FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT BELVOIR, Va. - Cancer is a silent killer. Often difficult to diagnose and truly insidious, the disease touches many. It leaves in its wake suffering, pain and often death. Cancer was the last thing on U.S. Army Reserve Sergeant Francisco Marti Gonzalez's mind as he prepared to welcome a daughter with his wife Taisha in 2018. We often think of cancer as a disease that afflicts   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 [Category: Business] -- The National Retail Federation issued the following news release: Drew Barrymore has an extensive career in film and television, and in recent years, she has capitalized on her creativity by expanding into retail." WASHINGTON - Collaborators Drew Barrymore and Shae Hong will deliver the closing keynote at NRF 2024: Retail's Big Show, reflecting on the launch of the Beautiful by Barrymore line of high-performance appliances and cookware and the company  more

LONDON, England, Dec. 5 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Express Europe, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), has launched a new state-of-the-art import sorting system at its Stansted Airport facility to handle increased demand from UK importers. The new parcel sorting system will speed up the processing of imports, sorting double the number of parcels per hour than the previous system. The new import system can sort 6,000 packages per hour and is equipped with technology   more

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Dec. 8 -- FedEx issued the following news release: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, received the 2023 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Excellence Award from the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam for the fifth consecutive year. FedEx was recognized for exceptional commitment to assisting and strengthening communities across Vietnam. This annual program ack  more

GUANGZHOU, China, Dec. 8 -- FedEx issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Guangdong Airport Authority (GAA) to form an in-depth strategic collaboration. In addition, a groundbreaking ceremony for the FedEx South China Operations Center was held. Under the MOU, FedEx and the GAA will collaborate to en  more

SINGAPORE, Dec. 5 -- FedEx issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, was recognised as 'Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2023' at the HR Asia Awards ceremony in Singapore. FedEx was lauded for strong corporate culture and exemplary human resource management practices that drives high employee engagement. FedEx achieved an outstanding score in the Total Enga  more

OXFORD, Ohio, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Miami students made nearly 6,200 trips abroad and away in January from 2014-2023, according to Global Initiatives * * * By Margo Rutledge Kissell Sarah Brumett '15 was a Mass Communications major in 2014 when she discovered what it was like to work on a film set during Miami University's first winter term. Brumett -- now content coordinator for feature animation at Netflix -- was involved with "Peter Rabbit"  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: MOAA's work on Capitol Hill on behalf of the uniformed services community has been recognized again by The Hill, one of the nation's top Beltway-focused news outlets, with a position on the publication's Top Lobbyists list for the 17th straight year. MOAA was among the honorees in the 2023 Grassroots category, which included AARP, Burn Pits 360, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. "This honor reflects not  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The National Venture Capital Association issued the following news release: The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) closed out its year-long 50th-anniversary celebration by ringing the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 6, marking half a century of empowering entrepreneurs and driving innovation. The ceremony served as a symbolic tribute to NVCA's rich history, recognizing the pivotal role the venture ecosystem has played in bringing li  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien involving a hearing on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Standing Up Against Corporate Greed: How Unions are Improving the Lives of Working Families": * * * Good morning, Chairman Senator Sanders, Ranking Member Dr. Cassidy, distinguished members of the committee. My name is Sean O'Brien. I serve as the General Pr  more