WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: Connecticut-based hedge fund manager Dave McCormick will debate against Democratic incumbent Senator Bob Casey, who, unlike Dave McCormick, has lived in Pennsylvania his entire life. McCormick, who lost to Dr. Oz in the GOP primary the last time he tried to run for Senate, is on track to lose again  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Oct. 18 -- LIMRA issued the following news release: Demand for preneed insurance (prefunded funeral arrangements) rose in 2023, according to the latest Life Insurers Council (LIC) (part of LIMRA and LOMA), annual preneed sales survey. Among the 16 survey participants, the total number of cases grew to over 517,000, representing $2.9 billion in sales. Preneed insurance, typically sold by funeral service providers, allows individuals to contract with a specific provider for  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: Today, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, released a report in partnership with the University of Connecticut that discusses the well-being, experiences, and hopes of LGBTQ+ Latine youth. The data is derived from approximately 2,200 Latine LGBTQ+ youth (ag  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: PORT SUDAN, (October 14, 2024) Over 2 million babies are estimated to have been born in 18 months of devastating conflict in Sudan, all at risk from a decimated healthcare system and crisis levels of hunger, according to a new analysis by Save the Children. The es  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 15 (TNSres) -- The Water Research Foundation issued the following news release: Last week, The Water Research Foundation (WRF) presented Jeffrey McCutcheon, PhD, with the esteemed 2024 Paul L. Busch Award at WEFTEC in New Orleans, LA. With this $100,000 research prize, Dr. McCutcheon plans to create customizable water treatment membranes using additive manufacturing. Dr. McCutcheon is a General Electric Professor of Advanced Manufacturing at the University of Connect  more