CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 7 -- The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association issued the following news release: The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) will encourage and train Hispanic pastors through a series of events happening across the country this fall. "Summits de Evangelismo" (Evangelism Summits) are tailored exclusively for pastors and leaders of Spanish-speaking churches. These Summits will take place in four key cities: * McAllen, Texas (Sept. 30) * Phoenix, Arizona (O  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 7 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: The California chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today celebrated the successful passage of SB 403 through the California State Legislature with a final Senate concurrence vote. The passage marks a significant win for the fight towards caste equity nationwide, with the California Legislature becoming the first to champion the cause. SB 4  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 7 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: Late yesterday, Center for Food Safety filed a legal appeal against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to its genetically engineered (GMO or GE) labeling rules that do not mandate universal, clear on-package food labeling and allow unlabeled hidden GMOs to proliferate in the U.S. food marketplace. Despite a victorious 2022 district court ruling in CFS's origi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 7 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: Craig Newmark Philanthropies and Common Sense Media announced today a partnership to help shape tech policies and practices that protect children, families, and American democracy from the harmful side effects of advanced and emerging technologies. Funding from Craig Newmark Philanthropies will contribute to Common Sense's first-ever AI ratings and reviews system and an AI literacy progr  more

ONTARIO, California, Sept. 7 -- The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials issued the following news release: The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO(R)) has published Spanish versions of the 2021 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC(R)) and Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC(R)), available in both hardcopy and digital formats. The English versions of these codes were completed in a three-year consensus development cycle accredited by th  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 7 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: New data, released today by the Institute for Justice (IJ), show states that permit home cooks to sell perishable foods do not see an increase in foodborne illnesses. The data, obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests in the seven states with the broadest homemade food laws, show that none of these states have ever confirmed any cases of foodborne illness attributed to food   more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The National Pest Management Association issued the following news release: It's that time of year when summer starts to wind down and hurricane season ramps up. 2023 has seen some unprecedented weather events, including a historic tropical storm off the coast of California and record-breaking temperatures across the country, and unfortunately, weather conditions like these could increase pest populations as we head into fall. To keep your home and family   more

BEVERLY HILLS, California, Sept. 7 -- The Ad Council issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: Ahead of Suicide Prevention Month in September, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Ad Council today released new public service advertisements (PSAs) for their ongoing national campaign: "Don't Wait. Reach Out." Since 2021, the campaign has encouraged Veterans who are struggling to visit VA.gov/REACH, a comprehensive website designed to help them navigate the wide range of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- People for the American Way issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2023: * * * Following the White House's announcement of President Biden's latest slate of federal district court nominees, People For the American Way President Svante Myrick released the following statement: "President Biden's commitment to nominating outstanding federal judges continues with this slate of nominees for seats in Oregon, Hawaii, New Jersey and California. This group is highly qualifie  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 7 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 6, 2023: * * * Speaking in One Voice to Advance Space Acquisition By Stephanie Young, William Shelton, Cynthia R. Cook, Bonnie L. Triezenberg and Megan McKernan In May, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks called for (PDF) an independent DOD review of the acquisition processes for military space capabilities. She did this, she said, in order to ensure that the acquisition processes were sufficiently agil  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 6 -- Rise Economy, formerly the California Reinvestment Coalition, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: Rise Economy, formerly the California Reinvestment Coalition, alongside over 94 national, state and local community, civil rights, tenants' rights and racial justice nonprofit organizations today submitted letters to CEOs of nearly 40 U.S. banks urging them to make good on comments made to close racial wealth disparities and invest in traditiona  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: * * * The method represents a new toolkit for making drugs and other compounds. * * * Scripps Research chemists have extended a powerful molecule-building method--called C-H activation--to the broad class of chemicals known as alcohols. The synthetic chemistry feat, reported in Nature on September 6, 2023, follows the development of C-H activation techniques for the t  more

MILPITAS, California, Sept. 6 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: SEMI today announced that, starting in Q3 2023, it will license its server certification protocol to combat software piracy. With piracy costing the software industry an estimated billions of dollars annually, the protocol will help prevent unauthorized access to licensed software products by assigning a unique identifier   more

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California, Sept. 7 -- The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation issued the following news release: The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is excited to announce that One Acre Fund - an agricultural service provider that supports Africa's smallholder farmers to build resilient communities - has been selected as the 2023 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize recipient and will receive $2.5 million in funding. Over 50 million small farm families in sub-Saharan Africa produce 80% of the continent'  more

STANFORD, California, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The Hoover Institution at Stanford University issued the following news release: The Hoover Institution hosted its seventh annual Summer Policy Boot Camp from Monday, August 14, to Thursday, August 17, convening 112 undergraduate students and recent graduates for intensive sessions with Hoover scholars who lectured on a broad set of public policy disciplines. Codirected by senior fellows Scott W. Atlas and Joshua D. Rauh, the highly selective program i  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 6 -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Trout Unlimited (TU) today announced a five-year, $8.9 million agreement to reconnect and restore arid Western watersheds, including the Colorado River, California-Great Basin, and Columbia Pacific Northwest river systems. TU will reconnect watersheds and habitat for wild and native trout across BLM lands in the West, making these regions more resilient to drought. "Clima  more