BRONX, New York, Dec. 3 -- The Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Age-Related Muscle Wasting Tied to Cell Recycling Defect Two related studies published today in Nature Metabolism show that a specialized intracellular recycling mechanism--chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA)--is essential for muscle health. The research, conducted in animal models and human muscle samples, found that CMA preserves muscle strength and enables muscles to repair themselves  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * AMID BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL, CONGRESSMAN RYAN CALLS ON TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY TO ENFORCE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR AIRLINE PASSENGERS USING WHEELCHAIRS * Amid Busy Holiday Travel, Congressman Ryan Calls on Transportation Secretary to Enforce Consumer Protections for Airline Passengers Using Wheelchairs "The choice to not enforce the critical elements of the 2024 wheelchair rule, in addition to the decis  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Bloomberg Relaunches Japanese-Language Website Featuring Unified Global Functionality and Tailored Local Experience * NEW YORK/TOKYO, December 4, 2025 Bloomberg today announced the launch of its newly redesigned Japanese-language news website, which adopts the modern design elements and enhanced functionality of Bloomberg's global homepage, while introducing localized features tailored to the preference  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions, New York, a global Fintech leader, has reported extraordinary growth on its Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform, which processed an average of $368 billion in daily repo transactions during November. Total volumes for the month reached $7.4 trillion. This average daily volume represents a 466% increase compared to November 2024, a surge attributed to the accelerated growth of tokenization activities within global capital markets. The He  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., New York, has been named a Leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Wealth Management Technology Services for Investment Advisors 2025 Vendor Assessment. The IDC MarketScape evaluated thirteen technology providers globally, and Broadridge achieved a Leader position in both the Capabilities and Strategy dimensions of the assessment. The company stated that this recognition strongly validates the reliability, scale, and strength  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Brookfield, New York, operating through its private equity strategy, announced an agreement to acquire Fosber, Lucca, Italy, a globally recognized leader in providing advanced machinery, parts, and services for the corrugated packaging industry. The transaction involves a carve-out from Guangdong Dongfang Precision, valuing Fosber at approximately $900 million. Founded in 1978, Fosber specializes in designing and manufacturing high-speed corrugating machinery. The company   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Brookings Institution Center for Economic Security and Opportunity issued a report analyzing state-level school spending and educational outcomes, finding substantial per-pupil spending differences across states but weak correlations with test scores and dropout rates. The report examined 2018-19 data, the last pre-pandemic year, revealing high-spending states like New York spend twice as much or more than low-spending ones, yet average NAEP math scores show m  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Compels New York Post to Correct Another False Article Targeting Civil Rights Group * Muslim civil rights group notes this is the third time this year that the Murdoch-owned outlet has had to correct a biased article. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has co  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following news release: * * * NATIVITY SCENE ERECTED IN CENTRAL PARK By Bill Donohue Today, the Catholic League erected a life-size nativity scene in Central Park. It is located on 59th St. and 5th Avenue, at the Grand Army Plaza, across from the Plaza Hotel. We received a permit from the New York City Parks Department, as we have for decades. We display our manger scene to let New Yorkers, and tourists, know   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * CCE helps upstate county create a village to support teens * On Nov. 18, a group of teenagers and preteens were making magic inside a Cornell Cooperative Extension classroom in Watertown, New York. Clay wands and decorated potion bottles littered the tables, where youth worked together to concoct invisible ink, writing with Q-tips and then revealing their writing with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and turmeric.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Chairman Garbarino Delivers Opening Statement in Hearing on Surge in Threats Against Law Enforcement Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the alarming rise in anti-law enforcement sentiment sweeping across the nation and its direct  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE LEADS LETTER CALLING FOR EXCLUSION OF AI MORATORIUM IN FY26 NDAA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led 43 of her colleagues in a letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leadership urging the exclusion of any moratorium or preemption on state Artificial Intelligence laws in the FY26 NDAA. "Artificial intelligence offers exciting opportunity and innovati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DISCRIMINATORILY FREEZING GREEN CARD APPLICATIONS FROM 19 TRAVEL BAN NATIONS * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's discriminatory pause on immigration applications from non-European countries: "The administration's decision to freeze green-card and naturalization applications fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE, COLLEAGUES WRITE TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR URGING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF BLACK WOMEN UNEMPLOYMENT * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), Robin Kelly (IL-02), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led a letter signed by 19 of their colleagues to Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Acting Director Loretta Greene of the U.S. Department of Labor   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell startups find growth paths through acquisition * Startup stories move differently from the lab to real-world impact. Some grow with a public launch, others by building a strong customer base for their innovative product or service. And a few reach a stage where joining a strategic partner allows their ideas to go farther than a small startup could alone. In 2025, four companies with Cornell-originated t  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 3 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Educational Opportunity Center awarded $100,000 for food pantry, additional services * SUNY Chancellor John B. King Jr. at the Buffalo Build kickoff at the Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center on October 2024. By Charles Anzalone BUFFALO, N.Y. - The University at Buffalo Educational Opportunity Center will receive $100,000 to launch a food pantry and provide ot  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 3 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Every Second Counts: Leveraging Data to Streamline Emergency Medical Services * When Audrey Olivier is staying in New York City, she likes to take advantage of the city's parks to go for an early morning run. As an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at USC, Olivier's research combines physics-based modeling, data analytics and uncerta  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Forever young? Extracellular vesicles may be key to halt aging * Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) are a step closer to finding the fountain of youth. In a study published Oct. 14 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, scientists have outlined exactly how embryonic stem cells (ESCs) protect other cells from the effects of oxidative stress, thus preventing cellular aging. "It was almost   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX BUSINESS NETWORK ANNOUNCES EXPANDED ROLE FOR BRIAN BRENBERG TO CO-HOST THE BOTTOM LINE WITH DAGEN MCDOWELL * Brenberg Will Continue to Co-Host 'The Big Money Show' NEW YORK - DECEMBER 3, 2025 - FOX Business Network's (FBN) Brian Brenberg, has been tapped to co-host The Bottom Line (weekdays, 6-7PM/ET) alongside Dagen McDowell starting Monday, December 8th, announced Ra  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * France: Macron Should Address Repression in China Visit * (Paris) - French President Emmanuel Macron should privately and publicly stress the importance of human rights in Sino-French relations during his visit to China from December 3 to 5, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. Macron's visit is one of several top-level engagements between European and Chinese leaders amid the complex and shifti  more

BRONX, New York, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Governments From Around the World Agree to Ban Commercial Trade of Galapagos Iguanas * SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (December 3, 2025 )The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) today applauded the decision by Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to transfer both Galapagos marine and land iguanas from Appendix II  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Groundwork: cultivation rooted in art and action * Adjacent to Cayuga Lake on 4.2 acres, Art faculty Jen de los Reyes and Oscar Rene Cornejo have established LAND, a "site of research, cultivation, care, and conservation" that is under development to support outdoor art and ecology studios, a local species-resilient, high-growth regenerative forest, and community-driven agriculture. The project's foundational wor  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Max Nears Full Availability Across Europe With January 13 Launches In Key Markets Including Germany And Italy * Munich & Milan - December 3, 2025 - HBO Max, the premier global streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, is expanding into Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Liechtenstein on January 13, 2026. This marks a major ex  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Original Documentary MUSIC BOX: COUNTING CROWS: HAVE YOU SEEN ME LATELY? Debuts December 18 * * The HBO Original documentary MUSIC BOX: COUNTING CROWS: HAVE YOU SEEN ME LATELY?, part of the new installment of the "Music Box" series created by Bill Simmons, is directed by Amy Scott ("Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken"), and debuts THURSDAY, DECEMBER  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HBO Renews Original Spanish Series RAGE * HBO announced today the renewal of the original series RAGE, created and directed by Felix Sabroso and produced by Producciones Mandarina. The second instalment, starring a new ensemble cast, will include returning cast members from the first season and will arrive on the platform in 2026. RAGE, which premiere  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * HGTV Rings in 2026 With Nearly 40 Episodes of Fresh Content, Including the Return of 'Home Town' on Sunday, Jan. 4, and 'Ugliest House in America' on Wednesday, Jan. 7 * HGTV will bring fans New Year's cheer with nearly 40 fresh episodes beginning in January, including the return of hit series Home Town starring Ben and Erin Napier and Ugliest House in   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-355) on a bill (H.R. 2916), which aims to authorize, ratify and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the state of New York. The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Oct. 31, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2916 is to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * HRW Letter to President Christodoulides * Dear President Christodoulides, We are writing ahead of the Republic of Cyprus' upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) to call on your government to use its leadership to uphold the EU's commitments to human rights and the rule of law within its member states and in its external policies and translate them into concrete actions.   