Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Tuesday April 08, 2025 ( 21 items ) |
Aaron Glenn: Breece Hall in a 'good place,' but Jets plan to use three-running back approach
CANTON, Ohio, April 7 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Aaron Glenn: Breece Hall in a 'good place,' but Jets plan to use three-running back approach
Breece Hall 's hammerlock on the bulk of the New York Jets' carries appears to be ending.
Last week, at the NFL's Annual League Meeting, Gang Green coach Aaron Glenn noted that he prefers to use a three-RB rotation with Hall, Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis getting touches.
"I think, mentally,
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ADL and JLens Urge Shareholders to Reject Anti-Israel Shareholder Proposals at General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Political] -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release:
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ADL and JLens Urge Shareholders to Reject Anti-Israel Shareholder Proposals at General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin
New York, NY, April 7, 2025 - JLens, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) and Fund Sponsor of the JLens 500 Jewish Advocacy U.S. ETF (NYSE
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Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat
ITHACA, New York, April 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Avian flu in raw milk found to be broadly sensitive to heat
In March 2024, when the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza were identified in dairy cows in Texas, Cornell researchers - led by Diego Diel, associate professor of virology in the College of Veterinary Medicine - immediately began assessing how long the virus survived in the raw milk of infected cows.
At the same time, Nicole Martin, assis
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Bears, Patriots, Jets open voluntary offseason programs today
CANTON, Ohio, April 7 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Bears, Patriots, Jets open voluntary offseason programs today
The march toward Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium begins today for three NFL clubs.
Day 1 of the voluntary offseason program kicks off Monday for the Chicago Bears, New England Patriots and New York Jets.
Teams with new head coaches get an early start on their offseason programs to immerse players in the systems and get to k
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Binghamton University: Pharmacy Assistant Professor's Research Fueled by His Passion to Help Others
BINGHAMTON, New York, April 8 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Pharmacy assistant professor's research fueled by his passion to help others
John Fetse has always been fascinated by how medicine works and is using that curiosity to find better treatment methods
By Scott Sasina
The Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences has become a home for several new faculty members over the last year. With these new faces walking the halls and in the
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Comedian and Writer Amber Ruffin To Host PEN America's Spring Gala
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release:
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Comedian and Writer Amber Ruffin To Host PEN America's Spring Gala
(NEW YORK)-- PEN America today announced that late night comedy star and writer Amber Ruffin will host the free expression organization's annual star-studded gala on May 15 in New York City.
Ruffin, a long-time writer of
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Dataset reveals how Reddit communities are adapting to AI
ITHACA, New York, April 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Dataset reveals how Reddit communities are adapting to AI
Researchers at Cornell Tech have released a dataset extracted from more than 300,000 public Reddit communities, and a report detailing how Reddit communities are changing their policies to address a surge in AI-generated content.
The team collected metadata and community rules from the online communities, known as subreddits, during two periods in July 2
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Detained Immigrant Family from Sackets Harbor Released from ICE Custody
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
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Detained Immigrant Family from Sackets Harbor Released from ICE Custody
Mother and three children taken by ICE last week en route home
SACKETS HARBOR, NY -- On March 27, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a raid near North Harbor Dairy Farms in Sackets Harbor, New York. While agents were conducting a raid on the farm, they entered another home on the pro
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Georgia Lawmakers Fail to Pass Gun Safety Legislation in the Wake of Mass Shooting at Apalachee High School
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release:
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Georgia Lawmakers Fail to Pass Gun Safety Legislation in the Wake of Mass Shooting at Apalachee High School
ATLANTA-- The Georgia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following statements after state lawmakers failed to pass any substantive gun violence prevention measures to keep communitie
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LDF Files Amicus Brief Defending Against Trump Administration's Targeting ...
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news:
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LDF Files Amicus Brief Defending Against Trump Administration's Targeting...
Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) filed an amicus brief in Perkins Coie v. Department of Justice, a case currently before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging an executive order that punishes the law firm Perkins Coie for providing legal representation to clients that
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Legal Aid, NYCLU, the Office of the Attorney General, The Aboushi Law Firm, Wylie Stecklow PLLC, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and National Press Photographers Association Welcome Hiring of Community Engagement Expert to Help Assess NYPD's Compliance with La
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:
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Legal Aid, NYCLU, the Office of the Attorney General, The Aboushi Law Firm, Wylie Stecklow PLLC, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and National Press Photographers Association Welcome Hiring of Community Engagement Expert to Help Assess NYPD's Compliance with Landmark Protest Settlement
NEW YORK, NY - The Legal Aid Society, the New York Civil Liberties Union, The Aboushi Law Firm, Wylie
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Lender Center Hosts Community-Based Organizations for Networking, Partnership-Building
SYRACUSE, New York, April 7 -- Syracuse University posted the following news:
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Lender Center Hosts Community-Based Organizations for Networking, Partnership-Building
Kendall Phillips, director of the Lender Center, welcomes the audience to the 2025 Lender Symposium.
