Day: February 7, 2017

South Suburban College and Thornton Township Partner to Provide Education and Training for Residents

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2017.  South Suburban College and Thornton Township have pooled resources to help residents with training and job opportunities. This collaboration has saved taxpayer dollars by helping clients get off of General Assistance and into gainful employment. For the past 18 months, residents have received almost[Read More…]

Jake Tapper, My New Hero (Video)

OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Had the television on CNN while I was having lunch today when I heard the shrill voice of Ms. Kellyanne Conway being interviewed by Jake Tapper. Conway has not been seen much in the past few days after her “alternative facts” blunder on Friday[Read More…]

Thousands of Children Out of School as Classrooms Shelled in Eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–7 February 2017 – With thousands of children forced out of school in eastern Ukraine due to last week’s surge in fighting, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners have strongly condemned the indiscriminate shelling of schools, and called for all sides to immediately recommit to the ceasefire[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and New York Attorney General Sue RD Legal for Scamming 9/11 Heroes Out of Millions of Dollars in Compensation Funds

CFPB and NY Also Accuse Company of Deceiving National Football League Concussion Victims WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2017.  Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against RD Legal Funding, LLC, two related entities, and Roni Dersovitz, the companies’ founder and owner,[Read More…]

Healthcare Service Provider to Pay $60 Million to Settle Medicare and Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2017.  A major U.S. hospital service provider, TeamHealth Holdings, as successor in interest to IPC Healthcare Inc., f/k/a IPC The Hospitalists Inc. (IPC), has agreed to resolve allegations that IPC violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid, the Defense Health Agency and the Federal Employees[Read More…]

American Academy of Pediatrics Urges Improvement in Teen Vaccination Rates

Immunization is a key preventive cornerstone of pediatric care but efforts often fall short with adolescents; Adolescents are less likely than younger children to receive all the recommended vaccines, threatening their long-term health. Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2017. Two new AAP clinical reports, “The Need to Optimize Adolescent Immunization”[Read More…]

Sierra Club Slams Republican Bill to Eliminate EPA

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2017.  Congressional Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, has introduced a bill in the House that would terminate the EPA by the end of 2018. In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement: “Congressional Republicans have finally pulled back the curtain and revealed[Read More…]

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