LaMusica Ranked #1 Hispanic Streaming Site And Top Hispanic Radio App

September 17, 2019

MIAMI, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — The LaMusica digital platform has been identified as the Top Hispanic-focused online streaming site as well as the Top Hispanic radio app among Latino users, according to a recently published study, “Report About the State of Digital Audio in the U.S. Hispanic Market 2019.”*

Owned and operated by Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (“SBS”) (OTCQX: SBSAA), LaMusica’s digital platform offers live audio and video streaming of the nation’s top-rated Hispanic radio stations as well as a daily variety of exclusive digital content including current events vignettes, celebrity interviews, podcasts, expertly curated playlists and world premier music videos.

The Report identified LaMusica as the #1 ranked Hispanic-targeted online platform from among a list of generic music streaming sites that included YouTube, Pandora, Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, iHeart, Soundcloud, Amazon Music, Uforia, Deezer and others. In addition, Latino users chose LaMusica as their favorite Hispanic radio app.

The newly released Report, drawing upon hundreds of in-depth respondent interviews, focused on identifying the digital audio consumption habits of the U.S. Hispanic market, including the content preferences of Spanish-speaking users as well as the purchasing characteristics of consumer products and services advertised in digital audio environments.

Among other documented findings, the study reported that 62% of the respondents listened to radio or music on the internet with a majority of 80.3% of the participants identifying smartphones as their primary tool for consuming digital audio. In addition, 60% of the respondents consider listening to digital audio an important or very important part of their day.

“LaMusica’s top ranking in this report demonstrates the power of our brand and our growing audience across all digital platforms,” stated Bianca Alarcón, Head of Content Development at LaMusica. “The Hispanic community has a deep cultural connection to music and LaMusica is today’s ideal vehicle for experiencing the fascinating world of Latin entertainment. Our ranking as the top Hispanic-targeted streaming site among Latino users comes after years of hard work leveraging our leading station brands while building a unique mobile and digital entertainment platform. We see continued strong growth for the LaMusica brand in the years to come and are excited to continue delivering innovative and engaging experiences to our rapidly expanding user base,” she added.

“The LaMusica app has experienced exponential growth these last few years as more and more people discover all our amazing and exclusive content, including our commercial-free playlists and our enhanced audio quality,” commented Dennis Vaque, Director of Technology for SBS Interactive/LaMusica. “Today the LaMusica experience includes daily live video streams, amazing video-on-demand features, original podcasts, live access to iconic deejays and popular on-air programs from around the country, as well as a digital catalogue of over 150,000 of the top songs of all time,” he added.

The top ranking for LaMusica comes at a time of impressive growth for SBS’ digital properties:

LaMusica’s combined digital and mobile streaming audience has eclipsed 1.3 million unique listeners per month
Active LaMusica users have grown + 52% compared to last year
LaMusica’s audio sessions total 14 million per month across its terrestrial, playlist and podcast categories
LaMusica reaches over 1.8 million people with over 5.2 million streaming hours per month
LaMusica’s combined social media following recently surpassed 30 million users

About LaMusica
LaMusica is a music-centric online platform catering to a wide variety of Hispanic users through the live audio and video streaming of the nation’s top-rated radio stations owned by Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), including WSKQ-FM in New York City, the #1 Hispanic station in America, as well as other leading SBS formats from around the country. Offering a daily variety of exclusive digital content including current events video vignettes, celebrity interviews, podcasts, expertly curated playlists and world premiere music videos, LaMusica is the preferred Hispanic streaming platform for today’s U.S. Latinos. LaMusica is available via the mobile app, the LaMusica.com website, iOS and Android smartphones and tablets, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Firestick/AmazonTV, Samsung SmartTV, Apple CarPlay, as well as Chromecast and Alexa-enabled devices.

About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) owns and operates radio stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, airing the Tropical, Regional Mexican, Spanish Adult Contemporary, Top 40 and Urbano format genres. SBS also operates AIRE Radio Networks, a national radio platform of over 250 affiliated stations reaching 94% of the U.S. Hispanic audience. SBS also owns MegaTV, a network television operation with over-the-air, cable and satellite distribution and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, produces and promotes a nationwide series of live concerts and events, and owns a stable of digital properties, including La Musica, a mobile app providing Latino-focused audio and video streaming content and HitzMaker, a new-talent destination for aspiring artists and music aficionados. For more information, visit us online at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.

