Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Darnell Roy Baker, a.k.a. “Forty,” 26, of Chicago, Illinois, pled guilty October 5 to charges returned against him by a Federal Grand Jury in November 2014. Specifically, Baker pled guilty to Conspiracy to[Read More…]
Day: October 6, 2015
Doctors Without Borders Denounces Blatant Breach of International Humanitarian Law
The front gate at the MSF trauma center in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan. The MSF hospital opened in August 2011, to provide surgical care and physical therapy. It was the only trauma center of its kind in the region. November 29, 2011. Source: Michael Goldfarb NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. Statement by[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America on D.C. City Council Introduction of Landmark Paid Family Leave Bill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. Today, members of the D.C. City Council introduced a bill to provide all district residents with access to family and medical leave insurance. Said Sasha Bruce, senior vice president for campaigns and strategy at NARAL Pro-Choice America: “This bill before the D.C. Council will grant what[Read More…]
Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders Group to Host Screening of Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate on Oct. 13
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. The Chicago Southland for Bernie Sanders Group will host a screening of the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate on Tuesday, October 13 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest. (Please Note: UUCC is not a[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces 10 Additional Crews Are Being Redirected to Forestry to Completely Eliminate Tree Trimming Backlog
Efficiencies in garbage collection free up $9.5 million in resources to be redirected toward tree trimming CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel yesterday announced that the Department of Streets and Sanitation (DSS) is redirecting 10 crews to the Bureau of Forestry to completely eliminate the backlog in tree trimming requests. [Read More…]
New Database Shows Nanotechnology in Common Food Products
Searchable inventory provides new tool for consumers and researchers as food safety agency fails in its duty Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. Center for Food Safety (CFS) today released a new searchable database of consumer food products that contain nanotechnology. Common food related products that contain nanotechnology include candies (M&M’s, Skittles),[Read More…]
Positive Beliefs About Marijuana Among Pre Teens Predict DUI in High School
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. What adolescents as young as 12 years old think about marijuana can determine their likelihood of driving under the influence (DUI) and riding with a drinking driver once they get to high school, according to a study in the November 2015 issue of Pediatrics[Read More…]
Screening Children for Physical Abuse Could Identify Children Earlier
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. Child physical abuse is common, with more than 119,000 victims and 600 deaths every year in the U.S. Early symptoms of abuse are also commonly missed by health care providers. For the study, “Testing for Abuse in Children With Sentinel Injuries,” in the November[Read More…]
Reproductive Health Experts Call for Action on Toxic Chemicals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. Last week, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) released a statement encouraging broad-based policy measures that prevent exposure to toxic environmental chemicals. “The global health and economic burden related to toxic environmental chemicals is in excess of millions of deaths and billions of dollars[Read More…]
General Mills Issues Voluntary Recall of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios Cereal Produced at its Lodi, California Location on Certain Dates
NEVADA–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. General Mills is voluntarily recalling several days of production of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios cereal produced at its Lodi, California facility on certain dates in July of this year because of an undeclared allergen – wheat – with potential adverse health effects. Because this recall relates to[Read More…]
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