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9/11 widows’ Afghan girls’ school work lands in new 9/11 museum exhibit
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A new National September 11 Memorial & Museum gallery is spotlighting Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation and the post-9/11 work of Patti Quigley and Susan Retik.
Menlo College expands AI and analytics education with Silicon Valley focus
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Menlo College says its Bachelor of Science in Business with a major in Artificial Intelligence & Analytics launched in fall 2025, making it the first college in California to offer the degree.
Influential Women spotlights Lisha Y. Lewis's post-Air Force leadership path
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Influential Women is highlighting Lisha Y. Lewis, a retired U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant who turned 34 years of military service into entrepreneurship, voiceover work and community advocacy.
Review compares former CIA officer’s memoir to Snowden and Browder books
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A new independent review of Pedro Israel Orta’s whistleblower memoir, The Broken Whistle, places the book alongside Edward Snowden’s Permanent Record and Bill Browder’s Red Notice.
Visual case-study series examines CIA leadership and oversight
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A new visual case-study series built from Pedro Israel Orta’s memoir looks at how CIA leadership, culture, and oversight shaped performance in Baghdad, Afghanistan, and internal whistleblower cases.
Florida Men’s Fashion Week joins Unique Fashion Platform in global collaboration
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Florida Men’s Fashion Week has launched a strategic collaboration with Unique Fashion Platform, starting with a New York Fashion Week event that blended runway, sustainability, art, technology and business networking.
GMU scholar’s new book spotlights refugees as creators, not just victims
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A new book by George Mason University’s Lisa Gilman argues that refugees are too often reduced to statistics and stereotypes.
Georgia forum will feature personal stories on political and policy changes
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Third Act Georgia and Indivisible Cobb will host a public forum in Marietta on Aug. 27 where veterans, immigrants, civil servants and others will share how recent government actions have altered their lives.
Larisa B. Miller expands global advisory work and women’s leadership platform
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Larisa B. Miller’s career spans Pennsylvania state government, Abu Dhabi royal-family advisory work, and leadership of Phoenix Global and Provenance Family Advisory.
Dr. Carole Lieberman to attend 9/11 benefit and launch sixth mobile billboard
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Dr. Carole Lieberman will join tonight’s National September 11 Memorial & Museum 25th Anniversary Benefit Dinner in Manhattan and debut her sixth annual mobile billboard campaign on Friday.
AMMWEC condemns reported salon service denial to Jewish Israeli-American woman
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AMMWEC issued a statement after a reported incident at Karimi Brows in Alexandria, Virginia, involving a Jewish Israeli-American client who said her appointment ended after her identity was disclosed.
Les Carroll sets third novel on Gloucester's fishing coast
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Award-winning journalist and Air Force veteran Les Carroll has released his third novel with Koehler Books, setting the story in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Island City Stage launches nationwide search for amputee actor for Paper Cut
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Island City Stage is seeking a male actor with a lower limb amputation to play a veteran in its 15th anniversary season production of Paper Cut, set for March 11-April 4, 2027 in Wilton Manors, Florida.
Lyndsey L. Thompson brings Army leadership into Gen Z mentorship
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Lieutenant Colonel Lyndsey L. Thompson, MBA, is using nearly 22 years of Army intelligence and command experience to guide young professionals through mentorship, authorship and leadership development.
Jess Bunin’s new book argues healthcare leadership starts with self-awareness
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Physician and former Army leader Jess Bunin, MD, says healthcare teams can’t be fixed from the outside in. Her new book connects burnout, trust and authentic leadership as U.S. physicians continue to face high stress and turnover.
Amina Shams highlighted for BLOOM Charity’s trauma-healing work
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Amina Shams, founder of BLOOM Charity and a public health expert, is being recognized for leading community-based humanitarian efforts that support children affected by crisis and trauma.
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival selects 75 films for 2026 lineup
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The 17th Chagrin Documentary Film Festival will run Oct. 6-11 in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, with 75 selected films from 31 countries.
Dr. Jess Bunin wins 2026 Inspiring Women Award
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Physician, educator and military veteran Dr. Jess Bunin has been named a 2026 Inspiring Women Award recipient in Los Angeles.
Refugee fashion documentary FABRIC heads to Los Angeles premiere
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FABRIC, a short documentary about a Paris atelier training refugees for careers in fashion, will premiere July 30 at the 2026 Los Angeles International Short Film Festival.
Giovanni Scafoglio frames new album as antidote to social media toxicity
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Italian artist Giovanni Scafoglio has released Musicology Mashup, a 78-minute album built from neuroscience research, field recordings and 21 international collaborators to counter algorithmic overload.
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