SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 29 -- The American Coalition for Ethanol issued the following news on Aug. 28, 2023: Two years after the public unveiling of the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Hybrid Electric Flex Fuel vehicle at its 2021 annual conference in Minneapolis, ACE demonstrated the project's value to conference attendees at this year's conference, once again held in the Twin Cities. ACE's Chief Marketing Officer Ron Lamberty shared updated stats over the first two years of drivi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Asia Foundation issued the following news: A just-published report-based on the survey titled "The State of Bangladesh's Political Governance, Development, and Society," jointly conducted by The Asia Foundation, Bangladesh, and BIGD of BRAC University-sheds light on Bangladeshi citizen's perception of the political, economic, and social atmosphere of the country. The survey collected data from 10,240 adult men and women representing all 64 dist  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 30 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today welcomed the successful passage of SB 403 through the California State Assembly Floor, one of the final steps the bill will encounter before passing the California State Legislature. SB 403, also known as the "Caste Bill," was authored by Senator Aisha Wahab, sponsored by Equality Lab  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 29 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: In response to a Center for Biological Diversity petition and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected four populations of foothill yellow-legged frogs in California under the Endangered Species Act. The protected frog populations are in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, North Feather River, Central Coast and South Coast. "This is a lifeline for the  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * The precision medicine technology is being used for patients with metastatic lung and bone tumors at City of Hope's Los Angeles location and could treat more cancers in the future * * * City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, is the first health system in Southern California to offer patients diagnosed with primary or metastatic lung an  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Aug. 30 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: Direct Relief announced the recipients of the 2023 Innovation Awards in Community Health: Addressing Infectious Disease in Underserved Communities. Grants totaling more than $4.5 million will go to 19 U.S. safety-net community healthcare providers to support innovative approaches to infectious disease treatment, with a focus on vaccine education and delivery. The recipient programs span 11 U.S. states and serve comm  more

LAKE ARROWHEAD, California, Aug. 29 -- Equality California issued the following statement on Aug. 28, 2023: * * * Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to Attorney General Rob Bonta filing a lawsuit against Chino Valley Unified School District: "Equality California strongly supports Attorney General Rob Bonta's decision to file a lawsuit against Chino Valley Unified   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 30 -- Equality California issued the following statement on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to the announcement that long-serving LGBTQ Caucus member and Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins will be succeeded by Senator Mike McGuire with a transition to be announced next year: "We are beyond grateful to hav  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 -- Everytown for Gun Safety issued the following news release: Students Demand Action and Mom Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots networks, issued the following statements on gun violence-related incidents that occurred during high school football games in multiple states across the country, leaving one student dead and at least seven people injured in total. The shootings occurred in Choctaw, Oklahoma, Los Angeles, California and Virginia Beach,   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 29 -- The Freedom of the Press Foundation issued the following news: * * * Caitlin Vogus spoke to the Lawfare podcast last week about the police raid of the Marion County Record, its chilling effect on the press, and steps journalists can take to protect themselves against future police raids and other searches. As Vogus, deputy director of advocacy for Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), told Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien: "The raid on Marion was r  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The International Fresh Produce Association issued the following news release: The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced the slate of new officers and directors for the 2024 IFPA Board of Directors. The volunteer leaders will be confirmed by a ballot shared with membership. This group will begin its board service at the 2023 Global Fresh Produce & Floral Show, October 19-21, in Anaheim, California. The IFPA Board of Directors is guided by the Execu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- The Advanced Medical Technology Association issued the following news release: In the latest episode of the Medtech POV Podcast, AdvaMed President and CEO Scott Whitaker sits down with Dr. Peter Schneider, Professor of Surgery in the Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery at the University of California San Francisco, and Dr. Justin Klein, AdvaMed board member and co-founder at Vensana Capital. The three talked about a recent New York Times story about ather  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 30 -- The Irrigation Association issued the following news release: The Irrigation Association is pleased to announce that Alan Ence, QWEL, general manager of landscape and agriculture at Hydro-Rain, has been appointed to the IA Board of Directors. Ence has spent over 30 years in the irrigation industry, working in multiple areas including product development, business development and management. He is named on multiple U.S. patents for products in the field of irrigati  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 30 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * A Potential Alternative for Regulating Internet-Based Platform Services By Swaptik Chowdhury and Timothy Marler Centralized policy may help soften deceptively predatory aspects of Internet-platform services. The use of internet-based platform services like Amazon, DoorDash, and Uber Eats is increasing and can be helpful. But the companies that offer these services may be engaging in predatory pr  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 29 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 28, 2023: * * * Five Charts That Tell Us About the State of Public Education Right Now By Melissa Kay Diliberti, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Julia H. Kaufman, Ashley Woo and Heather L. Schwartz A lot happens every year in U.S. public schools, and it can be hard to keep track of it all. To monitor trends in public education, the RAND Corporation fields over a dozen surveys annually to teachers, principals, and superin  more

CARSON, California, Aug. 30 -- The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the Christian Church, issued the following news: * * * FedEx's mobile feeding canteens enable The Salvation Army to serve more than 32,000 individuals in Q2 2023 * * * In the second quarter of 2023, FedEx's mobile feeding units proved vital in The Salvation Army's efforts to serve their communities. The mobile feeding units were used in outreach events, disaster relief, and homeless feeding programs, and over this quar  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 29 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news release: The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) was recently able to expose a 42-year-old UK based woman named Sarah Mountford, or 'Aryan Angel,' in the upcoming 'Miss Hitler' beauty pageant hosted by Russian Social Media Site VKnotakte (VK). Mountford also shared that her "views aren't extreme, you hear the same at every bus stop" and "he (Hitler) has been dead a long time. I didn't think of the impact his na  more