MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 1 -- The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists issued the following news release: * * * The two-day event will explore critical financial crime challenges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from virtual asset conundrums to sophisticated cross-border fraud * * * With geopolitical tensions on the rise and urgent financial crime threats rapidly evolving, compliance professionals in the MENA region face unprecedented challenges. To equip anti-f  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, issued the following news: The FFRF Action Fund is disgusted at a series of fear-mongering tactics that a member of the Florida Statehouse is using to attack a political opponent based on her humanist convictions. Sarah Henry, a Democrat running to unseat incumben  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- George Washington University issued the following news: GW Experts Available to Comment Dengue Fever is on the rise in the US, a trend that experts say is connected to climate change and the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. A news story by Vice notes that Florida has seen an uptick in Dengue Fever because the standing water left behind by the deadly storms offers a breeding ground for the disease vector-mosquitoes. North Carolina has also reported an increase   more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Nov. 1 -- The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association issued the following news release: * * * Most Globally Diverse Convention in IGLTA's History * * * OSAKA, Japan (31 October 2024) -- The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) concluded its 2024 Global Convention in Osaka, Japan, marking the largest convention outside of North America in IGLTA history. With attendees representing over 50 countries and territories, it was IGLTA's most globally di  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- People for the American Way issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: In the last days before the November 5 election, People For the American Way Foundation's nonpartisan Defend the Black Vote campaign is making its final push to reach 3.5. million Black men, via direct peer-to-peer text messages, for voter turnout in 21 states -- Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Mis  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The Rutgers-designed, hybrid reef-mimicking experiment could provide protection from storms and coastal flooding * * * By Kitta MacPherson U.S. Air Force officials installed a new kind of structure in the waters of St. Andrew Bay on the shore of the Tyndall U.S. Air Force Base in Northwest Florida on Oct. 30 - the first section of a Rutgers University-designed "self-healing" reef made of custo  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Nov. 1 -- The University of Miami's Miami Herbert Business School issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * Chris Gheysens, Wawa's "Lead Goose," shares insights on corporate values and career growth at Miami Herbert's Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series. * * * By Blair S. Walker "Today, we don't have a CEO with us--we have a `Lead Goose.' And that's his actual title!" chuckled University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School Dean Paul A. Pavlou as   more