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Anti-Violence Movement Captures The Attention of United Nations
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- Written by Tresa Halbrooks Tresa Halbrooks
- Published: 16 August 2016 16 August 2016
Nashville, Tennessee - Award-winning poet and Spoken Word Artist, Steve Connell, and prolific producer of groundbreaking multimedia, President, CEO & Chief Creative of Go West Creative Group, David Fischette, have captured the attention of the UN Women with their latest Spoken Cinema™ project, "We Are the Lions," a global anti-violence movement that launched earlier this month.
FTC Approves Final Order Preserving Competition for Customers of Aluminum Beverage Cans
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 16 August 2016 16 August 2016
Washington, DC - Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Ball Corporation’s proposed $8.4 billion acquisition of Rexam PLC would likely be anticompetitive.
Louisiana Flooding: Red Cross Shelters 10,000+ After Worst Disaster Since Superstorm Sandy
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- Written by American Red Cross American Red Cross
- Published: 15 August 2016 15 August 2016
Washington, DC - The American Red Cross is helping thousands of people in Louisiana affected by devastating flooding, likely the worst natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Scientists seeking ‘the ultimate Pokemon’ in central Africa
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- Written by Zen Vuong Zen Vuong
- Published: 16 August 2016 16 August 2016
Los Angeles, California - Researchers are on a real-life search for what one calls “the ultimate Pokémon”: Zenkerella, an elusive scaly-tailed squirrel that has never been spotted alive by scientists. However, biologists recently found three newly dead specimens that hint at how the “living fossil” has evolved over the past 49 million years.
The Republic of Congo National Day
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 15 August 2016 15 August 2016
Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I send best wishes to the people of the Republic of Congo as you celebrate your 56th Independence Day today.