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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Monday August 25, 2025 ( 10 items )  

2025 NFL preseason, Week 3: What We Learned from Friday's games
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 22 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 NFL preseason, Week 3: What We Learned from Friday's games * NFL.com breaks down what you need to know from Week 3 of the 2025 NFL preseason. Catch up on Friday's biggest takeaways using the links below: * Philadelphia Eagles 19, New York Jets 17 * Tennessee Titans 23, Minnesota Vikings 13 * Dallas Cowboys 31, Atlanta Falcons 13 * Chicago Bears 29, Kansas City Chiefs 27   more

Citibank Announces $1.75 Billion Redemption of 5.864% Notes Due 2025 and $750 Million Redemption of Floating Rate Notes Due 2025
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release: * * * Citibank Announces $1.75 Billion Redemption of 5.864% Notes Due 2025 and $750 Million Redemption of Floating Rate Notes Due 2025 * NEW YORK - Citibank, N.A. is announcing the redemption, in whole, constituting $1,750,000,000 of its 5.864% Notes due 2025 (the "fixed rate notes") (ISIN: US17325FBA57) and $750,000,000 of its Fl  more

Federal Railroad Administration: Long Island Rail Road Seeks Approval to Temporarily Disable Train Control System for Upgrades
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration is reviewing a request from the Long Island Rail Road, Jamaica, New York, to make a temporary alteration to its positive train control (PTC) system. The railroad submitted its request on August 11, 2025, to disable the Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement System II (ACSES II). This action is needed to facilitate the installation, testing, and commissioning of modifications to transponders, wayside i  more

From Sea We Came: Delegate From Bermuda Calls for Global Action to Protect the Sargasso at UN Talks
LONDON, England, Aug. 23 -- Greenpeace UK issued the following news release: * * * From the Sea We Came: Delegate from Bermuda Calls for Global Action to Protect the Sargasso at UN Talks A representative from Bermuda called for urgent global action to protect the vital ecosystem of the Sargasso Sea at the High Seas Treaty Preparatory Commission talks at the UN Headquarters in New York this week. During the second day of the talks[1], Noelle Young, Sustainability Solutionist & Environmental J  more

Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Boston Globe: Book That Changed My Mind - 'Manhood in the Making'
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 20, 2025, to the Boston Globe: * * * A Book That Changed My Mind: 'Manhood in the Making' By Robert Henderson I used to think that masculinity was innate. But now I see it is, in fact, a social construct. After years of living in foster homes, I was adopted by a woman who got a divorce -- which was followed by a string of catastrophes in our lives. Then my adoptive mom entered a relationship w  more

NYU College of Dentistry Completes Inventory, Prepares for Repatriation of Native American Remains to 6 Nations
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- New York University College of Dentistry has completed an inventory of ancestral remains, a step that will lead to their repatriation to six Native American tribes. The remains, which represent at least one individual, were excavated from Santa Catalina Island, California, in 1920. This action is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), which facilitates the return of Native American cultural items and human remains t  more

Panasonic Energy Begins Mass Production at New Automotive Lithium-ion Battery Factory in Kansas
NEW YORK, Aug. 21 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Panasonic Energy Begins Mass Production at New Automotive Lithium-ion Battery Factory in Kansas * A joint venture team of Turner Construction Company and Yates Construction is pleased to celebrate the official opening of Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.'s, a Panasonic Group company, new cylindrical lithium-ion battery factory for electric vehicles (EVs). Located in De Soto, just outside Kansas  more

Roswell Park's Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program Again Designated by Optum as Center of Excellence
BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 22 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release: * * * Roswell Park's Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program Again Designated by Optum as Center of Excellence * BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Health services leader Optum has once again recognized Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as a Center of Excellence (COE) for its pediatric stem cell transplant program. Offered through the collaborative Roswell Park Oishei Chi  more

Trump 'Illegal Shakedown' Is Sabotaging Northeast States' Wind Energy, Advancing Gas Pipelines
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump 'Illegal Shakedown' Is Sabotaging Northeast States' Wind Energy, Advancing Gas Pipelines * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration has ordered a complete halt on 'Revolution Wind,' a nearly-completed wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island, in the latest authoritarian assault on renewable energy. Earlier this year, the Trump administration impeded another $5 billion wind far  more

What's New On HBO Max This September
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * What's New On HBO Max This September * Debuts September 7  HBO Original Drama Series TASK 7 Episodes Rollout: Episodes debut weekly at 9:00 p.m. ET Logline : Set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphr  more