Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
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ACT−Accelerator partnership welcomes leadership and commitments at US COVID Summit to ending COVID−19 pandemic through equitable access to tests, treatments, and vaccines
President Biden and global leaders agreed ambitious targets, aligned with the ACT-Accelerator, to end the COVID-19 pandemic Collective accountability for world leaders, industry and partners emphasized, as global response now turns to implementation of these targets Concrete action must now follow this summit to deliver and deploy tests, treatments, and vaccines immediately, to prevent further…
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Comedy “TRIBES” Competes for Oscar® Qualification at the LA Shorts Fest.
(Los Angeles, CA) – September 29, 2020. After a successful festival tour debut, Nino Aldi’s role-reversal comedy Tribes, starring Internet celebrities Destorm Power (Punk’d), Adam Waheed (Pitch Please) and Daytime Emmy-winning producer/actor Jake Hunter (Class Act), from an award-winning screenplay by Andy Marlatt, is finally going to be presented online at the Oscar qualifying LA Shorts…
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COVID Baking Boom Boosts Demand on Egg Cartons
US demand for egg cartons is forecast to increase 3.6% per year to $612 million (equivalent to 4.7 billion units) in 2024, according to a new Freedonia Group analysis. Sales growth will be driven by: rising consumption of eggs sold at grocery stores, supermarkets, and other retail outlets, especially in the near term as shoppers…
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Nissan donations to provide more than 1 million meals to residents in need
Nissan Neighbors program doubles funding to local food banks in Middle Tennessee and Mississippi to address unprecedented level of food insecurity NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan North America is extending its fight to curb hunger by doubling its annual contributions to local food banks in response to rising rates of food insecurity due to the COVID-19…
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SoCalGas Launches Restaurant Recovery Program for Black-Owned Restaurants
Program launches during L.A.’s Black Restaurant Week, sponsored in part by SoCalGas LOS ANGELES — Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced the launch of the company’s Restaurant Recovery Program, which aims to assist Black-owned restaurants in both Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will be administered…