Public Policy Tipoffs Involving California Newsletter for Saturday June 28, 2025 ( 42 items ) |
'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Tops Late-Night in Adults 18-49 for Third Week in a Row
BURBANK, California, June 27 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live' Tops Late-Night in Adults 18-49 for Third Week in a Row
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* During the week of June 16, "Jimmy Kimmel Live" was 1 in the Adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), for the third consecutive week, posting its longest stretch of No. 1 finishes in one year - since weeks of 5/27/24 - 6/10/24, based on original telecasts.
* "Jimmy Kimm
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'Live with Kelly and Mark' Gears Up for Summer Rising Week to Week in All Key Measures
BURBANK, California, June 27 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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'Live with Kelly and Mark' Gears Up for Summer Rising Week to Week in All Key Measures
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* With summer heating up, "Live with Kelly and Mark" rose week to week in all key measures including Total Viewers (+2% - 2.086 million vs. 2.044 million) and Households (+2% - 1.34 rating vs. 1.32 rating), along with Wo
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'Squid Game: Unleashed': Celebrate the Epic Series Finale With New Games, Characters and Rewards
LOS GATOS, California, June 28 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news:
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'Squid Game: Unleashed': Celebrate the Epic Series Finale With New Games, Characters and Rewards
It's time to play...again.
Alongside the release of Squid Game Season 3, all new characters, games and rewards celebrating the epic season finale are now available in Squid Game: Unleashed. Unleashed is the ultimate game for fans of our most popular series, and as a toast to the se
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Advanced Energy United Launches Quick Blitz Ad Campaign as Lawmakers Negotiate Final Tax Bill
WASHINGTON, June 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release:
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Advanced Energy United Launches Quick Blitz Ad Campaign as Lawmakers Negotiate Final Tax Bill
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The third phase of a national campaign will educate constituents in Arizona, California, Colorado, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia about the positive impact of advanced energy tax credits.
WASHINGTON, DC -- As Congress rounds the final corner of negotiations on a major tax reform pac
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ANALYSIS: "Democrats are overperforming in districts across the map"
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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ANALYSIS: "Democrats are overperforming in districts across the map"
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In special election after special election, Democrats are flipping Republican-held seats, winning by comfortable margins, and outperforming their 2024 benchmarks by an average of more than a dozen points, marking the strongest mid-cycle surge in recent history.
According to a new analysis from the Washington P
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AVITA Medical Submits Comments on Medicare Payment Rule
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- AVITA Medical, a prominent medical device company based in California, has submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the proposed payment rule for the Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) for fiscal year 2026. The company emphasizes the importance of its innovative RECELL System, which is designed to improve patient outcomes for acute wound care.
In a letter from Brian Hitt, Vice President, Health Economics
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Cal. State-San Bernardino Issues Faculty In the News Wrap Up for June 26, 2025
SAN BERNARDINO, California, June 27 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up for June 26, 2025:
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CSUSB professor emeritus on domestic security concerns in wake of U.S. bombing of Iran (https://bit.ly/43YgbFq)
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Brian Levin, founding director of the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, discussed domestic security concerns after the U.S. bombed sites in Iran related to the development of its nuclea
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California Policy Center Issues Commentary: Systems of Power and Oppression - Ethnic Studies and The Dark Side of Teachers' Unions
TUSTIN, California, June 28 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following commentary on June 27, 2025:
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Systems of Power and Oppression: Ethnic Studies and The Dark Side of Teachers' Unions
By Nicole Bernstein, Education Reform
Most parents assume the greatest threats to student learning are budget shortfalls or outdated curricula. Yet, the real danger may be hidi
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California's Budget Deal Defers Investments in Energy Affordability & Reliability
WASHINGTON, June 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Advanced Energy United issued the following news release:
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California's Budget Deal Defers Investments in Energy Affordability & Reliability
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Despite some progress, California leaders largely sidestep their commitment to critical clean energy and clean air programs.
SACRAMENTO, CA - Today, the legislature passed a 3-party deal on the 2025-26 state budget. While th is budget includes some necessary investments in clean transportation, it de
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CalState-Fullerton: Mechanical Engineering Grad's Microbot Research Helps Him Land NASA Internship
FULLERTON, California, June 27 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release:
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Mechanical Engineering Grad's Microbot Research Helps Him Land NASA Internship
Interdisciplinary Research Published in Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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As an undergraduate researcher, Jose Lopez-Ceja worked on turning science fiction microbots into reality like the Disney animated film "Big Hero 6" he watched as a child.
