NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * 'Bloody Saturday' in Ghezel Hesar: Testimony from Political Prisoners Expose Brutal Assault and Executions by Iranian Authorities * Firsthand letter reveals coordinated attack, beatings, and execution of two political prisoners: 'We'll kill every last one of you sons of whores!' August 11, 2025 -- The following letter, authored by a group of political prisoners in Ira  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * 500+ New Yorkers Rally Against Trump-Backed Gas Pipelines * Elected officials, community organizations and concerned New Yorkers rallied against previously denied fracked gas pipeline proposals that Trump is now pressuring Hochul to revive New York, NY (August 9, 2025) -- More than 500 New Yorkers marched across the Brooklyn Bridge calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to reject three fr  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * AESC Launches Proactive Selling for Executive Search Consultants New Program Designed and Facilitated by Sales Coach and Industry Expert Sara Barker * The Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants (AESC) is proud to announce the launch of Proactive Selling for Executive Search Consultants, a new professional development experience bu  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Statement on Australian Plans to Recognize Palestinian Statehood * Today's announcement by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister of Foreign Affairs Penny Wong that Australia will recognize Palestinian statehood next month at the United Nations General Assembly is deeply disappointing and counterproductive. Such a unilateral move ignores the complex realitie  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- The American Jewish Congress, an organization that says it works to defend Jewish interests at home and abroad through public policy, advocacy, legislation and the courts, issued the following news release: * * * American Jewish Congress Backs Rubio, Saar Warnings: Premature Statehood Pledges Gave Hamas Reason to Prolong War At a critical moment in hostage negotiations and Gaza humanitarian situation, the American Jewish Congress today strongly endorsed U.S. Secretary of   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 11 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Art Museum Faculty Fellows Leverage Collections to Enhance Teaching * Four faculty members have been named Syracuse University Art Museum Faculty Fellows for the 2025-26 academic year. The fellows program, now in its fourth year, supports innovative curriculum development and the fuller integration of the museum's collection in University instruction. It was established to further the museum's mission to be a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release: * * * Business Aviation Pays its Fair Share: NBAA Fact-Checks New York Times Video's False Narrative * C ontact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org Washington, DC, Aug. 10, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is setting the record straight in response to a New York Times editorial video's misstatements and mischaracterizations about   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Anti-Muslim Harassment of Families Outside Stamford Mosque, Stepped-Up Security * The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a hate crime investigation of a reported incident of anti-Muslim ha  more

EAST GREENBUSH, New York, Aug. 12 -- The Center for Internet Security issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Center for Internet Security Achieves AWS Government Competency EAST GREENBUSH, N.Y., August 11, 2025 -- The Center for Internet Security, Inc. (CIS(R)) has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Government Competency status with badge in the Citizen Services and Defense & National Security categories. This designation recognizes that CIS successfully meets AWS's techni  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Exporting Protected Turtles * Wei Qiang Lin, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York for falsely labeling live turtles as fake toys prior to exporting them in delivery boxes on a weeks-long journey to Hong Kong. According to court records, between August 2023 and November 2024, Lin exported to Hong K  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, partner agencies rescue 2 people missing from personal watercraft in New York Lower Bay * NEW YORK -- The Coast Guard, FDNY and NYPD rescued 2 people Monday morning, who were reported missing on a personal watercraft in New York's Lower Bay. A personal watercraft operator contacted Coast Guard Sector New York command center watchstanders around 1 a.m., Monday, r  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * Company Ventures, Tech:NYC, Blackstone LaunchPad, NYCEDC Announce the NYC Startup Internship Program to Place NYC Students at Local Startups Partnership Will Provide Paid Internships, Professional Development and Networking Opportunities to CUNY Students, Helping Expand Hiring Paths into the Tech Sector * Company Ventures, Tech:NYC, Blackstone LaunchPad, and New York City Economic Deve  more

