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MIDLAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAI) (“New Era” or the “Company”), a developer and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets in the Permian Basin, today issued the following statement in response to a December 11 report by Fuzzy Panda Research an anonymous short seller activist group that has attempted to realize gains if the share price of New Era declines. The Company believes the claims made by Fuzzy Panda are...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 1,050 Californians have signed a petition that was sent to Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office urging him to withdraw cardroom regulations proposed in May 2025, rules that community leaders warn would devastate local economies, eliminate thousands of middle-class jobs, and undermine city budgets across the state, according to the Coalition to Protect Cardroom Communities. The proposed regulations would impose additional restrictions on roughly 80 l...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Long term care workers from Maplestone Enhanced Care in Halifax, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1416, held strike votes last week with 98% of those who voted casting ballots in favour of a strike vote. “Issues with long term care have been making the news for years,” said CUPE 1416 President Tammy Steeves. “Workers, the families of residents, and industry experts have been sounding the alarm that the workers are crumbling under th...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Attorney Amy Witherite, a nationally recognized transportation-safety advocate, today issued an urgent warning that autonomous-vehicle (AV) companies are “out of control,” following Waymo’s reported refusal to curtail service in Austin even after video evidence showed its self-driving taxis repeatedly violating school-bus laws and placing children at risk. Waymo will file a voluntary software recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA ) but no...

LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today issued the following statement to correct misinformation regarding its robust go-shop process to evaluate available alternatives to the pending merger with Alcon (SIX/NYSE: ALC). Broadwood Partners, L.P. (“Broadwood”) falsely alleges there was a credible buyer who had a strong interest in acquiri...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Continuous Skilled Nursing Quality Improvement Act of 2025 aims to improve quality and accessibility to skilled nursing care under Medicaid....

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On 8 September 2025, the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB) Development Group convened a high-level meeting in the City of London with representatives from 37 nations, including all G7 members, alongside the European Commission, NATO, European Parliament, Global Banks, and Ratings Agencies to discuss the DSRB. A number of countries have now indicated their intention to begin the formal steps required to bring the DSRB into existence. This phased pattern of eng...

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Anne Community and Nursing Care Centre workers, represented by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 5032, voted 91% in favour of a strike mandate. “It’s incredibly frustrating that it [bargaining] has come to this, to taking a strike vote,” said CUPE 5032 President Annette Boudreau, “but after two years with an expired contract, watching every other health care sector get raises, watching long term care workers get raises that make us the lowest pa...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Third Avenue Management LLC (“Third Avenue”), on behalf of its clients, is a long term owner of Class A common shares of UniFirst Corp (“UniFirst”). Funds and accounts managed by Third Avenue have held shares of UniFirst since 2010. Third Avenue intends to exercise its voting authority, over all UniFirst shares held within client accounts and funds under its management, in favor of Engine Capital’s (“Engine”) proposed UniFirst directors at the upcoming December 15th a...

BOGOTA, Colombia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent energy company with over 20 years of successful operations across Latin America, today commented on Parex Resources Inc.’s ("Parex") announcement that it has halted discussions with GeoPark regarding a potential transaction: GeoPark’s Board and management team have always been open to entering into transactions that maximize value for our shareholders. As such, we entered into dis...