Month: August 2016

Research Reveals Cancer Pathway to Spreading Through the Body

Johns Hopkins scientists lead experiment showing role oxygen plays in cell movement MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.  Cancer cells need oxygen to survive, as do most other life forms, but scientists had never tracked their search for oxygen in their early growth stages until now — a step toward deeper understanding of[Read More…]

CAIR Demands Apology from Donald Trump for Disparagement of Muslim Gold Star Family

Civil rights group joins #CanYouHearUsNow social media campaign by Muslim women activists WASHINGTON -(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.  The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump apologize for disparaging the parents of a Muslim who died while[Read More…]

CDC Issues Travel Guidance Related to Miami Neighborhood with Active Zika Spread

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. New assessments of mosquito populations and test results this past weekend by Florida public health officials, as part of a community survey in the Miami neighborhood where several Zika infections were recently confirmed, have found persistent mosquito populations and additional Zika infections in the same area.[Read More…]

VFW Supports Gold Star Families

To ridicule a Gold Star Mother is out-of-bounds WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.   Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump has a history of lashing out after being attacked, but to ridicule a Gold Star Mother is out-of-bounds, said the new national commander of the near 1.7 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars[Read More…]

Getting Youth Outdoors in 50 Cities Across the U.S.

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.   Youth are more disconnected from nature than ever before. To help change that, Interior is leading a nationwide movement to inspire millions of young people in urban areas to play, learn, serve and work in the great outdoors. The Let’s Move! Outside program, started by First[Read More…]

Obama Administration Announces Nearly 50% Decline in Veteran Homelessness

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.   The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) today announced the number of veterans experiencing homelessness in the United States has been cut nearly in half since 2010.  The data[Read More…]

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana

  Illinois is now the 21st state in the nation to remove the threat of jail time for simple marijuana possession; possession of a personal amount is now considered a civil violation punishable by a fine of $100-$200, similar to a traffic ticket SPRINGFIELD, Ill. —(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.   Gov.[Read More…]

6 Months after ICE Raids Schaumburg Church, DHS Releases Guidelines on Enforcement Operations at Sensitive Locations

Community advocates describe new guidelines as ‘weak and toothless’ Chicago, IL — (ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released guidelines on how immigration agents conduct raids and other enforcement operations at schools, churches, and other locations considered to be “sensitive.” The new guidelines serve as a[Read More…]

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