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Deeply humbled to announce we’re bringing the beautiful story of MOANA to the live action big screen. – Dwayne Johnson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Leading up to Tuesday, we will be looking for any new narratives surrounding the indictment that mobilize individuals to offline action, indicators that supporters are organizing (particularly any extremist groups), and content suggestive of credible threats. – Katherine Keneally	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We are concerned about strong tornadoes and widespread damaging winds, we’ve been trying to stress, don’t wait until you see visual cues of the storm approaching, take action when warnings are issued. – Bill Bunting	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I want to see some definite action. – Trevor Reed	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Yes, i think the markets will be excited here that one entity here is taking action. – Kevin McCarthy	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think the markets will be excited here that one entity here is taking action. – Kevin McCarthy	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There were five AEDs on campus, yet no one retrieved an AED to apply to Matthew due to a lack of proper training. And because the coach was never given an emergency action plan nor was told where the nearest AED was – which was 250 feet away – by the time the ambulance arrived, it was too late. We lost our beautiful firstborn son. – Matthew Mangine Sr.	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We hope that the highest court in the world, the International Court of Justice, will hand down an opinion that will be greatly persuasive in terms of increasing domestic action and identifying what gaps in international law and domestic law that need to be filled, this will be the first time that this organ of the UN will actually have to address the climate crisis, and the legal obligations of states in that regard, so it is quite historic. – Ralph Regenvanu	Found on CNN 1 year ago
While the Paris Agreement is an essential part of the international legal framework for climate action, it is certainly not the only instrument … nor is it the most legally enforceable. – Ralph Regenvanu	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Strikes of this kind are a tactical tool, they might be building towards a larger future action. I think a lot of activists are discovering the effectiveness of these strikes. Just a taste of a what a strike can feel like can light a fire under negotiations. I think we’re going to increasingly see these short strikes as a tool. – Todd Vachon	Found on CNN 1 year ago
They care about policies that don’t really help someone who just lives in the city and just want to be safe, who wants their kids to be educated well, they forgot the core problems for regular people. I wanted to do something to try to change and take that power back. It was fear and frustration, a lot of frustration, that I turned into action. – Asian Americans	Found on CNN 1 year ago
That is why we are taking action to both bring greater transparency to the system and to reform and modernize the OPTN. The individuals and families that depend on this life-saving work deserve no less. – Carole Johnson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
As LAUSD parents and workers, SEIU Local 99 members know a strike will be a sacrifice but the school district has pushed workers to take this action, families have been sacrificing for far too long on poverty wages. Students have been sacrificing for too long in school environments that are not clean, safe or supportive for all. – Max Arias	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It underscores the urgent need for leaders in every sector and every country to step up and take bold climate action. – Arati Prabhakar	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Shareholders and debt holders are not being protected by the government. Importantly, no taxpayer money is being used or put at risk with this action. – Janet Yellen	Found on CNN 1 year ago
With that kind of camera, you can take quick photos in rapid succession, so I ended up making this stop action movie of the whole evening, from start to finish, a lot of that footage was just taken along the Seine, with the lights of Paris. And so even if he was unintentionally on a date, it was still a magical introduction to France. – Michelle Young	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The EPA action is a really important and historic step forward, while the proposed regulations only address a few PFAS, they are important marker chemicals. I think requiring water systems to test and treat for these six will actually do a lot to address other PFAS that are in the water as well. – Melanie Benesh	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I think it’s just really time for countries to step up, we hope that this report will be a call to action and that we’ll be able to stop heart disease before it starts. – Laura Cobb	Found on CNN 1 year ago
New research is always helpful, but we don’t need to wait for new research to take action — the problem is already painfully clear, in the plastic accumulating in our oceans, air, soil, food, and bodies. – Judith Enck	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The plastics and petrochemical industries are making it impossible to curb the amount of plastic contaminating our oceans, new research is always helpful, but we don’t need to wait for new research to take action — the problem is already painfully clear, in the plastic accumulating in our oceans, air, soil, food, and bodies. – Judith Enck	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We will continue to take action against the regime, which perpetuates abuse and violence against its own citizens— especially women and girls. – Brian Nelson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Thanks to the quick action of our crew and customers, one customer was restrained after becoming a security concern on United flight 2609 from Los Angeles to Boston. – United Airlines	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Americans are tired of fearing if they or their families will be the next victims of a mass shooting. Our children are tired of being told to ‘run, hide, and fight,’ these regular, uniquely American tragedies must be a call to action for our political leaders. We need decisive change to US gun laws and regulations. The cost of political inaction on preventing gun violence is increasingly, tragically clear. – Kris Brown	Found on CNN 1 year ago
These regular, uniquely American tragedies must be a call to action for our political leaders. We need decisive change to US gun laws and regulations. The cost of political inaction on preventing gun violence is increasingly, tragically clear. – Kris Brown	Found on CNN 1 year ago

Deeply humbled to announce we’re bringing the beautiful story of MOANA to the live action big screen.

