BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * 25 years on from UN pledge, women's rights organizations and peacebuilders get just 0.1% of aid as donors pour billions into arms * The same governments that pledged support in 2000 to the UN's flagship resolution on "Women, Peace and Security" (WPS) have since spent 25 years paying it lip-service, according to a new Oxfam report today that reviews its progress. The report enti  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators posted the following news: * * * AAMVA's 2025 State-to-State User Group Meeting * The annual State-to-State (S2S) User Group meeting was held last week in Boston, Massachusetts, bringing together representatives from 47 jurisdictions across the country to collaborate, share insights, and explore innovations in driver data exchange. The two-day event featured d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Biofuels producers could pay twice more for sustainable crops, challenging food companies - Bain & Co reports Bain & Company today published Food vs. Fuel: Why US Sustainable Crops Are Suddenly in High Demand (https://www.bain.com/insights/food-vs-fuel-why-us-sustainable-crops-are-suddenly-in-high-demand/), which shows how recent clean fuel incentive  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Book reviews technologies aiming to remove carbon from the atmosphere * Two leading experts in the field of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) -- Howard J. Herzog, a senior research engineer in the MIT Energy Initiative, and Niall Mac Dowell, a professor in energy systems engineering at Imperial College London -- explore methods for removing carbon dioxide already in the atmosp  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Breaking the old model of education with MIT Open Learning * At an age when many kids prefer to play games on their phones, 11-year-old Vivan Mirchandani wanted to explore physics videos. Little did he know that MIT Open Learning's free online resources would change the course of his life. Now, at 16, Mirchandani is well on his way to a career as a physics scholar -- all because   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Chambers UK 2026 Highly Ranks Goodwin UK's Platform * Chambers UK 2026 has highly ranked Goodwin lawyers and practices across the firm's UK platform. Chambers' rankings are based on independent research collected from thousands of interviews with clients and law firms. Goodwin lawyers received 30 rankings in the latest edition of the guide, and 17 practice areas were recog  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 (TNSrep) -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * Deterioration of consumer outlook and spending intentions eases, but no all-clear signal as pressures persist--Bain/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes Deterioration in the outlook for US consumers and in their spending intentions eased this month as modest gains emerged in key readings in the Bain & Company/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes. But ahead of the crucial US holi  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Elena Davis Examines Delaware Chancery Court's Reaffirmance of Strict Pleading Standard for Minority Investor Control * In an article published in Law360, litigation & enforcement associate Elena Davis analyzes the Delaware Court of Chancery's decision in Witmer v. Armistice Capital LLC, which underscores the strict standard for pleading minority investor control. Vice Chan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Eva Carman to Speak at New York City Bar Association's Compliance Conference * Eva Carman, the co-head of the securities and futures enforcement practice, will be a speaker at the New York City Bar Association's Compliance Conference on Wednesday, October 22. The conference is designed to deliver the latest insights and strategies for navigating today's complex and dynamic   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * GE Vernova to equip Greenvolt Wind Farm in Romania with 42 turbines - Wind farm will use 42 of GE Vernova's 6.1 MW-158m workhorse wind turbines - Project will produce approximately 252 MW, making it one of the largest in Romania - Deal shows continued customer support for GE Vernova's workhorse strategy in Europe * BUCHAREST, Romania (October 16, 2025) - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GE  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Advises Lila on $350 Million Series A * The Technology and Life Science teams advised Lila Sciences on its $350 million Series A financing, bringing the company's total capital raised to $550 million and lifting its valuation to more than $1.3 billion. Lila will use this financing to accelerate the buildout of their AI Science Factories and bring their scientific s  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin Represents Orbital Therapeutics in $1.5 Billion Acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb * The Life Sciences team represented Orbital Therapeutics ("Orbital") on a definitive agreement under which Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY, "BMS") will acquire Orbital. The acquisition includes Orbital's lead RNA immunotherapy preclinical candidate currently in IND-enabling studies  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, federal partners arrest more than 1,400 illegal aliens in Massachusetts during Patriot 2.0, including murderers, rapists, drug traffickers, child sex predators and members of violent transnational criminal gangs * BOSTON -- ICE and federal law enforcement partners apprehended more than 1,400 illegal aliens during a weeks-long immigration enforcem  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Health Care Attorneys Discuss New Guidance on Responsible AI Use in Health Care * In a Law360 article, health care partner Christine Moundas, co-head of the firm's digital health initiative, and health care associates Gideon Palte and Winnie Uluocha examined new guidance regarding responsible use of artificial intelligence released by the Joint Commission and Coa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In Law360, Josh Lichtenstein Discussed Bill to Codify Executive Order on Alternative Investments in 401(k) Plans * In a Law360 article, ERISA and benefits partner Josh Lichtenstein, who heads the firm's ERISA fiduciary practice, commented on plan sponsors' anticipated adoption of alternative investments in 401(k) plans as lawmakers introduce a bill that would codify Preside  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Largest US corporations spent nearly $1.6 trillion on shareholder payouts in 2024, triple the income of the poorest fifth of US households * * Over the past five years, the CEOs of the five largest U.S. companies made an average of $52 million annually, over 1,000 times more than a typical worker earns in a year. * The five largest U.S. companies alone spent over $1 trillion   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Woman Charged with Threatening to Kill Federal Agents * BOSTON - A Malden, Mass. woman has been arrested and charged for threatening to kill federal agents who were engaging in lawful immigration enforcement. Bethany Abigail Terrill, 37, was charged with threatening a United States official. Terrill will make an initial appearance in fed  more

