ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * A dose of psilocybin, a dash of rabies point to treatment for depression * An international collaboration led by Cornell researchers used a combination of psilocybin and the rabies virus to map how - and where - the psychedelic compound rewires the connections in the brain. Specifically, they showed psilocybin weakens the cortico-cortical feedback loops that can lock people into negative thinking. Psilocybin al  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Accenture, a global professional services company, presented the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Accenture and Snowflake Drive Enterprise Reinvention with AI and Data * Accenture Snowflake Business Group launched to help global enterprises, such as Caterpillar, accelerate AI and data transformation with a new generation of AI-powered solutions * Business group will be supported by the largest certified talent pool in the ecosystem, bringing together Snowflak  more

GARDEN CITY, New York, Dec. 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following Q&A on Dec. 5, 2025, with Dean Jennifer Lancaster: * * * Meet the Dean: A Chat With Jennifer Lancaster, PhD Adelphi University has a dynamic new leader overseeing the College of Professional and Continuing Studies (CPCS) and its exciting new Manhattan Center: Jennifer Lancaster, PhD. While she's focused on high-tech learning and strategic growth, her professional chops are balanced by a refreshingly lighthearted approac  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * AICPA Advises Simplification of Passthrough Entity Reporting Requirements Washington, D.C. - In a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) made recommendations to simplify the tax reporting requirements for partnerships and S corporations (collectively, passthrough entities, or PTEs). The  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The American Institute of CPAs issued the following news release: * * * AICPA Advises Simplification of Passthrough Entity Reporting Requirements Washington, D.C. - In a letter to the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) made recommendations to simplify the tax reporting requirements for partnerships and S corporations (collectively, passthrough entities, or PTEs). The suggestions include recommendations   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Statement on Political Attack Against JCRC Director Ron Halber * American Jewish Committee (AJC) Washington DC is deeply disappointed by recent remarks made by a member of Senator Chris Van Hollen's team attacking Ron Halber, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. The characterization of Ron, and any Jewish leader, as an apologist fo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Americans Against Government Censorship issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * BREAKING: DOJ Creates New Pretext for Investigating Groups as Judges and Grand Juries Stand Up on Selective Prosecutions Late Thursday evening, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a new memo directing the Department of Justice to investigate groups that oppose the President's agenda. This announcement, which opens the door to the Justice Department investigating any organizatio  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 6 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Mapping Binghamton: GIS Day showcases the versatility of high-tech maps 10th annual event showcases student and faculty research, practical applications and more By Jennifer Micale The Library Tower and the Couper Administration Building, Fine Arts and the Science buildings: A Binghamton University campus in miniature rose from a slab of 3-D printed plastic in painstaking detail, down to the last tree. W  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 6 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Pharmacy clinical assistant professor named Menner Family Endowed Faculty Fellow Mia Lussier has earned the title as well as funding to help her continue her research at the School of Pharmacy By Scott Sasina Clinical Assistant Professor Mia Lussier has been named the latest Menner Family Endowed Faculty Fellow by the Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The title and endo  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 5, 2025, entitled "New York Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2025": * * * New York had 456,000 job openings in August 2025, compared to 454,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in New York was 4.4 percent   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on Dec. 5, 2025, entitled "Rhode Island Job Openings and Labor Turnover - August 2025": * * * Rhode Island had 24,000 job openings in August 2025, compared to 26,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that the job openings rate in Rhode Island was 4.  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 5 -- Nixon Peabody, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * The Boston Globe selects Nixon Peabody as a 'Top Place to Work' in Massachusetts Boston, MA. Nixon Peabody LLP is proud to be selected among the 2025 "Top Places to Work" in Massachusetts by The Boston Globe. Boston is a hub for technology and innovation, and Nixon Peabody's attorneys work with the companies, universities, hospitals, and nonprofits of every size that are shaping the future in the   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following news release: * * * CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SOCIAL ISOLATION By Bill Donohue The Institute for Family Studies recently published the results of a survey on "The Decline in Marriage and Childbearing Among Progressives." It found that conservative men and women are more likely to view marriage and the family as positive goods than liberals are. It is therefore not surprising to learn that "a majority  more

