WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34209) on Aug. 30, 2024, entitled "Fishery Disaster Assistance" by natural resources policy analyst Anthony R. Marshak. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Oceanic conditions, climate, human activities, and weather events can affect fishery resources and commercial infrastructure, such as boats, shoreside processing, and ports. Congress authorized the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to pr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34209) on Aug. 30, 2024, entitled "Fishery Disaster Assistance:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Secretarial Disaster Determinations Since 1994, the Secretary of Commerce has made 135 different fishery disaster determinations, of which 121 were original determinations and 14 were continuations to existing determinations./74 Since fishery disaster assistance began, the Secretary has issue  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34209) on Aug. 30, 2024, entitled "Fishery Disaster Assistance:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Issues for Congress Commercial fisheries are strongly influenced by environmental conditions that affect the abundance and distribution of fishery resources and fishing infrastructure. Changes in these conditions often take place suddenly with little or no warning, such as in the cases of seve  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON A Fall River man was arrested yesterday and charged with selling drugs and machineguns that he advertised on the Telegram app. Benjamin Hunt, 26, was charged by criminal complaint with three counts of distribution of controlled substances and one count of transferring machineguns. Hunt was arrested yesterday morning and following an i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Following his new commentary in JAMA Pediatrics, Justin White discusses study findings that suggest a possible link between New York's paid family leave law and reductions in RSV and respiratory tract infections among newborns. * * * Despite widespread, bipartisan support for a national paid leave policy, the United States remains the only industrialized country that does not guarante  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 25 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * By unraveling the genetic pathways that help Toxoplasma gondii persist in human cells, Sebastian Lourido hopes to find new ways to treat toxoplasmosis. * * * By Anne Trafton, MIT News Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, is believed to infect as much as one-third of the world's population. Many of those people have no symptoms, but the parasite can r  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 30 -- The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2024: * * * The 2023 panel opinion at issue reversed a federal district court opinion granting the plaintiffs a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the law * * * With four of eleven judges dissenting, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals today issued its decision denying the request of parents and children challenging Alabama's ban on healthcare for transgender   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy celebrated the keel plate signing for one of the Navy's future Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyers at an event hosted at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) on Aug. 30. The ceremony was held in honor of Capt. Thomas G. Kelley, a Medal of Honor recipient for his heroism during the Vietnam War and the namesake of the future USS Thomas G. Kelley (DDG 140). During the ceremony, Marc Cote, a seni  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- NEJM Evidence, a peer-reviewed journal from New England Journal of Medicine Group that says it presents clinical trial design and decision-making, published research articles on the following topics in its September 2024 edition (Vol. 3, No. 9): * Adjunctive N-Acetylcysteine and Lung Function in Pulmonary Tuberculosis * Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Prolyl Hydroxylase Inhibitors in Kidney Disease * Pregnancy after Tubal Sterilization in the United States, 2002 to  more

CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 30 -- The National Football League issued the following news: By Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor New England's going the veteran route to open the 2024 season. Jacoby Brissett has been named the Patriots' Week 1 starter over rookie first-rounder Drake Maye, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source. The team has since announced the news. "There are a lot of factors that led to this choice," head coach Jerod Mayo told reporters Thursday. "I think the hard  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON Earlier today, charges were unsealed against 10 members and associates of the H Block Gang (Appendix A) for drug conspiracy. Separately, nine members and associates of the Mission Hill Gang (Appendix B) were charged with engaging in financial fraud. The charges are the result of separate, multi-year investigations into gang violence in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release: Pending home sales in July retreated 5.5%, according to the National Association of REALTORS(r). All four U.S. regions posted monthly losses in transactions. Year-over-year, the Northeast rose while the Midwest, South and West registered declines. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)* a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings slipped to 70.2 in July,   more