SAN DIEGO, California, May 23 (TNSres) -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: In an exciting collaboration, the American Journal of Public Health and the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative has released a new supplement, RADx-UP: Prioritizing Community-Engaged Research. This supplement offers valuable insights into the pivotal intersection of community engagement, health equity and pandemic response. Departing from  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) and the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California today condemned Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Assistant Chief Blake Chow after he reportedly attended an event intended to honor the Israeli military. Assistant Chief Chow's alleged social media posts show him posing with an Israel  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 23 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: In a paper published today in Science Translational Medicine (https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adj3385), researchers from City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, report that they have discovered advances in predicting kidney failure in   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 24 -- Consumer Attorneys of California issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Senior groups and consumer attorneys who advocate for abused seniors and their families applauded today's passage of AB 2773 (Kalra). The bill gives seniors and their families a chance to hold nursing and assisted living facilities accountable when they intentionally destroy or hide evidence of wrongdoing. "AB 2773 applies to a narrow set of circumstances, but for the families   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 24 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: * * * Paraquat ban bill moves from State Assembly to Senate * * * Today the California State Assembly voted to ban the highly toxic pesticide paraquat, which is linked to Parkinson's disease. If the Senate passes the bill and Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law, the state would become the first to ban the herbicide's use. Assembly Bill 1963, authored by Assemblymembe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 24 -- Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following joint statement on May 23, 2024, with Students Demand Action: * * * The California chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, issued the following joint statement alongside Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur celebrating the passage of AB 2917, the Hate-Based Gun Violence Prevention Act, out of the Assembly and to  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 24 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: A growing number of Native American tribes are operating marijuana retail businesses, according to data published in the trade publication Marijuana Business Daily. Nationwide, nearly 60 cannabis retailers are tribally owned - an increase of nearly 25 percent since 2023. Currently, tribes are operating businesses in nine states: California, Michigan, Minneso  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 21 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Below, please find a statement from primatologist and PETA Foundation Director of Captive Animal Welfare Debbie Metzler in response to Apple TV+'s new series Bad Monkey, which used a real monkey despite receiving warnings from PETA about the tragic lives of primates used for film and TV: "The real mystery of Bad Monkey is why showrunner Bill Lawrence decided to brazenly ignore PETA  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 24 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: At a hearing today regarding the Plaintiffs' motion to enforce implementation of settlement relief in the lawsuit Sweet v. Cardona, Judge William Alsup demanded increased action and accountability from the Department of Education and its servicers after their gross mishandling of settlement relief in the $6 billion borrower defense settlement. Today's hearing was th  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to Foreign Policy on May 23, 2024: * * * Getting Serious About Taiwan By Raymond Kuo, Michael Hunzeker and Mark A. Christopher In the run-up to President Lai Ching-te's inauguration, the U.S. foreign-policy establishment busied itself debating whether and how the Lai administration might diverge from his predecessor's finely calibrated cross-strait policies. Their fear is that Lai--who once advocated for Taiwan  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 24 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to RealClearDefense on May 23, 2024: * * * Ukrainian Echoes From America's War for Independence By Eugene A. Procknow and William Courtney Ukraine's fight for freedom has significant echoes from America's war for independence that could help Americans better understand and assess the war in Ukraine. A Gallup poll shows that 36 percent of Americans think the United States is doing too much to help Ukraine defen  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, May 24 -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: The SETI Institute recently hosted the prestigious 2024 Drake Awards, celebrating exceptional contributions to SETI and astrobiology. Dr. Andrew Siemion was honored for his pioneering work in SETI and radio astronomy alongside the 2024 SETI Forward  more