WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * "Leader" Hakeem Jeffries Goes Into Hiding * House Democrat "Leader" Hakeem Jeffries is trying to have it both ways. On national TV, he refused to endorse his party's own nominee for New York City mayor, radical socialist Zohran Mamdani, with a new pathetic excuse : "we don't really know each other well." Radical socialist Zohran wants to defund the police and abolish prisons, supports o   more

NEW YORK, June 30 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * 'New Dawn' Rises for Financing Development Progress, Secretary-General Tells Business Forum at International Conference * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks at the opening of the International Business Forum at the Conference on Financial Development, in Sevilla, Spain, today: This Forum reflects a fundamental fact. Development is everyone's business. And the private sector is an esse  more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 30 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * 250 Years Later, Declaration of Independence Still Challenges, Inspires a Nation: A Conversation With Professor Carol Faulkner * Carol Faulkner, Maxwell School history professor, shares her insights on the historical themes of the Declaration of Independence. In June 1776, from a rented room in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson penned the first draft of the document that would forge a nation. The stakes were h  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * AAJC Calls Out Xenophobic Rhetoric and Detestable Deportation Comments Following Zohran Mamdani's Victory in the New York City Mayoral Primary Political criticism must be focused on policies - not rooted in discrimination against their identities. * Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani secured victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, defeating forme  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release: * * * Accenture LearnVantage and IIT Madras's CAAR Collaborate to Skill Talent for Software-Defined Vehicles Accenture LearnVantage's Software-Defined Vehicle Academy and Centre of Excellence in Advanced Automotive Research at IIT Madras to jointly offer specialized skilling programs for automotive OEMs and GCCs * BENGALURU AND CHENNAI, India; June 30, 2025 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) an  more

NEW YORK, July 1 (TNSrpt) -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news release: * * * ACLS Releases Report on What's Needed for Diverse and Sustainable Digital Humanities Recommendations by Commission Now Available on the Manifold Platform and PDF Download to Encourage Accessibility and Action * The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) has released Other Stories To Tell: Recovery Scholarship and the Infrastructure for Digital Humanities, a comprehensive stu  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: Political] -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release: * * * ADL Statement on Fatality in Boulder Firebombing Attack * ADL Deeply Saddened to Learn of a Fatality in Boulder Firebombing Attack Death is third this year attributed to antisemitic violence Denver, CO, June 30, 2025... ADL (the Anti-Defamation Leagu  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AFTER VOTING AGAINST GOP BILL THAT DRIVES UP COSTS AND TAKES HEALTHCARE FROM HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES, CONGRESSMAN RYAN'S C.A.R.E.S. VAN CONTINUES TO PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE HUDSON VALLEY IN JULY * After Voting Against GOP Bill That Drives Up Costs and Takes Healthcare From Hudson Valley Families, Congressman Ryan's C.A.R.E.S. Van Continues to Provide Direct Assistance Across the Hudson Vall  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * AMNY Metro, PoliticsNY, And Gay City News' "2025 LGBTQ+ Power Players" Recognizes Mitchell Katz, MD, And Ken Louie * The list recognizes NYC Health + Hospitals' President and CEO Dr. Mitchell Katz and MetroPlusHealth's Deputy Chief Marketing & Brand Officer Ken Louie for uplifting and supporting the needs of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers Jun 30, 2025 NYC Health + Hospitals today ann  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [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: * * * Arts Groups Argue "Gender Ideology" Still Unconstitutionally Penalized by National Endowment for the Arts * PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Four arts organizations filed a motion for summary judgment today, arguing that the National Endowment for the  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * At FFD4 in Seville, IRC Urges Donors to Reverse ODA Decline and Prioritize Crisis-Affected Communities * As world leaders gather for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), the International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls for urgent, strategic action to ensure that Official Development Assistance (ODA) does not leave communities at the inte  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Barbara Meili Named to Sports Business Journal's 'Game Changers: Women in Sports Business' 2025 Class * NEW YORK - JUNE 30, 2025 - Barbara Meili, vice chair of the Global Entertainment & Media Practice of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, co-chair of the Sports Business Industry Group, and chair of the New York Entertainment & Media Practice, has been named to the 15th class of S  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, June 30 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Researchers discover 'new physics' to manipulate particles in liquid droplets using ultrasound waves Technique will aid biomedical testing, drug development and other fields By Chris Kocher Researchers from Binghamton University, North Carolina State University, Harvard Medical School and Duke University have observed a phenomenon that allows them to create spin in liquid droplets using ultrasou  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release: * * * Blackstone Welcomes Industry Veteran in Japan to Support the Firm's Accelerated Growth in the Market * Tokyo - Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announces a key senior leadership appointment in Japan, as the firm continues to expand its footprint in the market and strengthen its commitment to Japan. Muneya Taniguchi will join as Vice Chairman of Japan and Executive Advisor to lead the firm's expansion, pri  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Condemns Texas Rep. Gill's 'Idiotic Racism and Islamophobia' Against NY Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani Over Finger Food * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned what it called the "idiotic racism and Islamophobia spewed" by Texas Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX), Lau  more

