NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * 'Wicked: One Wonderful Night' Encore to Air Dec. 31 on NBC NBC will once again pull back the Emerald curtain for a special encore presentation of " Wicked: One Wonderful Night " on Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. This once-in-a-lifetime musical event is a thrillifying celebration of the cinematic release of Universal Pictures ' Wicked: For Good, the epic finale to the global cultural phen  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * 100 Rabbis and Cantors Express Strong Support for Mass. Antisemitism Commission; Join with AJC, ADL to Urge Action * One hundred rabbis and cantors from congregations across Massachusetts "enthusiastically endorse" the work of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism in a public letter issued jointly by American Jewish Committee (AJC) New England and Anti-Defa  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * A tale of two ponds sheds light on high emissions * When Meredith Holgerson arrived at Cornell in 2020, she began searching for the perfect ponds. Poring over maps, taking tips, she'd traipse into the woods of central New York with an inflatable kayak strapped to her back. By 2021, she had found Mud Pond and Texas Hollow Pond, two bodies of water similar in size but different in key ways that would help her tea  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Affordable housing degree certificate to be offered online at UB The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning will soon offer an online certificate program in affordable housing, designed for aspiring individuals or current professionals with a bachelor's degree. This graduate degree certificate was recently approved by the New York State Education De  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * After Years of Calling for the Repeal of the Affordable Care Act, Vulnerable House Republicans Hypocritically Try to Convince Voters Otherwise * The so-called moderate House Republicans in some of the most competitive districts in the country have spent years deriding the Affordable Care Act and calling for its repeal. The New York Times reports Jen Kiggans called for the eliminat  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Welcomes Dublin City Council's Decision to Shelve Renaming of Herzog Park * American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomes the move by the Dublin City Council to withdraw a proposal to rename Herzog Park, which honors Chaim Herzog, the sixth president of Israel and a proud son of Ireland. We urge the Council to make permanent its decision to retain the Herzog Park name and call on   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC, ADL and AEN Slam National Communication Association Report Filled with 'Libels' Against Israel * American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) are deeply troubled by the recently released report of the National Communication Association's Task Force on Academic Freedom and Tenure. The report repeatedly advances a s  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * An Opportunity to Address Mining Abuses Globally * When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier this year, he found large numbers of dead fish and the water had a strange smell. The cause was a major mining disaster. On February 18, a dam at a Chinese copper mine had burst and released toxic waste into a tributary of Zambia's largest river, threateni  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings * Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, saute vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for archaeologists, its ubiquitous presence in excavated pottery offers a window into the economic, political and social organization of the ancient world. But perhaps, in certain environments, that prevalence has been overstated.   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Yeshiva University issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Ann and Jeremy Pava Establish Center for Women's Torah Scholarship at Yeshiva University New Pava Center Will Cultivate the Next Generation of Women Scholars and Jewish Leaders * Yeshiva University has received a transformative $10 million gift from philanthropists Ann and Jeremy Pava to create the Pava Center for Women's Torah Scholarship, a groundbreaking initiative advancing high-level Torah study for  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 2 -- Barclays, a bank with consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, issued the following news release: * * * Barclays announces multi-year partnership with Scotland's national stadium Following a multi-million-pound investment in a state-of-the-art campus in Glasgow, Barclays today unveils a landmark partnership with the Scottish FA that reaffirms its long-term commitment to Scotland through football, entertainment, and community initiatives. Barcl  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 2 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Research explores effect of parental depression symptoms on children's reward processing Experiment links parent's loss of interest or pleasure in things with how children act to positive and negative feedback By Hayley Villani '27 In newly published research, Binghamton University doctoral student Elana Israel, MS '22, explores which depressive symptoms largely affect children's neural responses to feedb  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made * The color "ultrablack" - defined as reflecting less than 0.5% of the light that hits it - has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it's difficult to produce and can appear less black when viewed at an angle. Now, a Cornell lab has devised a simple method for making the elusive color. Taking cues from nature - in particular  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Bloomberg issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Bloomberg Enhances RMS Enterprise to Improve Investment Research Investment Managers Can Integrate Proprietary Models and Strengthen Accountability with New Custom Fundamentals and Digest Alerts * Bloomberg today announced enhancements to its enterprise-level Research Management Solution (RMS Enterprise) with the introduction of Custom Fundamentals and Digest Alerts. These capabilities enable investment research   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Bone-health start-up anchors