WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "Barrett took big money from donors who profited from GOP tax law" * Barrett voted to slash health care to give tax breaks to his corporate donors Reporting finds that Tom Barrett has raked in cash from the special interests profiting from his Big, Ugly Bill - which gave tax breaks to corporate donors paid for by regular Michiganders. While Barrett handed out massive tax brea  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Liberty Landscape Sup  more

LONDON, England, April 25 -- The British Natural History Museum issued the following news release: * * * Over 600,000 seabirds killed in marine heatwave * Almost two-thirds of a million seabirds were killed by a marine heatwave off the coast of Australia in 2023/2024 * Marine heatwaves are becoming more common * Eight of the 10 most extreme global marine heatwaves have occurred since 2010 * New research suggests that the seabirds washing up on Australian beaches in 2023/24 were only a tin  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 24 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on April 23, 2026, by senior Ottawa economist David Macdonald and senior researchers and political economists Andrew Longhurst and Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood: * * * Three big ideas for Canada's federal fiscal update Parental leave and primary health care should be a top priority, while implementing a windfalls tax on the oil industry as it profiteers off of the war on Iran * Upon learning   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 24, 2026, by political analyst Mykyta Vorobiov: * * * No Adult in the Room: The Crisis in Ukraine's Parliament The dismissal of President Volodymyr Zelensky's right-hand man after a corruption scandal has led to a parliamentary crisis in Ukraine. * Andriy Yermak, as Head of the President's Office, wielded unprecedented influence, which he channeled into ensuring the government functioned  more

MANCHESTER, England, April 24 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New Self-Assembling Polymers Proven To Be Effective At Gene Delivery * A collaboration of scientists at the University of Manchester and the University of Birmingham have explored a more effective and less toxic way of delivering genetic material into cells, a challenge central to areas such as gene therapy, biotechnology and genome editing. This new technique utilises self - assembling po  more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, April 24 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * New spin on dietary supplements * Focusing on the rigours of elite cycling, Flinders University experts have put performance-enhancing and other dietary supplements under the microscope, rating some more highly than others. From carbs, beetroot juice and the latest sports gels, the new research highlights how a range of dietary supplements may help improve cycling performance, working to support the b  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48916) on April 23, 2026, entitled "Retailer Inventory and Pricing Behavior During Supply Chain Disruptions" by Michael Alan Havlin and Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialists. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Recent supply chain disruptions have contributed to price increases for certain consumer goods, such as vehicles, groceries, apparel, and consumer electr  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48916) on April 23, 2026, entitled "Retailer Inventory and Pricing Behavior During Supply Chain Disruptions:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Selected Policy Options for Congress Some Members of Congress have expressed concern about retailers' price increases and perceptions of price gouging, particularly during supply chain disruptions. These concerns tend to be focused on retailers of   more

LONDON, England, April 24 (TNSjou) -- Taylor and Francis Group issued the following news: * * * New study suggests climate finance from developed countries may help reduce resource-related conflict risk in developing countries Research looking at 85 developing countries, over two decades, suggests climate finance contributes to peace and stability in fragile regions * Just as major global powers are retreating from climate finance commitments, a new empirical study provides, for the first t  more