Strategic partnership benefits

With tens of millions of pandemic relief checks already cashed by citizens across the nation, state and local governments are about to get their turn. That means state leaders must rapidly prepare to accept and distribute billions of dollars from the federal government designated to transform the public health response and local economic recovery in communities from coast to coast. These unprecedented funds are intended to lay the foundation for an equitable response to future crises. We have seen during this pandemic the tragic consequences of underinvesting in public health and our failure to addresses the health-related social needs of many people, especially racial and ethnic communities. Congress and the Biden administration have joined together to initiate massive investments to counter these system failures. The fast pace and sheer breadth of recent funding streams — including hundreds of billions from the CARES Act, the fiscal year 2021 budget and the American Rescue Plan … [Read more...] about COVID relief money: States need public-private partnerships

Pepsico launched a new energy drink, Mtn Dew Rise Energy, in partnership with LeBron James, according to a press release published Wednesday. “LeBron is the epitome of motivation and has achieved legendary status by seizing every morning,” said Fabiola Torres, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Pepsico’s Energy Category. “He not only continues to excel on and off the court but has dedicated his life to help others rise as well.” Mountain Dew debuts Rise, an energy drink designed to replace your morning coffee https://t.co/FS0NbJU8xD — Co.Design (@FastCoDesign) March 17, 2021 Although Pepsico’s core consumers prioritize sugar and caffeine over taste in their energy drinks, an untapped market of energy drink enthusiasts wants “pleasant taste and health benefits,” Fabiola told Fast Company. (RELATED: ‘It’s A Beer You Should Drink After You Run’: Brewers Adding Electrolytes Into Their Brews) Mtn Dew Rise Energy has about 180 milligrams … [Read more...] about Mountain Dew Releases New ‘Morning’ Drink Meant To Replace Coffee

(CNN) President Joe Biden declared the United States is "committed to a free, open, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region" in a rare op-ed penned with the leaders of India, Australia and Japan. "Over the course of these past months, each of us has grieved the suffering that our people and the world have endured. But in this dark hour, our partnership offers a spark of hope to light the path ahead," the leaders wrote in a Washington Post op-ed published Saturday. The alliance said it is trying to "ensure that the Indo-Pacific is accessible and dynamic, governed by international law and bedrock principles such as freedom of navigation and peaceful resolution of disputes, and that all countries are able to make their own political choices, free from coercion." Biden, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia make up a group informally known as the "Quad." While not a … [Read more...] about Biden commits to ‘free, open, secure’ Indo-Pacific in rare op-ed with ‘Quad’ members

Jane Timken, the former chairwoman of the Ohio Republican Party, is running for the U.S. Senate claiming to be an acolyte of former President Donald Trump’s America First vision, but the actions of a company bearing her family name that outsourced American jobs to China over the past several decades raise questions about whether she truly believes in it. Timken’s husband Ward “Tim” Timken Jr. was the chairman of the Timken Company from 2005 to 2014, and later was the CEO of the offshoot TimkenSteel which broke off from the main company in 2014. Before, during, and after his leadership of the Timken Company, the organization massively expanded operations in China and decreased jobs in America to the point where the size of its workforce in China as of 2012, according to press accounts, rivaled the size of its workforce in Ohio. Timken and her campaign told Breitbart News she is an ardent supporter of Trump and his policies, including on China, and given manufacturing industry … [Read more...] about Exclusive — China Outsourcing from the Timken Company Complicates Jane Timken’s Senate Bid in Ohio

A think tank that U.S. officials consider a Chinese influence agent has cultivated ties to Historically Black Colleges and Universities since 2014 . The China-U.S. Exchange Foundation (CUSEF) has paid a consultant nearly $670,000 since 2017 to arrange student visits from the schools to China, as well as to make introductions to members of the Congressional Black Caucus. CIA Director William Burns testified last month that he grew suspicious of CUSEF’s activities when he led the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a think tank that had a relationship with the Chinese group. The FBI provided security briefings to presidents of HBCUs prior to CUSEF-funded trips they made to China, according to documents filed with the Justice Department. A Hong Kong-based think tank suspected of working as a front group for the Chinese Communist Party has cultivated close ties to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and members of the Congressional Black Caucus since 2014. … [Read more...] about Chinese Propaganda Group Has Spent Years Cozying Up To Black Colleges