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TaiwanPlus Launches Video-Podcast with Taiwan’s First Digital Minister Audrey Tang, Featuring Founders of YouTube and Ethereum and other Changemakers

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Friday, May 6, 2022
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This TaiwanPlus Original Series, hosted by Taiwans first Digital Minister, Audrey Tang, aims to explore the role of innovation in our ever-evolving digital world through interviews with trailblazers worldwide.

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  • This TaiwanPlus Original Series, hosted by Taiwans first Digital Minister, Audrey Tang, aims to explore the role of innovation in our ever-evolving digital world through interviews with trailblazers worldwide.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220506005183/en/
    TaiwanPlus kicks off new video-podcast with TaiwanPlus CEO Joanne Tsai, YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, Digital Minister Audrey Tang, AIT Director Sandra Oudkirk and With Red CEO, Vivi Lin.
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    At TaiwanPlus, we seek to showcase Taiwans flourishing freedom, democracy, and innovation, says TaiwanPlus CEO Joanne Tsai.
  • Audrey Tang amplifies this mission through her insightful dialogues with world-renowned guests on the video-podcast.

Business-Industry Political Action Committee Releases First Round of 2022 Primary Endorsements

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Thursday, May 5, 2022
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WASHINGTON, May 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) announced its first round of endorsements in the 2022 Congressional Primaries.These candidates support free enterprise and job growth and will stand as strong advocates in Congress for policies that impact and stimulate growth and innovation.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) announced its first round of endorsements in the 2022 Congressional Primaries.These candidates support free enterprise and job growth and will stand as strong advocates in Congress for policies that impact and stimulate growth and innovation.
  • BIPAC's endorsement of these excellent candidates is well deserved, and we wish them the best in their upcoming elections."
  • All candidates endorsed and supported by BIPAC have been recommended and vetted by a bipartisan committee of the BIPAC Board of Directors who represent various industries.
  • The endorsements will be communicated to hundreds of business organizations and associations.

PULTIZER PRIZE WINNING JOURNALIST JONATHAN CAPEHART TO HOST THE 2022 INROADS BENEFIT GALA

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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ATLANTA, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- INROADS, Inc. — the world's largest nonprofit committed to preparing underrepresented talent for career success — is inviting the public to help raise funds at this year's Benefit Gala, presented by Procter & Gamble (P&G) and powered by BET. The virtual event will take place on Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m. EST and will honor INROADS alumni, and corporate and community partners who have embodied the mission of INROADS by creating a positive impact within their communities. The evening will be hosted by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor of The Washington Post and anchor of MSNBC's The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart. 

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  • The evening will be hosted by Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist Jonathan Capehart, Associate Editor of The Washington Post and anchor of MSNBC's The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.
  • The Benefit Gala will present the various awards to INROADS alumni and trailblazers who exemplify the INROADS mission in their life and their work.
  • "The idea of INROADS was created during the Civil Rights Movement, so social justice is in the fabric of our being.
  • All proceeds from the Benefit Gala willdirectly support underrepresented, hardworking diverse highschool and college students to receive leadership training, coaching,mentoring, and opportunities for paid corporate internships through INROADS programs.

Wounded Warrior Project Announces National Grassroots Push Supporting Toxic-Exposure Legislation

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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Tell them to pass the Honoring Our PACT Act," WWP CEO Mike Linnington.

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  • Tell them to pass the Honoring Our PACT Act," WWP CEO Mike Linnington.
  • "For years, millions of post-9/11 veterans were exposed to open-air burn pits," Wounded Warrior Project CEO Lt. Gen.
  • These burn pits often resulted in huge plumes of black, toxic smoke that many servicemen and women then inhaled into their bodies."
  • Since 2003, Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) has been meeting the growing needs of warriors, their families, and caregivers helping them achieve their highest ambition.

Predicine Expands Its Footprint in the Greater Chicago Area to Better Serve Their Patients by Increasing Daily Capacity and Faster Turnaround Time

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Monday, April 11, 2022
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The new Chicago lab will enable Predicine to better serve its regional patients in the greater Chicago and mid-west area.

