STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 8 (TNSpp) -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release: Americares is deploying an emergency response team to respond to the devastating earthquakes that killed thousands of people across Turkey and Syria. The team, which will be headed to southern Turkey, is expected to deploy within 24 hours. "With health centers damaged or destroyed, there is an urgent need to treat survivors with injuries and serious hea  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 7 (TNSpp) -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release: Americares is preparing to send medicine, relief supplies and emergency funding to restore health services for survivors of the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria early Monday, killing more than 2,000 people and injuring thousands more, according to local officials. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped under the rubble and the dea  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 9 (TNSgov) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: Animal Wellness Action and Center for a Humane Economy applauded State Representative Dr. Amish Shah, D-LD5, for introducing legislation to stop Nike and other athletic shoe companies from sourcing kangaroo skins for soccer cleat models. He has introduced the fourth state bill this year to address this distinct wildlife exploitation problem, building on similar legislation in Connecticut, New  more

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 9 (TNSpp) -- The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology issued the following news release: Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) announced the recipients of its second Global Impact Challenge. The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) is honored to have been named a Makers Grant recipient for their efforts to create the MAKER Multipliers movement, building upon the MAKER Multipliers platform. The initiative involves the state's most passionate  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Feb. 11 (TNStalk) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following statement on Feb. 10, 2023: The government must act urgently to protect the health and lives of young people across the Philippines, Save the Children said, following reports of a shocking number of actual and attempted suicides among Philippine students in the last academic year. According to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (TNStalk) -- The Interactive Advertising Bureau issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2023: * * * Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Executive Vice President for Public Policy Lartease Tiffith issued the following statement in response to President Biden's State of the Union address to Congress last night. "IAB supports data privacy and protecting kids online. A preemptive federal data privacy law would help Americans understand their privacy rights and would provide   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (TNStalk) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2023: * * * Lawmakers in Connecticut took a crucial procedural step toward considering and enacting strong, state-level protections against discrimination in voting. By voting unanimously to raise the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of Connecticut (CTVRA), the Government Administration and Elections (GAE) Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly paved the way for a public h  more