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KAMPALA, Uganda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) calls for stronger investments in Ebola preparedness and response as the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda underscores the continued threat posed by the deadly disease and the urgent need to strengthen public health systems across Africa. The outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, for which there is currently no approved vaccine or specific treatment. While progress has been made in...

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Members of CUPE 2722 at Oxfam Canada are officially on strike after the employer failed to reach a fair collective agreement that reflects the organization's stated commitments to feminist principles, equity, and social justice. The strike comes after over a year of negotiations in which workers sought to protect key workplace rights and maintain language that supports fairness and dignity for all employees. Outstanding issues include leave provisions for gende...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clasp, a company that helps healthcare employers recruit and retain clinicians by tying student loan repayment to employment, today released an analysis of 19,620 public submissions related to federal graduate borrowing changes scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026. The analysis examined public comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. The dataset included 17,844 text-based submissions and 1,776 attached documents and formal letters, which were reviewed in...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) (“Oklo”), an advanced nuclear technology company, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Idaho Operations Office has approved the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis (PDSA) for Oklo’s Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) under DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program (RPP). The PDSA is a major step under DOE’s RPP authorization pathway and represents a detailed review of the preliminary safety basis for Auro...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At a moment of growing global fragmentation, economic uncertainty, accelerating climate breakdown, and rapid advances in artificial intelligence, sustainability executive Jim Boyle is making the case for a new model of business leadership centered on resilience, accountability, and human dignity. In his new book, Dignity First Leadership: Developing & Driving a World-Class Sustainability Strategy (published 6/9), Boyle argues that while many companies are publicly s...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of the global Freedom from Debt campaign launch, nearly 50 AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) country teams and partners will commence multiple in-person and virtual advocacy actions that call for urgent reforms to a global debt system that prevents developing countries from investing in healthcare, education, and other basic human needs. Debt injustice demands a global system that prioritizes people over profit and ensures countries can meet the basic needs...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USAFacts launches The Data We Depend On, a national campaign spotlighting the critical role public data plays in everyday American life....

OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workers at Oxfam Canada represented by CUPE 2722 are facing a strike deadline this Thursday after negotiations failed to produce movement from the employer on key workplace protections and compensation issues that union members say are consistent with Oxfam’s publicly stated values. Despite Oxfam’s values of fighting inequality and patriarchy to end poverty and injustice, the organization has refused to support important collective agreement provisions in its own workpl...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO) ("Oklo"), an advanced nuclear technology company, today announced that it has acquired ARMEC, a precision manufacturing and engineering firm based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The acquisition expands Oklo’s in-house capabilities for its advanced reactor and fuel-manufacturing programs, supports faster design-to-manufacturing feedback, and provides additional control over key elements of Oklo’s deployment timeline. ARMEC brings more than two...

Ottawa, ON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The union representing workers at Ottawa’s Villa Marconi Long - Term Care Centre held an information picket outside the home Friday morning, demanding answers after the management of the home issued layoff notices to five staff. The impacted staff, members of CUPE 4793 work in the Laundry and Environmental Services department. These workers ensure that clothing, bedding, and other linens are clean for the residents of the home. “We are still having issues with suppl...