Istituto Marangoni Miami Names Inaugural Academic Excellence Scholarship Winner

June 5, 2018

Massimo Casagrande, Destiny Charls, Pablo Arbelaez

MIAMI, June 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Istituto Marangoni Miami, considered one of the world’s top ten fashion colleges, has named Destiny Charles, a senior at DASH, the inaugural winner of the prestigious university’s new Academic Excellence Scholarship. Launched this year, the aim of the scholarship is to promote and support excellence in education and design by financially supporting a student’s tuition at the Miami campus. The scholarship recognizes a student who demonstrates the ability and potential to make an exceptional contribution to the fashion industry and community around them.

“We are proud of Destiny for winning the prestigious Istituto Marangoni Scholarship,” said DASH Fashion Design Program Head Giovanna Sorondo. Excelling in art, design and academics, her positive attitude, coupled with a sense of purpose, will make her a very successful college student.

Destiny grew up in with a family working in the fashion business, encouraging her emerging talent for design. Her designs take inspiration from social issues and things she wants to call attention to, exploring the contents of her heart and her Caribbean heritage.

There were six finalists who were evaluated on academic performance, fashion portfolio and community service by the teaching staff of the Design and Architecture Senior High School and Massimo Casagrande, Director of Education, Istituto Marangoni.

“We are thrilled to be the new talent incubator by supporting and further developing young artists and make this dynamic city the new fashion hub for the Americas,” said Marangoni’s campus president Hakan Baykam.

The two schools not only share an endless passion for art and design, they also both share a connection with world-renowned designer Esteban Cortázar, who graduated from DASH and now servers on the advisory board at Istituto Marangoni in Miami.

About Istituto Marangoni:
Istituto Marangoni was founded in Italy in 1935. Today, the school comprises nine international campuses and is one of the largest fashion education institutions, with a student body in excess of 4000 students. Famous alumni include Domenico Dolce and Franco Moschino. Through its Interschool Project, students can move between campuses while completing special assignments in Paris, London, Milan, Florence, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Mumbai and Miami.

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Stand Up To Cancer to Return on Friday, September 7 for Sixth Star-Studded Roadblock Telecast

June 5, 2018

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LOS ANGELES, June 5, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The entertainment community is coming together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and its sixth biennial roadblock televised fundraising special, supporting urgently needed research and new treatments for cancer.

With a dazzling array of top talent, the show will air Friday, September 7 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT), marking 10 years since the first telecast and 10 years of lifesaving research achievements by SU2C.

Bradley Cooper, Academy Award^®-nominated actor, will return as co-executive producer along with the renowned live-event producing team Done + Dusted, working again with the Stand Up To Cancer production team, after a successful partnership for the 2016 telecast.

The live telecast will broadcast from Los Angeles. As in years past, ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, along with AT&T AUDIENCE Network, Bloomberg TV, Bravo, Discovery Life, E! Entertainment, EPIX, Escape, ESPNEWS, FM, Freeform, FS2, FXM, FYI, HBO, HBO Latino, ION Television, Laff, Logo, MLB Network, MTV2, Nat Geo WILD, SHOWTIME, Smithsonian Channel, STARZ, STARZ ENCORE, STARZ ENCORE ESPAÑOL, TNT, and WGN America, are donating one hour of simultaneous commercial-free primetime for the telecast, with additional networks to be announced. The entire telecast will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Hulu.

For the third time, Stand Up To Cancer Canada will simultaneously broadcast a Canada-inclusive telecast across four major English-language Canadian broadcasters: CBC, City, CTV, and Global, as well as Canadian services AMI, A.Side, BBC Earth, CHCH, CHEK, Cottage Life, Fight Network, Game TV, HIFI, Hollywood Suite, Love Nature, Makeful, NTV, OUTtv, Smithsonian Channel Canada, T+E, and YES TV, in addition to streaming live on the CBC TV App, cbc.ca/watch and CBS All Access, and available on-demand on TELUS Optik TV in Canada.

“It was truly inspiring to be part of the 2016 Stand Up To Cancer telecast and to stand beside Mitch Carbon, whose life was saved by participating in a clinical trial,” said SU2C Co-Executive Producer Bradley Cooper. “I am proud to return as co-executive producer to highlight the ten years of impact Stand Up To Cancer has made in cancer research.” Carbon, a pediatric cancer survivor, benefited from treatment he received in an SU2C-St. Baldrick’s Foundation Pediatric Cancer Dream Team clinical trial.

