NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * "Love Island USA" Heats Up Peacock Rankings as Top Streaming Reality Series * Peacock's hit reality dating show Love Island USA is making waves this summer, ranking as the No. 1 most-watched streaming reality series for the second consecutive week, according to preliminary Nielsen data for the week of June 9. The show's popularity continues to surge following its Season 7 premier  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * 'No Society Immune from Risk of Atrocity Crimes', Secretary-General Tells General Assembly, Noting Prevention Must Begin at Home * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks to the General Assembly on the twentieth anniversary of the responsibility to protect, in New York today: Twenty years ago, leaders gathered at the 2005 World Summit and committed to protect populations from genocide, war  more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * AICPA Submits Recommendations to Senate Finance Committee on Reconciliation Bill Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2025) - The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has expressed concerns with proposals pertaining to the pass-through entity tax (PTET) state and local tax (SALT) deductions in reconciliation bills introduced in the Senate and passed House of Representatives. I  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Access Now, an organization that says it defends and extends the rights of people and communities at risk, posted the following news release: * * * Bahrain: halt repressive amendments to the press law * We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call on Bahrain's Shura Council to reject the government's proposed amendments to the Law on Press, Printing, and Publishing (Decree-Law No. 47 of 2002). On May 8, 2025, the House of Representatives app  more

LYNDHURST, New Jersey, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, posted the following news release: * * * Barnes & Noble Opens New Store in York06/25/2025 * Author Lucy Score to Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony and Book Signing at the Grand Opening at 9AM on Wednesday, July 2 nd, 2025 York, PA - June 18, 2025 - Barnes & Noble is thrilled to announce the opening of its new York bookstore on Wednesday, July 2 nd. The new Barn  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 25 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Alum leads 'upcycle' company offering new life for batteries Balki Iyer, MS '00, SD '19, is driven by a clean-energy mission By Katie Liu When discussing his nearly 20 years spent riding the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, Balki Iyer, MS '00, SD '19, likes to joke that each one of them has been 300 days of agony and 60 days of mediocrity. Then, after all that, five days of euphoria. "Of course, those  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 25 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Crushing It: How a Watson College grad is turning glass waste into concrete solutions Jacob Kumpon '22 co-founded KLAW Industries during his undergraduate years By Ethan Knox The wine bottle you had with dinner might one day become part of your local sidewalk, thanks to an innovative process created and implemented by a Binghamton University graduate. "The bigger the city, the more concrete poured and t  more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- Bloomberg issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Bloomberg Launches Company-Level Geopolitical Risk Scores Quantifying Country Risk, Built with Seerist Threat Intelligence Covering 7 million companies and 245 countries, this offering connects investors with the geopolitical risk intelligence used by government and commercial entities * Bloomberg today launched geopolitical country-of-risk scores for 7 million companies built with Seerist's leading geo  more

BUFFALO, New York, June 26 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * New book by UB researcher turns urban sociology on its head BUFFALO, N.Y. - Even in retirement, Mark Gottdiener, PhD, professor emeritus of sociology in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, is recognized as one of the nation's leading urban sociologists. His work at the intersection of cultural issues and social problems was the foundation for the  more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) a non-profit dedicated to funding type 1 diabetes research, posted the following news release: * * * Breakthrough T1D Joins Diabetes Leaders at the American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions to Highlight Research Advancements * NEW YORK, June 24, 2025 -- Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization, gathered with researchers, diabetes professionals, and other lead  more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release: * * * Citi Commercial Bank Transforming and Digitizing Lending Experience for Mid-Sized Corporates NEW YORK - Citi Commercial Bank ('CCB') has taken steps to enhance its lending capabilities for mid-sized corporates by offering a streamlined digital experience. This transformation of CCB's existing credit processes will improve eas  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Podcasts to Launch Season Two of "Chance Encounters" on June 27 Chronicling Incredi ble True Stories of Travel Connection * NEW YORK, NY - (June 25, 2025) - CNN Podcasts announced today the return of Chance Encounters, hosted by CNN Travel Writer Francesca Street and based on Street's popular digital column of the same name. The second season of the series will premiere Friday, June 27 and will conti  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard's 2025 Art Collection to be Exhibited at Salmagundi Club and Federal Hall National Memorial * NEW YORK - The Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP) will present its 2025 collection at the Salmagundi Club in New York City from July 1 through July 29, 2025. The Salmagundi Club is located at 47 Fifth Avenue in New York. The event is free, open to the public, and can be see  more

