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Latvian Broker Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Illegally Export U.S. Aircraft Technology to Russia
Latvian national, Oleg Chistyakov, aka Olegs Čitsjakovs, 56, pleaded guilty today for his role in a years-long conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by filing false export forms with the U.S. government and, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...
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KC Area Man Sentenced to Two and a Half Years for Possessing Machine Guns
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for possessing and transferring three machine gun conversion devices. Demetrius Harris, also known as “Meech,” 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs...
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Olathe Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing 41 Firearms and Transporting Child Pornography into the United States
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Olathe, Ks., man pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Roseann A. Ketchmark to stealing 41 firearms from a gun store in Raytown, Mo., and for transporting child pornography on his cell phone into the United States...
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ICE Arrests Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Convicted of Indecent Sexual Contact with a Child, Theft, Manslaughter, and Aggravated Robbery
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrests of worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens including those with convictions for vicious crimes including indecent sexual contact with a child, manslaughter,...
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The Joint Corp. Names Debbie L. Gonzalez Chief Marketing Officer
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Joint Corp. (NASDAQ: JYNT), the nation's largest provider of chiropractic care through The Joint Chiropractic® network, announced Debbie L. Gonzalez joined as Chief Marketing Officer,...
'Let’s Do It!': 101-Year-Old WWII Veteran Soars in Vintage Biplane
Jim Sharp, an Army veteran who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and served as Sergeant Guard at the Nuremberg Trials, was honored with a free Dream Flight. MANHATTAN, KS, UNITED STATES, September 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The World War II...
CoreCivic Announces New Contract Awards At California City Immigration Processing Center and Midwest Regional Reception Center
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) ("CoreCivic") announced today that it has been awarded two new contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") to utilize 3,593 beds at two facilities...
Beneficient Reports Results for Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2025
Transformative Year Reduced Operating Costs, Launched New Products and Improved Financial Position Beneficient is Positioned to Capitalize on Adjacent Market Growth Opportunities DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beneficient (NASDAQ:...
Lisata Therapeutics Announces Encouraging Preliminary Results from the Pancreatic Cancer Cohort of the CENDIFOX Trial
Results to be presented at the AACR Special Conference in Cancer Research: Advances in Pancreatic Cancer Research—Emerging Science Driving Transformative Solutions BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lisata Therapeutics, Inc....
WaterEquity Accepts First Subscriptions of New Evergreen Fund to Scale Water and Sanitation Impact in Emerging Markets.
Kansas City, MO, Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WaterEquity, a global impact investment firm focused on expanding access to water and sanitation, today announces the first subscriptions into its inaugural evergreen investment vehicle, the...
Brad Pistotnik Injury Lawyers & Bull Attorneys Handle Rear-End, Intersection Auto Crashes in Overland Park & Topeka
Wichita, Kansas, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bull Attorneys, a respected Kansas-based personal injury law firm led by well-known car accident injury lawyer Brad Pistotnik, has officially expanded its legal services to assist victims of...
Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Bipartisan Coalition to Protect Children from Illegal Chinese Vapes
DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird led a bipartisan coalition of 28 states to defend North Carolina’s law protecting children from illegal Chinese vapes. In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Attorney General Bird...
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Cingulate Secures Exclusive Manufacturing Partnership with Bend Bio Sciences to Support Future Commercialization of Next Generation ADHD Treatment
KANSAS CITY, Kan., Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cingulate Inc. (NASDAQ: CING), a biopharmaceutical company utilizing its proprietary Precision Timed Release™ (PTR™) drug delivery platform technology to build and advance a pipeline of...
Dan Flanigan Wins Best Literary Award at Killer Nashville for An American Tragedy
Best Literary Award at the prestigious Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference KANSAS CITY, KS, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Author, playwright, and poet Dan Flanigan has been awarded the Best Literary Award...
Record Subway Ridership Last Week
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) set a new post-pandemic subway ridership record, setting a new 7-day high of 26.8 million riders traveling between Monday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 14....
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DHS Announces Six Major Disaster Declarations Approved Last Week, Supporting Recovery Across Nation
Federal assistance through DHS and FEMA will support state, tribal, and local recovery efforts WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announced today that President...
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MERIDIAN TEAMS WITH NFL TO CREATE SECURITY RING OF STEEL FOR BRAZIL SEASON OPENER
SAFETY OF FANS AND PLAYERS TOP PRIORITY TORRANCE, CA, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As part of the NFL's historic season opener in São Paulo, Brazil, Meridian Rapid Defense Group was honored to play a crucial role in...
MERIDIAN TEAMS WITH NFL TO CREATE SECURITY RING OF STEEL FOR BRAZIL SEASON OPENER
SAFETY OF FANS AND PLAYERS TOP PRIORITY TORRANCE, CA, UNITED STATES, September 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As part of the NFL's historic season opener in São Paulo, Brazil, Meridian Rapid Defense Group was honored to play a crucial role in...
US: Cambridge Releases Its First Global Future Ready Learners Report
Based on surveys with 3,000 teachers and nearly 4,000 students across 150 countries, including the US NY, UNITED STATES, September 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The International Education group at Cambridge University Press & Assessment...
WaterEquity Announces First Investment Under New Private Equity and Infrastructure Strategy.
Kansas City, MO, Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WaterEquity has announced its first investment from the Water & Climate Resilience Fund (the “Fund”), committing USD 5 million to Savant Group Ltd., parent company of SunCulture. The investment...