FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 8 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army updates facial hair policy to reinforce grooming standards * The U.S. Army is updating its facial hair grooming policy in an Army Directive that resulted from a force-wide review of military standards. The update reinforces the Army's long-standing policy that all Soldiers must be clean-shaven when in uniform or civilian clothes while on duty, with temporary exemptions for medical reason  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 9 -- The American Society of Echocardiography issued the following news release on July 7, 2025: * * * ASE Publishes Updated LV Diastolic Function by Echo Guideline ASE Publishes Updated Guideline on Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Heart Failure with HFpEF * (DURHAM, NC, July 7, 2025)--An updated guideline from the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) offers new echocardiographic parameters and recommendations for cl  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Launches New Ad Campaign Slamming Senate Republicans for their Toxic Plan to Slash Medicaid and Spike Costs * Today, the DSCC launched a new digital ad campaign holding Senate Republicans across the country accountable for the devastating impacts of their toxic plan to slash Medicaid and spike costs - leaving millions of Americans uninsured in order to pay for a tax giveaway for b  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 9 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Hickey Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study How Environmental Factors Drive Cellular Behavior Competitive, five-year grant will help John Hickey identify how and why cells in the same environment develop different characteristics By Michaela Martinez John Hickey, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Faculty   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 9 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Radio Waves Riding on Optical Fibers By Andrew Tie Wireless and optical communications expert receives NSF CAREER award to evaluate analog radio-over-fiber technology. Since joining Duke University in 2021, Tingjun Chen, the Nortel Networks Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has built a promising research portfolio exploring the limits of both wireles  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Electrolux Consumer Products Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing strong support for the North American Die Casting Association's (NADCA) request to expand Section 232 tariffs on aluminum imports to include certain household appliances. The letter advocates for tariffs on aluminum content in products including refrigerators, washing machines, and dryers under specific tariff subheadings. In the  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a rule (Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2019-0081) entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Dwarf-Flowered Heartleaf from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants." The Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the dwarf-flowered heartleaf, a plant species native to the upper Piedmont region of North Carolina and South Carolina, no longer requires federal protecti  more

BOONE, North Carolina, July 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Funding must continue for Appalachian Regional Commission, urge government leaders and community groups * APPALACHIA -- This week, more than 80 state and local government officials, educational institutions, businesses, churches and nonprofits sent a letter to members of Congress calling for sustained funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission. The letter was delivered i  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, July 8 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association posted the following news release: * * * MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association Highlights Enactment of Critical Tax Policies for the Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. - MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association, welcomes the enactment of the pro-manufacturing tax policies included in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. After passing the Senate and House last week, the bill  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Are Now An Anti-Israel Party That's according to a new op-ed from Guy Benson at Townhall, which you can read here. Much of the op-ed draws on the North Carolina Democratic Party's anti-Israel resolutionapproved by party leadership last month. The Benson op-ed reads in part: These numbers are highly disturbing yet unsurprising. Democratic voters' sympathies have dramati  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Gut Length Driven by 'Sexual Conflict' in Fish Species A new study that looked at gut length variation between cichlid fish species found that some of the genetic loci for the trait are sex-specific even though males and females of the same species have the same gut length. The work supports a scenario of "sexual conflict," where gut length differences evolved under different p  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Raleigh, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), urging caution regarding proposed deregulation efforts that could jeopardize the state's rich natural and cultural heritage. The letter highlights the significant economic benefits derived from protected sites, including national parks and wildlife refuges, which draw millions of visitors annually. In the correspondence,   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 9 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill Embodies What Americans Voted For EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT VOTED AGAINST THE AMERICAN PEOPLE * The historic One, Big, Beautiful Bill was signed into law on July 4! * This bill embodies what President Trump ran on and what the American people voted for. * The largest tax cuts in American history, a secured border, and putting America First.   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 9 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: * * * Program Economic Analysis helps higher ed institutions model "what if" financial scenarios * Forvis Mazars, LLP, ranked among the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, is bringing new analytical insights such as "what if" scenario modeling and operational benchmarking to higher education clients through its revamped Program Economic Analysis (P  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 9 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news on July 8, 2025: * * * Rawlings(R) Expands Partnership With ABCA, Becomes First-Ever Grand Slam Partner The ABCA proudly announces its expanded multi-year partnership with Rawlings Sporting Goods, a trusted leader in high-performance baseball equipment and protective wear. As part of the new agreement, which extends through 2029, Rawlings ascends to the Grand Slam Partner tier--the highes  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Removes Native Carolina Plant from Endangered Species List * Asheville, NC \- After decades of partnership-driven recovery efforts in North and South Carolina, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the dwarf-flowered heartleaf from the federal list of endangered and threatened plants. When the plant was listed as threatened unde  more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Precision Components Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, a U.S.-based manufacturer specializing in mechanical parts, has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Industry and Security opposing the interim final rule concerning the inclusion of additional derivative aluminum and steel articles under Section 232. The organization argues that the rule would yield negative consequences for U.S. industrial competitiveness and hinder domestic manufacturing. The company hi  more

WINGATE, North Carolina, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Wingate University issued the following news: * * * Pharmacy professors working to increase takeup of life-saving drug By Chuck Gordon Insulin is a life-saving drug for many patients with diabetes, but one potential side effect - a drop in blood sugar, also known as hypoglycemia - can be deadly. The body's organs, including the brain, can malfunction if deprived of the right amount of glucose. Glucagon is a proven, though underused, antidote to hy  more