NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Aug. 16 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC, has donated Gearbox Giveaways in support of National Shooting Sports Month(R). Headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, Colt is a manufacturer of handguns, rifles and accessories for the consumer, law enforcement and military   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 15 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release: Ongoing job losses and a shrinking labor force are heightening economic concerns, the state's largest business organization said today. CBIA economic adviser Pete Gioia said while the July employment report revised June's initially reported losses up by 600 to a loss of 800, the state has now lost 4,100 jobs in 2019. "We continue to lag the region and the nation," Gioia said   more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 16 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: Today, Colorado became the first state in the central U.S. to adopt Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) standards for cars and trucks - a move that will provide crucial climate, public health and economic benefits for its citizens. After days of debate that included, for the first time ever, the express support of automakers, Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission voted 8-to-1 today to adopt ZEV standards  more

BETHEL, Connecticut, Aug. 16 -- Experimental Mechanics, a journal from the Society for Experimental Mechanics says that it addresses research in design and implementation of novel or enhanced experiments to characterize materials, structures and systems, published 15 research articles on the following topics in its June 2019 edition: * A Microscopic Experimental Method Transversely Loading on Single High-Performance Fibers * A New Device for Tensile and Compressive Testing at Intermediate Stra  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Aug. 15 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that GLOCK, Inc., has agreed to provide a three-gun-plus Gearbox Giveaway in support of National Shooting Sports Month(R). With U.S. headquarters in Smyrna, Georgia, GLOCK is a manufacturer of striker-fired handguns for the worldwide target shooting, hunting, self-  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that Hoppe's RCBS, Champion Target and Butler Creek have partnered together to donate two Gearbox Giveaways as part of the National Shooting Sports Month(R) celebration. All four companies are part of Vista Outdoor, a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of c  more

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators issued the following news: IACLEA is pleased to announce a multi-year partnership with Uber to support campus initiatives aimed at raising student awareness around safety and safe ridesharing practices. As part of this collaboration, Uber and IACLEA are rolling out a new Campus Safety Initiative that will kick-off as students are returning to campus for the school year. This campaign w  more

NEWTOWN, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation issued the following news release: The National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that Primary Arms has donated two Gearbox Giveaways in support of National Shooting Sports Month(R). Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Primary Arms is an online retailer of firearms, ammunition, apparel, optics and accessories. The two Gearbox Giveaways consist of   more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Aug. 16 -- Save the Children issued the following statement by Country Director Heather Kerr in response to the two Ebola cases in South Kivu of the Democratic Republic of Congo: "This is extremely sad news--a young mother has died, leaving a baby behind who has also been confirmed positive for Ebola. Once again, women and children have proven to be the most vulnerable in this terrible outbreak. Over 500 children have died already, and the end is not yet in sight. "The  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Aug. 15 -- Save the Children issued the following news release: * * * - Nearly half of all dengue deaths in the Philippines are children under nine years old * * * At least 300 children aged five to nine have died in the recent dengue outbreak in the Philippines, Save the Children said today, amid fears the epidemic could claim many more lives before it's brought under control. In the first seven months of 2019, some 170,000 people were infected with the disease, kill  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 16 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * - Develop Plan for Climate-Conscious Energy Development * * * Thirty-five Connecticut-based organizations delivered a letter today to Commissioner Katie Dykes of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) urging her to stop the construction of a recently approved fracked gas power plant in Killingly and impose a moratorium on all new gas and oil infrastructure until DEEP develops a pl  more