Representatives from some 80 regional community-based organizations gathered at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown March 27 for an expo event hosted by Syracuse University's Lender Center for Social Justice. About 300 people at
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Media Tip Sheet: Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin breaks NHL Goal Record
WASHINGTON, April 7 -- George Washington University posted the following news:
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Media Tip Sheet: Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin breaks NHL Goal Record
WASHINGTON (April 7, 2025)- Yesterday the Washington Capitals' captain, Alex Ovechkin, broke the all-time National Hockey League (NHL) goal record. Ovechkin's 895th goal on Sunday against the New York Islanders broke the previously held record of 894 goals by Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretsky set in 1994.
Experts at the George Was
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New Analysis Shows Extensive Number of Facilities Across the U.S. That Could Get a Trump EPA Pollution Pass
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release:
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New Analysis Shows Extensive Number of Facilities Across the U.S. That Could Get a Trump EPA Pollution Pass
(Washington, D.C. - April 7, 2025) Today, a coalition of health, community and environmental groups released new analysis documenting the extensive number of high-polluting industrial facilities that Trump EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has invited to seek exemptions from n
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Oklahoma Faith Leaders, Education Advocates, and Parents Urge Supreme Court to Block Nation's First Religious Public Charter School
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release:
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Oklahoma Faith Leaders, Education Advocates, and Parents Urge Supreme Court to Block Nation's First Religious Public Charter School
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of Oklahoma faith leaders, public education advocates, and public-school parent
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PEN America and Maryland ACLU Argue in Legal Filing that U.S. Education Department Policies Will Turbocharge Book Bans and Expand Censorship
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release:
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PEN America and Maryland ACLU Argue in Legal Filing that U.S. Education Department Policies Will Turbocharge Book Bans and Expand Censorship
(NEW YORK)--PEN America has filed a "friend of the court" brief, together with the ACLU of Maryland, in a case challenging the Trump administration'
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Religious leaders, physicians fight hypertension in Tanzania and beyond
ITHACA, New York, April 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Religious leaders, physicians fight hypertension in Tanzania and beyond
This is Part 2 of a five-part multimedia feature, Dispatches from Mwanza, about Weill Cornell Medicine's collaboration with Weill Bugando School of Medicine to improve health care in Tanzania, the U.S. and around the world.
When he looks out onto his congregation, Sheikh Hassani Yassini Mchondo sees a silent killer.
Fathers in their 30s a
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Study of democracy's decline offers roadmap for fighting back
ITHACA, New York, April 7 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Study of democracy's decline offers roadmap for fighting back
In the past two decades, a slide from democracy toward autocracy has been a consistent global theme.
Countries in most regions of the world have witnessed a systematic dismantling of democratic institutions such as free and fair elections; the violation of individual rights; or the peaceful transfer of power. Democratic backsliding has prompted a rec
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Supreme Court Lifts Temporary Block on Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants, Clears Path to Further Challenges
NEW YORK, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release:
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Supreme Court Lifts Temporary Block on Trump's Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants, Clears Path to Further Challenges
Court Rules that People Targeted for Removal Under the Act are Entitled to Challenge their Deportation
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The ASAM Weekly for April 2nd, 2025
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, April 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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The ASAM Weekly for April 2nd, 2025
This Week in the ASAM Weekly
Did you know there are medical marvels living amongst us with the ability to drink lots of alcohol without experiencing a hangover? Known as "hangover resistants," these genetic mutants represent about 25% of study populations, but for some reason the government isn't funding the researc
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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(tm) (ETI) Increased in March
NEW YORK, April 7 -- The Conference Board issued the following news release:
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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(tm) (ETI) Increased in March
March ETI Steady Ahead of Tariff Announcement
Access Current & Historical Data
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index(tm) (ETI) increased in March to 109.03, from a downwardly revised 108.47 in February. The Employment Trends Index is a leading composite index for payroll employment. When the Index increases, employment is likel
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