Hundreds of celebrities have supported the SU2C biennial telecasts over the past ten years, and names of participants as well as musical performers for the 2018 telecast will be announced in the weeks leading up to the telecast. Stars who have taken part in the previous five SU2C telecasts include Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Seth Rogen, Denzel Washington, Emma Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Ken Jeong, Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Halle Berry, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Alba, Robert Downey, Jr., Jon Hamm, America Ferrera, Taylor Swift, Anna Kendrick, Ben Stiller, Kerry Washington, Viola Davis, Kristen Wiig, Ed Helms, Sofia Vergara, Dave Franco, Matt Bomer, and Sonequa Martin-Green. The 2016 telecast featured musical performances from Celine Dion, Charlie Puth, Alessia Cara and Gallant, as well as Dierks Bentley, who was joined by Keith Urban and Little Big Town.

Following five historic fundraising telecasts, the 2018 telecast is especially significant for SU2C, as it will commemorate ten years of raising awareness and funds for groundbreaking cancer research that is helping to save lives now.

More than $480 million has been pledged over the past ten years in support of SU2C’s innovative cancer research. Work by SU2C researchers has contributed to FDA approval of five new cancer treatments.

The organization has brought together more than 1,500 of the best scientists from over 180 leading institutions to work together on 24 of Stand Up To Cancer’s signature “Dream Teams,” among a total of 79 team science grants and awards, whose research is aimed at ending cancer’s reign as a leading cause of death worldwide. SU2C-funded researchers have planned, launched or completed more than 180 clinical trials involving over 12,000 patients.

SU2C’s vast scientific program is overseen by a blue-ribbon Scientific Advisory Committee of top researchers, and most grants are administered by SU2C’s Scientific Partner, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the world’s first and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research.

“Ten years ago, a group of women who were honestly hell-bent on making a difference in the fight against cancer came together,” said Katie Couric. “I never imagined we’d be able to look back at the past decade and see the concept of scientists working together in new ways take off as it has. We are closer than we’ve ever been to realizing a world where everyone diagnosed with cancer can be a long-term survivor. I am excited about how much more we will be able to do for patients over the next 10 years.”

“We are so grateful to the scores of broadcast and cable networks that continue to stand with us,” said Sherry Lansing, the former chair and current member of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) board and a co-founder of Stand Up To Cancer. “Their support is a springboard that helps SU2C engage major donors as well as countless individuals who give what they can to help stop cancer in its tracks.”

In addition to Couric and Lansing, current members of the SU2C Council of Founders and Advisors (CFA) include Lisa Paulsen, Rusty Robertson, Sue Schwartz, Pamela Oas Williams, Ellen Ziffren, and Kathleen Lobb. The late Noreen Fraser and the late Laura Ziskin, who executive-produced both the 2008 and 2010 telecasts, were also SU2C co-founders. SU2C was formally launched on May 27, 2008. Sung Poblete, Ph.D., R.N., has served as SU2C’s president since 2011.

“The Done + Dusted family is super thrilled to partner once again with our friends at Stand Up To Cancer and our amazing co-executive producer, Bradley Cooper. The SU2C roadblock is the biggest of its kind and is a remarkable platform for bringing together the worlds of science and entertainment in a harmonious collaboration to spread the message and raise funds for groundbreaking cancer research. I was truly humbled by my involvement two years ago. Watch the show and get engaged,” said Hamish Hamilton, director and executive producer at Done + Dusted. Hamilton directed the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show starring Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and many others, and has received two BAFTA Awards, a Peabody Award, and both Grammy and Emmy Award nominations.

In the U.S., one in two men and one in three women are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. More than 1,700,000 people will be diagnosed with cancer and over 600,000 people will die from cancer in 2018.

“Stand Up To Cancer continues to represent the best dollar spent on cancer research in this country,” said Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., the MIT molecular biologist who is chairman of the SU2C Scientific Advisory Committee. “The teamwork and collaboration that characterizes SU2C research is critical to our efforts to change cancer as we know it.” Sharp received the Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology in 1993 for his discoveries about RNA.

“We’re incredibly fortunate to be able to harness the resources of the whole entertainment community to generate support for our scientists’ innovative research, in order to get new treatments to the patients who so desperately need them,” said SU2C President and CEO Sung Poblete, Ph.D., R.N.

The previous five SU2C telecasts took place on Sept. 5, 2008, Sept. 10, 2010, Sept. 7, 2012, Sept. 5, 2014 and Sept. 9, 2016 and were made available to more than 190 countries. The Canada-inclusive SU2C telecasts aired in 2014 and 2016.

