WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced that the Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle filed written notifications regarding changes to its membership. The notifications serve to extend legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific conditions. This update includes the addition of the following parties to the venture: * Alveo Technologies, Inc., Alameda, California * Arcology, Inc., Culver City  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received a notification regarding the addition of 23 members to the Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness (BIOMAP) Consortium. The filing was submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This action ensures the venture maintains legal protections that limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual dam  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department Justice Antitrust Division received written notifications from Pistoia Alliance Inc. regarding changes to its membership roster. These disclosures were made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This filing allows the venture to limit potential antitrust recoveries to actual damages. The organization added several global entities to its research project. The added members and their locations are: * Revvity Signals  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Duckworth Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Disaster Response and Recovery Plans in Prisons * WASHINGTON D.C. -U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reintroduced legislation that would ensure prison disaster plans protect the health, safety, and rights of incarcerated individuals during emergencies. The Correctional Facility Disaster Preparedness Act would require th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Van Hollen, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Ensure Americans Aren't Footing the Bill for Big Data Centers * January 16, 2026 CONTACT: press_@booker.senate.gov Legislation would require corporations-not the American people-to pay for data center expansion and take steps to protect grid reliability WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R46674) on Jan. 16, 2026, by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke: Here are excerpts: * * * Lunar New Year: Fact Sheet Introduction The Lunar New Year is a holiday celebrated in many parts of Asia and in Asian communities around the world. It marks the beginning of the year using the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. Typically, Lunar New Year is observed in late J  more