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Garbarino, Rep. Guest Joined Newsmax, NewsNation Ahead of Hearing on Rising Threats to Law Enforcement This morning, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) discussed the increase in anti-law enforcement senti  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation into the importation and sale of liquid crystal display (LCD) devices, components and products containing them, based on allegations of patent infringement. This action follows a complaint filed on Aug. 29, 2025, by BH Innovations LLC, New York, which was later amended to include Longitude Licensing Ltd. and 138 East LCD Advancements Ltd., both of Dublin, Ireland, as complainants. The complaint all  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Jeanne Mueller, creator of social work program, dies at 100 * Jeanne Mueller, a professor emerita in the College of Human Ecology (CHE) who advised the U.S. and foreign governments on social services, died Nov. 2 in Rochester, New York. She was 100. Mueller, who became a professor emerita upon her retirement in 1998, joined the faculty at Cornell in 1972 and designed, implemented and directed the undergraduate   more

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 3 -- Kodak issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Kodak Completes Pension Reversion Process, Delivering Over $1 Billion to Strengthen Balance Sheet, Fully Fund New Benefit Plan, and Accelerate Growth Reduces Term Loan Balance to $200 Million and Substantially Lowers Interest Payments Fulfills All Retirement Obligations to U.S. Pension Plan Participants * Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: KODK) announced today that it has completed the reversion proces  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THESE PEOPLE ARE DESTROYING THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN REAL TIME" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Situation Room, where he made clear that as Donald Trump and Republicans continue to raise prices and fail to address their healthcare crisis, Democrats will continue fighting to lower the high cos  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he reiterated that while Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to lower costs on day one, Democrats are fighting to bring down the cost of living, fix ou  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "REPUBLICANS ARE ON THE RUN BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURES" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes, where he reiterated that while Republicans have failed to deliver on their promise to lower costs on day one, Democrats are fighting to bring down the cost of living, fix our broken healthcare system  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 4 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: * * * Let's play! URochester and The Strong Museum partner to advance research and innovation By Theresa Danylak The collaboration expands opportunities for education, innovation, and community engagement through the power of play. The University of Rochester and The Strong National Museum of Play have set a playdate. Announced today, the institutions are creating a partnership that will advance research,   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 3 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Lund Boats Hosts MN State Senate Committee for Public Water Access Funding Visit * On Nov. 13, Lund Boats hosted four members of the Minnesota State Senate's Capital Investment CommitteeSenator Sandy Pappas, Senator Anne Johnson-Stewart, Senator Jordan Rasmusson, and Senator John Jasinskialong with eight staff members for a visit to the company's New York M  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Malawian Disability Rights Advocate Honored * (New York) - Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, is the 2025/2026 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch announced today on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Macheso is an emerging advocate for the rights of young people with   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 3, 2025, to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * With Poverty, Where Should America Draw the Line? By Allison Schrager At least from a material perspective, things have never been better for many if not most Americans: Their homes are larger and have more amenities. More of them than ever before have access to basic medical care. They earn more and are better educated. Their phones are miracles that would h  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 2, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Can Minnesota's Somalis Rise Above the Fraud Scandal? By Jason L. Riley They are far from the first group of migrants to arrive in the U.S. carrying heavy cultural baggage. When the little boy in Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes" blurts out that the emperor is naked, he says what people already knew. He says what his fellow townsfol  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * The Turing Point By James B. Meigs Does AI think? If you know a little about artificial intelligence, the question seems a bit silly. The large language models that power ChatGPT and other AI platforms are often described as elaborate versions of autocorrect. After digesting vast libraries of human-written text, these systems have trained themselves to predict which word is best  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Meeks, Jacobs, Shaheen, Booker Condemn President Trump's Remarks on Somali Immigrants in the United States Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa, and Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Memb  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Meeks, Kim Introduce Legislation to Crack Down on Illegal Fishing from the People's Republic of China Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Young Kim, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, today introduced legislation that would enforce sanctions and   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Meinig Fieldhouse built to protect iconic red-tailed hawks * Big Red - a red-tailed hawk known to millions via the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Bird Cams - has nested atop the lights of Robison Alumni Fields on central campus for more than a decade. Before construction on the new Meinig Fieldhouse began in 2024, Cornell staff feared the bird might not return. "If at all possible, we wanted to see if we could ma  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Mexico City: New Era for People with Disabilities and Older Persons * * Human Rights Watch and the College of Notaries of Mexico City released the 70-page Roadmap for Change, a practical guide that shows how to implement the legal capacity reform in a rights-respecting way through clear explanations, good practices, and real-life-based examples. * The guide offers notaries concrete toolsincl  more

UPTON, New York, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * MicroBooNE Finds no Evidence for a Sterile Neutrino * Editor's note: The following news release about the search for evidence of sterile neutrinos by the MicroBooNE experiment was originally issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, where the MicroBooNE experiment is located. Scientists from DOE's Brookhaven National Lab  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Obstetricians First in New York City to Use FDA-Approved AI Tool That Enhances Fetal Screenings for Congenital Heart Defects * Doctors in the Raquel and Jaime Gilinski Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at Mount Sinai have become the first in New York City to implement an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that enhances ultrasounds on a large sc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release: * * * NBAA: Construction Prompts Changes to Plans for 2026 White Plains Regional Forum * Washington, DC, Dec. 3, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that newly planned upgrades to Westchester County Airport's (HPN's) primary runway will require changes to the organization's White Plains Regional Forum, scheduled for June 3, 2026.   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * New Everytown Report Reveals Alarming Crime-Gun Pipeline in Michigan and How a Small Number of Michigan Gun Dealers Are Driving the State's Crime Gun Crisis * New Analysis Finds Nearly 3,800 Crime Guns Likely Trafficked in 2023 Alone With Michigan-Based Dealers Responsible for the Vast Majority of Guns Recovered in Crimes LANSING, Mich. Everytown for Gun Safety today released a ne  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * New Report Reveals How New Mexico Gun Dealers Are Driving the State's Crime Gun Crisis; Lawmakers Propose Policy Solutions * New Analysis Finds the Vast Majority of Crime Guns Recovered in New Mexico Come From Licensed Dealers Inside the State Report Reveals Alarming Signs of Trafficking, Weak Oversight, and a Small Number of Dealers Flooding Communities With Guns Later Used in Vi  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New research initiative to advance finance and insurance solutions that promote U.S. farmer resilience * The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) today announced the launch of the Resilient Agriculture Finance and Insurance Research Collaborative, a research initiative to advance finance and insurance solutions that   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New strategies for addressing sexual harassment at work to be webinar topic * A panel of experts will discuss current thinking and innovative strategies for how unions and workplaces can address sexual harassment and the effects of intimate partner violence in the workplace on December 11. The free, live webinar, "Insights from Research and Advocacy to Address Sexual Harassment and Intimate Partner Violence in   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release: * * * New York Governor Signs Tax Rules for Solar and Wind Projects Into Law * The updated framework resolves the uncertainty caused by recent litigation over property tax assessments which threatened to increase prices ALBANY, NY - Today, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed S.8012 / A.8332 into law, restoring clear and consistent tax rules for large solar and wind projects greater than 1MW in New Yo  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 3 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU researchers study seaweed hydrogel that may improve soil health * As farmers in climate-stressed regions struggle with limited water resources, scientists are looking to the sea for a solution to improve water retention in soil for crops. The Pratt Institute in New York City has assembled a coalition of researchers and institutions to develop seaweed-based water absorbents that can b  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- PepsiCo, Purchase, New York, has announced a major, multi-year global partnership with the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, starting in the 2026 season. The collaboration unites three of PepsiCo's leading brands--Gatorade, Sting, and Doritos--with the prominent Formula 1 team. This marks the first time that three category-leading PepsiCo brands will be involved in a single F1 team partnership, building on the food and beverage company's existing involvement in the sport. Lev  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Politicians have to stand up for human rights and the environment * The EU Supply Chain Law has been significantly watered down by the EU Parliament under pressure from industry. A guest article by Juliane Kippenberg. At the climate summit in Brazil, Germany supported a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels. Germany will hardly want to be accused of bowing to the fossil fuel industry led by Exx  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Goldman, Sen. Cortez