new kind of food innovation in Ithaca * In a region long known for dairy farms and fruit orchards, a young Ithaca company is reinventing one of America's most static health products: calcium supplements. Seen Nutrition, a women's bone-health start-up co-founded by Adrienne Bitar, a lecturer in American Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, and Jennifer Han, clinical pharmacist,  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * BPCA Announces Project Labor Agreement For $1.7 Billion Battery Park City Resiliency Project * The Battery Park City Authority announced a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the Building and Construction Trades Council (BCTC) for the $1.7 billion Battery Park City Resiliency Project (BPCR), the first project in New York City to use the progressive design-build model. The PLA will support   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Broome County Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses, and Money Laundering BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - Corey Jordon Green, age 33, of Vestal, New York, was sentenced on October 3, 2025 to 19 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy spanning the United States. Acting United States Attorney   more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty/Staff Achievements Roundup: Sypniewski named PLANT WNY Person of the Year Steven Sypniewski, campus arborist, manager of the annual Big Dig tree planting, and member of the campus Sustainability Task Force, was named the PLANT (Professional Landscape and Nursery Trades) WNY Person of the Year at the organization's annual awards ceremony on November 13. This prestigious award is given by the   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Condemns FBI Surveillance of Immigration-Rights Volunteers; Condemns ICE Raid in Chinatown * The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today expressed grave concern over newly revealed federal documents showing that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York City Police Department (NYPD) surveilled a privat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NY Condemns Hate Crime Attack on Family in Ulster County * The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the reported hate-motivated attack on a family in the Town of Ulster, during which a Lake Katrine man allegedly threatened them   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 38) on November 27, 2025, entitled "Notes from the Field: Severe Illnesses After Self-Injection of Botulinum Toxin Purchased Online -- New York, Texas, and Wisconsin, 2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Injection of botulinum neuro  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Study Links Smartphone Ownership in Childhood to Increased Risk of Depression and Obesity in Youth * A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University in New York, found that owning a smartphone  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's Anderson Cooper Reports from Kenya in "Justice Defenders: Change Inside Prison" for The Whole Story With Anderson Cooper * December 1st, 2025 EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 AT 8PM ET/PT Promo: https://youtu.be/bCI1US_mjq8 NEW YORK, NY - (December 1, 2025) - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a six-time Emmy(r) Award-winning CNN Original, returns with an unflinching look inside some of A  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Columbia Scientists Join Global Stellar Research Program as Satellite Launches * Columbia has joined an international team of scientists as they mark the start of a three-year mission to study stars and how their activity influences the habitability of distant exoplanets. The Mauve satellite, which launched late last week, will enable the study of transient, energetic phenomena from stars, largely emitted through powe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Committee on House Administration Announces Community Resources List for Constituent Services Today, the Committee on House Administration and the Communications Standards Commission announced new guidance allowing Member offices to compile and host on their official websites a "Community Resources List" of entities providing non  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, saute vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for archaeologists, its ubiquitous presence in excavated pottery offers a window into the economic, political and social organization of the ancient world. But perhaps, in certain e  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell researchers awarded grant to advance tuberculosis diagnostics * A project led by Cornell's Center for Point of Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection and Cancer ( PORTENT ) to develop a low-cost, battery-powered device for sample preparation in tuberculosis (TB) testing in areas with limited lab access and infrastructure, has received a $250,000 grant from the Gates Foundation. The award supports de  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition posted the following news release: * * * CRN Requests Full Court Review of New York Supplement Law, Urging Evidence-Based Public Health Protections * Statement The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement and functional food industry, issued the following statement: The Council for Responsible Nutrition has asked the Second Circuit Court   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * CTI grants enable faculty to research how students think and learn * Assessment and reflection - understanding what students are learning and how they think about learning - are essential to education. But the 2024-2025 Innovative Teaching & Learning Grant projects aim for something even more ambitious: metacognition, the art of thinking about thinking. From student storytelling and project archiving in the Dys  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * David Sacks' Financial Conflicts Mean He Can No Longer Credibly Serve as White House AI Advisor. He Should Resign. * WASHINGTON, D.C. A damning investigation by the New York Times has found that top White House A.I. and Tech Advisor David Sacks has "positioned himself to personally benefit" from his official government role - which he has only been allowed to hold because of his designation by  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Dear Colleague on the