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Munich – – September 15, 2026 -- German public broadcaster ARD secured 9 awards at the Deutscher Fernsehpreis 2026, the highest tally of any network, alongside 32 nominations that outpaced all competitors by a wide margin.

ARD claims top honors across reality, drama and documentary categories

The reality format "Werwölfe - Das Spiel von List und Täuschung" won Best Reality Entertainment, marking ARD's first major recognition in the reality genre. The drama series "Hundertdreizehn" took Best Drama Series, while "Die Nichte des Polizisten" earned two awards: Best Fiction Screenplay for writers Rolf Basedow, Nicole Armbruster and Gabriela Sperl, and Best Fiction Editing for Anna Nekarda.

Statesville, N.C. – – September 15, 2026 -- Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (NASDAQ: KEQU) reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 sales of $66.3 million, down 6.7% from $71.1 million a year earlier, even as order backlog rose to $169.0 million from $165.9 million at the end of April.

Net earnings drop to $1.7 million on lower manufacturing volumes

Pre-tax earnings fell 34.7% to $2.56 million from $3.92 million in the prior-year quarter, while net earnings declined to $1.706 million from $3.093 million. Diluted earnings per share came in at $0.58, down from $1.04. EBITDA for the quarter totaled $4.525 million versus $6.32 million a year ago. Backlog, while up sequentially, remains well below the $205.0 million recorded on July 31, 2025.

Brentwood, Tenn. – September 15, 2026 -- Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) disclosed its occupancy performance for August 2026, covering a portfolio capable of serving approximately 45,000 residents.

Brookdale operates 532 senior living communities across 41 states as of August 31, 2026

The Brentwood, Tennessee-based operator confirmed its network size in the filing, spanning independent living, assisted living, memory care, and continuing care retirement communities. The company did not disclose specific occupancy percentage figures in the material reviewed for this report.

Brookdale shares trade on the NYSE under ticker BKD

The disclosure forms part of Brookdale's routine monthly reporting cadence to investors tracking senior housing demand trends.

Camden, N.J. – – September 15, 2026 -- New Jersey American Water secured a $68 million annual revenue increase from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, funding more than $1.4 billion in infrastructure upgrades while a parallel PFAS settlement mechanism returns over $79 million to customers over the next year.

Regulator approves rate hike alongside PFAS credit to soften bill impact

The BPU-approved rates take effect September 15, 2026. Average residential water customers using roughly 5,700 gallons monthly will see bills rise by approximately $4, while wastewater-only customers face a similar $4 increase. Customers receiving both services will see a combined increase of nearly $8 per month.

Washington – September 15, 2026 -- The American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission alleging that corrugated pizza box imports from China, Malaysia, and Turkey are sold at dumping margins as high as 568.50%.

Dumping margins reach triple digits across three countries

Downers Grove, Ill. – September 15, 2026 -- Blackmer, part of PSG, a Dover (NYSE: DOV) company, has launched a behind-the-rotor seal for its G Series Internal Gear Pumps, targeting improved durability in abrasive material handling.

New seal isolates drive components from abrasive process fluids

The behind-the-rotor seal prevents process fluids and abrasive materials from contacting the drive components of the G Series pumps. Blackmer states this reduces wear, simplifies maintenance and increases uptime for operators across industrial applications.

Seal supports lower-cost bushing option for abrasive service

The design is available in Type 1 or Type 8 configurations, giving operators flexibility based on application requirements. It also supports use of a lower-cost bronze bushing when pumping abrasive materials, a feature aimed at reducing total cost of ownership for customers handling starches, inks, pulp, resins and adhesives.

Venice – September 15, 2026 -- DJI convened a professional forum titled "Filmmakers and Visionaries" at the Venice Production Bridge during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, positioning its pocket-sized Osmo Pocket 4P camera as a tool capable of matching large-scale production standards.

Hyderabad – – September 15, 2026 -- Indian deeptech firm Hylenr Technologies has detected signatures of 32 elements, including strategic rare earths such as yttrium and actinides such as uranium, inside post-operational samples from a hydrogen-loaded nickel-palladium lattice confinement system, opening a potential alternative route to producing strategic materials without mining.

Huntsville, Ala. – September 15, 2026 -- Radiance Technologies has secured a position as an awardee on the $14 billion Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) Multi-Award Task Order Contract, extending its support of the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC).

Contract spans a decade of military intelligence work

The COMET MATOC runs a 10-year period of performance from July 21, 2026 through January 1, 2037. Radiance will deliver research, development and sustainment services for hardware, software and systems underpinning military intelligence operations at MSIC, a component of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Winnemucca, Nev. – September 15, 2026 -- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: HYMC) reported drill hole H26D-6090 returned 30.5 meters grading 780.53 g/t silver and 0.49 g/t gold at its Vortex zone in Nevada, among the strongest intercepts yet from its 2025-2026 Exploration Drill Program.

Vortex hole delivers bonanza-grade silver core over 11.2 meters

Within the 30.5-meter intercept, H26D-6090 included 11.2 meters at 1,664.80 g/t silver and 0.85 g/t gold, and a narrower 5.5-meter section grading 2,249.39 g/t silver and 1.01 g/t gold. A second hole, H26D-6166, returned 20.0 meters at 460.82 g/t silver and 0.32 g/t gold, including 1.6 meters at 2,650.00 g/t silver. Both holes were drilled to connect 2025 step-out results — H25D-6070 and H25D-6072 — to the main Vortex trend, which the company says remains open to the west, at depth, and along the Central and Albert feeder faults.