NEW YORK, June 26 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * African Societies Survived Climate Shifts for Millennia by Diversifying How They Lived New research sheds light on how communities adapted to past climate change, offering lessons for current and future challenges. By Rebecca Fowler Livelihood diversity wasn't just a feature of ancient African societies--it was key to survival. New research covering millennia of African his  more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * The Links Between Individual Moral Action and Collective Political Life A new book offers a framework for unifying the two spheres. * What is the relationship between the ethical transformation of the self and the political transformation of the world? The Care of the Self and the Care of the Other by Daniel Louis Wyche, a senior scholar at the Law School's Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought, explores t  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy Urges Senate to Reject FAA Nominee Bryan Bedford * BUFFALO, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) formally called on the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to reject the nomination of Bryan Bedford for Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In a letter addressed to Chair Ted Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell, Kennedy exp  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Announces FAA Grants for Cattaraugus County Olean Airport * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced the Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $313,813 to the Olean Airport for phase 2 of their rehabilitation project which consists of rehabilitating a parking lot and construction of a new lighting system. The FAA also awarded a sec  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Announces Over $2.6 Million Grant for Head Start Projects in Allegany County * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced that Allegany County Community Opportunities and Rural Development has been awarded $2,698,394 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start Projects. "I am proud to support the over $2.6 mi  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Reintroduces the Fairness in Vineyard Data Act to Support NY-24 Grape Growers * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today reintroduced the Fairness in Vineyard Data Act to expand the federal government's vineyard data collection to better reflect the needs of grape growers in New York and other top-producing states. Congressman Joe Morelle (NY-25) joined R  more

NEW YORK, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on entitled "xxxx": * * * View original text plus charts and tables here: * * * Connecticut Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- April 2025 * Connecticut had 80,000 job openings in April 2025, compared to 77,000 openings in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that  more

ITHACA, New York, June 26 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Lasers match common herbicides at zapping East Coast weeds By Krishna Ramanujan Shooting lasers at foes is the stuff of science fiction, but now, a few farmers are fighting one of their greatest nemeses with a new technology - laser weeders. Commercial laser weeders are large machines that pass over crop rows and take photos. A deep learning computer program analyzes  more

ITHACA, New York, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * To slow global warming, bury wood debris By Caitlin Hayes Taking carbon out of the atmosphere is essential for slowing global warming - and a team of researchers has estimated "huge" potential for carbon capture using a method that's low-tech, sustainable and relatively simple: burying wood, especially the debris from managed forests. In the study, published  more

ITHACA, New York, June 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Global perspectives reframe timeline and scope of WWII * This summer marks the 80th anniversary of the "official" end of World War II, but in " The Greater Second World War: Global Perspectives," published in April by Cornell University Press, the war's timeline is extended back to 1931 and into the mid-1950s. The book, edited by Ruth Lawlor, assistant professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, an  more

ITHACA, New York, June 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * How a COVID study uncovered the research 'pivot penalty' * In 2020, Yian Yin teamed up with economists at Northwestern University to look at the impact of researchers who had shifted their focus to study the COVID pandemic. He saw that these researchers faced a "pivot penalty" - their COVID-related work received less attention than previous contributions in their old field - and the greater the pivot, the worse   more

ITHACA, New York, June 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Lasers match common herbicides at zapping East Coast weeds * Shooting lasers at foes is the stuff of science fiction, but now, a few farmers are fighting one of their greatest nemeses with a new technology - laser weeders. Commercial laser weeders are large machines that pass over crop rows and take photos. A deep learning computer program analyzes the images to distinguish weeds from crops. Then, the lasers z  more

ITHACA, New York, June 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * To slow global warming, bury wood debris * Taking carbon out of the atmosphere is essential for slowing global warming - and a team of researchers has estimated "huge" potential for carbon capture using a method that's low-tech, sustainable and relatively simple: burying wood, especially the debris from managed forests. In the study, published June 25 in Nature Geoscience, researchers found that burying the wo  more

