WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: When the topic of military code talkers comes up, many think of the Navajo code talkers of World War II who operated as Marines in the Pacific Theater. This association was bolstered following the 2002 release of the film "Windtalkers," starring Nicholas Cage. While the Navajo Nation contributed immensely to the war effort, other Native American tribes also had their own code talkers who served in both world wars  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences issued the following news: On October 24th, FABBS hosted a call with several National Institutes of Health (NIH) colleagues with the Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (BBQS) program to discuss progress and learn about opportunities. FABBS members heard from four members of the BBQS Working Group: Dana Schloesser, PhD (Health Services Administrator, Office of Behavior and Social Science  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following radio address on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Wisconsinites statewide can sign up for affordable, high-quality health insurance from Nov. 1, 2024, to Jan. 15, 2025 Thanks to efforts of the Biden-Harris Administration the average person who qualified saved more than $570 on their monthly premiums last year * * * Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address encouraging Wisconsinites to get enrolled in healthc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Wisconsinites statewide can sign up for affordable, high-quality health insurance from Nov. 1, 2024, to Jan. 15, 2025 Thanks to efforts of the Biden-Harris Administration the average person who qualified saved more than $570 on their monthly premiums last year * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Commissioner Nathan Houdek, toda  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Wisconsinites statewide can sign up for affordable, high-quality health insurance now through Jan. 15, 2025 * * * Gov. Tony Evers, together with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) Commissioner Nathan Houdek, earlier this week, encouraged Wisconsinites to sign up for high-quality, affordable healthcare coverage through Hea  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to The Dispatch on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * The Best Combo to Restrain Spending? A Democratic President and GOP Congress. By Brian Riedl The trend dates back to Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are running on policies that would push budget deficits toward $4 trillion a decade from now--and hoping for a same-party Congress that rubber stamps their expensive agendas. For v  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: When the topic of military code talkers comes up, many think of the Navajo code talkers of World War II who operated as Marines in the Pacific Theater. This association was bolstered following the 2002 release of the film "Windtalkers," starring Nicholas Cage. While the Navajo Nation contributed immensely to the war effort, other Native American trib  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., introduced a resolution on July 30, 2024. The text of the resolution was released on Oct. 28. H. Res. 1396. A resolution recognizing a half century of the independence of the Republic of Cabo Verde and celebrating the contributions of Cabo Verdean-Americans to democracy in Cabo Verde and the United States; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The resolution is cosponsored by Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Conn., Steven Ho  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art issued the following news release: * * * The Regents Also Reappointed Six Trustees for Second Terms in 2024 * * * The Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art has announced its newest board members: Secretary Elaine Chao, the 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor and 18th U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and Ruchi Bhowmik, Vice President of Public Policy at Netflix, one of the world's leading entertainment services with operations  more

STANFORD, California, Oct. 21 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: Docudrama can lead people to be more empathetic toward people who are stigmatized in society, a Stanford study finds. A new study has found that after watching a docudrama about the efforts to free a wrongly convicted prisoner on death row, people were more empathetic toward formerly incarcerated people and supportive of criminal justice reform. The research, led by a team of Stanford psychologist  more