In the United States, AACR is responsible for administering the grants and providing scientific oversight in conjunction with the SU2C Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). In addition to Dr. Sharp, as chair, the SAC is led by Vice Chairs Raymond N. DuBois, M.D., Ph.D., dean, College of Medicine, and professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston; Lee J. Helman, M.D., professor, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, and director, Cancer Research Program, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles; Arnold J. Levine, Ph.D., professor emeritus of systems biology at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey; and William G. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore. In Canada, the AACR International-Canada serves as the official Scientific Partner of Stand Up To Cancer Canada, which launched in 2014. The SU2C Canada Scientific Advisory Committee is co-chaired by Alan Bernstein O.C., O.Ont., Ph.D., FRSC president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and Dr. Sharp.

As SU2C’s founding donor, Major League Baseball has continued to annually provide both financial support and countless opportunities to build the Stand Up To Cancer movement by encouraging fans worldwide to get involved, most notably through its two largest global events – the MLB All-Star Game and the World Series. In addition to MLB, SU2C’s “Luminary” donors include Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, and Mastercard. “Visionary” donors include CVS Health, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, and the Sidney Kimmel Foundation. Additional major donors and collaborators include American Airlines, American Cancer Society, Merck, Rally Health, Inc., St. Baldrick’s Foundation, and Van Andel Research Institute. Other key supporters and collaborators include American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Farrah Fawcett Foundation, Laura Ziskin Family Trust, LUNGevity Foundation, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer, and international collaborator Cancer Research UK.

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are actively collaborating with SU2C Canada. CCS is also a collaborator in the inaugural Stand Up To Cancer Canada – Canadian Cancer Society Breast Cancer Dream Team, along with the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). Collaborators in the inaugural Stand Up To Cancer Canada Cancer Stem Cell Dream Team include CIHR; Cancer Stem Cell Consortium; Genome Canada, and OICR. AstraZeneca Canada and MasterCard are the first corporate supporters of SU2C Canada.

About Stand Up To Cancer

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) raises funds to accelerate the pace of research to get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. SU2C, a division of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was established in 2008 by film and media leaders who utilize the industry’s resources to engage the public in supporting a new, collaborative model of cancer research, and to increase awareness about cancer prevention as well as progress being made in the fight against the disease. As SU2C’s scientific partner, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and a Scientific Advisory Committee led by Nobel Laureate Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., conduct rigorous, competitive review processes to identify the best research proposals to recommend for funding, oversee grants administration, and provide expert review of research progress.

Current members of the SU2C Council of Founders and Advisors (CFA) include Katie Couric, Sherry Lansing, Lisa Paulsen, Rusty Robertson, Sue Schwartz, Pamela Oas Williams, Ellen Ziffren, and Kathleen Lobb. The late Laura Ziskin and the late Noreen Fraser are also co-founders. Sung Poblete, Ph.D., R.N., has served as SU2C’s president and CEO since 2011.

For more information on Stand Up To Cancer, visit www.StandUpToCancer.org.

About the Entertainment Industry Foundation

Founded in 1942, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) is a multifaceted organization that occupies a unique place in the world of philanthropy. By mobilizing and leveraging the powerful voice and creative talents of the entertainment industry, as well as cultivating the support of organizations (public and private) and philanthropists committed to social responsibility, EIF builds awareness and raises funds, developing and enhancing programs on the local, national and global level that facilitate positive social change. For more information, visit www.eifoundation.org.

About the American Association for Cancer Research

Founded in 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world’s first and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its mission to prevent and cure cancer. AACR membership includes more than 40,000 laboratory, translational, and clinical researchers; population scientists; other health care professionals; and patient advocates residing in 120 countries. The AACR marshals the full spectrum of expertise of the cancer community to accelerate progress in the prevention, biology, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer by annually convening more than 30 conferences and educational workshops, the largest of which is the AACR Annual Meeting with more than 22,600 attendees. In addition, the AACR publishes eight prestigious, peer-reviewed scientific journals and a magazine for cancer survivors, patients, and their caregivers. The AACR funds meritorious research directly as well as in cooperation with numerous cancer organizations. As the Scientific Partner of Stand Up To Cancer, the AACR provides expert peer review, grants administration, and scientific oversight of team science and individual investigator grants in cancer research that have the potential for near-term patient benefit. The AACR actively communicates with legislators and other policymakers about the value of cancer research and related biomedical science in saving lives from cancer. For more information about the AACR, visit www.AACR.org.

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(Español) MegaTV presenta ‘La Guerrera’, una telenovela impactante que aborda el tema del tráfico humano

June 4, 2018

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MegaTV presenta ‘La Guerrera‘, una telenovela impactante que aborda el tema del tráfico humano

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Dixon Leads Detroit Sweep for Honda

June 4, 2018

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Scott Dixon scored the 42nd victory of his Indy Car career Saturday, winning the opening race of the Detroit doubleheader race weekend in his Chip Ganassi Racing Honda.