NEW YORK, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Study identifies NYC workers most at-risk for dangerous summer heat A new study by doctoral student A. Michael Ierardi and Associate Professor Brian Pavilonis highlights the growing threat of extreme heat to New York City's workforce, identifying which occupations face the greatest risk of heat stress as climate change drives up temperatur  more

NEW YORK, June 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * New Debt Financing Structure Published to Scale Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Reductions * (NEW YORK) A coalition of financial, technical and environmental partners has developed a groundbreaking financial framework that aims to mobilize capital to reduce emissions from one of the most potent and preventable climate pollutants. The new guidance provides a market-ready structur  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Does Laura Gillen support the Socialist or the Creepy Covid Killer? * It's primary day in New York City, and we still don't know - which lunatic does out of touch Democrat Laura Gillen support for Mayor? Is it Zohran Mamdani, the anti-ICE, anti-Israel, defund-the-police socialist ? Or disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Creepy Covid Killer ? New Yorkers deserve to know. "New   more

TORONTO, Ontario, June 25 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * DUNE by Jean-Georges at The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas Presents a Two-Night Takeover at Topping Rose House * The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort is collaborating with Topping Rose House Bridgehampton, New York for a special two-night culinary takeover, in celebration of 25 years of DUNE by Jean-Georges. Since its 2000 opening, DUNE has set the stage fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: * * * Energy Access Has Improved, Yet International Financial Support Still Needed to Boost Progress and Address Disparities * New report urges scaled-up tailored financial support for decentralised renewable energy to reach 666 million people in rural and vulnerable areas in developing countries. Washington, New York, Paris, Geneva, Abu Dhabi, 25 June 2025 - Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2025 finds that   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Helps Small Businesses Understand Hazardous Waste Rules and Avoid Costly Mistakes * New York, N.Y \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging businesses, schools, and other small facilities to double-check how they handle hazardous waste to avoid costly violations. In recent years, EPA Region 2 has found that many facilities are unknowingly violating federal hazardous wa  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- White and Case, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * EU ABS regulation proposal is just the start * White & Case partners Tom Falkus and Dennis Heuer spoke with IFR (International Financing Review) editor Giulia Lasagni regarding the European Commission's proposal to revamp the EU's securitisation framework that aims to simplify regulations and boost market activity. Tom Falkus praised the effort to ease reporting for private secu  more

NEW YORK, June 26 (TNSjou) -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Exciting Discoveries in AI Security and Privacy to be Focus of New Journal from ACM World's Largest Computing Society Aims to Fill a Critical Research Need * New York, NY, June 24, 2025 - ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, is pleased to announce a new journal, ACM Transactions on AI Security and Privacy (TAISAP). As AI technologies have become perv  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Far-Left Favorite? Bernie Bro Travis Gains Ground * Last night, radical socialist Zohran Mamdani won the Democrat Primary to be New York City's Mayor. He's pro-criminal. A full-blown socialist. P roudly antisemitic. Wants to defund the police. Supports open borders. And yes, he even wants to create government-run grocery stores. He's the blueprint for everything that's wrong with today's  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- A June 2025 study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, "Failing Banks" (WP 25-04), challenges long-held theories about the causes of bank failures, asserting that deteriorating bank fundamentals, rather than sudden, non-fundamental runs, are almost always the primary culprit. The research, which spans 160 years of U.S. banking history, suggests that bank failures are highly predictable using simple accounting metrics. Co-authored by Sergio Correia   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice entitled "New York Power Authority; Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment." The New York Power Authority filed a relicense application to continue operating its 11.8-megawatt Vischer Ferry Hydroelectric Project. This project is situated on the Mohawk River within Saratoga and Schenectady Counties, New York. The application seeks a major license for continued operation of the facility. Staff at t  more

