NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * "DO NOT GIVE IN TO THE PRESSURE FROM EXTREMISTS": Gun Safety Advocates Push for a Ban on Assault Weapons as Senators Hold First Hearing on SB 279 Amid Groups Calling for Weaker Gun Laws and Death Threats, Senators in the Judiciary Committee Hold First Hearing on Legislation to Ban Assault Weapons Starting at 1:30PM An Everytown Poll Found that 62% of Respondents Support an Assault  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 3 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 All-Combine Team, Offense: Quinshon Judkins, Luther Burden III among standouts in Indianapolis Hundreds of draft prospects showed their stuff at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis -- and some stood out more than others. Below, Nick Shook plucks some of the top-performing talents to assemble an offensive all-star team from last week's events at Lucas Oil Stadium. QUARTERB  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following statement on March 3, 2025: * * * AALDEF statement on the executive order to make English the official language Today, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) released a statement in response to the Trump administration's executive order to establish English as the official language of the United States. Statement by Bethany Li, executive director of the Asian American Legal Def  more

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU of Wisconsin, ACLU, and ACLU Voter Education Fund Kick Off Campaign To Empower Voters in State Supreme Court Election MILWAUKEE - The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and ACLU announced the launch of a joint campaign to en  more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Statement on DOJ Abandoning Fight to Protect Emergency Abortion Care for Pregnant Patients WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice (DOJ) intends to dismiss its challenge to Idaho's ban on emergency abortion care, Idaho and Moyle, et a  more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Urges North Carolina Appeals Court to Reject Attempt to Disenfranchise Voters RALEIGH, N.C. -- The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of North Carolina have submitted an amicus brief in the North Carolina Court of Appeals urging  more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * After Trump Admin Threats, ACLU Sends Letter of Support to Universities, Urging Them to Protect Campus Speech NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union today published an open letter to colleges and universities nationwide urging the  more

ITHACA, New York, March 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * AI models makes precise copies of cuneiform characters Deciphering some people's writing can be a major challenge - especially when that writing is cuneiform characters imprinted into 3,000-year-old tablets. Now, Middle East scholars can use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and copy over cuneiform characters from photos of tablets, letting them read complicated scripts with ease. Along with Egyptian h  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, March 4 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Banerjee named NAS Kavli Fellow It's no coincidence that the frontiers of discovery are often charted by early-career scientists. New fields are borne from new perspectives. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has a long tradition of supporting early-career scientists' cutting-edge research. Now, one of our brightest, CSHL Assistant Professor Arkarup Banerjee --a gr  more

IRVING, Texas, March 5 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Conference Partners with WSC Sports to Enhance Digital Presence and Strengthen Fan Engagement New York and Dallas - WSC Sports, the pioneer in AI-powered sports content technology, has partnered with the Big 12 Conference to elevate the league's digital presence. Through WSC Sports' advanced AI technology, the Big 12 creates customized video content for football, men's baske  more

YONKERS, New York, March 5 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * CFPB drops lawsuit against big bank operators of Zelle payment app for failing to protect consumers from fraud CFPB dismisses enforcement action as Senate prepares to vote on repeal of Bureau's rule to supervise digital payment apps offered by big tech WASHINGTON DC - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dismissed its lawsuit today against the operators of Zelle and Bank of America,   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Clean Water at Risk for Millions of Kentuckians with SB 89 Rory and Elisabeth Tolliver, ages 11 and 6, made signs in opposition of SB89. They often play in the creek at Hill-N-Dale Park, pictured, in Lexington. Photo Credit: Kentucky Resources Council FRANKFORT, KY -- Drinking water, public health, and flood resilience for more than two-million Kentuckians would be seriously impacted by  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, March 3 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * CSHL high schoolers named top Regeneron Scholars Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory's (CSHL's) Ishana Chadha and Keita Takahashi have been named among the top high school scientists in the country. Each year, about 2,500 high school seniors compete in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. These teenagers represent the future of science, technology, engineering, and mathema  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following statement on March 4, 2025: * * * E4E's statement on intended dissolution of Department of Education, following memo sent by Secretary Linda McMahon The following is a statement from Educators for Excellence on the intended dissolution of the United States Department of Education, following memo sent by newly confirmed Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon: As educators, we are deeply invested in each student's academic succe  more

