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• A Blockchain RegTech Solution to the World's $200 Billion a Year Identity Verification Crisis: Introducing Velix.ID

  20-01-2018 22:06 via prnewswire.com
  
  SINGAPORE, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In the fast-moving 21st century with a 7-billion strong population — accessing any consumer service requires identity information — signing up on websites, e-commerce checkouts, accessing private properties, buying bitcoins, or getting loans....
  
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• Inhance Digital premieres the large-scale, multisensory VR experience "HERO" at Sundance Film Festival

  20-01-2018 20:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Award winning interactive agency, Inhance Digital, breaks new technology boundaries in entertainment and immersive industries with the pioneering, multisensory VR experience HERO premiering at 2018 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah...
  
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• BlockMesh Disrupts the Global Communications Industry - ICO Will Launch 28 February, 2018

  20-01-2018 20:34 via prnewswire.com
  
  PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BlockMesh, a software company based in Mauritius – utilizes the latest innovations in mesh networking technology, to create cost-free communication networks aiming to disrupt the global communications industry in 2018.Mesh...
  
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• PIA Calls on Congress to Immediately Extend the National Flood Insurance Program After Failure of Continuing Resolution

  20-01-2018 20:29 via prnewswire.com
  
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) calls on Congress to immediately pass legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which has officially lapsed due to Congress's failure to pass a...
  
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• In show of outreach, Koons of Silver Spring offers free oil change, vehicle services, to all federal government employees during 2018 federal government shutdown

  20-01-2018 19:47 via prnewswire.com
  
  SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Koons of Silver Spring, a major auto dealership outside of Washington DC is offering free oil changes, tire rotations and inspections to all federal government employees during the January 20th, 2018 federal government shutdown. Alex...
  
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• AJC Concludes Visit to Romania, Meets President Iohannis

  20-01-2018 18:24 via prnewswire.com
  
  BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An AJC delegation just completed a two-day trip to Romania.The group, led by AJC CEO David Harris, had excellent, in-depth meetings with President Klaus Iohannis; Acting Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Mihai Fifor;&nb...
  
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• Graft Blockchain Launches Mainnet Ahead of Schedule

  20-01-2018 18:12 via prnewswire.com
  
  DALLAS, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Graft, the first global, open-sourced payment gateway blockchain network designed for Point-of-Sale, moving ahead of schedule and have launched its mainnet on January 16, 2018, before the start of the company's Initial Coin Offering (ICO), which...
  
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• Fight Against PennEast Pipeline Shifts to New Jersey, Says NJ Conservation

  20-01-2018 16:48 via prnewswire.com
  
  FAR HILLS, N.J., Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- It would be a big mistake for PennEast to think the conditional approval it received from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) means their pipeline will be built, said New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJ Conservation) and other...
  
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• The first true toy bottle, Biger Kids Bottle to launch on Kickstarter

  20-01-2018 16:08 via prnewswire.com
  
  HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On Jan. 23rd biger will launch a brand new vacuum cup product series on Kickstarter. The super early bird price for the basic set is $25, which includes a vacuum bottle and a straw bottle. biger is the first true toy bottle. Each toy bottle,...
  
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• Government Shutdown Grounds Aviation Safety Inspectors

  20-01-2018 16:07 via prnewswire.com
  WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), National President Mike Perrone released the following statement regarding the government shutdown's impact on aviation safety."Since President Trump has failed to reach...
  
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• Combination of Encorafenib, Binimetinib and Cetuximab Demonstrated an 8 Month Median Progression-Free Survival in BRAF-Mutant Colorectal Cancer in Updated Safety Lead-In Results from BEACON Phase 3 Trial

  20-01-2018 16:05 via prnewswire.com
  
  BOULDER, Colo. and CASTRES, France, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Array BioPharma Inc. (Nasdaq: ARRY) and Pierre Fabre today announced updated results from the 30 patient safety lead-in of the Phase 3 BEACON CRC trial evaluating the triplet combination of encorafenib, a BRAF inhibitor,...
  
