Day: June 14, 2016

As Donald Trump Travels to North Carolina, State’s Editorial Boards Rebuke His Dangerous & Divisive Rhetoric

NORTH CAROLINA–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016.  As Donald Trump prepares to travel to North Carolina, editorial boards across the state called for Americans to come together and take responsible, decisive actions to keep the homeland safe, and rebuked the presumptive Republican nominee for his dangerous and divisive response to the tragedy.  Key[Read More…]

NASA Mars Rover Descends Plateau, Turns Toward Mountain

This May 11, 2016, self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle at the “Okoruso” drilling site on lower Mount Sharp’s “Naukluft Plateau.” The scene is a mosaic of multiple images taken with the arm-mounted Mars Hands Lens Imager (MAHLI).  Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016.  NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover[Read More…]

City of Chicago Takes Steps to Educate and Ensure Businesses Become Compliant For Implementation of Tobacco 21 Law

City Works to Educate Retailers on New Law to go into Effect July 1; Increased Enforcement to Ensure Safe and Lawful Business Practice across All Neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) today reminded retailers across the city about steps[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces One Million Books Giveaway to Ensure More Children Engage In Reading This Summer

Chicago Public Library’s Largest Book Giveaway Ever; One Million Free Books for Rahm’s Readers Summer Learning Challenge CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Commissioner Brian Bannon today announced that Chicago Public Library will give away over one million books to children across the city during Rahm’s Readers Summer Learning[Read More…]

Food Movement Leaders Slam Biases in So-called ‘Smart’ Labels

GMO labeling plan fails to address poverty, rural communities and lack of connectivity WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016.   Three of the largest organizations in America’s food movement have united in a broad campaign to inform the U.S. Senate of the discriminatory limits of any compromise to GMO labeling measures which relies[Read More…]

HHS Selects Regional Ebola Treatment Center for Southwestern U.S.

Part of a network of 10 regional facilities expanding U.S. ability to respond to outbreaks of severe, highly infectious diseases Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016.  Putting in place the final piece of a regional network to treat patients infected with severe, highly infectious diseases, the U.S. Department of Health and Human[Read More…]

FDA Approves AspireAssist Obesity Device

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new obesity treatment device that uses a surgically-placed tube to drain a portion of the stomach contents after every meal. The AspireAssist device should not be used on patients with eating disorders, and it is not[Read More…]

Sierra Club: Senate Republicans Attack Clean Water & Air in EPA Spending Bill

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2016.  Today, Republicans working on a spending bill in the the Senate’s Interior-EPA subcommittee used the opportunity to attack safeguards and protections that protect clean air, clean water and endangered species. In Response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce Released the Following Statement: “One of the[Read More…]

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