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08 Jun

Report Card: Two Years of Building Stronger Supply Chains and a More Resilient Economy

Politics

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis significantly disrupted supply chains around the world, forcing many families to navigate empty store shelves, endure longer delivery times, and pay higher prices at the register. Supply chain bottlenecks for critical inputs, like semiconductors, exposed major U.S. economic and national security vulnerabilities, many of which were decades in the making. Pandemic-induced disruptions were exacerbated by Russia’s unjust invasion of Ukraine, which further highlighted the dangers of overreliance on geographically concentrated production and far-flung, fragile supply chains. Together, the pandemic and the war contributed to a surge in input costs and inflation across many…

08 Jun

International Confederation of Midwives to Host Thousands of Delegates at Its 33rd Triennial Congress in Bali

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ICM Congress \u2014 Day 1 Indonesian Midwives participate in the 33rd ICM Triennial Council meeting in Bali. THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 8, 2023 (Newswire.com) - The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) is excited to announce that the 33rd ICM Triennial Congress will take place in Bali from 11-14 June 2023. The event will bring together over 2,300 midwives, maternal health advocates, and healthcare professionals from around the world to share knowledge and best practices and to celebrate the crucial role of midwives in improving maternal and newborn health. According to a recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO), one…

08 Jun

Gender-Neutral Names Hit a Record High in 2022

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Gender-neutral names have been slowly gaining ground since the 1960s, according to BeenVerified analysis. BeenVerified BeenVerified logo NEW YORK, June 8, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Gender-neutral names hit a record high last year, accounting for nearly 15% of all birth names. BeenVerified, a people search company, examined Social Security Administration records to discover the rising popularity in unisex names and the most popular gender-neutral names in 2022, with Logan taking the top spot. For the purposes of this study, we defined unisex names as those in which at least 5% of names were given to an opposite gender—or one out of every…

08 Jun

FACT SHEET: Vice President Harris Announces New Initiatives to Strengthen U.S-Caribbean Partnership

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Vice President Kamala Harris and Prime Minister Philip Davis of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas will host the U.S-Caribbean Leaders Meeting in Nassau, The Bahamas on June 8, 2023. This meeting will build on the Vice President’s previous meetings with Caribbean leaders in April 2022, at the June 2022 Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, and in September 2022. The Vice President’s trip delivers on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance cooperation with the Caribbean. In pursuit of shared prosperity and security, and in recognition of the close ties between our nations, the Vice President is announcing the following…

08 Jun

Background Press Call Previewing the Vice President’s Travel to the Bahamas

Politics

Via Teleconference 6:34 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us today. This is [redacted] from the Vice President’s communications team. On this call today, we are going to be previewing the Vice President’s visit to the Bahamas tomorrow. This call is on background, attributed to “senior administration officials.” The contents will be embargoed until tomorrow, June 8th, at 5:00 a.m. Eastern. We’ve sent everyone who’s RSVP’d a factsheet. That factsheet is under the same embargo of tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Today we are joined by [senior administration official]. We’re also joined by [senior…

08 Jun

FACT SHEET:Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Protect LGBTQI+ Communities

Politics

Today, in celebration of Pride Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to protect LGBTQI+ communities from attacks on their rights and safety. Over a dozen states have enacted anti-LGBTQI+ laws that violate our most basic values and freedoms as Americans, and are cruel and callous to our kids, our neighbors, and those in our community. The Biden-Harris administration stands with the LGBTQI+ community and has their backs in the face of these attacks, and today, federal agencies are announcing new actions to: Protect LGBTQI+ communities from attacks on their rights and safety by launching a new LGBTQI+ Community Safety…

07 Jun

White House Announces Juneteenth Concert

Politics

The President and First Lady to Host a Juneteenth Concert on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 The White House announced today a Juneteenth Concert on Tuesday, June 13. The South Lawn concert will be a celebration of community, culture and music. In 2021, President Biden signed bipartisan legislation establishing Juneteenth as the nation’s newest Federal holiday, so that all Americans can feel the power of this day, learn from our history, celebrate our progress, and recognize and engage in the work that continues. President Biden has worked to advance racial equity and ensure the promise of America for Black Americans. See…

07 Jun

Message to the House of Representatives — President’s Veto of H.J. Res. 45

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TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. Res. 45, a resolution that would disapprove of the Department of Education’s rule relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans.” Since Day One, my Administration has been fighting to make college cheaper and the student loan system more manageable for borrowers. My Administration has championed the largest increase to Pell Grants in the last decade — a combined increase of $900 to the maximum award for students over the last 2 years — and has a plan to double the maximum Pell Grant by 2029 to…

07 Jun

Statement by President Joe Biden on the Passing of William Spriggs

Politics

I am deeply saddened by the passing of Bill Spriggs, a man who brought as much lasting brilliance to economics as he brought joy to his friends and colleagues. Bill was a towering figure in his field, a trailblazer who challenged the field’s basic assumptions about racial discrimination in labor markets, pay equity, and worker empowerment. His work inspired countless economists, some of whom work for our Administration, to join him in the pursuit of economic justice. Serving as both the Economics Department Chair at Howard University and as Chief Economist for the AFL-CIO — the first Black American to…

07 Jun

STARZ Premieres Extraordinary Documentary About the NBA’s Transformative 2020 Season ‘Game Change Game’

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Game Change Game Photography Artwork for the film LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2023 (Newswire.com) - Created by THINK450, Game Change Game, a poignant documentary about the extraordinary 2020 NBA season, which carried on in the face of COVID and a social justice reckoning, is out today for digital release on STARZ, the streaming network dedicated to narratives by, about and for underrepresented audiences. The monumental film, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival for its theatrical release, is directed by Spike Jordan and Maxime Quoilin with the bi-coastal creative production studio Good Company and created by veteran media leader Christina Norman for THINK450, the partnership and innovation engine of The National Basketball Players Association…