Devastating Republican Healthcare Crisis * Dear Colleague: I write as we return to Washington for a pivotal legislative work period in connection with our fight to lower the high cost of living, fix our broken healthcare system and clean up corruption. Donald Trump and House Republicans promised to lower costs on day one. They lied. Republicans  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Dear Colleague on the Devastating Republican Healthcare Crisis * Dear Colleague: I write as we return to Washington for a pivotal legislative work period in connection with our fight to lower the high cost of living, fix our broken healthcare system and clean up corruption. Donald Trump and House Republicans promised to lower costs on day one. They lied. Republicans have not put forth a singl  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Lawyers Recognized in the 2026 Edition of Lexology Index: Arbitration * In the 2026 edition of Lexology Index : Arbitration, previously Who's Who Legal, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP lawyers have again been recognized as leading arbitration practitioners for their exceptional work resolving complex international disputes. The 22 lawyers recognized in this year's guide demo  more

BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 26 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Design for manufacturing and construction degree to be offered at UB next fall The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning will soon offer a new degree concentration, called design for manufacturing and construction (D-MAC), that combines design, fabrication and construction. This graduate degree concentration for students in the Master of Science  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Do Good, Win Big: Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and Buffalo Bills Foundation launch community raffle to combat food insecurity * Win Exclusive Bills Experiences While Supporting Neighbors in Need This Holiday Season Buffalo, NY (December 1, 2025) Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Buffalo Bills Foundation today announced a community-wide raffle  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley Releases Monthly Sector Rotation Study E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, based on the E*TRADE customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors. About E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley and Important Notices E*TRADE from Morgan   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * El Salvador: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child * Introduction Human Rights Watch submits this report in advance of the 103rd pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of El Salvador. The submission focuses on violations of children's rights during the state of emergency, in force since March 2022. It documents arbitrary detention, arbitra  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 1 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * For the people, not for Wall Street: how Zohran Mamdani's election could challenge private equity landlords * Zohran Mamdani will begin his term as New York City's mayor on January 1, bringing with him a groundbreaking spate of policy proposals aimed at promoting affordability and improving quality of life for working New Yorkers. The incoming Mamdani administration has m  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Former DeWitt Post Office Station Manager Sentenced for Fraud Emilio Chirico, 57, of Cicero, New York, was sentenced on October 29 in federal court in Utica to 6 months of imprisonment after previously pleading guilty to wire fraud and misappropriation of postal funds. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Matthew Modaffer  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- Fox, a media company, issued the following news release: * * * Fox Corporation Chief Financial Officer Steve Tomsic to Participate in Upcoming UBS Global Media and Communications Conference 2025 * New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA - December 1, 2025 - Fox Corporation (Nasdaq: FOXA, FOX) today announced that Chief Financial Officer Steve Tomsic will participate in the upcoming UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on Monday, December 8, at appr  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Gala inspires students to find their fit in fashion industry * A festive black-tie gala brought together fashion industry star power, networking opportunities and Cornell fashion students wearing shimmering gowns and fashion-forward tuxedos. Designer Prabal Gurung and former executives at Givenchy and Vera Wang headlined the Fashion Speaks Gala on Nov. 15, in the Statler Hotel ballroom. The event is the biggest  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 2 (TNSxrep) -- BloombergNEF, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: * * * Global Grid Investment Could Top $470 Billion for the First Time in 2025: BloombergNEF KEY TAKEAWAYS * Grid spending is set to rise by 16% this year, following 15% growth last year, showcasing how rising spending is becoming an established feature of the global energy transition * A portion of this increase can be attributed to years of rising grid equipment costs and high inflat  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Grants to support research at nexus of AI, climate science * As energy use associated with artificial intelligence climbs and sustainability challenges intensify, research is needed to make AI systems more efficient and more effective for environmental research. The 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Initiative, the Cornell AI Initiative and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability have announced an inaugura  more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Offices Recognized in 2026 Edition of GCR 100 * NEW YORK - Dec. 1, 2025 - Global Competition Review (GCR) recognized Greenberg Traurig, LLP 's Antitrust Litigation & Competition Regulation Practice as "Highly Recommended" in Poland and "Recommended" in the Netherlands in the GCR 100 2026 Guide. The Warsaw team, led by Shareholder Robert Gago, advises   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Max Wraps The Year With Its "Always the Season" In-App Collection, Spotlighting The Year's Best Picks And Holiday Offerings * This holiday season, HBO Max unwraps the ultimate gift