Federal Public/Private Partnership Ramps Up Efforts To Find COVID-19 Treatment Through Combat COVID

VIDEO: Dr. David Wohl, Infectious Disease Expert at the University of North Carolina

(Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 29, 2021) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has created a one-stop resource to help individuals and healthcare providers in the fight against COVID-19 called, “Combat COVID.”…

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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Introducing Windows 11

AUDIO: Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, Modern Life, Search and Devices
(Redmond, WA, Thursday, June 24, 2021) – Today, Microsoft announced Windows 11, a completely refreshed user experience designed to empower productivity and inspire creativity. Microsoft and its partners will bring to market a variety of devices, across...

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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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Environmental Justice in Black Communities

AUDIO: Heather McTeer Toney, Climate Justice Liaison at Environmental Defense Fund, and Dr. Margot Brown, Associate Vice President, Environmental Justice and Equity Initiatives
(New York, NY, Tuesday, June 22, 2021) – For Black communities still reckoning with the tragedies of COVID-19 and often hit first and the hardest by climate change, June could present an environmental challenge. June...

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Annie E. Casey 2021 KIDS COUNT Report Shows State Progress on Child Well-Being Imperiled by Pandemic

AUDIO: Lisa Hamilton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Annie E. Casey Foundation
(Baltimore, MD, Monday, June 21, 2021) – The Annie E. Casey Foundation is releasing its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, which shows that nearly a decade of progress after the Great Recession could be erased...

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Quaker Lobby Celebrates House Vote to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization

AUDIO: Diane Randall, FCNL General Secretary
(Washington, D.C., Friday, June 18, 2021) – The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) applauds the vote in the House of Representatives to repeal the outdated and overstretched 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force...

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Children’s Hospitals’ Patients Ask Congress to Prioritize Mental Health Needs for Youth

AUDIO: Amy Knight, President, Children's Hospital Association (CHA)
(Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 16, 2021) – Fifty children’s hospitals’ patients are participating in the 2021 Speak Now for Kids Family Advocacy Week. Having a child, teen or young adult with significant health challenges is...

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