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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Foundation for the Development of Western Syria (the “Foundation”) yesterday hosted a congressional briefing in the U.S. House of Representatives to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the March 2025 massacre targeting Alawite and Christian communities in coastal Syria. The briefing brought together Members of Congress, congressional staff, and leading human rights and foreign policy experts, alongside representatives of Syria’s Alawite, Christian, Druze, an...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Periodic Paralysis Association (PPA) today announced the 2nd annual World Periodic Paralysis Day (WPPD), to be observed March 23, 2026....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Foundation for the Development of Western Syria (the “Foundation”) will host a bipartisan congressional briefing this afternoon on Capitol Hill to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the March 2025 massacre that devastated Alawite and Christian communities across Latakia and Syria’s coastal region. The briefing will bring together Members of Congress from both political parties, alongside representatives of Syria’s diverse communities – including Alawite, Ch...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Bank named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute for 12th consecutive year...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Arbor Day Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have recognised 283 communities as 2025 Tree Cities of the World. This represents a 34% increase from last year’s cohort, marking the largest single-year jump in participation since the programme launched in 2018. “It’s no coincidence the Tree Cities of the World programme is gaining momentum. Right now, more city leaders are seeing firsthand the transformative power of...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mundial Media, an AI-powered advertising platform purpose-built to understand culture through machine learning, is proud to announce that the ‘Nos Ayuda a Vivir’ campaign, developed in partnership with Poder Latinx, Conexión, and Autonomy Strategies, has won a 2026 Reed Award for Best Online Video - Spanish. The campaign was also named a finalist in the Best Online Video for Bootstrapped category. The award recognizes a campaign designed to raise awareness around t...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Week, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Yolanthe Cabau, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York City Bar Association in recognition of her work combating the sexual exploitation of children. Held in New York, the awards evening emphasised the importance of safety within the justice system, recognising that protecting vulnerable children also requires safeguarding the frontline tea...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KIVI CTV names former Pluto TV director as CEO to scale Americas monetization via strategic partnerships with Lionsgate, Cinépolis, and more....

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Operation HOPE, and its national initiative Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), today announced the launch of the second annual Green Socks Day Challenge, a nationwide movement culminating on April 30 to close Financial Literacy Month with a country-wide call to action emphasizing financial literacy as the foundation for economic opportunity and ownership. Powered by FL4A, Green Socks Day encourages individuals, schools, corporations, faith-based organizations, and comm...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, today announced the formation of the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Council (AIEC) committees, along with the first distinguished slate of committee chair leadership appointments. The AIEC, co-chaired by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Operation HOPE Chairman, Founder and CEO John Hope Bryant, was established to ensure that the rapid advancement of...