WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19 – The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs today advanced legislation to expand access to health care and dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The panel also approved a package of other bills, including measures to help veterans find jobs and shield veterans from benefit disruptions in[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Celebrities Ask Colorado Governor Hickenlooper, ‘What the Frack?’
Malin Akerman, Lance Bass, Julie Bowen, Darren Criss, Daryl Hannah, Hayden Panettiere, Marisa Tomei and more star in new viral videos that call on Gov. Hickenlooper to ban fracking Denver, Colo.–(ENEWSPF)–Novembeer 19, 2013. Today, celebrities and environmental advocates — including Malin Akerman, Lance Bass, Julie Bowen, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Darren Criss, Daryl[Read More…]
Salmon Protection Advocates File Lawsuit Against Flawed Marin County Streamside Ordinance
First Coho Salmon Spawners of the Season Spotted in Lagunitas Creek Endangered coho salmon swims upstream at Inkwells in Lagunitas Creek. Copyright photo Susan Farrar SAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Salmon protection groups filed a lawsuit on Monday against Marin County for adopting a flawed “streamside conservation ordinance” that lacks[Read More…]
Patent Holders Urge Comprehensive Patent Reform
Inventors listed on nearly 200 patents call on Congress to pass legislation to fix the patent troll problem San Francisco–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Fifty inventors, technologists and entrepreneurs joined Engine Advocacy and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today in requesting that Congress immediately pass meaningful patent reform legislation to curb the[Read More…]
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Celebrates 286 Schools as 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Seven principals honored with Terrel H. Bell Awards for outstanding leadership Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today honors 286 schools as the 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools at an awards luncheon at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. The award honors public and private[Read More…]
Swarm Mission Control Ready for Triple Launch
Swarm mission team in training EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2013. After months of intensive training, the Swarm mission control team are ready for liftoff on Friday. The team will carefully shepherd the trio of magnetic explorers through their critical launch and early orbit phase, ready to react to any problem. The data[Read More…]
UN Secretary General Ban Strongly Condemns ‘Appalling’ Terrorist Attack Near Iranian Embassy in Beirut
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing near the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, today which killed at least 23 civilians, including reportedly one Iranian diplomat, and injured over 100 others. “The Secretary-General calls on all in Lebanon to recognize that[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry Says Political Cooperation on Affordable Care Act Will Give Americans Access to Healthcare Enjoyed in Other Advanced Countries
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2013. Statement by SEIU President Mary Kay Henry responding to Sunday (Nov. 17) opinion pieces on the Affordable Care Ac:t by the editorial board of The New York Times on “The Shame of American Healthcare” lagging be hind that of other countries, and by three governors writing in[Read More…]
Neanderthal Viruses Found in Modern Humans
UK—(ENEWSPF)—19 November 2013. Ancient viruses from Neanderthals have been found in modern human DNA by researchers at Oxford University and Plymouth University. The researchers compared genetic data from fossils of Neanderthals and another group of ancient human ancestors called Denisovans to data from modern-day cancer patients. They found evidence of[Read More…]
FTC Stops Online ‘Yellow Pages’ Scam; Canada-Based Operation Targeted Small Businesses and Churches in United States
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal judge has temporarily halted, and frozen the assets of, a Montreal operation that bilked more than $14 million from small businesses and churches in the United States for unwanted listings in online business directories. The FTC seeks to[Read More…]
