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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Fred's Team Raises Over $8.5 Million for Cancer Research in Record-Breaking Year (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 18 -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release:
Fred's Team, the official running program of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), proudly announces another record-breaking year of fundraising in support of MSK's mission of ending cancer for life. In 2024, Fred's Team runners and donors raised $8,529,723 to accelerate life-changing cancer research at MSK, shattering the program's single-season fundraising record for the fourth consecuti more PR
Senate Advances S 5/HR 29, Laying Groundwork for Mass Detention, Deportation, and Family Separation (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 18 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Senate invoked cloture on S 5/HR 29, also known as the Laken Riley Act, with the requisite votes needed for final passage in the Senate next week. This deeply harmful bill scapegoats immigrants, undermines due process, and disregards the real needs of American communities and the economy.
"Advancing and passing this bill sets the tone for the new Congress and ret more PR
SIA Applauds CHIPS Act Incentives for Infinera, Corning, Edwards Vacuum, and GlobalFoundries (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The Semiconductor Industry Association issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2025:
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The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending a series of CHIPS and Science Act agreements announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which will support:
* Construction of a new fab in California and a new advanced packaging and test facility in Pennsylvania for Infinera;
* Expansion of more PR
Supreme Court's TikTok Ruling Weakens Our Democracy, Knight Institute Says (10)
NEW YORK, Jan. 18 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025:
The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the federal TikTok ban, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 19. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, along with Free Press and PEN America, filed an amicus brief in the case, arguing that the ban unjustifiably restricts Americans from accessing ideas, information, and media from abroad in viol more PR
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