Erase Extreme Poverty? We Need A Business Call
Today, 193 world leaders came together at the United Nations in New York to adapt the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. While there is much conversation about how governments can work together...
View ArticleFattah Announces $58 Million in Housing Grants to Philadelphia Philadelphia...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that Philadelphia has received $58...
View ArticleThe University of Maryland Receives $50,000 Grant from Dominion Foundation
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 25, Dominion Foundation presented the University of Maryland (UMD) with a $50,000 educational grant. The grant, part of...
View ArticleDade City’s Wild Things faces complaints from feds
DADE CITY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture in July issued a formal administrative complaint against Dade City’s Wild Things about the zoo’s handling of tiger cubs and other violations. The...
View ArticleMission Hospital Receives Certification for both its Cardiac and Pulmonary...
(Source: Mission Hospital) Devoted to providing patients with excellence, Mission Hospital is proud to receive recognition for its cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs from the American...
View ArticleWe Lost Our Daughter to a Mass Shooter and Now Owe $203,000 to His Ammo Dealer
We have been getting a lot of questions about our lawsuit against Lucky Gunner, the online company that sold ammunition to the man who murdered our daughter Jessica along with 11 others in an Aurora,...
View ArticleRowena R. Stewart, 83, museum director
Rowena R. Stewart, 83, of Jacksonville, Fla., a nationally known director of African American museums in Philadelphia and elsewhere, died Saturday, Sept. 19, of complications from a stroke at home....
View ArticleRep. Ron Kind Announces $619,140 Grant for Veterans Assistance Foundation...
(Source: Ron Kind) La Crosse, WI - U.S. Rep. Ron Kind (WI-3) announced that the Veterans Assistance Foundation, based in Tomah, will receive a grant for $619,140 from the Department of Veterans Affairs...
View ArticleFamily dog dumped at shelter and terrified by her surroundings
This sweet young dog doesn't know why her world has been upended. She went from a home with a family to a place where dogs bark and cry nonstop. The smell of fear permeates the kennels as many...
View ArticleAnimal abuser sentenced to prison for setting fire to dog's face
A Halfmoon, New York man will spend the next 16 months in prison for intentionally setting fire to a puppy's face in February, reports the TimesUnion.com. Scott M. Cusson Jr., 20 sprayed isopropyl...
View ArticleZoo snooze raises £24,000 for homeless (The City of Edinburgh Council)
(Source: The City of Edinburgh Council) Edinburgh's Lord and Lady Provost were joined by 126 local fundraisers as they braved a cold night at the Zoo. Together they raised £24,340 and counting for...
View ArticleStunning dog homeless after 'too busy' owner surrendered him to shelter
A handsome, mixed-breed dog was walked into the Carson Animal Control facility in Gardena, California, on September 24 by an owner who informed the shelter staff that...
View ArticlePamela Anderson: I’m auctioning off the engagement ring Rick Salomon
Pamela Anderson claims her ex-husband Tommy Lee is being “really supportive” with parenting their unruly teenage sons at the moment. (Cover) - EN Showbiz - Pamela Anderson is auctioning off the...
View ArticleBastrop works with YMCA as emergency shelter grant deadline looms
With a deadline on its $1.5 million emergency shelter grant looming, the city of Bastrop is working quickly to nail down a plan with the YMCA of Austin for a 20,000 square-foot recreation facility....
View Article‘Good animal activism progress in India, but dog killings were tragic’
NAVI MUMBAI: On his first visit to India on invitation by an umbrella body of animal rights groups to hold boot camps for citizens, the US-based activist of leading Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM),...
View ArticleWhat's the difference between eating pig or a puppy?
More than a dozen mostly disgusted readers fervently responded to a particular opinion piece this week: “Slaughterhouse of horrors.” Writer Bruce Friedrich's vivid examples and pointed questions...
View ArticleAbandoned puppy found in dumpster
On Tuesday morning, a restaurant employee made a disturbing discovery at a dumpster which is located outside of an eating establishment in Hamden, Connecticut,...
View ArticleMaltese set for adoption following voluntary transfer
A puppy mill in Yunlin County has voluntarily transferred 178 Maltese dogs to an animal welfare organization so they can be adopted next month, while another 345 pedigree dogs found at an unregistered...
View ArticleSTATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF MONGOLIA, AT THE UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT FOR THE...
(Source: President of Mongolia) STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT OF MONGOLIA, AT THE UNITED NATIONS SUMMIT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA New York, 25 September 2015 Esteemed Mr. Co-Chairs,...
View ArticleIn order to end homelessness, L.A. needs to figure out where to begin
To the editor: The reality is not knowing how many of the homeless will welcome help from the city — with no strings attached. (“L.A. leaders to declare homeless emergency,” Sept. 23) Sadly, there are...
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