DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- CoBank, a cooperative bank that serves agribusinesses, rural infrastructure providers and Farm Credit associations, issued the following news release: Food insecurity remains prevalent in the U.S. with sparsely-populated rural areas often being disproportionally affected. Rural communities comprise 63% of all U.S. counties but 87% of counties with the highest food insecurity rates. The primary challenge for rural residents is the prevalence of low-access foo  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 5 -- Nature, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features science and technology, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 21, 2023, edition (Vol. 621, Issue 7979): This Week: * Why the pandemic treaty risks becoming COVID-19 groundhog day * Rich countries must align science funding with the SDGs * Bringing space rocks back to Earth could answer some of life's biggest questions * A vaccine against the cervical-cancer virus shows its prowess *  more

CANTON, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- The National Football League issued the following news on Oct. 6, 2023: A model of might and dominance across nine Chicago autumns, Dick Butkus embodied fearsome and brutish play as a true Monster of the Midway. Perhaps the greatest middle linebacker of them all and a Bears legend for the ages, Butkus died on Thursday -- which was also game day for a previously winless Chicago squad. An announcement of the 80-year-old's death from the Bears did not come until roughly 9  more

PLOVER, Wisconsin, Oct. 3 -- Women In Trucking Association issued the following news release: The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has announced Sarah Smith as vice chair of the association. In this role, Smith will collaborate with WIT's officers, board of directors, and staff to guide the association's mission of encouraging the employment of women in the industry, minimizing obstacles they face, and promoting their accomplishments. Along with this volunteer leadership role, Smith is senio  more