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FTC Earns Prestigious International Award for AshleyMadison.com Data Breach Investigation
- Written by ANC
- Category: National News
Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission, along with privacy law enforcement agencies in Australia and Canada, has received a global data protection award for its cross-border investigation of the massive AshleyMadison.com data breach in July 2015, which affected consumers in nearly 50 countries.
Retired Houston corporate CEO, current Dallas hospital system CEO to lead American Heart Association as top volunteers in 2017-18
- Written by Carrie Thacker
- Category: Health America
Dallas, Texas - The American Heart Association, the world's leading voluntary organization dedicated to building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, has elected its national volunteer officers for the 2017-18 fiscal year, which begins July 1.
American Heart Association Volunteers Urge Congress to Lift the Burden of Heart Disease and Stroke
- Written by Abbey Dively
- Category: Health America
Washington, DC - More than 330 American Heart Association volunteers and staff from 46 states were in Washington, D.C. today to advocate for federal research support and key legislation that will benefit Americans with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Personal trainer, survivor and host of NBC's hit show, The Biggest Loser, Bob Harper, participated in the event. The advocates urged their members of Congress to prioritize National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for heart and stroke research and to support bills that would expand access to stroke telemedicine (telestroke) and cardiac rehabilitation. They also encouraged their lawmakers to oppose the health care bill.
Economists find setting goals could improve student performance
- Written by Eric Nelson
- Category: Latest News
West Lafayette, Indiana - Balancing the need to provide an affordable, accessible education with a commitment to transforming students' lives and preparing them for the future is an ongoing challenge in higher education. New research from economists at Purdue University's Krannert School of Management finds that task-based goal setting can help on both fronts as a low-cost and logistically simple approach to improving students' course performance.
Debt-erring phantom debt collection
- Written by Lesley Fair
- Category: Latest News
Washington, DC - When something negative keeps reappearing, the old saying goes that it "turns up like a bad penny". According to an FTC lawsuit against a North Carolina outfit, those "bad pennies" in this case, phantom debts the FTC says people didn't owe cost consumers way more than pennies.
Live long and stay married
- Written by John Grimaldi
- Category: News
Washington, DC - Some may brag about celebrating their 50th anniversary as husband and wife, but the Harts of Grand Rapids, MI have them beat by a country mile. The 99 year olds recently celebrated 80years of matrimony, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens.