LYNDHURST, New Jersey, July 16 -- Barnes and Noble, a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, issued the following news release: Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest retail bookseller, today announced The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead as the July 2019 selection for the Barnes & Noble Book Club, a monthly book club designed to bring readers in communities across the country together to discuss the most compelling books. Barnes & Noble is selling a special,  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: To ensure non-English speaking residents in New Jersey are able to access and understand their credit reports, legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez and Assemblymen Jamel Holley and Gary Schaer to require consumer reporting agencies to make credit reports available in Spanish and other languages was signed into law Friday by Governor Phil Murphy. "Most credit reporting agencies provide re  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Families Against Mandatory Minimums issued the following news release: * * * - The new bill would allow judges to reduce lengthy sentences of prisoners who have shown evidence of notable rehabilitation while in prison. * * * This week Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) and Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) will be introducing the Matthew Charles and William Underwood Act. The bill would create a second look sentencing provision to allow judges to reduce lengthy sentences if a pe  more

AKRON, Ohio, July 16 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared an unchanged quarterly dividend of 38 cents per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable September 1, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 7, 2019. FirstEnergy is dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form one of the nation's largest investo  more

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey, July 19 -- Lockheed Martin issued the following news release: The U.S. Navy selected Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as the Combat System Ship Integration & Test agent for the Navy's future Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) ship program. The Combat System Ship Integration & Test contract will ensure the overall integration of the combat system elements into the Frigate ship design and validate the installation through the completion of waterfront testing. The 10-year contract  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, July 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: * * * - Lawsuit Challenges New IRS Rule Designed to Undermine State Programs Adopted in the Aftermath of the SALT Deduction Cap that Promote Charitable Giving * * * Acting to protect state taxpayers from the Trump Administration's repeated efforts to unfairly target them, Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that New Jersey has filed a fed  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Every New Jersey school district will be required to incorporate age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention instruction from preschool to 12th grades under legislation signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on Friday. The new law (A-769), sponsored by Assembly Democrats Ralph Caputo, Thomas Giblin and Valerie Vainieri Huttle, is known as "Erin's Law" in honor of Erin Merryn, a s  more

BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey, July 16 -- Henkel North America, a subsidiary of Henkel, issued the following news release: Henkel's Packaging and Consumer Goods Division introduces a new product technology to support sustainable packaging materials. EPIX(TM) technology is a portfolio of materials and chemistries that enhance paper products and offer an alternative to single-use convenience items. EPIX(TM) expands paper functionality and improves performance while maintaining the sustainability and re  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 15 -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: * * * - National Institutes of Health (NIH), HIV Vaccine Trials Network And U.S. Army Medical Research And Development Command Join Forces With Johnson & Johnson to Advance Global Investigational Vaccine to Prevent HIV-1 Infection * * * Johnson & Johnson today announced that Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V., one of its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, together with a consortium of global partners   more