LAKE SUCCESS, New York, July 1 -- Canon USA issued the following news release: * * * Canon Maintains Top Spot In Total High Volume Color Inkjet Market Share Keypoint Intelligence recognizes Canon as leader for U.S. placements for combined heavy and max categories * MELVILLE, N.Y., June 30, 2025 - Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, was recognized by Keypoint Intelligence as the market share leader for total high-volume color inkjet market share for United States place  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, an investment firm, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * CD&R Foundation Announces Grants to Five Non-Profit Organizations in New York City * CD&R (or the "Firm") today announced that the CD&R Foundation (the "Foundation") has made grants totaling $5 million to five non-profit organizations in New York City, which will be dispersed over the next four years. These organizations, identified as CD&R's Talent Solution Partners   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 1 -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Circle Applies for National Trust Charter Approval would help Circle strengthen USDC infrastructure, meet requirements under proposed GENIUS Act and offer custody services to institutional customers. * New York -- June 30, 2025 -- Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL), a global financial technology company and stablecoin market leader, has formally submitted a  more

BRONX, New York, June 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Coalition of Governments Unites Behind Strict Trade Protections For Shark and Ray Species Freefalling Toward Extinction: Including Iconic Whale Sharks and Manta Rays * Credit: (c) Steve De Neef. Tubbataha Reefs Expedition Shark Whale sharks are worth more alive than dead. Their global population has dropped by more than 50%. Despite some national protections, ille  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Major Supreme Court Case Could Eliminate Final Guardrails On Money In Politics Washington, D.C. - Today, the Supreme Court announced it will consider whether political parties and their candidates can coordinate their spending during elections. The decision to take up this case is the latest in a long string of campaign finance cases since Citizens United v. FEC that have undermined basic saf  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Nick Langworthy Announces Over $6.7 Million Grant for Head Start Projects in Chautauqua * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced that Chautauqua Opportunities Inc. has been awarded $6,767,042 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for Head Start Projects. "I am proud to support the over $6.7 million from HHS for Head Start Project  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Reintroduces the Remembering Our Local Heroes Act * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today, alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), reintroduced the Remembering Our Local Heroes Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to provide funding for memorials honoring veterans, law enforcement officers, and firefighters. "Our  more

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell helps local company bring space docking tech to orbit * With support from Cornell's research and testing facilities, deep-tech company AVS US - with facilities just outside Ithaca - successfully launched two spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on June 23, advancing a mission that aims to achieve the world's first autonomous docking between small spacecraft using only satellite navigation signals.   more

NEW YORK, July 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Virginia Clean Economy Act * "Clean energy is the most affordable way to meet rising demand quickly and keep energy bills in check. If we're serious about lowering bills for Virginia families, accelerating the clean energy transition through policies like the Virginia Clean Economy Act isn't just smart -- it's essential." * Peter  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 30 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC and the 109th Airlift Wing team up for aviation first By Justin Campfield, public affairs specialist As Airmen from the New York National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing scoured the Arctic Ocean's Beaufort Sea looking for a place to land a LC-130 Hercules earlier this spring, they finally came to a conclusion: the sea ice just wasn't thick enough to support the 61-  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * New Evidence Shows How to Stretch Humanitarian Dollars and Save More Lives with Cash Transfers * June 30, 2025 -- At a moment when humanitarian funding is under unprecedented strain, t he Dioptra Consortium (opens in a new window) has released compelling new research that shows how the aid sector can reach more people with limited resources by applying cost-efficiency da  more

NEW YORK, July 1 (TNSrep) -- The International Aid Transparency Initiative, a voluntary, multi-stakeholder initiative that works with donors, partner countries and civil society organizations to make information about aid spending easier to access and use, issued the following news: * * * Explore IATI State of the Data Analysis: How can half a million documents enhance aid transparency? Documents linked through the IATI Standard are a gold mine of qualitative information about international d  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Finding Suggests Treatment Approach for Autoimmune Diseases * A n engineered protein turns off the kind of immune cells most likely to damage tissue as part of type 1 diabetes, hepatitis, and multiple sclerosis, shows a new study in mice. In these autoimmune diseases, T cells mistakenly target the body's own tissues instea  more