DETROIT, June 3, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — For the second consecutive year, Honda drivers dominated the opening round of the Dual in Detroit doubleheader Verizon IndyCar Series weekend, leading all 70 laps, with Scott Dixon spearheading a Honda sweep of the top six finishing positions.

Starting from the pole, Marco Andretti led until the first round of scheduled pit stops was completed. Ryan Hunter-Reay, running a three pit-stop, “out of sequence” strategy, assumed the lead. Then, taking control in the second half of the 70-lap contest, Dixon maintained a narrow, but consistent margin over his pursuers in his Chip Ganassi Racing Honda for the remainder of the day.

Winner of both races in 2017, Graham Rahal mounted a challenge for the lead though Lap 46, when he crashed without injury in Turn 13 to end his race. Hunter-Reay then moved to second, while his Andretti Autosport teammates, Andretti and Alexander Rossi, battled over the final podium spot, with Rossi taking the position for the final time on Lap 70.

The win is the first for Dixon this season, and his 42^nd career Indy car victory, highest among active drivers. Hunter-Reay’s second-place result equals his best of 2018 – scored at Barber Motorsports Park – while Rossi takes over the Drivers’ Championship lead with his third-place finish. Heading into tomorrow’s race, Rossi has 276 points to 272 for Dixon.

Following the lead trio to the checkers was Andretti, with Takuma Sato and Ed Jones rounding out the top six for Honda. Activities continue Sunday in Detroit with the second of this weekend’s two 70-lap Verizon IndyCar Series races. The eighth round of the 2018 championship begins at 3:30 p.m. EDT, with live television coverage on ABC.

Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) Started second, finished first, his 42^nd career Indy car victory and first win of 2018: “It’s big. It’s nice to get that first win out of the way. Getting around Marco [Andretti] on that first stop, that was big, and my pit stops were fantastic. We came up a little short in the last few races, but to bounce back last week … it’s always good to be back in the winner’s circle.”

Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport Honda) Started fifth, finished second: “Man, it was a physical race out there today. We had good strategy and a good race car. I had good pace though Turns 1-2-3-4 and thought that might be my chance if he [Dixon] made a mistake, but that’s Scott Dixon. We just came up a little bit short on this one. We’re going to put our best foot forward tomorrow.”

Art St. Cyr (president, Honda Performance Development) on today’s Honda victory in Detroit: “What a great day for HPD today. To rebound from disappointing Indianapolis 500 last week to sweep the top six in IndyCar, go 1-2 in the GTD class in the IMSA race, plus second and third in the prototype class, should be reason for all HPD associates to be proud. Fortunately, with this format, we get to come back and try to do it all again tomorrow! Congratulations to everyone connected with our racing programs.”

Verizon IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Prix

Circuit:	Belle Isle Park (2.35-mile temporary street circuit) Detroit, Mich.
2017 Winners:	Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda) 103.015 mph average, Race 1, Saturday
	Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda) 105.442 mph average, Race 2, Sunday
Weather:	Mostly sunny, mild, 69 degrees F

Top-10 Race Results:
Fn.	St.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Notes
1.	2.	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	70	99.285 mph average
2.	5.	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70	+1.8249 seconds
3.	4.	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70
4.	1.	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70
5.	7.	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	70
6.	11.	Ed Jones	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	70
7.	6.	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	70
8.	3.	Robert Wickens-R	Schmidt Peterson Mtspts	Honda	70
9.	13.	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	70
10.	12.	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	70
Other Honda Results
11.	9.	James Hinchcliffe	Schmidt Peterson Mtspts	Honda	70	Running
12.	16.	Zach Veach-R	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70	Running
13.	17.	Sebastien Bourdais	DCR with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	70	Running
22.	18.	Santino Ferrucci-R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	55	Did not finish – crash
23.	8.	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan	Honda	45	Did not finish – crash

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(Español) Alerta de la CPSC: se exhorta a los cuidadores de bebé a usar sujetadores en los productos inclinados para dormir

June 4, 2018

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1973 and charged with protecting the American public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call the CPSC hotline at 1-800-638-2772, or visit http://www.saferproducts.gov. Further recall information is available at http://www.cpsc.gov.

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Acura, Meyer Shank Racing Take Victory in Detroit

June 4, 2018

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Katherine Legge piloted her Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 to victory Saturday at the IMSA Grand Prix of Detroit.

DETROIT, June 3, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The four Acura entries in this weekend’s Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear completed a nearly perfect set of results in today’s 100-minute race, with a 1-2 result for the Acura NSX GT3 and Meyer Shank Racing in the GTD class, and a 2-3 finish for Acura Team Penske and the ARX-05 prototype.

