PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * 'Match Madness' ensues as Brown medical school students receive their residency matches * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Medical students from Brown University's Class of 2026 who will earn their M.D.s in May gathered with their families and friends at the annual Match Day celebration on Friday, March 20, to discover where they will complete the next stage of their careers. With about 800 people s  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: * * * Advanced Shipbuilding 'Factory of the Future' Opens in Alabama * Funded in part by Navy investments provided in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the advanced manufacturing company Hadrian officially opened a new facility in Cherokee, Alabama March 20th that will boost production of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. The 2.2 million square foot site will host a highly-automated "factory of the future," known as  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news news wrapup: * * * The ASAM Weekly for March 17, 2026 The total consumption model (TCM) is a theory proposing that the prevalence of problematic behavior follows closely with that of population-level behavior, driven by social network effects and exogenous influences. This model of collectivity has been demonstrated in alcohol consumption, gambling, and now adolescent   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Challenges EPA Rollback That Will Raise Gas Prices for North Carolina Families * EPA's own data shows the rollback will raise fuel prices and cost consumers $1.5 trillion RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in challenging an EPA rollback that the agency's own analysis shows will raise fuel cost  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Federal Court Order Protecting Gender Affirming Care * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 states and The District of Columbia yesterday secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to pressure healthcare providers into ending care for youth with gender dysphoria. The Cour  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 20, 2026 * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.21 per hour in the South to $53.99 in the Northeast in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Intelligence Agencies' Origins Date Back to American Revolutionary War * This year marks America's 250th birthday, a nation born in war. Factors that led to the U.S. victory over the British Empire during the Revolutionary War included an effective intelligence network. Gen. George Washington, commander of the Continental Army, established a light infantry unit in 1776 known as Knowlton's Rangers. The uni  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026, by Director Maureen H. Lavery and research attorneys Hannah T. Stilley and Joe St. James: * * * Ones To Watch: Legislation Landscape for 2026 At a Glance This article provides an overview of the thousands of labor and employment-related bills introduced in the United States in the first quarter of the year and looks at trends that appear to be emerging. * Ones To Watch is back wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The Museum of Natural History and Planetarium, Providence, Rhode Island, has announced plans to repatriate 28 cultural items identified as sacred objects to Hui Iwi Kuamo'o, in line with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The items include tapa cloths and decorating tools, fish hooks and lines, stone pounders, figurines, a ukulele, a fan, a wooden spear, a bowl and a necklace. All items are recorded as originating from Hawaii and were acq  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSxrep) -- A mathematical study of nearly 37,000 garment images confirms that clothing trends operate on a predictable 20-year cycle driven by the human desire to balance conformity with individuality. Researchers from Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering transformed a century of sewing patterns and runway designs into numerical data to track the movement of hemlines, necklines, and waistlines since 1869. The findings validate the industry belief that s  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Blasts Senate GOP for Denying Paychecks for TSA Agents & Backs Bills to Immediately Fund TSA * WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Republicans have repeatedly blocked legislation offered by Senate Democrats to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers while Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding negotiations continue in order to enforce needed, common-sense guardrails and reforms t  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Recognized by Edison Electric Institute & International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers for Bipartisan Efforts to Help Vulnerable Families Afford Their Energy Bills * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a leading member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, this week received the John D. Dingell Award from the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the International Brotherhood   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 20 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Smart wound dressing delivers antibiotics on-demand, accelerating healing and reducing resistance * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Biomedical engineers from Brown University have developed a new wound dressing material that releases antibiotic drugs only when harmful bacteria are present in a wound. In a new study, the researchers show that the material could help rapidly clear wound infections to a  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 20 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington to win summary judgment protecting health care for transgender youth * A federal court said on Thursday that it would rule for Washington, 20 other states, and the District of Columbia, turning back an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to pressure health care providers into ending transgender health care for youth with gender dysphoria. In an oral sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Calls on Bondi to Preserve Documents as DOJ Seeks to Interfere with State Bar Ethics Processes Amid worsening ethics lapses from Trump administration lawyers, MAGA DOJ proposes rule to subvert independent oversight of, and accountability for, its lawyers * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, s  more