Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Thursday August 07, 2025 ( 66 items ) |
"Subprime Tax" Costs Low-Credit Households 4% of Median Income
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- Bankrate, a provider of financial services, issued the following news release:
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"Subprime Tax" Costs Low-Credit Households 4% of Median Income
Low-credit Americans charged an extra $3,400 on average per year for essential loans, insurance
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NEW YORK - August 6, 2025 - As household budgets continue to tighten, Americans with subprime credit scores are facing even greater costs for essential financial products. According to Bankrate's True Cost of Subprime Credit Stu
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"Sweet Home Chicago": A Song of Survival for New York Lung Cancer Patient Who Received a Life-Saving Double-Lung Transplant
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Northwestern Medicine issued the following news release:
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"Sweet Home Chicago": A song of survival for New York lung cancer patient who received a life-saving double-lung transplant
After surviving terminal lung cancer, 28-year-old Dean Comstock of Syracuse, New York, surprised his medical team with a special performance at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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Chicago, IL - August 5, 2025 - For 28-year-old Dean Comstock of Syracuse, New York, music has always
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'GHOST ADVENTURES: HOUSE CALLS' RESPONDS TO URGENT PARANORMAL CASES IN AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 AT 10PM ET/PT ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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'GHOST ADVENTURES: HOUSE CALLS' RESPONDS TO URGENT PARANORMAL CASES IN AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20 AT 10PM ET/PT ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
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Paranormal investigators Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley, and Jay Wasley respond to urgent calls for help in a gripping new season of GHO
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Accenture Invests in Snorkel AI to Help Financial Services Firms Transform Data Into AI Solutions
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release:
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Accenture Invests in Snorkel AI to Help Financial Services Firms Transform Data into AI Solutions
NEW YORK; Aug. 6, 2025 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in Snorkel AI to help enterprises build and scale AI solutions more quickly by curating high-quality datasets for training and evaluating AI models.
Designed for the era of ag
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ACLS, AHA, and MLA Commend Court Decision Granting Preliminary Injunction of Cancellation of Awarded NEH Grants
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news release:
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ACLS, AHA, and MLA Commend Court Decision Granting Preliminary Injunction of Cancellation of Awarded NEH Grants
Plaintiffs Have Filed An Appeal to Judge's Decision Dismissing Core Claims in Their Lawsuit
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The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Association (AHA), and the Modern Language Association (MLA) commend Judge Colleen McMahon's decision for the Au
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AI Chatbots Can Run With Medical Misinformation, Study Finds, Highlighting the Need for Stronger Safeguards
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release:
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AI Chatbots Can Run With Medical Misinformation, Study Finds, Highlighting the Need for Stronger Safeguards
Researchers suggest ways to reduce risk of chatbots repeating false medical details
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New York, NY (August 06, 2025) - A new study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai finds that widely used AI chatbots are highly vulnerable to repeating and elaborating on false med
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AJC Runs Full Page New York Times Ad to Expose Israeli Hostage Suffering
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release:
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AJC Runs Full Page New York Times Ad to Expose Israeli Hostage Suffering
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American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, today ran a full-page advertisement in The New York Times exposing the brutal conditions faced by Israeli hostage Evyatar David. These harrowing images, showing him starved more than 600 days after being kidnapped by Ham
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ALJ Decision in Enwright Roofing, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 23-0534, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission issued the following news:
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ALJ Decision in Enwright Roofing, LLC, OSHRC Docket No. 23-0534, Becomes a Final Order of the Commission
Respondent Enwright Roofing, LLC ("Enwright Roofing"), a New York-based residential roofing contractor, was performing roofing work on a home in Oswego, New York (the "worksite"), when the United States Department of Labor, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("
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As Part of Housing for Health Initiative, NYC Health + Hospitals Announces Major Step Forward with Morrisania River Commons Housing Development
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release:
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As Part of Housing for Health Initiative, NYC Health + Hospitals Announces Major Step Forward with Morrisania River Commons Housing Development
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The project would include 328 units of affordable and supportive housing and an expanded Gotham Health clinic
Developing housing on hospital land is a key piece of Housing for Health -- NYC Health + Hospitals' initiative to conne
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Bilott Delivering Keynote at 2025 EHS Hazmat Summit
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Bilott Delivering Keynote at 2025 EHS Hazmat Summit
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Taft's Rob Bilott will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 EHS Hazmat Summit, formerly known as the AHMP Annual Conference, on Sept. 9-11, 2025, in Louisville, KY. The summit, hosted by The Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals(tm) (AHMP), will bring together hazardous materials and EHS professionals and will focus on
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Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Enverus
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release:
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Blackstone Announces Agreement to Acquire Enverus
New York, NY - August 6, 2025 - Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone ("Blackstone") have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Enverus, a premier data analytics energy intelligence platform, from Hellman & Friedman and Genstar Capital.
