News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors
Advisory: Second Annual Defend VPNs Day of Action 9/25
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Fight for the Future, an advocacy group for digital rights, posted the following news release:
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Advisory: Second Annual Defend VPNs Day of Action 9/25
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Last year, Fight for the Future engaged 20,000 action takers last year for the first annual Defend VPNs Day of Action through DefendVPNs.com and hopes to bolster that this year. Fight for the Future also leads a coalition of over 100 human rights, reproductive justice, LGBTQ, a
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AG Campbell Announces $1 Million Settlement With Nursing Facility Operator RegalCare For Medicare And Medicaid Price Hike Scheme
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Announces $1 Million Settlement With Nursing Facility Operator RegalCare For Medicare And Medicaid Price Hike Scheme
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, jointly with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts (USAO), today announced a $1 million settlement with RegalCare Management 2.0 LLC and RegalCare Manageme
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Ahead of Xi State Visit, Warren, Schumer, Kim, and Slotkin Call for AI Safety Regulations, Export Controls
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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September 23, 2026
Ahead of Xi State Visit, Warren, Schumer, Kim, and Slotkin Call for AI Safety Regulations, Export Controls
Today Senate Democrats urged GOP leadership to pass the bipartisan AI OVERWATCH Act, MATCH Act, and Chip Security Act.
"Instead of inviting big tech CEOs to dinner with President Xi, Presid
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Announces Settlement in Warner Bros./Paramount Litigation
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 21 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Mayes Announces Settlement in Warner Bros./Paramount Litigation
September 21, 2026
PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in securing a settlement with Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount), resolving the states' lawsuit alleging the merger of the entertainment giant and Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros.) would harm c
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At MIT, Course 2.70 Teaches Students to Master Physics and Product Precision
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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FUNdaMENTALs of precision design
Precision, repeatability, and fun are the focus in mechanical engineering course 2.70 (Fundamentals of Precision Product Design).
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Repeatability in engineering product design ensures that a manufacturing process performs the same way every time and allows for a working prototype to be transformed into a reliable, safe, consistent, and cost-effec
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Attorney General McCuskey Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 23 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release:
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Attorney General McCuskey Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices
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West Virginia and 47 other states and territories announce preliminary court approval of a plan to distribute settlement funds to consumers
Attorney General JB McCuskey is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases
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Author Deborah Jackson Taffa shares message on history, identity and memory
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 23 -- Eckerd College posted the following news:
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Author Deborah Jackson Taffa shares message on history, identity and memory
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Author and 2024 National Book Award Finalist Deborah Jackson Taffa visited Eckerd College to discuss her memoir "Whiskey Tender," the summer reading for first-year and senior students.
"Whiskey Tender" illustrates the story of Taffa's childhood on the Fort Yuma Reservation on the California-Arizona border and among the Navajo Nati
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Banking Committee Democrats Call on Chairman Scott to Hold Public Hearing on Prediction Markets After Reports of Republican-only Roundtable With Industry Executives
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSida) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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September 23, 2026
All Banking Committee Democrats Call on Chairman Scott to Hold Public Hearing on Prediction Markets Following Reports of a Republican-only Roundtable with Industry Executives
Following reports of Chairman Scott's plan to hold a Republican-only private roundtable with prediction market ex
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Barbara Finlay, psychology professor emerita, dies at age 75
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Barbara Finlay, psychology professor emerita, dies at age 75
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Barbara Finlay, the W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology Emerita and an award-winning scholar who challenged traditional thinking regarding psychology and brain function, died Sept. 12. She was 75.
A member of the Cornell faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences since 1976, Finlay published widely in the field of neuroscience and was the winn
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Ben Gerber to Spend Fall Semester Advancing UMass Chan-Hallym University Partnership in South Korea
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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Ben Gerber to spend fall semester advancing UMass Chan-Hallym University partnership in South Korea
By Pat Sargent
September 23, 2026
At a glance
* Ben Gerber, MD, MPH, professor of population & quantitative health sciences, is spending the fall semester at Hallym University in South Korea as a visiting professor, teaching a graduate-level course on electronic health r
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Bentley Ranks No. 14 in the Nation for Student Outcomes in TIME's Best Colleges List
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Bentley University posted the following news:
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Bentley Ranks No. 14 in the Nation for Student Outcomes in TIME's Best Colleges List
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This September TIME magazine launched its inaugural "America's Best Colleges" list, ranking Bentley University No. 14 in the U.S. in the student outcomes category. Bentley's appearance on the list serves as yet another national recognition of the university's strong record of preparing its graduates for career success.