Microbots are tiny robots made of microscopic comp
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Cancer drug candidate developed using supercomputing & AI blocks tumor growth without toxic side effect
LIVERMORE, California, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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Cancer drug candidate developed using supercomputing & AI blocks tumor growth without toxic side effect
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A new cancer drug candidate developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), (link is external) BBOT (BridgeBio Oncology Therapeutics) and the (link is external) Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR) has demonstrated the ab
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Citizens Against Government Waste Names Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff June 2025 Porkers of the Month
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Citizens Against Government Waste issued the following news release on June 27, 2028:
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Citizens Against Government Waste Names Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff June 2025 Porkers of the Month
Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) named Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) its June 2025 Porkers of the Month for wanting to continue to throw away billions of taxpayer dollars on California's failed high-speed rail project.
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Comments Submitted to CMS on Health Technology Ecosystem
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Crescendo Health, San Francisco, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlining targeted recommendations aimed at reducing barriers to patient access to health data and improving clinical research. The organization emphasized the importance of ensuring that patients can access their own health data without undue delay or obstruction.
Sam Roosz, co-founder and CEO of Crescendo, stated, "Patients should not have t
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Connecticut Law Threatens Safer Online Feeds For Kids
MCLEAN, Virginia, June 27 [Category: Business] -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, posted the following news:
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Connecticut Law Threatens Safer Online Feeds For Kids
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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation this week limiting access to social media platforms for minors. SB 1295 threatens algorithmic content curation and creates a de facto age verification requirement, undermining the privacy and safety of all Co
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Dave Min voted to protect DANGEROUS illegals
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Dave Min voted to protect DANGEROUS illegals
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Out of touch Democrat Dave Min just voted to put criminal illegal immigrants ahead of law-abiding Californians... again. Min just voted against commonsense legislation to make DUI convictions a deportable offense for criminal illegal immigrants.
This is becoming a pattern for Min, who has now voted REPEATEDLY to make California communities l
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DON JOHNSON, SAM ROCKWELL, WILL ARNETT, JASON BATEMAN, SEAN HAYES, STEVE MARTIN, AYO EDEBIRI AND MORE ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' JUNE 30-JULY 4
BURBANK, California, June 27 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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DON JOHNSON, SAM ROCKWELL, WILL ARNETT, JASON BATEMAN, SEAN HAYES, STEVE MARTIN, AYO EDEBIRI AND MORE ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' JUNE 30-JULY 4
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ABC's Emmy(r) Award-winning late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EDT and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians an
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Empowering Preventive Healthcare Through Agentic AI
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- MediKarma, San Ramon, California, has submitted a response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency's Request for Information on health technology. The letter emphasizes the importance of preventive, data-driven, AI-enabled solutions in enhancing the nation's healthcare infrastructure, ultimately aiming to empower patients, improve healthcare outcomes, and reduce chronic disease burdens.
Kris Narayan, CEO of MediKarma, stated, "Our Agenti
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Fairness Ignored: Josh Harder Won't Stand Up for Female Athletes
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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Fairness Ignored: Josh Harder Won't Stand Up for Female Athletes
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The Trump administration just confirmed what parents, coaches, and female athletes have known all along: California is violating Title IX by allowing biological males to compete in girls' sports.
Will Josh Harder finally stand with female athletes or keep siding with the radical fringe that's rewriting the rules and pushi
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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Leading Organizations with Prestigious 2025 Best Practices Awards
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release:
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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Leading Organizations with Prestigious 2025 Best Practices Awards
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SAN ANTONIO, TX -- June 27, 2025 -- The best in business gathered in Los Angeles, California, at the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards Gala held at the Omni Los Angeles
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GA-ASI Teams With Nominal for Enterprise Software
SAN DIEGO, California, June 28 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release:
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GA-ASI Teams With Nominal for Enterprise Software
SAN DIEGO - 27 June 2025 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the world leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announces a new partnership with Nominal Inc. to implement an enterprise software platform for data management, analysis, and validation. GA-ASI and Nominal will collaborate on real-time telemetry monit
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Groups sue to protect Everglades from reckless detention center
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 27 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release:
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Groups sue to protect Everglades from reckless detention center
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Miami, FL -- Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity sued today in U.S. District Court to protect the Florida Everglades from a reckless plan for a massive detention center to confine people who are rounded up in immigration raids.
