KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 20 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * 38th Rainville Awards honor the best in student leadership * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 20, 2026 - There's something about the A. Robert Rainville Student Leadership Awards that brings out the best in the University of Rhode Island community - and the spring weather, too. "A colleague of mine mentioned that it seems like the sun shines for the first time every year on the day of the Rainvilles,"  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Ahead of Tariff Refund Portal Launch, Ranking Member Markey Urges Big Businesses to Pay Back Customers and Small Businesses for Trump's Illegal Tariff Taxes U.S. consumers and businesses paid up to 90% of Trump's tariffs, may be owed at least $166 billion in tariff refunds, with interest   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * GOP Can Further Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump and House and Senate Republicans can further help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains fili  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 20 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Win Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care * Court Issues Final Written Order Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 22 states secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS LAWSUIT PROTECTING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE; COURT ISSUES FINAL WRITTEN ORDER * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 22 states secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to threaten health care providers who treat youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 20 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care * Update: Court Issues Final Written Order Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 22 states today in securing a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * April 20, 2026 Banking Committee Minority Staff Release New Report Analyzing Kevin Warsh's Financial Disclosures Committee Staff Compile "Expansive Wealth, Limited Disclosures" Report Ahead of Tuesday's Hearing with Warsh * Ahead of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Comm  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Barre Woman Charged with Social Security Fraud * BOSTON - A Barre woman was charged in federal court in Worcester with stealing over $100,000 in Social Security benefits. Jennifer Valley, 51, was charged with one count of theft of government money. Valley will make an appearance in federal court in Worcester at a later date. The charging document a  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * State Strategies for Protecting Higher Education Funding After the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Colleges and universities across the United States are facing a funding crisis thanks to the Trump administration's Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), enacted into law in July 2025. The BBB will slash $186 billion in food assistance and more than $1 trillion in health care spending over the   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Community Catalyst issued the following statement: * * * Community Catalyst Statement on the Nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to Lead the CDC Following the nomination by the Trump administration of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Linda Goler Blount, President and CEO of Community Catalyst, issued the following statement: "Having worked both for, and with, the CDC during my career, I know the i  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Connected habitats help wildlife fight disease, strengthen protective microbes * Maintaining connections between natural habitats may support beneficial microbes that help wildlife defend against disease. In a new study of tropical amphibians, a team led by Penn State biologists found that amphibians in connected natural forests and aquatic habitats were more likely to host beneficial sk  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 20 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Court issues opinion and judgment in AG Brown case protecting youth gender-affirming care * AG Brown, along with the Attorneys General of Oregon and New York, lead a coalition of 22 states that secured a federal court order Saturday permanently blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to threaten healthcare providers for treating youth with gender dysphoria.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Phase 2 Trial Shows Deep and Lasting Responses to CAR T-Cell Therapy for High-Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma * Results of the single-center, phase 2 CAR-PRISM (PRecision Intervention Smoldering Myeloma) clinical trial, the first to investigate Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma, sh  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 21 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * GE Vernova to supply workhorse wind turbines for Santa Maria de las Fuentes Wind Farm in Spain MADRID, SPAIN - GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) announced today that it has signed an agreement to provide 15 of its 6.1 MW-158m/* workhorse wind turbines to power the Santa Maria de las Fuentes wind farm in Spain, developed by Renovalia. The deal, which was booked in the fou  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 [Category: BizConsulting] (TNSrpt) -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * The Global Economy Could Split in Very Different Directions by 2050 * Research from the BCG Henderson Institute Details Four Plausible Scenarios for the World over the Next 25 Years, Based on Analysis of More Than 100 Megatrends and a Century of Historical Data BOSTON- The global economy could follow markedly different paths  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Having more kids associated with reduced risk of stroke and brain damage, research co-led by UT Health San Antonio shows While some say having lots of kids can make you