MIAMI, Florida, June 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Lawyers Recognized on Forbes' Inaugural America's Best-In-State Lawyers List * NEW YORK - June 30, 2025 - Forbes recognized seven attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP on its inaugural 2025 America's Best-In-State Lawyers list. The first annual list of America's Best-In-State Lawyers was compiled through a thorough, multistep process   more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Idaho Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Deadly Ambush in Coeur d'Alene * Gunman Shot and Killed Two Firemen and Critically Shot and Wounded Another While They Responded to Fire BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statement follow  more

NEW YORK, June 30 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * INFF scales up operation - key vehicle for implementing the Sevilla Platform for Action * Excellencies, colleagues, friends, On behalf of our partners UN DESA, UNICEF, OECD, Spain, Italy, Sweden, and the EU, a warm welcome to all of you to this important side event--marking the official launch of the scaled-up Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) Facility as a flagship Impact Initiativ  more

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Invasive Adirondack smallmouth bass evolve to counter control efforts * Decades of efforts to eradicate invasive smallmouth bass from a midsized Adirondack lake have led to a surprising result: The bass rapidly evolved to grow faster and invest more in early reproduction, leading to an even larger population of smaller fish. A study published June 9 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Science  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSFR) -- JAB Partners, Inc., a company led by principals Jeffrey Brian Zwick, Bathsheba Epstein-Hersko, and Steven Joseph Hersko of Brooklyn, New York, along with Avery S. Weisz of Jackson, New Jersey, has filed an application with the Federal Reserve to become a savings and loan holding company. The move involves the acquisition of Vecta, Inc., and, through it, the indirect acquisition of Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan Association of Irvington, New York. The applicati  more

NEW YORK, July 1 (TNSrep) -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news on June 30, 2025: * * * June 2025 NFTE Nexus Policy Brief: Insights from NFTE's World Series of Innovation We're excited to share our newest NFTE Nexus policy brief: "Insights from the World Series of Innovation: Challenge-Based Learning in Action." This brief highlights powerful lessons emerging from the World Series of Innovation (WSI), NFTE's global innovation challenge that invites young peopl  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. DWIGHT EVANS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Dwight Evans announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: For more than four decades, Dwight Evans has served his hometown of Philadelphia as a teacher, community organ  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT OF REP. DWIGHT EVANS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Congressman Dwight Evans announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: For more than four decades, Dwight Evans has served his hometown of Philadelphia as a teacher, community organizer, State Representative  more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 30 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Libraries Receives Grant for Book Repair Workshop * Marianne Hanley, preservation librarian, provides book repair instruction in the Preservation Lab. Syracuse University Libraries' Department of Access and Resource Sharing received a Central New York Library Resources Council Catalyst Grant for $2,000 to provide train-the-trainer workshops on book repair to local school district media specialists. Preserva  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Celebrates Lucy the Pig's Vindication * (STATEN ISLAND, NY) - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis issued the following statement regarding Lucy the Pig's vindication. "We are overjoyed to learn that Mayor Adams heard our pleas and is allowing Lucy to stay in her loving home with the Gannone Family. The idea that this properly registered emotional support animal who has been part of  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 30, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Data Is Changing Shareholder Capitalism By Allison Schrager Corporations should still strive to maximize investor returns, but in some cases, other values should take precedence. If America's CEOs have learned one lesson over the last half decade, it's this: Avoid politics. It is the right lesson -- as usual, Milton Friedman was correct, the primary purpos  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 30, 2025, to the National Review Online: * * * Watering Down the Sat Weakens Meritocracy By Vilda Westh Blanc and Tim Rosenberger If we want a society that truly rewards talent and effort, we must preserve and strengthen the tools that make upward mobility possible. Generations of Americans have sat for the SAT, long the surest social escalator for talented, but overlooked, kids to win seats at  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 29, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * AI Can Keep Truck Drivers Awake By Jordan McGillis Why do the Teamsters oppose new tech that will save lives? Late one night in June 2021, a tanker-truck driver on Phoenix's Red Mountain Freeway barreled through a line of stopped cars at more than 60 miles an hour, leaving mangled metal and broken bodies in his wake. Four people were killed, 11 injure  more

