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NAZCA, Peru —  Leandro Rivera says he chanced upon the cave in Peru's remote Nazca region that contained hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts – including human bodies with elongated heads and what appeared to be only three fingers on each…

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be "extremely active," weather forecasters at Colorado State University said Thursday. Out of 23 projected storms, five of 11 total hurricanes could become major, with winds above 178…

For Low-Income Communities, America’s Largest-Ever Clean Energy Investment Takes Shape The EPA has announced $20 billion of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund awards. Here’s what you need to know about the program — and what…

Smithtown, NY, April 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- America’s VetDogs, a New York-based national nonprofit that provides specially trained service dogs to veterans, first responders, and active-duty service members with disabilities,…

Port-au-Prince, Washington   —  YouTube influencer Addison Pierre Maalouf blames “corrupt policemen” of Haiti’s National Police force, PNH, for the ambush that led to his capture by the 400 Mawozo gang.“We had confirmed an interview…

MEXICO CITY —  Venezuelan migrants often have a quick answer when asked to name the most difficult stretch of their eight-country journey to the U.S. border, and it's not the dayslong jungle trek through Colombia and Panama with its…

New York, July 20, 2022 – Jacki Kelley, CEO of dentsu Americas, has been named Chair of the Ad Council’s Board of Directors. She succeeds Linda Yaccarino, Chairman, Global Advertising and Partnerships of NBCUniversal, and will serve in…

TAXCO, Mexico —  A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession. On the eve…

Panama City —  Starting next month, the U.S. Coast Guard and Argentine Navy will begin conducting joint exercises aimed at combating illegal Chinese fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. Argentina, Chile and Peru have criticized…

Smithtown, New York, March 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- America's VetDogs, a leading provider of assistance dogs to veterans and first responders with disabilities, is proud to announce it has been honored with the prestigious 2024…

New York, NY (June 15, 2023) – Feeding America® and the Ad Council, in partnership with fluent360, today launched a new fully-integrated PSA campaign designed to inspire conversation about and drive passion for the issue of ending hunger…

NEW YORK, NY (June 20, 2023) – The Ad Council, the non-profit organization behind national social impact campaigns, in partnership with global creator commerce agency Whalar, announce the Creators for Good Ambassador Program as part of…

“Countless children” are at risk of death in Haiti as gangs tighten their grip on power and the humanitarian crisis worsens, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said Tuesday. “The violence and instability in Haiti have…

Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are denying speculation that their client may have been attempting to evade arrest when he stayed at the Hungarian embassy for two nights last month. The New York Times reported…

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called on Monday for reparations over the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved people as a way to tackle its legacy in today's society, including systemic racism. From the 15th to the 19th…

Quito, Ecuador —  An Ecuadoran mayor was found shot to death Sunday, police said, as the South American country approaches its third month of a state of emergency decreed by the government to crack down on soaring gang violence.…

More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For these maps, physical inactivity for…

TIJUANA, Mexico —  When Vivianne Petit Frere fled her native Haiti for Brazil in 2019 and later walked through the Panamanian jungle and on to Mexico, where she opened a restaurant, she always believed she would eventually return home.…

NEW YORK, NY (December 12, 2023) — Today, the Ad Council, America’s leading nonprofit leveraging the power of communications to inspire action and accelerate change around the most pressing issues in America, proudly unveiled the…

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HAVANA —  Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government ration book fed her family everything from hamburgers, fish and milk to chocolate and beer. People would even get cakes for…

New York, NY (February 27, 2024) – Today at Northwell Health’s 5th annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum, the Ad Council announced a new gun violence prevention initiative in collaboration with a coalition of health care leaders to…

INDIANAPOLIS — One question, Eddie Lampkin Jr.: Can you play tight end? Even a little? “I can,” the Buffs’ cult hero of a center told me as he settled into his locker stall and put down a phone buzzing like a hornet’s nest after the…

March 22, 2024 Today, March 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is celebrating World Water Day and releasing its 2023 Water Infrastructure Finance and…

A new Netflix documentary series, The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping, about the “troubled-teen industry”, is laying bare the way teenagers with so-called behavioural issues are systematically abused and tortured in the US.…