MANHATTAN WEST, New York, Dec. 5 -- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Chambers FinTech 2026 Recognizes Skadden as Leading Firm Skadden has once again been recognized as a leading firm in the U.S. and U.K. in the 2026 edition of Chambers FinTech. The firm received eight practice area rankings in the following categories: Crypto-Asset Disputes; FinTech Legal; FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies; FinTech Legal: Corporate, Securities & F  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN SEES STRONG AUDIENCE GAINS IN NOVEMBER ON TV, STREAMING AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOLLOWING STREAMING EXPANSION * December 5th, 2025 DIGITAL VIDEO CONTINUES TO DRIVE INCREASED AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT DOUBLE DIGIT MONTH-OVER-MONTH GROWTH ACROSS DAYPARTS NEW YORK, NY - (December 5, 2025) - In CNN's first full month following the launch of a streaming subscription offering, audiences came in increased number  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Colombia: Armed Groups Strangle Southern Communities * (Washington, DC) - Armed groups in Colombia 's southern state of Putumayo, have tightened their control over citizens' daily lives and committed grave abuses against civilians, particularly in Indigenous communities, Human Rights Watch said today. Since 2023, the government has been in peace talks with several armed groups that control par  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN LANGWORTHY'S LEGISLATION TO BLOCK HOCHUL'S GAS BAN PASSES OUT OF ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE * Energy Choice Act Clears Final Hurdle Before Heading to House Floor WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) announced today that his legislation, the Energy Choice Act, has passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, clearing the final hurdle for the bill to com  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN DEMANDS URGENT ANSWERS FROM USCIS REGARDING ABRUPT CANCELLATION OF NATURALIZATION CEREMONIES IN HUDSON VALLEY * Congressman Pat Ryan Demands Urgent Answers from USCIS Regarding Abrupt Cancellation of Naturalization Ceremonies in Hudson Valley Following recent reporting that naturalization ceremonies in Dutchess and Ulster Counties would not take place as scheduled, Congressman Pat  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences issued the following news: * * * Aging Midbrain Neurons Face Energy Crisis Linked to Parkinson's Dopamine neurons in a part of the brain called the midbrain may, with aging, be increasingly susceptible to a vicious spiral of decline driven by fuel shortages, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings offer a potential explanation for the degeneration of this   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences issued the following news: * * * Improving Lives Through Academic Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship Why are innovation and entrepreneurship important in academic research? Since the Bayh-Dole Act was passed in 1980, permitting institutions to retain ownership of their inventions arising from federal funding, more than 200 drug treatments and vaccines have been brought to market through   more

GARDEN CITY, New York, Dec. 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: * * * Crisis-Ready: How Adelphi's Emergency Management Program Prepares Leaders for Any Challenge By Lauren Bedosky Adelphi alumna credits online MS in Emergency Management with equipping her to lead through pandemics, security crises and daily operational challenges. When the pandemic struck, Erin Donohue, MS '23, found herself sitting in the hospital command center at Cohen Children's Medical Center at Northwel  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * Open-Access Book Explores the Rise of a 'New Wave' of Anti-Racism Across Europe Professor Jean Beaman co-edits "A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?" about how racialized minorities are leading a shift in anti-racist activism across the continent. * Across Europe, young activists are refashioning the fight against racism by challenging older strategies, calling out systemic injustice, and dr  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (TNSrep) -- Educators for Excellence issued the following statement on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * E4E-CT Statement on New State Report Revealing Urgent Need to Modernize Layoff Policies In light of new data released from the Wheelock Educational Policy Center on layoff policies and Connecticut's teaching workforce, Daniel Pearson, Executive Director of E4E-Connecticut, issued the following statement calling on Connecticut lawmakers to take immediate action: "Connecticut's teachers   more

