NEW YORK, Oct. 15 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Conscientious Objection * Everyone has the human right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. This entails universal access to quality healthcare goods and services on an equal basis, including access to sexual and reproductive health services and abortion services. Conscientious objection in health care enables healthcare practitioners to opt out of certain  more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (TNSrpt) -- The International Aid Transparency Initiative, a voluntary, multi-stakeholder initiative that works with donors, partner countries and civil society organizations to make information about aid spending easier to access and use, issued the following news: * * * Breaking Silos in Education Financing: The Role of Data in Crisis Contexts The IATI Secretariat joined the webinar "Education Financing in Crisis - The Role of Data in Breaking Silos", hosted by the Inter-a more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 16 (TNSrpt) -- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following news release: * * * New Report Shows Importance of Derivatives to Japan's Asset Management Ambitions ISDA and Crisil Coalition Greenwich shows that derivatives are expected to play a pivotal role in Japan's ambition to become a global leader in asset management, but some barriers need to be reduced to enable the country's asset managers to fully take advantage of these instruments. The repo more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 16 (TNSrep) -- The James Madison Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * JMI Releases New Property Tax Reform Study Today, The James Madison Institute released a new report, "Property Tax Relief in Florida: Challenges, Options, and the Path to True Homeownership," by Vance Ginn, Ph.D., and Joseph Johns, which evaluates the economic impacts of Florida's current property tax system and outlines the various proposed reform options. Property more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSrpt) -- The National Retail Federation posted the following news release: * * * Consumers Expected to Return Nearly $850 Billion in Merchandise in 2025 Retailers estimate that 15.8% of their annual sales will be returned this year, totaling $849.9 billion, according to the 2025 Retail Returns Landscape report released today by the National Retail Federation and Happy Returns, a UPS company. The returns rate is in line with 16.9% last year, when returns totaled $890 bil more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSrpt) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs Remains Painfully High, With Large Majorities of Middle- and Low-Income Families Shut Out New Survey of 30,000+ Parents Finds Costs, Accessibility Are Insurmountable Barriers for Many Families, as Support for and Satisfaction with Afterschool Programs Grow * Nine in ten parents are satisfied with the afterschool program their child attends, and more PR