MEDIA CONTACT SBS:
Vladimir Gomez
VP, Corporate Communications
[email protected]
(786) 394-9000 Ext. 1144

*Source: Audio.ad and Qriously, 2019

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Surgery may benefit women with two types of urinary incontinence

September 17, 2019

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Surgery for stress urinary incontinence (leaking that occurs with a cough or sneeze) improves symptoms of another form of incontinence, called urgency urinary incontinence, in women who have both types, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The findings challenge current treatment guidelines, which suggest that the surgery may worsen urgency urinary incontinence in women with both forms, also called mixed urinary incontinence. The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Funding was provided by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and Office of Research on Women’s Health.

“Women with mixed urinary incontinence may have more bothersome symptoms than women with either stress or urgency urinary incontinence alone,” said Donna Mazloomdoost, M.D., study author and program director of the NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. “The findings show promise in treating a condition that can be hard to manage under existing practices.”

Roughly one-third to one-half of all women with urinary incontinence have mixed urinary incontinence. Urgency urinary incontinence results from the spontaneous contraction of bladder muscles, leading to a strong and sudden need to urinate. Stress urinary incontinence occurs when urine leaks out after abdominal pressure increases following a sneeze, cough, laugh or movement, which squeezes the bladder.

Standard treatment guidelines for mixed urinary incontinence often involve treating the two forms of incontinence independently. Urgency urinary incontinence often is first treated with behavioral techniques, such as trying to delay urinating for a brief period after feeling the urge, reducing liquid consumption, exercises to strengthen muscles around the bladder (involving pelvic floor physical therapy) and with medication. Surgery is not usually recommended early on. Stress incontinence also can be treated with exercises, and many women experience symptom improvement. However, in women who do not improve or opt out of the exercises, surgery may be offered.

The Effects of Surgical Treatment Enhanced with Exercise for Mixed Urinary Incontinence (ESTEEM) study is a randomized clinical trial that recruited 480 women with mixed urinary incontinence at centers across the United States. All participants underwent mid-urethral sling surgery, a well-established method that places a thin strip of mesh under the urethra; this helps prevent urine from leaking out during an exertion, such as a sneeze or cough. Participants were randomized to surgery alone or surgery with behavioral and pelvic floor muscle therapy, which included six visits with a trained health professional. They were followed for one year.

The women responded to a questionnaire, the urogenital distress inventory (UDI), which inquired about urinary symptoms. Symptoms are ranked from 0-300 points, depending on severity. They also responded to surveys on quality of life and perceptions of surgical success.

The study team found that both groups had significant improvements in their incontinence symptoms after surgery. The average UDI score for the surgery alone group was 176.8 before surgery and 40.3 a year after surgery; for the surgery and therapy combined group, the UDI score dropped from 178.0 to 33.8. According to the researchers, because the post-treatment UDI scores between the two groups did not differ greatly, adding behavioral and pelvic floor muscle therapy to the treatment may not result in better clinical outcomes.

However, the study team did find differences in other self-reported outcomes. The combined surgery and physical therapy group had fewer instances of incontinence a year after surgery and were less likely to receive additional treatment for urinary tract symptoms, suggesting they had more quality of life improvement than the surgery alone group.

“Current practice guidelines may be unnecessarily delaying surgery for women with mixed urinary incontinence,” said Vivian W. Sung, M.D., M.P.H., the study’s lead author and a professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. “We hope these findings will improve how patients are counseled and treated.”

The researchers called for additional research to identify which patients with mixed urinary incontinence are at risk for continued symptoms after surgery and to identify effective treatments for them.

REFERENCE:

Sung VW et al., Effect of behavioral and pelvic floor muscle therapy combined with surgery vs. surgery alone on incontinence symptoms among women with mixed urinary incontinence: the ESTEEM randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.12467 (2019)

About the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): NICHD leads research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all. For more information, visit http://www.nichd.nih.gov.

About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation’s medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov.

