ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- CNN issued the following news: * * * Premieres Sunday, November 17 At 8PM ET/PT * * * NEW YORK, NY - (October 22, 2024) - CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports a year-long investigation of a revolutionary drug fundamentally changing how people lose weight. Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Is Ozempic Right For You? premieres Sunday, November 17 at 8pm ET/PT on CNN. Over the last few years, the weight loss industry has been disrupted by Hollywood stars  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy is pleased to announce that Brent Sedge and Lisa Xu have joined the firm, further strengthening its services in the areas of cybersecurity and employment law. Brent joins the Constangy Cyber Team, based in Dallas. Brent brings a wealth of experience in defending clients against complex litigation arising from data security incidents, including class action lawsuits. He a  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul is warning consumers, in the wake of major flooding caused by hurricanes Helene and Milton, to be on the lookout for flood-damaged vehicles that soon may be entering the used car market. Preliminary industry estimates indicate the hurricanes flooded thousands of vehicles in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. That damage inclu  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Emory University's Candler School of Theology issued the following news: Candler's Black Church Studies program will host Kyle Brooks, visiting assistant professor of theology and religious studies at the University of San Diego, as the presenter for this year's Howard Thurman Lecture. Brooks' lecture, "Specters of Martin: The Haunting Mythology of Black Public Leadership," will take place on Wednesday, November 13 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Room 252 of Candler  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2024, by Ga. State Sen. Blake Tillery: * * * As folks in our area fight to restore power, fix our homes, and return to some sort of business as normal, I know you will also be heading to the polls to state your opinion on the direction of our country. Like many of you, I know how I'm voting on the Presidential, state, and local levels. But what often goes overlooked--and can have just as much effec  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * A lead gift from the Henson family creates a first-of-its-kind academic center housed in a school of public health. * * * The Georgia State University School of Public Health has established a Center on Health and Homelessness that will conduct community-based research, provide learning opportunities for students and collaborate with stakeholders in Atlanta and beyond to develop and evaluate evidence-based  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: In 1994, Charles E. Jones began his tenure as the founding chair of Georgia State University's Department of African American Studies, which was established in response to demands from Black students following a 1992 sit-in. The students called for the creation of the department after a racial slur was discovered on a trash can near a fraternity house, igniting a two-day protest that prompted change at the universi  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: In the ever-changing mosaic of the Midtown Atlanta skyline, Southern Polytechnic State University graduate Rodney Bell played a major role in shaping one of the newest additions, the upscale office tower 1020 Spring Street. The 25-story, 525,000-square-foot building is part of a development called Spring Quarter by Atlanta development firm Portman Holdings. It sits on the highest point in Midtown, overlo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Fraud Surges in SNAP - Over One-Third of Agencies Report Spike in Identity Theft and EBT Skimming, Especially Among Multi-Program Systems * * * LexisNexis Risk Solutions today released its third annual LexisNexis Risk Solutions True Cost of Fraud Study for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Agencies and Integrated Eligibility Systems (IES). This authoritativ  more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, president of Valdosta State University, recently honored Dr. Emily Cantonwine with the 2024 Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching. The Presidential Excellence Award for Teaching recognizes a faculty member who employs innovative teaching strategies and demonstrates a strong commitment to student success. Cantonwine joined the faculty of VSU's College of Science and Mathematics in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Troutman Pepper client Cardiol Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage life sciences company focused on the research and clinical development of anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic therapies for the treatment of heart disease, recently announce that, further to its successfully completed public offering of an aggregate of 8,437,500 Class A common shares of the company (the "Common Shares") at a p  more