– Dwayne Johnson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Leading up to Tuesday, we will be looking for any new narratives surrounding the indictment that mobilize individuals to offline action, indicators that supporters are organizing (particularly any extremist groups), and content suggestive of credible threats.

– Katherine Keneally

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are concerned about strong tornadoes and widespread damaging winds, we’ve been trying to stress, don’t wait until you see visual cues of the storm approaching, take action when warnings are issued.

– Bill Bunting

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I want to see some definite action.

– Trevor Reed

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Yes, i think the markets will be excited here that one entity here is taking action.

– Kevin McCarthy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think the markets will be excited here that one entity here is taking action.

– Kevin McCarthy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There were five AEDs on campus, yet no one retrieved an AED to apply to Matthew due to a lack of proper training. And because the coach was never given an emergency action plan nor was told where the nearest AED was – which was 250 feet away – by the time the ambulance arrived, it was too late. We lost our beautiful firstborn son.

– Matthew Mangine Sr.

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We hope that the highest court in the world, the International Court of Justice, will hand down an opinion that will be greatly persuasive in terms of increasing domestic action and identifying what gaps in international law and domestic law that need to be filled, this will be the first time that this organ of the UN will actually have to address the climate crisis, and the legal obligations of states in that regard, so it is quite historic.

– Ralph Regenvanu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

While the Paris Agreement is an essential part of the international legal framework for climate action, it is certainly not the only instrument … nor is it the most legally enforceable.

– Ralph Regenvanu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Strikes of this kind are a tactical tool, they might be building towards a larger future action. I think a lot of activists are discovering the effectiveness of these strikes. Just a taste of a what a strike can feel like can light a fire under negotiations. I think we’re going to increasingly see these short strikes as a tool.

– Todd Vachon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They care about policies that don’t really help someone who just lives in the city and just want to be safe, who wants their kids to be educated well, they forgot the core problems for regular people. I wanted to do something to try to change and take that power back. It was fear and frustration, a lot of frustration, that I turned into action.

– Asian Americans

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That is why we are taking action to both bring greater transparency to the system and to reform and modernize the OPTN. The individuals and families that depend on this life-saving work deserve no less.

– Carole Johnson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As LAUSD parents and workers, SEIU Local 99 members know a strike will be a sacrifice but the school district has pushed workers to take this action, families have been sacrificing for far too long on poverty wages. Students have been sacrificing for too long in school environments that are not clean, safe or supportive for all.

– Max Arias

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It underscores the urgent need for leaders in every sector and every country to step up and take bold climate action.

– Arati Prabhakar

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Shareholders and debt holders are not being protected by the government. Importantly, no taxpayer money is being used or put at risk with this action.

– Janet Yellen

Found on CNN
1 year ago

With that kind of camera, you can take quick photos in rapid succession, so I ended up making this stop action movie of the whole evening, from start to finish, a lot of that footage was just taken along the Seine, with the lights of Paris. And so even if he was unintentionally on a date, it was still a magical introduction to France.

– Michelle Young

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The EPA action is a really important and historic step forward, while the proposed regulations only address a few PFAS, they are important marker chemicals. I think requiring water systems to test and treat for these six will actually do a lot to address other PFAS that are in the water as well.

– Melanie Benesh

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think it’s just really time for countries to step up, we hope that this report will be a call to action and that we’ll be able to stop heart disease before it starts.

– Laura Cobb

Found on CNN
1 year ago

New research is always helpful, but we don’t need to wait for new research to take action — the problem is already painfully clear, in the plastic accumulating in our oceans, air, soil, food, and bodies.

– Judith Enck

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The plastics and petrochemical industries are making it impossible to curb the amount of plastic contaminating our oceans, new research is always helpful, but we don’t need to wait for new research to take action — the problem is already painfully clear, in the plastic accumulating in our oceans, air, soil, food, and bodies.

– Judith Enck

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We will continue to take action against the regime, which perpetuates abuse and violence against its own citizens— especially women and girls.

– Brian Nelson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Thanks to the quick action of our crew and customers, one customer was restrained after becoming a security concern on United flight 2609 from Los Angeles to Boston.

– United Airlines

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Americans are tired of fearing if they or their families will be the next victims of a mass shooting. Our children are tired of being told to ‘run, hide, and fight,’ these regular, uniquely American tragedies must be a call to action for our political leaders. We need decisive change to US gun laws and regulations. The cost of political inaction on preventing gun violence is increasingly, tragically clear.

– Kris Brown

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These regular, uniquely American tragedies must be a call to action for our political leaders. We need decisive change to US gun laws and regulations. The cost of political inaction on preventing gun violence is increasingly, tragically clear.

– Kris Brown

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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