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Boston University: William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorships Awarded to Five Senior Faculty
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- Boston University issued the following news:
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William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorships Awarded to Five Senior Faculty
David Boas, Ji-Xin Cheng, Lindsay Farrer, Ed Kearns, and Xin Zhang join a select group that represents BU's global leadership in research, education, and interdisciplinary collaboration
September 23, 2026
When Lindsay Farrer received a cryptic email asking if he was available for a meeting with Boston University President
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Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Crack Cocaine
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Crack Cocaine
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BOSTON - A Brockton man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to drug distribution and conspiracy charges.
Antonio Dossantos-Tirado, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of 28 grams or more of cocaine base and one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substa
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Charging up Fire Prevention Week at Hanscom AFB
HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news:
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Charging up Fire Prevention Week at Hanscom AFB
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Base officials will observe Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10 with activities designed to promote fire safety and educate the community about the safe use and charging of lithium-ion battery-powered devices.
This year's theme, "Charge into Fire Safety: Safe Charging is a Superpower," focuses on saf
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Children's Health Defense Issues Commentary: HHS to Investigate Health Risks of Wireless Radiation, Calls for Public Input
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 24 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Jill Erzen, associate editor for The Defender:
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HHS to Investigate Health Risks of Wireless Radiation, Calls for Public Input
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a formal inquiry into the potential health effects of wireless radiation from cell
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Cindy Vreeland Honored with BBA's Mary K. Ryan Achievement in Pro Bono Award
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Cindy Vreeland Honored with BBA's Mary K. Ryan Achievement in Pro Bono Award
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The Boston Bar Association (BBA) has recognized WilmerHale retired partner Cindy Vreeland with its 2026 Mary K. Ryan Achievement in Pro Bono Award, honoring a career in which she paired a demanding intellectual property practice with sustained advocacy for human trafficking survivors.
Created in 2024 to honor
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Civil society leaders call clean energy as a right at UN Climate Summit
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 [Category: Energy] -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release:
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Civil society leaders call clean energy as a right at UN Climate Summit
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As governments gather for the UN Climate Summit, civil society leaders are calling for climate commitments to be turned into action, with polluters-pay principles and clean, affordable energy as a right at the forefr
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Comcast NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal Local Award $2.5M to 80 Nonprofits in NBC- and Telemundo-Owned St...
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news:
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Comcast NBCUniversal, NBCUniversal Local Award $2.5M to 80 Nonprofits in NBC- and Telemundo-Owned St...
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Unrestricted funds to support youth education and empowerment, next generation storytellers and community engagement in 11 U.S. markets
September 23, 2026
Comcast NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Local announced that a total of $2.5 million has been awarded to 80 nonprofit o
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Del. A.G. Jennings Secures Court Order Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Demand of CDL Drivers' Personal Information
DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release:
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AG Jennings secures court order blocking Trump Administration's unlawful demand of CDL drivers' personal information
September 23, 2026
Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 24 attorneys general have announced that a U.S. District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration from gaining access to a database of state-owned records c
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Dinsmore Expands Florida Construction Litigation and Employment Law Bench
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Dinsmore Expands Florida Construction Litigation and Employment Law Bench
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Commercial litigators join amid rising demand across a booming development market
National law firm Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has added a five-person commercial litigation team led by partners Peter Lenart and Audrey Smith, significantly expanding the Firm's construction litigation capabilities
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Dual Citizen Convicted of Smuggling Goods from the United States to Russia
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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Dual Citizen Convicted of Smuggling Goods from the United States to Russia
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BOSTON - The President of a freight forwarding company has been convicted by a federal jury in Boston of unlawfully exporting an Orbitrap Exploris GC 240 Mass Spectrometer from the United States into Russia without a license.
Kirill Gordei, 37, was convicted yesterday followi
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Eckerd College launches graduate school pathway for public health with USF
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 23 -- Eckerd College posted the following news:
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Eckerd College launches graduate school pathway for public health with USF
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"The ways in which we are thinking about your education don't stop here," says Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Public Health Minor at Eckerd College Lisa Miller, Ph.D.