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Aug. 12 -- Convergint Technologies, a designer of electronic security, fire alarm and life safety systems, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Convergint Acquires A+ Technology & Security Solutions, Strengthening Integrated Security Offerings in the Northeast Acquisition Bolsters Public Sector Expertise with a Focus on Open-Standards Solutions * Convergint, a global leader in service-based systems integration, today announces the acquisition of A+  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 12 -- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: * * * How body weight drives mammal diversity It turns out that size matters -- at least it does for land mammals and their lifestyles. This fact was revealed in a recent study published a paper in the journal BMC Ecology and Evolution. "Body mass has a pervasive influence on nearly every aspect of a species' ecology, life history and evolution," says senior author Dr. Brandon Hedrick, as  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 12 -- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: * * * Implant treats Type 1 diabetes by oxygenating insulin-producing cells By David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle Cornell researchers have developed an implant system that can treat Type 1 diabetes by supplying extra oxygen to densely packed insulin-secreting cells, without the need for immunosuppression. The system could also potentially provide long-term treatment for a range of chronic dis  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Device turns human footsteps into useable electricity * As a mechanical engineering major at Cornell University, Olivia Tolliver '27 is making strides - literally and figuratively - in sustainable technology. A member of the Human Augmentation in Physical and Perceptual Interactions Lab, Tolliver is helping to develop a novel system that captures the energy of human footsteps and converts it into usable electric  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Daniel Alonso, inaugural Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar dean, dies * Dr. Daniel R. Alonso, dean emeritus of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and professor emeritus of pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, died July 31 in Norfolk, Va., at age 88. An esteemed physician, administrator and teacher, Dr. Alonso served both institutions with distinction for more than 40 years. A native of Argenti  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * E4E-New York Celebrates New York City Public Schools' Unprecedented ELA and Math State Test Score Growth Marielys Divanne, Executive Director of Educators for Excellence-New York, issued the following statement in response to today's announced 3.5 and 7 point increases in the percentage of New York City students proficient in math and reading, demonstrating the impact of the NYC Reads and Solv  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 2 Highlights Accomplishments Since April * New York, N.Y. \- EPA Region 2 continues to deliver measurable results that are improving human health and environmental quality across the Northeast and Caribbean. From Superfund cleanups and stronger drinking water protections to a new action plan for Long Island Sound, these milestones, highlighted in EPA Headquarters' latest " 100 envir  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Visit to Power Plant in Astoria Highlights Industry Efforts to Strengthen U.S. Energy Independence * Queens, N.Y. - Last week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Michael Martucci and Chief of Staff Vanessa Martins visited a power plant in Astoria, Queens to learn about the facility and discuss its role in New York's evolving energy landscape. The plant is a k  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * EPA's Cancellation of Solar for All Grants Will Increase Energy Costs and Pollution in Overburdened Communities WASHINGTON - This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced their intention to terminate all 60 grants already awarded under the $7 billion Solar for All program. Under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), the Solar for All program would have delive  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Ernie Larrazabal Joins VHB as Senior Transportation Engineer * VHB welcomes Ernesto (Ernie) Larrazabal, PE, as a Senior Transportation Engineer based in our New York City office. With 38 years of experience delivering impactful civil infrastructure projects, Erni  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- Fox, a media company, issued the following news release: * * * ESPN DTC and FOX One to Launch Combined Bundle Offer * # Viewers will have the opportunity to bundle ESPN's DTC Unlimited Offering and FOX One for $39.99 per month Starting October 2 Bristol, CT and Los Angeles, CA - August 11, 2025 - ESPN's upcoming direct-to-consumer service and FOX One, Fox Corporation's (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX; "FOX" or the "Company") wholly-owned direct to consumer stre  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One Schedule Update: Boston Red Sox Host New York Yankees at Historic Fenway Park on September 14 * One of Major League Baseball's iconic rivalries continues as the American League Wild Card Series race heats up. On the September 14 edition of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball Presented by Capital One, the New York Yankees and A  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Immunological study provides new insights into post-pandemic return of respiratory viruses * COVID-19 prevention methods such as masking and social distancing also suppressed the circulation of common respiratory diseases, leaving young children lacking immunity to pathogens they otherwise would have been exposed to, a new multicenter clinical research study reveals. The investigators say their findings help exp  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Implant treats Type 1 diabetes by oxygenating insulin-producing cells * Cornell researchers have developed an implant system that can treat Type 1 diabetes by supplying extra oxygen to densely packed insulin-secreting cells, without the need for immunosuppression. The system could also potentially provide long-term treatment for a range of chronic diseases. The findings were published Aug. 11 in Nature Communi  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC responds to rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in