with the launch of the "Always The Season" in-app collection. Designed to spotlight the year's standout programming, this curated page offers the perfect in-between-holi  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release: * * * Highland Arts Theatre * Sydney, NS - The IATSE is on a roll! Major congrats to IATSE Local 680 and the workers at the on winning two certifications in the same week! On November 17th, the Local won a certification for the Production bargaining unit as well as a certification for the Box Office and Bar Staff employees. The, also known as the HAT,   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * International Criminal Court: Justice at Risk * * The International Criminal Court (ICC) is under assault by the United States and Russia, among others, which are determined to undermine its mandate as the court of last resort. * ICC member countries need to stay firm in their defense of the court so that impartial justice remains a critical part of the rules-based international order. *   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * New IRC data shows thousands of women and girls at risk as aid cuts cripple gender-based violence services in West Africa * * Across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, over 55% of gender-based violence (GBV) survivors supported in early 2025, have been left without continued access to essential, safe and confidential services for their recovery following broad fundin  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Jury Convicts New Rochelle Man of Pandemic Fraud and Identity Theft ALBANY, NEW YORK - Aly Kaba, age 30, of New Rochelle, New York, was convicted on October 21, 2025 following a five-day trial of one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, two counts of mail fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft for fraudulently obtaining CO  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Landmines: Action Needed to Reinforce Ban * (Geneva, December 1, 2025) - The global ban on antipersonnel landmines saves civilian lives but faces serious threats from countries leaving the treaty and new landmine use, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing the " Landmine Monitor 2025 " report. Member countries should take immediate and strong action to counter these life-threatening  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "AS DEMOCRATS, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO LOWER THE HIGH COST OF LIVING" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Weekend, where he emphasized that Democrats are committed to protecting everyday Americans in the face of rising costs, including by extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits. EUGENE DANIELS : Here to discuss   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Legendary Hoops Icons Dick Vitale and Charles Barkley Team Up for Two Must-See College Basketball Telecasts this Season * Basketball icons ESPN's Dick Vitale and TNT Sports' Charles Barkley will partner for two must-see telecasts this college basketball season. Vitale and Barkley, members of both the Naismith Memorial Basketball and Sports Broadcastin  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Charitable Foundation Commits $600,000 to Food Banks Across Its Footprint, Launches Employee and Community Giving Campaign to Combat Hunger * The M&T Charitable Foundation has committed nearly $40 million in 2025 to address human wellness issues including hunger BUFFALO, N.Y., Dec. 1, 2025 The M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 1, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Think of College Like You Would a Junk Bond By Allison Schrager Don't miss the newsletters from MI and City Journal The decision to attend college was a no-brainer during the second half of the 20th century. It almost assured higher earnings and job security. Tuition wasn't even very expensive. None of this is true now. The economic returns associated with a  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 27 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to UnHerd: * * * Campaign for Air Travel Civility Relies on Return of Stigma By Carolyn D. Gorman Vintage footage of air travel opens a new informational video from the US Department of Transportation. "Flying was a bastion of civility," a narrator says over Sixties-style images of pleasant, well-dressed travellers and airline workers. "But today..." The film cuts to clips of shameful flyers, operatin  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Manhattan Man Sentenced for Possessing Twenty-Two Kilograms of Cocaine Sean Christianson, 45, of Manhattan, New York, was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine. Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug E  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Metropolitan Opera issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * The Met's New Production of Bellini's I Puritani Premieres December 31 Starring Soprano Lisette Oropesa and Tenor Lawrence Brownlee, Directed by Charles Edwards in his Met directorial debut Also featuring baritone Artur Rucinski and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn, led by conductor Marco Armiliato The Met: Live in HD transmission of I Puritani to be broadcast worldwide on January 10 * The Met  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: BizInsurance] -- MetLife, a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, issued the following news release: * * * MetLife Completes $10 Billion Variable Annuity Risk Transfer Transaction * NEW YORK, December 1, 2025 MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced it has completed its previously announced $10 billion variable annuity risk transfer transaction with Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company (Talcott), a life insurance and annuities subsi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Mike Lawler Turns to MAGA Extremists for Help with Tough Re-election Campaign * AJN : "New York Rep. Mike Lawler is running for reelection as a moderate, but he's campaigning with a rogue's gallery of far-right, MAGA acolytes." New reporting exposes Mike Lawler for cozying up to some of the most extreme MAGA loyalists in the country on the campaign trail. Lawler has regularly jo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Nasdaq Inc., New York, announced its initiation of cash tender offers aimed at purchasing up to an aggregate of $95 million