SAN JOSE, California, June 26 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: * * * FICO Joins Forces with MI New York to Elevate Financial Literacy As part of FICO's partnership, MI New York cricketers will help raise awareness of the importance of financial literacy and credit education among fellow cricketers and cricket fans. * BOZEMAN Mont. - June 25, 2025 - Global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE: FICO) announced today that it will be partnering with MI New York  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * FOLLOWING HIS MULTIPLE PUSHES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCES CSX HEEDS HIS CALLS TO RESTORE VITAL GILLETT ROAD BRIDGE FOR OGDEN & ROCHESTER COMMUNITY * Monroe County's Gillett Road Bridge Was Forced To Close In December 2023 Due To Potential Structural Failures, Cutting Off Motorists And Disrupting Commutes And Traffic Patterns For Monroe County Residents Schumer Last Year Stoo  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Application for Expansion of Subzone 49E; Phillips 66 Co.; Linden, New Jersey." The notice outlines an application submitted by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey which serves as the grantee for Foreign-Trade Zone 49. The request seeks to expand Subzone 49E on behalf of Phillips 66 Co. This expansion would incorporate an additional site identified as Site 2 encompass  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillen Sends Letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Urging Reinstatement of Humanitarian Parole for Haitian Citizens * WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) wrote to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem urging her to reinstate critical humanitarian parole for hardworking, law-abiding Haitian citizens fleeing life-threatening danger in their home country. Rep. Gillen has been  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * Global Tax Leaders Convene at the 2025 OECD USCIB International Tax Conference * L-R: Rick Minor (USCIB), Manal Corwin (OECD), Rebecca Burch (US Department of Treasury), Silke Burns (German Federal Ministry of Finance), Tim Power (Treasury of the UK), and Marlene Nembhard Parker (Jamaica Tax Administration). This year's annual OECD USCIB Tax Conference took place June 23-2  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Hepatitis Caucus Co-Chairs Velazquez and Johnson Call on RFK Jr. to Maintain Hepatitis Vaccine Recommendations * WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Hepatitis Caucus, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging him to maintain longstanding feder  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-25-24) on June 3, 2025 entitled "Results of an Unannounced Inspection of ICE's Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, New York." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: Results of an Unannounced Inspection of ICE's Buffalo Federal Detention Fa  more