RARITAN, New Jersey, July 16 -- Johnson and Johnson issued the following news release: * * * - New Commitment Will Ensure 1 Billion Additional Doses of Janssen's VERMOX CHEWABLE Are Delivered to At-Risk Children in Developing Countries Through 2025 * * * Johnson & Johnson today announced that it is extending through 2025 global product donations of an intestinal worms treatment made by its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies. The new five-year expanded commitment will ensure that one billion do  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: With of the goal of holding individuals convicted of sexual assault and related crimes accountable, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Armato, Eric Houghtaling, Carol Murphy and Patricia Egan Jones to require a person who holds public office or employment to forfeit their pension or retirement benefits if they are convicted of sexual contact, lewdness, sexual assault or corruption of publi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 15 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: New Jersey has become the first State in the nation to adopt a permanent law mandating warning labels for prescription opioids. Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Armato, Vince Mazzeo and Valerie Vainieri Huttle requiring all prescription opioid medications to have a warning sticker advising patients of the risk of addiction and overdose was signed into law Monday by Governor Phil Murphy.  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 16 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation on Tuesday sponsored by Assembly Democrats Joann Downey, Eric Houghtaling and Gary Schaer to provide suicide prevention training and materials to firearm retailers and operators of firing ranges. "In 2016, more than one-third of all gun deaths in New Jersey were suicides," said Downey (D-Monmouth). "That's an incredibly alarming number, and it's clear that it's t  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 15 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Continuing efforts to combat the ongoing opioid crisis in New Jersey, which claimed the lives of an estimated 3,118 people last year, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Louis Greenwald, John Armato and Valerie Vainieri Huttle was signed into law on Monday by Governor Phil Murphy. The new law will more quickly provide critical opioid addiction treatment for patients covered under Medicaid by rem  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Legislation Assembly Democrats James Kennedy, Wayne DeAngelo, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Daniel Benson and Annette Quijano sponsored to prohibit telephone, cable and utility companies from charging deceased customers early termination fees was signed into law by the Governor Friday. "When a family is grieving over the loss of a loved one, the last thing they want to deal with is an early termination fee   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: A bill that would allow a county or municipal government that is the licensed operator of a home health agency to contract with a non-government entity licensed as a home health agency to provide direct services, administration, and financial services on behalf of the government home health agency was signed into law Friday. The legislation (A-3207) stipulates that the government home health agency wil  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gabriela Mosquera, Patricia Egan Jones, Jamel Holley, Angela McKnight and Joann Downey to require school districts to display the State's child abuse hotline in schools was signed into law Friday by Governor Phil Murphy. "The #MeToo movement has demonstrated how difficult it can be for even adult victims to report abuse," said Mosquera (D-Camden/Gloucester).   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 15 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Day to Bring Awareness to Dangers of Opioid Abuse and Encourage More Educational Programming * * * Abuse of opioids -prescription painkillers - is a "growing, deadly epidemic" according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In hopes of combating this growing crisis in New Jersey, legislation to permanently designate October 6th as "Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day" was signed into   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 15 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following statement by Assembly Majority Leader Lou Greenwald, D-Camden/Burlington, on the Trump administration's decision to freeze $31 million in funding for re-entry and inmate rehabilitation programs: "Re-entry and rehabilitation programs for former inmates are vital to giving offenders a second chance at life and to help them become productive members of our society. "These programs help former inmates assimilate  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 18 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Recognizing that 41 million Americans are food insecure, with 900,000 residing right here in New Jersey, Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset) is working to help these families and individuals who face food insecurity. For nearly two months, his district office hosted a food drive across the 16th legislative district. "For families who suffer from food insecurity, the  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following statement by Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter on President Trump's comments on Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York: "I am proud to see the courage, grace and poise of these four Congresswomen. They refuse to be distracted by name-calling and are using the power of the elected seat to make change. They are doing exact  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the following news release: Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the New Jersey Bureau of Securities within the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that the State has filed a three-count lawsuit against Pocketinns, Inc., a Princeton-based blockchain-driven online rental marketplace, and its president Sarvajnya G. Mada. The lawsuit alleges that Pocketinns and Mada offered and sold more than $400,000 of   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 16 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Legislation Continues Ongoing Effort to End Gun Violence in NJ Communities * * * Building upon the momentum set by the Legislature with the passage of several bills aimed at stemming gun violence in New Jersey communities, legislation sponsored by Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, and Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson was signed into law on Tuesday by the Governor. "Since the tr  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: To ensure anti-bullying laws in New Jersey are successful in protecting students, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Robert Karabinchak and Verlina Reynolds-Jackson to establish an anti-bullying task force to evaluate current law was signed into law by the Governor on Friday. "I'm very proud that New Jersey was first in the nation to implement an anti-bullying law back in 2002," said Karabinch  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Aiming to reduce incidents of child trafficking in New Jersey, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Angela McKnight, Annette Chaparro, Nicholas Chiaravalloti and Valerie Vainieri Huttle to train public school teachers, staff and students to recognize the warning signs and identify victims of child trafficking was signed into law by the Governor on Friday. "Teachers see and interact with students  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 16 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Joining in the ongoing legislative effort to combat gun trafficking and straw purchasing in the state, Assembly Democrats Chris Tully and Lisa Swain (Both D-Bergen, Passaic) are sponsors of legislation that would prohibit a person who is disqualified from possessing a firearm from knowingly soliciting, persuading, encouraging, or enticing anyone to sell, give, transfer, or assign a firearm against curre  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Legislation was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to expand a New Jersey law under which public schools are required to install silent panic alarms to protect students during emergency situations. The law (formerly A-764) is known as "Alyssa's Law," after former New Jersey resident Alyssa Alhadeff, a 14-year-old student who was one of 17 people killed during last year's mass shoo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 19 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: * * * - Measure Includes Provision for Reproductive Health Service Providers * * * Seeking more safeguards for victims of stalking and sexual assault, a measure amending current state statue to include such individuals in the Address Confidentiality Program administered by the Division on Women in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) was signed into law by the Governor on Friday. The new la  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 15 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: (19/P058) TRENTON -The New Jersey Forest Fire Service will fete the nation's most famous bear on Saturday, Aug. 10, with a daylong celebration to teach children and remind the public of the many ways they can help prevent wildfires, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced. This year marks the 75th birthday of Smokey Bear, whose motto  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 16 -- The New Jersey Assembly Democrats issued the following news: Establishing performance standards for personalized handguns, also known "smart guns" and "child-proof guns," legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats Gordon Johnson, Valerie Vainieri Huttle and Benjie Wimberly was signed into law today by Governor Phil Murphy. A personalized handgun is a handgun incorporating technology which automatically limits its operational use and which cannot be readily deac  more