SAFETY IN SECONDS bit.ly/SKWonTV America's Boating Channel Viewers Can Now Watch SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE Videos Anytime at bit.ly/SKWonTV We're delighted with the additional exposure provided by America’s Boating Channel’s smart TV…

washington / port-au-prince, haiti —  Haiti’s opposition and civil society groups are busy negotiating who will represent them on the transitional council to govern violence-plagued Haiti. The proposal was announced Monday after a…

Could you lead the new DPC Americas program of work? In collaboration with the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), ITHAKA is seeking a Senior Manager for DPC Americas to lead a new program of work in the USA, which will support…

STATE DEPARTMENT —  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday the United States would commit an additional $100 million to a United Nations-backed multinational security force intended to assist Haitian police in…

A new version of the Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US), has major federal, state and easement updates, an easier-to-use data…

YOU THINK NOTHING CAN TAKE YOU DOWN bit.ly/STFonTV America's Boating Channel Viewers Can Now Watch SEA TOW FOUNDATION Videos Anytime at bit.ly/STFonTV We were pleased to have America’s Boating Channel participate this past week in…

San Juan, Puerto Rico —  Dozens of foreigners, including many from the United States and Canada, are stranded in Haiti, desperately trying to leave the violence-torn country where anti-government gangs are battling police and have…

Port-au-Prince, Haiti —  Sporadic gunfire rang out in Port-au-Prince Friday night as residents desperately sought shelter amid the recent explosion of gang violence in the Haitian capital. Humanitarian conditions continued to…

Post Views: 134 By Alejandro Jose Ramos Edited by Muhammad Hani Ahsan Graphic by: Norie Wright and Ava Lagressa INTRODUCTION In an era marked by dynamic societal changes and evolving…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain America's two biggest pharmacy chains said Friday they will begin dispensing prescription abortion…

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti —  Armed groups were closing in on Haiti's largest prison on Saturday night, defying police forces who called for help after days of gunfire in parts of the capital as a major gang leader seeks to topple Prime…

LA NEGRA, Chile —  U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday toured U.S. lithium producer Albemarle in northern Chile, saying that expanded U.S.-Chilean ties would benefit both countries, improve energy security, and help…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina —  Early every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union in Buenos Aires, Ángeles Celerier heads to the chapel and prays to Saint Cajetan, Saint Teresa and Eva Perón. Perón — unlike the others —…

Where Black Communities Fit into America’s Energy Transition Black people bear an unfair share of harm from climate pollution. The United States — and the world — must do better. February 28, 2024…

Post Views: 278 By Amal Ghazalein Edited by: Muhammed Hani Ahsan and Katie Farrell Graphic by: Norie Wright The United States of America, a nation of 335 million people, has spearheaded…

The Granada Relocation Center, also known as Amache, had cramped Army-style barracks that housed thousands of Japanese Americans and people of Japanese…

Sao Paulo, Brazil —  Tens of thousands of supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro rallied in Brazil's biggest city Sunday to defend him against legal challenges that could put him in jail. The far-right leader said in a speech…

MEDELLIN, Colombia —  The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war involving the Colombian government, drug cartels and a smattering of other armed groups. But a sharp dip in violence in the country's…

Watch the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing Chairman Cornyn, Co-Chairwoman Feinstein and members of the Caucus on International Narcotics Control, we appreciate the opportunity to share the content of the recent…

Washington, DC, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- America’s Blood Centers (ABC), the national organization of community-based, independent blood centers that supply 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply, today announced a new…

A man wanted on child abuse charges — who was also recently featured on popular crime show “America’s Most Wanted” — was arrested in Florida after his two daughters launched a TikTok campaign in a bid to help hunt him down. The search…

Satellite image of the Great Lakes from February 19, 2024 - over 95% of the lakes' surface is ice-free. Temperature deviation from the average over the last 40 years for January 14, 2024 - at that time, the invasion of Arctic air…

In many parts of the U.S. East Coast,…

The Braceros and the Rubber Soldiers: A History of Labor and Power in the Americas | Exhibition, Feb. 15

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