Martin Shkreli resigns as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals

Following his arrest on securities fraud charges, Martin Shkreli has resigned as chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals. Turing, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company, announced Shkreli’s resignation today and the appointment of Ron Tilles to the position of interim chief executive officer. Tilles will continue to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors. He said, “We…

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Danielle LoPresti & The Masses: New holiday EP out now

“Winter’s Light,” the debut holiday EP from Danielle LoPresti is out now for digital download! Click here to “Pay What You Can” before it goes to standard purchase on iTunes and CDBaby, Christmas day. “Winter’s Light” features the sacred and the secular, in celebration of several winter traditions, including the new original song, “Grateful,” and…

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Strut, San Francisco’s new center for health and wellness, opens Jan. 4

  https://youtu.be/3t8ph9DSGrc SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco AIDS Foundation will open its new center for gay, bisexual and transgender men  Jan. 4, 2016. Called “Strut,” the new center co-locates well-known HIV prevention and care services at 470 Castro Street, San Francisco. “Focusing our response to HIV on holistic health and wellness will make our community stronger,”…

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HRC calls on Department of Education to take action following anti-LGBT religious exemption requests by dozens of colleges

WASHINGTON – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) called on the Department of Education to take action in light of a disturbing trend by religious colleges and universities to request exemptions from existing civil rights law in order to discriminate against LGBT students. In a comprehensive new report, HRC details the growing trend and calls on…

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Clinton unveils plans for ‘Full Equality for LGBT People’

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton unveiled Thursday her comprehensive platform on advancing the rights of LGBT people. Clinton had already outlined her position on  the Equality Act, openly transgender service in the U.S. military, ending discrimination against LGBT families in adoption and capping out-of-pocket drug expenses to $250 a month when speaking to the Human…

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