BERLIN, Germany, June 25 -- The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Human Rights and Legal Organizations Warn Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and Partners of Legal Liability for Complicity with Serious International Law Violations New York/Geneva - Today, a group of 15 leading human rights and legal organizations released an open letter urging an end to the current privatized, militarized aid delivery model operated by the Gaza Humanitaria  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Guthrie Op-Ed: Don't fall for the lies about the GOP's plan for Medicaid: We're actually STRENGTHENING it WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following op-ed by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, appeared in the New York Post this week. In Case You Missed It: "President   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Thanks to Rep. Mike Lawler, entrepreneurs just got a boost * Last night, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler notched a huge win for New York's entrepreneurs, as his bipartisan bill - the HALOS Act - passed the House. This commonsense legislation helps entrepreneurs get their start ups off the ground, by clarifying laws and cutting red tape - making it easier for entrepreneurs to connect w  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota Votes to Prohibit D.C. Sanctuary City Policies * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Nick LaLota (Suffolk County, NY) released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 2056 the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 (link is external), which prohibits the District of Columbia from enacting or maintaining any law or policy that prevents Law Enforcement from sharin  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE FACT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO RUN AWAY FROM CONFRONTING THESE SITUATIONS ON CAPITOL HILL IS VERY PROBLEMATIC" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe where he emphasized that Iran is a sworn enemy of the United States and the Trump administration must follow the Constitution and stop hiding its actions  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THE FACT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO RUN AWAY FROM CONFRONTING THESE SITUATIONS ON CAPITOL HILL IS VERY PROBLEMATIC" * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe where he emphasized that Iran is a sworn enemy of the United States and the Trump administration must follow the Constitution and stop hiding its actions in the Middle East from C  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 24, 2025, to Bloomberg Law: * * * Supreme Court Gets Equal Protection Question Right in Skrmetti In U.S. v. Skrmetti, the US Supreme Court didn't reach everything it could have, but it got the biggest question right in a way that promises to have legs across the legal system. The federal government argued that SB1, a Tennessee statute, violated the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 24, 2025, to Discourse: * * * Ending the Independent Contractor Debate By Jarrett Dieterle It's time for state and federal lawmakers to embrace a portable benefits model, which will both preserve the flexibility of gig work and protect individual workers Over the past decade or more, in conjunction with the rise of the gig economy, a growing debate has arisen about how to classify American wor  more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 22, 2025, to the New York Post: * * * For a Change, Primary Day Won't Decide NYC's Next Mayor By Jesse Arm Don't expect a final answer on New York's future when the Primary Day polls close Tuesday night. Between absentee ballots, ranked-choice voting and the city's glacial vote-transfer process, it may take weeks to know who won the Democratic nomination. But even once the party's mayoral cand  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 24, 2025, to the New York Post: * * * How Bad Is Zohran Mamdani for New York? Let Us Count the Ways By Charles Fain Lehman In the dwindling days of his run for Gracie Mansion, Zohran Mamdani has picked a strange priority: publicly funding gender change treatments for minors. If elected, the New York Sun reported, Mamdani plans to spend $65 million on "gender-affirming care." He also promised   more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 21, 2025, to the New York Post: * * * Why Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Is Failing the Migrant Crisis By Daniel Di Martino The violent anti-ICE riots that erupted in Los Angeles last week were the inevitable result of years of Washington's failure to enforce immigration law. As masked mobs torched government property and assaulted officers tasked with upholding the rule of law, one thing became   more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 23, 2025, to UnHerd: * * * Generation Z's Political Polarisation Isn't Going Anywhere By Eric Kaufmann In a New York Times interview back in March, centrist Democratic pollster David Shor told Ezra Klein that, with the exception of minority women, young people preferred Donald Trump to Kamala Harris. "I find this [...] shocking," Klein replied. For years, he said, Republicans had been ignoring   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Meeks, McCaul, Bera, Huizenga Introduce Burma GAP Act Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Michael McCaul; Ami Bera, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific; and Bill Huizenga, Chairman of the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia,   more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release: * * * The Metropolitan Opera's Summer HD Festival Returns to Lincoln Center Plaza with 11 Free Screenings August 22-September 1 Screenings feature highlights from the 2024-25 season, including Verdi's Aida, starring Angel Blue; Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, starring Benjamin Bernheim, Erin Morley, and Pretty Yende; Strauss's Salome, starring Elza van den Heever and Peter Mattei; and Puccini's Tosca, starring Lise   more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Michigan Senate Passes Critical Gun Violence Prevention Bills; Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond * LANSING, Mich. -- Today, the Michigan chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements after the Michigan Senate passed three critical gun violence prevention bills.   more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Milbank LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Milbank Partner Neal Katyal Named One of the Top 20 Practitioners Across the Globe by Financial Times * Milbank LLP Litigation & Arbitration partner Neal Katyal, who leads Milbank's Supreme Court and Appellate Group, has been named one of the Top 20 Practitioners across the globe by the Financial Times at the Innovative Lawyers Global Summit, hosted on June 24, 2025, in London. As part of   more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Milbank LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Milbank Partners Marcelo Mottesi and Adam Brenneman Named Among Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers for 2025 by Latinvex * Milbank LLP partner Marcelo Mottesi, chair of the firm's Corporate Finance and Securities Group and co-head of the Latin America practice, and Corporate Finance and Securities partner Adam Brenneman have been named to the Latinvex 2025 list of Latin America's Top 100 Lawye  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Moog Inc., Elma, New York, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to the agency's request for public input regarding the Section 232 national security investigation of imports of commercial aircraft and jet engines. The letter emphasizes that restrictive trade policies could severely disrupt the U.S. aerospace industry and undermine its economic strength. Adam Lynch, counsel for Moog, stated, "A broad Section 232 action would only undermine   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2025: * * * Morelle Led Democrats in Highlighting the Need to Protect Access to the Ballot Box for American Voters Abroad WASHINGTON - Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, emphasized the need to ensure every eligible American voter, whether living in the United States on Election Day or not,   more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * Ongoing DELIVER-MS Study Invites People Affected by MS to Webinar Investigators conducting the DELIVER-MS Study are inviting people affected by MS to a webinar in which they will discuss the study's baseline data. Baseline data are the characteristics of the people who enrolled in the study. This study is fully enrolled. The study results are expected in 2027. Webinar Details: Date: Monday, July 7,  more