SOURCE Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Mesh implants have similar outcomes to hysterectomy for vaginal prolapse repair

September 17, 2019

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Two surgical procedures used to correct vaginal prolapse—one to remove the uterus and one that supports the uterus with mesh—have comparable three-year outcomes, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. To date, the randomized clinical trial provides the longest-term comparison of the procedures, and researchers will continue to follow the patients for a total of five years. The study appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association and was funded by NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and Office of Research on Women’s Health.

“These findings provide important information for women who have had these procedures and for the physicians entrusted with their care,” said Donna Mazloomdoost, M.D., one of the study authors and program director of the NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network, which supported the work.

Vaginal prolapse is a pelvic floor disorder that occurs when support muscles weaken and pelvic organs press down on the vagina, sometimes forcing it to bulge or protrude from the vaginal opening. This condition is more likely to occur as a woman gets older.

Traditionally, surgeons treat vaginal prolapse by removing the uterus, thereby providing access to deep pelvic ligaments, such as the uterosacral ligaments. The top of the vagina can then be attached to those ligaments in a procedure known as uterosacral ligament suspension. Other procedures, such as mesh hysteropexy, do not require removal of the uterus and instead use mesh to suspend the uterus and pelvic organs so they no longer fall out of place. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration halted the sale and distribution of mesh kits for vaginal prolapse repair on April 16, 2019 for safety reasons, after the current study was completed.

The Study of Uterine Prolapse Procedures – Randomized Trial (SUPeR) is a randomized clinical trial that recruited 183 postmenopausal women at nine centers across the United States. Ninety-three women were randomized to mesh hysteropexy and 90 were randomized to hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension.

The researchers compiled a failure rate for each procedure using a standard examination called the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification System and whether women reported new symptoms of prolapse or needed retreatment for prolapse (i.e., another surgery or use of a supportive device called a pessary). The study team found that after three years, mesh hysteropexy had a 26% failure rate, while hysterectomy had a 38% failure rate. The difference in the two rates was not statistically significant, according to the authors.

“More long-term research is needed to determine if one procedure is better than the other,” said Charles W. Nager, the lead author of the study and chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at UC San Diego Health. “After the five-year follow-up period, we’ll reanalyze the results.”

No differences were found in patient-reported outcomes on surgical pain, pelvic pain and body image. Similar proportions in each group reported “much better” or “very much better” improvements in their symptoms (90% of respondents for mesh hysteropexy, 89% for hysterectomy) when queried at three years. Both groups also reported improvements in sexual function and lower incidence of painful sex (dyspareunia).

The study team also found no significant differences in adverse events, such as urinary tract infections and incontinence, between the two groups. The mesh hysteropexy group had an 8% mesh exposure rate, meaning the mesh became visible through the vaginal wall. For some women, this causes no symptoms, but for others, it may cause pain, bleeding or other problems. None of the women in this study required surgery for their mesh-related complications. The study team also did not observe any significant problems with uterine tissue in the mesh group during the three years of follow-up. Surgery for mesh hysteropexy was shorter than hysterectomy by about 45 minutes (average of 111.5 minutes compared to 156.7 minutes).

REFERENCE:

Nager CW et al., Effect of vaginal mesh hysteropexy vs vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension on treatment failure in women with uterovaginal prolapse: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Medical Association DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.12812 (2019)

SOURCE Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

(Español) Emmanuel llega a New York y New Jersey con su gira “THE HITS TOURS”

September 17, 2019

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Acura Team Penske Dominates at Laguna Seca

September 16, 2019

The Acura Team Penske ARX-05s finished 1-2 today at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, effectively clinching the 2019 IMSA Manufacturers’ Championship for Acura.

MONTEREY, California, Sept. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Acura Team Penske swept today’s IMSA Monterey Grand Prix, dominating the two-hour, 40-minute contest at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca as Dane Cameron and Juan Pablo Montoya scored their third victory of the season and a 1-2 result for Acura. The result unofficially clinches the Manufacturers’ Championship for Acura, while Cameron and Montoya neared the drivers’ title.

In GTD, Katherine Legge and co-driver Christina Nielsen led the Acura NSX GT3 Evo effort, finishing sixth for Heinricher/Meyer Shank Racing; while teammates Mario Farnbacher and Trent Hindman closed on the GTD Drivers’ Championship following an eighth-place finish.

