PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - March 2025": * * * Regional prices were unchanged in March, up 3.2 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region was unchanged in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported tod  more

NEW YORK, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - March 2025": * * * Area prices up 0.1 percent over the two months and 2.5 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston area ticked up 0.1 percent for the two months ending in March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisti  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following fact sheet: * * * Restricted Airspace Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area (DC SFRA) is roughly a circular area with a 30 nautical mile (about 33 statute miles) radius around Washington, D.C., and surrounds the Flight-Restricted Zone (FRZ). The Leesburg Executive Airport is located on the boundary of the SFRA. The L  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 10 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Testifies in Support of Increased Funding for Roads and Bridges Funding Boston -- Today, Governor Maura Healey testified in support of her proposed Chapter 90 bill, which would significantly increase roads and bridges funding for municipalities across the state. Administration and Finance Secretary Matthew J. Gorzkowicz, Highway Administrator Jonathan   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * How NASA Science Data Defends Earth from Asteroids The asteroid 2024 YR4 made headlines in February with the news that it had a chance of hitting Earth on Dec. 22, 2032, as determined by an analysis from NASA's Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The probability of collision peaked at over 3% on Feb. 18 -- the highest ever recorded for an object of i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 10 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Community Climate Bank and Partners Launch Massachusetts Energy Savings Finder Boston -- Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration is announcing that the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank (MCCB), in partnership with Rewiring America, Abode Energy Management and a coalition of state government and energy efficiency program partners, is launching the first-ever Massac  more

PASADENA, California, April 10 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Webb's Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is believed to be the first star observed in the act of swallowing a planet. The new findings suggest that the star actually did not swell to envelop a planet as previously hypothesized. Instead, Webb's obse  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Webb's Autopsy of Planet Swallowed by Star Yields Surprise Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is believed to be the first star observed in the act of swallowing a planet. The new findings suggest that the star actually did not swell to envelop a planet as previously hypothesized. Instead, Webb's observations show the planet's orbit shra  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following technical note (No. 2336) on April 4, 2025 by Michael Mengason and Stephanie Watson entitled "Pyrrhotite Reference Material Synthesis." Here is the abstract: * * * The mineral pyrrhotite was synthesized from iron and sulfur starting materials for one component in a four-component reference material (RM 8154-Pyrrhotite in Concrete) to be used to evaluate the pres  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Shapiro Challenges Trump Administration's Unlawful Decision to Revoke $185 Million Owed to 116 Pennsylvania School Districts and Education Entities The Trump Administration abruptly revoked $185 million in Congressionally-appropriated federal funding for the Pennsylvania Department of Education Cuts threaten critical initiatives to help students learn, including funding   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science issued the following commentary: * * * Big Picture: Kristin Persson on Data and Machine Learning Distinguished Scientist Fellow Kristin Persson reflects on the importance of data in discovering new materials and her contributions to the field. Scientists recognized by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow Award are pursuing answers to science's biggest questions. Kristin Persson   more