NEW YORK, June 24 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * NBA Board of Governors approves sale of Timberwolves and Lynx to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez * NEW YORK - The NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the controlling interests in the Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx from Glen Taylor to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez. Mr. Lore and Mr. Rodriguez will serve as Co-Chairmen, with Lore assumi  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBC Sports President Rick Cordella on Strategy, Streaming, and Looking Ahead NBC Sports President Rick Cordella Talks NBA And Sports Rights * Rick Cordella gets it. As President of NBC Sports, he's got a fieldbox view of the shifting media landscape and the outsized role live events are playing in its evolution. Cordella is confident in the network's big picture programming str  more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- The National Basketball Players Association issued the following news release: * * * NBPA AND UM6P ORGANIZE THE 'ONE COURT AFRICA' EXPERIENCE The four-day experience was designed for players to learn about impact investing and champion African entrepreneurs and innovators shaping the future of the continent * The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), in collaboration with University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P), organized One Court Africa, a four-day experie  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * New "Verizon Frontline Verified" partner - Semtech * BASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Verizon Frontline today announced that several products from Semtech, formerly Sierra Wireless, have achieved "Verizon Frontline Verified" status. This includes the AirLink(r) XR60 5G Router, which supports the recently-launched Verizon Frontline Network Slice. T  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * New Index Ranks Vulnerabilities of 188 Nations to Climate Shocks * * Columbia Climate School i dentifies 65 'Red Zone' nations across four separate climate scenarios. * 43 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa, eight in Latin America and the Caribbean, six in Asia-Pacific, six in the Middle East, and two in Europe are most at-risk. * With support from The Rockefeller Foundation, the "Climate Finance Vulne  more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release: * * * New York Fed Case Study on Private Investments in Multifamily Affordable Apartments Finds Investment Managers Plan to Increase Capital Deployed for New Developments * NEW YORK--The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released a case study focused on private investment vehicles in affordable multifamily rental housing. Investment managers surveyed for the case study plan to allocate 24% of pr  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY: New York high school to strengthen First Amendment protections following FIRE lawsuit * CHAPPAQUA, NY, June 25, 2025 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression agreed to drop its First Amendment lawsuit against Chappaqua Central School District after the district's board of education adopted a robust First Amendment regulation that will prot  more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- New York Life Insurance, a mutual life insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * New York Life to award 20 scholarships supporting students' post-secondary education expenses and long-term financial literacy. Applications for the inaugural New York Life Financial Empowerment Scholarship are now open to graduates from high school classes of 2025 and 2026 until August 25, 2025. * NEW YORK - New York Life, America's largest/1 mutual life insurer, is proud  more

NEW YORK, June 24 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges $101.6 Million Loan Sale Secured by Class A Office Tower in San Francisco * Newmark announces the company has arranged the sale of a $101.6 million loan secured by 353 Sacramento Street, a 284,751 square-foot, 23-story, Class A office tower located in San Francisco's North Financial District. Newmark Executive Vice Chairman and President, Western Region Capital Markets Ste  more

NEW YORK, June 24 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Completes Sale of Class A 19-Story Office Tower in Downtown Phoenix * Newmark announces the company has arranged the sale of 111 West Monroe, a 256,682-square-foot, 19-story Class A office tower located in the heart of Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The property was acquired by Kellwood Company, a leading apparel business with significant operations in Los Angeles and New York, which pl  more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks: * * * Nordstrom: Best Practices in U.S. Treasury Repo Markets * Thank you for having me here today. 1 The U.S. Treasury market performs several important roles in our financial system: The Federal Reserve implements monetary policy in the Treasury market, the Department of the Treasury issues securities to finance the government, and interest rates on Treasury securities serve as a risk-free benchmark rat  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * OWN'S "LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE" RETURNS JULY 19 WITH A SEASON FULL OF REVELATIONS, REINVENTIONS, AND RAW EMOTION * LOS ANGELES - OWN's hit series ''Love & Marriage: Huntsville'' is back and bolder than ever. Premiering Saturday, July 19 at 8pm ET/PT, the network's top-rated unscripted hit returns for its milestone 10th season that promises to deliv  more

