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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The North American preliminary of the Daegu International Vocal Music Competition will be held at New York's National Opera Center on July 11....

CHARLES COUNTY, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After a week that saw Tennessee pro Ott DeFoe near the top of SCORETRACKER® leaderboard every day he was on the water, the Tennessee pro finally shot to the top when it mattered most, taking down the Zenni Stage 6 Presented by Athletic Brewing Company Championship Round for his fourth Bass Pro Tour regular-season win and fifth BPT win overall. With a dominant final-day performance, DeFoe stacked up 32 bass for 78 pounds, 11 ounces to beat his closest pursue...

SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The brightest minds in American chess — from rising prodigies to seasoned champions — will converge once again in the nation’s Chess Capital as Saint Louis hosts the 2025 U.S. Senior, Junior, and Junior Girls Championships. Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club from July 15–25, the invitation-only tournaments will take place at University Tower in Saint Louis and feature the top 10 players in each division competing for national titles and a record-breaking combined...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Floor & Decor (NYSE: FND), the leading high-growth retailer specializing in hard-surface flooring for homeowners and professionals, has announced the grand opening of its newest warehouse location in the San Diego area, at 394 East H Street in Chula Vista. The warehouse store and design center has opened with a team of approximately 30 full-time and part-time associates, and is led by Alex Taylor, the store’s Chief Executive Merchant. Floor & Decor operates mor...

EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bentley Systems and Enactus announce the 2025 iTwin4Good Challenge, a global student competition aimed at addressing global infrastructure challenges....

DELHI, India & TIANJIN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HCL Group and UpLink have announced the fourth challenge of the Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, the Water Resilience Challenge....

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Startup World Cup Expands Global Mentor Program, Offering Free Expert Guidance to Startups Worldwide...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Mall of Pickleball Returns for Third Year with Expanded Footprint and New, Central Location...

LOS ANGELES & RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) announced a collaboration that will provide funding and support for PCF’s 2025 Young Investigator Award program to advance important prostate cancer research among early-career physicians and scientists. “This collaboration brings together two premier organizations committed to investing in the next generation of scientists that will shape the future of...

TURIN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Reply, an international group specialized in the creation of new business models enabled by Artificial Intelligence, is proud to announce the finalists of the first edition of the AI Music Contest, the international competition connecting artificial intelligence with live performance. The contest, organised in collaboration with Kappa FuturFestival, invited creatives from around the world to explore new ways of blending music, visuals and AI technologies in live p...