NEW YORK, Nov. 21 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Current Heart Attack Screening Tools Are Not Optimal and Fail to Identify Half the People Who Are at Risk * Current cardiac screening tools used to prevent heart attacks fail to identify nearly half of the people who are actually at risk of having one, according to a new study led by Mount Sinai researchers. The results, published in a brief report on November 21, in the Journal of  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 [Category: Political] -- Defending Rights and Dissent issued the following news: * * * FBI spies on New York court observers, infiltrating private chat * Defending Rights & Dissent condemns the FBI's infiltration of a private chat of court watchers. The troubling situation is further confounded by the fact that the FBI labeled the individuals who were peacefully and lawfully attending and monitoring ICE proceedings "anarchist violent extremist actors." For decades, the FB  more

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov. 24 -- The International Seabed Authority issued the following news release: * * * ISA and global LLDC group convene high-level seminar on oceans of opportunity for landlocked developing countries * New York, 6 November 2025 The Global Chair of the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC) Group, in collaboration with the International Seabed Authority (ISA), convened a high-level seminar to advance understanding of the specific rights, benefits, and opportunities afforde  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. This action resolves claims in the lawsuit entitled "U.S. v. Hauler's Facility LLC, et al., Civil No. 5:25-cv-01551." The lawsuit was filed to recover response costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., regarding the Ley Creek Deferred Media Operable Unit o  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Nov. 23 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary: * * * Mamdani and the Minimum Wage Law By Walter Block An artificial hurdle to employment, not a route in. With all the kerfuffle about free buses, stricter rent controls, support for child care, and government groceries, Mr. Mamdani's views on the minimum wage law have not been given the attention they deserve, slipping slyly below the radar. The Mayor-elect of New York City opined, "Whe  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Goldman and Menendez Lead Push to Curb Helicopter Air Tourism, Introduce Legislation to Empower Local Communities * Over 95% of the 58,000 Helicopter Flights from East 34th St. Heliport and Downtown Manhattan Heliport are Non-Essential Read the Bill Here (link is external) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) introduced the Communities Before Air T  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Scientists Uncover How COVID-19 Variants Outsmart the Immune System * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have created the most comprehensive map to date showing how antibodies attach to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, and how viral mutations weaken that attachment. The findings, published in the November 21 online issue of Cell  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * The Legacy of the White Paper Protests * Three years ago, a series of protests in China has sparked a political awakening among Chinese youth, with many questioning Chinese leader Xi Jinping's authoritarian policies and practices and notably confronting the government's abuses against Tibetans and Uyghurs. In response to a deadly apartment fire in Urumqi, Xinjiang, blamed on harsh Covid-19 re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Statement Calling Out Trump's Russia-Ukraine 'Peace' Plan * AMSTERDAM, NY Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement on President Trump's proposed Russia-Ukraine peace deal: I am appalled by President Trump's peace agreement that amounts to a betrayal our Ukrainian allies. This proposal would require surrendering territory currently under Ukrainian control to Russia  more