eastern Chad * N'Djamena, Chad, August 11, 2025 -- N'Djamena, 11 August 2025 - A rapidly escalating cholera outbreak in eastern Chad has claimed 16 lives and infected at least 288 people across three health districts in the last week, with the majority of cases reported in several refugee camps in Ouaddai province. Th  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [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: * * * Israel's Targeted Killing of Journalists in Gaza Could Amount to a War Crime * (NEW YORK)--The killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza by the Israeli military raises grave concerns about ongoing attacks against Palestinian journalists and media freedom by the government of Israel,  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 12 -- Kodak issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Kodak Reports Second-Quarter 2025 Financial Results Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) today reported financial results for the second quarter 2025. Second quarter 2025 highlights include: * Consolidated revenues of $263 million, compared with $267 million for Q2 2024, a decrease of $4 million or 1 percent * Gross profit of $51 million, compared with $58 million for Q2 2024, a decrease of $7 mil  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- Latham and Watkins, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Latham Announces Firmwide Deployment of Harvey The enterprise license will make the sophisticated AI platform available to all lawyers and legal professionals across the firm. * Latham & Watkins has signed an enterprise license for firmwide rollout of the Harvey platform and its full suite of generative AI solutions. The large-scale deployment will make Harvey available globally to lawyers and rela  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Lawler Begs Trump Admin to Preserve Medicaid Funding After Voting to Allow Cuts [Crain's New York] * If we had a nickel for every time Mike Lawler voted to gut Medicaid and then sent a letter asking other public officials to clean up his mess, we'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right? Mike Lawler, along with the other six Republican m  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP'S TAKEOVER OF DC POLICE * Today, House Dem ocratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The Trump administration has consistently broken the law and violated the Constitution to further the personal and political agenda of a wannabe king. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and cowardly Republicans have done nothing t  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Local author debuts "Celebrate the Seasons - Farm to Fork Cookbook" in western New York * Buffalo, New York (Aug. 11, 2025) - Today, Patti Green, creator of Farm to Fork, celebrated the debut of her new cookbook, "Celebrate the Seasons - Farm to Fork Cookbook," a vibrant celebration of fresh, locally grown produce and the community that cultivates it.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott secures jury verdict for Kaiser Aluminum * A team from international law firm McDermott Will & Schulte secured a jury verdict on behalf of Kaiser Aluminum Warrick, LLC (Kaiser) in a trial against US Magnesium, LLC (US Magnesium) in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. On Friday, July 25, the jury returned a verdic  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * New York State attorney general approves Vanderbilt's lease deal for NYC Campus * Vanderbilt University has announced that the New York State attorney general has granted the approval necessary to close on the lease of its new campus in New York City. The approval is an important milestone in the agreement between Vanderbilt and the General Theological Seminary that enables Vanderbilt to operate on the hi  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges Sale and Financing of 349-Unit Mid-Rise Multifamily Asset in Cedar Park, Texas Newmark announces the Company has arranged the sale and financing of The Alden at Cedar Park, a 349-unit core mid-rise multifamily asset in the fast-growing Cedar Park suburb northwest of Austin, Texas. Newmark Multifamily Capital Markets Vice Chairman Patton Jones and Managing Director Andrew Dickson represented the undis  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Completes Sale of Hollywood Office and Mixed-Use Portfolio Newmark announces the company has arranged the sale of 7060 Hollywood Boulevard and 7107 Hollywood Boulevard, both located in Los Angeles' Hollywood submarket. The properties sold for an undisclosed amount. Newmark Co-Head of Capital Markets Kevin Shannon, Vice Chairmen Rob Hannan, Ken White, Laura Stumm and Michael Moll represented the undisclosed se  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Facilitates $17.1 Million Sale of Las Vegas Land Parcel for Major Residential Development Near Durango Casino Newmark announces the company has arranged the $17.1 million sale of a prime 7.8-acre site, strategically located on the northeast corner of Maule Ave and Gagnier Blvd. in Las Vegas, Nevada, along the 215 Beltway, adjacent to the thriving Durango Casino and UnCommons. This strategic location places fut  more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Niagara County orchard helps grow Cornell ag innovation * Bittner-Singer Orchards, a 400-acre farm in Niagara County along the shores of Lake Ontario, has been growing fruit for over a century. But what looks like your average orchard is also a site of cutting-edge Cornell research. The orchard is owned by Jim Bittner '80, a first-generation farmer who works closely with Cornell researchers who visit the farm   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Carter Receives Top Honors as the Nation's First and Only Long-Term Care Facility to Earn Pathway To Excellence with Distinction Designation * American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Pathway with Distinction designation recognizes the highest performing Pathway organizations around the world and is based on validation from the workforce In a sur  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Opens Newly Renovated Neurology Clinic * The renovated clinic in the hospital's new Community Medical Center will support patients dealing with a variety of serious neurological disorders in a calm and welcoming environment Aug 11, 2025 NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst staff and Community Advisory Board members celebrate a newly renovated   more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Researchers identify key biomarkers for chronic fatigue syndrome * When cells expire, they leave behind an activity log of sorts: RNA expelled into blood plasma that reveal changes in gene expression, cellular signaling, tissue injury and other biological processes. Cornell researchers developed machine-learning models that can sift through this cell-free RNA and identify key biomarkers for myalgic encephalomy  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * Researchers gather to investigate the building blocks of social behavior Three years after its founding, the Price Family Center for the Social Brain at Rockefeller has made many noteworthy advances. In a joint symposium with Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute, last month, scientists from across New York City gathered in the Carson Family Auditorium to share new insights on vocal learning, mate choice, and mor  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- 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: * * * Shape IATI's future: Strategic Directions 2026-2030 open for consultation IATI has published a consultation paper outlining the proposed Strategic Directions for IATI 2026-2030. * This working draft sets out a bol  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * Skanska Celebrates Completion of Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel Expansion; Transforms Casino into Luxury Destination Multi-phase complex development delivers new luxury hotel, full-service spa, expanded gaming floor, new restaurants, ballroom and meeting spaces, parking structure, and enhanced cultural experience * SEATTLE, WA - Skanska, a leading global construction an  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Supports President Trump's Law and Order Directive in Washington, D.C., Rips NY's Cashless Bail * Saratoga, N.Y. - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: "I strongly support President Trump's law and order directive in Washington, DC. Just like DC, New York's failed cashless bail law fuels devastating crime that harms law-abidin  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 11 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Syracuse University, Coca-Cola Enter Into Pouring Rights Agreement * Syracuse University has signed The Coca-Cola Company as the official non-alcoholic beverage partner of the University and Syracuse University Athletics. The Coca-Cola Company has become the official non-alcoholic beverage partner of Syracuse University and Syracuse University Athletics The agreement, which took effect on July 1, comes af  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 12 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Celebrates World RNA Day, Student Research and New Projects Enabled by Empire AI By Erin Frick ALBANY, N.Y. (Aug. 11, 2025) -- The University at Albany's RNA Institute welcomed over 200 attendees--including researchers, family members, elected officials and media--to its annual "World RNA Day" celebration held on Aug. 1. The festivities included lab tours and research presentations to showcase how  more

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 12 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Study: In prostate cancer, intermittent fasting is found to enhance efficacy of anti-androgen therapy BUFFALO, N.Y. - Researchers have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer, according to a paper reporting preclinical results published in Cancer Research on Aug. 8. Proteins, carbohydrates  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate faculty leads award-winning study on left bundle branch block induced cardiomyopathy Cynthia C. Taub, MD, MBA, the Edward C. Reifenstein Endowed Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Upstate Medical University, leading a landmark international study as the principal investigator, has been honored with the Joan and Dougla  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * US Consumers Less Swayed by "Made in USA" Tariffs and Price Pressures Undercut Products' Country-of-Origin Appeal * US consumers are now less likely to factor country of origin-- even the US --into their product buying decisions than they were just three years ago. Despite aggressive federal efforts to promote domestic production, the power of "Made in USA" to influence buying decisions fell 18% since 2022.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez Demands Answers from SBA on DOGE Access to Sensitive Systems Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, has sent a letter to SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler raising serious concerns over the agency's decision to grant expedited access to sensitive SBA systems for operatives tied  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 11 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * Verizon deploys high-tech floodwater sensors across Chicago to boost city's disaster resilience * What you need to know: * Today, in partnership with Hyfi and the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Verizon launches floodwater sensors in the city of Chicago to provide city managers and emergency preparedness officials with an unprecede  more