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WJC American Section: Columbia University Deal Must Result in Accountability
NEW YORK, July 18 -- The World Jewish Congress issued the following news release:

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WJC American Section: Columbia University Deal Must Result in Accountability

In response to reports that Columbia University is nearing a deal with the federal government to restore nearly $400 million in frozen funding, J. Philip Rosen, Chair of the World Jewish Congress - American Section, issued the following statement:

"Freezing Columbia's funding was a bold and necessary move. It showed this administration was willing to act where others wouldn't. It put elite universities on notice.

"But the deal ... Show Full Article

Senate Republicans Abandon All Integrity in Judicial Nomination Vote
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Alliance for Justice, an organization committed to fortifying the progressive movement through its focus on federal and state courts and building power by providing resources to maximize nonprofits' advocacy capacity, issued the following news release on July 17, 2025:

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Senate Republicans Abandon All Integrity in Judicial Nomination Vote

This morning the Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider the nominations of Emil Bove and several of President Trump's other controversial nominees to the federal courts. As Senate Democrats voiced their objections to Bove, ... Show Full Article

NFHA Applauds Introduction of Senator Warnock's 'Appraisal Modernization Act'
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Fair Housing Alliance issued the following news release:

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NFHA Applauds Introduction of Senator Warnock's "Appraisal Modernization Act"

The National Fair Housing Alliance(R) (NFHA(TM)) applauds Senator Raphael Warnock and his colleagues, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Angela Alsobrooks, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Andy Kim for introducing the Appraisal Modernization Act. The bill seeks to address bias in the home valuation process and ensure all homebuyers have a fair chance to build wealth through homeownership. The bill would:

- Require the ... Show Full Article

ISTH Industry Roundtable Drives Strategic Progress at ISTH 2025 Congress
CARRBORO, North Carolina, July 18 -- The International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis issued the following news:

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ISTH Industry Roundtable drives strategic progress at ISTH 2025 Congress

The ISTH launched the Industry Roundtable in 2022 to engage industry partners in an ongoing, strategic dialogue to impact patient outcomes in the field of thrombosis and hemostasis. Now in its third year, the Industry Roundtable has become a vital platform for open, solutions-focused dialogue between the ISTH and industry partners.

At the ISTH 2025 Congress in Washington, D.C., the ISTH hosted ... Show Full Article

Consequences of 'Defunding' Planned Parenthood and What Comes Next
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release:

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Consequences of "Defunding" Planned Parenthood and What Comes Next

Planned Parenthood Federation of America and two local Planned Parenthood 501(c)(3) members are currently in court fighting against the Trump Administration and Congress' unlawful attempt to "defund" Planned Parenthood health centers through the reconciliation law and strip more than a million people of access to their preferred health care provider. While the provision is currently blocked under a temporary restraining ... Show Full Article

Civil Society Leaders Issue "New Call to Halt and Reverse the Arms Race"
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Arms Control Association issued the following news release:

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Civil Society Leaders Issue "New Call to Halt and Reverse the Arms Race"

Over the decades, civil society organizations around the globe have successfully pushed governments to take steps to reduce the nuclear danger, agree to cut the number of nuclear weapons, halt and then ban nuclear explosive testing, curb the spread of nuclear weapons, and to conclude the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

"But today, eighty years since the world's first nuclear test detonation in New Mexico, nuclear ... Show Full Article

2025 World Credit Union Conference Closes as Largest Ever Held in Europe
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 18 -- The World Council of Credit Unions issued the following news release on July 17, 2025:

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2025 World Credit Union Conference Closes as Largest Ever Held in Europe

WOCCU also announces Australia as site of WCUC 2026 during final general session

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden--The 20th anniversary of the premier global credit union event closed Wednesday with a new attendance record for a World Credit Union Conference held in Europe.

This year's attendance of more than 2,000 participants tops the previous high of 1,813 set in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2016.

The record-setting ... Show Full Article