ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 7 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Massachusetts Recognizes State's Top 5 Airmen AFA's Massachusetts State organization, in conjunction with its Boston-area Minuteman Chapter, recognized the "Top 5 Massachusetts Airmen" of 2024 at an awards dinner on January 25, 2025, at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown, Mass. This was AFA Massachusetts' eighth year hosting and presenting the  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 8 -- Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, a journal that says it features economics of agriculture, food, natural resources, rural communities and the environment, published research articles on the following topics in its December 2024 edition (Vol. 53, Issue 3): * Balancing the nexus of beef sustainability: a best-worst scaling approach to inform policy decisions * Citrus greening, retail fruit prices, and household welfare: A demand system approach * COVID-1  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 8 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: * * * ASMFC Spiny Dogfish Board Approves Addendum VII to Ensure Consistency with the Councils' Spiny Dogfish Framework Adjustment 6 Arlington, VA - The Commission's Spiny Dogfish Management Board approved Addendum VII to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Spiny Dogfish. The Addendum implements measures to maintain consistency with the federal FMP in response to Spiny  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0131) on Feb. 5, 2025, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - December 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December than a year earlier in 266 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 95 areas, and unchanged in 28 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 85 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and  more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 6 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Broncos CB Pat Surtain II wins 2024 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II was named the 2024 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Surtain becomes just the second defensive back to win the award since 2010, joining Stephon Gilmore, who won it at the end of his 2019 season with the New England Patriots. Visiting "  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research on Feb. 6, 2025: * * * By Rachel Jacobson, Mikaela Tajo and Samantha Jacoby Recent years' transformative climate legislation is benefiting communities nationwide, including frontline communities: those most impacted by climate change and least resourced to respond./[1] Rural communities are among those benefiting, and so far, Republican-held districts have received a majority of these investments./[  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 8 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Andrew (A.J.) Tibbetts, an Intellectual Property & Technology shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Boston office, was a featured speaker on the panel, "Generative AI - Exposures, Legal Trends, Coverages & Insurance Implications," at the Technology Industry Risk Forum's gathering, Feb. 4, San Francisco. Speaking to an audience of risk managers for top technology firms, Tibbetts   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Boston arrests illegal Dominican drug dealer charged with assault, battery with dangerous weapon BOSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Dominican national convicted of heroin distribution crimes, who is currently charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and shoplifting crimes when ICE officers arreste  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Boston arrests illegal fugitive wanted for aggravated homicide in El Salvador EVERETT, Mass. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present 41-year-old Salvadoran fugitive wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide when officers arrested the fugitive Jan. 22 in Everett, Massachusetts. ICE is withholding the fugi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Boston arrests illegal fugitive wanted for armed robbery in Brazil EVERETT, Mass. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended an illegally present Brazilian fugitive wanted for armed robbery in his home country when officers arrested the 38-year-old alien in Everett Jan. 22. "This Brazilian fugitive is facing significant charges in his  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address on Feb. 7, 2025: * * * Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. Well, the cost of living in much of America and here in Maine is just too high. The price of fuel, the cost of supplies, utilities, and labor have driven up expenses for Maine families and families across the country, and have driven up the budgets of just about every state in the country. The new president, as you   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * Nearly 2,000 Sign MEAA, AJC Letter Urging Teachers' Union to Stop Anti-Israel Campaign Massachusetts Educators Against Antisemitism (MEAA) and American Jewish Committee (AJC) New England have issued a public letter expressing concern about a year-long campaign by Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA) leadership to demonize Israel and spread anti-Zionist propaganda into classrooms  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 8 -- 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 Feb. 6, 2025, edition (Vol. 392, No. 6). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * Original Articles * Alternative Complement Pathway Inhibition with Iptacopan in IgA Nephropa  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Feb. 8 -- 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 Jan. 30, 2025, edition (Vol. 392, No. 5). Here are excerpts of the topics: * * * * Continuation versus Interruption of Oral Anticoagulation during TAVI * CRISPR-Based Thera  more