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ASTANA, Kazakhstan & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cove Kaz Execs will discuss the Northern Katpar and Upper Kairakty tungsten deposits, among the largest undeveloped tungsten resources globally...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”), the nation’s leading provider of high-quality early childhood education and care, congratulates New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislators on their decision to invest $1.7 billion in the state’s early childhood education programs, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of children across New York have access to affordable, high-quality child care. The $1.7 billion will support affordable,...

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Booz Allen has released a new report, What's In America's Code?, examining the national security implications of popular Chinese large language models (LLMs) used in software development and security workflows. Using its AI-native testing platform, Booz Allen evaluated four Chinese frontier models and one American model to assess code quality, security, and model behavior. Following comparative testing and scenario-driven analysis across more than 2,800 trials and...

CALGARY, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackline Safety Corp. ("Blackline" or the "Company") (TSX: BLN), a global leader in connected safety technology, is pleased to announce that independent proxy advisory firms, including Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS"), have recommended that shareholders vote "FOR" the proposed plan of arrangement (the "Transaction") with Apollo Purchaser, Inc. (the "Purchaser"), a newly formed corporation controlled by Francisco Partners Management, L.P. The special...

LYNCHBURG, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its TRISO nuclear fuel has powered Antares Nuclear Inc.’s reactor through the first successful criticality milestone under the Administration’s Executive Order 14301, Reforming Nuclear Reactor Testing at the Department of Energy. BWXT also processed the high assay low enriched uranium (HALEU) feedstock material used to manufacture the Antares TRISO fuel compacts from scrap materials provided by NNSA, under...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AHF's ‘GOOOOOOOOOAL!’ Billboards Remind World Cup Fans to Score Safely...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Antares today announced that its Mark-0 microreactor achieved initial criticality at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) under U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) authorization — making Antares the first private company to bring an advanced reactor to criticality under the DOE Reactor Pilot Program. The demonstration was conducted in partnership with DOE, INL, and BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT), with integration and observation support from the U.S. Army. “Today’s ac...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Wednesday, June 3, HELP USA brought together leaders from across the housing, healthcare, philanthropy, business, government, and nonprofit sectors for HELP Heroes Night 2026, recognizing five individuals whose work has helped expand housing access, prevent homelessness, and strengthen communities. Held at Tribeca 360 in Lower Manhattan, the event brought together nearly 300 guests in support of HELP USA's work serving more than 35,000 individuals and families each...

ARICHAT NS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) long term care workers will pause job action at an urgent treatment centre in Arichat, Nova Scotia. After discussions with community members and long term care workers, CUPE 5032 has decided to pause their strike at the community clinic attached to St. Anne Community and Nursing Care Centre, which is staffed by their members. “Before the strike began, our employer deemed the urgent treatment centre non-essential, which is wh...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PaintCare, the nonprofit organization that operates Washington's paint stewardship program, has released its annual report, sharing that households and businesses dropped off a total of 1,061,821 gallons of leftover paint for recycling in 2025, a nearly 6% increase from the year prior. The report reflects Washington’s continued investment in responsible paint management and disposal practices. “We’d like to thank everyone in Washington who helped us collect more than 1...