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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Sunday November 16, 2025 ( 8 items )  

American Council on Germany Honors Timotheus Hottges With John J. McCloy Award
BERLIN, Germany, Nov. 16 -- Deutsche Telekom, a telecommunications comapny, issued the following news: * * * American Council on Germany Honors Timotheus Hottges with the John J. McCloy Award Award recognizes contribution to strengthening the transatlantic partnership and advancing digital connectivity * The American Council on Germany (ACG) has honored Timotheus Hottges, CEO of Deutsche Telekom AG, with this year's John J. McCloy Award. Hottges received the award at the 32nd McCloy Awards   more

Analysis Reveals That Imaging is Overused in Diagnosing and Managing the Facial Paralysis Disorder Bell's Palsy
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Analysis Reveals That Imaging is Overused in Diagnosing and Managing the Facial Paralysis Disorder Bell's Palsy * Journal: The Laryngoscope Title: Nationwide Analysis of Head and Neck Imaging for Bell's palsy: Insights from Healthcare Claims Authors: Sujay Ratna, MD Candidate, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Mingyang Gray, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Facial Plasti  more

CAIR, CAIR-NY Offer Condolences on Passing of Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, CAIR-NY Offer Condolences on Passing of Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid * The national office and the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR/CAIR-NY) today offered condolences on the passing of Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid. Imam Abdur-Rashid was the religious and spiritual leader of The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in New Y  more

CAIR-NY Welcomes Columbia U. Statement Denouncing Hate Incident Targeting Muslim Woman
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Welcomes Columbia U. Statement Denouncing Hate Incident Targeting Muslim Woman * The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed a statement by Columbia University denouncing a reported bias-motivated incident targeting a Muslim woman near the university. Columbia University Acting President Claire Shipman stat  more

Ecuadorian Rights Group Files Case to Enforce Amazon Oil Referendum
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Ecuadorian Rights Group Files Case to Enforce Amazon Oil Referendum * The grassroots collective Yasunidos on November 12 asked Ecuador's Constitutional Court to enforce the 2023 referendum to halt oil extraction in the Ishpingo, Tambococha, and Tiputini (ITT) block of Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Two years later, extraction continues, and only a small number of the roughly 240  more

Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, Elected Fellow of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, Elected Fellow of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei * Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, has been elected a Fellow of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Italy's historic and most prestigious scientific academy. Dr. Merad is one of 46 researchers worldwide chosen for induction in 2025. The new Fellows were formally recognized during a ceremony today in Rome at the openi  more

NYCEDC Announces Transformative Manhattan Cruise Terminal Master Plan
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * NYCEDC Announces Transformative Manhattan Cruise Terminal Master Plan Master Plan will Deliver Fully Modernized and Electrified Manhattan Cruise Terminal, Establishing the Site as a Next-Generation Global Maritime Hub NYC Cruise Industry Welcomes More than One Million Passengers in Manhattan Annually, Generating $500 Million in Economic Activity and Supporting   more

Sustainable trade and investment are central to climate action
NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * Sustainable trade and investment are central to climate action * As delivered. Excellencies, distinguished delegates, and colleagues, It is a privilege to be with you today, here in Belem, at a moment when the world is seeking not only to accelerate climate action, but to deliver real economic transformation. I Thank you to UNCTAD for hosting this session, bringing together key actors from ac  more