WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: CINCINNATI, OH - Championship rings have always been treasured items among sports fans and collectors alike. Unfortunately, buying these rings come at a great cost if you can get your hands on one, or in this instance 345 of them. Third party retailers often take advantage of this type of merchandise by selling counterfeit championship baseball, football, basketball,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division will team up with college esports teams from across New England to host the first of its kind, hybrid One Pill Can Kill Game Over Tournament. This event aims to meet a critical moment in time by using the esports platform to help educate young people about the dange  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 30 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Interpretable model almost doubles medical professionals' accuracy while showing its work, assisting their decision making rather than telling them what to do * * * Researchers at Duke University have developed an assistive machine learning model that greatly improves the ability of medical professionals to read the electroencephalography (EEG) charts of intensive care pati  more

WATERBURY, Connecticut, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash joined U.S. Representative Hayes, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Mayor of Waterbury, and local community members to commemorate the groundbreaking of the cleanup at the Scovill Industrial Landfill Superfund Site in Waterbury, Connecticut.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA's Clean School Bus Rebate Program to fund over 90 new clean school buses in six school districts across Connecticut * * * Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates will help selectees purc  more

NEW YORK, May 30 (TNSres) -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP discovered new content on Instagram from a neo-fascist affiliated jiu-jitsu team, which promoted its recent participation in a competition in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. CEP researchers first reported the group's account in   more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following written testimony by Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan from a hearing dated May 15, 2024, entitled "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Trade Commission": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Second, the Commission is using every tool to fight AI-related fraud. The Commission has issued a rule outlawing government and business impersonation scams--a type of  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, May 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: Customers do not have electricity in their homes or businesses, so--among other issues--they do not have lights, heat or air conditioning. Power companies must scramble to find the problem, fix it and prevent it from happening again. A professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, TVA and Grid Protection Alliance are collaborating on a way to prevent all those head  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper today announced Deanna Moran's appointment as Chief Coastal Resilience Officer within the Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). In this position, she will lead the state's new ResilientCoasts initiative, a holistic and proactive strategy to guide state and local coastal resili  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: A Colombian man was sentenced yesterday for his for his participation in a money laundering conspiracy. Yimmy Rafael Sanchez-Jimenez, 46, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 34 months in prison. Sanchez-Jimenez will be subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of the imposed sentence. In January 2024, Sanchez-Jimenez pleaded  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The Massachusetts Port Authority issued the following news on May 29, 2024: The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) Board of Directors voted today to offer Richard Davey the position of Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director for a five-year term. The Board also voted a starting salary of $420,000, starting no later than September 9th, 2024. The search firm Isaacson, Miller sought a diverse candidate pool for the position. Nearly 100 people expressed  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Retired Justice Geraldine S. Hines of the Massachusetts Supreme Court received the Judicial Recognition Award at NACDL's Race Matters conference in Baltimore on May 23. NACDL presents its Judicial Recognition Award to acknowledge judges who demonstrate a continuing dedication to protecting democratic principles and the fundamental rights of individuals within American so  more

CHIPPENDALE, Australia, May 30 -- The Nature Conservation Council issued the following news release: * * * Nature Conservation Council of NSW's Regional Conference: Sat 1st Jun 2024 - Sun 2nd Jun 2024 What: Regional conference for state's leading environmental advocacy organisation. When: Sat 1st Jun 2023, 8:45 am - Sun 2nd Jun 2023, 3:00 pm AEST Where: Glenrock Scout Camp Who: Convened by the Nature Conservation Council NSW, partnered with a dozen local community groups Details: Full pro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 (TNSres) -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: * * * * Study finds 34% of state households report food insecurity, reveals stark racial disparities; eight out of 10 receiving SNAP benefits still seek additional food assistance * Food-insecure families report needing average of only $60 more per week to achieve food security * * * With exorbitant costs of living, increased grocery prices and the end of pandemic-era supports in 2023,   more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, May 30 -- The New England Journal of Medicine, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the Massachusetts Medical Society that says it delivers research and interactive clinical content to physicians, educators and the global medical community, published research articles on the following topics in its May 30, 2024, edition (Vol. 390, No. 20): Perspective: * Toward a Tobacco-free Generation -- A Birth Date-Based Phaseout Approach * Fair Allocation of GLP-1 and Dual GLP-1-G  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- The Association for Computing Machinery issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Margaret Martonosi the recipient of the ACM Frances E. Allen Award for Outstanding Mentoring. Martonosi is recognized for outstanding and far-reaching mentoring at Princeton University, in computer architecture, and to the broader computer science community. Martonosi, the Hugh Trumbull Adams '35 Professor of Computer Science at  more

NEW YORK, May 30 -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: A small interfering RNA (siRNA) investigational therapy that inhibits a gene involved in lipoprotein metabolism has been shown in a clinical trial led by Mount Sinai researchers to significantly reduce levels of different types of cholesterol and triglycerides in individuals with mixed hyperlipidemia, a condition in which fats build up in the blood. In addition to seeing promising preliminary results related to sa  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release dated May 24, 2024: Moody's, Fitch, and S&P Global, the three major bond ratings agencies, recently reaffirmed UMass's strong bond ratings, citing robust management practices, comprehensive long-term strategic plans, and solid demand in an increasingly competitive market to attract students. The agencies' confidence in UMass makes the university's bond an attractive investment. Al  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 30 -- The USA Hockey, a national ice hockey organization, issued the following news on May 29, 2024: USA Hockey will honor 12 deserving individuals at its President's Awards Dinner on Friday, June 7, at the Denver Marriott Tech Center as part of its four-day Annual Meeting that begins on June 5. Honorees include Amy Lowe (Westford, Mass.) with the Wm. Thayer Tutt Award and Bill Beaney (Cornwall, Vt.) with the Distinguished Achievement Award. Other award winners  more