Including the best places to live, the most powerful women in business and Americans' summer travel plans.

NEW YORK, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists and consumers stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a recap of some major stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.

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1. The OREO Brand and Global Artist Selena Gomez Dream Up an Iconic New OREO Cookie by Selena, for Selenators
   Inspired by her love of horchata, the cookies include a layer of chocolate & cinnamon flavor creme atop a layer of sweetened condensed milk flavor creme with cinnamon sugar inclusions, all sandwiched between two chocolate cinnamon flavored wafers.
2. Fortune Reveals the 2025 100 Most Powerful Women in Business List
   The list, compiled by Fortune editors, is based on company size and health, as well as an executive's career trajectory, influence, innovation, and efforts to make business better. More than 50 women currently lead Fortune 500 companies, yet only 20 made this year's list—a testament to how increasingly competitive the ranking has become.
3. Alaska Airlines 'Gift of Travel' helps hero donor reach his 50th state
   Alaska Airlines is giving Pennsylvania resident Vinton Smith the 'Gift of Travel,' helping him complete his inspiring mission to donate blood in all 50 states. On June 14 -- World Blood Donor Day -- Vinton will make his final donation in Honolulu, more than a decade after beginning this life-saving journey.
4. U.S. News Releases the 2025-2026 Best Places to Live Rankings
   This year, U.S. News expanded its data to evaluate more than 850 cities (up from 150 in previous years), publishing the top 250 as the year's best places to live. New data considerations and the expansion of evaluated cities resulted in a new top 10 for the 2025-2026 year, with Johns Creek, Georgia, taking No. 1 due to its strong job market and desirability scores.
5. XREAL Unveils 'Project Aura' at Google I/O -- An Optical See-Through XR Device for Android XR
   A lightweight and tethered, cinematic, and Gemini AI-powered device, Project Aura brings a large field-of-view experience to the Android XR family — setting a new standard for immersive, wearable computing.
6. May Harvard CAPS / Harris Poll: Trump Approval Holds Steady as Attitudes Toward the Economy Bounce Back, but Voters Express Concern He is Exceeding Guardrails on Tariffs and Deportations
   "If he is able to successfully lower the price of prescription drugs and hold down the fort on inflation, he will be able to unlock 10% more of voters in his approval rating," said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and Stagwell Chairman and CEO.
7. Mob Entertainment Signs Multi-Year Licensing Deal with Toy Giant McFarlane, Bringing Poppy Playtime Toys and Collectibles to Fans Worldwide
   The collaboration will see McFarlane Toys bring Poppy Playtime's eerie yet beloved characters to life with an extensive range of products, including plushies, action figures, dioramas, prop replicas, and more. 
8. Jeep® Brand's 'Groundhog Day' Named Best American Ad of the 21st Century
   Jeep® brand's iconic "Groundhog Day" 2020 Super Bowl commercial, starring Bill Murray, put a twist on original "Groundhog Day" film by featuring the automotive industry's only open-air truck, the Jeep Gladiator, as Phil Connors' "getaway vehicle" with the groundhog.
9. Deloitte: Americans Plan to Travel More This Summer, but Trips May be Less Extensive
   Outside of financial considerations, technology, remote work and sustainability continue to influence summer travel plans. The number of Americans surveyed in March who plan to use GenAI to book rose to 15% this year; meanwhile, nearly a quarter (23%) plan to work during their summer trips.
10. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US Plunged in April
    "Most components of the index deteriorated. Notably, consumers' expectations have become continuously more pessimistic each month since January 2025, while the contribution of building permits and average working hours in manufacturing turned negative in April," said Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, Senior Manager, Business Cycle Indicators, at The Conference Board.
11. AT&T to Acquire Lumen's Mass Markets Fiber Business
    AT&T will acquire substantially all of Lumen's Mass Markets fiber business, which today totals about 1 million fiber customers and reaches more than 4 million fiber locations across 11 U.S. states.
12. AES and Meta Sign Long-Term PPAs to Deliver 650 MW of Solar Capacity in Texas and Kansas
    "We are thrilled to work with AES to bring forward these two solar energy projects," said Urvi Parekh, Global Head of Energy, Meta. "These solutions support our goal for 100% clean and renewable energy and will add new generation to the grid in these markets."
13. PODS® Fifth Annual Moving Trends Report Reveals American Cities with the Most Move-Ins and Move-Outs
    The southeast dominates with eight of the top ten cities for move-ins, while California continues to see an exodus with the most move-outs.

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Can't-Miss Earnings

Earnings season began to wind down this week but several must-read financial reports in the retail industry still crossed the wire, including the quarterly results for Lowe's, Target and The Home Depot.

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