CANTON, Ohio, May 19 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 NFL season: Lions, Eagles among most vulnerable reigning division champions Trying to predict the outcome of the NFL season in May is madness -- teams haven't even held their first formal practices of the new campaign, after all. It's much safer, though, to forecast that the division champions won't look the same as they did last season. At least one team has won its division the se  more

LONDON, England, May 19 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) combinations approved in Japan for treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma * Superior efficacy shown in two head-to-head phase III trials, including overall survival in DREAMM-7 * Blenrep combinations could redefine treatment as early as first relapse where more effective options are needed   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson from a May 15, 2025, hearing on the on the oversight of the agency: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) 3. Strengthening Data Security The Commission brought its first data security case under Section 5 of the FTC Act in 2002 under the leadership of Chairman Timothy J. Muris.54 As Chairman Muris   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 20 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * Lexington High School Named GBH's High School Quiz Show Season 16 State Champion Boston, Mass. - (May. 19, 2025) - Lexington High School is the High School Quiz Show(R) Season 16 State Champion. Advancing through the bracket of GBH's televised academic tournament, Lexington High School earned a spot in the May 17 finale, and faced off against Buckingham Browne & Nichols Sch  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, May 20 (TNSrpt) -- The Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following news release: * * * Maine-based Offshore Wind Port Would Generate 6,400 Jobs, Spur $6.6B in Economic Activity May 19, 2025 (Searsport, ME) -- A new independent study has put numbers to the massive economic benefits a Maine-based offshore wind port would bring to the state, especially for Searsport and surrounding communities. The new Economic Impact Analysis conducted by Karp Strategies found that  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Rep. John McGuire, D-Virginia, from a May 14, 2025, member day hearing on the Agricultural and Forestry Hauling Efficiency Act: * * * Thank you Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for having me here today to present my priorities for the 119th Congress. Agriculture and forestry are two of the largest industries in the Commonwealth of Virginia, combining for over $120 b  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 20 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Virtual Trial Shows Combo Rescue Inhaler Nearly Halves Severe Asthma Attacks Adobe Stock By Andrew Smith Findings from a first-of-its-kind virtual trial in pulmonary medicine, conducted at Rutgers and many other institutions, suggest adding an inhaled corticosteroid to rescue therapy could sharply reduce the danger of severe attacks for millions of people with mild asthma. The phase III study, publishe  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 20 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Scientists use salinity to trace changes in the U.S. Northeast coastal ocean The near-bottom water on the U.S. Northeast continental shelf provides a critical cold-water habitat for the rich regional marine ecosystem. This "cold pool" preserves winter temperatures, even when waters become too warm or salty elsewhere during the summer. However, the U.S. Northeast coastal ocean ha  more

ORONO, Maine, May 20 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on May 19, 2025: * * * University of Maine System Trustees pass FY26 budget among unprecedented financial uncertainty The budget for Maine's largest driver of educational attainment and economic development is dependent upon State appropriation proposed by Governor Mills being provided by the Legislature, a modest tuition increase and employee attrition PRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- Amid unprecedented uncertai  more