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Fiber Connect 2022 Sets the Agenda for Closing the Digital Divide

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced that Fiber Connect 2022 is where the fiber broadband industry will meet to discuss, debate and share information as the industry heads into the greatest fiber broadband expansion fueled by historys largest federal investment.

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  • The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) today announced that Fiber Connect 2022 is where the fiber broadband industry will meet to discuss, debate and share information as the industry heads into the greatest fiber broadband expansion fueled by historys largest federal investment.
  • Fiber Connect 2022 runs June 12 15, at Nashvilles Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, where attendees can not only gain insight through the conference but also visit the Expo floor for the latest updates from the fiber industry players.
  • Were bringing that collective intelligence to Fiber Connect 2022 so that everyone has access to the tools, insights and expertise they need to ensure that every community can reach its full potential in todays Gigabit Economy.
  • The conference program includes keynotes from Meta, Pew Charitable Trust, TiVo and Farm Fresh Broadband author, Dr. Christopher Ali.

Canary Raises $1.5M in Pre-Seed led by Capital One Ventures to Reinvent How Individuals Can Access Emergency Funds At Work

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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Over half of Americans experience a financial shock each year -- even in a "normal" (i.e., non-pandemic) year -- and over half of those households are still rebounding from the results of that shock a year later, according to Pew Charitable Trust. Meanwhile, financial stress is a major problem for employers, causing productivity losses of hundreds of millions of dollars each year. People often want to help each other in times of crisis, but managing emergency payments is administratively cumbersome and expensive.

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  • Meanwhile, financial stress is a major problem for employers, causing productivity losses of hundreds of millions of dollars each year.
  • People often want to help each other in times of crisis, but managing emergency payments is administratively cumbersome and expensive.
  • Employers of choice prioritize solutions like Canary's," says Canary CEO and co-founder, Rachel Schneider.
  • "Canary fills a critical gap in an employer's toolset when it comes to helping employees lead better financial lives.

Recce Pharmaceuticals Announces Patients to be Dosed in a Phase I Intravenous Clinical Trial of RECCE® 327

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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE, FSE:R9Q) (the Company), the company developing new classes of synthetic anti-infectives, is pleased to announce it has recruited 10 healthy male subjects (first cohort) in its Phase I intravenous (IV) clinical trial of its lead compound, RECCE® 327 (R327).

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  • The trial is being conducted at Adelaide's CMAX clinical trial facility and will enroll 80 healthy male subjects in total.
  • We are very pleased to have the first cohort recruited for the clinical trial of R327 (IV), said James Graham, Chief Executive Officer of Recce Pharmaceuticals.
  • Recces anti-infective pipeline includes three patented broad-spectrum synthetic polymer antibiotics; RECCE 327 as an intravenous and topical therapy; RECCE 435 for oral administration; and RECCE 529 for viral infections.
  • RECCE 327 is not yet market approved for use in humans with further clinical testing required to fully evaluate safety and efficacy.

Allen Media Group's Open Letter to the U.S. Senate: Confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC

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Monday, November 29, 2021
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That is why I am supporting Gigi Sohn to be confirmed as an FCC Commissioner.

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  • That is why I am supporting Gigi Sohn to be confirmed as an FCC Commissioner.
  • I should not be the only Black American who owns and operates major network affiliated stations.
  • The FCC is charged with promoting diversity of ownership and viewpoints yet has fallen short of achieving a truly diverse media landscape.
  • The Senate should act quickly to confirm Gigi Sohn to the FCC.

Holmusk and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Enter a Strategic Collaboration to Drive Precision Psychiatry Using Novel Real-World Data

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021
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The collaboration sets out to enable precision psychiatry for patients, by capturing and analysing real-world data.

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  • The collaboration sets out to enable precision psychiatry for patients, by capturing and analysing real-world data.
  • The strategic collaboration is focused on building multi-site, standardized real-world data capture infrastructure, including both clinician- and patient-reported assessments and outcomes.
  • Curated and digitized data will allow enhanced and real-time quality assessment and form the basis of measurement-based care in Germany.
  • This forward-thinking initiative is made possible by the partnership between Charit and Holmusk, a world leader in real-world data science in psychiatry.

Pew Praises Countries' Bold Commitments to Protect Coastal Wetlands Under Paris Agreement

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Friday, November 5, 2021
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Parties to the Paris Agreement are increasingly recognizing the role that coastal "blue carbon" habitats can play in both mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change.

