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Awards Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Monday November 11, 2024 ( 16 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Announces Plan to Honor Arkansas D-Day 'Band of Brothers' Hero SSG Denver 'Bull' Randleman With Statue in Downtown Little Rock Using Private Funds
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 9 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I can think of no better person to sculpt and honor Denver Randleman than Kevin Kresse' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing plans to erect a statue in downtown Little Rock honoring Arkansas native Staff Sergeant Denver "Bull" Randleman, who participated in the D-Day invasion as a member of Easy Company, 2nd Batta  more

Australian Recording Industry Association: Two Aussies in the Top 5
NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia, Nov. 10 -- The Australian Recording Industry Association issued the following news on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Paul Kelly and Chase Atlantic make stellar debuts * * * This week Tyler, The Creator's first #1 album, Chromakopia, holds on top of the ARIA Albums Chart for two consecutive weeks, Paul Kelly's Fever Longing Still debuts at #3, and Rose holds a third week at the top of the Singles Chart. Fever Longing Still is the 16-time ARIA Award winner's 28th studio album  more

Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance Continues to Excel in Quality Measures, Saves CMS More Than $100 Million
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 9 -- Baylor Scott and White Health issued the following news release: * * * The accountable care organization remains a top performer and leverages Medicare expertise to serve employers * * * Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance, the largest clinically integrated network in Texas, significantly exceeds average performance for nearly all quality measures tracked by the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). According to data released Oct. 29 by the Centers for Medicare &  more

British Chambers of Commerce: SME Divide Revealed on Environmental Targets
LONDON, England, Nov. 11 (TNSres) -- The British Chambers of Commerce issued the following news: Ahead of COP 29, the UN's Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) research has found a clear divide among SMEs on environmental targets. The survey, by the BCC's award-winning Insights Unit, shows around half of firms with more than 50 employees say they have a recycling target (50%) or energy consumption target (45%) in place. However, for firms with fewer than  more

Department of Defense Invests Additional $160 Million in CHIPS Act Funds to Propel Microelectronics Leadership
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Defense has invested an additional $160 million of funds from the Biden-Harris Administration's bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to advance America's microelectronics capabilities through the Microelectronics Commons, a collaborative national network of technology hubs. The October funding, following the award in September of $269 million for 33 new technical projects and the award of just und  more

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Micro-X
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Micro-X Ltd.: * * * To: Kingsley Hall, Chief Executive Officer, Micro-X Ltd., 6 MAB Eastern Promenade, Unit 14, Tonsley SA 5042, Australia, khall@micro-x.com Dear Mr. Hall: During an inspection of your firm located in Tonsley, South Australia on May 20, 2024, through May 23, 2024, investigators from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) det  more

FDA Issues Warning Letter to Rolence Ent.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Rolence Ent. Inc.: * * * To: Chang Lin Chiu, General Manager, Rolence Ent. Inc., No. 18-3, Lane 231 Pu Chung Road, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City 32083, Taiwan, (b)(4)@rolence.com.tw Dear Chang Lin Chiu: During an inspection of your firm located in Taoyuan, Taiwan on July 8, 2024, through July 11, 2024, an investigator from the United States Food and Drug  more

Felice Gaer, Legendary Human Rights Champion Who Inspired Generations of Global Advocates, Dies at 78
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee issued the following news release: Felice Gaer Baran, an internationally renowned human rights expert who for more than four decades brought life and practical significance to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international commitments to prevent grave human rights abuses around the world, died on November 9, 2024 in New York City, following a lengthy battle with metastatic breast cancer. She was 78. At the time   more

FLRA Issues Decision Regarding Department of Army, National Guard Bureau, Kentucky Army National Guard Vs. Association of Civilian Technicians
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Federal Labor Relations Authority issued the following decision (Case No. 0-AR-5832) on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU KENTUCKY ARMY NATIONAL GUARD (Agency) and ASSOCIATION OF CIVILIAN TECHNICIANS KENTUCKY LONG RIFLE CHAPTER (Union) 0-AR-5832 DECISION November 7, 2024 * * * Before the Authority: Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chairman, and Colleen Duffy Kiko and Anne Wagner, Members (Member Kiko concurring) I. Statemen  more

Global Fund to Fight AIDS: Central African Republic Honors Global Fund With 'Medal of Commandeur' for Lifesaving Work Against HIV, TB and Malaria
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 9 -- The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria issued the following news release: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) received the medal of "Commandeur" of the Central African Republic Order of Merit on 16 October from Faustin-Archange Touadera, President of the Central African Republic, at Palais de la Renaissance in Bangui. The prestigious distinction - one of the country's highest honors - was awarded in recogniti  more

Grammy Voters Celebrate Genre Diversity With 67th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations
SANTA MONICA, California, Nov. 9 -- The Recording Academy issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: Topping the list of nominees for the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards(R) are Beyonce (11), Charli xcx (7), Billie Eilish (7), Kendrick Lamar (7), Post Malone (7), Sabrina Carpenter (6), Chappell Roan (6), and Taylor Swift (6). As the only peer-voted music award, the GRAMMY Awards(R) are selected by the Recording Academy(R)'s voting membership body of music makers, who represent all genres and c  more

ILL. A.G. RAOUL FILES BRIEF CALLING FOR CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS ON SERIOUS CPD DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed an amicus brief calling for the continuation of a 60-year tradition of offering public access to hearings in serious disciplinary matters involving Chicago Police Department (CPD) officers. Raoul's brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/40427d2d-faa7-4b41-8072-ccaed87daa6c/fileAsset/Dineen%20v.%20Chicago%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20As-Filed.pdf), f  more

NSBA's 2024 CUBE Annual Conference Hosts Nearly 1,000 School Board Members
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 10 -- The National School Boards Association issued the following news: From Oct. 28-30, NSBA's Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) hosted nearly 1,000 school board members in Las Vegas for its 2024 Annual Conference. Attendees, who represented 39 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and Canada, gathered to network, learn, and receive the necessary tools to effect change as impactful education leaders. Preconference sessions included a specia  more

Somalia: IPI Demands a Thorough Investigation Into the Killing of Journalist Amun Abdullahi Mohamed
VIENNA, Austria, Nov. 9 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news: The IPI global network strongly condemns the killing of award-winning Somali-Swedish journalist Amun Abdullahi Mohamed, who was murdered on October 18 by two gunmen with reported ties to the insurgent group Al-Shabab. This is the second journalist to be killed in Somalia this year, including Somali National Television journalist Abdikarin Ahmed Bulhan, killed on March 13 by a security guard. We urge the auth  more

Statement: Eliminating U.S. Department of Education, Moving to Block Grants Would Be Bad for Oklahoma
TULSA, Oklahoma, Nov. 9 -- The Oklahoma Policy Institute, a policy think-tank, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: The Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on Thursday published a memo that called for eliminating the U.S. Department of Education. Instead, the memo called for moving to block grants to provide federal education funds to states. Statement from OK Policy's Executive Director Shiloh Kantz: "The superintendent's proposal to eliminate the U.S. Department of   more

Swansea University: Link-Up With University Experts Puts Local Healthcare Technology Firm on Path to Further Success
SWANSEA, Wales, Nov. 6 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * A collaboration with Swansea University experts has helped a local healthcare technology company move closer to their goal of revolutionizing patient care, by improving their research and ability to innovate, and securing a further pound sterling50,000 award to advance current technologies. * * * CPR Global Tech Ltd, a Swansea-based firm, make wearable devices that enable NHS and social care staff to monitor patien  more