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Jersey Mike’s Subs Makes $300,000 Challenge Grant to Wreaths Across

Challenge Grant to Spur on a Matching Campaign for $15 Wreath Sponsorships for Placement at Arlington this December COLUMBIA FALLS, ME – Dec. 7, 2020 – Today, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America  (WAA) is proud to announce that Jersey Mike’s Subs, a fast-casual sub sandwich franchise with more than 2,500 locations nationwide, has made a $300,000 challenge grant […]Read More

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Amid Pandemic, Pearl Harbor Survivors Mark Anniversary at Home

By VOA News Survivors of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor commemorated the anniversary at home this year, with gatherings banned and most large events canceled in the United States amid surging numbers of coronavirus cases.   In past years, thousands of people – survivors, current members of the military, tourists, and locals – have […]Read More

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Biden Names Top Health Care Officials

By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden named his top health care officials on Monday, tapping former Congressman Xavier Becerra as his Health and Human Services chief to lead the country’s fight to curb the surging coronavirus pandemic and oversee millions of vaccinations against it in the coming months.  Becerra currently is attorney general […]Read More

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Nearly $700K in behavioral health quality grants awarded to Rhode

Grants aim to help transform practices for better outcomes and more efficient treatment PROVIDENCE, RI (December 3, 2020) –Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has awarded a second round of Behavioral Health Quality Grants totaling $696,000 to help local behavioral health practices better anticipate patient needs and close gaps in care. Providence Behavioral […]Read More

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Reed Statement on Yellen Nomination as Treasury Secretary

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Banking Committee, issued the following statement on President-elect Biden’s nomination of former Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet L. Yellen to serve as Treasury Secretary: “This is a brilliant, historic nomination of a brilliant, historic woman.  Janet Yellen is not only the first […]Read More

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Biden Fractures Foot While Playing With His Dog

By VOA News Over the years, White House pets have played a role – making the occupants a little more human.  President-elect Joe Biden’s dog Major may have overdone that duty. On Saturday, Biden slipped while playing with 2-year-old German shepherd.  On Sunday, Biden was diagnosed with hairline fractures of two bones in his midfoot and […]Read More

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Moderna to Seek Quick Approval of Coronavirus Vaccine in US,

By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Drugmaker Moderna said Monday it is seeking emergency authorization in the United States and Europe to distribute its coronavirus vaccine after tests showed it is 94% effective. The U.S. biotechnology company’s request could mean that health workers will be able to inoculate patients against the virus as soon as mid-December with […]Read More