NEW YORK, June 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following issue brief on June 19, 2025, by John Ketcham entitled "New York City Voters Have an Appetite for Electoral Reform Polling and Analysis." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction During April 8-11, 2024, [1] and January 24-30, 2025, [2] the Manhattan Institute polled representative samples of the likely 2025 mayoral electorate in New York City to gauge registered voters' opinions on electoral reform. Looking at the cons  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Meeks, McCaul Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling for the Return of Abducted Ukrainian Children Washington, DC -- Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Michael McCaul, Chairman Emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today introduced a bipartisan resolution c  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Milbank LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Milbank Corporate Finance and Securities Group Recognized as a Tier 1 Firm Globally by The Legal 500 2025 * Milbank LLP's Global Corporate Finance and Securities practice has again been highly ranked in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 US guide, underscoring the team's breadth and depth of transactional experience across international and domestic capital markets. The group was also ranke  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- Bloomberg issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Milford Chooses Bloomberg's Research Management Solutions * Sydney, Australia - Bloomberg and Milford today announced that the New-Zealand based specialist investment firm has adopted Bloomberg's enterprise-level Research Management Solutions (RMS Enterprise) to streamline their research production and workflow. This enables Milford to further enhance their research capabilities with automation, share ins  more

NEW YORK, June 30 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Mobilize Resources, Fix Global Debt System, Increase Developing World's Role in Global Financial Institutions, Secretary-General Urges as Sevilla Conference Opens * Following are UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' remarks at the opening of the fourth Financing for Development Conference, in Sevilla, Spain, today: I thank the Government and people of Spain for welcoming us to Sevilla for this important conf  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release: * * * Morgan Stanley Sustainable Signals: Annual Global Survey of Corporates Finds Sustainability Remains Value Creation Opportunity * 88% of companies globally see sustainability as a way to create long-term value * High investment needs, political and macroeconomic uncertainties considered top challenges, but more than 80% of companies say they can measure ROI * Over half  more

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, July 1 -- Motorola Solutions issued the following news release: * * * Motorola Solutions' Safety and Security Technologies Help Protect Northwell Health's Growing Network New York's largest healthcare system broadening use of video security, analytics, radio communications, mass notification and panic buttons to help keep patients and staff safe * Chicago -- June 30, 2025 - Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced that Northwell Health, New York's largest healthc  more

ALBANY, New York, July 1 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * NYSBA Opposes Senate Legislation Linking Broadband Funding to Prohibition of Artificial Intelligence Regulations New York State Bar Association President Kathleen Sweet sent a letter to New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, expressing "our opposition to the proposed provision in the Senate's reconciliation legislation that would condition state access to f  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBCUniversal Dedicates State-of-the-Art Theater to Steven Spielberg, Celebrates His Enduring Legacy * June 30, 2025 In a tribute to one of cinema's most influential visionaries, NBCUniversal officially unveiled The Steven Spielberg Theater on the Universal Lot, honoring the legendary filmmaker's extraordinary contributions to the studio and the world of film. Spielberg's rela  more

NEW YORK, June 30 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * The need to align and accelerate finance to drive integrated biodiversity and climate action * Across the board, scientists, economists and policymakers increasingly recognize the linkage between climate, nature, and our economies. This is clearly reflected in the World Economic Forum's 2025 ranking of the top global economic risks over the next decade, which lists Extreme Weather Events first, fol  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: Mike Lawler's Tax Scam Would Hike Home Energy Prices, Cost Thousands of New York Jobs * Lawler's plan hikes home energy costs by $2.5 billion, eliminates 19,000+ jobs, shrinks state GDP by $37 billion A new report shows just how devastating Mike Lawler's and House Republicans' Tax Scam would be for New Yorkers' wallets: * New York households would pay $2.5 billion  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 1 (TNSjou) -- New York University's Abu Dhabi campus issued the following news release: * * * NYUAD Researchers Find Link Between Brain Growth and Mental Health Disorders A team of researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi has uncovered a key mechanism that helps shape how our brains are wired, and what can happen when that process is disrupted. In a new study published in Cell Reports, the RNA-MIND Lab at NYU Abu Dhabi, led by Professor of Biology Dan Ohtan Wang, wi  more

LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, July 1 -- Optimum, a brand of Altice USA, issued the following news release: * * * Optimum Updates its Retail Presence in Bossier City with a New Location and Interactive Store LOUISIANA (JUNE 30, 2025) - Optimum, the leading provider of fiber internet, mobile, and TV services, today announces the opening of a new and interactive retail store in Bossier City, Louisiana, located at 2628 Beene Boulevard. The new state-of-the-art retail store offers a modern and inte  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Organization for Security and Co-operation's Role in Strengthening Democracy 'Essential', Secretary-General Tells Parliamentary Assembly * Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' video message for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly in Porto, Portugal today: Dear Parliamentarians, it is a privilege to address this OSCE Parliamentary Ass  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release: * * * Palantir and Accenture Federal Services Join Forces to Help Federal Government Agencies Reinvent Operations with AI * DENVER, CO and ARLINGTON, VA; June 30, 2025 - Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR), a leading provider of AI systems, and Accenture Federal Services, a leading U.S. federal technology company and subsidiary of Accenture LLP (NYSE: ACN), today announced a landmark strategic pa  more

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Passion and partnerships: Finding success as faculty * "How do you become a successful faculty member?", Click to open gallery view Credit: Provided Wayne Scales, Ph.D. '88, gives the Future Professors Institute keynote talk, "Fostering Strategic University Partnerships for Excellence and Innovation: A Practitioner's Approach." Wayne Scales, Ph.D. '88, asked the students, postdocs and faculty attending the  more

SYRACUSE, New York, June 30 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Philanthropy Driven by Passion, Potential and Purpose * A recent gift by Tracey and Ken Pontarelli '92 endows the Pontarelli Professorship in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Ken Pontarelli '92 credits the University for changing his life, opening up opportunities to pursue his passions and achieve professional success that allows him to focus on the public good. In return, he and his w  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Republican and Independent Lawmakers Agree: "Alaska Cannot Survive" Big, Ugly Bill * "This is not about partisanship...our focus is squarely on the survival of the people we represent." In a scathing New York Times op-ed, Republican and Independent lawmakers from the Alaskan House of Representatives and State Senate came together to outline the devastating truth about what Nick B  more

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Researchers create 3D interactive digital room from simple video * Cornell researchers have developed an AI-powered process that automatically transforms a short video of a room into an interactive, 3D simulation of the space. Inside this highly accurate "digital twin," users can open drawers and cabinets and handle objects on the countertop. The technology can be used to develop more realistic video games and  more

PEARL RIVER, New York, July 1 -- Orange and Rockland Utilities issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Rockland Electric Company Files Investment Plan with NJBPU Resiliency, Reliability and Affordability the Focus to Enhance Service for Customers * To provide for the continued safe, reliable, and secure operation of its electric delivery system, Rockland Electric Company (RECO) today requested a regulatory review of its electric delivery rates by the New Jersey Board of Pu  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 1 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Target Alzheimer's Risk and Resilience Among Brazilian Immigrants By Tongyue Zhang A Rutgers-led study explores brain aging and dementia resilience in an increasing, underrepresented aging population Researchers at the Herbert and Jacqueline Krieger Klein Alzheimer's Research Center at the Rutgers Brain Health Institute have launched the Brazilian Aging in New York-New Jersey Study - one of   more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * S.T.O.P. Condemns Trump Database Tracking U.S. Citizens (New York, NY 6/30/2025) - Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns the Trump administration's development of a searchable database to track U.S. citizens, ostensibly to prevent the highly rare issue of voter fraud. Under development b  more

NEW YORK, June 29 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General, at Financing for Development Conference's Civil Society Forum, Urges Participants to Keep Pushing for Change, Demand Governments Live Up to Their Promises * Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' video message for the Civil Society Forum at the fourth Financing for Development Conference, in Sevilla, Spain, today: The fourth Financing for Development Conference is ab  more

NEW YORK, June 30 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Security Council Committee Pursuant to Resolution 2745 Holds Meeting to Consider Midterm and Final Reports of Its Panel of Experts * The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2745 (2024) held informal consultations on 11 June 2025 to consider the midterm and final reports of its Panel of Experts, submitted in accordance with paragraph 7 of the same resolution. The Coordinator of the Pan  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * SINNERS With Black American Sign Language (BASL) Debuts July 4 On Max In The U.S. * Max has announced that Warner Bros. Pictures' SINNERS will stream in Black American Sign Language (BASL) alongside the original version of the film in the U.S. on FRIDAY, JULY 4. This groundbreaking release marks the first time a streaming platform will exclusively debu  more

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary Marco Rubio with Dasha Burns of Politico: * * * QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, thank you so much for sitting down with me at this critical moment for the nation, the world, and at this historic NATO summit. SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, thanks for doing this. QUESTION: I know you have a very busy day ahead, so I'm going to dive right into it. I want to start with some of the repor  more

