC-ES to provide a broader scope of expert certification services for manufacturers * * * BREA, CALIFORNIA - ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES) is proud to announce its accreditation by JASANZ as a certification body for CodeMark Australia. This development enables ICC-ES to certify new or innovative building products in Australia by providing a nationa  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The Milken Institute issued the following news release: (Washington, DC) -- The Milken Institute, a global nonpartisan think tank, today issued a new report (https://milkeninstitute.org/content-hub/research-and-reports/reports/activating-capital-strategies-advance-gun-violence-prevention-us) outlining efforts to curb gun violence through a multipronged approach leveraging business and philanthropic communities. The Institute's Gun Violence Preventio  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The National Women's Law Center issued the following news release: Providence Hospital agreed in a court filing yesterday to comply with California law requiring emergency abortion care. This comes as a result of a lawsuit by the state's attorney general for illegally denying care to patients, including our client, Anna Nusslock. K.M. Bell, senior litigation counsel at the National Women's Law Center and Nusslock's attorney, issued the following statement: "Providence  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility issued the following news release on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * Boeing Suing to Block New Tighter Monitoring for PCBs and Other Toxics * * * New discharge readings show runoff from one of California's most polluted sites carries disturbing levels of radionuclides and other toxins, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), according to a legal brief filed today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and al  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Oct. 26, 2024, to Thrive Global: * * * Protecting Your Sleep During the Election Season By Wendy M. Troxel One thing that unites our deeply divided country headed into this election is that regardless of political affiliation, many are feeling high levels of stress and anxiety--and our sleep is suffering as a result. The constant barrage of news, heated debates on social media, and uncertain   more

SANTA MONICA, California, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Oct. 28, 2024: * * * Recent Hurricanes and Geoengineering By Emmi Yonekura The recent back-to-back hurricanes that made landfall in the United States--Hurricane Helene on September 26 and Hurricane Milton on October 9--have sparked conspiracy theories (https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/10/weather/hurricanes-chemtrail-conspiracy-theory-trump/index.html) about the government creating these disasters through geoengi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 29 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the Biden Administration announced historic levels of funding awards to ports in more than two dozen states across the nation through a program established by the Inflation Reduction Act. EPA's Clean Ports Program awards announced today amount to nearly $3 billion to usher in a wave of zero-emissions trucks, cargo-handling equipment, and electric charging infrastructure across th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: Earlier this month, American energy company Phillips 66 announced it would close its Southern California refinery complex. For over a century, Phillips 66 has pumped out millions of barrels of gasoline at its refineries in Wilmington and Carson. While it provided fuel for drivers across the state, it released harmful heat-trapping emissions and pollutants and led to public health issues suc  more