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Bees, hens and greenhouses help restore livelihoods in Iraq – UN agriculture agency
New York, N.Y. Thousands of vulnerable Iraqi and Syrian refugee families affected by conflict in northern Iraq aim to profit from new livelihood ventures of the United Nations agriculture agency. Funded by Germany, a project supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will train Syrian refugees in the Erbil and Dohuk governorates in greenhouse […]
EOD Warrior Foundation Receives $10,000 American-Made Hero Donation
NICEVILLE, Florida – The EOD Warrior Foundation has received a $10,000 donation from Evan Williams® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The donation is on behalf of Adam Popp, one of six military veterans selected to receive the Evan Williams American-Made Heroes award. Chosen from thousands of candidates, he and five other military heroes will be individually featured […]
Protection of civilians in Syria must be ensured, stresses UN chief Guterres
New York, N.Y. 21 June 2017 – Expressing alarm over the suffering of people Syria, in particular those in Raqqa and in other locations where fighting continues, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all those conducting military operations in the country to ensure the safety and protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure. “Civilians […]
Stephen Hawking Calls for Return to Moon
New York, N.Y. Celebrity physicist Stephen Hawking says humans should return to the Moon by 2020 and Mars by 2025 in order to unite humanity in the shared purpose of spreading out beyond Earth. “Spreading out into space will completely change the future of humanity,” the Cambridge professor said at the Starmus Festival in Trondheim, […]
New Census Data Show US Becoming More Diverse
New York, N.Y. All races and ethnic groups grew in the U.S. over the last year, but the Asian and Hispanic populations continued to be the fastest-growing, according to the annual count released Thursday by the Census Bureau. The census reports that across all races and ethnic groups, the non-Hispanic white population grew the slowest. […]
New Dances to New Music: Rovaco Dance Company and Mannes School of Music Present 7:1
New York, N.Y. 7:1, an interdisciplinary collaboration between Mannes School of Music and Rovaco Dance Company, was conceived by choreographer Rohan Bhargava and composer Alexander Chadwell. The goal: to create an opportunity for young music makers to try their hand at creating for dance and budding choreographers to produce commissioned work with bespoke music. One […]
PTSD Most Prevalent Mental Health Challenge, Treatment Available
Niceville, FL – June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day, and the perfect time for a discussion on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD affects millions of people and their families, and they can take comfort in knowing that there are treatments available that do work. The key lies in identifying the symptoms of the disorder and […]
EOD Warrior Foundation to Hold Warrior 5K and Half Marathon
EOD Warrior Foundation will be holding a run near the nation’s capital to help raise funds to further their mission of helping EOD warriors WASHINGTON, DC – Those who would like a way to help the many explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) military members and their families can lace up their running shoes this month. The […]
5 Reasons to Send Your Child to a Healthy Cooking Camp this Summer
FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia – According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of children in the country considered obese has more than tripled since the 1970s to one in every five today. When you consider the amount of processed and fast food kids are eating, combined with their lack of exercise, it’s easy […]
The O.J. Bronco Displayed at Alcatraz East- 22 Years Later
PIGEON FORGE, TN –The anniversary of the scene made famous when 95 million people tuned in to watch O.J. Simpson flee the police in a white Bronco is quickly approaching. June 17, 1994 is a date many recall because of the news he made that day, having been accused of killing his ex-wife and […]
