Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts offers $240K in grants. The Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts, which works to empower women and girls through partnerships with area programs, has announced the availability of $240,000 in multi-year grant money for organizations that collaborately serve that population in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire counties.
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Julia Roberts Confirmed To Star In Her First Ever TV Series
Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts is set to star in the TV adaptation of the novel "Today Will Be Different." This marks her first lead role in the small screen after taking on numerous memorable roles in movies.
Pope Francis Receives Greetings As He Turns 80
Pope Francis may be spending his 80th birthday just as a normal working day, but people worldwide have taken their time to extend their greetings to the Pope. Reaching the age of 80, the Pope has the option to retire already. However, considering his plans to visit different countries in the coming years, he does not seem to have retirement in immediate sight.
‘Now We Are Feeling What Not Having Hope Feels Like’ – Michelle Obama On Trump Presidency
First Lady Michelle Obama reflected on the past eight years of being in the White House in an interview with Oprah Winfrey that will air on Monday. She also shared her views of America as her husband is set to step down soon.
Verizon Demands Better Deal Terms After Yahoo’s Widescale Breach
Yahoo is under renewed scrutiny after its second disclosure of breach within this year. The major hacking incidents the company has been involved in puts a risk on its deal with Verizon. Although Verizon has not confirmed any plans of ditching the purchase, reports indicated that the company is demanding for better deal terms for the acquisition.
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Verizon is said to have threatened to go to court to get out of the deal if it is not repriced. Yahoo YHOO -6. 11% came under renewed scrutiny by federal investigators and lawmakers on Thursday after disclosing the largest known data breach in history, prompting Verizon Communications VZ 0.
Ukraine commends EU step to secure association deal Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine President on Friday praised a European Union decision which paves the way for final agreement on a cooperation accord between Ukraine and the bloc.
Apache Spark has raised $60 million in its latest round of funding. The company said that the new investment will be used to expand product development.
Infosys has invested an undisclosed amount to homegrown startup ideaForge from its Innovation Fund. ideaForge has been a known manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles in India.
A recent study that focused in measuring health care openness and access ranked Vermont among the worst in the nation. Jared Rhoads, a research project manager with the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and one of the authors of the study, cited the state's over-regulation as one of the factors for the ranking.
NAFA's bid to delay the implementation deadline of the fiduciary rule has been defeated after the federal court rejected the group's request. The new regulation has been opposed by many industry members, but the Department of Labor has also been active in defending the matter in several courts.
General Motors announced its plans to invest $328 million to to its Tonawanda and Lockport plants. The news came as a relief to the workers who felt reassured of their future as the company will retain hundreds of jobs on both plants.
The HTC desire 10 is now available in U.K via ordering through Amazon, HTC fans in the UK have been able to purchase the Desire 10 Lifestyle via third-party retailers, which put it on sale via Amazon UK.
According to some research obesity can lower life expectancy.for those who is under 65 years old. For the first time in two decades, the life expectancy of Americans declined slightly, and the overall death rate rose, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics.