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 5 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Electrons stay put in layers of mismatched 'quantum Legos' * Electrons can be elusive, but Cornell researchers using a new computational method can now account for where they go - or don't go - in certain layered materials. Physics and engineering researchers have confirmed that in certain quantum materials, known as "misfits" because their crystal structures don't align perfectly - picture LEGOs where one laye  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Ernst and Young, an assurance, tax, transaction and advisory service, presented the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * EY announces rollout of new physical AI platform, opening of EY.ai Lab and EY Global Robotics and Physical AI leader appointment * EY.ai Physical AI platform, built with NVIDIA accelerated computing at the core, will help clients safely and sustainably deploy advanced physical AI workloads * EY.ai Lab is first among a global network of EY facil  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (TNSrep) -- Ernst and Young, an assurance, tax, transaction and advisory service, presented the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * EY study: households worried about annual broadband price increases * Thirty-seven percent of households have recently switched broadband provider or plan to do so in the next 12 months; cost savings are top rationale (41%) * Twenty-seven percent of respondents are interested in satellite home broadband, while 34% are interested in bac  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission Enforcement Bureau issued the following letter (File No. EB-IHD-24-00037459) on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * To: Mr. Issa Asad, Owner, Quadrant Holdings Group LLC (for Q Link Wireless, LLC), 499 E Sheridan St., Ste 400, Dania, FL 33004, issa@quadrantholdings.com Samuel L. Feder, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, 1099 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20001, SFeder@jenner.com Re: Notice of Debarment, File No. EB-IHD-24-00037459 Dear Mes  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Former Senior DEA Official Indicted For Conspiring To Provide Material Support To A Foreign Terrorist Organization * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), Terrance C. Cole, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging PAUL CAMPO and ROBERT SENSI with   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX BUSINESS NETWORK DELIVERS DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS OVER CNBC IN BUSINESS DAY, MARKET HOURS AND TOTAL DAY IN NOVEMBER 2025 * 'Varney & Co.' and 'Kudlow' Continued to Reign as the Top Two Business Programs for the Seventh Consecutive Month FBN Secured Six of the Top Ten Business Programs in Total Viewers NEW YORK - December 5, 2025 - FOX Business Network (FBN) delivered doubl  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS CHANNEL EXTENDS WEEKDAY PRIMETIME LEAD OVER CBS AND NBC THROUGH NOVEMBER * FNC Tops ESPN in Weekday Primetime Viewers Despite Competition from Monday Night Football 'Special Report' and 'FOX & Friends' Lead CBS News Across Major Markets Nationwide MS Now Sinks to Worst November in Over a Quarter of a Century Across Primetime and Total Day; CNN Marks Lowest Demo   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * From Subatomic Particles to Black Holes, and Back Again * Sebastian Mizera grew up in Krakow, Poland, studied in the United Kingdom and Canada, and worked at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, before making his way to New York City and to Columbia this past summer. Now an assistant professor of physics, Mizera studies quantum field theory, with a particular interest in predicting the outcomes of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Alsobrooks, Kim Introduce Bill To Incentivize States To Help Seniors And People With Disabilities Live With Dignity * The Strategic Plan for Aging Act would create a new, nationwide grant program to incentivize and support states' efforts to create Master Plans for Aging Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) ranking member of the U.S. Senate Aging Committee and U.S. Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Homeland Republicans Press Apple, Google Over Apps Used to Track Law Enforcement Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) sent letters to Apple and Google concerning mobile applications that permit users t  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Hong Kong's Sham Elections Expose Beijing's Tightening Grip * Hong Kong will hold elections for its Legislative Council on December 7, without a single pro-democracy candidate. The Chinese government's attempts to present the legislature, known as the LegCo, as legitimate hardly fool anyone. Many Hongkongers quietly boycotted the previous election in 2021, resulting in record-low turnout. Five  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: Media] -- The Ad Council issued the following news release: * * * Hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, Sam Champion and Jesse Palmer, the Ad Council's 71st Annual Public Service Award Dinner Raises Record-Breaking $10 Million * NEW YORK, NY (December 5, 2025) - On Thursday, December 4, the Ad Council, America's leading organization harnessing the power of communications for social impact, held its Annual Public Service Award Dinner. Commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell, w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Condemns Trump's National Security Strategy * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning President Trump's newly released national security strategy: "This document is emblematic not only of Donald Trump, but the cynical, dog-eat-dog philosophy that has taken  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Issues Statement on Unions' Legal Challenge to State Department Firings * Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in support of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), which have filed a te  