Meyer Shank Racing GTD

In GTD, Katherine Legge and Meyer Shank Racing successfully repeated their class win here from one year ago, but with Mario Farnbacher joining the lineup in the #86 Acura NSX GT3. Starting second, Legge challenged the leading Lamborghini of Bryan Sellers throughout the first 40 minutes. Meanwhile, Justin Marks ran a close third in the #93 MSR Acura.

At the end of her stint, in the only scheduled pit stop for the GTD cars, the MSR team repeated its successful tactic from 2017 and only changed the left-side tires on both Acuras, putting them first and second, with Farnbacher now leading in the #86 and Lawson Aschenbach second in the #93 NSX GT3.

From there, the MSR Acura pair controlled the pace of the race, with Farnbacher pulling out to a nine second victory and Aschenbach completing the first-ever 1-2 result for Meyer Shank Racing. The win moves Legge, second in the GTD Drivers’ Championship, to within three points of leader Sellers; and Acura to within nine points of the Manufacturers’ Championship lead.

Acura Team Penske Prototype

Starting second, Acura Team Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya moved into the lead after only four laps in his #6 Acura ARX-05, with teammate Helio Castoneves running second in the sister #7 Acura. An early yellow flag for debris on Lap 11, the only caution flag of the day, resulted in both Acura Team Penske prototypes electing to make early pit stops.

On the Lap 15 restart, contact between multiple cars delayed the #6 car, now with Dane Cameron driving, and allowed Ricky Taylor in the #7 to pass. The pair ran fifth and sixth until others made their scheduled initial stops, and were running second and third after the final round of stops. Taylor reduced a seven-second lead for the Action Express Cadillac of Felipe Nasr to just over a second, but was unable to attempt a pass for the lead in the closing laps.

Next

From the shortest race on the schedule, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship moves on to one of the longest: the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen, July 1 at Watkins Glen International Raceway in upstate New York.

Video recaps from this weekend’s Acura racing activities in Detroit, as well as action from the companion Honda teams in the Verizon IndyCar Series doubleheader race weekend, will be posted on the “Honda Racing/HPD” YouTube channel. Produced by the Carolinas Production Group, the video packages can be found in the 2017 HPD Trackside Video Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV.

Quotes

Art St. Cyr (President, Honda Performance Development) on today’s race: “What a great day for HPD today, a nearly perfect day for both Acura and Honda. To rebound from a disappointing Indianapolis 500 last week to sweep the top six in IndyCar, go 1-2 in the GTD class in the IMSA race, plus second and third in the prototype class, should be ample reason for all HPD associates to be proud. Congratulations to everyone connected with our racing programs.”

Katherine Legge (driver, #86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3) Finished first in GTD, second consecutive win in Detroit and third Acura career win: “I’m super pumped with our results today! It was the best possible outcome. I am over the moon happy. Now, we are right there with [the leaders] in the championship, so we have to just move on to the next race to continue the fight. It’s for the championship, so we have a different outlook and hopefully we can keep racing and moving forward.”

Mario Farnbacher (driver, #86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3) Finished first in GTD: “First, I have to thank Mike [Shank] and the team for bringing me in to race this weekend and trusting me. My main job was to keep this car competitive and most importantly to save fuel during the race. Fuel saving is not always easy, but I could be consistent and bring it home! I am just so thankful the team thought of me for this spot. I hope Alvaro [Parente, regular co-driver for the #86] and Kat [Legge] continue this good run through the rest of the season.”

Ricky Taylor (driver, #7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) Finished second overall and in prototype: “We were definitely closing [on the leader] in those final few laps, but as everyone knows, it’s very difficult to pass here. So, I’m not 100 per cent sure if we would have had enough [to pass] even if the race had been a little bit longer. Our Acura is definitely fast, but there are still a few areas where we need to improve, and we’ll work on those in the lead up to [the next race at] Watkins Glen.”