STONY BROOK, New York, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Stony Brook Medicine Urology Team Among First in Nation to Use New Technology to Monitor Bladder Dysfunction in Patients Stony Brook, NY -- June 30, 2025 -- Dr. Jason Kim and Dr. Steven Weissbart of the Women's Pelvic Health and Continence Center at Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) have successfully performed one of the nation's first--and the East  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Nadler's Opening Statement at Hearing on Proxy Advisors Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans' demonization of  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * TNT Sports & DAZN's Coverage of FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Knockout Stage Continues Tonight - Manchester City vs. Al-Hilal - Monday, June 30, 9 p.m. ET on TBS & DAZN * TNT Sports' English-language coverage of FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in the United States will continue tonight with Manchester City vs. Al-Hilal at 9 p.m. ET on TBS and DAZN. Tuesday's cov  more

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * To grandmother's house you go? Not far, for most US grandkids * New, more precise estimates show most American grandchildren live close to a grandparent, with implications for families' well-being and for how much time and money generations share. Cornell researchers' analysis found that nearly half of U.S. grandchildren (47%) live within 10 miles of a grandparent. Of those, significant numbers live even close  more

SYRACUSE, New York, July 1 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate launches study to find new treatment for post treatment Lyme disease syndrome Upstate Medical University is recruiting participants for a study on Post Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS). Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) is diagnosed in patients who have well-defined or probable Lyme disease and who, after receiving a generally accepted tr  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez, Meng, Meeks, and Goldman Join IRS Workers to Expose Unsafe and Overcrowded Conditions at Brooklyn Office * BROOKLYN -- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-7) and Reps. Grace Meng (NY-6), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined IRS and CFPB employees to call on the Trump administration to act to immediately address overcrowded and unsafe working conditions at th  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon celebrates 25 years of powering how people live, work and play * NEW YORK, NY - For 25 years, Verizon has been leading with technology and innovation for our customers and helped shape the way Americans connect every day. What started as a bold vision in 2000 has grown into a company with the most wireless retail connections in th  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Vietnamese Writer Suffering Medical Neglect in Prison Must Be Released * Imprisoned online commentator and journalist Le Huu Minh Tuan must be released from prison in Vietnam on urgent humanitarian grounds, PEN America said today. Tuan's health has drastically deteriorated during his imp  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm, issued the following news release: * * * Warburg Pincus Announces Partnership with Marissa Thomas and Steve Varley to Launch Unity Advisory, a Next-Generation CFO Advisory Firm * London, June 30, 2025 - Warburg Pincus, the pioneer in private equity global growth investing, has announced a partnership with Marissa Thomas and Steve Varley, two of the UK's most accomplished professional services leaders, to establish Unity Advisory, a n  more

NEW YORK, July 1 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release on June 30, 2025: * * * Budget Bill is a Big, Bad Disaster: Not in the Public Interest, Increases Energy Costs, Hurts the Health of Vulnerable Communities, and An Assault on Millions of Working-Class People Senate Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Dramatically Increase Federal Deficit, Kick Millions Off Medicaid While Making Them Sicker, Raise Our Energy Bills and Concede Our Global Clean Energy Leadership *  more

SEATTLE, Washington, July 1 (TNSrep) -- The Globalization and Localization Association posted the following news release from its affiliate (Welo Data): * * * Welo Data Unveils New Framework for Evaluating Causal Reasoning in Large Language Models * New York, NY - Welo Data today released a new research study examining how different scoring methods and prompt structures influence the evaluation of causal reasoning in large language models (LLMs). Titled "A Novel Multi-Select Framework for Ev  more

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Why are lefties more creative? Turns out, they're not * What do Leonardo da Vinci, M.C. Escher and Jimi Hendrix have in common? They're just a few of the creative geniuses also known for being left-handed, helping to fuel the widespread belief that lefties are more creative. It's a compelling idea that even scientists presumed to be true - but it's not, new Cornell psychology research finds. Scouring more th  more

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Why quitting a job you used to love is OK * People who are passionate about their work, but then become less engaged in it, may stay at the job due to an exaggerated fear that others will judge them harshly for quitting. But new research out of the ILR School reveals that others actually see the benefit of quitting a job because it may free up time to pursue a different, more engaging professional passion in a d  more

NEW YORK, June 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release: * * * WNBA announces expansion to historic 18 teams with new teams in Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia * The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) today announced a major expansion to 18 teams, with new teams in Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia. This expansion - subject to WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors approval - marks a significant milestone in the WNBA's commitm  more