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Nearly 300 young and women entrepreneurs gathered on the eve of the sixth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit to learn from top American and global innovators, hearing stories and receiving guidance on overcoming challenges and achieving success. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker moderated a panel discussion featuring iconic entrepreneurs,
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Ambassador Catherine M. Russell attended the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit, where she highlighted the importance of supporting women and young entrepreneurs. The U.S. Department of State has initiatives to promote entrepreneurship, job creation, and economic growth, with a focus on women and young people. The Ambassador emphasized the need
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Purdue University is highlighting its focus on STEM education and community development at the 45th annual Summer Celebration of the Indiana Black Expo, taking place from July 9 to 19 in Indianapolis. The university has set up an exhibit and is sponsoring the Youth Leadership Summit, a three-day event aimed
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North East teenagers are donning their finery to celebrate the end of an era, with prom season in full swing. The Walker Technology College Prom at the Holiday Inn, Seaton Burn, is just one of many events, with schools and parents eager to capture the memories. From Heaton Manor to
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Guy Sawyer, an 18-year-old from Packmoor, organized a technohouse night at the King's Hall in Stoke to raise money for the Douglas Macmillan Hospice and Cancer Research UK. Inspired by his friend Kieran Hulme's battle with cancer, Guy rallied his friends to help, but faced logistical
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Bowker Insurance Group, a Livonia-based insurance agency, has partnered with Livonia Save Our Youth to launch a new charity campaign aimed at raising funds to support the health and safety of the community's young people in regards to alcohol and drug abuse. The campaign, which will run for
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Zimbabwe government and other international aid organizations, has launched the Zimbabwe Works Phase One project, which aims to provide technical, vocational, and entrepreneurial skills training to thousands of young Zimbabweans. The project, funded by USAID, the governments of
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Four young Malawian entrepreneurs, selected for their innovative business ideas and entrepreneurial spirit, will join thousands of other entrepreneurs from around the world at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Nairobi, Kenya. The entrepreneurs, Samson Fiado, Mike Chilewe Junior, Lombola Lombola, and Karen Chimkwita, were chosen for their exceptional business
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Wayne Simmonds, a Philadelphia Flyers forward, returns to his hometown Scarborough Arena Gardens to host his Fourth Annual Wayne's Road Hockey Warriors Charity Ball Hockey Tournament, sponsored by SportChek and Bauer, among others. The event invites over 100 local youth, from diverse backgrounds and hockey experience levels, to
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As children become increasingly unfit at a time when their physical activity levels are at a critical juncture, a leading youth sports charity, the Youth Sport Trust, is calling for technology to become an integral part of physical education in schools. The charity warns that physical education and school sport
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A tragic three-car wreck involving a 17-year-old boy occurred near downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, leaving three people hospitalized and the suspect in custody. The incident happened on North Pecos Road south of Stewart Avenue, where the teen in a Honda Accord crashed into two cars while driving at a
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As part of a new strategy to reduce youth offending, Scotland has seen a significant decline in the number of under-18s in custody, with a 70 per cent reduction over the past seven years. The initiative, led by the Justice Secretary Michael Matheson, focuses on providing young people with the