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  • Parties to the Paris Agreement are increasingly recognizing the role that coastal "blue carbon" habitats can play in both mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change.
  • Yet despite their importance, half of the world's coastal wetlands have been lost in the past century.
  • Costa Rica will protect all its coastal wetlands recorded in the national inventory, restore priority mangrove areas, and develop a national mangrove restoration target by 2025.
  • Simon Reddy, director of Pew's protecting coastal wetlands and coral reefs project, issued the following statement:
    "Countries are becoming increasingly aware of the many benefits of protecting coastal wetlands and the role they can play as nature-based solutions.

Pew Praises Countries' Bold Commitments to Protect Coastal Wetlands Under Paris Agreement

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Friday, November 5, 2021
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GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable Trusts today applauded several nations for including ambitious targets to protect and restore coastal wetlands in their updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

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  • Parties to the Paris Agreement are increasingly recognizing the role that coastal "blue carbon" habitats can play in both mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change.
  • Yet despite their importance, half of the world's coastal wetlands have been lost in the past century.
  • Costa Rica will protect all its coastal wetlands recorded in the national inventory, restore priority mangrove areas, and develop a national mangrove restoration target by 2025.
  • Simon Reddy, director of Pew's protecting coastal wetlands and coral reefs project, issued the following statement:
    "Countries are becoming increasingly aware of the many benefits of protecting coastal wetlands and the role they can play as nature-based solutions.

Pew: Efforts to Expand Southern Ocean Protections Stall at CCAMLR

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Friday, October 29, 2021
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As part of the Antarctic Treaty System, CCAMLR is the governing body responsible for protecting Southern Ocean wildlife and is composed of 25 member countries and the European Union.

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  • As part of the Antarctic Treaty System, CCAMLR is the governing body responsible for protecting Southern Ocean wildlife and is composed of 25 member countries and the European Union.
  • This is a temporary solution while CCAMLR continues to work on a new regulation that will protect against irreversible impacts on the ecosystem.
  • These impacts are expected to increase as climate change affects the region and krill fishing expands in the Antarctic Peninsula.
  • CCAMLR must act as steward of the Southern Oceanand fulfill its commitment to establish a circumpolar network of MPAs.

Recce Pharmaceuticals Receives Ethics Approval to Start Phase I Intravenous Clinical Trial of RECCE® 327

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
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SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE, FSE:R9Q), the Company developing new classes of synthetic anti-infectives, today announced it has received Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval to start its Phase I intravenous (IV) clinical trial evaluating the safety and pharmacokinetics of its lead compound, RECCE® 327 (R327).

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  • Phase I clinical trial of RECCE327 approved to start intravenous ascending-dose, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel, double-blind, single-dose study
    According to Pew Charitable Trusts, RECCE 327 is the only clinical stage antibiotic for the indication of sepsis
    SYDNEY, Australia, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recce Pharmaceuticals Ltd (ASX:RCE, FSE:R9Q), the Company developing new classes of synthetic anti-infectives, today announced it has received Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval to start its Phase I intravenous (IV) clinical trial evaluating the safety and pharmacokinetics of its lead compound, RECCE 327 (R327).
  • Receiving human ethics approval is a momentous achievement for Recce and the clinicians seeking effective treatments to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, said John Prendergast, M.D., Chairman of Recce Pharmaceuticals.
  • The Phase I (IV) clinical trial is an ascending-dose, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel, double-blind, single-dose study, evaluating the safety and pharmacokinetics of R327 in healthy male subjects.
  • Recces anti-infective pipeline seeks to exploit the unique capabilities of RECCE technologies targeting synergistic, unmet medical needs.

Amalgamated Bank Names Ivan Frishberg Chief Sustainability Officer

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Friday, October 22, 2021
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NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amalgamated Bank (Amalgamated), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amalgamated Financial (the Company) (Nasdaq: AMAL) today announced that Ivan Frishberg has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, and will be part of Bank Leadership effective October 22, 2021.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amalgamated Bank (Amalgamated), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amalgamated Financial (the Company) (Nasdaq: AMAL) today announced that Ivan Frishberg has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, and will be part of Bank Leadership effective October 22, 2021.
  • Ivan Frishberg has been with Amalgamated since 2016, most previously serving as First Vice President, Commercial Banking, leading the Sustainability Banking Division.
  • Amalgamated Financial Corp. is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a bank holding company engaged in commercial banking and financial services through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Amalgamated Bank.
  • Amalgamated Bank was formed in 1923 as Amalgamated Bank of New York by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, one of the country's oldest labor unions.