Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2015 AMA Announces New Policy to Make Prescription Drugs More Affordable The American Medical Association last week called for a ban on direct-to-consumer ads for prescription drugs and implantable medical devices, saying they contribute to rising costs and patients’ demands for inappropriate treatment. Delegates at the powerful[Read More…]
Day: November 27, 2015
Pope Francis Calls for Strong Climate Agreement During Visit to UN Office in Nairobi
Pope Francis and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at UN Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. 26 November 2015. Photo credit: UNEP/Adam Hodge KENYA–(ENEWSPF)–27 November 2015 – Pope Francis yesterday called on world leaders to seal a strong agreement at the upcoming UN climate change conference (COP21), stating that transforming current development[Read More…]
Use Pope’s Visit to Restore Peace, UN Refugee Agency Tells Central African Republic’s Warring Sides
Displaced Central African Republic families in Mpoko site for internally displaced persons, October 2014. Photo: OCHA/Gemma Cortes. GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 November 2015 – The United Nations refugee agency called on warring groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) today to use Pope Francis’s visit this weekend to rebuild national reconciliation after renewed[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Ex-CTA Workers Sentenced in Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Announces Sentence for Scheme to Access Retirement Funds by Submitting Children’s Fake Death Certificates, Stealing Coworkers IDs Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—November 27, 2015. On Wednesday, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that two former Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) employees were sentenced for a scheme to steal thousands of dollars from the[Read More…]
Young Black Organizers Demand an Investigation into Chicago’s Police Department, Mayor’s Office, & Illinois State’s Attorney
Image: BYP100 (Twitter) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 27, 2015 – On Tuesday, November 24th, organizers of the Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100), We Charge Genocide, Assata’s Daughters, Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY), #LetUsBreathe Collective, and Black Lives Matter: Chicago (BLM) shut down the intersection of Roosevelt and State Street to demand an[Read More…]
Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. Recalls Celery Products Because Of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2015. Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. of Tracy, CA, is recalling the products listed below because they may include celery which could potentially contain E. coli 0157:H7. The products listed below are being recalled out of an abundance of caution due to a Celery and Onion Diced[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement About Laquan McDonald
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2015. “The family of Laquan McDonald and the people of Chicago deserve justice and accountability. As criminal charges proceed in this case, we also have to grapple as a country with broader questions about ensuring that all our citizens and communities are protected and respected. The mothers I[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Laquan McDonald Video Release
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—November 25, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the release of the video depicting the shooting death of Laquan McDonald: “I cannot begin to fully express the depth of my outrage at the senseless killing of Laquan McDonald. The video is nothing[Read More…]
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