All championships will be formally decided in the season finale at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, October 10-12.

Acura Team Penske ARX-05

Starting from the pole, Ricky Taylor took the #7 Acura ARX-05 prototype to an early lead, with teammate Montoya close behind. Near the end of the first hour, the pair swapped positions in traffic, with Cameron now at the wheel of the #6 Acura Team Penske entry.

Except for pit stops, the #6 Acura led the rest of the way for the third win of the season for Cameron and Montoya, and their seventh consecutive podium finish. They now hold a 12-point lead in the DPi Drivers’ Championship, and will secure the title with a finish of eighth or better at the season-ending Petit Le Mans 10-hour race in October.

With an eight-point lead in the Manufacturers’ Championship, Acura will officially claim the title at the season finale next month.

After fending off a mid-race challenge from the Cadillac prototype of Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande, Ricky Taylor and co-driver Helio Castroneves came home second to complete the 1-2 finish for Acura, moving the pair to third in the drivers’ title chase with one race remaining.

Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo

In GTD, Christina Nielsen and Katherine Legge ran as high as fifth in the competitive, production-based class, but faded in the closing laps as the handling deteriorated for both Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evos at the end of the race. Legge lad the pair home with a sixth-place finish in her #57 Acura.

Teammates Mario Farnbacher and Trent Hindman fought the same issues, and finished eighth in GTD in the #86 NSX GT3. Still, the result was enough to all but clinch the GTD Drivers’ Championship for the pair, as they leave WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca with a 32-point lead, with a maximum of 35 points available in the sole remaining race.

Social media content and video links from this weekend’s Acura Motorsports IMSA sports car racing action at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca are available on HPD’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/HondaRacingHPD) and on Twitter at (https://twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD). Produced by the Carolinas Production Group, YouTube video packages can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV.

Next

The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship now takes three weeks off before resuming October 12 with the season-ending Petit Le Mans 10-hour endurance event at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, near Gainesville, Georgia.

Quotes

Dane Cameron (#6 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) race winner, third IMSA victory of 2019, closes on Drivers’ Championship with co-driver Juan Pablo Montoya: “It’s really, really nice to get a big win here. This is the level of performance and execution [three wins and seven consecutive podium finishes] that is expected of a Team Penske program: to be a contender for race wins week-in and week-out. It’s what makes us excited to be a part of it. It’s also what is expected of us as a group. I really feel like we’re firing on all cylinders and the team is doing an amazing job with both pit stops and race strategy. The car’s been absolutely amazing.”

Ricky Taylor (#7 Acura Team Penske ARX-05) finished second: “The primary goal today was to maximize the [championship] points for the #6 car [their teammates]. After today, they’re going to the Petit Le Mans season finale in great shape. It’s a perfect day for the team. We were there to support them the best way we could and bring Acura our second 1-2 finish of the season. I’m really happy for the #6 car guys and the team, and now we can focus on getting the win at Petit.”

Katherine Legge (#57 Heinricher/Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo) finished sixth in GTD_“: “It was a tough race with varying degrees of tire degradation. I think we had great pace at the beginning of each stint, but after that it became a matter of preserving tires. Basically, we finished one place ahead of where we started. I think we deserved a top five, but unfortunately that’s not the way it worked out.”

Mario Farnbacher (#86 Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo) finished eighth in GTD, closes on GTD Drivers’ Championship with co-driver Trent Hindman: “We struggled a little bit for speed. It seemed like the Lamborghinis were on a different planet today. We did the best we could do to hit our smaller goals; we finished the race and scored points for the championship. Unfortunately, the Sprint Cup championship is over and you aren’t always going to win everything. I feel like we made the best of what we had today, and we’re in good shape going to Road Atlanta.”

Matthew Niles (Principal Engineer, Honda Performance Development): on today’s DPi race win and unofficial Manufacturers’ Championship crown: “It was near-perfect weekend for us. It doesn’t get much better than starting and finishing 1-2. The teamwork and execution from Acura Team Penske were exemplary, and we’re very close to achieving all of our championship goals for the season. But the job’s not quite done, and we need to continue to focus all of our efforts on finishing strong next month at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.”

