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Media Tip Sheet: Airbnb’s New “Everything” App

Airbnb’s CEO, Brian Chesky, unveiled plans to transform the Airbnb app to allow people to book experiences and services as well as short-term home rentals.

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Statement on CCAS School Ceremony Disruption

We deeply regret that this moment of special celebration was violated for our students, their families, and other members of our community by this speaker, a former student who earned her degree in...

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Media Tip Sheet: U.S. Overdose Deaths Show Decline in 2024

New data from the CDC shows there were 30,000 fewer drug overdose deaths in 2024 compared to the year before.

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Policies Targeting Road Transport Emissions Could Save 1.9 Million Lives Globally by 2040, New Study Finds

A new global study reveals that smart policies addressing road transport emissions could save 1.9 million lives and prevent 1.4 million new children’s asthma cases worldwide by 2040. This translates...

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Transatlantic partnership boost GW Law and Oxford Summer School on Animal Ethics

The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and the Animal Law Program at The George Washington University Law School (GW) are delighted to announce their Animal Ethics and Law Partnership.

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Media Tip Sheet: Wildfires Tear Across Minnesota and Southern Canada

Wildfires have spread across Minnesota and southern Canada over recent days due to unseasonably hot weather, strong winds and high levels of drought in the region.

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Media Tip Sheet: Loss of AI Regulation in Congress’s Budget Reconciliation Bill

House Republicans are working to pass a Budget Reconciliation Bill or better known as President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” impacting tax cuts, millions of Americans' access to Medicaid,...

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Media Tip Sheet: Executive Branch’s Visit and Influence on Syria

President Donald Trump is on a Middle East tour. After visiting Syria earlier this week, he announced the end of sanctions on the war-torn country

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2025 Maternal Mental Health State Report Cards Released - 19 States Have Ds and Fs

Every year, about one in five moms in the U.S. experience maternal mental health conditions, like postpartum depression. Research illustrates that 75% of women never get the treatment they need. When...

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Media Tip Sheet: Ocean Levels Are Rising, Threatening U.S. Coastal Towns

In 2024, sea level rise was unexpectedly high. How this impacts different communities across the globe is highly variable.