Enverus was founded in 1999 and is a comprehensive dat
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BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Connecticut - Fourth Quarter 2024'
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 6, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Connecticut - Fourth Quarter 2024":
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From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Connecticut were 81,141, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 79,617, the U.S. Bureau of
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BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Massachusetts - Fourth Quarter 2024'
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 6, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Massachusetts - Fourth Quarter 2024":
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From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Massachusetts were 175,796, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 169,582, the U.S. Bure
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BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Business Employment Dynamics in Rhode Island - Fourth Quarter 2024'
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 6, 2025, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Rhode Island - Fourth Quarter 2024":
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From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Rhode Island were 31,503, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 27,276, the U.S. Bureau o
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BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - June 2025'
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - June 2025":
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Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.0 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Co
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BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - June 2025'
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Aug. 5, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - June 2025":
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Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissio
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Boston Globe op-ed by Administrator Zeldin
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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Boston Globe op-ed by Administrator Zeldin
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Building the Constitution Pipeline is vital for New England's grid stability
The Boston Globe Exit EPA's website
By EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin
For more than a decade, New England residents watched as New York governor Andrew Cuomo reduced their energy supply options and increased energy costs across the region.
First, Cuomo codified a de fa
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Brain imaging may identify patients likely to benefit from anxiety care app
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Brain imaging may identify patients likely to benefit from anxiety care app
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By understanding differences in how people's brains are wired, clinicians may be able to predict who would benefit from a self-guided anxiety care app, according to a new analysis from a clinical trial led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.
The preliminary study suggested that young people with weaker co
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Center for European Policy Analysis: Reliquary - Helsinki Process
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Aug. 4, 2025:
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Reliquary: The Helsinki Process
A painful deal heralded the final act in the Cold War.
By Edward Lucas
Cold War hawks loathed the East-West discussions in Helsinki in the early 1970s, and the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was signed in the Finnish capital this week 50 years ago. William Safire of the New York Times likened it to anot
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Commerce Media Has Entered a New Era and IAB's Connected Commerce Summit Is Where It's Being Defined
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: Media] -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following news:
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Commerce Media Has Entered a New Era and IAB's Connected Commerce Summit Is Where It's Being Defined
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NEW YORK - August 6, 2025 - The commerce media landscape has continued to evolve, transforming from isolated retail media networks into a fully integrated ecosystem where retailers, publishers, marketplaces, and social platforms converge to create seamless shopper experiences. As this n
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Communication Sciences and Disorders Scholars Earn Grants and National Honors
SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 6 -- Syracuse University posted the following news:
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Communication Sciences and Disorders Scholars Earn Grants and National Honors
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A trio of honors for Yalian Pei (left), Beth Prieve (center) and Megan Leece.
Three researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders have recently gained new funding or professional recognition.
Yalia n Pei, assistant professor, has received support from the University's Lerner
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Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans
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Oswego, New York -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today released her 2025 Plan to Deliver for America's Veterans, reaffirming her commitment to the men and women who served our nation.
A Marine mom and leading voice for veterans in Congress, Tenney's 2025 plan outlines her efforts to reform the Department of Veter
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Construction Continues at Stadium Place, Center Crosswalk to Close Aug. 8
SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 6 -- Syracuse University posted the following news:
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Construction Continues at Stadium Place, Center Crosswalk to Close Aug. 8
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Campus Planning, Design and Construction, CenTrio Energy, and local contractors are continuing their work on the campus steam distribution system in the West Campus area.
To continue necessary sidewalk replacements along the east boundary of the Raynor Avenue lot, the temporary bridge will need to be removed and the center crosswalk
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Cornell College of Agriculture & Life Sciences: Improving Guidelines Can Help Combat Deadly Bacteria in Powdered Baby Formula
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news:
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Improving guidelines can help combat deadly bacteria in powdered baby formula
By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle
Cornell researchers recommend modifications to the recipe for preparing bottles of powdered infant formula to ensure safety against rare foodborne bacteria that can be deadly for high-risk infants, thanks to a new study that analyzed the existi
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CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: Digital Food's Mixed Impact - Research Reveals Benefits and Social Costs
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release:
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Digital food's mixed impact: Research reveals benefits and social costs
A review by a team of international researchers spotlights the expanding influence of online food ordering and delivery and its social impacts.
