DUBAI, UAE, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Canon Europe announces the launch of its highly anticipated flag bearers for the EOS R System – the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II, designed to take professional photography and videography to new levels. With unparalleled high performance, both products offer the most streamlined workflow processes and […]
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Ford Foundation President Darren Walker Announces Departure in 2025
Board of Trustees to Search for New President NEW YORK, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Francisco Cigarroa, chair of the Board of Trustees of the Ford Foundation, announced that president Darren Walker has shared his plans to step down from the foundation by the end of 2025. The Ford Foundation Board of Trustees will […]
2024 Blues Brothers Con Festival to be Dedicated to the Late Judy Belushi
JOLIET, Ill., July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — With the recent announcement of the passing of Judy Belushi Pisano, the Joliet Area Historical Museum (JAHM) will dedicate this year’s “Blues Brothers Con” to Judy’s memory and lasting artistic legacy. The Museum’s CEO, Greg Peerbolte, noted that she had served the Museum’s Old Joliet Prison Historic Site for […]
Age of Union Announces the Black Hole Experience is Coming to New York City’s Times Square in Collaboration with Refraction
Debuting the experience for the first time in New York City in collaboration with Refraction, the immersive exhibition will be open to the public with free admission from August 2 to August 4, 2024 in Times Square MONTREAL, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ – Age of Union Alliance, the non-profit environmental organization led by Emmy award-winning executive […]
MLB Catcher Kyle Higashioka receives Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of grandfather at National Army Museum
Higashioka’s grandfather served in famed WWII unit for Soldiers of Japanese ancestry while family confined in wartime relocation center FORT BELVOIR, Va., July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka was presented today with a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded collectively in 2011 to his paternal grandfather and fellow members […]
Xinhua Silk Road: Young people from 16 foreign countries join Shanghai Int’l Sister Cities Youth Camp to experience Chinese culture USA – English APAC – English
BEIJING, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The 2024 Shanghai International Sister Cities Youth Camp, hosted by Putuo District Education Bureau, was held in Shanghai from July 3 to 16. Themed on “Communication, Cooperation, Friendship and Understanding”, this year’s event attracted 89 foreign youths from 16 countries to participate. Continue Reading The event included a series of […]
Global Times: China’s young table tennis aces are poised to defend their nation’s legacy in the sport amid stiff competition
BEIJING, July 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Considered as the national sport of China, table tennis is a sport in which the Chinese national team has historically excelled at the Olympic Games. China finished the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with four gold and three silver medals, losing only the mixed doubles gold to a Japanese pair. Following […]
30 African American Historic Sites Receive $3 Million in Preservation Funding
This year’s grantees are stewarding historic sites that represent Black American life through modern architecture, education, sports, and Black women’s achievement. The Action Fund has supported 304 Black heritage sites with a total investment of $27M since 2018. Images of the 2024 grantees are available here. WASHINGTON, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The African American Cultural Heritage […]
Global Times: Harvard professor unveils stories of ordinary people in China’s rural areas
BEIJING, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — In a post uploaded on the Moment of his WeChat account in January 2024, Michael Szonyi, a professor of Chinese history and former director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, was bending down in front of a stone tablet covered by Chinese characters to decipher the […]
Indie Film Scared to Death to Have World Premiere at Popcorn Frights Horror Film Festival August 11 in Ft. Lauderdale
Horror Icons Lin Shaye and Bill Moseley Star In Just-Completed Feature Writer/Director Paul Boyd, Actor and Musician Kurt Deimer, and Producer Eric Barrett to Attend Official Screening of Film LOS ANGELES, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The new film Scared to Death, starring horror legends Lin Shaye, Bill Moseley and musician Kurt Deimer, will screen […]