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“America’s Best Sedan” 2020 Honda Accord Heading to Dealerships

September 16, 2019

With a choice of two turbocharged engines, standard Honda Sensing®, and a spacious and high-tech interior, the 2020 Honda Accord begins arriving at dealer showrooms tomorrow, September 17, with a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $23,870 (excluding $930 destination and handing).

TORRANCE, California, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — With a choice of two turbocharged engines, standard Honda Sensing^®, and a spacious and high-tech interior, the 2020 Honda Accord begins arriving at dealer showrooms tomorrow, September 17, with a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $23,870¹ (excluding $930 destination and handing). The 2020 Accord Hybrid on-sale will be announced separately.

The 10^th-generation Accord offers midsize sedan shoppers a combination of performance, refinement, technology, and value that has made it the winner of dozens of awards and accolades since its introduction, including 2018 North American Car of the Year. The 10^th-gen Accord has been called “America’s Best Sedan” by Car and Driver, and Accord is the all-time leader in the magazine’s “10 Best” awards with 33 appearances on the coveted list.

2020 Accord buyers can choose between two turbocharged 4-cylinder engines: a 1.5-liter, DOHC direct-injected engine with a peak output of 192 horsepower and 192 lb.-ft. of torque (both SAE net) backed by a CVT automatic transmission, or a 2.0-liter VTEC Turbo^® with 252 peak horsepower and 273 lb.-ft. of torque (both SAE net) with a 10-speed automatic. In Sport trims, both engines are also available with a 6-speed manual transmission, and Sport trims are also available in two exclusive colors: San Marino Red and Still Night Pearl. All Honda Accords for the U.S. market are manufactured exclusively at Honda’s Marysville, Ohio, auto plant using domestic and globally-sourced parts.

2020 Honda Accord Pricing & EPA Ratings

Trim / Engine	Transmission	MSRP¹	MSRP Including $930 Destination Charge	EPA Mileage Rating² City/Hwy/Combined
LX / 1.5L Turbo	CVT	$23,870	$24,800	30 / 38 / 33
Sport / 1.5L Turbo	6MT	$26,530	$27,460	26 / 35 / 30
Sport / 1.5L Turbo	CVT	$26,530	$27,460	29 / 35 / 31
EX / 1.5L Turbo	CVT	$27,770	$28,700	30 / 38 / 33
EX-L / 1.5L Turbo	CVT	$30,270	$31,200	30 / 38 / 33
Sport / 2.0L Turbo	6MT	$31,060	$31,990	22 / 32 / 26
Sport / 2.0L Turbo	10AT	$31,060	$31,990	22 / 32 / 26
EX-L / 2.0L Turbo	10AT	$32,270	$33,200	23 / 34 / 27
Touring / 2.0L Turbo	10AT	$36,100	$37,030	22 / 32 / 26

Safety and Driver Assist Technology
Standard on every 2020 Honda Accord Honda Sensing^® suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies that includes Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™) with pedestrian sensing, Lane Keeping Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control with Low-Speed Follow and Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR). Also standard are automatic high-beam headlights, a Multi-Angle Rearview Camera and a driver attention monitor, while additional available driver-assistive features include blind spot information (BSI) and rain-sensing windshield wipers.

Thanks to its next-generation Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure and advanced safety systems, Accord achieves a 5-star Overall Vehicle Score from the NHTSA in its NCAP safety ratings, and is anticipated to receive a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), including the highest available IIHS rating of “Good” in all crashworthiness tests.

Cutting-Edge Connectivity
All Accord trims come standard with Bluetooth^® music streaming and Hands Free Link^®, as well as Pandora^® compatibility. Accord Sport and above trims add an 8-inch Display Audio touchscreen with Apple CarPlay^® and Android Auto™ integration, while EX and above trims boast a range of leading-edge connectivity features, including HD Radio™ and SiriusXM^®satellite radio. The range-topping Accord Touring adds HondaLink^® subscription services (subscription required) which allow a wide range of remote services such as locking and unlocking doors from virtually anywhere via a compatible smartphone, automatic emergency calling, stolen-vehicle tracking, automatic collision notification and enhanced roadside assistance. Accord Touring also comes with built-in 4G LTE Wi-Fi (subscription required) and can even accept in-vehicle package deliveries via Amazon Key (subscriptions required, including Amazon Prime).