NEW YORK, June 24 [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: * * * Partisan Gerrymandering Case Reaches South Carolina Supreme Court * COLUMBIA - Nonpartisan civil rights organizations argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court today that the state constitution forbids partisan gerrymandering, or th  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Private Sector Mini-Grid Developers Sign Funding Agreements to Fast Track Zambia's Electrification Efforts * * Over US$1.1 million awarded to OnePower Zambia, Renwasol/Solar23, and Engie Energy Access Zambia (Power Corner Zambia) through ZEDSI programme. LUSAKA, ZAMBIA | June 25, 2025 -- Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, through a grant to the United   more

AKWESASNE, New York, June 26 -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news on June 25, 2025: * * * Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Members File Legal Suit Over Changes Impacting Access to Federal Financial Aid AKWESASNE - (Onerahtohko:wa/June 11, 2025) Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal members filed Complaints and Emergency Motions for Preliminary Injunction in United States District Court, Northern District of New York, against the United States Dep  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-08543-AS; S.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 28, 2023): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Edward O'Donnell and Victor Bozzo, No. 1:23-cv-08543-AS (S.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 28, 2023) On May 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained final judgments against Edward O'Donnell and Victor Bozzo, the former Chief Financial Officer and former Chief Commercial Officer, respectively  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following floor remarks on June 23, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Madam President, earlier today, we received reports that Iran has targeted U.S. military bases and U.S. servicemembers in the Middle East, putting the lives of thousands of Americans at immediate risk. I join Americans in praying for their safety. This   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Foundation Leads by Example in Move from BlackRock to More Responsible Asset Managers * NEW YORK -- The Sierra Club applauds the news announced today by the Sierra Club Foundation, that in an effort to safeguard its assets, the foundation is leaving BlackRock/Aperio as an asset manager and moving funds to Nia Impact Capital and Xponance. This move follows over three years of ac  more

AKWESASNE, New York, June 26 -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news on June 25, 2025: * * * SRMT Hosts Law Enforcement Agencies to Promote Cooperation on Border Security On June 4th, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council hosted officials from multiple agencies to strengthen relationships between tribal, federal, state, and local law enforcement organizations. Attendees included senior officials from the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal   more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 26 -- The Washington State Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 25, 2025: * * * Statement on NYC Mayoral Primary Seattle, WA - Today, Chair Shasti Conrad released the following statement regarding New York State Representative Zohran Mamdani's projected victory in the Democratic primary for New York City Mayor: "I want to congratulate New York state Rep. Zohran Mamdani on an impressive victory in the New York Democratic mayoral primary. His campai  more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The Orthodox Union, also known as Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, issued the following agency statement on June 22, 2025. * * * Statement on U.S. Bombing of Iran's Nuclear Sites The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America thanks God for the success of today's critical action by the United States Air Force, destroying Iran's nuclear sites. We thank President Trump for his decisive leadership in obliterating this cataclysmic threat posed by the  more

NEW YORK, June 25 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Strong Immunization Programmes 'Foundation of Resilient Societies, Economies', Says Secretary-General, in Remarks to Vaccine Alliance Pledging Summit * Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' video message to the Gavi High-level Pledging Summit, in Brussels today: Excellencies, distinguished guests, I thank the European Union, the Gates Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for con  more