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * House Foreign Affairs Ranking Member Meeks Statement on DRC-Rwanda Declaration * Washington, D.C. \- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement after Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) signed a joint declaration recommitting to the Washington Accords. "DRC and Rwanda recommitting to the Washing  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * HRW Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Egypt * We write in advance of the 79th session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the "Committee") and its adoption of the list of issues of Egypt. This submission focuses on rising costs of living, poverty, education, health care, tax, and military intervention in the civilian economy. We hope   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Chancellor Merz in Israel: Germany Should Stand for Justice * Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to visit Israel on 6th of December and meet, among others, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, including the deliberate starvation of the civilian population and attacks on ci  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Homeland Republicans Warn of Rising Threats to Law Enforcement Driven by Dangerous Rhetoric Yesterday, the House Committee on Homeland Security convened a hearing to examine how increasingly hostile anti-law enforcement rhetoric is contributing to the rise in threats and targeted attacks against law enforcement officers and personn  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI:Congresswoman Tenney Applauds House Passage of the PROTECT Our Kids Act * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) voted to pass the Promoting Responsible Oversight To Eliminate Communist Teachings for Our Kids (PROTECT Our Kids) Act, legislation that ensures no federal education dollars will flow to elementary or secondary schools that partner with, receive materials from, or h  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * International Rescue Committee launches next phase of SCALE: a breakthrough tool to help governments & program implementers design cost-efficient malnutrition programs * New York, NY, December 5, 2025 The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today announced the public launch of SCALE - Scenario Costing and Analysis for Large-scale Efficiency in Nutrition, an open-access t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 6 -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * The Jed Foundation Receives $40 Million Gift From MacKenzie Scott The unrestricted gift is the second since 2022 and will advance JED's mission to support emotional well-being and prevent suicide for teens and young adults. * [New York, New York] -- The Jed Foundation (JED), a leading nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults nationwide,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Warns: Trump's Cruel Loan Cuts Will Cause Healthcare Workforce to Flatline * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) led 69 of his colleagues in a letter to the Trump Administration demanding the reversal of its dangerous decision to impose strict federal loan limits on certain advanced degree programs. Under the new Department of Education policy, certain advanced degree pr  more

BRONX, New York, Dec. 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Landmark decisions at CITES CoP20 deliver historic safeguards for sharks and rays, okapi, Galapagos iguanas, geckos, sloths, and other species--many threatened by the global pet trade * Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Dec. 5, 2025 - As the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS MADE CLEAR THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO EXTEND THE ACA TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Bloomberg TV, where he made clear that as Republicans fail to fix their healthcare crisis and unleash extremism on the American people, House Democrats will continue fighting to lower the hi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON BLOOMBERG: "REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP HAS MADE CLEAR THEY HAVE NO INTENTION TO EXTEND THE ACA TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Bloomberg TV, where he made clear that as Republicans fail to fix their healthcare crisis and unleash extremism on the American people, House Democrats will continue fighting to lower the high cost of living and prot  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Less Regulation, Lower Costs * Last month, the incoming mayor of New York City said of his agenda, "We will prove that there is no problem too large for government to solve, and no concern too small for it to care about." That's a dangerous way of thinking; it's how you get government growing unbounded. We saw a lot of this type of thinking during the Biden years, and Republicans have spent the last  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Looking for Stories That Reach Across the Divide * Over the past two years, Columbia has weathered extraordinary challenges. The University has confronted deep disagreements, painful tensions, and moments when its differences felt sharper than its shared purpose. Professor Peter Coleman has a bright idea for how to navigate these challenges and move forward. At the urging of Acting President Claire Shipman, Coleman, w  more

