PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 14, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - July 2024": * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past month, up 3.6 percent from a year ago. * * * Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau o  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * The NSF-funded initiative will establish respectful and reciprocal partnerships between tribal communities and universities on climate resilience topics. * * * Researchers at the University of Oklahoma, in partnership with the Chickasaw Nation and the University of New Mexico, have received a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation for their project to establish sustainable  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: BOSTON (Aug. 14, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrated a $210,000 grant to the Rhode Island Department of Health to protect the health of beachgoers. This funding is part of $9.75 million in national grants, announced in June, to help coastal and Great Lakes communities. The funding will support water quality monitoring and public notification programs for beaches. A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 34-year-old Haitian national charged with aggravated rape, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant victim and attempt to commit a crime. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested Marc Kervens Beauvais Aug. 13 in Peabody. "Marc Kervens Beauvai  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Next month, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey will host the 45th annual New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers (NEG-ECP) Conference. The conference will focus on energy and the clean energy transition and will present an opportunity to discuss goals and seek alignment on the offshore wind supply chain and hard-to-decarbonize sectors. On Monday, September 9, t  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: One of the primary jobs of a nurse is to communicate with patients in their care. That becomes a complex, if not seemingly impossible, task when the patient is unconscious for an extended period of time, as is often the case following a severe brain injury. Can they hear a nurse's voice? Sense the shifting of a pillow? Feel relief at the administering of medicine? We'd know more about these patients' ability to per  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: A Cambridge man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in connection with an ongoing investigation into counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. It is alleged that the defendant is responsible for the manufacturing over 200 kilograms of counterfeit pills. Schuyler Oppenheimer, a/k/a "SK," a/k/a "Michael Sylvain," 33, h  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 -- 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 Aug. 15, 2024, edition (Vol. 391, No. 7): Perspective * Fundamentals of Medical Ethics: Medical Expertise -- Balancing Science, Values, and Trust * SOGI Data Collection --   more

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 15 -- Cornell University issued the following news: With surprising frequency, patients with severe brain injury can show clear signs of cognitive function on brain scans in response to requests to carry out complex mental work, even when they can't move or speak, according to an international study co-led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. The study, published Aug. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine, was the largest-ever investigati  more

STONY BROOK, New York, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * International research team including Dr. Benjamin Luft map out genome of 47 strains and develop web-based software for future investigations * * * After years of research an international team of scientists has unraveled the genetic makeup of 47 strains of known and potential Lyme disease-causing bacteria. The work paves the way toward more accurate d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: * * * Experience the food of beloved chefs Jody Adams, Steve DiFillippo, Michael Schlow, Joanne Chang, Douglass Williams and many more, alongside over 500 business and community leaders, foodies, philanthropists, and local influencers * * * In an effort to combat rising food insecurity in Eastern Massachusetts, The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is partnering with some of the region's leading c  more