Masto, And Rep. Ramirez Introduce Legislation To Protect Unaccompanied Children From Republicans' H.R. 1 * New Bicameral Bill Repeals Cruel Fees and Policies in Big Beautiful Bill that Endanger Children Fleeing Trafficking, Abuse, and Exploitation Trump Administration Using Punitive Fees as a Pretext to Deport Vulnerable Children View Video from the Press Conference H  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jackson Introduces Bill to Remove UN Headquarters from New York * WASHINGTON Today, Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced a bill to implement a strategy to relocate the headquarters of the United Nations. This legislation directs the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to relocate the UN Headquarters to a city that upholds President Trump's standard of national security, economic resp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * REPORT: Kiggans Said During 2022 Campaign That She'd "Like to Eliminate Obamacare" * Republican Congresswoman Jen Kiggans continues to take heat after recent reporting from the New York Times revealed she previously called for fully eliminating the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Kiggans said in her own words : "A couple of areas where I would like to see federal spending cut. Number o  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release: * * * Report: Women CEOs are Twice as Likely to Be Targeted by Shareholder Activism Campaigns * Shareholder activism campaigns are increasingly focusing on CEOs, with women leaders disproportionately targeted. Between 2018 and 2025, among campaigns that explicitly targeted CEOscriticizing their leadership or calling for their removalthe share aimed at women was 16%. In the Russell 3000, that's about two and a half   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gregory W. Meeks, Gottheimer and Chairman Hill and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Wagner, Unveil Bipartisan Capital Formation Package * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY- D), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-AR), and Capital Markets Subcommittee Chairman Ann Wagner (R-MO) unveiled the Incentivizing New   more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Dec. 4 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * SBU's Jandoli School announces new major in Content Creation St. Bonaventure University's acclaimed Jandoli School of Communication has announced the launch of a new Bachelor of Arts in Content Creation, a 44-credit major designed to prepare students for careers in the rapidly evolving world of digital media. Set to enroll its first students in fall 2026, the major draws on the Jandoli Sc  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Scientists Close the Door on a Leading Explanation for a Neutrino Mystery * An international collaboration of scientists working on the MicroBooNE experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Illinois announced that they have found no evidence for a fourth type of neutrino. The paper was published today in Nature. Earlier physics experiments saw neutrinos behaving i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-08072; S.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 12, 2023): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Virtu Financial Inc. et al, No. 1:23-cv-08072 (S.D.N.Y. filed Sept. 12, 2023) On December 2, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final consent judgment against broker-dealer Virtu Americas LLC ("Virtu Americas") for failing to establish, maintain, and enforc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Aging with Purpose: The Positive Impact of Seniors in Today's Economy" at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2025, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Members * Chairman Rick Scott (Republican-Florida) * Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat-New York) Witnesses * Jon Taffer, Chairman & CEO, Taffer Dynamics, Executive Producer & Host, Paramount Network's "Bar Rescue", Las Vegas, NV   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Solidarity on Trial in Greece * Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges that carry 20 years in prison. Prosecutors have hounded the humanitarians for seven years for saving lives at sea, while the European Parliament has called this "the largest case of criminalization of solidarity in Europe." In 2015, up to 10,000 asylum se  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Star-Studded Cast of Cooking Disasters Take on Culinary Boot Camp in Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check * Food Network kicks off the new year with lights, camera, catastrophe in the kitchen in the premiere of Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check on Sunday, January 4 th at 8pm ET/PT on Food Network and streaming the next day on HBO Max. This season,   more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 3 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Study: Family grocery purchases improved when online grocery carts were preloaded with healthy ingredients * UB-Instacart pilot study increased nutritional quality of groceries of families with young children without increasing grocery costs By Ellen Goldbaum BUFFALO, N.Y. University at Buffalo researchers have shown that preloading Instacart online grocery carts  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry issued the following news: * * * New York State Launches Vape Recycling Pilot to Address Growing Health and Waste Challenge The Center for Sustainable Materials Management (CSMM) at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) are partnering to launch the New York State E-Cigarette and Vaping Device Collection Program Pilot, an innovati  more