The suit was filed against the U.S. Department of Ho
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How hospital mergers harm local communities
COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 27 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news:
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How hospital mergers harm local communities
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* Moderator: Joseph Burns, independent journalist; AHCJ Health Beat Leader for insurance and health policy
* Lovisa Gustafsson, MBA,, vice president of the Controlling Health Care Costs program, The Commonwealth Fund
* George Joseph, investigative reporter, The Guardian US
* Kristof Stremikis, director of market a
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Legal Victory Secures Endangered Species Decisions for Chinook Salmon
WASHINGTON, June 27 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Legal Victory Secures Endangered Species Decisions for Chinook Salmon
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Center for Biological Diversity and allies today secured court-ordered deadlines requiring the National Marine Fisheries Service to determine whether spring-run Chinook salmon in Oregon, Washington and Northern California warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act.
The S
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Let the Final Games Begin With 'Squid Game' Season 3 Complete Coverage Guide
LOS GATOS, California, June 28 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news:
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Let the Final Games Begin With 'Squid Game' Season 3 Complete Coverage Guide
Ready to play one more time? The third and final season of Squid Game is now streaming on Netflix, and Tudum has everything you need to prepare for the last episodes of the groundbreaking Korean drama series.
The third and final season of Squid Game follows Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) after losing his best
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LIIF Conducts Site Visit of Coachella Valley's Aloe Palm Canyon Apartments Senior Housing
SAN FRANCISCO, June 28 -- The Low Income Investment Fund issued the following news release:
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LIIF Conducts Site Visit of Coachella Valley's Aloe Palm Canyon Apartments Senior Housing
LIIF's goal over 40+ years has been to increase the flow of private capital into underserved communities -- and to continue to attract new sources of capital with which to do so. Take the case of Aloe Palm Canyon Apartments in Palm Springs, California. LIIF is providing a $10 million construction loan in par
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Middlebury Institute of International Studies: Nonproliferation Professor's Book Examines Why Deterrence Didn't Work in Syria--But Then Compellence Did
MONTEREY, California, June 27 -- The Middlebury Institute of International Studies issued the following news:
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Nonproliferation Professor's New Book Examines Why Deterrence Didn't Work in Syria--But then Compellence Did
By Sierra Abukins
In 2012, the Assad regime in Syria started carrying out chemical weapons attacks on its own citizens, repeatedly crossing what then President Obama termed "a red line."
Then in 2013, Syria formally acceded to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
"C
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Funded Study Connects Energy-Producing Mitochondria to Cell Damage in MS
NEW YORK, June 28 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news:
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Funded Study Connects Energy-Producing Mitochondria to Cell Damage in MS
Researchers at University of California, Riverside showed that impairment of mitochondria (structures inside cells that generate energy) may contribute to the loss of certain brain cells in people with MS - cells that are linked to movement and balance
Background: Purkinje cells are specializ
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New "Smart Capsule" to Study the Health of the GI Tract
PASADENA, California, June 27 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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New "Smart Capsule" to Study the Health of the GI Tract
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Scientists are increasingly finding that the gastrointestinal (GI) tract plays a vital role in our overall health. While its main functions center around digestion, the GI tract is also involved in the production of hormones, immune cells, and even neurotransmitters that can affect mood and brain function. As such, the GI tract is
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Newmark Completes Sale of Repositioned Office Campus in Culver City, California
NEW YORK, June 27 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Newmark Group posted the following news release:
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Newmark Completes Sale of Repositioned Office Campus in Culver City, California
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June 27, 2025 9:00 AM
Newmark announces the company has arranged the sale of 400 & 600 Corporate Pointe, a 461,960 square-foot, two-building, Class A office campus located in Culver City, California. The property sold for an undisclosed amount.
Newmark Co-Head of U.S. Capital Markets Kevin Shannon, Vice C
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Padilla Delivers Remarks at Senator Feinstein Tree Dedication Ceremony
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Delivers Remarks at Senator Feinstein Tree Dedication Ceremony
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) hosted a tree dedication ceremony in Washington, D.C. in honor of former California Senator Dianne Feinstein that was attended by members of the Feinstein family, Feinstein's Senate and House colleagues, and former members of Feinstein's staff. In addition to Pa
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Padilla Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Nationwide Injunctions
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla Statement on Supreme Court Ruling on Nationwide Injunctions
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court upended decades of precedent and curtailed federal courts' power to issue injunctions:
"The Supreme Court's ruling today undermines equal just
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PLF Celebrates Florida's Improved Regulatory Procedures
SACRAMENTO, California, June 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release:
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PLF Celebrates Florida's Improved Regulatory Procedures
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Tallahassee, FL; June 27, 2025: Yesterday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 108, vital legislation that will ensure every state agency rule is reviewed and updated by the state's elected officials.