STONY BROOK, New York, June 26 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Long-Term PTSD Symptoms in WTC Responders Bear Watching Stony Brook-led study of nearly 13,000 patients 20 years after 9/11, published in Nature Mental Health, reveals symptoms alter over time and non-professional responders most at-risk * STONY BROOK, NY, June 25, 2025 - A study of nearly 13,000 World Trade Center (WTC) responders and their symptoms   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * The Socialist Wins, Now Josh Riley Owns It * Meet Zohran Mamdani: He's pro-criminal. A full-blown socialist. P roudly antisemitic. Wants to defund the police. Supports open borders. And yes, he even wants to create government-run grocery stores. And he just secured the Democratic nomination for New York City Mayor. This is who today's Democratic Party is: a socialist who wants to dismant  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * The Socialist Wins, Now Pat Ryan Owns It * Meet Zohran Mamdani: He's pro-criminal. A full-blown socialist. P roudly antisemitic. Wants to defund the police. Supports open borders. And yes, he even wants to create government-run grocery stores. And he just secured the Democratic nomination for New York City Mayor. This is who today's Democratic Party is: a socialist who wants to dismantle  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * The Socialist Wins, Now Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen Own It * Meet Zohran Mamdani: He's pro-criminal. A full-blown socialist. P roudly antisemitic. Wants to defund the police. Supports open borders. And yes, he even wants to create government-run grocery stores. And he just secured the Democratic nomination for New York City Mayor. This is who today's Democratic Party is: a socialist who   more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT Sports' Upcoming U.S. Soccer Coverage Highlighted by Three U.S. Women's National Team Matches, Including AllState Continental Classico - USWNT vs. Canada - on Wednesday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m. ET * TNT Sports will showcase a trio of upcoming U.S. Women's National Team matches highlighted by this year's AllState Continental Classico - USWNT vs. Canada  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Twelve Years After Shelby County v. Holder Decision, LDF Calls for Voter Protections in Wake of Increased Attacks on our Democracy * Twelve years ago, on June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Shelby County v. Holder that severely weakened a crucial section of the Voting Rights Act. By declaring the preclearance framework unconstitutional -- a framew  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- United Automobile Workers President Shawn Fain and Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla issued a statement for the working-class movement in the New York mayoral primary race. UAW expressed pride in being the first union to endorse Zohran Mamdani, recognizing his platform to address New York's cost-of-living crisis through affordable housing, rent freezes, free public transit, and universal childcare. UAW emphasized that their members' strong turnout signals a shift in la  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Council for International Business issued the following news: * * * USCIB Joins ICC BASIS at IGF 2025 * L-R: Jim Prendergast (The Galway Strategy Group), Dominique Lazanski (independent consultant), Justin Fair (US State Department), Cheryl Miller (USCIB), and Keith Drazek (Verisign). USCIB's digital policy team is currently participating at the 2025 Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Norway from June 23-27. The IGF is a global multistakeh  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon Business wins multisite private 5G contract fueling a multibillion dollar regeneration project * What you need to know: * Verizon Business, in collaboration with Nokia, will deliver multiple Verizon Private 5G Networks to industrial campuses across the Thames Freeport, one of the UK's busiest maritime logistics and manufacturin  more

NEW YORK, June 25 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon contributes $10K in response to devastating flooding in West Virginia * WHEELING, W.V. - On June 15, devastating heavy rains and flash flooding severely impacted Ohio and Marion counties in West Virginia. This rare event saw up to 3 to 4 inches of rainfall in less than an hour in localized areas. Multiple fatalities and extensive   more

NEW YORK, June 26 (TNSrpt) -- Weil, Gotshal and Manges, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Weil European Distress Index The latest Weil European Distress Index (WEDI) has found that the Retail and Consumers Goods sector has emerged as the most distressed sector in Europe, with distress levels now the highest since the global financial crisis. The downturn is driven by a combination of tight credit conditions, cost inflation and weakened consumer demand - particularly in the   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Grills Bove During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, grilled Emil Bove III, President Trump's pick to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, on multiple allegations of ethical misconduct throughout Mr. Bove's tenure as an Assistant   more

NEW YORK, June 24 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks: * * * Williams: The Totality of the Data * Introduction Hello, everyone. I'm so pleased to be here today. One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is meeting with business and community leaders to learn more about our local economies--their challenges and opportunities, their long-established businesses and new industries. It's fitting that I started my visit in Schenectady, known as "The City that L  more

NEW YORK, June 26 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * World Jewish Congress Supports Israel-Iran Ceasefire Agreement Following an announcement by President Trump of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), issued the following statement: "The ceasefire between Israel and Iran announced and brokered by President Trump and Qatar is nothing short of heroic. If both parties a  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The intergenerational advocacy organization YouthNPower: Transforming Care has released a report titled "Starting to Live: Findings of a Direct Cash Transfer Pilot for Former Foster Youth in New York City." Issued in June 2025, the document details a 12-month pilot that provided 100 former foster youth with $1,000 in unconditional cash per month, with the goal of exploring how direct financial support can aid young adults transitioning out of care. The pilot, wh  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Sunrise Movement issued the following news release: * * * Zohran Mamdani's Victory Is A New Political Era New York City, New York -- In a groundbreaking win that represents the future of the Democratic Party, Zohran Mamdani has won the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City. This marks a major victory for Sunrise Movement, which made its first-ever national mayoral endorsement in support of Mamdani. Volunteers with Sunrise Movement NYC knocked on over 20,000   more