SAN JOSE, California, Dec. 5 -- Cisco Systems issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Madison Square Garden Entertainment and Cisco Announce Multi-year Partnership Making Cisco an Official Partner of the World's Most Famous Arena NEW YORK (December 3, 2025) - Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. ("MSG Entertainment") (NYSE: MSGE) announced today a new, multi-year partnership with Cisco, naming the worldwide leader in networking and security An Official Partner of Madison  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Man Charged With Setting Fire To Train With Victim Inside * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF"), Bryan DiGirolamo, Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department ("FDNY"), Robert   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Meeks Condemns Trump's National Security Strategy Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning President Trump's newly released national security strategy: "This document is emblematic not only of Donald Trump, but the cynical, dog-eat-dog philosophy that has taken hold  more

STONY BROOK, New York, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Microplastics in Oceans Distorts Carbon Cycle Understanding SoMAS study published in PLOS One suggests that methods for carbon measuring need to be reevaluated, a move that could help better predict climate change * The carbon cycle in our oceans is critical to the balance of life in ocean waters and for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, a significant proces  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing Acquires MorningStar Denver Senior Living Portfolio for $305 Million Morgan Stanley Investment Management and MorningStar Senior Living (MorningStar) announced today that investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) have acquired a MorningStar senior housing portfolio from Kayne Anderson Re  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * New Study Underscores Importance of Knowing How Medications Affect Cognition Medications showed both positive and negative effects on cognition in a study of 260 people with MS. Carefully assessing medications is important to individualizing treatment and preventing the adverse effects of taking multiple medications. Lead author Dr. Jeeyeon Kim (University of Michigan) is funded by the National MS So  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The National Basketball Association posted the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * NBA Africa announces five prize-winning startups at its second accelerator demo day KIGALI, RWANDA - NBA Africa today announced the five prize-winning startup companies from the second edition of NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator, which the league launched last year to support the continent's technology ecosystem and the next generation of African entrepreneurs. The five winnin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (TNSFR) -- The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, has received a federal determination from the U.S. Department of State that clears the way for the temporary exhibition of various cultural objects. These objects are intended for display in the exhibition "New Humans: Memories of the Future" The determination applies to objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements established with their foreign owners or custodians. The State Department determined that th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * New York Woman Charged with Smuggling Aliens from Canada for Profit * Stacey Taylor, 42, of Plattsburgh, New York, appeared for an arraignment Monday after a federal grand jury in Albany returned an indictment on Oct. 2 charging her for her role in an international alien smuggling conspiracy that brought aliens primarily from India into the United States across the northern border. According to co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NRCC Splurges on Luxury Manhattan Getaway While Americans Pay The Price For Their Chaos * With no plan to lower costs, save health care, or fix the economy, House Republicans are fleeing to NYC for a weekend of lavish fundraisers As Americans face brutal grocery bills, skyrocketing medical costs, and a health care system crumbling due to Republican dysfunction, Punchbowl News repor  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release on Dec. 5, 2025: * * * Own Every Dollar Leader Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that HUGO RODRIGUEZ, a/k/a "Juice," was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken to 15 years in prison for his role as "Duarte," or leader, of the violent gang Own Every Dollar ("OED"). "Too   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * PEN America Condemns Use of Forbidden Words List to Censor Native American Author * (NEW YORK)- PEN America is appalled that Weber State University continues to overcomply with a 2024 Utah state law by banning a list of words and concepts, leading author Darcie Little Badger to cancel her  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $11+ Million In Federal Funding For Projects Across Upstate New York Through The Northern Broder Regional Commission * Communities From North Country, Finger Lakes, CNY, Capital Region Win Funding For Critical Community Projects Such As Expanding Access To Healthcare, Upgrading Wastewater Infrastructure, Building New Educational Facilities & More Schumer, Gillibr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:25-cv-06730; E.D.N.Y. filed Dec. 5, 2025) involving Shahin Ahmed: * * * On December 5, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Shahin Ahmed, the personal driver of a hedge fund manager for posing as an investment professional to convince three investors to let him manage their money, resulting in their combined losses of over $1 million. The SEC's complaint, filed in the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Future of Retirement" at 10 a.m. on Dec. 10, 2025, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * James R. Copland, Senior Fellow and Director, Legal Policy, Manhattan Institute, New York, NY * Chad Williams, CFP, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, Ashburn, VA * Richard Fiesta, Executive Director, Alliance for Retired Americans, Washington, D.C. * *  more