Miller is referring to Eckerd's new graduate school pathway, which grants students automatic admission into the University of South Florida's master's
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Elizabeth Evans to Deliver Distinguished Faculty Lecture
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences posted the following news:
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Elizabeth Evans to Deliver Distinguished Faculty Lecture
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Liz Evans
Professor and Chair of Health Promotion and Policy Elizabeth Evans has been announced as a speaker in the 2026-2027 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series and a recipient of the Chancellor's Medal. She will deliver a talk titled "From Harm to Support: How Public Health Resea
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Erin Yenawine becomes UTC's third consecutive Portz Scholar
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 23 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news:
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Erin Yenawine becomes UTC's third consecutive Portz Scholar
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Erin Yenawine did not know she had been nominated for a national award after submitting her thesis.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga alum graduated in May with degrees in political science and economics and started working full-time in Chattanooga when she received a surprising email. She was selected as a
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FCC Approves Channel Station Allotment for Norwell Television Broadcast
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued an order regarding the Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Norwell, Massachusetts) (MB Docket No. 26-29).
The decision grants a request from RNN Boston License Co. LLC, licensee of WWDP(TV). The station previously obtained approval to move from channel 10 to channel 36, but construction was not finished before authorization expired.
To avoid service disruption, the station asked
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Foley Hoag a Most Active Law Firm for Representing Companies and Investors in 2026 Q2 Pitchbook Global League Tables
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Foley Hoag a Most Active Law Firm for Representing Companies and Investors in 2026 Q2 Pitchbook Global League Tables
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Foley Hoag has been listed among the top law firms in the world representing companies and investors by Pitchbook, featuring across 11 categories in Pitchbook's 2026 Q2 Global League Tables.
The firm was ranked among the top 10 most active law firms in New E
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Following Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers, AG's Office Urges Consumers To Claim Compensation For Inflated Generic Drug Prices
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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Following Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers, AG's Office Urges Consumers To Claim Compensation For Inflated Generic Drug Prices
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BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and, if eligible, to submit a claim for compensation here.
This month,
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Foreign Fisheries Should Be Held to the Same Conservation Standards as American Fishermen
NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, Sept. 23 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance posted the following news release:
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Foreign Fisheries Should Be Held to the Same Conservation Standards as American Fishermen
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The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) submitted formal comments to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today in response to the agency's indication that it is considering weakening enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) import provisions. In its co
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GE Vernova Advances Asset Longevity for Egypt's Power Sector With Rotor Life Extension Services
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release:
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GE Vernova advances asset longevity for Egypt's power sector with Rotor Life Extension services
* Endorsed by EEHC, this agreement with UEEPC, MDEPC, and CEPC strengthens Egypt's energy security through the modernization of five gas turbines, providing up to 1,250 MW of combined capacity.
* Services solutions aim to extend the operating life of the equipment at the Kureimat, Nubari
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Global Payments Growth Set to Slow to 5% as Investors Demand Proof of Durable Value
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: BizConsulting] (TNSrpt)-- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release:
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Global Payments Growth Set to Slow to 5% as Investors Demand Proof of Durable Value
* Boston Consulting Group's 24th Annual Global Payments Report Finds Industry Revenue Will Reach $2.6 Trillion by 2030, with Annual Growth Slowing to 5%, Down from 7% over the Past Five Years
* Growth Is Diverging Sharply by Region, with the Mi
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Goodwin Advises Envisagenics on Collaboration and License Agreement for Up To $1 Billion With Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Envisagenics on Collaboration and License Agreement for Up To $1 Billion With Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
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The Life Sciences team advised Envisagenics on a multi-year research collaboration and option agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim to validate selected tumor-specific targets for the development of first-in-class precision therapies for pe
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Governor Healey Announces October 13 Launch for Car-Free Seniors MBTA Pilot Program
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey Announces October 13 Launch for Car-Free Seniors MBTA Pilot Program
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BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today announced that enrollment for the Car-Free Seniors Pilot Program, a new initiative providing free MBTA service to Massachusetts residents age 75 and older who no longer drive, will open on October 13, 2026.
