More Consumers Can Find Lower Prices on Healthcare.gov – New Benefits for People Who Received Unemployment Compensation in 2021

AUDIO: Dr. LaShawn McIver (mc-EEV-er), CMS Director of the Office of Minority Health
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) not only provides resources to beat the pandemic but it also expands access to health insurance coverage, and lowers cost ensuring nearly everyone who buys their own individual or family...

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Three out of Five People Experienced a Tech Support Scam in the Past Year, New Microsoft Data Shows

AUDIO: Mary Jo Schrade, Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit Asia Regional Lead
(Redmond, WA, Thursday, July 22, 2021) — Today the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit is releasing a new 2021 survey examining tech support scams and their impact on consumers. Each month, Microsoft receives about 6,500 complaints...

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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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Going Back to the Office? Meal Prep, Work Clothes and Staying Healthy Post-COVID

AUDIO: Courtney McCormick, Corporate Dietitian, Nutrisystem
(Fort Washington, PA, Thursday, July 8, 2021) – It’s time to put on some real pants: Offices are opening back up. More than a third of Americans have been working from home during the pandemic....

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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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FTC Holding Up Potential Life Saving Cancer Detection Test

AUDIO: Michael Starr Hopkins, Founder, Northern Starr Strategies
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 30, 2021) – Earlier this year, President Joe Biden announced a commitment “to end cancer as we know it.” Ending the scourge of cancer could be the Bidens’ lasting legacy if their cancer moonshot is successful....

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