of its outstanding debt securities. The company established a Maximum Tender Payment for the offer, which targets its 5.350% Senior Notes due 2028 and its 3.950% Senior Notes due 2052. The offers are subject to specific caps for each series of notes. The 2028 notes are limited by a $80 million principal amount cap, while the 2052 notes have a $10 mill  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release: * * * National Theatre School of Canada and Monument-National * Montreal, QC - Huge shoutout to IATSE Local 56 and the employees of the on their recent certification win! The National Theatre School of Canada is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious theatre schools in the country and their commercial space, The Monument-National, is the oldest t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The New York State Museum, Albany, has announced plans to repatriate hundreds of cultural items classified as unassociated funerary objects, according to a notice filed with the National Park Service under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The notice documents a total of 324 materials identified as burial-related objects affiliated with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin. These items were recovered from the village of Waterford   more

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 18 Months and Ordered to Pay over $160,000 in Restitution for Health Care Fraud and Unlawful Drug Distribution Defendant Also Settled False Claims Act Liability by Separate Payment of $188,850 * ALBANY, NEW YORK - Acting United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III announced today that Anja Salamack, age 50  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * OpenAI and Accenture Accelerate Enterprise Reinvention with Advanced AI * Accenture to equip tens of thousands of its professionals with ChatGPT Enterprise and have the largest number of professionals upskilled through OpenAI Certifications * OpenAI will be one of Accenture's primary AI partners for its next generation of AI-powered services * Flagship AI client  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Plug Power Inc., Slingerlands, New York, a global supplier of hydrogen solutions, has commenced its inaugural contract with NASA to provide a substantial quantity of liquid hydrogen for the agency's facilities in Ohio. The contract, valued at up to $2.8 million, covers the supply of up to 218,000 kilograms of liquid hydrogen to NASA's Glenn Research Center and the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility. The company indicated that securing this award marks a significant milestone,  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 -- Baruch College issued the following news: * * * Professor Wins National Science Foundation Grant to Track Patterns in Data * Baruch College Associate Professor Chung Eun Lee from the Paul H. Chook Department of Information Systems and Statistics at the Zicklin School of Business has won a National Science Foundation grant for her project, entitled "Novel Dependence Metrics in Spectral Analysis for Modern Time Series Data." Thanks to advancements in technology and comput  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Public Health Practitioners Combine Proven Interventions to Tackle Complex Health Problems Using New Framework A five-step method blends existing, evidence-based interventions into single, more powerful programs * Vast resources have gone into developing and testing medical and public health interventions so they can be used confidently as evidence-based practices. Yet many inte  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barry Moore introduces LABEL Act to hold abortion drug dispensers accountable * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressman Barry Moore (AL-01) introduced the Linking Abortion-drug Batches for Enforcement and Liability (LABEL) Act.  The bill responds to troubling new state laws - such as California's Assembly Bill 260 and similar legislation in New York - which allow prescribers and dispensers of abort  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Rio Police Undermine Public Safety * A month after the deadliest police raid in Rio de Janeiro's history, the Red Command, the organized crime group that was the target of the operation, continues to control the Alemao and Penha neighborhoods. Meanwhile, 122 families, including those of 5 police officers who were killed, mourn the loss of their loved ones. The deadly results and tactics employed  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 26 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Scientists Develop Plastics That Can Break Down, Tackling Pollution Rutgers researchers use a principle in nature to create plastics that self-destruct at programmed speeds, offering a solution to global plastic waste By Kitta MacPherson Yuwei Gu was hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when inspiration struck. Plastic bottles littered the trail and more floated on a nearby lake. The j  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 1 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * S&P Global Collaborates with AWS to Bring Trusted Data Directly to Customer AI Workflows * NEW YORK, December 1, 2025 S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today announced new integrations with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable customers to use AI agents to ask complex market, financial, and energy-related questions and receive reliable answers from S&P Global directly within their AWS environments. S  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- S&P Global, New York, has announced a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to embed its proprietary market, financial, and energy data directly into customer AI environments. The integration is designed to allow customers to use AI agents to ask complex questions and receive trustworthy answers sourced directly from S&P Global's data within the AWS platform. A chief AI officer for S&P Global confirmed the organization's goal is to ensure customers can access its ve  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Sanctuary New York Released Nearly 7,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Terrorists, and Sexual Predators * These sanctuary policies that release criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets of New York put American lives at risk WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to New York Attorney General Letitia James calling o  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * Scientists can finally answer an old question about cellular aging * After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeresthe protective caps at the chromosome endsthose caps eventually become too short to prevent chromosome ends from being recognized as DNA breaks. As a result, cells permanently arrest, a phenomenon known as replicative senescence. This telomere  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Dec. 1 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * Singing mice speak volumes * The Takeaway CSHL Assistant Professor Arkarup Banerjee and colleagues find that Alston's singing mice use the same brain region to produce songs and ordinary communications. The lab's research offers new insight into the evolutionary origins of complex behaviors. In time, it could have implications for artificial intelligence as well as  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Statement: GANHRI Bureau Must Uphold SCA's Downgrade Recommendation for the NHRCI to Ensure Accountability * We, the undersigned human rights networks and organizations, urge the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Bureau to uphold the Sub-Committee on Accreditation's (SCA) recommendation to downgrade the National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRCI) from "A" to "B  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Announces Historic Agreement between the Department of Commerce and xLight to Bring Critical Semiconductor Technology to New York * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), House Republican Leadership Chair, announced the signing of a $150 million Letter of Intent between the U.S. Department of Commerce and xLight, an American technology company building the next g  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 1 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Study details how analog computing solves signal processing challenges faster * Researchers at RIT have improved the electronics used in communication and radar systems to better process signals using electromagnetic radio waves. This breakthrough could advance computing processes for technologies that need to handle signals quickly and efficiently. Mohammad-Ali Miri, an associate prof  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Thailand: Montagnard Activist Extradited to Vietnam * (Bangkok) - Thai authorities forcibly returned to Vietnam the prominent Montagnard human rights activist Y Quynh Bdap, putting him at risk of torture and other serious abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. Thai authorities extradited Bdap, 33, on November 28, 2025, two days after Thailand's Court of Appeal upheld a criminal court's 2024 ru  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Statement on Passing of Torben and Jean Aabo * AMSTERDAM, NY Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) released the following statement on the passing of Torben and Jean Aabo: Heartbroken by the tragic passing last week of Torben and Jean Aabo. They were both fixtures in Saratoga. I was lucky enough to know Torben through his dedicated work as president of the Charlton Historical Society and later   more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB pharmacy researcher makes diabetes breakthrough in $3.5 million funded study * The advanced technology that Jun Qu and his team developed provides a more accurate and specific picture of how insulin production is changing and how the functions of beta cells in the pancreas become compromised at each stage of diabetes. Discovery featured on cover of Analytical Ch  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB study reveals shift in pharmacy students' perceptions of patients with mental illness * A recent survey of third-year pharmacy students enrolled in an ethics class focused specifically on their perceptions of psychiatric inpatients' voting rights. Photo: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki Published study indicates that presenting facts can influence views, reduce stigmas  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has published Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5062, titled 'An evaluation of the effects of different deicing salt application rates on three watersheds in Essex County, New York,' by Kristina Gutchess, Natasha Scavotto, Amanda Dondero, Joshua Woda, Neil Terry, Kirk Smith and John Williams, assessing how modified highway salt practices affect surface water and groundwater. The 31 page report, prepared in cooperation with the New Yo  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 1 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * Visa and AWS Enable Next-Generation Agentic Commerce Capabilities * NEW YORK, December 1, 2025 Visa (NYSE: V) and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced a collaboration designed to empower developers and enterprises building towards agentic commerce. Visa will list the Visa Intelligence Commerce platform in AWS Marketplace, helping busi  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: BizEntertainment Industry] -- Sony Music Entertainment issued the following news release: * * * Watching You, New Podcast from Sony Music, Tells A Tale of Surveillance, Secrets, and Tragedy * Season Explores the Story Behind Nique Leili and the Controlled Environment She Experienced Every Day All Episodes Available on The Binge Today New York, NY - December 1, 2025 - Sony Music Entertainment today announced the premiere of Watching You, a new true crime podcas  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * Will Glacier Melt Lead to Increased Seismic Activity in Mountain Regions? In a recent study, scientists determined that climate change-induced glacial melt may cause more earthquakes. * A recent study from Earth and Planetary Science Letters is the first to directly link earthquakes to climate change-induced glacial melt. Scientists analyzed 15 years of seismic activity in the   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Women in Argentina Face Rising Violence * Argentina is experiencing increasing gender-based violence. But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures. According to the Office of Domestic Violence (OVD) of Argentina's Supreme Court, reports of domestic violence have increased, with at least 39 percent of c  more