HB 4588 prohibits abortion at critical time in pregnancy, includes no exception for rape or incest, poses grave threat to women’s health and lives NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. The West Virginia Legislature passed HB 4588 this weekend, an unconstitutional ban on abortion at 20 weeks—a time when pregnant women are[Read More…]
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Mercury: Groups Sue FDA for Seafood Health Information
Agency failed to respond to a petition filed in July 2011 Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. Today, consumer protection and environmental advocates filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for failing to respond to a July 2011 petition in which the groups asked[Read More…]
Be an Asteroid Hunter in NASA’s First Asteroid Grand Challenge Contest Series
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. NASA’s Asteroid Data Hunter contest series will offer $35,000 in awards over the next six months to citizen scientists who develop improved algorithms that can be used to identify asteroids. This contest series is being conducted in partnership with Planetary Resources Inc. of Bellevue, Wash. The[Read More…]
Survey Finds GE Contamination of Organic Farms
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2014. New data finds that organic farmers are growing increasingly concerned with genetically engineered (GE) crops cross-pollinating and contaminating their fields. This contamination can lead to serious economic losses for organic farmers and has created tension between neighbors. The data comes at a critical time as USDA[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder, Calling Rise in Heroin Overdoses ‘Urgent Public Health Crisis,’ Vows Mix of Enforcement, Treatment
Attorney General Urges Local First Responders to Carry Naloxone, Which Can Save Lives by Reversing Overdoses Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. Calling the rise in overdose deaths from heroin and other prescription pain-killers an “urgent public health crisis,” Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Monday that the Justice Department would combat the[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Xi of China, March 10, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. The President spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the evening of March 9 regarding the situation in Ukraine. The two leaders agreed on the fundamental importance of focusing on common interests and deepening practical cooperation to address regional and global challenges for the development of bilateral[Read More…]
In and Around Park Forest Week of March 10, 2014
Brothers John, Darnell, and Robert Towns of Sketch N’Tyme tell stories with live sketches at Dining on the Green Friday. (Photo: ENEWSPF) This article has been updated to reflect changes reflected by Prairie State University at 5:49 p.m. on March 13, 2014. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2014. If you are[Read More…]
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