In partnership with the Massachusetts Bay Transportati
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Governor Healey Files Legislation to Suspend Gas Tax, Cap Ticket Prices, Lower Electricity Bills and Strengthen Maternal Health Care
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey Files Legislation to Suspend Gas Tax, Cap Ticket Prices, Lower Electricity Bills and Strengthen Maternal Health Care
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BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey is today filing legislation that takes action to lower costs for Massachusetts residents at the gas pump, when buying concert and sports tickets, and on their electric bills, while also making critical investments to st
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Governor Healey Marks First Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey Marks First Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day
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BOSTON -Governor Maura Healey today marked Massachusetts' first Military Service Members and Veterans Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Day, which she signed into law in 2025 to honor service members and veterans lost to suicide, support their families and strengthen awareness
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Governor Hochul, NYC Comptroller, highlight plans to expand clean economy investments at Ceres Mainstage
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release:
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Governor Hochul, NYC Comptroller, highlight plans to expand clean economy investments at Ceres Mainstage
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NEW YORK CITY: In a standing-room-only crowd, industry and government leaders announced plans to increase investments i
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Healthcare Affordability Top of Mind for Midterm Voters
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release:
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Healthcare Affordability Top of Mind for Midterm Voters
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Sept. 23, 2026
Contact: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org
Community Catalyst #VoteLikeHealth campaign finds voters bringing insurance coverage and affordability to the voting booth
BOSTON, MA -In the weeks since the launch of the Vote Like Your Health Depends On It campaign (#VoteLikeHealth) by Comm
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Healthcare IT Investment Stays Resilient Despite SaaSpocalypse Fears - Bain & Company and KLAS Research
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- Bain and Co., a management consulting firm, issued the following news release:
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Healthcare IT investment stays resilient despite SaaSpocalypse fears - Bain & Company and KLAS Research
* Bain/KLAS's survey of 303 US healthcare executives finds tech investment is on the rise even amid industry headwinds
* Around 95% of both providers and payers place software and digital technology among their top five strategic priorities
* AI advances are strengthenin
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How ChatGPT Served Up False Information Before the 2024 Election
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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How ChatGPT Served Up False Information Before the 2024 Election
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On Oct. 25, 2024, 10 days before the election that would return Republican Donald Trump to the White House and over three months after Kamala Harris ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket, ChatGPT was still telling users that Joe Biden was running for a second term as president.The "careless failure with profound democra
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In Somalia famine risk increases as hunger worsens amid El-Nino floods
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release:
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In Somalia famine risk increases as hunger worsens amid El-Nino floods
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Reacting to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis for Somalia, which shows 5.4 million people are projected to face acute hunger, including 26,000 at risk of famine in in Baidoa, Bay region, Juliet Moriku Balikowa, Oxfam Somalia Country Director said:
"One in four people in Somal
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Leading GeoAI for Climate Action Youth Training at AI for Good Global Summit
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 24 -- The Group on Earth Observations issued the following news:
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Leading GeoAI for Climate Action Youth Training at AI for Good Global Summit
I was invited to speak at this year's AI for Good Global Summit, held in Geneva from 7-10 July, where I led hands-on GeoAI (Geospatial Artificial Intelligence) training sessions for students in the Youth Zone in collaboration with Imperial College London and GEO. The sessions were featured as a highlight of
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Massachusetts Awards $11.5 Million in Tax Credits to Support Business Growth, Create 674 New Jobs
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Massachusetts Awards $11.5 Million in Tax Credits to Support Business Growth, Create 674 New Jobs
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BOSTON -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that the Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved $11.5 million in tax credits for 10 business expansion projects expected to create 674 new jobs, retain 1,093 existing jobs and generate more tha
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Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities: Governor Healey Awards $17 Million to Make Homes More Energy Efficient, Lower Costs
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey Awards $17 Million to Make Homes More Energy Efficient, Lower Costs
Climate Ready Housing awards will support major energy upgrades at 15 projects in nine Massachusetts communities
9/23/2026
BOSTON -- Governor Maura Healey today announced nearly $17 million in Climate Ready Housing awards for 15 projects in nine Massachusetts commu
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Almost 10 Years in Prison for Threatening to Injure Congressman Randy Fine and His Children
TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release:
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Almost 10 Years in Prison for Threatening to Injure Congressman Randy Fine and His Children
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Orlando, Florida - Edwin Guerrero (26, MA) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to 9 years and 11 months in federal prison and a $15,000 fine for making interstate threats to injure the person of another. Gu
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McGovern, Ramirez lead 17 Members of Congress in asking Secretary Rubio to support international investigation of massacre of Honduran peasant farmworkers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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McGovern, Ramirez lead 17 Members of Congress in asking Secretary Rubio to support international investigation of massacre of Honduran peasant farmworkers
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WASHINGTON-Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Delia Ramirez (D-IL) and 15 other House Members sent a
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MIT Sloan ranks No. 1 in QS Global MBA Rankings 2027
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release:
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MIT Sloan ranks No. 1 in QS Global MBA Rankings 2027
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The MIT Sloan School of Management has been ranked No. 1 in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2027, securing the top position among 423 full-time MBA programs evaluated worldwide. The ranking recognizes MIT Sloan's strength across key dimensions including employability, thought leadership, entrepren
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MIT welcomes David Siegel SM '86, PhD '91 as its next Innovation Fellow
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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MIT welcomes David Siegel SM '86, PhD '91 as its next Innovation Fellow
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David Siegel SM '86, PhD '91, a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, will serve as the next MIT Innovation Fellow during the 2026-27 academic year. Working with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, Siegel will explore how artificial intelligence can accelerate scientific discovery at the
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MITRE Names Jonathan Moneymaker to Board of Trustees
BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: BizConsulting] -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, posted the following news release:
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MITRE Names Jonathan Moneymaker to Board of Trustees
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McLean, Va., & Bedford, Mass., Sept. 23, 2026 - MITRE's Board of Trustees has elected Jonathan Moneymaker, a national security and space technology expert, as a new trustee.
