Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. By Cindy Mann, Deputy Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Director of the Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services Over the last year, we’ve seen the Affordable Care Act deliver on a number of important milestones as we work toward more accessible,[Read More…]
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Brookings Institution on Colorado’s Legalization of Marijuana: ‘Resounding Success’
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. The Brookings Institution has issued a report entitled ‘Colorado’s Rollout of Legal Marijuana is Succeeding’, analyzing the first six months of Colorado’s legalized cannabis commerce and taxation policies, which voters approved by ballot initiative in November 2012. Author John Hudak calls the implementation of the new[Read More…]
Marijuana Arrests in America: New State-by-State Analysis
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. Despite an overwhelming majority of Americans recently indicating a preference for ceasing arrests for minor marijuana offenses and nearly sixty percent support in favor of outright legalization, a new report from former NORML executive director and Shenandoah University professor Jon Gettman, Ph.D indicates that American law[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana in America: The Map
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2014. NORML has updated its homepage’s medical cannabis section, including a newly designed national map of medical marijuana states to reflect the recent surge in states that have passed so-called ‘CBD-only’ legislation. Currently in the United States, 35 states have reformed their laws via legislation or binding[Read More…]
Rosetta Arrives at Comet Destination
Comet on 3 August 2014 EU–(ENEWSPF)–8 August 2014. After a decade-long journey chasing its target, ESA’s Rosetta this week became the first spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet, opening a new chapter in Solar System exploration. Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko and Rosetta now lie 405 million kilometres from Earth, about half way between[Read More…]
UN Declares Ebola Outbreak Global ‘International Public Health Emergency’
In the Liberian capital Monrovia, a Ministry of Health employee sprays the soles of a colleague’s shoes at an Ebola Isolation Clinic, supported by the World Health Organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), as he prepares to leave the facility to carry blood specimen to be tested. Photo: UNMIL/Staton Winter GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8[Read More…]
Statement by Representative Jan Schakowsky on President Obama’s Announcement on Iraq
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement about President Barack Obama’s recent actions in Iraq: “I strongly support President Barack Obama’s decision to take action preventing the massacre of religious minorities in Iraq who have been fleeing for their lives. The United States must not stand by[Read More…]
Regeneca Worldwide, A Division Of Vivaceuticals, Inc Voluntarily Recalls RegeneSlim Appetite Control Capsules
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2014. Regeneca Worldwide a division of VivaCeuticals, Inc. Las Vegas, NV is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of its RegeneSlim appetite control dietary supplement from lot # EX0616R15814 and lot #11414RE5516 because FDA analysis confirmed the presence of DMAA. DMAA is also known as 1,3-dimethylamylamine, methylhexanamine,[Read More…]
Federal Reserve Board Issues Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2014. In its new Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households, the Federal Reserve Board provides a snapshot of the self-perceived financial and economic well-being of U.S. households and the issues they face, based on responses to the Board’s 2013 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking.[Read More…]
Hyundai Agrees to Pay $17.35 Million Fine in Brake Defect Case
Automaker Failed to Report Defect in a Timely Manner WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2014. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Hyundai has agreed to pay a $17.35 million civil penalty and comply with NHTSA oversight requirements outlined in a Consent Order as a result of[Read More…]
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