MIAMI, Florida, July 9 -- The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists issued the following news release: * * * The updated CGSS program introduces advanced case studies and a flexible modular format to support practical learning for sanctions professionals * * * WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 8 - ACAMS, a leading global organization dedicated to combating financial crime, has enhanced its Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS) Certification to include additional resources a  more

MAITLAND, Florida, July 9 -- Funding Florida Legal Aid (formerly the Florida Bar Foundation) issued the following news release: FFLA, formerly The Florida Bar Foundation, has awarded grants to 11 legal aid providers through its Children's Legal Services, Improvements in the Administration of Justice, and Law School Civil Legal Clinic programs. FFLA's board of directors approved the grants at its June 2024 board meeting. "FFLA is pleased to support legal aid providers across our state with fund  more

NAPLES, Florida, July 9 -- The Foundation for Government Accountability issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: * * * "D.C. deference is dead. It's time to revive the American Dream." * * * The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) celebrates the Supreme Court of the United States' decision (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-451_7m58.pdf) in the case Loper Bright Enterprises, et. al. v. Raimondo (Loper), which ends Chevron deference, a legal doctrine that gen  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 10 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Turtles moved from faraway sites actually survive better than those moved short distances * * * By Joshua Rapp Learn When building projects affect gopher tortoises in Florida, developers are responsible for moving the rep  more

ORLANDO, Florida, July 10 -- The National Federation of the Blind issued the following news release: The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) has presented forty thousand dollars in cash awards to individuals and organizations that are a positive force in the lives of blind people and whose work advances the goal of helping transform their dreams into reality. At the National Federation of the Blind annual convention, the seventeenth annual Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards honored four individuals an  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, issued the following news: By Grace Jensen Grantee Jennifer Adler won the climate category of the 2024 Earth Photo Awards for her photos of scientist Roxane Boonstra inspecting corals in a Florida nursery, part of Adler's Pulitzer Center project The Uncertain Future of America's Most Iconic Coral Reef with Benji Jones for Vox. The Earth Photo Awards recognize photographers and filmmakers fr  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Central Florida Development Council issued the following news on July 8, 2024: It's hard to keep Polk County a secret when the quality of life here stands head and shoulders above many other places. But what does quality of life mean? It's everything from income and jobs, housing, health, education and public safety to civic engagement, mobility, culture and leisure, and beyond. In other words, it's where you eat, where you take your dogs to play, the number and type   more