"Jonathan brings a tremendous record of delivering and s
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Nine students from high school in Japan spending three weeks at Tusculum learning more about English and American life
GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 -- Tusculum University posted the following news:
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Nine students from high school in Japan spending three weeks at Tusculum learning more about English and American life
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GREENEVILLE - Tusculum University has adopted a Japanese vibe recently with the on-campus presence of nine students and one of their teachers from a high school in Tokyo for three weeks.
Kanto students and one of their teachers take a photo with their teachers at Tusculum and universi
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Notre Dame Law School Professors Examine History, Tradition, and the Future of Establishment Clause Litigation
SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Sept. 24 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School issued the following news:
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Notre Dame Law School professors examine history, tradition, and the future of Establishment Clause litigation
September 23, 2026
Author: Elyse Paul
On September 21, Notre Dame Law School professors John Meiser and Dennis Wieboldt discussed recent litigation involving public religious displays and the Supreme Court's shift toward a history and tradition approach to Establishment Clause
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Nutter and Pat Concannon Recognized in IAM's 2026 Copyright 1000 - The World's Leading Copyright Professionals
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Nutter and Pat Concannon Recognized in IAM's 2026 Copyright 1000 - The World's Leading Copyright Professionals
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Nutter has been selected as a leading copyright law firm in the 2026 edition of IAM's Copyright 1000 - The World's Leading Copyright Professionals, a unique guide identifying the leading copyright practitioners across key jurisdictions worldwide. Pat Concannon,
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NYU Langone Welcomes Top Orthopedic Surgeons to Lead Key Treatment Centers for Hip and Knee Conditions
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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NYU Langone Welcomes Top Orthopedic Surgeons to Lead Key Treatment Centers for Hip and Knee Conditions
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NYU Langone Orthopedics has appointed three leaders in sports medicine to head key orthopedic centers, including a new center that treats knee injuries causing pain and deterioration.
Sabrina M. Strickland, MD, who will
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Sen. Warren Issues Letter to President Trump on Demand to Exclude Nvidia CEO From Talks With Xi
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to President Trump on demand to exclude Nvidia CEO from talks with Xi:
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Here is the text of the letter:
September 22, 2026
President Donald J. Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Trump,
I write with significant concern about the risk that you will double do
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Senators Coons, Warren, Wyden, Gallego Introduce Bill to Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlement Construction in the E1 Area of the West Bank
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
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September 23, 2026
Senators Coons, Warren, Wyden, Gallego introduce bill to impose sanctions on Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) today introduced legislation to
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SGE, GE Vernova, Hitachi, Samsung C&T Sign MoU to Advance BWRX-300 Fleet Deployment in Europe
TOKYO, Japan, Sept. 24 -- Hitachi issued the following news release:
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SGE, GE Vernova, Hitachi and Samsung C&T sign MoU to advance BWRX-300 fleet deployment in Europe
NEW YORK, September 22, 2026 - SGE, GE Vernova, Hitachi and Samsung C&T have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for cooperation on market development and commercial opportunities for the deployment of the BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Central and Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom.
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Skilled Nursing Company and Executive Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Overbilling Allegations
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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Skilled Nursing Company and Executive Agree to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Overbilling Allegations
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BOSTON - Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) operated by RegalCare Management Group, LLC and RegalCare Management 2.0 (together RegalCare), along with two RegalCare executives, have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that RegalCare submitted, a
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Some states are working out their data center playbook. More should use it.
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release:
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Some states are working out their data center playbook. More should use it.
