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Megan Thee Stallion Adds New Dates To "Hot Girl Summer" Tour Due To Multiple Sell Outs & Overwhelming Demand

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Friday, March 22, 2024
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NEW YORK, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, three-time, Grammy award-winning superstar Megan Thee Stallion announced the addition of new dates to her highly-anticipated "Hot Girl Summer Tour" with Grammy-nominated artist GloRilla due to multiple sell outs and overwhelming demand.

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  • NEW YORK, March 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, three-time, Grammy award-winning superstar Megan Thee Stallion announced the addition of new dates to her highly-anticipated "Hot Girl Summer Tour" with Grammy-nominated artist GloRilla due to multiple sell outs and overwhelming demand.
  • The "Hot Girl Summer Tour," which is produced by Live Nation, will include second shows in Chicago and Atlanta, bringing the run of shows to 33 dates across North America and Europe.
  • Tickets for the additional tour stops will be available for purchase at 2 pm ET on store.megantheestallion.com .
  • Megan formally announced the tour on March 20, which marked her first-ever, headlining tour in arenas across the globe and will feature a special Chicas Divertidas VIP section.

Kendra Schaaf Launches Schaaf; Names Meg Farquhar as Creative Lead and Partner

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kendra Schaaf, former managing director of Mojo Supermarket has launched something new, Schaaf (pronounced Sh-off) which joins the less than 1% of creative businesses in the US that are owned by women. Kendra Schaaf will serve as the consultancy's Founder and CEO and has brought Meg Farquhar as Creative Lead and Partner.

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  • Kendra Schaaf will serve as the consultancy's Founder and CEO and has brought Meg Farquhar as Creative Lead and Partner.
  • "As a new shop, one question we inevitably get is "Why Schaaf" and our answer is simple," said Kendra Schaaf Founder and CEO.
  • Schaaf is joined by Farquhar as Creative Lead and Partner.
  • "Our creative philosophy is that you can't logic your way into a relationship," said Meg Farquhar Creative Lead and Partner at Schaaf.

ADAMEVE.COM ASKS "DO YOU BELIEVE OVER-THE-COUNTER ABORTION PILLS SHOULD BE LEGALLY AVAILABLE TO WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES?"

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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This month, the company surveyed over 1000 people asking if over-the-counter abortion pills should be legally available to women in the U.S. And the responses may surprise you.

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  • This month, the company surveyed over 1000 people asking if over-the-counter abortion pills should be legally available to women in the U.S. And the responses may surprise you.
  • Currently available only from a doctor, nurse, health clinic or Planned Parenthood, the mifepristone and/or misoprostol pills cause an "at-home abortion" that is considered both safe and effective.
  • While just over 49% of those surveyed felt that over-the-counter abortion pills should be legally available to women under any circumstance, another 24% said they should be available under certain circumstance.
  • Nearly 20% of respondents said abortion pills should not be legally available, and an additional 7% said they weren't sure.

Benevity Releases its Top Charitable Causes Supported by Companies and Their People in 2023

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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Global nonprofits received a record-breaking $3.2 billion in donations through the Benevity platform in 2023 – a 14% year over year increase.

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  • Global nonprofits received a record-breaking $3.2 billion in donations through the Benevity platform in 2023 – a 14% year over year increase.
  • For the first-time ever, more than 2.3 million people donated to causes around the world in a single year – a 22% increase over 2022.
  • A total of $83.5 million was donated during the last quarter of 2023 to nonprofits supporting humanitarian relief and crisis response for the people of Israel and Palestine.
  • Overall, a record-breaking $3.2 billion was donated to nonprofits in 2023 by more than 2.3 million people from 800+ companies through the Benevity platform – a 14% increase over the previous year.

PPMW's Dr. Serina Floyd speaks at U.S. Senate briefing on the state of abortion rights

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
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The briefing was scheduled just ahead of what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

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  • The briefing was scheduled just ahead of what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
  • Dr. Floyd started her remarks noting: "I am here today to make clear that abortion is essential care.
  • I can say without hesitation that I have saved people's lives by providing abortion care.
  • "We know both from research and from reality what it means when someone is denied the abortion they need," Dr. Floyd said.

Kettering Foundation Names Four Additional Senior Fellows

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Four inspirational leaders have accepted appointments as senior fellows, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation announced today. The new fellows are William Barber II, Neal Katyal, Kelley Robinson and Alexander Vindman, They join 9 senior fellows from diverse backgrounds and political views appointed since November to strengthen the Foundation's focus on encouraging civic participation and fighting the rise of authoritarianism and threats to democracy in the US and around the globe. The senior fellows have distinguished records in religion, law, civil rights and international relations.

