Day: April 24, 2015

VA Expands Choice Program Eligibility, Effective Immediately

VA Will Now Determine Eligibility Using Driving Distance WASHINGTON  – (ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. In order to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that it will determine eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program based on the distance between a Veteran’s place of[Read More…]

Food & Water Watch Denounces USDA Approval of Apples from China

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s approval of imported fresh apples from China could threaten American consumers and apple growers. Thanks to China’s widespread pollution and food safety problems, we could see apples with dangerous chemical residues[Read More…]

Summer Programs Scheduled at Prairie State College

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014.  Prairie State College (PSC) will be full of activity this summer with several extracurricular programs for district high school students, including a STEM@PSC Summer Science and Math Camp for high school seniors in the PSC district, the STEM@PSC Summer Bridge Program for first-year students admitted to[Read More…]

Joint Statement the U.S., EU and International Labor Organization on the Second Anniversary of the Rana Plaza Disaster in Bangladesh

WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015. The text of the following statement was released by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry; High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini; U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez; EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility[Read More…]

U.S. State Dept. Updates North Korea Travel Warning, April 23, 2015

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015.  The Department of State strongly recommends against all travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK). This replaces the Travel Warning for North Korea of May 14, 2014, to reiterate and highlight the risk of arrest and possibly lengthy detention due[Read More…]

Comcast Corporation Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Time Warner Cable After Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission Informed Parties of Concerns

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Comcast Corporation (Comcast) abandoned its plans to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. (Time Warner Cable) for approximately $45.2 billion after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it had significant concerns that the merger would make Comcast an unavoidable gatekeeper for Internet-based services that rely[Read More…]

Expanding Naloxone Use Could Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths and Save Lives

Where you live makes a difference Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015.  Allowing more basic emergency medical service (EMS) staff to administer naloxone could reduce drug overdose deaths that involve opioids, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, “Disparity in Naloxone Administration by Emergency Medical Service Providers and[Read More…]

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