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 5 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Study: A genetic variant may be the reason why some children with myocarditis develop heart failure, which could be fatal * The findings strongly suggest that genetic testing should be done on all children with heart failure and myocarditis By Ellen Goldbaum BUFFALO, N.Y. A genetic variant is likely putting some children suffering with myocarditis inflammation of  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Tradeweb Markets, a builder and operator of global fixed income and derivatives marketplaces, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * Tradeweb Reports November 2025 Total Trading Volume of $56.8 Trillion and Average Daily Volume of $2.9 Trillion November 2025 ADV up 22.3% YoY * Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported total trading volume for th  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 6 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane's Courtney Bryan co-leads national Jazz Generations Initiative Tulane University composer, pianist and MacArthur Fellow Courtney Bryan is co-leading a national effort to advance America's first original art form through the Jazz Generations Initiative, a multi-year program funded by a $5.8 million Mellon Foundation grant and sponsored by the Jazz Foundation of America. Launched this month with  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 (TNSxrep) -- UBS, a financial services provider, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2025: * * * UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report 2025: The Rise of a New Generation In 2025, global billionaire wealth reached an all-time high, driven by business innovation and the largest, multi-generational inheritance wave in the history of this report. * London/Zurich, December 4, 2025 - UBS, the leading and truly global wealth manager, today announced the publication of the 11th  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) posted the following news release: * * * More than 10 children reportedly killed in attack on kindergarten in South Kordofan, Sudan Drone strikes in Ghadeer locality, Kalogi, South Kordofan, have reportedly killed more than 10 children aged between 5 and 7 years, inside a kindergarten yesterday. "Killing children in their school is a horrific violation of children's rights," said UNICEF Representative for Sud  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Universal Destinations & Experiences and Comcast Launch 'Inspiring Future Innovators Summit' at Universal Orlando Resort Nearly 200 college and high school students from across the country recently joined Universal Destinations & Experiences and Comcast at Universal Orlando Resort for the first-ever Inspiring Future Innovators Summit, an immersive, multi-day event celebrating creat  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Virtu Financial Wins Dismissal of RICO Suit Paul, Weiss secured a victory for Virtu Financial when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a RICO action brought by wireless networks technology company Skywave Networks against our client and other defendants. Beginning in 2016, a subsidiary indirectly formed by Virtu and certain other co-defendants appli  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release: * * * WGA Statement on the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix * The following is a statement from the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) and Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) on the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix: The world's largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Extending ACA Tax Credits: "We Are Running Against the Clock" * NEW YORK, NY - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN News Central to discuss Republicans' continued refusal to prevent massive premiums hikes. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Administration's Venezuela Boat Strikes: "We need to get the truth to the American people because w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Clark on Trump's Affordability Crisis: "He Betrayed What He Said He Would Do." * NEW YORK, NY - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MS NOW's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss the affordability crisis and Republicans' betrayal of working families. Below are excerpts from the conversation: On the Affordability Crisis: "I think the American people understand what th  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 5 -- Yeshiva University issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Yeshiva University Launches Gruen Fellows Program Backed by Landmark $37 Million Endowment Selected high schools receive annual funding to grant scholarships to designated Gruen Fellows throughout their four years of high school * Marking a major investment in day school education, Yeshiva University has launched the Gruen Fellows Program, a bold new initiative designed to identify, support and develop t  more