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Following the MacBook Neo’s huge popularity so far, Apple is reportedly developing an updated version of its budget laptop with a new processor and more memory, and even has plans to refresh the model with new colors. Following a similar report from analyst Tim Culpan earlier this year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the new Neo will run on an A19 Pro processor, which currently powers the iPhone 17 Pro / Pro Max and the iPhone Air, unlike the current laptop’s A18 Pro that was originally in the iPhone 16 Pro. The chip upgrade also means the updated Neo may have…

DETROIT, July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new scholarship honoring the achievements and ongoing contributions of Dr. Wael Sakr, Dean of the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has officially launched to support undergraduate students pursuing a future as medical doctors. The Dr. Wael Sakr Scholarship for Medical Students will award $1,000 aims to help with early expenses associated with applying to medical school. One winning applicant through a competitive essay contest. The scholarship is open to undergraduate students at accredited colleges and universities who are on the pre-med track or otherwise committed to pursuing a career as a medical…

FARGO, N.D., July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC (Noridian), a leader in developing solutions for federal, state and commercial health care programs, is celebrating a milestone year: 60 years of Medicare stewardship. Since 1966, Noridian has been responsible for supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) by delivering the administrative services needed to ensure Medicare beneficiaries receive essential care and that providers and medical equipment suppliers are properly reimbursed. “This responsibility has never been simple,” explains Jon Bogenreif, president and CEO. “But as Medicare evolved, Noridian evolved with it, building the expertise, systems and…

CINCINNATI, July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has promoted veteran television leader Dean Littleton to president of media, combining leadership of the company’s enterprise television and broadcast operations under Littleton in a newly created role for the company. Littleton will oversee Scripps’ complete television business: its local media portfolio of approximately 60 TV stations, its national Scripps Networks division – including ION and the company’s portfolio of multicast and digital networks – and Scripps News, the company’s 24/7 national streaming news service. The organizational realignment brings Scripps Networks under Littleton’s purview, uniting Scripps’ local…

Smithtown, N.Y., July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs today announced the public launch of Building for the Future, a multi-million-dollar, multi-year initiative to build a state-of-the-art Puppy Development & Visitor Center — a transformational investment that will strengthen the earliest and most critical stages of every guide, service, and facility dog’s journey. Construction of the 30,000-square-foot facility is scheduled to begin this summer, with the building expected to open in 2027-2028. Following a pre-launch period, the public is now invited to learn more, follow progress, and donate at GuideDog.org/Build or VetDogs.org/Build.  Watch the…

LOS ALTOS, Calif., July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cheiron, the operating system for drug programs, today announced an $8 million seed round led by Menlo Ventures, with the backing and strategic support of industry veterans including Moderna co-founder and MIT Institute Professor Robert Langer; former Pfizer Chief Medical Officer Freda Lewis-Hall; Chai Discovery co-founder and CEO Josh Meier; former Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan; and former Apple AI chief John Giannandrea. Cheiron is building the first AI-native operating system designed to represent an entire drug program as a single connected system. In less than six months since launch, Cheiron has…

EAST LANSING, Mich., July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Michigan State Football has doubled down on consistency with the installation of new indoor and outdoor practice fields by AstroTurf Great Lakes, reinforcing a clear commitment to what can be called a one turf standard across campus. For a football program preparing in every season and every condition, surface trust matters. Michigan State is investing in a training environment where players know exactly what they are stepping onto every time they practice indoors, outdoors, and across the broader athletic footprint. That kind of alignment is not just operational. It’s football specific.…

Nova Scotia’s police watchdog says it’s investigating the death of a 19-year-old man who allegedly fled from police. According to the Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), a member of the RCMP tried to pull over a vehicle on Cape Jack Road in Antigonish County’s Havre Boucher on July 18.A separate release from RCMP said the officer was on patrol at around 11:20 p.m. as part of proactive patrols for impaired driving. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. “When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle…

SONOMA, Calif., July 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five months after the TerraTrap Ground Squirrel Kit was named a 2026 Top-10 New Product at World Ag Expo, Automatic Trap Company (ATC), the North American distributor of Goodnature self-resetting trap technology, is building on the recognition with verified field results and expanding professional deployment, as California growers, property owners, and licensed pest control professionals adopt the poison-free system. The Top-10 New Products Contest, conducted annually by the International Agri-Center in conjunction with World Ag Expo in Tulare, California, is judged by a panel of farmers, ranchers, and industry professionals. Winning products were…

The murder case involving singer D4vd began Tuesday with a preliminary hearing during which prosecutors claimed he ordered a body bag, chainsaws, an inflatable pool and a shovel online days after the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. The 21-year-old singer has been charged with murder in the killing of Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to him last year.Prosecutors said the Romantic Homicide singer, whose legal name is David Burke, used the items to dismember Rivas Hernandez’s body after he had allegedly stabbed her to death for threatening to reveal their relationship and ruin…