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• Southern Company accelerating restoration efforts in Puerto Rico by deploying additional personnel and equipment

  20-01-2018 16:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company announced today that lineworkers and support staff from each of Southern Company's four electric operating companies – Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power and Mississippi Power – will be deployed to Puerto Rico. Personnel are...
  
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• Colonel John Cavedo, Jr. (RET), Joins Plasan North America As Vice President Of Business Development And Program Management

  20-01-2018 14:15 via prnewswire.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Plasan North America, a Michigan-based manufacturer of military armored solutions technologies, is pleased to announce that Colonel John Cavedo, Jr. (RET), is joining our company as Vice President of Business Development and Program...
  
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• Taiho Oncology and Servier Present LONSURF® (trifluridine and tipiracil) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) Data at ASCO 2018 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

  20-01-2018 14:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiho Oncology, Inc. and Servier today announced clinical data for LONSURF® (trifluridine and tipiracil) for the treatment of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who have been previously treated with fluropyrimidine-,...
  
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• SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Reminds Shareholders with Losses on their Investment in Kobe Steel Ltd. of Class Action Lawsuit and Upcoming Deadline - KBSTY

  20-01-2018 14:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Kobe Steel Ltd. ("Kobe Steel" or the "Company") (OTCMKTS: KBSTY) and certain of its officers.   The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the Southern...
  
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• Tennessee United for Human Rights Working for the Dream

  20-01-2018 10:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On the King Center website, Coretta Scott King describes the significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to honor the legacy of "a man who brought hope and healing to America ... The King Holiday honors the life and contributions of...
  
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• Top 10 Jungle Advises Medical Alert Customers What They Can Expect From a Government Shutdown

  20-01-2018 09:15 via prnewswire.com
  
  DALLAS, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Top 10 Jungle, a provider of slick digital content and online product reviews for the medical alert industry, explains to seniors and medical alert customers how a government shutdown can affect them.Top 10 Jungle recently released its 2018...
  
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• Red Bull Crashed Ice Juniors Competition And Qualifiers Electrify Saint Paul Crowd To Kick Off Seventh Year

  20-01-2018 09:05 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAINT PAUL, Minn., Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- For its seventh successive year, Red Bull Crashed Ice returned to Saint Paul tonight with the courageous athletes chasing maximum speed in the opening days' time trials and challenger race. In the Men's shootout, the top of the pack...
  
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• A Year for Human Rights Begins in Amsterdam

  20-01-2018 08:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  AMSTERDAM, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Church of Scientology Amsterdam's expansive new home at Wibautstraat 112 on the city's Knowledge Mile was the perfect venue for the launch of 12 months of human rights activities to raise awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in...
  
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• Karma (KRM) Token Begins Trading With Blockchain Launch Following Successful $10 Million ICO Campaign

  20-01-2018 07:45 via prnewswire.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea, Jan 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Global decentralized p2p lending platform Karma announced yesterday the official open trading of the platform's native KRM token. The platform is supported by successful Danish fintech startup OpenLedger. The OpenLedger DEX and the Korean ex...
  
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• Service Credit Union to offer assistance for those affected by a government shutdown

  20-01-2018 06:18 via prnewswire.com
  
  PORTMOUTH, N.H., Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Service Credit Union is committed to helping its members who are affected during the government shutdown.For those with direct deposit, Service Credit Union will post credits to members based on the postings nearest to January 1, 2018....
  
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• Respond to health care reviews online without violating HIPAA

  20-01-2018 06:00
  For most business owners, responding to negative reviews left online by
  irate customers is simply a matter of replying directly to the reviews
  themselves. For medical practitioners, though, this process is complicated
  by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA
  requires medical professionals to go through a lengthier medical reputation
  management process to manage and maintain their reputations online.
  While dealing with negative reviews can be a little hairy, the
  
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• GiveGab and Kimbia Join Forces in Company Acquisition

  20-01-2018 06:00 via prnewswire.com
  ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GiveGab, the fundraising and supporter engagement platform designed exclusively for nonprofits, has completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Kimbia. Best known for its nationwide giving day events, Kimbia has supported the...
  