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Files Lawsuit to Get Records About EPA Administrator's Recommendation to Reverse Endangerment Finding (Washington D.C. - March 3, 2025) Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in federal district court today to compel the Trump administration to release information related to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's recommendation to strike down the Endangerment Finding - in essen  more

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Files Lawsuit to Get Records on Vital EPA, State Clean Vehicle Safeguards (Washington D.C. - March 3, 2025) For the second time today, Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in federal district court to compel the Trump administration to release records that it has failed to release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Earlier today EDF filed a lawsuit to get   more

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * Executive Order Seeks to Accelerate Widespread Logging in Federal Forests WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump signed an executive order aimed at weakening environmental protections to make widespread commercial logging the guiding purpose of federal forest management. The following is a statement from Garett Rose, senior attorney at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Counc  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news: * * * February 2025 NFTE Nexus Policy Brief: How Florida is Redefining Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Our newest policy brief in the NFTE NEXUS series focuses on From Alternative to Mainstream: How Florida is Redefining Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century. This brief examines career and technical education in the state of Florida and their integration and emphasis on   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 5 -- The American Bankruptcy Institute issued the following news release: * * * February Commercial Chapter 11s Decrease 42 Percent Total Bankruptcy Filings Increase 3 Percent NEW YORK/ALEXANDRIA - March 4, 2025 -- Commercial chapter 11 bankruptcy filings decreased 42 percent in February 2025, with the 481 filings declining from the 826 filings in February 2024, according to data provided by Epiq AACER, the leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy filing data. Last Feb  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on March 4, 2025: * * * Federal Judge Questions Timing of Termination of Resettlement Agency Contracts and Orders Government to Update Court on Restoration of Refugee Processing Emergency hearing addressed government efforts to circumvent preliminary injunction in lawsuit challenging refugee ban (Seattle, WA) -- Today, during a hearing in Pacito v. Trump, the court noted that the timing of the  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 4 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF NY Times ad warns: State of state/church separation is in peril In anticipation of President Trump's de facto State of the Union remarks to Congress tonight, the Freedom From Religion Foundation has taken out a full-page ad in today's New York Times warning: "The state of the separation between state and church... is perilous." Featuring a depiction by carto  more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Groundwater Accounting Platform Adds Open-Source Access to Boost Sustainable Water Management (Sacramento, CA - March 4, 2025) The Groundwater Accounting Platform -- an increasingly popular water management tool for growers and water resource professionals -- has released its source code in a new public repository on GitHub. The code is now open to software developers, consulta  more

NEW YORK, March 1 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project posted the following news release: * * Groups Sue Trump Administration to Halt Transfer of Immigrants from U.S. to Guantanamo Bay (Washington, D.C.) -- Immigrants' rights advocates sued the Trump administration today to halt the transfer of immigrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba under President Trump's recent order. The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP), American Civil Liberties Union, Center  more

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York, March 4 -- The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals issued the following news release: * * * IAOP ANNOUNCES THE DAN LANG AWARD FOR PURPOSE-DRIVEN LEADERSHIP Windermere, FL -- March 3, 2025 -- IAOP is proud to announce the establishment of the Dan Lang Award for Purpose-Driven Leadership. This prestigious accolade will be awarded annually to an individual who exemplifies exceptional leadership in purpose-driven initiatives in outsourcing and global so  more

NEW YORK, March 1 -- The Toy Association issued the following news release: * * * Imagination Meets Innovation at Iconic 119th Toy Fair in NYC Largest Toy Show in Western Hemisphere Brings Global Industry to Javits Center from March 1-4 New York, NY | March 1, 2025 - Toy Fair 2025 opened its doors this morning, unveiling the future of play in the heart of New York City. Tens of thousands of global play professionals will walk through the doors of the Javits Center over the next four days to   more

CANTON, Ohio, March 4 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Jets release wide receiver Davante Adams after no trade materializes With no trade materializing, the New York Jets will release wide receiver Davante Adams, according to NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. The move will be another indication of the Jets moving on from their all-in approach the past two seasons with QB Aaron Rodgers and some of his allies. Adams, 32, wa  more

