Scientists, patients, doctors, advocates, lawyers, policymakers unite to advance public health policy reforms Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 8, 2013. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), formally announced today its National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, “Bridging the Gap Between Public & Policy,” to be held in[Read More…]
Year: 2013
New Valentine’s Day Campaign Asks Jewelers to Help End Conflict Gold Trade
GOMA, DR CONGO and WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2013. This Valentine’s Day, the Enough Project is launching a new campaign and video report documenting the trade in conflict gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jewelry companies, the world’s largest consumers of gold, have an opportunity to help stop the deadly[Read More…]
EPA Provides Technical Assistance to 43 Communities to Meet their Sustainability Goals
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday announced that 43 communities — rural, urban and suburban — will receive technical assistance to pursue sustainable growth that encourages local economic development while safeguarding people’s health and the environment. EPA consulted with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban[Read More…]
Civil Rights Coalition Files Lawsuit to Block Alabama from ‘Black Listing’ Immigrants
Case Is Latest Example of State Attempting to Target and Drive Out Immigrants MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2013. A coalition of civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit yesterday to block a portion of Alabama’s anti-immigrant law requiring state officials to publicly post an online list of immigrants who may be undocumented.[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Macmillan in E-Books Case
Department Continues to Litigate Against Apple Inc. WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as Macmillan, and will continue to litigate against Apple Inc. for conspiring with Macmillan and four of the other largest U.S.[Read More…]
Detroit Man Sentenced for Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. Everett Dwayne Avery, 26, of Detroit, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John Corbett O’Meara after pleading guilty to committing a hate crime by assaulting a man because the man was gay. Avery was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of[Read More…]
Maryland’s St. Joseph’s Medical Center Agrees to Pay $4.9 Million for Medically Unnecessary Hospital Admissions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. St. Joseph’s Medical Center, a hospital located in Towson, Md., has reached a settlement with the United States to pay $4.9 million in connection with its submission of false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other federal healthcare programs, the Justice Department announced today. This settlement[Read More…]
DDT Metabolite Linked to Increased Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2013. A recent study conducted at the University of Granda, Spain and published in the Journal Environmental Research proposes a link between exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in food, air, and water and prevalence of type 2 diabetes in adults, regardless of age, gender, and body[Read More…]
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, February 8, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–February 8, 2013 – Afghan and coalition forces killed Taliban leader, Hamid Gul, during a security operation in Chahar Darah district, Kunduz province, Thursday. Hamid Gul was a Taliban leader within Chahar Darah district that conducted attacks against Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials, as well as,[Read More…]
DRUMLine Live Coming to Governors State University Center for Performing Arts
‘DRUMLine Live’ at GSU Center for Performing Arts (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With scintillating beats and ear-grabbing might, “DRUMLine Live” brings the thrilling musical tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to Governors State University Center for Performing Arts for one show only, on Friday, February 15, at[Read More…]