The researchers, which include CUNY SPH faculty Nevin Cohen and CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute Director of Policy Rositsa I
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CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: PhD Candidate Rachel L. Thompson Awarded Grant for AI and Machine Learning Project
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release:
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PhD candidate Rachel L. Thompson awarded grant for AI and machine learning project
PhD candidate Rachel L. Thompson was selected as one of the 2025 awardees of the NY/NJ Education and Research Center Pilot Projects Research Training Program. Her project, "Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Low-Cost Sensor Technology for Real-Time Exposure Classi
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CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: PrEP Insurance Denials and Cost-sharing Persist for Many, Despite Accessibility Efforts
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release:
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PrEP insurance denials and cost-sharing persist for many, despite accessibility efforts
A new study by CUNY SPH researchers suggests that insurance and cost-related barriers persist for sexual and gender minority people seeking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), despite regulations intended to make the drug affordable and accessible.
PrEP is
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Debevoise Advises Ambev in Its Sale of Caribbean Beverage Producers
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Debevoise Advises Ambev in Its Sale of Caribbean Beverage Producers
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Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Ambev S.A. in the sale by Cerveceria Nacional Dominicana, S.A. to Koscab Holdings Ltd. of a number of Caribbean-based beverage producers in Saint Lucia, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Dominica.
The Debevoise team was led by M&A partner Gregory Good
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DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton Helps Release Rescued Endangered Sea Turtle Back into Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island
BRONX, New York, Aug. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release:
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DEC Commissioner Amanda Lefton Helps Release Rescued Endangered Sea Turtle Back into Atlantic Ocean at Coney Island
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Coney Island, NY, Aug. 6, 2025-- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton joined the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society (AMSEAS), elected officials, and environmental leaders to release a rehabilitated Kemp's
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GlobalFoundries Expands Partnership With Apple to Advance Wireless Connectivity and Power Management, Reinforcing U.S. Chip Manufacturing Leadership
SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 7 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release:
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GlobalFoundries Expands Partnership with Apple to Advance Wireless Connectivity and Power Management, Reinforcing U.S. Chip Manufacturing Leadership
MALTA, N.Y., August 6, 2025 -- GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Apple for a deeper collaboration that will advance semiconductor technologies and strengthen U.S. ma
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Greenberg Traurig Named to 2025 BTI Client Service A-Team 30 List
MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Named to 2025 BTI Client Service A-Team 30 List
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NEW YORK - Aug. 6, 2025 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is ranked on the 2025 BTI Client Service A-Team 30 List.
According to BTI, the Client Service A-Team is the only law firm ranking based solely on unprompted, objective feedback from corporate counsel. The analysis is based on 17 objective
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Greenberg Traurig Recognized in IFLR1000 2025 US National, US Regional, Mexico, Caribbean Rankings
MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Recognized in IFLR1000 2025 US National, US Regional, Mexico, Caribbean Rankings
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NEW YORK - Aug. 6, 2025 - 60 Greenberg Traurig lawyers and 42 practices are listed in the IFLR1000 2025 launch, covering United States National, United States Regional, Mexico, and the Caribbean. IFLR1000 recognizes top law firms and lawyers by practice area and region, b
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HBO Max Releases Official Trailer For The Max Original Documentary Series MOST WANTED: TEEN HACKER
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release:
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HBO Max Releases Official Trailer For The Max Original Documentary Series MOST WANTED: TEEN HACKER
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* HBO Max has released the official trailer for the Max Original documentary series MOST WANTED: TEEN HACKER. The four-episode series, debuting FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 on HBO Max, tells the unbelievable true story of a boy once named by the FBI as one of th
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting information and documents in light of concerning rep
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ICYMI: Kelly Pens New York Times Op-Ed Warning Against NASA Cuts, Advocates for the Next Generation of American Innovation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Kelly Pens New York Times Op-Ed Warning Against NASA Cuts, Advocates for the Next Generation of American Innovation
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"I'm worried that President Trump is about to slow that engine down--and with it decades of American progress."