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  • DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Four inspirational leaders have accepted appointments as senior fellows, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation announced today.
  • For more than 40 years, the Kettering Foundation has worked to strengthen citizen engagement in democratic societies around the globe.
  • The Kettering Foundation will tap the unique strengths, interests and bases of experience of each of its fellows.
  • The Charles F. Kettering Foundation , headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, operating foundation rooted in the American tradition of inventive research.

Diagnostics Company Detect, Inc. Adds Industry Veterans Stefan Willemsen and Jeff Hawkins to its Board of Directors

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Monday, January 8, 2024
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Today, at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Detect Inc. , a point-of-care and home diagnostics startup, announced the addition of in vitro diagnostics industry veterans, Stefan Willemsen and Jeff Hawkins, to its Board of Directors.

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  • Today, at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Detect Inc. , a point-of-care and home diagnostics startup, announced the addition of in vitro diagnostics industry veterans, Stefan Willemsen and Jeff Hawkins, to its Board of Directors.
  • Stefan Willemsen most recently served as President and CEO of bioMérieux for the U.S. and the Americas Region, after having led bioMérieux’s acquisition of BioFire, the leading highly multiplexed clinical diagnostics platform.
  • Jeff Hawkins is currently President and CEO of next-generation protein sequencing company Quantum-Si and was previously President and CEO of point-of-care diagnostics company Truvian.
  • “I am very excited to join the Board of Detect and have the opportunity to contribute to the team’s vision of simplifying and democratizing molecular testing,” said Stefan Willemsen.

Ohio Roundtable Responds to the Election Result on Ohio Issue 1

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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"Because Issue One is an unsustainable amendment, the Ohio Roundtable is calling for immediate hearings in the Ohio Legislature to address the ramifications of the more than 50 state laws, which conflict with the new Article I, Section 22 of the Ohio Constitution.

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  • "Because Issue One is an unsustainable amendment, the Ohio Roundtable is calling for immediate hearings in the Ohio Legislature to address the ramifications of the more than 50 state laws, which conflict with the new Article I, Section 22 of the Ohio Constitution.
  • "This will provide a fair opportunity to clarify the Ohio laws that were intentionally misrepresented in this election."
  • The American Policy Roundtable™ was founded in 1980 in Ohio.
  • American Policy Roundtable™ is the parent company of Ohio Roundtable™, and The Public Square® Media Network which produces radio, video and online programs broadcast daily on over 200 stations coast-to-coast.

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Names Latanya Mapp Frett as New President & CEO

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today announced Latanya Mapp Frett will be its next President and CEO, succeeding Melissa Berman in the role she founded.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) today announced Latanya Mapp Frett will be its next President and CEO, succeeding Melissa Berman in the role she founded.
  • We salute Melissa's legacy and look forward to supporting Latanya in our ongoing work of accelerating philanthropy in pursuit of a just world," said RPA Board Chairperson Valerie Rockefeller.
  • An attorney by training, Ms. Mapp Frett began her career at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund in Washington, DC.
  • In addition, Ms. Mapp Frett is an ICAP and Woodrow Wilson Fellow, as well as a member of the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations.

Public Interest Registry Announces 2023 .ORG Impact Awards Finalists, Padma Lakshmi to Host

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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RESTON, Va., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind .ORG, named the finalists for the 5th annual .ORG Impact Awards and announced that Padma Lakshmi—activist, author, and host/producer of Hulu's Taste the Nation—will host the awards ceremony where the winners will be revealed on November 16 in Washington, D.C. The program recognizes and rewards outstanding mission-driven individuals and organizations from around the world for their positive contributions to society.

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  • RESTON, Va., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind .ORG, named the finalists for the 5th annual .ORG Impact Awards and announced that Padma Lakshmi —activist, author, and host/producer of Hulu's Taste the Nation—will host the awards ceremony where the winners will be revealed on November 16 in Washington, D.C.
  • "We also are thrilled to have Padma Lakshmi join us to celebrate the immense impact of the OIA finalists, winners, and .ORG community at our awards ceremony.
  • Padma Lakshmi is an activist, actress, philanthropist, author, host and producer of Hulu's Taste of the Nation, and former television host of Top Chef.
  • "The 2023 .ORG Impact Award finalists exemplify the hard work so many are doing across the globe to make a positive impact in their communities," said activist Padma Lakshmi.