Day: March 22, 2016

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Blizzard To Threaten Travel Shutdowns In Central US This Week

By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a storm will deliver heavy snow from Colorado to Michigan, with the potential for blizzard conditions in part of the north-central United States, during Wednesday and Thursday. The storm will hit hard and fast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the[Read More…]

Remarks by President Obama to the People of Cuba, March 22, 2016

Havana, Cuba–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016 – 10:10 A.M. CST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Muchas gracias.  Thank you so much.  Thank you very much. President Castro, the people of Cuba, thank you so much for the warm welcome that I have received, that my family have received, and that our delegation[Read More…]

Interior Department Releases Report Underscoring Impacts of Climate Change on Western Water Resources

New, interactive basin-by-basin visualization tool also released following World Water Day White House Summit WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016.  Putting the national spotlight on the importance of water sustainability, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation released a basin-by-basin report that characterizes the impacts of climate change[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Highlights High Rate of Debt Collection Complaints from Servicemembers and Their Families

CFPB Enforcement Actions Returned Over $5 Million to Servicemembers in 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released an annual report today from the Office of Servicemember Affairs highlighting complaints submitted in 2015 and CFPB enforcement actions that directly impacted the military community. The report[Read More…]

UN Strongly Condemns Terrorist Bombings in Brussels, Calling it ‘An Attack on Us All’

European Union headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Photo: Carmen Cuesta Roca NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–22 March 2016 – Senior United Nations officials have strongly condemned today’s terrorist bombings in Brussels, extending condolences to the victims and their families while expressing solidarity with the people and Government of Belgium. A statement issued by Secretary-General[Read More…]

U.S., Cuba Agree on Efforts to Improve Maritime Navigation Safety

Memorandum of Understanding signed in Havana CUBA–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016.  Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis, the Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, and Col. Candido Alfredo Regalado Gomez, Chief of Cuba’s National Office of Hydrography and Geodesy (ONHG), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve maritime navigation safety and[Read More…]

Bernie Sanders Statement on Attacks in Belgium

Flagstaff, Arizona—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2016.  U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday issued the following statement after the deadly explosions in Brussels, Belgium: “We offer our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in this barbaric attack and to the people of Brussels who were the target of another cowardly[Read More…]

Medicare Spent $473 Billion Less from 2009 through 2014 Compared to Previous Spending Trends

Affordable Care Act continues to deliver better care, smarter spending and healthier people Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016.  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that Medicare spent $473.1 billion less on personal health care expenditures between 2009 and 2014 than would have been spent if the 2000-2008[Read More…]

FDA Announces Enhanced Warnings for Immediate-release Opioid Pain Medications Related to Risks of Misuse, Abuse, Addiction, Overdose and Death

New safety warnings also added to all prescription opioid medications to inform prescribers and patients of additional risks related to opioid use Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016.  In a continuing effort to educate prescribers and patients about the potential risks related to opioid use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration[Read More…]

Study Finds Mindfulness Meditation Offers Relief for Low-back Pain

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) may prove more effective than usual treatment in alleviating chronic low-back pain, according to a new study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers from[Read More…]

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