Day: July 18, 2016

America Deserves Better Than This: Monday Night’s GOP Convention Speakers

OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016.  Tonight’s Republican convention speaking line up includes a stunning mix of the best Donald Trump was able to scrounge up to kick off his convention. Conservatives who have repeatedly attacked Trump and his policy plans? Check. TV has-beens who share Trump’s disdain for immigrants and his love[Read More…]

U.S. State Dept. Issues Haiti Travel Warning, July 18, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the lack of adequate emergency medical facilities, and the security environment in Haiti. Haiti’s emergency response network, along with the continued presence of serious crime and civil[Read More…]

Former Cardinals Official Sentenced to Prison for Astros Computer Intrusions

TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 20916. The former director of Baseball Development for the St. Louis Cardinals has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of accessing the Houston Astros’ computers without authorization, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson for the Southern District of Texas and Special Agent in Charge Perrye K. Turner[Read More…]

Oil Refiners to Reduce Air Pollution at Six Refineries Under Settlement with EPA and Department of Justice

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a $425 million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp., and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations and protects public health by reducing air pollution at six refineries. Under the[Read More…]

White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, July 18, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016 – 1:05 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I do not have any comments to make at the top.  We can go straight to your questions.  Kevin, do you want to start? Q    Thanks, Josh.  With the attempted coup in Turkey and crackdown on[Read More…]

Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth: Students Deserve Better than Lead-Contaminated Water at Schools

Congresswoman’s new proposal would protect children while helping public schools remove lead from their water fountains and sinks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016.  Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today introduced legislation to protect schoolchildren nationwide from lead poisoning by improving testing and monitoring procedures in schools as well as helping school districts[Read More…]

What Free Will Looks Like in the Brain (Video)

Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016.  Johns Hopkins University researchers are the first to glimpse the human brain making a purely voluntary decision to act. Unlike most brain studies where scientists watch as people respond to cues or commands, Johns Hopkins researchers found a way to observe people’s brain activity as they[Read More…]

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