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As the energy and climate world gathers for Climate Week NYC, many of the conversations will come back to AI data centers. Policymakers and business
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Study Identifies Potential RAS Inhibitor-Immunotherapy Strategy for Pancreatic Cancer
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release:
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Study Identifies Potential RAS Inhibitor-Immunotherapy Strategy for Pancreatic Cancer
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RESEARCH SUMMARY
Title: CD4 T cells convert transient responses to KRAS inhibition to durable remissions in pancreatic cancer
Publication: Cell; September 23, 2026
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute co-senior authors: Stephanie K. Dougan, PhD, and Michael Dougan, MD, PhD
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Svetlana Mojsov is named a citation laureate by Clarivate
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news:
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Svetlana Mojsov is named a citation laureate by Clarivate
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Svetlana Mojsov, whose research on peptide synthesis led to the development of a revolutionary class of drugs to treat diabetes and obesity, has been named a 2026 Citation Laureate by Clarivate, an information services firm that maintains scientific reference and citation data and operates the Web of Science database. Mojsov is named alongside Daniel J. Dr
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Syracuse University: Arts and Sciences Alumna Advises on Workplace Effectiveness
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Arts and Sciences Alumna Advises on Workplace Effectiveness
Linda Dulye '77 built a career--and a legacy--around helping others take ownership of success.
Renee Gearhart Levy
Sept. 23, 2026
Long before leadership development became a corporate buzzword, Linda Dulye '77 understood that an organization's greatest strength lies in its people. Throughout a career spanning journalism, corporate communications
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Taking it Up a Notch - Six Sigma Green Belt and More
AUBURN, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: Business] -- The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership posted the following news:
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Taking it Up a Notch - Six Sigma Green Belt and More
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The name Six Sigma sounds a bit Greek to me; something scholarly or scientific. When you include the word Lean it implies that it could also help get rid of the excess. Lean Six Sigma is actually a problem-solving methodology focused on Lean continuous improvement concepts of eliminating waste and
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TEDxClevelandStateUniversity Speaker Profile: Claudio Milstein, Ph.D.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 23 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news:
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TEDxClevelandStateUniversity Speaker Profile: Claudio Milstein, Ph.D.
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As TEDxClevelandStateUniversity approaches, we'll profile each speaker who will take the stage at the event.
Meet Claudio Milstein.
Milstein is a speech scientist and voice specialist with more than 20 years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of voice and laryngeal disorders
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TRAP Program turns lost fishing gear into lasting solutions as nationwide impact grows
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 23 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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TRAP Program turns lost fishing gear into lasting solutions as nationwide impact grows
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The following story originally appeared on the website for William & Mary's VIMS & Batten School. - Ed.
In just two years, the Nationwide Fishing Trap, Removal, Assessment and Prevention (TRAP) Program has recovered more than 14,000 derelict fishing traps weighing almost 600,000 pounds, supported more than 135 jobs and
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Trump SBA to Extend Comment Period After Ranking Member Markey Leads Effort to Rescind SBA Policy That Reclassifies Billion-Dollar Businesses as "Small Businesses"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSida) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release:
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Trump SBA to Extend Comment Period After Ranking Member Markey Leads Effort to Rescind SBA Policy that Reclassifies Billion-Dollar Businesses as "Small Businesses"
Trump admin policy would reclassify 114,000 larger businesses as "small" to access small business resources and win federal contracts meant for
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Updates on Litigation Over IRS-ICE Information-Sharing Agreement Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11413) on Sept. 17, 2026, by legislative attorney Justin C. Chung:
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Updates on Litigation over the IRS-ICE Information-Sharing Agreement
In 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (information-sharing agreement) to establish proc
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VHB Ranked one of the Best Companies to Work for in New Hampshire
WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news:
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VHB Ranked one of the Best Companies to Work for in New Hampshire
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Business New Hampshire Magazine has ranked VHB as the #5 Best Company to Work for in New Hampshire. The annual program recognizes businesses that go out of their way to create engaging workplace
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Western New England University: Professor Qin Yin Named 2026 Engineering Unleashed Fellow
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 24 -- Western New England University issued the following news:
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Professor Qin Yin Named 2026 Engineering Unleashed Fellow
By: Ariel Casella and Molly Watson | September 23, 2026
Western New England University College of Engineering Assistant Professor of Construction Management Dr. Qin Yin has been named a 2026 Engineering Unleashed Fellow. This designation recognizes leadership in undergraduate engineering education through Engineering Unleashed.
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