BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: A bill released today by the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity would meaningfully safeguard people's privacy and safety in the digital age. The Massachusetts Data Privacy Act includes policy proposals backed by the ACLU of Massachusetts, including provisions to limit data collection; treat sensitive health and biom  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on April 16, 2024, entitled "Medicare Accountable Care Organizations: Past Performance and Future Directions:" * * * Summary This Congressional Budget Office report summarizes recent research findings about Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) and the factors that have contributed to or limited their ability to achieve net budgetary savings for the Medicare program. ACOs are groups of providers  more

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, May 6 -- Global Change Biology, a journal that says it promotes understanding that environmental change affects a substantial part of the globe and biological systems, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 30, Issue 4): RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Unpunctual in diversity: The effect of stand species richness on spring phenology of deciduous tree stands varies among species and years * Hybridization mediated range expansion and cl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: An associate of the violent Boston gang Cameron Street was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking. Michael Lopes, a/k/a "Meech," 35, of Pawtucket, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 57 months in prison followed by three years supervised release. In February 2024, Lopes pleaded guilty  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a multifaceted criminal conspiracy involving the trafficking of counterfeit pills containing narcotics and other counterfeit items. Christopher Chase, 43, of Lynn, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute or possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, with more than 500 grams   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: A Maine man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for a conspiracy to distribute approximately 14 kilograms (30 pounds) of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Brian Strout, 46, of Turner, Maine, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Landya McCafferty to 72 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. Strou  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: A Hampton man was sentenced today in federal court for multiple fraud schemes, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Anthony Silva, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 84 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On February 15, 2024, Silva pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud, one count of mail  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 7 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release: Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), the premier showcase for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research by high school students, is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of the 62nd National JSHS competition. JSHS is sponsored by the Department of Defense (DoD) and administered by the National Science Teaching Association. This year's National JSHS event was  more

NEW YORK, May 7 -- The Paley Center for Media issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The Paley Center for Media today announced the esteemed list of honorees for its 2024 Paley Honors. This annual New York gala celebration will salute visionary leaders from across media, entertainment, and business including Michael R. Bloomberg, Ron Howard, and Faiza J. Saeed. These luminaries will be recognized for their unmatched contributions to media and will be presented with the Paley Center's  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: PJM Interconnection announced today that its members have elected Paula Conboy, David E. Mills and Vickie A. VanZandt to serve additional three-year terms on the PJM Board of Managers. Conboy first joined the PJM Board in 2021. She is an energy economist with more than 25 years of experience as a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing was found to be safe and largely effective in addressing a form of inherited blindness in a group of patients that, for the first time, included children. In a multi-site clinical trial called BRILLIANCE that included researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's H  more