CANTON, Ohio, May 14 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 NFL preseason: Complete team-by-team opponents The NFL announced team-by-team opponents and select prime-time games for the 2025 preseason on Wednesday. For the fifth consecutive season, all but two teams will play three preseason games before the regular season kicks off on Sept. 4. The Los Angeles Chargers and Detroit Lions each play an additional preseason game due to their parti  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Nominates Judge Asha White and Attorney Amy Karangekis to Superior Court Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today nominated Judge Asha White and Attorney Amy Karangekis as Associate Justices to the Superior Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor's Council for confirmation. "Both Judge White and Attorney Karangekis have proven successful in their fiel  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Derek Schmidt, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Kansas City Lawmakers Support National Historic Landmark Designation of Quindaro Townsite WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Derek Schmidt (KS-02) recently led fellow Kansas City area Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) in encouraging the National Park Service to designate the Quindaro Townsite in Wyandotte County as a National Historic Landmark. The Kansas City, Kansas site se  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Lashes Out at Administration's Decision to Cut Critical Research Budgets WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), in a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resource (ENR) Committee, pressed Connor Prochaska, nominee to serve as the Director of Advanced Research Projects Agency within the Department of Energy, and Dr. Ned Mamula to serve as the Director of U.S. Geological Survey within   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 14 -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Mainers Would Face Higher Costs, Job Creation Would Slow Under US House Energy Plan May 13, 2025 (Augusta, ME) - Homeowners and businesses in Maine would miss out on valuable cost-savings and jobs in one of the state's fastest growing sectors would slow under the U.S. House of Representative's energy budget proposals released over the past few days. The plans are part of a reconciliatio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Persistent Mucus Plugs Linked to Faster Decline in Lung Function for Patients with COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, most often caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to air pollutants. While there is no cure, progression can be slowed by reducing exposure to these factors. A new study from Mass General Brigham r  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act introduced by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Moulton). This bill would redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts,  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Representative Moulton's bill, the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act. This legislation would redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, as the Salem M  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, May 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for May 12th, 2025 This Week in the ASAM Weekly It can be a challenge for clinicians to be the catalyst for healthy behavioral change in people, especially at the population level. That's one reason why a special report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer is timely: reducing the incidence of cancer will depend on a redu  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Research almost two decades in the making: What can cicadas tell us about the Earth's metals? In the coming weeks, billions of cicadas will be emerging on Cape Cod and other parts of the country, eliciting responses ranging from "so what?" to total disgust. But to scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) these noisy insects offer an opportunity to research th  more

ITHACA, New York, May 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Zepbound outduels Wegovy in weight-loss clinical trial Tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy) in a clinical trial that compared the safety and efficacy of the injectable drugs. In the 72-week trial - led by an investigator at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian and conducted with the University of Texas McGov  more