Today, Arizona Senator and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly published an op-ed in the New York Times warning that President Trump's proposed 25 percent cut to NASA's
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Improving guidelines can help combat deadly bacteria in powdered baby formula
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Improving guidelines can help combat deadly bacteria in powdered baby formula
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Cornell researchers recommend modifications to the recipe for preparing bottles of powdered infant formula to ensure safety against rare foodborne bacteria that can be deadly for high-risk infants, thanks to a new study that analyzed the existing guidelines.
The findings, reported in a study published July 18 in the Journal of Food
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In Letter to Postmaster General, Kennedy Demands Fair Delivery Access for Whistling Straits Residents in Wheatfield
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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In Letter to Postmaster General, Kennedy Demands Fair Delivery Access for Whistling Straits Residents in Wheatfield
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WHEATFIELD, NY - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) issued a letter today to the United States Postmaster General demanding that residents of the Whistling Straits development receive the same treatment as their neighbors on surrounding streets by receiving curbside mail delivery.
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Intellicheck CEO Bryan Lewis To Present at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Virtual Conference on August 20th
MELVILLE, New York, Aug. 7 -- Intellicheck issued the following news release:
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Intellicheck CEO Bryan Lewis To Present at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Virtual Conference on August 20th
MELVILLE, NEW YORK - August 6, 2025 - Intellicheck, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDN), an industry-leading identity company delivering proprietary on-demand digital and physical identity validation solutions, today announced that CEO Bryan Lewis will present at the Sidoti Micro-Cap Virtual Conference taking place on August 20-21
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT FORT STEWART
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING AT FORT STEWART
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Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
I am heartbroken by the horrific shooting of five soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia. My prayers are with the victims, their loved ones and our courageous service members. Our men and women in uniform and their families should n
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Leader of $68M Adult Day Care Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Leader of $68M Adult Day Care Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
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A New York woman pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud Medicaid and pay health care kickbacks at her two Brooklyn social adult day cares.
"The defendant orchestrated a massive scheme to defraud Medicaid, bribing patients to bill a federal health care program for over $68 million," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. G
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Legal Aid Society Urges ICE to Reconsider Rule on Immigration-Related Penalties
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Legal Aid Society (LAS), New York, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) expressing serious concerns regarding the Interim Final Rule on the imposition and collection of civil penalties for certain immigration-related violations. Effective from June 27, 2025, the rule introduces significant changes that, according to LAS, threaten due process for individuals with valid reasons to remain in the U.S. after receiving fi
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Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: Jobs Market Is Showing Signs of a 'He-Cession'
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 5, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion:
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The Jobs Market Is Showing Signs of a 'He-Cession'
By Allison Schrager
It's hard to say why the unemployment rate for young men is rising, but it's a disturbing trend.
Despite all the drama about the weakening jobs numbers, the US labor market is actually doing OK. There is one major exception, however: if you happen to be a young man.
While the overall une
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Manhattan Institute Issues Commentay to New York Times: They Let Their Children Cross the Street and Now They're Felons
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 6, 2025, to the New York Times:
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They Let Their Children Cross the Street and Now They're Felons
By Nicole Gelinas
Jessica Ivey Jenkins cradled her sleeping 6-month-old daughter, Samantha, as she and her husband, Sameule Jenkins, talked softly about their 7-year-old son, Legend.
"He'd come home, get his coloring pencils, crayons, scissors, glue," Mr. Jenkins said. "Swords, masks; he was ve
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.2M Sale of Medical Office Property in Bronx, N.Y.
ENCINO, California, Aug. 7 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release:
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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.2M Sale of Medical Office Property in Bronx, N.Y.
BRONX, N.Y., Aug. 5, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a net-leased DaVita Dialysis property situated in the New York MSA for $4.2 million.
"This property has been
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Marsh Secures Carbon Credit Insurance on Landmark Bank Financing Deal for a US Carbon Removal Project
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- Marsh, a subsidiary of Marsh and McLennan Companies, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025:
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Marsh secures carbon credit insurance on landmark bank financing deal for a US carbon removal project
Marsh, the world's leading insurance broker and risk advisor and a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE:MMC), today announced the placement of a carbon credit insurance policy for Chestnut Carbon, a New York-based nature-based carbon removal developer. Underwritten by
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Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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Meeks Demands Answers on Reports of Trump Administration Destroying Emergency Food Assistance & Wasting American Tax Dollars
Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio requesting information and documents in light of concerning reports that the
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MetLife CFO John McCallion Provides Second Quarter 2025 Financial Update Video
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: BizInsurance] -- MetLife, a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, issued the following news release:
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MetLife CFO John McCallion Provides Second Quarter 2025 Financial Update Video
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NEW YORK, August 06, 2025
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that John McCallion, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and head of MetLife Investment Management, has provided a second quarter 2025 financial update video.