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Circuit:	Belle Isle Park (2.35-mile temporary street circuit) Detroit, Mich.
Weather:	Mostly cloudy, mild, 68 degrees F

Top-6 Prototype Results:
Ps.	Class	Drivers	Team	Chassis	Laps/Notes
1.	Prototype	Eric Curran / Felipe Nasr	Action Express	Cadillac DPi VR	68 laps
2.	Prototype	Helio Castroneves / Ricky Taylor	Acura Team Penske	Acura ARX-05	+1.016 seconds
3.	Prototype	Dane Cameron/Juan Pablo Montoya	Acura Team Penske	Acura ARX-05
4.	Prototype	Scott Sharp / Ryan Dalziel	Tequila Patron ESM	Ligier JSP217 Nissan
5.	Prototype	Renger Van Der Zande / Jordan Taylor	Wayne Taylor Racing	Cadillac DPi VR
6.	Prototype	Joao Barbosa / Filipe Albuquerque	Action Express	Cadillac DPi VR

Top-6 GTD Results:
Ps.	Class	Drivers	Team	Chassis	Laps/Notes
1.	GTD	Katherine Legge / Mario Farnbacher	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	65 laps
2.	GTD	Justin Marks / Lawson Aschenbach	Meyer Shank Racing	Acura NSX GT3	+9.646 seconds
3.	GTD	Madison Snow / Bryan Sellers	Paul Miller Racing	Lamborghini Huracan
4.	GTD	Ben Keating / Jeroen Bleekemolen	Riley Motorsports	Mercedes Benz AMG
5.	GTD	Jeff Segal / Cooper MacNeil	Scuderia Corsa	Ferrari 488 GT3
6.	GTD	Kyle Marcelli / Dominik Baumann	3 GT Racing	Lexus RC F GT3

*Starting driver in italics

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Trucks Set Records as Core Products Deliver American Honda May Sales Gains

June 1, 2018

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American Honda set new sales records in May, including best-ever May truck sales, en route to a 3.1 percent total sales gain for the month. The Honda CR-V contributed with a record of its own, gaining 11.6 percent.

TORRANCE, Calif., June 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ —

American Honda			Honda			Acura
Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks
153,069	73,261	79,808	140,250	69,244	71,006	12,819	4,017	8,802
+3.1%	-2.7%	+9.2%	+4.3%	-2.2%	+11.6%	-8.0%	-10.4%	-6.9%

“We’re pleased with the consistent results across our entire lineup of passenger cars and light trucks for both the Honda and Acura brands, and remain optimistic about the year ahead,” said Henio Arcangeli Jr., senior vice president of the Automobile Division & general manager of Honda sales. “The all-new 2019 Acura RDX arrives in dealer showrooms today as the first in a new generation of Acura products. With sales of more than 50,000 units in each of the last three years, RDX remains one of the best-selling vehicles in the luxury crossover segment and we’re confident this all-new model will further build upon that success.”

Honda	BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights		Model Notes
Trucks and core products delivered major gains for Honda in May: Trucks set a new May record, Accord sales gained significant momentum, and strong performances from Civic, CR-V and Odyssey pushed all of these models to retail sales leadership in their respective segments. With Pilot and CR-V also adding record May sales, Honda brand gained a total of 4.3 percent for the month. Accord sales continued to climb strongly since its launch last fall, posting more than 28,000 sales in May, up 29.3% versus last month. With 34,349 sold in May, Civic gained 7.4% for the month. Pilot sales jumped 36.1% in setting a new May record, its 9^th consecutive gain, and CR-V sales climbed 11.6% on sales of 35,905, also a May record.		Pilot is one of the fastest growing midsize SUVs of 2018 with increased supply from a dedicated assembly line in Alabama. Sales are up 40.8% year-to-date.
		Fit is #1 in retail sales in the subcompact segment and has done so with the lowest incentives.

Acura	BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights		Model Notes
With strong sales of the outgoing RDX helping Acura maintain a steady sales pace in May, the all-new 2019 RDX arrives in dealers today – the first in a new generation of Acura products completely designed around the brand’s Precision Crafted Performance brand direction. Acura light truck sales remained strong with RDX topping 4,700 in May and MDX passing the 4,000 mark. ILX gained 28.3% on for the month and is up 16.2% year to date.		MDX has done something no other 3-row model in segment can match with six straight years of over 50,000 in sales.
		As the only compact luxury SUV with sales topping 50K in each of the past three years, the second-gen RDX hands the baton to the better-in-every-way 2019 RDX, launching today.

