More Than 1,000 Experts and Advocates to Strategize About Marijuana Legalization, Criminal Justice Reform, Public Health, and Post-Prohibition Models for Drug Control New Era: Colorado Embarks on Implementation of Historic Marijuana Legalization Law DENVER, CO—(ENEWSPF)—October 4, 2013. Which state will be next to legalize marijuana? What do the Obama administration’s[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Cancellation of President Obama’s Trip to Asia
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Due to the government shut-down, President Obama’s travel to Indonesia and Brunei has been cancelled. The President made this decision based on the difficulty in moving forward with foreign travel in the face of a shutdown, and his determination to continue pressing his case that Republicans[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, October 3, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013 – 1:09 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Thanks for being here. I hope you all were able to hear the President’s remarks earlier today if you didn’t actually travel to Rockville for the event. Before I take your questions, let me note that this morning, the President[Read More…]
Scientists Generate First Map of Clouds On An Exoplanet
Kepler 7b (left), which is 1.5 times the radius of Jupiter (right), is the first exoplanet to have its clouds mapped. The cloud map was produced using data from NASA’s Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes. IMAGE: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/MIT Boston, MA-(ENEWSPF)- On the exoplanet Kepler 7b, the weather is highly predictable, an[Read More…]
Scholarships awarded by MIttie, Moselynne and Dempsey J. Travis Foundation to Roosevelt University Undergraduates
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Seventeen Roosevelt University undergraduates who have demonstrated academic achievement, a need for financial assistance and an interest in giving back to their communities have been awarded scholarships by the Mittie, Moselynne and Dempsey J. Travis Foundation. The scholarship winners, all who live in Chicago, include: seniors Danielle[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Speaks in Support of Veterans and Reopening the Government
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. On Thursday, October 3, 2013, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) spoke out against $6.2 billion in cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs budget . Cuts would include programs like medical and prosthetic research for wounded Veterans, national Veterans cemeteries, the Veterans appeals board and resources to reduce[Read More…]
Chicago Public Library Now Offers Largest Homework Help Program in Nation
Teacher in the Library and Online Tutoring Offer Study Assistance to Students 24 Hours a Day CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Library (CPL) Commissioner Brian Bannon today announced that Teacher in the Library is now offered at all 80 Library locations and the addition of online[Read More…]
Study: Illicit Drugs Cheaper And More Prevalent Despite Increased Legal Sanctions
Vancouver, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Law enforcement-based efforts criminalizing the possession of illicit substances have largely failed to reduce drug production, potency, or access, according to an assessment of global drug interdiction efforts published online this week by the British Medical Journal. Investigators from Canada and the United States reviewed government[Read More…]
Astronomers Observe Distant Galaxy Powered by Primordial Cosmic Fuel
Image of a galaxy (center) with incoming cold gas flow, produced by rendering the gas distribution in a supercomputer simulation of a forming galaxy. CREDIT: MPIA (G. STINSON / A. V. MACCIÒ) Kamuela, HI-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers have detected cold streams of primordial hydrogen, vestigial matter left over from the Big Bang,[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Marie Harf, October 3, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Shutdown Effects on Department / Diplomacy VENEZUELA Current Staffing at U.S. Embassy in Venezuela DEPARTMENT FMF/IMET/PKO Funding for FY14 IRAQ Special Immigrant Visas DEPARTMENT Shutdown / Embassy Security Furloughs CHILD SOLDIERS PREVENTION ACT Rwanda / No Waiver Granted / FMF and[Read More…]
