T3Leads and Lead Publisher Exposed Consumers to Harassment and Deceit WASHINGTON, D.C. — (ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took separate actions against a company and an individual that resold sensitive personal data to lenders and debt collectors, allegedly exposing millions of consumers to harassment and[Read More…]
Day: December 17, 2015
Bernie Sanders Joins Faith Leaders at Mosque, Denounces Islamophobia
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Sen. Bernie Sanders joined Rep. Keith Ellison and faith leaders at a mosque Wednesday to call on leaders around the country to denounce Islamophobia and embrace the Muslim-American community. “It is time to say enough is enough” Sanders said during an interfaith roundtable hosted at Masjid[Read More…]
UN Envoy Welcomes ‘Historic’ Signing of Libyan Political Agreement
Participants at the signing of a UN-brokered Libyan Political Agreement in Skhirat, Morocco. Photo: UNSMIL MOROCCO–(ENEWSPF)–17 December 2015 – Representatives from a broad range of Libyan society today signed a United Nations-brokered agreement on forming a national unity government, a move welcomed by the top UN official in the[Read More…]
Trauma Care Coalition Statement on Decision to Open Level I Adult Trauma Center at University of Chicago
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. In this moment, the whole world is watching Chicago and its history and practice of institutional racism. The decision by President Robert Zimmer and Dean Kenneth Polonksy of the University of Chicago to listen to the community and concede to the demand to open a Level I[Read More…]
Chicagoans Continue to Demand Mayor’s Resignation, Start of New Era for Democracy and Justice in Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 17, 2015. Nine days after mass multi-hour protest marched through downtown, Chicagoans will again walk out of work and school and converge on Daley Plaza to demand the resignation of the Mayor and the State’s Attorney. The second city-wide walkout to call for resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel will[Read More…]
LifeLock to Pay $100 Million to Consumers to Settle FTC Charges it Violated 2010 Order
FTC Alleged Company Violated Order’s Information Security Requirements, Misled Consumers With Deceptive Advertising Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. LifeLock will pay $100 million to settle Federal Trade Commission contempt charges that it violated the terms of a 2010 federal court order that requires the company to secure consumers’ personal information and[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Adult Graduate Following in Footsteps of Her Children
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. New Roosevelt University graduate Jill Arkin is following in the footsteps of two of her children, who went to college to become teachers. The 48-year-old Arlington Heights resident, who graduated from Roosevelt earlier this month, received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and did her student teaching[Read More…]
Study: Bus Stations ‘Brimming’ with Traffic Over 2015 Christmas and New Year’s
A bus turns into Union Station in Chicago to unload passengers. Winter holiday bus travel is projected to increase 1-2 percent from last year, reaching 2.6 million passengers over a 12-day period for Christmas and New Year’s travel, according to data released by the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at[Read More…]
FDA Approves Wearable Defibrillator for Children at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new indication for the LifeVest wearable cardioverter defibrillator. The LifeVest is approved for certain children who are at risk for sudden cardiac arrest, but are not candidates for an implantable defibrillator due to certain medical conditions[Read More…]
FDA Approves Basaglar, the First ‘Follow-on’ Insulin Glargine Product to Treat Diabetes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Basaglar (insulin glargine injection), a long-acting human insulin analog to improve glycemic control in adult and pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. According to the Centers for Disease[Read More…]