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  • The new Chicago lab will enable Predicine to better serve its regional patients in the greater Chicago and mid-west area.
  • Predicine is committed to continue serving communities, schools, public health, and businesses in COVID-19 and oncology testing.
  • Predicine's national laboratory network allows for a daily capacity of greater than 100,000 COVID-19 tests, offering high accuracy and fast PCR turnaround times.
  • The Greater Chicago area was chosen due to its large population of more than 10 million people and its access to other cities.

House of Wise and Last Prisoner Project Team Up to Launch Justice For All Campaign, Petition Urging Biden Administration For Federal Cannabis Clemency

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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MIAMI, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, CBD and personal wellness brand House of Wise and Last Prisoner Project, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing criminal justice reform for the cannabis community, announce their new campaign, Justice For All.

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  • This board would be tasked with expediting the review and processing of clemency petitions from individuals with federal cannabis-related convictions.
  • 3617 does not mention the violations in the Federal penal code that would be considered "nonviolent Federal cannabis offenses" for the purposes of expungement and/or resentencing process.
  • Since day one, House of Wise has been committed to an ongoing partnership with Last Prisoner Project.
  • House of Wise features a collection of seven trusted, premium CBD products in addition to wellness products and custom merchandise.

Flora Growth’s Newly Acquired JustBrands Appointed to Board of Directors at the US Hemp Roundtable

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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JustCBD is a major US brand with a large footprint, and JBLs addition to the US Hemp Roundtable demonstrates Floras commitment to expanding access to CBD and hemp here in the US.

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  • JustCBD is a major US brand with a large footprint, and JBLs addition to the US Hemp Roundtable demonstrates Floras commitment to expanding access to CBD and hemp here in the US.
  • The US Hemp Roundtable is one of the leading trade and lobbyist organizations in the industry, having helped draft or move forward some of the most important legislation for the hemp industry.
  • JBL is proud to join the US Hemp Roundtable and work to continue the organizations great work to further the burgeoning hemp industry, said the companys founder and CEO Hussein Rakine.
  • The US Hemp Roundtable is made up of General Members and Director Members JBL was named a Director Member.

LEADING GLOBAL MEDICAL CANNABIS COMPANY KHIRON PUBLISHES CLINICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS PRODUCTS AT CONTROLLING CHRONIC PAIN

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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This is reassuring data for prescribing physicians and health insurance providers on the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of the Khiron's products to treat chronic pain.

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  • This is reassuring data for prescribing physicians and health insurance providers on the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of the Khiron's products to treat chronic pain.
  • "This study, based on Khiron's medical products, is critical to reassure physicians and health insurance providers of the efficacy of medicinal cannabis to treat chronic pain.
  • The global impact and economic burden of chronic pain in our society, mounting medical evidence will increase access to cannabinoid-based medicines worldwide."
  • About Khiron Life Sciences Corp.
    Khiron is a leading vertically integrated international medical cannabis company with core operations in Latin America and Europe.

Proactive news headlines including Duke Exploration, Creso Pharma, Great Boulder Resources and Tempest Minerals

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Monday, April 4, 2022
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    Tempest Minerals Ltd (ASX:TEM) has completed drilling the second hole (WARDH73) at the 100% owned Meleya Project in the Yalgoo region of Western Australia.
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TIAA Applauds House Passage of SECURE Act 2.0

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
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This proposal is especially important as it builds on the SECURE Act, which took significant steps to expand access to lifetime income and increase retirement security for all Americans.

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  • This proposal is especially important as it builds on the SECURE Act, which took significant steps to expand access to lifetime income and increase retirement security for all Americans.
  • I am hopeful that with Congress' continued leadership, we will leverage the momentum of the SECURE Act to achieve additional bipartisan reforms."
  • TIAA is a leading provider of secure retirements and outcome-focused investment solutions to millions of people and thousands of institutions.
  • 2As of December 31, 2021 assets under management across Nuveen Investments affiliates and TIAA investment management teams are $1,375 trillion.