Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016 – 11:43 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Please have a seat. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Mark, I want to thank you for your introduction. I still remember the first time we met, the time we spent[Read More…]
Day: January 5, 2016
Congresswoman Duckworth Commends President Obama’s Firearm Safety Proposals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. After President Obama announced a series of steps he is taking to reduce firearm violence throughout the country and help make our communities safer, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) issued the following statement: “Just five minutes after Illinoisans finished their countdowns and rang in the New Year,[Read More…]
Colorado Celebrates Legalization Anniversary: Massive Drop in Arrests and Millions in Tax Revenue
COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016 By: Art Way More than three years have passed since Colorado residents voted to legalize marijuana, which immediately allowed adults to possess and cultivate limited amounts of marijuana. This past New Year’s Day marked the two-year anniversary of adults being able to legally buy marijuana in Colorado.[Read More…]
Unitarian Universalist Community Church’s January 10th Service to Discuss Mental Health Issues
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2016. On Sunday, January 10th at 10:00 a.m., the Unitarian Universalist Community Church’s (UUCC) service will be led by Lisa Guardiola and the National Alliance for Mentally Ill (NAMI). The purpose of this presentation is to educate the community that there is hope and recovery for[Read More…]
E-cigarette Ads Reach Nearly 7 in 10 Middle and High-school Students
E-cigarette use among youth is rising as e-cigarette advertising grows Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. About 7 in 10 middle and high school students – more than 18 million young people – see e-cigarette advertising in stores, online, in newspapers and magazines, or on television and in movies, according[Read More…]
FDA Bans Three Toxic Chemicals From Food Wrapping – Too Little, Too Late
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. Under pressure from EWG and other environmental and health groups, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning three grease-resistant chemical substances linked to cancer and birth defects from use in pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags, sandwich wrappers and other food packaging. The FDA’s belated action[Read More…]
Twin Study Estimates Familial Risks of 23 Different Cancers
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. A large new study of twins has found that having a twin sibling diagnosed with cancer poses an excess risk for the other twin to develop any form of cancer. Among the 23 different types of cancer studied, an excess familial risk was seen[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Endorsement Declares Clinton is the Champion America Needs; Ad Campaign in Support Of Endorsement Launches Today; Print Ad To Run in Tuesday’s Des Moines Register and Online Ads To Run in IA and NH Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America today released this statement from president Ilyse Hogue, announcing[Read More…]
Yemen: Civilian Casualties Top 8,100 as Airstrikes and Shelling Continue, UN Reports
Boys hold a large piece of twisted metal near homes that were destroyed in an air strike, in Okash Village, near Sana’a, the capital of Yemen. Photo: UNICEF/Mohammed Hamoud GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–5 January 2016 – Civilians are suffering a “terrible toll” in the fighting tearing Yemen apart, with casualties now topping 8,100,[Read More…]
U.S. Government, Legislators, Doctors, Legal Scholars, Business and Faith Leaders Join Fight Against Texas Clinic Shutdown Law
Diverse supporters unite to urge U.S. Supreme Court to overturn deceptive Texas law that creates unconstitutional limits on safe, legal abortion Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. An unprecedented collection of diverse and influential U.S. organizations and individuals have filed 45 amicus curiae briefs urging the Supreme Court to reject Texas’ clinic shutdown law and[Read More…]