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Orange County Judge Hosts Eighth-Graders for Courtroom Leadership and Career Exploration Day

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GOSHEN, N.Y. — A local courtroom in Goshen became a classroom this week when Orange County Court Judge Craig Brown hosted a group of promising eighth-graders from the Junior Leadership Orange (JLO) program. The students had the unique opportunity to observe real criminal proceedings and engage in discussions about the workings of the legal system and potential career paths within it. Judge Brown, along with other notable attendees including Judge Hyun Chin Kim, Sheriff Paul Arteta, and Undersheriff Will Garcia, took part in the educational initiative, emphasizing the importance of guiding young minds toward leadership … Read more

Lagos Hosts Influential Figures at the 6th Edition of the Industry Summit/Awards, Welcoming a Distinguished 6-Man Jury

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Lagos, Nigeria — A distinguished jury of six has been appointed for the upcoming sixth installment of the prestigious Industry Summit/Awards, according to an announcement by The Industry Newspaper, which also hosts the event. The ceremony, integral to the brand marketing community in West Africa, will be chaired by Tolulope Ogunjobi, a noted broadcast journalist and business editor at TVC News. Joining Ogunjobi on the jury are Daniel Obi, Media Business Editor at BusinessDay and chairman of the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN); Raheem Akingbolu, senior correspondent at ThisDay Newspaper; Afolabi Idowu, marketing correspondent … Read more

Hamburg Hosts iF DESIGN AWARD 2025: A Showcase of Innovation and Sustainability in Design

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Hamburg, Germany – Over three days in Hamburg’s Schuppen 52, a group of experts congregated to deliberate upon thousands of designs entered in the iF DESIGN AWARD 2025, scrutinizing each under the lens of the competition’s cornerstone criteria: idea, form, function, differentiation, and sustainability. The final jury session, which capped months of rigorous evaluation that began with an online preselection of nearly 11,000 entries last December, halved the contenders and set the stage for selecting global leaders in design innovation. In this prestigious competition, entries spanned nine diverse disciplines ranging from product and communication design … Read more

Bangladesh Hosts National Dialogue to Enhance Legal Protections Against Gender-Based Violence, Urges Societal and Legal Reforms

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Dhaka, Bangladesh – As part of the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Bangladesh commenced a pivotal national dialogue in Dhaka on November 24, 2024, aimed at bolstering the legal measures to safeguard women and girls from violence. This conference was initiated by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, in partnership with both local and international bodies including the United Nations in Bangladesh, spotlighting an urgent call for meticulously crafted laws and measured enforcement. Associate Professor of Law at the University of Dhaka, Taslima Yasmin, delivered the keynote address, advocating for a … Read more