NEW YORK, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Joined by Governor Kotek, AG Rayfield and Oregon Lawmakers, Oregon Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Underscore Urgent Need for Action on Gun Safety During Annual Advocacy Day Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers Call on Lawmakers Implement Measure 114, Ban Rapid Fire Devices, and Crack Down on Gun Dealers that Fail to Keep us Safe SALEM,  more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit: DOCCS Illegally Restricting Legal Counsel and Communications Amid Strikes NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit today against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) for restricting incarcerated people's first amendment rights to access courts and communicate with legal counsel, amid strikes led by co  more

NEW YORK, March 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to commentary on Feb. 27, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Europe's Risk Aversion Comes with Consequences By Allison Schrager Europeans generally favor slower, managed growth to America's faster, more disruptive version -- but that choice has costs. As I watch Europe's deepening existential crisis over its grim growth prospects, I often think back to a speech I heard 16 years ago in Paris. I was a lo  more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Dr. Katz Announce Expansion of Innovative Program to Keep More Medically-Vulnerable Homeless New Yorkers Out of Shelters Expansion will allow 100 more patients experiencing homelessness a place to stay for up to 90 days after major health event Medical Respite Program Helps Improve Health Outcomes for Patients, Reduces Hospital   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Challenge on Trump Administration's Attempt to "Terminate" New York's Congestion Pricing Program Groups join MTA's Lawsuit Against DOT's Attack on Congestion Pricing Tolling Program that results in cleaner air, less traffic, and crucial funding for public transportation improvements and subway upgrades NEW YORK CITY -- Today, Riders Alliance and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustic  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * New Challenge on Trump Administration's Attempt to "Terminate" New York's Congestion Pricing Program New York, NY -- Today, Riders Alliance and Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a new legal complaint against the Trump Administration's Department of Transportation (DOT) for attempting to end New York City's long-awaited Congestion Pricing program, less than two mo  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * New York Senate Promises to Advance Legislation Improving New Yorkers' Access to Paid Leave, Advocates Urge Assembly to Follow Suit This afternoon, the New York State Senate will advance legislation (Senate Bill 172) that would improve New Yorkers' access to paid medical leave with senators lending sweeping, bipartisan support. The Assembly companion legislatio  more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * NRDC: The State of the Union is Dire WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump will address a joint session of Congress tonight. Manish Bapna, president and CEO of NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) made the following statement: "The state of the union is dire, imperiled by a runaway oligarchy waging a reckless attack on working families to further enrich billionaires  more

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Launches Paid Internship Program LEARN at Lincoln Program provides college students with hands-on experience in hospital administration Mar 03, 2025 Students enrolled in the LEARN at Lincoln Program pictured with CEO Cristina Contreras (center) NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln today announced the launch of a paid internship program for coll  more

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Demands Transparency After Another Death of Incarcerated Person at Central NY Prison Amid Strikes The prison is near the facility where Robert Brooks was murdered in December. NEW YORK - On March 1, a 22-year-old incarcerated man at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Marcy was found dead after he was reportedly brutally beaten by correction officers, amid strikes across s  more

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * NYCLU Files Appeal to Challenge Nassau Trans Sports Ban NEW YORK - Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) appealed a Nassau County Supreme Court decision maintaining the county's trans sports ban. In a January 2025 ruling in Roller Rebels v. County of Nassau et al, the Nassau County Supreme Court denied the NYCLU's motion to block the enforcement of a local law banning  more

ITHACA, New York, March 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Panels discuss federal research funding threats, opportunities Lead with values, innovate, engage with your community, contact elected officials, write to local newspapers - and work to build more resilient systems. Those were some of the strategies legal and policy experts shared on Feb. 28 during a pair of public panels organized by faculty and students to discuss the state of science research amid proposed se  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * Proposal Supporting Additional Path to CPA Licensure Open for Comment NEW YORK AND NASHVILLE (March 4, 2025) - The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) are seeking comment over the next 60 days on proposed changes to the profession's model law that would enable an additional path to CPA licensure. T  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Rockefeller Foundation Announces 2025 Bellagio Residents and Issues Open Call for 2026 Residencies For more than 60 years, the Bellagio Center Residency Program has brought global leaders together to connect, collaborate, and create breakthrough solutions that change the world. During this time, The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center has hosted some of the most ambitious, innovative, and committed lea  more

