NEW YORK, Jan. 15 -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: The Counter Extremism Project's (CEP) weekly report on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence returns. Last week, ISIS's al-Naba newsletter, over a week after the attack, claimed that the terrorist group's propaganda had inspired the man who murdered 14 people in a vehicle attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Eve. On January  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: FALL RIVER, Mass. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested a Brazilian national Dec. 31 wanted for murder in his home country. The man, whose name ICE is withholding due to privacy issues, entered the United States in New York in March 2024 and violated the terms of his admission by failing to depart. "  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: DORCHESTER, Mass. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Santo Raul Ramirez-Lara, a 43-year-old unlawfully present Dominican national with four prior removals from the U.S., on Jan. 6. Ramirez unlawfully entered the U.S. at least five times and has six pending criminal cases in Massachusetts. "Mr. Ram  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Yuser Nolasco-Mendez, a Guatemalan national convicted of leaving the scene of property damage and accused of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, on Dec. 13. The 28-year-old unlawfully entered the United States in Arizona in August 2020. "ERO   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Sanjay Sivan Walsh, a Jamaican national convicted of sexually assaulting two children and tampering with evidence, on Dec. 17. The 28-year-old served a 21-month sentence in Enfield's Willard-Cybulski Correctional Institution, which declined to honor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- The Greater Boston Food Bank issued the following news release: The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, announced today that Global Partners (Global), a leading independent liquid energy supplier and retail operator, has been named the Official Fuel Sponsor of GBFB for 2025. Global has pledged to cover the annual fuel costs for GBFB's fleet of eight delivery trucks that travel throughout Eastern Massachusetts   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Government Should Work for Small Farms in CT and elsewhere By Rosa DeLauro | Congresswoman for Connecticut's Third District When I was growing up, my mother always told me two things: never give up, and never take no for an answer. I rely on that advice every day. There is no better example of this than the state block grants for disaster relief that I included in the recently passed disaster su  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON-- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Representatives John Larson (D-Conn.-01), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.-02), Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-03), Jim Himes (D-Conn-04), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn-05) on Monday in urging farmers in Connecticut to report losses from extreme weather ~~s~~ events in 2023 and 2024 to the Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT  more

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 15 -- The National Football League issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: By Michael Baca, Digital Content Editor It wasn't too long ago that Mike Vrabel was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame. In that same building in Foxborough, Mass., on Monday, he was officially introduced as New England's new head coach. "I want to thank the teams that were willing to meet with me through this process to give me an opportunity to potentially lead their team," Vrabel said in h  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The following individuals will be special guests of Governor Dan McKee for tonight's State of the State Address: Melrose Elementary School Principal Beth Roman and students Paul Smith and Opal Donalson: Principal Roman is in her fourth year as the principal of Melrose Elementary School in Jamestown. She will be accompanied tonight by fourth-grade students, Paul Smith a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: (Durham, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) Acting Director Derrick Brent, USPTO Northern New England Community Outreach Office Director Daniel Modricker, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law Dean Megan Carpenter and UNH Senior Vice Provost for Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach Marian McCord for the signing of a Joint Project Agreement to establ  more

ORONO, Maine, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: * * * Maine funds R&D activities at its public universities through the Maine Economic Improvement Fund, which in FY24 delivered a more than 6:1 direct rate of return, supported more than 1,400 student researchers and helped hundreds of small businesses innovate new products and improve productivity * * * PORTLAND, Maine -- State-funded University of Maine System (UMS) research is delivering i  more