NEW YORK, July 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), along with New Jersey, and Connecticut, that argued against the new IRS Rule that would prevent residents from obtaining charitable deductions for contributions to local governments. "The IRS's move to end tax benefits for charitable giving is yet another attempt by the Trump Administration to unfairly t  more

ALBANY, New York, July 16 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is issuing a Request for Information for the design and development of JFK Central, an approximately 14-acre, mixed-use space at the epicenter of the redeveloped John F. Kennedy International Airport. This new site offers a blank canvas to create a centrally-located commercial and recreational public space to serve   more

ALBANY, New York, July 17 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following statement on a lawsuit filed by New York, New Jersey and Connecticut challenging the Trump administration's state and local tax policy and its blocking of charitable tax deductions: "The Trump administration's SALT policy is an economic civil war that helps red states at the expense of blue states. We have been ringing the alarm bell about this punitive tax policy for years, and New York led a group of states in fi  more

ALBANY, New York, July 17 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release: I. SUMMARY SUSPENSION Nursing Teddy A. Germain; Licensed Practical Nurse; Amsterdam, NY 12010; Lic. No. 281411; Cal. No. 31506; Application for summary suspension granted. II. REVOCATIONS AND SURRENDERS Chiropractic Kenneth M. Gross; Chiropractor; Windermere, FL 34786-5594; Lic. No. 009658; Cal. No. 31318; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 16 -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * - NICE Scores High on Both 'Vision and Capability' and 'Market Impact' Axes in Leading Analyst's RPA Technology Vendor Assessment 2019 Report * * * NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that its Robotic Process Automation (RPA) offering has been recognized as a 'Leader' in Everest Group's PEAK Matrix(TM), part of their RPA Technology Vendor Assessment 2019 report. The NICE   more