About Honda
Honda offers a full line of reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety technologies sold through over 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The Honda lineup includes the Fit, Civic, Insight, Accord and Clarity series passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V, Passport and Pilot sport utility vehicles, the Ridgeline pickup and the Odyssey minivan.

Honda has been producing automobiles in America for more than 35 years and currently operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2018, more than 90 percent of all Honda brand vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, using domestic and globally-sourced parts.

For More Information
Additional media information including detailed pricing features and high-resolution photography of all 2020 Honda models is available at hondanews.com. Consumer information is available at automobiles.honda.com. To join the Honda community on Facebook, visit facebook.com/honda.

¹ MSRP excluding tax, license, registration, $930 destination charge and options. Dealer prices may vary.
² Based on 2020 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your actual mileage will vary depending on how you drive and maintain your vehicle, driving conditions, lithium-ion battery pack age/condition and other factors.

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Cargill and Rumba Meats Recognize Hispanic Heritage Month Through Scholarships and Leadership Program for US Hispanic Students

September 16, 2019

WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Cargill and Rumba Meats, its food brand focused on celebrating family and keeping Latino traditions alive, is partnering with the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI) to award 25 scholarships of $1,000 for post-secondary education. Rumba Meats is also investing in USHLI’s Student Leadership Series program, which serves more than 85,000 high school students, in more than 25 states, annually. The Student Leadership Series is designed to connect students with resources, tools and support to achieve higher education.

High school seniors across the U.S. are invited to apply for the Rumba Meats Scholarship between Sept. 15 and Nov. 30. Unique to the Rumba Meats scholarship application is an essay asking students to articulate how their heritage has influenced the direction of their lives, their leadership aspirations and how they plan to serve their communities in the future.

“Rumba Meats, USHLI and Hispanic Heritage Month all share a common priority: to celebrate Latino culture and preserve it for generations to come. That starts by investing in today’s youth so that they can become tomorrow’s leaders,” said Hilary Gerard, Cargill Protein – North America brand manager for Rumba Meats. “We are proud to partner with USHLI to invest in higher education for Latino youth and be a part of their bright future.”

Cargill recently joined 81 other companies in signing the We Are All Human Foundation “Hispanic Promise,” supporting workplace diversity. The promise is a first-of-its-kind national pledge to hire, promote, retain and celebrate Hispanics in the workplace.

For almost 40 years, USHLI has advocated for the education and leadership development of Latinos and similarly underrepresented groups. Founded in 1982 by Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr. – one of America’s most decorated Hispanic figures – USHLI has empowered millions of Latinos to pursue education, civic engagement and more. The organization’s cornerstone program is its Student Leadership Series – a program dedicated to empowering high school students to stay in school, graduate and pursue post-secondary education.

“Education is the single greatest tool to help today’s youth have a successful future,” said Andrade. “Investment in scholarships from organizations such as Rumba Meats allows students to achieve a higher education and build a future they may have otherwise thought impossible.”

Students can learn more about the Rumba Meats scholarship, including eligibility criteria and how to complete their application, by visiting the Rumba website.

About Rumba Meats
Rumba Meats, part of the Cargill family of brands, helps the Latino community celebrate their culture and preserve their heritage through food. With nearly 30 different specialty beef cuts available, Rumba delivers high-quality traditional variety meats that are an integral part of Latino traditions and culture. Customers can find Rumba Meats in mainstream and independent grocery stores and retailers nationwide. To learn more, visit https://rumbameats.com/ or www.facebook.com/rumbameats.

About Cargill
Cargill’s 160,000 employees across 70 countries work relentlessly to achieve our purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Every day, we connect farmers with markets, customers with ingredients, and people and animals with the food they need to thrive. We combine 154 years of experience with new technologies and insights to serve as a trusted partner for food, agriculture, financial and industrial customers in more than 125 countries. Side by side, we are building a stronger, sustainable future for agriculture.

About the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
Based in Chicago, USHLI is an award-winning national nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization. Since 1982, USHLI has registered 2.3 million new voters; published 425 reports on Latino demographics in the Almanac of Latino Politics; sponsored 35 annual national conferences, each attended by leaders from 40 states; trained over 1.1 million present and future leaders; and awarded over $1.3 million in scholarships and internships.

