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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NMDP℠, the organization that operates the national registry of unrelated blood stem cell donors and cord blood units, applauds Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Claudia Tenney (R-NY) and Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) for the introduction of H.R. 5160, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025—a critical bipartisan bill that helps thousands of patients annually who are battling li

New analysis reveals nearly 4.8 billion diapers needed annually to fill the gap WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A bipartisan group of legislators joined advocates on September 9 in demanding federal action to end diaper insecurity, which currently affects almost half of U.S....

JANESVILLE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gov. Evers Proclaims Blain’s Farm & Fleet Day Across Wisconsin

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The event drew a standing-room-only audience of congressional staff and industry stakeholders.

Pressure is on for the Fed to start lowering rates, with markets expecting a cut at each of the three remaining meetings this year.

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #COVID19--As governments gather in Geneva for the second Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) session on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) Annex next week, the stakes are high. These negotiations will determine whether Member States have the resolve to take meaningful steps to correct the unacceptable inequities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic—by placing the collective interest above narrow self-interest and industry greed. Member States now face a compressed tim

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Denise Hauck, Department of Defense President for Corvias, will be a featured speaker at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) Healthy Building Policy Summit on Sept. 29, 2025, at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. Hauck will join a high-level panel discussion titled, "Investing in health pays back: Lessons from the field." Moderated by Whitney Austin Gray, SVP of Research at IWBI, the session will explore the connection between inve

Traders are leaving open the option that the Federal Reserve next week could cut its key interest rate by half a percentage point.

BOSSIER CITY, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kevin Nolten, president of the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC), attended a special White House roundtable hosted by the First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) education Thursday. Nolten joined senior leaders from executive departments and agencies, including the Secretaries of Agriculture, Education, Energy, and Labor. Other attendees included the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Director of

(NASDAQ:CTSH) WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant today announced its participation in the AI Education Taskforce meeting at the White House, joining senior executives from leading AI companies and officials from the Trump Administration to support a national initiative aimed at...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In an era dominated by artificial intelligence, the Cureus Journal of Medical Science is taking a bold stand against the unchecked use of human-authored research by large language models (LLMs). AI companies harvest open-access content to train...

Rebates Now Available for Zero-Emission Heat Pumps for Homes and Businesses DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) has launched its $21 million GO ZERO Pilot Incentive Program designed to help residents and...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Hemp Roundtable has launched its “National Farmer Advisory Council,” an initiative dedicated to empowering American hemp farmers and championing sensible policies that foster industry growth while safeguarding consumers. The Farmer Council, led by hemp farmers Brian Furnish (Kentucky) and Ken Meyer (South Dakota), will serve as a resource for decision makers, federal and state, who are considering regulatory and legislative changes that impact the hemp industry

BEIJING, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Only when nations across the world treat each other as equals, live in harmony and mutually support one another can common security be safeguarded, the root cause of war eliminated, and historical tragedies prevented from recurring, said Chinese...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity today released Impact of AI on Workers in the United States, a groundbreaking analysis revealing that artificial intelligence is on track to disrupt roughly one in four U.S. jobs by 2028. The report warns that we are entering an economic upheaval on a scale seen only once a century, requiring bold policy responses to protect families and communities. To ground its findings, the study draws on one of the last comprehensive, unalte

DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. business confidence remains near historic survey lows according to new Principal Financial Well-Being IndexSM research, despite a modest rebound from a post-pandemic low reported in April 2025. The Index climbed to 6.80 out of 10 in August, up from 6.02 in April, but remains far below the 8.08 recorded a year ago, as policy changes and new tariffs continue to dampen expectations for the year ahead. While the Index saw a modest uptick, driven by improved o

(NASDAQ:KTOS) SAN DIEGO, Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), on August 28 hosted a high-level roundtable at Kratos’ Oklahoma City aircraft production facility, bringing leaders from across the aerospace and defense supply chain and Congress together to discuss policy priorities shaping the future of the industry. The event featured Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee who also represents key aerospace and defense installations in Oklahoma’s fourth congressional district and Senator James Lankford (R-OK).

BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from China Daily: It is not alarmist to say that global governance stands at a critical juncture, and that reform of the postwar international system is imperative to make it fit for the times. It was therefore timely that the largest-ever...

BEIJING, Sept. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday, President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) for the first time at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus" Meeting. This initiative, following the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security...