Year: 2021

• Business

Los Angeles Releases a New Data-Driven Plan to Promote Sustainable Transportation

Joseph Judy Jeraphis June 8, 2021

LOS ANGELES, June 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Los Angeles City Planning (City Planning) and the Los Angeles Department of...

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• Business
• Important Announcements

Historic Bill Raises Minimum Wage to $17 and Eliminates Tipped Wage for Contracted Workers at BWI Airport and Baltimore Penn Station

Joseph Judy Jeraphis June 6, 2021

Doran Brown, a contracted wheelchair agent at BWI Marshall Airport in Baltimore, woke up Tuesday morning with...

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• Business
• Health
• Important Announcements

Governor Newsom Announces Historic ‘Vax for the Win’ Program to Get More Californians Vaccinated by June 15

Joseph Judy Jeraphis June 5, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom launched “Vax for the Win,” a new multi-faceted vaccine incentive program designed to motivate...

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• Business

ETHNIC BUSINESSES IN THE POST PANDEMIC: CATCH THE BOOM OR LEFT BEHIND?

Joseph Judy Jeraphis June 4, 2021

From its spot on iconic U Street in Washington, D.C., Ben’s Chili Bowl has served diners for...

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• Business
• Important Announcements

Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Begin in July

Joseph Judy Jeraphis June 4, 2021

President Joe Biden has declared that “help is here” for families with children who will begin receiving...

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• Business
• Zenger Zone

Kenya First In Africa To Make Electronic Chips Amid Questions Over Relevance Of Tech

Joseph Judy Jeraphis June 1, 2021

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya, known for its Konza Technopolis — dubbed “Africa’s Silicon Savannah” — is about to be the...

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• Business

PayPal Invests Additional $50 Million in Black and Latinx-Led Venture Capital Funds as Part of $535 Million Commitment

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SAN JOSE, Calif., May 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced that it will invest an...

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• Health

Understanding Your Risk Of Heart Valve Disease

Joseph Judy Jeraphis May 27, 2021

(NAPSM)—More than 8 million American adults have a condition known as heart valve disease (HVD). What It...

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• Health

NHLBI: Exploring Research Directions In Hope Of A Widely Available Cure For Sickle Cell Disease

Joseph Judy Jeraphis May 25, 2021

(NAPSM)—September is not just “back-to-school” month; it’s National Sickle Cell Awareness Month—a month selected to call attention...

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• Health

COUNTY EXPANDS FREE VACCINE PROGRAM – NO APPOINTMENTS NEEDED, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 12 YEARS OLD

Joseph Judy Jeraphis May 23, 2021

LOS ANGELES — COVID-19 vaccines are now available for free to anyone in Los Angeles County who...

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