CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Two Men Sentenced and Third Man Pleads Guilty in Separate Schemes to Transport Contraband into FCI McDowell with Drones BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - Hector Luis Gomez DeJesus, 32, of Sanford, North Carolina, and Raymond Luis Saez Aviles, 37, of Poinciana, Florida, were each sentenced today to three years of probation, including two mo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Joins Over 100 Faith, Human Rights, and Civil Rights Groups in Calling on Secretary Rubio to Secure Release of 16-Year-Old Florida Child Imprisoned by Israel * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined more than 100 U.S. faith-based, human rights, and civil rights The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) joined more than 100 U.S. faith-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard warns public of risks, consequences associated with illegal charter operations * MIAMI -- Coast Guard Southeast District is leading a campaign, throughout Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, to inform the public of the risks and consequences associated with illegal passenger-for-hire charter operations ahead of Labor Day weekend.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Patronis Introduces Bill Allowing Licensing Flexibility for Veterans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis introduced H.R. 5035 - Veteran and Spouse Licensing Flexibility Act of 2025 (link is external). This pro-veteran family legislation would cut the red tape for professionally licensed service members and their spouses as they transition to civilian life after their  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 28 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Distinguished behavioral scientist brings decades of research & mentoring expertise to FSU College of Medicine By Audrey Post Bonnie Spring has always had the drive and desire to improve public health. The Florida State University professor's initial research into serious mental illness, while earning her master's and doctoral degrees at Harvard, has been cited more than 3,000 times. When further pro  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Donalds Announces 2025 Congressional App Challenge Submissions Due October 30th * WASHINGTON - Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) has released the following information announcing the 2025 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) submission window for constituents of Florida's 19th Congressional District. BACKGROUND: The CAC was established in 2013 as a bipartisan effort to engage students from across   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * DONALDS RELEASES VIDEO: Promotes Legislation To Make D.C. Safe Again Ahead Of September Committee Action * WASHINGTON - Ahead of Congress reconvening next Tuesday, September 2nd, Congressman Byron Donalds (R-FL) released a video promoting the consideration and passage of H.R. 4922 - The D.C. CRIMES Act, to combat the epidemic of youth violence plaguing the nation's capital and Make D.C. Safe Again.  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Florida offers immediate savings for income-qualified customers * Customers participating in Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-EBT), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) or Duke Energy Neighborhood Energy Saver may qualify for the Clean Energy Connection program * ST. P  more

BOCA RATON, Florida, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Engineering Celebrates Journal of Big Data's Decade of Excellence By Gisele Galoustian The College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University is marking a decade of global impact and excellence of the peer-reviewed Journal of Big Data, a pioneering open-access publication. The journal was co-founded by two of  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Florida Imperial Bag & Paper Workers Vote to Remove Teamsters but Union Officials Seeking to Overturn Election Result * Teamsters officials trying to disenfranchise Orlando-area workers who voted to end union representation Orlando, FL (August 27, 2025) - Teamsters union officials are moving forward in their attempt to overturn a vote by the majority of Orlando-ar  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 28 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Florida State University expert available to discuss how ChatGPT is influencing modern language By Stephen Stone Earlier this year, Florida State University Assistant Professor of Computational Linguistics Tom Juzek helped uncover why ChatGPT overuses certain words. His latest work examines how the AI chatbot could be changing the way people speak. Through an analysis of some of the nation's most pop  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a protest filed by Helgen Industries dba DeSantis Gunhide, Amityville, New York, over a contract for concealment and tactical holsters. The contract was issued by the FBI and awarded to Safariland LLC, of Jacksonville, Florida. DeSantis Gunhide contended that Safariland was an ineligible large business for the contract. However, the GAO's decision, dated August 26, 2025, found that DeSantis Gunhide lacked the standing to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a bid protest from Navarre Corp., Florida, which alleged that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs improperly awarded a contract to INCare Trans LLC, Greenwood, Indiana. The protest centered on paratransit transportation services at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. Navarre Corp., the incumbent contractor for the services, claimed that the VA had ordered multiple patient transportation trips f  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Roman Fayerberg Named a Massachusetts 'Go To Intellectual Property Lawyer' * BOSTON - Aug. 27, 2025 - Roman Fayerberg, co-chair of the Boston Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named a 2025 "Go To Intellectual Property Lawyer" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Fayerberg and his fellow honore  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests criminal illegal alien convicted of murder * JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- ICE arrested and plans to remove Phillip Harkins, a convicted murderer and criminal illegal alien from Scotland, upon his release from the Florida Department of Corrections Aug. 18. Harkins served a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of a United States citizen during   more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 28 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Miami Project Investigators Test Neuromodulation to Help Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Patients Regain Function Summary * Researchers at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis are using neuromodulation to help people with spinal cord and brain injuries. * Neuromodulation activates the brain and spinal cord after injury, focusing on residual circuit restoration to improve function. * On  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSFR) -- A collaborative effort by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Florida International University and the University of South Florida has yielded a collection of potent, low-molecular-weight compounds. These compounds are a type of small-molecule agonist for the relaxin receptor and show promise for treating a variety of relaxin-related disorders. NCATS is now seeking a p  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment up in 19 states from July 2024 to July 2025 * From July 2024 to July 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 19 states and was essentially unchanged in 31 states and the District of Columbia. The largest job gains occurred in Texas (+232,500), New York (+153,400), and Florida (+134,100). The largest percentage in  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 28 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * The gray area of AI Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of the fabric of academic life, and scholars are finding themselves caught between innovation and integrity. Professor Luke Plonsky and assistant professor Tove Larsson, both from NAU's Department of English, are two of the applied linguists involved in a study led by NAU alumna Katherine Yaw, who works at the University of South Flo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Partners in lies: Darren Soto and Maxwell Frost * Out of touch Democrat Darren Soto and radical lunatic Maxwell Frost recently teamed up ( again ) to lie about Republicans' bill to cut taxes, protect critical care, and secure the border. And while they were busy lying about Republicans, the pair failed to mention that if it were up to them, dangerous criminals would be free to roam Flori  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on Committee Subpoena for Infamous "Birthday Book" and Demanding Acosta Testify Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee subpoenaed the Epstein Estate for the complete "Birthday Book" prepare  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Announces Senate Salary Donation to United States Holocaust Memorial Museum * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott and Mrs. Ann Scott announced the donation of a portion of his Senate Salary to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, which teaches millions of people each year about the dangers of unchecked antisemitism and hatred and the ongoing relevance of the Holocaust.  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Protecting Older Americans: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers" at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 3, 2025, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Nancy LeaMond, Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer, AARP, Washington, DC * David Horton, Fair Business Practices  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2025: * * * Senator Ashley Moody Honors Service of Approximately 100 Vietnam War Veterans at the World's Largest American Legion Post LADY LAKE, Fla.--Senator Ashley Moody today honored the service and sacrifice of approximately 100 Vietnam War veterans at a pinning ceremony at American Legion Post 347--the largest post in the world. At the ceremony, Senator Moody presented the veterans,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2025: * * * Senator Moody Addresses Veterans, Highlights Legislation and Congratulates Lady Lake Post 347 for Winning National Contest at American Legion Convention TAMPA, Fla.--Today, Senator Ashley Moody congratulated American Legion Lady Lake Post 347--the world's largest post--for winning the National Color Guard Contest at the American Legion National Convention held in Tampa, Florid  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Self-Professed Religious Leaders Who Used Physical and Psychological Abuse to Coerce Victims to Solicit Tens of Millions in Donations Federally Charged and Arrested * A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a ten-count indictment against two defendants for their alleged roles in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy that victimized individuals in Michigan, Flo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, JAX Chamber Host U.S. Representative Aaron Bean for Roundtable on Tax Reform * JACKSONVILLE, FL - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the JAX Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Aaron Bean (R-FL-04) for a roundtable discussion in Jacksonville, Florida with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President Trump's One Big Be  more

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 28 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Going Viral for Science: Shraddha Chandthakuri's Lab Life and #MedCanes Mission "#MedCanes Chronicles" offers first-person perspectives into the lives of medical students on their journey to becoming health care leaders. The series delves into the personal narratives of these aspiring doctors and scientists, shedding light on their struggles, triumphs and the resilience that propels t  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Aug. 28 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Students reap benefits of intensive language study University students selected for a U.S. State Department language immersion program sharpened their language skills and deepened their cultural understanding in the host countries. Critical language scholarship * Kate Arnold, a doctoral candidate in teaching and learning and already a working teacher, became fascinated with Turkish culture years ago   more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Aug. 28 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF receives $32.5 million Triumph grant to advance cybersecurity and computational research The University of West Florida is positioned to further its robust research presence in Northwest Florida following the approval of a $32,515,120 grant proposal, subject to negotiating a term sheet and legal contract, from the Triumph Gulf Co  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 27 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * The Walt Disney Company Announces 100 Exclusive National Hockey League Games Across ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, and Hulu Beginning October 7 * * All Games Streaming Live in the ESPN App * Stanley Cup Final Returns to The Walt Disney Company in 2026 * ESPN Opening Night Tripleheader: Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Colorado   more