	American Honda Vehicle Sales for May 2018
			Month-to-Date				Year-to-Date
			May 2018	May 2017	DSR % Change**	MoM % Change	May 2018	May 2017	DSR % Change**	YoY % Change
	American Honda Total		153,069	148,414	-0.8%	3.1%	641,261	652,093	-2.4%	-1.7%
	Total Car Sales		73,261	75,308	-6.5%	-2.7%	303,065	318,341	-5.5%	-4.8%
	Total Truck Sales		79,808	73,106	5.0%	9.2%	338,196	333,752	0.5%	1.3%
	Honda	Total Car Sales	69,244	70,825	-6.0%	-2.2%	282,981	297,765	-5.7%	-5.0%
	Honda	Total Truck Sales	71,006	63,650	7.3%	11.6%	300,159	294,495	1.1%	1.9%
	Acura	Total Car Sales	4,017	4,483	-13.8%	-10.4%	20,084	20,576	-3.2%	-2.4%
	Acura	Total Truck Sales	8,802	9,456	-10.5%	-6.9%	38,037	39,257	-3.9%	-3.1%
	Total Domestic Car Sales		60,463	61,776	-5.9%	-2.1%	259,743	258,196	-0.2%	0.6%
		Honda Division	56,609	57,375	-5.1%	-1.3%	240,456	238,101	0.2%	1.0%
		Acura Division	3,854	4,401	-15.8%	-12.4%	19,287	20,095	-4.8%	-4.0%
	Total Domestic Truck Sales		79,808	73,106	5.0%	9.2%	338,196	333,752	0.5%	1.3%
		Honda Division	71,006	63,650	7.3%	11.6%	300,159	294,495	1.1%	1.9%
		Acura Division	8,802	9,456	-10.5%	-6.9%	38,037	39,257	-3.9%	-3.1%
	Total Import Car Sales		12,798	13,532	-9.1%	-5.4%	43,322	60,145	-28.5%	-28.0%
		Honda Division	12,635	13,450	-9.7%	-6.1%	42,525	59,664	-29.3%	-28.7%
		Acura Division	163	82	91.1%	98.8%	797	481	64.4%	65.7%
	Total Import Truck Sales		0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
		Honda Division	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
		Acura Division	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
MODEL BREAKOUT BY DIVISION
	Honda Division Total		140,250	134,475	0.3%	4.3%	583,140	592,260	-2.3%	-1.5%
		* ACCORD	28,212	33,547	-19.1%	-15.9%	111,564	130,300	-15.1%	-14.4%
		* CIVIC	34,349	31,989	3.2%	7.4%	144,897	144,854	-0.8%	0.0%
		CLARITY	1,706	119	1,278.5%	1,333.6%	6,235	245	2,424.9%	2,444.9%
		CR-Z	1	65	-98.5%	-98.5%	31	486	-93.7%	-93.6%
		* FIT	4,976	5,105	-6.3%	-2.5%	20,254	21,878	-8.2%	-7.4%
		INSIGHT	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	2	-100.0%	-100.0%

		CROSSTOUR	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	3	-100.0%	-100.0%
		* CR-V	35,905	32,186	7.3%	11.6%	146,274	158,914	-8.7%	-8.0%
		HR-V	8,773	9,533	-11.5%	-8.0%	36,898	37,756	-3.0%	-2.3%
		ODYSSEY	9,861	8,999	5.4%	9.6%	41,332	37,010	10.8%	11.7%
		PILOT	13,573	9,976	30.8%	36.1%	63,297	44,946	39.7%	40.8%
		RIDGELINE	2,894	2,956	-5.9%	-2.1%	12,358	15,866	-22.7%	-22.1%

	Acura Division Total		12,819	13,939	-11.6%	-8.0%	58,121	59,833	-3.6%	-2.9%
		ILX	1,116	870	23.3%	28.3%	4,600	3,958	15.3%	16.2%
		NSX	15	23	-37.3%	-34.8%	87	247	-65.1%	-64.8%
		RLX / RL	163	82	91.1%	98.8%	797	481	64.4%	65.7%
		TLX	2,723	3,508	-25.4%	-22.4%	14,600	15,890	-8.8%	-8.1%

		MDX	4,098	4,307	-8.5%	-4.9%	18,007	19,315	-7.5%	-6.8%
		RDX	4,704	5,149	-12.2%	-8.6%	20,030	19,942	-0.3%	0.4%

	Selling Days		26	25			127	126


	* Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts
	** Daily Selling Rate

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SOURCE American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

Mazda Reports May Sales Results

June 1, 2018

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Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through nearly 700 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at www.mazdausamedia.com.

IRVINE, California, June 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) today reported total May U.S. sales of 29,980 vehicles, representing an increase of 15.1 percent versus May of last year. Year-to-date (YTD) sales through May are up 14.9 percent versus last year, with 137,031 vehicles sold. With 26 selling days in May 2018, versus 25 the year prior, the company posted an increase of 10.7 percent on a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis.