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. issued the following news release: * * * MassMutual accelerates brand presence with sponsorship of the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX 2025 as the Official Wealth Management Partner MassMutual is proud to announce a dynamic new partnership with the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX, marking a bold step in the company's mission to align with high-performance, innovation and reach. As the official wealt  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects * Say a person takes their French Bulldog, Bowser, to the dog park. Identifying Bowser as he plays among the other canines is easy for the dog-owner to do while onsite. But if someone wants to use a generative AI model like GPT-5 to monitor their pet while they are at work, the model could fail at this basic task.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, Democrats Demand Republicans End their Shutdown and Health Care Crisis * Washington, D.C. - On Wednesday, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined House Democrats in demanding Republicans return to work and end their government shutdown and health care crisis: "Democrats are in D.C. to do the work the American people elected them to do--legislate. That means reopening the government, prot  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Slams Republicans for Raising Healthcare Costs for Families, Shutting Down Government * "More than 35,000 of my constituents are at risk of losing their coverage altogether. None of this is acceptable and 100% preventable." "Republicans could work with Democrats to lower these costs, but instead they chose to shut down the government and continue their campaign of wholesale, widespread h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley's Statement on Supreme Court Hearing on Voting Rights Act * Litigation Against VRA is Latest in Republicans' Attacks on Voting Rights and Black Political Power WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's hearing oral arguments on Louisiana v. Callais, the latest in a series of Republican-led attacks on the Voting Rights Act and  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 17 -- The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council posted the following news on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Purpose, In Spite of Pressure: Finding Strength in the Stories That Move Us Forward By Ryan Boehm, Senior Director of Communications & Media Relations Five years. That's how long, on average, people living with rare diseases wait between their first symptoms and receiving an accurate diagnosis. Five years of uncertainty. Five years of pressure on patients searching f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * To: The Honorable Howard Lutnick, Secretary, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20230 Dear Secretary Lutnick: I write today to request information regarding staffing levels at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the ability of the agency to comply with its stat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * To: The Honorable Scott Turner, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th St. SW, Washington, D.C. 20410 Dear Secretary Turner: I write today to request information regarding staffing levels at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the ability of HUD to serve the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * To: The Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: We write today to request information regarding staffing levels at the Departmen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Advised Virgin Media O2, Sunrise Communications and Vodafone Ziggo on Six Bond Transactions * In September and October 2025, Ropes & Gray has advised Virgin Media O2, Sunrise Communications AG (Sunrise) and Vodafone Ziggo on six high yield bond transactions. The transactions comprised of: * Virgin Media O2 : (i) two recent privately placed add-on bond issuan  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ropes & Gray Ranks Among UK's Leading Law Firm Firms in Chambers UK 2026 * Ropes & Gray continues to be recognized as one of the UK's leading law firms in the 2026 edition of the Chambers UK guide. In this year's guide, the firm earned eight practice rankings, and our lawyers received 17 individual rankings across several categories, including: * Capital Markets: High-  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Warren, Rep. Norcross Press Pentagon on Refusal to Provide Justification for Cuts to Independent Weapons Testing Office * Members concerned by $74.5 billion in taxpayer dollars at risk of going without oversight, along with threats to national security and service member safety Pentagon appears to have provided Congress with inaccurate information on office's oversight list "There  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Firings of Federal Addiction & Mental Health Workers * LOWELL, MA - Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Don Beyer (VA-08), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate illegally fired st  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 16 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Recognized as a Top Place to Work by City & State New York * VHB's New York City office has been named an inaugural honoree on City & State New York's 2025 Top Places to Work list. In its first year, the award recognizes organizations across the city that exc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren on Funding Bill: "I Refuse to Support Trump's Chaos and Republicans Inflicting Higher Costs on Americans" * Washington, D.C. - Following her vote against proceeding to Republicans' Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: "While the Republicans shut down the government and refuse to even come to the table   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * ** Warren Presses Treasury Secretary Bessent on Plans to Provide An Additional $20 Billion to Argentina Amid A Government Shutdown "President Trump does not appear to be interested in meaningfully addressing any of the country's pressing problems." "Instead, during a government shutdown, his Administration is working t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025: * * * Warren Presses Trump Administration Officials on Additional Illegal Mass Firings of Federal Employees Amidst Trump's Government Shutdown These new RIFs will only further incapacitate the agency and make it difficult--if not impossible--for it to serve the American public." * U.S. Senator Elizabeth   more