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This Week in Policy & Public Interest News: 11 Stories You Need to See
Saturday, December 16, 2023
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy policy and public interest press releases from PR Newswire, including holiday hazards for pets and those celebrating with alcohol.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the policy and public interest industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
1. ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by
103,000 Jobs in November; Annual Pay was Up 5.6%"Restaurants and hotels
were the biggest job creators during the post-pandemic recovery," said
Nela Richardson, chief economist, ADP. "But that boost is behind us, and
the return to trend in leisure and hospitality suggests the economy as a
whole will see more moderate hiring and wage growth in 2024."
2. Protect your pets from common, and potentially costly, holiday
hazardsWhile enjoying favorite foods and seasonal décor, pet parents
should be mindful of holiday hazards that may prompt unplanned veterinary
visits. Nationwide® pet insurance analyzed its database of more than 1.2
million insured pets and released its most common claims and average
claim costs for medical conditions that can carry increased risk during
the holidays.
3. Leading U.S. Jewish Organizations Launch 'The 10/7 Project,' a New
Centralized Communications Operation to Promote Continued U.S. Bipartisan
Support for Israel; Push for Accurate, Complete Coverage of Israel-Hamas
War; Stronger Focus on Oct. 7 Victims and HostagesThe 10/7 Project is led
by the American Jewish Committee (AJC), the Jewish Federations of North
America (JFNA), ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), and the Conference of Presidents of
Major American Jewish Organizations.
4. Habitat for Humanity helped more than 13.4 million people build or
improve a place to call home during past yearA safe, affordable, and
decent place to live often means improved health outcomes, employment and
education, and in the face of a warming planet, housing can also be part
of the fight against climate change.
5. United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador Abel "The Weeknd"
Tesfaye to provide four million meals to support emergency humanitarian
efforts in GazaTesfaye's contribution comes amid a critical moment in
WFP's response efforts, as it races to feed more than one million Gazans
on the verge of starvation. Since the crisis began on October 7th, WFP
has provided food assistance to more than 764,000 Palestinians in
coordination with other UN agencies and local and regional implementing
partners.
6. Girl Rising Announces Open Letter from Future Rising Fellows Ahead of
COP28The letter emphasizes the need for an inclusive and cooperative
negotiation process and urges leaders to prioritize climate education
globally. It also calls on developed countries to fulfill their
commitment to contribute an annual $100 billion USD to support climate
activities in developing nations, particularly for adaptation and
resilience.
7. Parents Voicing Ever Stronger Concerns About Risks to Children's Safety
Online, From Social Media to Artificial Intelligence to Strangers, New
Study FindsMore than 75% of parents think tech companies and government
need to do a better job protecting children from dangerous online
content, according to a survey from the New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
8. NIAAA: The Truth About Holiday SpiritsMany of us look forward to
celebrations during the holidays, yet it is also a time when some people
are more likely to drink beyond their limits than at other times of the
year. Some people will experience adverse consequences that range from
fights to falls to traffic crashes.
9. Poll: Republicans and Democrats Share Same Challenges to Family Life, but
Diverge When Considering Challenges of Other FamiliesDemocrats express
more concern about stress on parents and the cost of raising a family,
for example, while Republicans worry about single parenting and a decline
in religious faith. The opposing views applied to attitudes on marriage
as well.
10. Dr Pepper® Introduces the Winners of the 15th Annual Dr Pepper®
Tuition Giveaway Dr Pepper®, which has awarded over $17.5 million to
support students' educational goals in the last 15 years, gave $730,000
in tuition over the course of the weekend including $100,000 to each of
the winners in the five conference championship game tosses.
11. Education Cannot Wait Announces US$325,000 Grant to Support Survivors of
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Through Innovative Education
InitiativeNew ECW Acceleration Facility grant, delivered by the Global
Survivors Fund, will provide quality education as a form of reparation
for survivors of Boko Haram's conflict-related sexual violence and
children born of war in Nigeria.
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