DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 3 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release: The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) commended the U.S. Department of Education's proposed rule on student debt relief based on hardship in a comment letter submitted to Secretary Cardona yesterday evening. The rule aims to provide targeted support to millions of vulnerable Americans who are at the greatest risk of default, including communities of color, older borrowers and Parent PLUS l  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 4 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: Today, the Court of Appeals of North Carolina reversed a ruling dismissing a case filed by the Institute for Justice (IJ) on behalf of a group of small business owners who want to operate food trucks in the city of Jacksonville, North Carolina. Under Jacksonville's burdensome zoning rules, food trucks are effectively banned in over 96 percent of the city. The case will now be able to move  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular "slime" when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could lead to targeted therapies for E. coli infections specific to dogs and poultry. The E. coli in question - uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) and avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) - cause urinary tra  more