The v
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Morgan Lewis Shortlisted for Relativity Innovation Awards
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Morgan Lewis Shortlisted for Relativity Innovation Awards
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NEW YORK, AUGUST 6, 2025: Morgan Lewis has been recognized as a finalist in the "Best Innovation: Beyond Relativity" category as part of the 2025 Relativity Innovation Awards, which honors organizations creating custom solutions for the Relativity eDiscovery platform.
Morgan Lewis has received this reco
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Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Promising AI-Driven Surgical Education Model to Improve Quality of Resident Training
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release:
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Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Promising AI-Driven Surgical Education Model to Improve Quality of Resident Training
Study suggests significant cost savings and reductions in errors
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New York, NY (August 06, 2025) = Mount Sinai researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of teaching surgical trainees a difficult procedure using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and an extended-reality
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National Audubon Society: Brian Nesvik Brings Decades of Hands-On Experience to Lead the Fish and Wildlife Service
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news:
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Brian Nesvik Brings Decades of Hands-On Experience to Lead the Fish and Wildlife Service
Washington, D.C. - The director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plays a vital role in safeguarding the biodiversity of our nation's wildlife and the health of ecosystems across the country. Below is a statement from Marshall Johnson, Chief Conservation Officer at the National Audubon Society, on Brian Nesvik as he assu
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New Award Recognizes Faculty Volunteers for Academic Integrity Service, Impact
SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 6 -- Syracuse University posted the following news:
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New Award Recognizes Faculty Volunteers for Academic Integrity Service, Impact
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Two faculty volunteers with the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE)'s academic integrity program received a new internal award recognizing their achievements in maintaining academic integrity standards and policies across the University.
Academic Integrity Outstanding Service Awards were presented to Aileen Gallag
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New Yorker enters guilty plea after ICE investigation uncovers $30M investment fraud scheme that sold foreign nationals access to prominent US politicians
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release:
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New Yorker enters guilty plea after ICE investigation uncovers $30M investment fraud scheme that sold foreign nationals access to prominent US politicians
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NEW YORK -- An investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations New York, in coordination with its law enforcement partners, led a Long Island woman to plead guilty to money laundering consp
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Newmark Represents Wright Close & Barger in 41,000-SF Headquarters Lease at Iconic Houston Skyscraper
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release:
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Newmark Represents Wright Close & Barger in 41,000-SF Headquarters Lease at Iconic Houston Skyscraper
Newmark announces the company has arranged a 41,000-square-foot headquarters office lease for law firm Wright Close & Barger, LLP ("WCB") at the iconic TC Energy Center in downtown Houston, Texas. Newmark Senior Managing Director Joshua Brown and Associate Director Audrey Selber, supported by Transaction Manager Kaitly
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Northern Trust Leaders to Participate in Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on September 9th
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025:
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Northern Trust Leaders to Participate in Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on September 9th
CHICAGO -Northern Trust Corporation announced today that Chief Financial Officer David Fox and Chief Operating Officer Peter Cherecwich will participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 9
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NYCEDC Executive Committee Approves Final Three Investments of $40M NYC Catalyst Fund, Generating Investment Into NYC Companies in Impact-Oriented, High-Growth Sectors
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release:
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NYCEDC Executive Committee Approves Final Three Investments of the $40 Million NYC Catalyst Fund, Generating Investment into NYC Companies in Impact-Oriented, High-Growth Sectors
Since the Launch of the NYC Catalyst Fund in 2023, NYCEDC's Executive Committee Has Approved Eleven Investments to Impact-Focused Fund Managers
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New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today an
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OU Kosher's Women's Seminar Offers Deep Dive Into Kosher Certification
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The Orthodox Union, also known as Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, issued the following news:
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OU Kosher's Women's Seminar Offers Deep Dive into Kosher Certification
ASK OU 2025 Summer Women's Kashrus Experience Attendees Gain Rare Insights into the Precision and Professionalism Behind OU Kosher's Work
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As a cooking instructor, personal chef, and author of The Giving Table cookbook, Naomi Ross of Woodmere, New York, has been well-versed in recipe
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Professor Anthony Adornato Trains Journalists in Kosovo Through Fulbright
SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 6 -- Syracuse University posted the following news:
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Professor Anthony Adornato Trains Journalists in Kosovo Through Fulbright
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For Associate Professor Anthony Adornato, a recent Fulbright experience brought him back to his journalism roots.
