WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release: The following is attributable to Spokesperson Benjamin Suarato: On her second day at the UN General Assembly, Administrator Samantha Power joined former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative to make a call to action on ending childhood lead exposure. Administrator Power highlighted the newly-launched(link is external) Partnership for a Lead Free Future, and over $150 milli more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to introduce the bipartisan Summit of the Americas Act to strengthen U.S. diplomatic leadership in the Western Hemisphere. The Summit of the Americas convenes heads of state to bolster ties and promote regional partnership, mostly recently in Los Angeles in 2022. U.S. Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Do more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statement in support of the Biden-Harris Administration's executive order to help prevent school shootings and address the threat of dangerous ghost guns and unserialized conversion kits, and called on Congress to do more to protect children and communities. "I am grateful for President Biden and Vice President Harris' leadership in advancing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Sept. 26, 2024: * * * This commentary is part of a report from the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department entitled The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. The report features a set of essays assessing the meaning of the election for Europe, Russia, Eurasia, the Indo-Pacific, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East. Read the Full Report (https://csi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22478) on Sept. 23, 2024, entitled "Navy Ship Names - Background for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Aspects of Navy Ship Names Two State Names Not Currently Being Used, Particularly Kansas As noted earlier in the section on evolution over time in Navy ship-naming rules, state names were once given to battleships, then later to nuclear-powered cruisers and ballistic missile s more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release: * * * Nearly one-third of the funds have been raised * * * The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) today announced the Climate Crisis Journalist Protection Initiative, which will ensure that journalists reporting on climate issues are able to do so freely and safely. The initiative will provide climate journalists with assistance, safety training, and other forms of support. CPJ has raised nearl more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 26 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: New York (September 25, 2024) - Futuro Studios, the original podcasts and programming division of Futuro Media, in collaboration with My Cultura, iHeartMedia's podcast network dedicated to elevating Latinx voices and stories, present Chess Piece: The Elian Gonzalez Story, hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Peniley Ramirez. This 10-episode series premieres on Wednesday, September 25. Following the launch, the epi more PR

AMERICUS, Georgia, Sept. 24 -- Habitat for Humanity International issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: NEW YORK (Sept. 23, 2024) -- Habitat for Humanity International today announces the next phase of its groundbreaking MicroBuild initiative, which has already helped mobilize US$1.22 billion for affordable housing finance and directly supported over 236,000 families to build or improve the place they call home. The announcement - a new Commitment to Action - comes as part of th more PR

EL SEGUNDO, California, Sept. 26 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: This week, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Susanne Rust was honored with the inaugural Aviram Foundation Award for Climate Journalism. The award, which recognizes excellence in reporting on the climate crisis and solutions that advance a more sustainable future, was presented by Aviram Foundation President Ziv Aviram and former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative (CG more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 25 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: The New York State Bar Association is awarding its highest honor, the Gold Medal, to retired Associate Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States, at its presidential gala on Jan. 16 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. "Justice Breyer's loyalty is to the rule of law," said Domenick Napoletano, president of the New York State Bar Association. "There is no  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: NEW YORK, September 25, 2024 - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced Susan Clark Livingston, partner at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), as the latest recipient of its 2024 Ripple of Hope Award. Livingston and the four previously announced laureates will be honored at the organization's annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December 11 in New York City. Each year, the RFK Ripple of Ho more PR