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• Blockchain Platform ARK Forms Partnership With Decentralized Exchange Blockport

  20-01-2018 06:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  LONS-LE-SAUNIER, France, Jan. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ARK has unveiled a strategic partnership with a new promising decentralized crypto trading platform; Blockport. The move comes after ARK announced a worldwide mass contact movement aimed at educating and apprising the public regarding...
  
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• Oriental Yuhong Center of Global Excellence R&D for Waterproof Coating Established in United States

  20-01-2018 05:54 via prnewswire.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The opening ceremony of Oriental Yuhong Center of Global Excellence R&D for Waterproof Coatings was held in Philadelphia at 10am, Jan 7th (EST). Dr. Willie Lau, Chief scientist of Oriental Yuhong and director of the center, commented...
  
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• INTEL SHAREHOLDER ALERT BY FORMER LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Reminds Investors with Losses in Excess of $100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against Intel Corporation - INTC

  20-01-2018 04:50 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until March 12, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against...
  
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• CREDIT SUISSE SHAREHOLDER ALERT: CLAIMSFILER REMINDS INVESTORS WITH LOSSES IN EXCESS OF $100,000 of Lead Plaintiff Deadline in Class Action Lawsuit Against Credit Suisse Group AG - (CS)

  20-01-2018 04:50 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until February 20, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), if they purchased...
  
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• United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches SBIRS GEO Flight 4 Mission for the U.S. Air Force

  20-01-2018 03:56 via prnewswire.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO Flight 4 mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on Jan. 19 at 7:48 p.m. EST. SBIRS is considered one of the...
  
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• National Safety Council Statement on Tom Petty's Death

  20-01-2018 03:43 via prnewswire.com
  
  ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council extends its deepest sympathies to Tom Petty's family, friends, band members and millions of fans as they grapple not only with his loss, but also with the knowledge that the musical icon was taken far too...
  
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• Arooha Tours Sponsored Tea Seller to Visit Dubai

  20-01-2018 03:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Would anyone have ever thought it possible to travel the world with money earned selling tea and snacks? According to tea shop owners Vijayan, 67, it's his childhood urge to travel and his willpower that help him achieve the...
  
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• Under Control: U.S. Air Force's SBIRS GEO Flight-4 Missile Warning Satellite Responding to Commands

  20-01-2018 02:47 via prnewswire.com
  
  BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air Force's 460th Space Wing is now "talking" with the fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite after its successful launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, ear...
  
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• MATERIAL FACT: Second Regular Tariff Revision of Sabesp

  20-01-2018 02:35 via prnewswire.com
  
  SÃO PAULO, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Companhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo – Sabesp ("Company" or "Sabesp"), pursuant to the provisions of Article 157, Paragraph 4 of Law No. 6.404/76 and the provisions of CVM Instruction No. 358/02, hereby informs its shareholders and...
  
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• Exer More Than Urgent Care Announces Inaugural Exer Sports & Schools™ Program Raised Over $51,000 And Opens 2018 Registration

  20-01-2018 02:31 via prnewswire.com
  
  LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Exer More Than Urgent Care announced the healthcare company's inaugural community fundraising program, Exer Sports & Schools, raised over $51,000 for high school athletics across participating schools in 2017 and opened registration for the...
  
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• Cabrera Capital Markets Teams Up With HC Brokerage to Bring Independent Institutional Egyptian Research to US Investors

  20-01-2018 02:15 via prnewswire.com
  
  CHICAGO, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cabrera Capital Markets announces a strategic alliance with HC Brokerage, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt. HC Brokerage is the brokerage arm of HC Securities & Investments. HC Securities & Investments is an independent institutional broker,...
  
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• Johnson Fistel, Announces Lead Plaintiff Deadline for The Crypto Company and is Investigating Other Cryptocurrency Companies; Investors With Losses From Cryptocurrency Investments Encouraged to Contact Firm

  20-01-2018 02:00 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN DIEGO, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder Rights Law Firm Johnson Fistel, LLP Reminds Investors of Lead Plaintiff deadline in a class action filed against The Crypto Company. The firm is also investigating various companies in the cryptocurrencies market as detailed below:...
  
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• Lifshitz & Miller LLP Announces Investigation of Aetna Inc., AZZ Inc., Barracuda Networks, Inc., Bill Barrett Corporation, Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc., Capitala Finance Corp., and Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc.

