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A group of 12 surgical professional associations representing more than 150,000 surgeons announced today the formation of the Surgical Care Coalition to protect patients, improve their quality of life, and ensure timely access to surgical care. The...

After completing her final political campaign, Liz Matory decided to shift her focus and energy on helping to mend the nation's growing divisions through a Unity Road Trip to highlight other voices across the country who seek to celebrate that which...

2020 is the year of fear, civil unrest, and political divide. Many Americans feel forced to choose between conservative and progressive party lines. But do they have another choice?...

As China continues its brutal repression of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in East Turkistan, what China calls Xinjiang, President Trump signed the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act. Senator Marco Rubio tweeted earlier that "Today President Trump...

Amidst an unprecedented increase in the use of remote medical services, 20 of the nation's leading healthcare voices today announced the formation of a Taskforce on Telehealth Policy aimed at developing long-term recommendations. The taskforce will...

A potential landmark case involving Arizona's election laws, including its right to limit who can handle and deliver vote by mail ballots, is being considered for acceptance by the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS). Election Integrity Project,...

CanAm Enterprises ("CanAm") is pleased to share key takeaways from IIUSA's webinar: Conversation with Charlie Oppenheim. Oppenheim is the Chief of the Visa Control and Reporting Division at U.S. Department of State. During the webinar, he answered...

A statewide poll of likely Pennsylvania voters finds broad voter support for reductions in immigration in the face of massive layoffs resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. The polling was conducted on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration...

A statewide poll of likely Minnesota voters finds broad voter support for reductions in immigration in the face of massive layoffs resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. The polling was conducted on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration...

A statewide poll of likely Michigan voters finds broad voter support for reductions in immigration in the face of massive layoffs resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. The polling was conducted on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration...

Barely a month after the killing of George Floyd by Minnesota Police, a new victim, Rayshard Brooks, was killed in a Wendy's parking lot by an Atlanta police officer. The officer has since been fired but the family is finding it hard to receive this...

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) announced today that Ramsey Alwin has been named the organization's new chief executive officer effective Aug. 31. Alwin replaces James Firman, who led NCOA for 25 years until his retirement earlier this year....

The following statement is an open letter from EBONY Foundation: To Our Elected Officials: Since the recent tragic deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, coupled with the tragic death of George Floyd and the recent tragic death of Rayshard Brooks,...

More Canadians are returning to work, but many people still face challenges due to COVID-19. As we begin to take steps to safely restart our economy, we will continue to support Canadians to protect their health and economic well-being. The Prime...

Below is a statement from Bryan K. Barnett, President of the United States Conference of Mayors and Mayor of Rochester Hills, Michigan, on the Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQ Americans from being fired based on sexual orientation:...

(To) Jesse Betend (TRICHOMES.com) or to whom this may concern,Re: Comments on Article of June 02, 2020 (updated June 03, 2020)https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/george-floyd-police-brutality-protests-government The Drug Enforcement...

With the significant decline in money sent home by migrants due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today called for governments across the world to declare remittance service providers...

As part of the growing effort to stop and delay implementation of the state of California's Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) regulations, numerous elected officials and governmental bodies have joined with the Building Industry Association of Southern...

Hawaii has a Progressive Democratic candidate, and it's Brian Evans. "For too long, we've allowed establishment politicians to fail...

Dutch Ridge Consulting Group, LLC (DRCG), headquartered in Beaver, Pennsylvania  is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 10-year, Prime Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract to provide cyber security and IT related services to enhance...

In response to the gradual easing of lockdown measures, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) is hosting a virtual conference under the theme "Thai MICE and the Post-COVID-19 New Normal" to reignite and reshape Thai MICE industry facing...

Statement from John Mason: HATE is the problem we must address.  Four years ago in the gay establishment Pulse Nightclub, Omar Mateen committed the deadliest domestic terrorist act by a single shooter at the time.  He murdered 49 and injured 53 of...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) President Harriet Schleifer and Jason Isaacson, AJC's Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, presented today to members of Congress a six-point action plan addressing the pernicious legacy of racism in the United...

American Legion National Commander James W. "Bill" Oxford issued the following statement today: "The American Legion stands on principles and serves purposes worldwide that are violated when justice, freedom and democracy are not applied equally,...