Key May sales notes:

Mazda6 led the charge, posting a sales increase of 63.8 percent year-over-year (YOY), with 4,437 vehicles sold in the month of May.This increase was led by the launch of the new 2018 Mazda6, which is now available in more trim options than before, including the introduction of a Signature trim level, which had previously only been available on the CX-9.
Mazda CX-5, Mazda’s award-winning crossover SUV, returned to record-breaking sales, posting its best-ever May sales of 14,173 vehicles, marking an increase of 19.9 percent YOY. Sales of the Mazda CX-5 are up 43.7 percent YTD.
Mazda CX-3 posted its best-ever sales this month, with 1,823 vehicles sold in May, marking an increase of 18.6 percent YOY. Sales of Mazda CX-3 are up 14.0 percent YTD.
Mazda’s seven-passenger crossover SUV, Mazda CX-9, had a near-record month, finishing up 26.6 percent YOY, with 2,509 vehicles sold. Sales of the Mazda CX-9 are up 18.4 percent YTD.
Every model in the CX-line posted sales gains in the month of May. Total sales of the CX-line, including the CX-3, CX-5 and CX-9, where up 20.6 percent over May of last year, with 18,505 vehicles sold.
Mazda reported an all-time high for Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) sales, with 4,823 CPO vehicles sold in May, marking an increase of 21.0 percent YOY.

Mazda Motor de Mexico (MMdM) reported May sales of 4,308 vehicles, up 2.4 percent versus May of last year.

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, California, and oversees the sales, marketing, parts and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States and Mexico through nearly 700 dealers. Operations in Mexico are managed by Mazda Motor de Mexico in Mexico City. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at InsideMazda.MazdaUSA.com/Newsroom.

	Month-To-Date				Year-To-Date

	May	May	%	% MTD	May	May	%	% YTD
	2018	2017	Change	DSR	2018	2017	Change	DSR

Mazda3	5,983	6,775	(11.7)%	(15.1)%	30,363	33,361	(9.0)%	(9.7)%
Mazda5	–	–	–	–	–	6	(100.0)%	(100.0)%
Mazda6	4,437	2,708	63.8%	57.5%	14,878	15,649	(4.9)%	(5.7)%
MX-5 Miata	1,055	1,226	(13.9)%	(17.3)%	3,858	5,927	(34.9)%	(35.4)%
CX-3	1,823	1,537	18.6%	14.0%	7,295	6,398	14.0%	13.1%
CX-5	14,173	11,819	19.9%	15.3%	68,302	47,527	43.7%	42.6%
CX-9	2,509	1,982	26.6%	21.7%	12,335	10,414	18.4%	17.5%

Total Vehicles

CARS	11,475	10,709	7.2%	3.0%	49,099	54,943	(10.6)%	(11.3)%
TRUCKS	18,505	15,338	20.6%	16.0%	87,932	64,339	36.7%	35.6%

TOTAL	29,980	26,047	15.1%	10.7%	137,031	119,282	14.9%	14.0%


Selling Days	26	25			127	126

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SOURCE Mazda North American Operations

Justice for Bolivian Democracy

June 1, 2018

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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The following is a message from the Office of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, former President of Bolivia in reference to the May 30 order by Senior Judge James I. Cohn for the Southern District of Florida:

The decision by the Court brings to an end the trial over the difficult and painful days of September and October 2003 that interrupted democracy in Bolivia. The final judgment entered by the trial Court demonstrates that my administration, including Minister Carlos Sanchez, acted in accordance with the law and without malicious intent. I am certain that all those who worked in my government and the Armed Forces High Command are comforted by the Court’s decision, which reaffirms what they always knew in their conscience.

The Court arrived at its decision after a careful and thorough analysis of the law and all the evidence presented at the trial. The Court found that my government acted within the law and in defense of innocent civilians. The Court found that there was no plan or intent by my government to use lethal force against civilians. The evidence demonstrated that my government faced social upheaval in the midst of a serious economic crisis, seeking dialogue and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, while many sought to destroy democracy.

However, we continue to mourn and feel the pain of those difficult days that our beloved country experienced in 2003, and we share the hope that someday soon the whole truth of that period will be learned and accepted. We believe that this moment gives us an opportunity to reflect on those sad days, to pray for those who were affected by violence, and to pledge to do everything in our power to ensure that such tragedy should never be allowed to happen again.

During the trial, we presented evidence about the economic, political and social reforms implemented during my two Constitutional and democratic administrations and the support they provided to the poor, indigenous populations, women, children and the elderly, in each case in accordance with the historical traditions of my party and my own personal and familial history of public service.

We hope that the outcome of this trial reminds everyone how crucial justice is for democracy, and how essential it is to restore trust in democratic institutions. Bolivia deserves to, and must, regain its path to peace, progress and liberty.

Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
Former President of Bolivia (1993-1997, 2002-2003)
Washington DC, May 30, 2018

SOURCE The Office of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, the Former President of Bolivia

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June 1, 2018

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