NEW YORK, July 15 -- The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey issued the following news release: * * * - Agreement with Munich Airport International a major milestone in development of new world-class terminal - Terminal One a key element in the ongoing $28 billion transformation of Newark Liberty, JFK and LaGuardia airports * * * In a major step forward in the development of a new world-class airport, the Port Authority has reached agreement with Munich Airport International GmbH (MAI  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Bit by Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age, by Matthew J. Salganik In just the past several years, we have witnessed the birth and rapid spread of social media, mobile phones, and numerous other digital marvels. In addition to changing how we live, these tools enable us to collect and process data about human behavior on a scale never before imaginable, offering entirely new approaches to co  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Chaos and Dynamical Systems, by David P. Feldman Chaos and Dynamical Systems presents an accessible, clear introduction to dynamical systems and chaos theory, important and exciting areas that have shaped many scientific fields. While the rules governing dynamical systems are well-specified and simple, the behavior of many dynamical systems is remarkably complex. Of particular note, simple dete  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Dissident Rabbi: The Life of Jacob Sasportas, by Yaacob Dweck In 1665, Sabbetai Zevi, a self-proclaimed Messiah with a mass following throughout the Ottoman Empire and Europe, announced that the redemption of the world was at hand. As Jews everywhere rejected the traditional laws of Judaism in favor of new norms established by Sabbetai Zevi, and abandoned reason for the ecstasy of messianic ent  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Martyrs and Tricksters: An Ethnography of the Egyptian Revolution, by Walter Armbrust The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 began with immense hope, but was defeated in two and a half years, ushering in the most brutal and corrupt regime in modern Egyptian history. How was the passage from utmost euphoria into abject despair experienced, not only by those committed to revolutionary change, but also by  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: One Nation Undecided: Clear Thinking about Five Hard Issues That Divide Us, byPeter H. Schuck Let's be honest, we've all expressed opinions about difficult hot-button issues without always thinking them through. With so much media spin, political polarization, and mistrust of institutions, it's hard to know how to think about these tough challenges, much less what to do about them. One Nation U  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Prime Suspects: The Anatomy of Integers and Permutations, by Andrew Granville, Jennifer Granville and Robert J. Lewis Integers and permutations--two of the most basic mathematical objects--are born of different fields and analyzed with separate techniques. Yet when the Mathematical Sciences Investigation team of crack forensic mathematicians, led by Professor Gauss, begins its autopsies of the v  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: The Corruption Cure: How Citizens and Leaders Can Combat Graft, by Robert I. Rotberg Corruption corrodes all facets of the world's political and corporate life, yet until now there was no one book that explained how best to battle it. The Corruption Cure provides many of the required solutions and ranges widely across continents and diverse cultures--putting some thirty-five countries under an a  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Visions of Empire: How Five Imperial Regimes Shaped the World, by Krishan Kumar The empires of the past were far-flung experiments in multinationalism and multiculturalism, and have much to teach us about navigating our own increasingly globalized and interconnected world. Until now, most recent scholarship on empires has focused on their subject peoples. Visions of Empire looks at their rulers  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 -- Princeton University Press issued the following book description: Where the River Flows: Scientific Reflections on Earth's Waterways, by Sean W. Fleming Rivers are essential to civilization and even life itself, yet how many of us truly understand how they work? Why do rivers run where they do? Where do their waters actually come from? How can the same river flood one year and then dry up the next? Where the River Flows takes you on a majestic journey along t  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 [TNSresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: A verdant, nearly roadless place, the Western Amazon in South America may be the most biologically diverse place in the world. There, many people live in near isolation, with goods coming in either by river or air. Turning to crops for profit or sustenance, farmers operate small family plots to make a living. Unfortunately, these farmers and their smallholder agriculture operations pose seri  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 15 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Princeton University issued the following news release: Atomic interactions in everyday solids and liquids are so complex that some of these materials' properties continue to elude physicists' understanding. Solving the problems mathematically is beyond the capabilities of modern computers, so scientists at Princeton University have turned to an unusual branch of geometry instead. Researchers led by Andrew Houck, a professor of electrical   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 18 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - The groundbreaking study involving the nation's most elite athletic and academic universities * * * By Bev McCarron Data on every consenting Rutgers athlete who experiences a concussion is helping to inform a large scale, nationwide study aimed at making sports safer for student athletes. Rutgers is part of the Big-Ten Ivy League Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research Collaboration, comprised of the   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 16 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - The first-of-its-kind study asked people with mental health disorders to recommend changes to international diagnostic guidelines * * * By Patti Verbanas A Rutgers University researcher contributed to the first study to seek input from people with common mental health issues on how their disorders are described in diagnostic guidelines. The study, which was conducted by research  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 15 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - Rutgers researchers find patients who perceive their primary care providers as lacking empathy and not willing to include them in decision making are at risk for abandoning treatment or not seeking treatment at all * * * By Patti Verbanas Adults with HIV are more likely to continue life-saving treatments if their primary health care providers show respect, unconditional empathy w  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 18 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Tom McLaughlin Much attention continues to be given to crimes committed with illegal guns, but there are high risks of intimate partner homicide with legally purchased firearms as well, according to a new Rutgers University-Camden study. The pioneering study - conducted by Richard Stansfield and Daniel Semenza, assistant professors of criminal justice at Rutgers-Camden - shows a signifi  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 15 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * - The proven technology will be designed into a handheld device that could reduce need for painful biopsies by 50 percent -- and disrupt the $5.3 billion diagnostics market. * * * Even the best dermatologists can't diagnose skin cancer by eye, relying on magnifying glasses to examine suspicious blemishes and scalpels to cut tissue for analysis. With up to more than 70  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, July 16 -- TD Bank, a financial services company, issued the following news release: Emerging technology has continued to disrupt nearly every industry, and the transportation sector is no exception. Fleet managers expect major changes in the year ahead, as more than half (52 percent) state that new technology poses the biggest challenge for their fleet in the upcoming year, according to a survey released today by TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank(R), from the NAF  more

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey, July 15 -- TD Bank, a financial services company, issued the following news release: TD Bank's General Counsel Ellen Glaessner knew her first time at the WorldPride Parade would be a " wow, legendary experience with New York City" the moment she arrived. "We gathered at noon wearing our Forever Proud TD T-shirts," she said. " It took nearly four hours to just get started! People mingled and chatted, watched balloons float away, listened to the buzz of security helicop  more