NEW YORK, June 7 [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 Reacts to President Trump's Federalizing National Guard Troops in Response to Protests * Tonight, the Trump administration announced it will federalize 2,000 National Guard troops to counter protests in Los Angeles. The protests resp  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 7 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Alston & Bird Achieves Resounding Shareholder Forfeiture Win in New York Appeals Court Alston & Bird secured a unanimous decision from the New York Appellate Division, First Department, affirming the claim by MSI Management Services former CEO Teri Martin that retirement did not cause the forfeiture of her shares in the company's stock. After 42 years at MSI, a closely held corporation in the bu  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ARREST OF DAVID HUERTA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The violent assault and arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta is unacceptable. Mr. Huerta should be released immediately and all charges dropped. The Trump administration has repeatedly broken the law while deporting American ci  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ARREST OF DAVID HUERTA * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The violent assault and arrest of California SEIU President David Huerta is unacceptable. Mr. Huerta should be released immediately and all charges dropped. The Trump administration has repeatedly broken the law while deporting American citizens, including children  more

NEW YORK, June 8 -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * The Met in Partnership with Vacheron Constantin Launches Artisan Residency Focused on Reinterpreting Traditional Crafts Three artisans have been selected for the 18-month residency program sponsored by Swiss watch manufacturer Vacheron Constantin * The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced three individuals selected for a new artisan residency program that emphasizes the preservati  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 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, tomorrow marks the 81st anniversary of Dday, a unique mission that took months of planning and turned the tide of World War II. America's military, working with Canada and our European Allies, made the difference that day by beginning the liberation o  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. George Latimer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 6, 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, which Elon Musk should we believe? In February, he called the U.S. Agency of International Development, USAID, "corrupt", "beyond repair," and "a ball of worms" that needs to be eliminated. He claimed that there is a "gigantic fraud loophole" where go  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 6, 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 strong opposition to H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act. If we really wanted to put American entrepreneurs first, we would be debating a bill to strengthen SBA lending and make it easier to access capital, or we could stop play  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 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 today in strong opposition to H.R. 2987, the so-called Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act, or the CEASE Act. This bill would impose a permanent statutory cap on the number of small business lending company, or SBLC, licenses the S  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 5, 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 strong opposition to H.R. 2931. This bill is not about improving the SBA or expanding support for small businesses. It is about punishing cities for their politics and dragging a vital agency into another culture war. Earlier this year, th  more

GENESEO, New York, June 7 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: * * * Physicist Wins Fulbright Scholar Award Thomas Osburn, associate professor of physics, has won a highly competitive 2025-26 Fulbright US Scholar award to Ireland and will spend an academic year at University College Dublin (UCD). Osburn's grant brings to 37 the number of Fulbright or Fulbright-Hayes awards Geneseo faculty members have received. The Fulbright Foundation annually offe  more

NEW YORK, June 8 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * UN and Partners Join Forces to Advance a Transformative Financial Architecture for the Ocean * Monaco/New York - A collective of United Nations agencies and global partners today launched the co-design process for One Ocean Finance --a bold new effort to unlock billions in new financing from ocean-dependent industries and blue economy sectors. By channeling these underutilized capital flows through   more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Achim Steiner, administrator for the United Nations Development Programme, issued a statement from New York expressing profound sadness and condemnation following the killing of UNDP colleague Ramzi Khader, his wife, six children, and other family members in an Israeli airstrike on their Jabalia home in northern Gaza. Steiner emphasized that UN staff and civilians must never be targets, urging adherence to international humanitarian law and an urgent ceasefire to prevent   more

NEW YORK, June 6 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon declares quarterly dividend on June 6 * NEW YORK, N.Y. - The Board of Directors at Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) today declared a quarterly dividend of 67.75 cents per outstanding share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The quarterly dividend is payable on August 1, 2025 to Verizon shareholders of record at the  more