  20-01-2018 01:46 via prnewswire.com
  
  NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Aetna Inc. (AET)Lifshitz & Miller announces investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duties by the board in connection with the proposed sale of AET to CVS Health for $145.00 in cash and 0.8378 shares of CVS for each share of...
  
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• Hyundai Teases Its Super Bowl Advertising During the AFC and NFC Championship Games

  20-01-2018 01:31 via prnewswire.com
  
  FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai is using two of the highest-rated sporting events of the year to tease its Super Bowl LII marketing campaign. During the AFC and NFC Championship games this Sunday, Hyundai will run a teaser spot in both games to kick off...
  
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• Insight Global Promotes Bert Bean to CEO; Glenn Johnson to Remain as Executive Chairman

  20-01-2018 01:24 via prnewswire.com
  
  ATLANTA, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Global, a staffing and services company, has promoted Bert Bean from President to CEO. After 17 years as Founder and CEO, Glenn Johnson will remain as Executive Chairman.Bean started with Insight Global in 2005 as a Recruiter and has...
  
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• Insight Global Ranked on LinkedIn's List of Most Popular Companies for Recent Graduates

  20-01-2018 01:20 via prnewswire.com
  ATLANTA, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Global, a staffing and services company, has been ranked on LinkedIn's list of Most Popular Companies for Recent Graduates for the second consecutive year. The sample taken by LinkedIn includes all members who indicated graduating with a...
  
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• 2018 Charity Preview Generates $5.1M for Detroit Children's Charities

  20-01-2018 01:20 via prnewswire.com
  
  DETROIT, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The heart of the Motor City and the soul of Motown took center stage tonight as nearly $5.1M was raised for children's charities at the 2018 North American International Auto Show's (NAIAS) Charity Preview at Cobo Center. In all, over 13,000 people...
  
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• Microsoft Accelerator Shanghai Gains Solid Ground Amid Shanghai City 2020 Plan

  20-01-2018 00:48 via prnewswire.com
  SHANGHAI, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Accelerator Shanghai today hosted a graduation and demo day for its most recent batch of startups. The cohort is the second to graduate since the Accelerator launched in January 2017. Following an intensive 4-6 month period of acceleration,...
  
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• Acordo histórico assinado entre Panacea Biotec e Serum Institute of India

  20-01-2018 00:46 via prnewswire.com
  
  NOVA DELHI e PUNE, Índia, 19 de janeiro de 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A Panacea Biotec Ltd. (PBL), a principal empresa biofarmacêutica da Índia e uma das maiores fabricantes de vacinas, assinou dois acordos de colaboração de longo prazo com o Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII), o maior...
  
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• Never Miss an IDR Recertification Deadline Again With Help From Ameritech Financial

  20-01-2018 00:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  ROHNERT PARK, Calif., Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Income-driven repayment plans (IDRs) for federal student loans are often a financial lifeline to those who need them most. IDRs can mean the difference between defaulting and being in good standing with a loan. But so many borrowers...
  
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• American Financial Benefits Center Reminds Borrowers That Default is Not Inevitable

  20-01-2018 00:30 via prnewswire.com
  
  EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- As a nation, we are increasingly alarmed by the rising student debt numbers, but the high level of a person's student debt does not necessarily mean they are less likely to pay it back. Recent data from Federal Reserve Bank of New York and...
  
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• Dr Pepper & TSM Sponsorship Announcement

  20-01-2018 00:10 via prnewswire.com
  
  PLANO, Texas, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr Pepper, one of America's leading soft drink brands, is proud to announce it is becoming an official sponsor of TSM, the six-time North American League of Legends Championship Series Champions. Through this key partnership, the brand is...
  
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• Farscape Star Gigi Edgley Joins the Cast of Uncharted Regions

  20-01-2018 00:03 via prnewswire.com
  
  SAN DIEGO, Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Swords & Circuitry Studios is very pleased to announce that sci-fi icon Gigi Edgley has joined the cast of Uncharted Regions, a weird tales audio drama series currently in production. Gigi will star as Alice Kaplan, a fiercely independent...
  
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