SB 108 requires all state agencies to review all existing rules in the next 5 years, repro
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Q&A: Transitioning Myeloma Care to the Community Level
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California, June 28 -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news:
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"Q&A: Transitioning Myeloma Care to the Community Level"
In this article, Oncology Nursing News sat down with the International Myeloma Foundation's Interim CEO and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning, Diane Moran, RN, MA, EdM, to discuss how healthcare providers, particularly nurses, contribute to transitioning myeloma care to the community level.
In this Q&A, Ms. Moran spok
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Rand Issues Commentary to Baltimore Sun: Healthy Sleep Is a Community Issue
SANTA MONICA, California, June 28 (TNSrep) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 26, 2025, to the Baltimore Sun:
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Healthy Sleep Is a Community Issue
By Wendy M. Troxel
Healthy sleep is often viewed as a matter of personal responsibility--setting a consistent bedtime, avoiding caffeine, and limiting screen time before bed. While these individual habits are important, new research led by researchers at RAND and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that the neighbo
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Rand Issues Commentary to Thrive Global: Myth of the 5 A.M. Club - Why Early Isn't Always Best
SANTA MONICA, California, June 28 -- Rand issued the following commentary on June 26, 2025, to Thrive Global:
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The Myth of the 5 A.M. Club: Why Early Isn't Always Best
By Wendy M. Troxel
There's a persistent myth in our culture that success and downright virtue belong to the early risers--those "5 a.m. club" members who rise before the sun and conquer their to-do lists while the rest of us are still snoozing. Social media is flooded with images of pre-dawn productivity, and best-selling
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Reclamation announces support for fire restrictions issued for Arizona, Southern Nevada, and Southern California
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release:
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Reclamation announces support for fire restrictions issued for Arizona, Southern Nevada, and Southern California
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Boulder City, Nev. - Due to the escalating threat of wildfires caused by high temperatures, low humidity, and dry vegetation, the Bureau of Reclamation is taking decisive action. Effective immediately, fire restrictions will be enforced on lands managed or
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Reclamation invests over $33M in drought resiliency projects in the West
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release:
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Reclamation invests over $33M in drought resiliency projects in the West
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WASHINGTON -- The Bureau of Reclamation is announcing $33.5 million for 14 projects to improve drought resiliency through water treatment, new or improved infrastructure, and implementation of new water management tools and technology. The projects are located in California, Nebraska, Utah and Wa
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Removing Out-Of-Pocket Fee Improves Access to 3D Mammography
LOS ANGELES, California, June 28 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release:
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Removing out-of-pocket fee improves access to 3D mammography
Eliminating patient costs also reduced healthcare disparities
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A new study by UCLA researchers shows that removing a modest $45 out-of-pocket fee significantly improved access to digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography), an advanced breast cancer screening technology. Researchers found that eliminating the fee increased over
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SCOTUS Delivers Major Wins for Parents and Kids
SACRAMENTO, California, June 28 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news on June 27, 2025:
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SCOTUS Delivers Major Wins for Parents and Kids
CPC Calls for Immediate Policy Reforms in California
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California Policy Center applauds today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v. Taylor as a decisive victory for parental rights. The High Court has made it c
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TikTok: Going Behind the Breakthrough With Ravyn Lenae
LOS ANGLES, California, June 28 -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news on June 27, 2025:
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Going Behind the Breakthrough with Ravyn Lenae
* TikTok's latest Behind the Breakthrough spotlights Ravyn Lenae's breakout hit 'Love Me Not'
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Friday 27th June: Today TikTok launches the latest campaign in its latest Behind the Breakthrough series with Ravyn Lenae and her smash hit 'Love Me Not'.
The new campaign features the R&B singer-songwriter from C
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff On Upholding Congress' Constitutional Authority, Support for War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff On Upholding Congress' Constitutional Authority, Support for War Powers Resolution
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) spoke on the Senate floor and highlighted his support for the War Powers Resolution, led by Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), blocking President Donald Trump from using further military force against Iran without congressional approval. Schi
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Reacts to Classified Intelligence Briefing on Iran Strikes
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Sen. Schiff Reacts to Classified Intelligence Briefing on Iran Strikes
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"...Clearly we hit three important sites and hats off to the skill of our military in conducting those operations. But I think it's really premature to draw any general conclusions."
View the full interview HERE.
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), member of the Senate's bipartisan National Secu
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