The former television anchor and reporter returned from a three-week Fulbright Specialist experience in Kosovo, where he trained journalists at the country's public service broadcaster, Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK), a
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Rapid Response Fund takes aim at emergent threats to feline health
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Rapid Response Fund takes aim at emergent threats to feline health
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Bird flu is on the move--spreading among wild birds, poultry, dairy cows and, occasionally, humans. As cases in cats rise, the Cornell Feline Health Center (FHC) has mobilized its Rapid Response Fund (RRF), awarding nearly $400,000 to establish the Cornell Feline Health Center Feline H5N1 Consortium, a team of Cornell researchers focused on inve
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Rep. Ritchie Torres Releases Statement on Trump's Partisan Takeover of Puerto Rico's Fiscal Board
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Ritchie Torres Releases Statement on Trump's Partisan Takeover of Puerto Rico's Fiscal Board
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Today, Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's decision to fire all Democratic appointees to Puerto Rico's Fiscal Oversight and Management Board (FOMB):
"Donald Trump has fired all of the Democratic
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RIT Offers Occupational Therapy Clinical Doctorate Degree in 2026
ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 7 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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RIT offers occupational therapy clinical doctorate degree in 2026
New OTD program focuses on innovative interventions and adaptive devices
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Rochester Institute of Technology's newest doctoral degree offers a personalized approach to helping people with illnesses or disabilities participate in life.
An entry-level clinical doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) will launch in June 202
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Rochester Institute of Technology: Two Students Win Competitive NASA Awards for Graduate Research
ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 7 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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Two students win competitive NASA awards for graduate research
Astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. program has two Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology awardees
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Students Allen Wen and Sadie Coffin wrote two of 24 proposals accepted in the astrophysics category out of 456 submissions. Wen, advised by Professor Yosef Zlochower from the School of Ma
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Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Demand That Secretary Kennedy Address Administrative Issues In The World Trade Center Health Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Senators Gillibrand And Schumer Demand That Secretary Kennedy Address Administrative Issues In The World Trade Center Health Program
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Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer wrote a letter calling on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to address the administrative issues within the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) that stem f
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Sentencing of Georgian Journalist a 'devastating blow to free expression', PEN America says
NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [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:
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Sentencing of Georgian Journalist a 'devastating blow to free expression', PEN America says
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(NEW YORK)--In response to a Georgian court sentencing journalist Mzia Amaglobeli to two years in prison today, PEN America issued the following statement:
"The jailing of respected journalist
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SRMT Provides Updates on the Early Learning Center Program
AKWESASNE, New York, Aug. 7 -- The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2025:
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SRMT Provides Updates on the Early Learning Center Program
AKWESASNE - (Seskeha/August 6, 2025) The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT or the "Tribe") is providing an update on the Early Learning Center (ELC) Head Start Program. Since the release of the last Community Notice on Ohiarihko:wa /July 3, 2025, significant improvements have been made
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Texas Becomes 5th Safe Harbor State, Cites CIS Controls in New Cybersecurity Law
EAST GREENBUSH, New York, Aug. 7 -- The Center for Internet Security issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025:
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Texas Becomes Fifth Safe Harbor State, Cites CIS Controls in New Cybersecurity Law
AUSTIN, Texas and EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2025 -- Texas has enacted a new cybersecurity safe harbor law that formally recognizes the Center for Internet Security(R) (CIS(R)) Critical Security Controls(R) (Controls) as a standard for demonstrating reasonable cybersecurity practices.
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Whitman School Celebrates Record Fundraising Year, Builds Momentum for Transformation
SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 6 -- Syracuse University posted the following news:
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Whitman School Celebrates Record Fundraising Year, Builds Momentum for Transformation
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As institutions of higher education adapt to rapid changes and evolving student needs across the country, alumni, parents and donors of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have responded with record-setting philanthropic support and engagement. Their historic commitment continues Whitman's momentum and supports its t
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