NEW YORK–rnCBS Television Studios and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) have reached an agreement on a multi-year partnership to develop and produce scripted, unscripted and documentary content for linear television networks and streaming platforms. The announcement was made today by George Cheeks, President and CEO of the CBS Entertainment Group, […]
FIFA, WHO, and the European Commission have joined forces, to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children at risk of domestic violence. The campaign is a joint response from the three institutions to the recent spikes in reports of domestic violence as stay-at-home measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have put women […]
NISKAYUNA, NY – With digging abilities that might make a groundhog jealous, a multidisciplinary team at GE Research, the central technology development arm of the General Electric Company (GE), has been awarded a 15- month, $2.5 million project through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Underminer program, to demonstrate the feasibility of a robot […]
BELLEVUE, Wash. & OVERLAND PARK, Kan.- T-Mobile US, Inc. (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) today announced that they have entered into an amendment to their definitive Business Combination Agreement to create the New T-Mobile. The Boards of Directors of T-Mobile and Sprint have unanimously approved the amendment. The amendment has no impact on […]
MILWAUKEE, — ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) has been recognized as one of the Disability Equality Index® (DEI) Best Places to Work, receiving the perfect score for its commitment to inclusion in the workplace. The DEI is a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and the U.S. Business Leadership Network® (USBLN) that […]
CINCINNATI–For nearly a century, Pepto-Bismol has stood for relief of stomach troubles. To celebrate its 99th anniversary, the iconic brand is excited to introduce a new formula that features Ultra Coat technology. The new formula is still the go-to relief medicine by calming and soothing your stomach. The new Ultra Coat technology relieves an upset […]
WASHINGTON – In an effort to help low-income residents become self-sufficient, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $34.9 million to public housing authorities, public housing resident associations, Native American tribes, and non-profit organizations across the nation to hire or retain service coordinators to help them find jobs, educational opportunities, and […]
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11 December 2017 – A new initiative designed to drive public-private dialogue on e-commerce was launched today (11 December) by the World Trade Organization, the World Economic Forum and the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP). The initiative, entitled ‘Enabling E-commerce’, aims to bring together leading voices from governments, businesses and other stakeholders […]
The Eurogroup welcomes that a full staff-level agreement has been reached between Greece and the institutions. Also, the Eurogroup notes with satisfaction that the Greek authorities and the European institutions have reached an agreement on the contingency fiscal mechanism, which is in line with the Eurogroup statement adopted on 9 May in particular as regard […]
On July 1, President Obama announced that the United States had agreed to formally re-establish diplomatic relations with the Republic of Cuba and re-open embassies in our respective countries. The last time we had an embassy in Cuba was in January of 1961, when we severed diplomatic relations at the height of the Cold War. […]
