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WARWICK, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The nonprofit Corvias Foundation today announced the launch of its Purple Tassel Vocational Achievement Scholarship, creating a new scholarship opportunity for military-connected students pursuing skilled trades, technical training, certifications, apprenticeships, and other vocational careers. The scholarship will award up to $10,000 to eligible high school seniors from active-duty military families stationed at a Corvias-managed installation. "Success after hig...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Time is running out to win a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Boston to meet Mark Rober, the former NASA engineer behind the most-watched science channel on YouTube, with more than 18 billion views and 83 million subscribers. Entries for the Museum of Science's Mark Rober sweepstakes close at 12:00 PM ET on October 13. One winner and a guest will travel to Boston to see Live with Mark Rober on Saturday, October 24, an event that sold out its 500 seats in under two minutes, an...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Life’s more fun when your teeth aren’t holding you back. Crest, the #1 toothpaste brand in America, today announced the launch of Crest Sensitivity Relief, a new daily-use toothpaste that offers fast-acting relief, restoring the confidence needed before every bite. Crest Sensitivity Relief rapidly relieves tooth sensitivity and provides 24-hour sensitivity protection1. While many sensitivity toothpastes temporarily numb the pain, Crest’s new toothpaste finds and fil...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced the launch of the 2026 Shop for the Cure program, bringing together purpose-driven brands and consumers to help advance Komen’s mission to end deaths from breast cancer. At a moment when that mission has never been more urgent, every purchase is an opportunity to stand with people affected by breast cancer and help move us closer to a future where a diagnosis does not determine a person’s o...

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doctors, public-health experts and dental leaders are calling for oral health to be treated as part of overall health. Their message is clear: healthier teeth and gums matter beyond the mouth, and effective daily prevention should become a routine part of health care. The new international consensus goes well beyond dentistry. It brought together experts in periodontology, cardiology, diabetes care, family medicine, public health, social care and health education. Conve...

OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--e.l.f. Cosmetics, a brand from e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE: ELF), is bringing its bold beauty approach to ZEPETO, an immersive, avatar-based social metaverse platform. Now available on ZEPETO, e.l.f. launched “Express your e.l.f.” where players can discover the beauty trends shaping culture and turn them into complete virtual looks from head to toe. The collaboration extends e.l.f.’s commitment to meeting its community in unexpected places and making the best of beauty...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verda Healthcare, Inc. is proud to announce a new partnership with AstranaCare Partners of Arizona and AstranaCare Partners of Texas. AstranaCare, through a large network of Independent Physician Associations (IPAs), enables providers to deliver high-quality care, efficiently with supportive local resources and technology tools that allow providers to focus more on patient care rather than administrative tasks. Astrana Health, the parent company, has o...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest nonprofit public health organization, is debuting a new environmentally friendly, electric mobile (EV) unit to increase access to free testing, prevention and treatment services for sexually transmitted infections (STI), including gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and HIV. As the first nonprofit public health organization to launch the all-in-one, "wellness on wheels" concept, the organization will unveil its new veh...

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--'Pride on Paradise' Festival Returns Oct. 10 with Plastique Tiara, Adore Delano, Juicy Love Dion, and More...

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nectar, the agentic growth operating system connecting businesses to consumers, today launched Nectar MCP, which connects a brand's Nectar data to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot. It is built on the Model Context Protocol, the open standard AI assistants use to connect to outside data. AI assistants have become where a lot of marketing work happens. Teams have connected them to their sales numbers and their plans, but the assistants still can't see the cu...