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25 Dec

SHARE!’s FOUNDER & CEO RUTH HOLLMAN DEPARTS NON-PROFIT

Business

We extend our gratitude to Ruth for her substantial contributions to this remarkable philanthropy, and we are confident that our community will continue to thrive, making her proud.” — Executive Board President Carl Ferro LOS ANGELES, CA, USA, December 22, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Ruth Hollman, who founded and served the company with commitment and dedication for the past 30 years, is no longer with SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange. “We extend our gratitude to Ruth for her substantial contributions to this remarkable philanthropy, and we are confident that our community will continue to thrive, making her proud,” said Executive…

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCES .3 MILLION LOAN FOR LOUISIANA TO BUILD CRITICAL CONNECTOR PROJECT

25 Dec

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCES $88.3 MILLION LOAN FOR LOUISIANA TO BUILD CRITICAL CONNECTOR PROJECT

Travel

Monday, December 18, 2023 New LA 415 will Connect Routes to Support Evacuations and Mobility in Baton Rouge Parish WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that its Build America Bureau has provided a $88.3 million loan to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for the benefit of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) to build the LA 415 Connector, a new link between LA 1 and LA 415 at Interstate 10 (I-10) in the City of Port Allen in Baton Rouge Parish. By providing Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement…

25 Dec

A Proclamation on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2023

Politics

On this day 82 years ago, 2,403 service members and civilians were killed in a painful and unprovoked attack on our Armed Forces. On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we remember these women and men, who gave their last full measure of devotion to our Nation. We honor the brave service members who — with the horrors of Pearl Harbor weighing on their hearts and the hopes of humanity resting on their shoulders — answered the call to defend freedom against the forces of fascism during World War II. The stories of the Greatest Generation’s ultimate courage…

25 Dec

Office of the Historian, Foreign Service Institute Release of Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume X, Eastern Europe

Politics

The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1981–1988, Volume X, Eastern Europe. This volume is part of a subseries of volumes of the Foreign Relations series that documents the foreign policy decision-making of the administration of President Ronald Reagan. It highlights U.S. policy toward each of the countries in Eastern Europe – with the exception of Poland, which is covered in two separate volumes. The documentation focuses on the Reagan administration’s efforts to manage its policy of differentiation, laid out in the September 1982 National Security Decision Directive 54, which declared that “the primary long-term U.S. goal in…

25 Dec

11 Stories You Need to See

Celebrity Gossip

A roundup of the week’s most newsworthy policy and public interest press releases from PR Newswire, including several initiatives for Giving Tuesday. NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the policy and public interest industries stay on top of the week’s most newsworthy and popular releases, here’s a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn’t be missed. The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each…

24 Dec

FHWA Releases New Traffic Control Device Manual with Updates to Improve Safety for Pedestrians, Bicyclists, and All Road Users

Travel

Updated MUTCD also encourages new innovations to improve travel and looks toward transportation infrastructure of the future WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the 11th edition of the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways,” known as the MUTCD. The manual, last updated edition in 2009, is the national standard for traffic signs, signals, and pavement markings to ensure a uniform and predictable environment for people who walk, bike, and drive. It is an important guide used every day by transportation professionals for roadway safety, and the 11th edition incorporates extensive input from…

24 Dec

ANDIS UNVEILS NEWEST “CREATIVE COLLAB” WITH CELEBRITY GROOMER AND VIRAL SENSATION, GABRIEL FEITOSA

Celebrity Gossip

WITH A DESIGN BASED ON GABRIEL’S OWN FANTASY GROOMING STYLE, THIS CLIPPER BENEFITS ANIMAL CHARITIES WHILE DEMONSTRATING HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS CRAFT, CREATIVITY AND ANIMAL CLIENTS. STURTEVANT, Wis., Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — For the newest installment of its Creative Collab Series, Andis® Company, a leading manufacturer of grooming tools, partners with the award-winning, celebrity pet groomer Gabriel Feitosa, bringing fans a limited-edition colorway of the popular Pulse ZR® II cordless clipper. Inspired by Gabriel’s viral exotic pet grooms on TikTok, animal lovers are sure to go wild for this new design. Dedicated to demonstrating the artistry, creativity and passion of…

23 Dec

Andrew Wilkow ,of Salem Media, named VFAF Veterans for Trump hero of the month December 2023

Business

Andrew Wilkow with VFAF’s Teddy Daniels VFAF Logo Veterans for Trump logo Veterans for America First AKA Veterans for Trump have named Andrew Wilkow of Salem Media their December 2023 Hero Of The Month said Stan Fitzgerald president Andrew Wilkow is a patriot who reaches millions for Saving America , his efforts to help our Veterans are appreciated and recognized by our organization. It is our pleasure to announce this award” — Stan Fitzgerald VFAF Veterans for Trump grassroots President IRVING , TEXAS , USA , December 22, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — From the press-room of L-Strategies : The official press…

23 Dec

Statement from President Joe Biden on Another Nearly $5 Billion in Debt Relief for Over 80,000 Student Loan Borrowers

Politics

This brings total approved debt cancellation by the Biden-Harris Administration to $132 billion for over 3.6 million Americans Today my Administration is approving another $4.8 billion in student debt cancellation for 80,300 people. This relief is thanks to my Administration’s efforts to fix Public Service Loan Forgiveness, so teachers, members of the military, nurses, and other public service workers get the relief they have earned. And it’s because of actions my Administration took to make sure that borrowers who have been in repayment for at least 20 years – but didn’t accurately get credit for student loan payments – get the…

23 Dec

Inaugural United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group Meeting on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Cyber Activities

Politics

On December 7, Japan hosted the first meeting of the U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea (ROK) Trilateral Diplomatic Working Group to counter cyber threats posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), following the establishment of trilateral partnership announced at the Camp David Trilateral Summit in August. Led by U.S. Deputy Special Representative for the DPRK Dr. Jung Pak, Japanese Ambassador for Cyber Policy Ishizuki Hideo, and ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for North Korean Nuclear Affairs Lee Jun-il, the meeting underscored the need for close trilateral and global collaboration to disrupt the DPRK’s ability to generate revenue through malicious cyber activity, crypto thefts, and…