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State Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Thursday July 11, 2024 ( 15 items )  

$5.5 Million Grant From Eric and Wendy Schmidt to Expand NPR Collaborative Journalism Network
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- NPR [National Public Radio] issued the following news release: NPR announced today that it has received a $5.5 million grant from philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt to further expand public media's collaborative journalism efforts. The grant will enable NPR and its partners to create a regional newsroom in Appalachia and the neighboring area; bolster an existing public media collaboration, the Mountain West News Bureau; conduct a multistation visual journalism pilot i  more

ABC Announces Fall 2024 Premiere Dates As the Network Leads As No. 1 in Entertainment for Fifth Consecutive Season
BURBANK, California, July 10 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: ABC announced today premiere dates for the network's action-packed fall, featuring previously announced fan-favorite series, high-octane new dramas and "The Bachelor" franchise's newest iteration. This news comes on the heels of the network closing out the 2023-2024 season as No. 1 in entertainment among Adults 18-49 for the fifth consecutive season, marking the longest winning streak in over 10 y  more

Allied Universal Appoints Michael Prabhu Vice President of Enterprise Accounts for Janitorial Services Business Unit
IRVINE, California, July 11 -- Allied Universal, a security and facility services company that provides smart technology to deliver solutions to businesses, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Allied Universal(R), the world's leading security and facility services provider, today announced that Michael Prabhu has joined the company as vice president of enterprise accounts for its janitorial business unit. Prabhu is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with lar  more

CSUCI Partnership With Brain Injury Center of Ventura County Empowers Brain Injury Survivors and Students
CAMARILLO, California, July 11 -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) and the Brain Injury Center of Ventura County have formed a collaborative partnership to enhance support and care for individuals affected by brain injuries. The unique collaboration has enabled the expansion of services and mission of the Brain Injury Center and has shaped the career trajectories of numerous students.   more

EBay Seller Capital and Liberis Partner to Accelerate Small Business Growth
SAN JOSE, California, July 11 -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * New revenue-based financing product unlocks access to capital for eBay sellers * * * eBay Inc., a global commerce leader that connects millions of sellers and buyers, today announced the launch of Business Cash Advance, a new eBay Seller Capital revenue-based financing product provided by Liberis, a lead  more

English Scholar Awarded Carnegie Fellowship for Conspiracy Theory Research
FULLERTON, California, July 11 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * Elise Wang Receives $200,000 to Pen New Book on Identifying Dangerous Conspiracy Theories * * * Elise Wang created a YouTube account and began tracing her steps. Within four clicks, she found herself overwhelmed with conspiracy theory content. That's how easy it is to find conspiracy theories, even when you're not looking for them, said Wang, a C  more

Flight Tests Show Draper's SCANS Will Support Air Force's PNT Systems Guidance, Navigation, and Control
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 11 -- Draper issued the following news: A celestial navigation system developed by engineering innovation company Draper recently completed a flight test that demonstrated its viability as a position, navigation and timing (PNT) data source for an Air Force navigation system Draper completed the five-day flight test campaign of its Stellar Celestial Alternative Navigation System, or SCANS, in February 2024. SCANS was tested on a U.S. Air Force twin turboprop airc  more

Intel to Report Second-Quarter 2024 Financial Results
SANTA CLARA, California, July 11 (TNSres) -- Intel Corp., an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news on July 10, 2024: * * * Intel will deliver its report after market close on Aug. 1. * * * Intel Corporation today announced that it will report second-quarter 2024 financial results on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, promptly after close of market. Intel will then hold an earnings conference call at 2 p.m. PDT that   more

L.A. Times Earns Three Sigma Delta Chi Awards From the SPJ
EL SEGUNDO, California, July 11 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Times has received three Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists. The awards, which recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2023, were presented in a virtual ceremony on July 9. Times Foreign Correspondent Max Kim received the award for feature reporting (circulation 40,000+), while Times staff were recognized in the c  more

National Geographic Documentary Films Debuts Trailer for Sundance Award-Winner Sugarcane
LOS ANGELES, California, July 11 -- National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between Walt Disney and National Geographic Society, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: * * * PRAISED BY PRESS AS 'REMARKABLE' AND 'STUNNING' FROM FIRST-TIME DIRECTORS JULIAN BRAVE NOISECAT AND EMILY KASSIE AND OSCAR-NOMINATED PRODUCER KELLEN QUINN, SUGARCANE WILL BE RELEASED IN U.S. AND CANADIAN THEATERS AUG. 9 A Powerful Tribute to the Resilience of Native People and Their Way of Life, SUGARCA  more

NetApp Expands Intelligent Data Infrastructure Capabilities to Power Strategic Cloud Workloads
SAN JOSE, California, July 11 -- NetApp, a provider of software, systems and services to manage and store data, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: NetApp(R) (NASDAQ: NTAP), the intelligent data infrastructure company, today announced the introduction of new capabilities designed for strategic cloud workloads including GenAI and VMware. These enhancements to NetApp data and storage services reduce the resources and risks for customers to manage these strategic workloads across i  more

Netflix Drops Wildly Fun 'Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper' Trailer That Promises Goons, Gossip and Gore
LOS GATOS, California, July 11 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Get ready to be taxed for all the deliciousness and have drama credited to your balance sheet as Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper just dropped its trailer! In the newly released trailer today, Netflix, master of mayhem Puneet Krishna and comedic genius Amrit Raj Gupta present a glimpse of the fun in store. So buckle up for a ride through the life of Tribhuvan Mishra, an accountant who dives  more

Newmark Executes $30.6 Million Sale of Office-to-Multifamily Conversion Project in South Bay's Torrance Submarket
NEW YORK, July 11 -- Newmark Group issued the following news release: Newmark[1] announces the sale of a 5.5-acre, multifamily redevelopment project located at 2325 Crenshaw Boulevard in Torrance, California. The property sold for $30.6 million in an off-market transaction. Newmark Managing Director Anthony Muhlstein, Senior Managing Directors Chris Benton, Co-Head, U.S. Capital Markets Kevin Shannon, Vice Chairman Ken White and Senior Financial Analyst Gabe Munson represented the seller, Opti  more

REACH Program Inspires Students
LA VERNE, California, July 11 -- The University of La Verne issued the following news: The University of La Verne's REACH/Fleischer program, continues to make a significant impact, empowering students to pursue higher education and entrepreneurial endeavors with confidence. Now in its eighteenth year, the annual three-week residential program led by Management Professor Issam Ghazzawi is designed to make college accessible, particularly to those who would be the first in their families to att  more

Scientists Discover a New Hormone That Can Build Strong Bones
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at UCSF and UC Davis solved a long-standing puzzle on how the bones of breastfeeding women stay strong even as they lose calcium to milk. * * * A newly discovered hormone that keeps the bones of breastfeeding women strong could also help bone fractures heal and treat osteoporosis in the broader population. Researchers at UC San Francisco and UC  more