ISPRA, Italy, Sept. 15 -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center posted the following news: * * * Contrasting yield outlooks for summer crops in Ukraine in September 2025 * Ukraine experienced unusually dry conditions in summer in the southern and eastern oblasts, leading to well below-average yields for summer crops there. In contrast, an adequate water supply and the absence of severe heat stress supported a positive yield outlook in the northern and western regions, despite delay  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48641) on Sept. 17, 2025, entitled "Proposals to Limit Member of Congress Financial Activities: Analysis of Introduced Legislation in the 119th Congress" by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In recent years, some Members of Congress have proposed reforms that would prohibit the purchase, sale, or ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Co  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South * * Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Syria since December 2024 have carried out a range of abuses against residents, including forced displacement, which is a war crime. * Other abuses include homes seizures and demolitions, denial of access to livelihoods and unlawful transfer of Syrian detainees to Israel. * Govern  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 20 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * AgriLife Research adds small grains geneticist in Amarillo Zhang brings genomics and bioinformatics skills to wheat research By Kay Ledbetter Junli Zhang, Ph.D., is a new Texas A&M AgriLife Research small grain geneticist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo and assistant professor in the Texas A&M  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 18 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas vineyards report high-quality wine grapes By Adam Russell Texas wine grape growers are reporting high-quality fruit this season despite scattered weather-related challenges and ongoing uncertainty in wine markets, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist. Justin Scheiner, Ph.D., associate professor an  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * 2024 Kansas Statistical Abstract now available By Jessica Moore The Kansas Statistical Abstract 2024 is now available online. This data compendium is published annually by the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas. It includes information on a wide range of topics about Kansas, with information in downloadable tables, maps and graphs. "The Kansas Statistical Abstract  more