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Acura and Genius Launch Live Music Series Featuring Emerging Artists Who Superfans Predict Will Pop

September 16, 2019

For the first time for a live show, the real-time search trends of the Genius superfan community will help identify and curate music’s fiercest emerging artists taking the stage, through the use of “Music IQ”.

TORRANCE, California, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Acura is collaborating with Genius – music media platform and the world’s largest digital destination for song lyrics and music knowledge – to feature emerging artists in a new music series, “Acura x Genius: Precision Crafted Performances.” The series spotlights rising artists at exclusive, hand-curated live showcases targeting tastemakers, influencers and music aficionados in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta and Miami. The kickoff event will take place in Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 26 at Mack Sennett Studios, featuring intimate performances by Destiny Rogers and Olivia O’Brien.

For the first time for a live show, the real-time search trends of the Genius superfan community will help identify and curate music’s fiercest emerging artists taking the stage, through the use of “Music IQ”. Genius’s “Music IQ” proprietary trend-spotting data is powered by special Genius stats and insights, encompassing everything from the world’s most accurate lyrics and metadata to trend-spotting analysis that identifies music’s hottest emerging artists ahead of the crowd. Each Acura x Genius show will feature two of these emerging artists at a critical moment of their career, between underground buzz and mass discovery, including Destiny Rogers and Olivia O’Brien who will be performing at the Los Angeles showcase later this month.

“Our hope is that this program shines a light on these amazing artists and the unique ways they’ve challenged the status quo to get to this pivotal point in their career,” said Jon Ikeda, vice president and Acura Brand Officer. “The Acura x Genius series builds on Acura’s passion for music seen across our marketing and festival partnerships by creating new opportunities for music fans to engage with our brand, which is all about exciting experiences and performance.”

“We’re honored to team up with Acura to celebrate the artists and performers shaping the next wave of music culture,” said Rob Markman, Genius’s Head of Artist Relations. “This collaboration is extra special because we’re tapping into Genius’s Music IQ data to curate each showcase with new voices who our community is really excited about.”

Destiny Rogers, who is performing at the first Acura x Genius showcase in Los Angeles added, “When I’m on stage sharing my music, I feel confident and I know this is where I’m meant to be. I’m really happy to be a part of this experience and I’m stoked to connect with the audience, especially for those who hear my music for the first time. There’s no better introduction to who I am than that.”

“I’m really excited to perform with Genius and Acura! I think it’s going to be a really fun event and great show,” said Olivia O’Brien, also performing at the Los Angeles showcase.

Acura x Genius Music Series
The Acura x Genius Precision Crafted Performances make up a multi-city music series hitting select U.S. music markets, including Los Angeles on September 26; shows in New York, Atlanta, and Miami will follow in the coming months. Live performances and behind-the-scenes content from the series will be shared across Genius’s social channels and on Genius.com. Each event will also feature curated food and beverage menus, unique photo opportunities, and Acura vehicles on display, including the NSX supercar with a DJ booth in its trunk, and the ILX sports sedan.

Destiny Rogers
Destiny Rogers is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in Lodi, California. Growing up in a musical home, listening to all genres from classic rock to mariachi, Destiny started to gravitate towards pursuing a career in music. This rising singer infuses her tomboy-ish style, skater culture vibes, and soulful pipes into her music, proving that staying true to yourself pays off. The California native’s empowering lyrics feel more authentic than anything else on pop radio.

Olivia O’Brien
Olivia O’Brien is a native of Napa, California and is known for writing moody, emotionally honest songs like “hate u love u,” which has racked up more than 122.5 million Spotify plays. O’Brien overcame childhood bullying and the pains of being an outsider to become one of the hottest young pop stars in the game.

Acura Music History
Acura has a long history supporting music and the arts, from partnering with events and festivals that align with the brand’s values of performance and innovation, to the soundtracks featured throughout Acura advertising. This year, Acura celebrated 20 years as a sponsor of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, where the Acura Stage again hosted many of the world’s most accomplished musicians. Acura also returned for the fifth year as the automotive partner of the Trombone Shorty Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting traditional jazz music education, instruction, mentorship and performance in New Orleans, and was the Presenting Sponsor of the Foundation’s largest fundraising event, “Shorty Fest.” Sharing a collective passion for innovation and superior performance, Acura has been the official automotive partner of the historic Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles for the last eight years.

