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Checkmate: 2015 Junior Closed Chess Champion Crowned in St. Louis

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International Master Akshat Chandra Wins Prestigious Junior Closed Championship on July 15, 2015 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- After nine rounds of fighting chess, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) crowned 15-year-old International Master Akshat Chandra as the 2015 U.S. Junior Closed Champion. Chandra is from Inselin, NJ. For the sixth...



Bright Horizons' Elizabeth Boland Named "CFO of the Year" by the Boston Business Journal

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions(R) is a leading provider of employer-sponsored child care, early education, and work/life solutions.WATERTOWN, Mass., July 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright Horizons Family Solutions® (NYSE: BFAM), a leading provider of high-quality child care, early education and other services designed to help employees and families address the challenges of work and life, today announced that...


World Cocoa Foundation and Mars, Incorporated Team Up to Provide School Lunches in Cote d'Ivoire Cocoa Communities

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BOBOUO, Cote d'Ivoire, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and chocolate maker Mars, Incorporated, officially inaugurated the first of 11 planned school cafeterias in the heart of Côte d'Ivoire's major cocoa-growing region.  Mars Global...

Konnect America Envisions a Future With a Level Playing Field, Made Possible by Extending Broadband Access to Students in Need

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty million households in the U.S. still lack Internet access, a critical obstacle on the path to sustained national prosperity and leadership. Children who never develop digital competency are disadvantaged in the new economy, and...


Boys & Girls Clubs of America Announces National Art & Technology Winners at Annual Festival

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Boys & Girls Clubs kids try out their new Sony cameras at the National Digital Arts Festival held in San Diego in July.SAN DIEGO, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, July 14, the national winners of Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) Digital Arts Festivals and ImageMakers National Photography competition were named during an awards gala as part of a weeklong culmination event...


AJC: Suspected Jihadist Murders Four U.S. Marines

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NEW YORK, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC mourns with our nation the killing of four unarmed U.S. Marines, who were murdered in cold blood in Chattanooga, Tennessee, by an assailant apparently inspired by radical Islam. Thomas J. Sullivan was one of the Marines killed, and...


Global Partners in Care Receives National Award for Innovation and Effectiveness

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Global Partners in Care enables U.S. hospice and palliative care organizations to build relationships and support hospice and palliative care organizations in developing countries.ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global Partners in Care, an affiliate of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, is being recognized by the American Society of Association Executives with a 2015 Power of A Gold Award.  A select number of...


AFGE to Congress: Transfer Funds to Replenish Critical VA Operations

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AFGE logoWASHINGTON, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) strongly urges Congress to take immediate action to fortify the resources for direct patient care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Agency leaders have provided the...



Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Celebrates 65 Years by Teaming up with The Peanuts Movie

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NEW YORK, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This year, the iconic Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign will celebrate its 65th anniversary by joining forces with another American favorite, Peanuts, which is also turning 65 this year. The entire Peanuts crew will be heading to the big...


'God chose me to come full circle'

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DYER, Ind., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Little did TaShena Melton know when she was a 17-year-old resident of St. Monica Home that she one day would be its manager. Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150717/237916 "It's amazing; God chose me to come full circle...

ProfNet Experts Available on 50th Anniversary of Medicare, Acid Reflux, Fitness, More

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ProfNet is a service that connects journalists with subject matter experts. Find out more at http://www.profnet.com.NEW YORK, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Below are experts from the ProfNet network that are available to discuss timely issues in your coverage area. You can also submit a query to the hundreds of thousands of experts in our network – it's easy and free! Just fill out the...


FRC Action Calls on a Dozen House Members to Return Thousands of Dollars in Planned Parenthood PAC Contributions

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WASHINGTON, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family Research Council Action is calling on a dozen Members of the House of Representatives, 11 Democrats and one Republican, to return campaign contributions made by Planned Parenthood's PAC over the last two years. The request...

'God chose me to come full circle' - New St. Monica Home manager, a former client, has her dream job

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TaShena Melton is shown in her office at St. Monica Home. The former client recently became the facility's manager.DYER, Ind., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Little did TaShena Melton know when she was a 17-year-old resident of St. Monica Home that she one day would be its manager. "It's amazing; God chose me to come full circle and brought me back here," she said recently, after starting...


Frutas, verduras y zumos recién exprimidos: manéjelos en forma segura

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SILVER SPRING, Maryland, 17 de julio de 2015 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- El verano está aquí – y ahora es el momento perfecto para disfrutar de frutas y verduras frescas de los puestos de agricultores, del supermercado o incluso de su propio jardín. La...


Wounded Veterans Experience Smackdown

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Figure-four leglocks, bodyslams, and sleeper holds -- all part of a night of family fun for wounded veterans and their families this week in Birmingham, Alabama. Through outreach, education, and...



Kids 'R' Kids Learning Academy Sponsors WSB Care-a-Thon In Atlanta For Third Consecutive Year

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Kids 'R' Kids LogoDULUTH, Ga., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Kids 'R' Kids Learning Academies, a national early childhood education franchise with three decades of experience, is sponsoring for the third consecutive year the WSB Care-a-Thon, which will be broadcast live on Monday, July 20th and...


NYU School of Professional Studies Professor of Palestinian Descent, Naira Musallam, Teams With U.S. Army Veteran Tim Lawton to Summit Denali and Send a Message of Peace and Hope to the World

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Naira Musallam and Tim Lawson at the summit of DenaliNEW YORK, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mount McKinley (also known as Denali), North America's highest peak, can pose a challenge for even the most experienced mountaineer. But for NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) Clinical Assistant Professor of Global Affairs Naira...


Area Female Veterans Learn Self-Defense With Wounded Warrior Project

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HOUSTON, July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) brought female injured service members together this week for a free course to learn handgun essentials. The firearm self-defense class was offered through the WWP Alumni Program, which helps injured...


Stop Funding for Planned Parenthood

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Timothy Plan LogoMAITLAND, Fla., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On July 15th, 2015, this video was released uncovering some of the practices of Planned Parenthood involving the selling of aborted baby parts—this needs to stop, and the dollar is a powerful motivator. Planned Parenthood...


NHCLC Calls for Complete Defunding of Planned Parenthood & Federal Government Investigation

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National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference logo.SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the video of a Planned Parenthood doctor discussing the sale of human parts of unborn children, Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) are calling upon the...


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