INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016 By Walter Einenkel Most of us here remember vice presidential candidate Mike Pence as Governor Mike Pence the wicked homophobe who signed one of the most discriminatory and backwards laws into Indiana’s books—the anti-LGBT “religious freedom” law. The law was such a perfect example of terrible phobic and awful thinking and[Read More…]
Month: September 2016
A Doctor Dissects Trump’s Doctors Letter. It Ain’t Pretty.
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016 By Murfster35 Want to change4 your story Dr? At this point I’m thinking that the good Dr. Bornstein wishes that both he and his most excellent patient had just both kept their big, fat mouths shut. For a while there, it looked like they had gotten[Read More…]
Extreme Temperatures Could Increase Preterm Birth Risk
NIH researchers find more preterm births among women exposed to extremes of hot and cold Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. Extreme hot or cold temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk of preterm birth, according to study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The study authors found that extremes[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Trump Attacks Climate Action In Failed Attempt to Demonstrate International Leadership
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. Today, Donald Trump attacked international efforts to take action to tackle the climate crisis during a speech about his immigration policy. In Response, Sierra Club Political Director Khalid Pitts Released the Following Statement: “Trump has proven twice today how humiliating to the United States he[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending August 27, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 263,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 261,000. The 4-week moving average was 263,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Expanding Law Enforcement Training, Mandating Data Collection, and Instituting Statewide Use-Of-Force Guidelines Among Center for American Progress Recommendations to Improve Police Relations with Communities of Color
A man speaks with police in a park in Milwaukee, August 2016. Source: AP/Jeffrey Phelps Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. Today, in the wake of high tensions between communities of color and law enforcement, the Center for American Progress released a new issue brief exploring the intersection of race[Read More…]
Traces of Ebola Virus Linger Longer than Expected in Semen
Older men more likely to have a positive semen test Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. Initial data from a Liberian public health program show about 9 percent (38) of 429 male Ebola survivors had fragments of Ebola virus in their semen. Of those, 63 percent had semen samples that tested positive[Read More…]
Genetic ‘Extinction’ Technology Rejected by International Group of Scientists, Conservationists and Environmental Advocates
OAHU, HAWAI’I —(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. As thousands of government representatives and conservationists convene in Oahu this week for the 2016 World Conservation Congress, international conservation and environmental leaders are raising awareness about the potentially dangerous use of gene drives — a controversial new synthetic biology technology intended to deliberately cause[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: Lead Emissions at 20,000 U.S. Airports Threaten Community Health
Evidence linking ill-health to airborne lead emissions requires swift action from the EPA WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2016. A new report documents how small airplanes at 20,000 U.S. airports still emit toxic lead. Aviation fuel currently accounts for 50 percent of all airborne lead emissions and the Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
Justice Department Sues to Block Deere’s Acquisition of Precision Planting
Acquisition Would Eliminate Deere’s Only Effective Competitor in High-Speed Precision Planting Systems Market ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2016. The Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today seeking to block Deere & Company’s proposed acquisition of Precision Planting LLC from Monsanto Company in order to preserve competition in the market for high-speed[Read More…]
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