About Acura
Acura is a leading automotive luxury nameplate that delivers Precision Crafted Performance – a commitment to evocative styling, high performance and innovative engineering, all built on a foundation of quality and reliability. The Acura lineup features six distinctive models – the RLX premium luxury sedan, the TLX performance luxury sedan, the ILX sport sedan, the five-passenger RDX luxury crossover SUV, the seven-passenger Acura MDX, America’s all-time best-selling three-row luxury SUV, and the next-generation, electrified NSX supercar.

Five of the six Acura models sold in North America are made in central Ohio, using domestic and globally-sourced parts, including the ILX and TLX luxury sports sedans (Marysville Auto Plant), the RDX and MDX luxury SUVs (East Liberty Auto Plant) and the Acura NSX supercar, which is built to order at the Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio.

Additional media information including pricing, features & specifications and high-resolution photography is available at AcuraNews.com. Consumer information is available at Acura.com. Follow Acura on social media at Acura.us/SocialChannels.

About Genius
Genius is the world’s biggest encyclopedia of music. From its foundation in lyrics, Genius has grown to become a leading brand in music, producing popular video series like VERIFIED, Deconstructed, Genius News, and Open Mic and hosting career-spanning live conversations with the likes of Nicki Minaj, The-Dream, and Mariah Carey.

Genius reaches over 100 million people monthly across the globe and has over 6 million YouTube subscribers. It continues to power the successful “Behind the Lyrics” integration on Spotify and drives a major lyrics integration on Apple Music. Top names in music—including Chance the Rapper, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Frank Ocean, Billie Eilish, and Lin-Manuel Miranda—use Genius to share the stories behind their songs with the world.

"Acura x Genius: Precision Crafted Performances" music series kicks off in Los Angeles on Sept. 26 at Mack Sennett Studios with performances by Destiny Rogers and Olivia O’Brien

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(Español) Cómo recuperarse después de un huracán

September 16, 2019

Si quieres ayudar a los damnificados después de un huracán, sigue estos consejos. Presentado por USAGov En Español.

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Blue Shield of California Provides Medicare Beneficiaries More Benefits With New Medicare Supplement Plan G Extra

September 16, 2019

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Blue Shield of California today announced its new Medicare Supplement Plan G Extra, the latest addition to its Medicare Supplement plan portfolio that offers innovative services such as coverage for over-the-counter items, access to physicians via smartphones and a gym membership at no additional cost.

Blue Shield’s Medicare Supplement Plan G Extra is available to Medicare beneficiaries throughout California that’s designed to be affordable. This new plan has all the benefits offered by Medicare Supplement Plan G plus additional services such as:

Over-the-Counter (OTC) items benefits: including up to $100 allowance per quarter at CVS for eligible OTC health and wellness products such as cold and allergy medicines, first-aid supplies and pain relievers
Physician consultation benefits: available by phone or video via computer or mobile application
Hearing aid benefits: including an annual hearing test and savings on Vista brand mid-level and premium-level hearing aids
Vision benefits: including coverage for the cost of eye exams, frames, eyeglass or contact lenses that are not traditionally covered by original Medicare
SilverSneakers^®Fitness Program: includes a fitness benefit at no extra cost

“We are thrilled to introduce our new, innovative Medicare Supplement Plan G Extra, providing additional benefits for Medicare beneficiaries throughout California,” said Krista Bowers, General Manager, Senior Markets, Blue Shield of California. “The Medicare landscape continues to change and evolve, and we are excited to offer members of the Medicare community this new product.”

Medicare’s Annual Election Period is October 15, 2019 to December 7, 2019. For more information about Blue Shield’s Medicare offerings, please visit https://blueshieldcamedicare.com/.

About Blue Shield of California
Blue Shield of California strives to create a health care system worthy of our family and friends that is sustainably affordable. We are a not for profit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with 4 million members, 6,800 employees and more than $20 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 and headquartered in San Francisco, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare health care service plans in California. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have an impact on California communities.

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