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Youth Mental Health in the Age of AI Featured at The Jed Foundation (JED) Third-Annual Policy Summit
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release:

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Youth Mental Health in the Age of AI Featured at The Jed Foundation (JED) Third-Annual Policy Summit

National leaders across mental health, education, philanthropy, policy, and youth advocacy sectors unite to advance sustainable solutions and protect the emotional well-being of young people.

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The Jed Foundation (JED), a leading nonprofit that protects emotional health and prevents suicide for teens and young adults nationwide, gathered mental health experts, policymakers, advocates, educators, and young people ... Show Full Article

Could Clearance Rates Be Key to Addressing Criminal Justice Failures?
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 22 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news on Oct. 21, 2025:

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Could clearance rates be key to addressing criminal justice failures?

Clearance rates are the closest metric we have to evaluating how well the criminal justice system does at catching people who commit crimes.

By Hanna Liebman Dershowitz, Senior Fellow

Introduction

There is a poorly understood criminal justice metric that might just be a key component of fixing a faltering system that has gotten more expensive and, arguably, less effective at protecting public safety over decades. ... Show Full Article

AmfAR Will Honor Jeremy Renner at AmfAR Las Vegas
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 -- AmfAR-the Foundation for AIDS Research issued the following news release:

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amfAR Will Honor Jeremy Renner at amfAR Las Vegas

Event to Be Hosted at Wynn Las Vegas in Partnership with Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

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amfAR will honor actor and philanthropist Jeremy Renner at its Las Vegas gala on Friday, November 21, 2025. The event will be presented in partnership with the FORMULA 1 LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX and will take place at Wynn Las Vegas. The evening will feature a seated gala dinner, musical performances, and a live auction of rare classic and contemporary automobiles, ... Show Full Article

Targeted Drug Prolongs Survival in Breast Cancer Patient Group
LONDON, England, Oct. 21 -- The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust issued the following news:

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Targeted drug prolongs survival in breast cancer patient group

Patients with HR+ and HER2- node positive high-risk early breast cancer experience improved long term overall survival seven years on following two years of taking a targeted drug alongside standard hormone therapy, according to research presented at ESMO.

The seven-year data from the international monarchE trial was simultaneously published in Annals of Oncology and presented at ESMO by the study lead Professor ... Show Full Article

Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Ohio Lawmakers Consider Bill to Promote an Independent Childhood
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 21 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 20, 2025:

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Ohio lawmakers consider bill to promote an independent childhood

Senate Bill 277 would assure parents that they can let their children engage in safe, reasonable activities without mandated adult supervision.

By Zachary Christensen, Managing Director

A new law currently under consideration in the Ohio legislature, Senate Bill 277, would grant parents much-needed assurance that they can let their children engage in safe, reasonable activities like walking to the store or playing ... Show Full Article

Heavy Equipment Operators File Federal Charges Against Operating Engineers Union for Illegal Retaliation
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 21 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release:

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Heavy Equipment Operators File Federal Charges Against Operating Engineers Union for Illegal Retaliation

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IUOE union officials unlawfully threatened "internal discipline" fines against workers who continued employment with nonunion contractor

Lawrenceville, GA (October 21, 2025) - A group of construction industry employees of Dennis Taylor & Co. have filed federal charges at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against the International Union of Operating Engineers ... Show Full Article

Foundation for Economic Education Issues Commentary: Capitalism Connected Guatemala
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 21 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Oct. 19, 2025:

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Capitalism Connected Guatemala

How free markets transformed Guatemala's telecom industry.

By Valeria Vasquez

Can you imagine having to drive for 12 hours just to make a phone call? Or being on a 20-year wait-list to be able to buy a landline? That was the reality of telecommunications in Guatemala at the beginning of the 1990s. There were only 23 public phones per 100,000 inhabitants. These numbers were more than poor service; they represented a barrier to economic growth ... Show Full Article