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, Dec. 3 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * The world's first personalized gene therapy * How does science make life better? Here's one example spanning eons. There's an adaptive immune system called CRISPR that has existed in bacteria for billions of years. Thanks to fundamental biology research, it is now being used to discover and develop powerful new forms of medicine. Just this year, the first personalize  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Announces $5.45 Million+ in Federal Grants for Local Fire Departments & EMS Squads * ALBANY, NY Today, Congressman Paul D. Tonko announced the awarding of 13 federal grants totaling more than $5.45 million in funding for 11 Capital Region fire departments and EMS squads. The funding announced today comes from two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant programs for Fiscal Year 2024 t  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko Weatherization Bill Advances Out of Energy & Commerce Committee * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) today cheered the advance of his bill H.R. 1355, the Weatherization Enhancement and Readiness Act, out of the House Energy & Commerce Committee in a unanimous vote of 50-0. Tonko's bipartisan legislation invests in home weatherization efforts to save low-income families hundreds   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces Plan to Weaken Fuel Economy Standards for Cars and Trucks * (Washington, D.C. - December 3, 2025) Today the Trump administration proposed a new rule that would substantially weaken the nation's fuel economy standards - an action that would waste gas, cost American families money, and put more pollution in the air we breathe. "The fuel economy st  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Proposal Lowballs Risk of Cancer-causing Formaldehyde * (WASHINGTON - December 3, 2025) The Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency has proposed altering the way it assesses risk for cancer-causing formaldehyde, a move that would understate the health risks for workers and result in weaker protections against the toxic chemical. "The Trump EPA is igno  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- The Center for Human Rights in Iran posted the following news release: * * * UN: Iran Must Halt Execution of Woman Survivor of Child Marriage and Abuse * "Her execution would constitute a grave violation of international human rights law" December 3, 2025 Top UN human rights experts have urgently called on the Iranian authorities to immediately halt the scheduled execution of Goli Kouhkan, a 25-year-old Baluch woman sentenced to death for the k  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * UNDP and Ireland Strengthen Collaboration to Advance Global Development Goals * New York \- The Government of Ireland has reaffirmed its partnership with UNDP by committing EUR7.75 million (approximately USD9 million) in flexible core resources through a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding for 2024-2025. This timely investment comes as the world faces health emergencies, climate change, conflict   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- The United Nations Development Programme posted the following news: * * * UNDP Call Seeks Innovative Ways to Make Communities Safer from Hidden Underwater Explosives * New York, 3 December 2025 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a global innovation challenge to identify bold, practical solutions that can help crisis-affected communities recover and rebuild. Through these open calls, UNDP is seeking fresh ideas from scientists, engineers and ent  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * University of Rochester Medical Center and GE HealthCare form seven-year Care Alliance to build advanced capabilities across system * Multi-year collaboration enables advanced diagnostic imaging and center of excellence in imaging sciences department across PET/CT, SPECT/CT, CT, MRI, and ultrasound. * In-house production of radiopharmaceutical tracers helps enable precision medicine  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup * (New York) - The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. In May, Human Rights Watch wrote to the Federation In  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Velazquez Highlights Solutions to Keep Main Street Safe During Hearing on Crime and Cybersecurity Today, the House Small Business Committee convened for a hearing titled "Main Street Under Attack: The Cost of Crime on Small Businesses," examining how cyberattacks, retail theft, and gun violence are affecting small firms and t  more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Video-call glitches can have serious consequences * A technical glitch during a Zoom call shouldn't be that big a deal, or lead someone to make a judgment about the person on the other end. But in actuality, glitches during face-to-face video calls - even when the glitch does not affect the transmission of information - can shatter the illusion of being across the table from the other person, evoking a creepy o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Will Peter Oberacker Condemn NY Young Republicans' Embrace of Far-Right German Extremist Following Nazi Hate Chat Scandal? * The GOP Club recently "declar[ed] 'AfD uber alles,' an adaptation of a phrase associated with the Nazi party." Breaking new reporting from POLITICO reveals that the New York Young Republican Club is planning to host Markus Frohnmaier, a far-right German poli  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * World Cup 2026: FIFA Needs to Act on Human Rights * (Washington, DC) - FIFA, the international soccer governing body, needs to match its lofty rhetoric on rights with concrete action, a coalition of human rights organizations, trade unions, and fans groups said today. FIFA is holding its World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2025, and awarding its first "FIFA Pea  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * X's Location Disclosure Undermines User Safety * Since November 21, social media company X has been rolling out a new feature called "About this account," which displays information about users that was previously not publicly disclosed. This includes the country where an account was created, is based, the date it joined X, and username changes. The company says the feature is intended to veri  more