Research Reveals That Students, Parents and Teachers Thrived When Using High-Quality Instructional Materials During Pandemic Learning

AUDIO: Elizabeth Chu, Executive Director, CPRL
(New York, NY, Tuesday, July 27, 2021) — Today, research has been released by the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia University which finds that online high-quality instructional materials designed to bring...

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Conozca Los Peligros De Las Inundaciones y Protejase Antes Que Empiece La Temporada De Huracanes

AUDIO: Daniel Llargués, Oficial de Relaciones Públicas de FEMA
(Washington, D.C., martes 13 de julio de 2021) – Ahora que se avecina la temporada de huracanes, FEMA pide a los residentes que se informen sobre los riesgos de las inundaciones y que actúen para...

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Know Your Flood Risk and Take Action Before Peak Hurricane Season

AUDIO: Jeff Jackson, Acting Assistant Administrator, Federal Insurance at FEMA
(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, July 13, 2021) – With peak hurricane season quickly approaching, FEMA is urging residents to understand their flood risk and to act now. Only about 20 percent of residents in Texas, Louisiana,...

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Wave of New Lawsuits Have Been Filed Asserting Weed-Killer Paraquat Causes Parkinson’s Disease

AUDIO: Michael J. Miller, Senior Partner, The Miller Firm LLC
(Orange, VA, Thursday, July 8, 2021) – The prevalence in Parkinson Disease has increased as much as 50% in younger adults in just the past 5 years. Doctors correlate this rise with environmental factors and...

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New Report Examines Jail-Based Voting in Wisconsin

AUDIO: Shauntay Nelson, Wisconsin State Director, All Voting is Local
(Madison, WI, Thursday, July 1, 2021) – In Wisconsin, most people do not become ineligible to vote unless they are serving a sentence for a felony or a misdemeanor for treason or bribery (and eligibility...

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The New Age of Social Activism – U.S. Citizen Works to Help Free Brother from Unjust Incarceration

AUDIO: Areej Al Sadhan, Sister of Incarcerated Abdulrahman Al Sadhan
(San Francisco, CA, Wednesday, June 30, 2021) – As Independence Day approaches, many Americans reflect on what freedom and freedom of speech means to them, and how to help promote these types of freedoms throughout...

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Expansion of Universal Background Checks for Guns

AUDIO: Peter Ambler, Executive Director, Giffords
(Washington, D.C., Friday, June 25, 2021) – Gun deaths in the U.S. reached their highest levels in decades with more than 38,000 Americans dying each year from gun violence, an average of 100 Americans every...

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Boat Sober This Fourth of July From the National Safe Boating Council

AUDIO: Yvonne Pentz, Communications Director, National Safe Boating Council
(Manassas, VA, Wednesday, June 23, 2021) – The Safe Boating Campaign, a worldwide effort focused on responsible boating, reminds boaters to boat sober this Fourth of July. Boating under the influence, or BUI, is the...

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