lose your faculties, a new study suggests otherwise. Research co-led by UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, associates a greater number of live b  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 20 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Honors course dives into the role and value of universities * Taught by Chancellor Richard Englert, Why Care About College? examines student success, the evolution of higher education and the challenges institutions face today. Higher education has many purposes: to teach, to encourage critical thinking, to foster collaboration and research, to prepare students for future careers, to provide public se  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Illegal Alien Previously Convicted of Drug Offenses Charged with Healthcare Benefit Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft * BOSTON - A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Brockton, Mass., has been arrested and charged with healthcare benefit fraud and aggravated identity theft. Amaurys Arias Arias, 44, was charged with one count of making false s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Managing traffic in space * Chances are, you've already used a satellite today. Satellites make it possible for us to stream our favorite shows, call and text a friend, check weather and navigation apps, and make an online purchase. Satellites also monitor the Earth's climate, the extent of agricultural crops, wildlife habitats, and impacts from natural disasters. As we've found  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 22 states today secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 20 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State physicist wins National Science Foundation CAREER award * Hang Yu, an assistant professor in the Montana State University Department of Physics, has won a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for theoretical study of the response of neutron stars on gravitational waves. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham  BOZEMAN - A Montana State University astrophysicist and strong gravity expert has  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Opposes CFPB Strategic Plan to Gut Agency and Strip its Fraud-Fighting Tools Multistate AG Coalition Sounds Alarm as Scams Continue to Hurt Consumers * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and 23 attorneys general sent a letter opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) draft Strategic Plan, which would severely   more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, April 20 -- Nemours Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Nemours Children's Health Scientists Present NIH-funded Research on High-impact Children's Health Topics at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting * BOSTON, Massachusetts (April 20, 2026) - Researchers from Nemours Children's Health will present more than 60 studies and posters, showcasing innovations that are reshaping how clinicians save lives and improve outcomes for children across the nation and  more

LYONS, Nebraska, April 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Center for Rural Affairs posted the following news release: * * * Organizations call on Congress to support rural small businesses * LYONS, NEBRASKA - The Center for Rural Affairs and 22 organizations from across the country are asking Congress to support rural small businesses as lawmakers consider funding for 2027. On Monday, the groups, representing 17 states, sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Sen  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Warren Presses SEC Chair Atkins to Investigate Suspicious Activity Involving Defense Secretary Hegseth Ahead of U.S.-Israel Iran Strikes "If accurate, these reports suggest that Secretary Hegseth may have engaged in a serious abuse of public trust." "I request that the SEC investigate any attempt   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Blunt Rochester Lead Colleagues in Demanding a Stop to the Use of Taxpayer Funds for Censorship of Historical National Park Exhibits Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, led 15 colleagues in a letter requesting that the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations legislation include languag  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Blumenthal, Stansbury Press Trump on Missing Millions Donated to Dissolved Trump Library Fund; New Big Tech CEO Responses Raise Fresh Questions Paramount, ABC, Meta, X indicated that they have no explanation or are unwilling to share information about where millions in settlement money have gone -or where it will go As much as $63 million in settlement payments to Trump Presidenti  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Lee Launch Bipartisan Probe Into Potential United-American Merger As Air Travel Costs Continue To Skyrocket * Combining two of the "Big Four" U.S. airlines would create the largest airline in the world "Any proposed merger between United Airlines and American Airlines raises serious questions under antitrust law and raises the likelihood of harm for American consumers." U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Van Hollen Open New Investigation into Hegseth's Role in Dismantling Military's Civilian Harm Prevention Guard Rails * Hegseth has made deep cuts in funding, personnel for civilian harm mitigation progra ms More than 1,700 civilian deaths, strikes on more than 30 schools, health care facilities since the start of President Trump's illegal war in Iran U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warr  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, April 21 -- Wofford College issued the following news: * * * Wofford to confer four honorary degrees at 172nd Commencement Allen, Carpenter, Samhats will be honored; Nayef Samhat to give Commencement address * Wofford College will confer honorary degrees on Ashley Richardson Allen, Christopher A.P. Carpenter '90, Dr. Nayef Samhat and Prema Samhat during its 172nd annual Commencement on Sunday, May 17. Nayef Samhat, the 11th president of Wofford College, will del  more