NEW YORK, March 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Senate Rejects Bill Excluding Transgender Students from School Sports WASHINGTON - The Senate today rejected a bill attempting to amend a landmark civil rights law to exclude transgender students from nondiscrimination protections. S. 9  more

ITHACA, New York, March 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Solar solutions: Workers face challenges in renewable energy sector Solar solutions series This is Part 4 in a five-part multimedia feature examining Cornell's cutting-edge, interdisciplinary contributions to solar energy research as New York state works to achieve its goal of 70% renewable energy by 2030. Part 1: 'Crazy' perovskite offers sustainable alternative to silicon Part 2: Bio-inspired approach cre  more

ITHACA, New York, March 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Study: 'Ball and chain' mechanism inactivates key ion channel A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel found in most mammalian cells regulates its own function with a "ball-and-chain" channel-plugging mechanism, according to investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings boost the understanding of ion channel biology and could lead to new drugs that target these channels to treat   more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Ruling Rolls Back Clean Water Protections, Endangering Environment and Public Health WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a setback for clean water protections, the U.S. Supreme Court today invalidated Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permitting requirements regulating water pollution, undermining the agency's authority under the Clean Water Act to prevent pollution   more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * The IRC responds to Israel blocking aid to Gaza New York, NY, March 4, 2025 -- Bob Kitchen, Vice President, Emergencies and Humanitarian Action, International Rescue Committee, says, "We are deeply concerned about the Israeli Government's decision (opens in a new window) to prevent aid entering into Gaza at this critical time. Gaza's entire population is currently relia  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund posted the following news release: * * * Thurgood Marshall College Fund CEO Impact Award event in New York City raised $500,000 The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and its Board of Directors recently hosted a CEO Impact Awards event in New York City in front of a capacity crowd to honor the influence and actions of outstanding role models to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The event raised $500,0  more

NEW YORK, March 1 -- The Toy Association issued the following news release: * * * Top Toy Trends Unveiled at Toy Fair Trends Set to Shape 2025 Include "Newstalgia Trip"; "Collectible Cravings"; and "It's My Vibe" NEW YORK, NY | March 1, 2025 - The hottest toy and play trends of 2025 were unveiled today by The Toy Association at its 119th Toy Fair, taking place at the Javits Center in New York City. As families seek meaningful and engaging experiences, toymakers in 2025 are responding with pr  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- The Toy Association issued the following news release: * * * Toy Association Elects New Board Members & Outlines Future Plans at Annual General Meeting NEW YORK, NY | March 2, 2025 - The Toy Association held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, March 1 during Toy Fair in New York City. The meeting was open to all Toy Association members and Toy Fair attendees and included the election of four new members and four term renewals to the Toy Association Board of Directors.  more

NEW YORK, March 4 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Trump's English-Only Order is a "Direct Attack on Puerto Rican and Immigrant Communities," Says LatinoJustice President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Saturday that designates English as the official language of the United States, the first time in the country's history that such a designation has been made. The statement below can be attributed to Lourdes M. Rosado, President and   more

HAMILTON, New York, March 4 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Unraveled: Student-Curated Exhibition Explores the Art and Meaning of Weaving This spring, the Longyear Museum of Anthropology is showcasing the student-curated exhibition Unraveled: Labor and Meaning Behind Weaving. Created by 10 students in the fall 2024 MUSE 300: Museum Curating class, the exhibition brings together an incredible range of textiles, baskets, and fiber art from around the world, showcasing the  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Joins Coalition Letter to Urge USTR to Restore US Leadership on Digital Trade Rules USCIB joined a multi-organization letter urging the US Trade Representative (USTR) and the interagency -- State and Commerce Departments -- to restore US leadership on digital trade rules. The letter was sent on March 3. Digital trade rules support American jobs, exports, innovation, and competitiveness acro  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Statement on Tariffs Washington DC, March 4, 2025--The US Council for International Business (USCIB) seeks a swift resolution to the tariff actions taken today against Canada and Mexico. The 25 percent duties and retaliatory measures will have a destabilizing impact on supply chains, economic growth, and the geostrategic benefits of an integrated North American market achieved under the Tru  more