Bureau seeks information on financial products marketed to students by colleges WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is launching an inquiry into the impact of financial products marketed to students through colleges and universities. The CFPB intends to use the information gathered[Read More…]
Month: January 2013
How Planets Form: Astronomers Weigh a Protoplanetary Disk With Unprecedented Accuracy
This artist’s illustration shows a planetary disk that weighs the equivalent of 50 Jupiter-mass planets. It demonstrates a first-of-its-kind feat from astronomers using the Herschel Space Observatory. The scientists were able to weigh the planet-forming contents swirling around a young star with the most precision yet. The observations revealed enough[Read More…]
Tips to Eliminate Winter Skin Woes
Northwestern Medicine dermatologist offers tips to relieve dry winter skin CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Following a whirlwind couple of days, colder, less-humid temperatures are back in Chicago bringing with them the increase in tight, itchy, red and uncomfortable skin. While it can be challenging to keep your skin hydrated during the[Read More…]
Erectile Dysfunction Drug Also Helps Men Ejaculate and Orgasm
New Study Shows Cialis Assists Men with Problems Ejaculating and Achieving an Orgasm, Despite the Severity of Their ED NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013 — New data suggests the erectile dysfunction (ED) drug Cialis may also be beneficial in helping men who have problems with ejaculation and orgasm, report researchers[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Calls on Mutual Funds to Pressure Gun Manufacturers to Embrace Commonsense Gun Safety Laws
Emanuel Adding Pressure to Financial Institutions, Pension Funds to Refrain from Offering Financial Services or Investing in Gun Industry CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced that he is asking several mutual funds to divest and blacklist any gun manufacturers that oppose commonsense gun reforms. The Mayor’s letters sent[Read More…]
U.S. Voters Favor Carbon Tax By 4-to-1 Margin
Cutting social spending not the way to deal with budget problems WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Sixty-seven percent of Americans would rather see the government tax carbon pollution rather than cut spending as a way of solving our budget problems. This is the result of a national survey of 1,000 voters by[Read More…]
Congo: Robin Wright Helps Deliver Women’s Petition to White House with 100,000 Signatures
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. On January 29, actress Robin Wright and Enough Project’s Raise Hope for Congo Campaign Manager JD Stier joined a group of human rights activists to deliver a petition to the White House calling for a presidential envoy to support a comprehensive peace process in eastern Congo. The[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: $120 Million National Settlement Reached Over Faulty Foreclosure Practices
States Announce Settlement with Lender Processing Services Over “Robo-signing” & Other Faulty Practices Against Homeowners in Foreclosure Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with 45 of her counterparts to announce a $120 million settlement with Lender Processing Services Inc. (LPS) over allegations that the Florida firm engaged[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Antitrust Lawsuit Challenging Anheuser-Busch Inbev’s Proposed Acquisition of Grupo Modelo
Merger Would Result in U.S. Consumers Paying More for Beer, Less Innovation; Lawsuit Seeks to Maintain Competition in the Beer Industry Nationwide WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2013. The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today challenging Anheuser-Busch InBev’s (ABI) proposed acquisition of total ownership and control of Grupo Modelo. The[Read More…]
Vigil to be Held Friday, February 1 in Response to Police Attack on Trauma Center Protesters
Vigil against U of C violence draws parallels between violence of denying health care, attacking protesters CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2013. Less than a week after a peaceful sit-in demanding trauma care was violently repressed by the University of Chicago Police Department, neighborhood youth and community members will join students, faculty and[Read More…]
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