Today, "Big Dan" Rodimer declared victory in the Republican Primary Election for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, setting up a general election match-up against perhaps the most corrupt Member of Congress in Washington, liberal first-term...

Today, Jodie Kelley, CEO of the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), testified before the House Financial Services Committee Task Force on Financial Technology on the role of the modern payments industry in delivering stimulus dollars during...

Former Atlanta City Councilmember Alex Wan, a long-time Morningside homeowner and civic leader, conceded the race for Georgia House District 57 after a hard-fought contest. Ultimately, former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Evans prevailed. Wan and...

On June 11, Shunde, a district of Foshan city in China's Guangdong province, released the construction plan for ten ultra-large modern thematic industrial parks with new development philosophy, and interpreted related supporting policies. According...

Today, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)?an alliance of leading cancer centers?hosted a Virtual NCCN Policy Summit titled Accelerating Advances in Cancer Care Research: A Lookback at the 21st Century Cures Act in 2020. The program...

With an increasing sense of urgency as uncertainty around COVID-19 lingers and protests erupt around the country, hundreds of business leaders and Business for America (BFA) have signed a letter urging federal lawmakers to provide funding to states...

Media representatives are advised that Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, will be holding a...

Today marks the launch of the 14th edition of the Global Peace Index from the international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP). Key results Civil unrest has doubled since 2011 ? 96 countries recorded a violent demonstration in...

Media representatives are advised that Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, will be holding a...

In response to calls from President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reopen schools in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Protect Our Public Schools (POPS) has launched a petition on Change.org. The petition demands that Education...

Integris Applied (www.integrisapplied.com) continues its partnership with the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) to evolve the role of the state CIO through the recent publication of NASCIO's paper "The State CIO Operating Model: Leveraging...

Note: All times local Ottawa, Ontario The Deputy Prime Minister will join the Prime Minister's call with provincial and territorial premiers. Closed to media. 12:00 p.m. The Deputy Prime Minister will participate in the meeting of the Special...

The "Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act," the federal transportation reauthorization bill released today by the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, delivers...

The Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) has become aware of Statutory Instrument No. 57 of 2020 (SI 57) issued by the Minister of Energy, Honourable Mathew Nkhuwa, declaring all of CEC's distribution and transmission lines as Common Carrier. This...

DENVER, June 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Police Empathy Academy is now offering an empathy training and racial bias certification for police officers, precincts, academies and police departments across the country. The long-term goal of the...

The National Organization of Concerned Black Men Inc., believes it has a responsibility to respond to the tragic death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Minnesota resident, who died on Monday, May 25th, 2020 while being detained as Minneapolis Police...

Chinese authorities on Monday released a master plan for the Hainan free trade port, aiming to build the southern island province into a globally-influential high-level free trade port by the middle of the century. A free trade port system focusing...

Former FBI Special Agent (SA) Tracy Baldwin Swayne created a 7:14 minute video about the FBI, the Michael Flynn case, and asking Americans to sign a White House petition to create a White House/DOJ "FBI Clean Up Task Force." The video is on...

Below is a statement by Bryan K. Barnett, President of the United States Conference of Mayors and Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI) on the protests taking place across the country: ...

The head of the nation's largest veterans organization is imploring President Trump to sign legislation which would relieve students from repaying loans that were issued because they were defrauded by disreputable schools....

The Federation of St Kitts and Nevis has met the six criteria set by the World Health Organisation guiding whether to ease lockdown restrictions. The Caribbean twin islands have no more active COVID-19 cases, with all 15 recovered, and no related...

The Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) today applauded the introduction of a bill in the House of Representatives that offers long-awaited protections for the healthcare responders and facilities at the front lines of the COVID-19...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa about a House Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing held yesterday addressing the federal government's efforts to protect front-line workers during the coronavirus pandemic....

Calling all non-voters. The unique John Manimas Campaign took a giant step forward after John Manimas filed the certificate of a write-in candidate with the New York State Board of Elections. "The official write-in ballot status is effective in New...

Leaders of the Canadian tourism and travel sectors today announced the formation of the Canadian Tourism Roundtable ("Roundtable"), a coalition of industry representatives committed to restoring the Canadian tourism and travel sector in the wake of...

The head of the nation's largest veterans organization praised a tweet by President Trump today indicating that federal orders for members of the National Guard would be extended through the middle of August....