TORONTO, Ontario, Feb. 12 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Escape to Paradise this Spring Break with a Getaway to The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas * Escape the chilly weather and head to the sandy, sunny shores of Paradise Island, where The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort, Bahamas awaits for an idyllic vacation. The private, gated property situated on 35-acres (14-hectares) of beachfront offers two wings of low-  more

HONG KONG, Feb. 10 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Astrophysicists Contribute to Interpreting a Possible First-Ever Einstein Probe Observation of a Black Hole Tearing Apart a White Dwarf * An unprecedented high-energy cosmic event is offering new insights into extreme astrophysical processes. On 2 July, 2025, the China-led Einstein Probe (EP) space telescope detected an exceptionally bright X-ray source whose brightness varied rapidly during a ro  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13090) on Feb. 12, 2026, by natural resources policy analyst Anthony R. Marshak. Here are excerpts: * * * The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument: Commercial Fishing Interests and Considerations for Congress Introduction The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument (PIHMNM; Figure 1), known as the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument until Ja  more

BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 12 -- The Australian Marine Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Seismic blasting proposal rejected in major win for whales and coastal communities * Offshore regulator NOPSEMA has rejected CGG's proposal to conduct seismic blasting in the Otway Basin. * The decision was delayed four times amid sustained public and scientific opposition due to risks to endangered southern right whale habitat * Renewed calls for a national moratorium on seis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Donald J. Trump Unleashes Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic UNLEASHING OPPORTUNITY IN THE ATLANTIC: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation to unleash commercial fishing in the Atlantic, advancing the America First Fishing Policy. * The proclamation restores commercial fishing access to all 4,913 square miles of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, located off the c  more