Senators say: The FCC’s proposed rule change will better enable families to stay connected and allow inmates to prepare to reenter society once their time has been served. WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2015. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today joined a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Thomas Wheeler applauding[Read More…]
Day: October 15, 2015
Representatives Schakowsky, Matsui and Murphy on Social Security Administration Announcement of No Cost of Living Increase For Beneficiaries
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Today, Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Doris Matsui (CA-06) and Patrick Murphy (FL-18), sponsors of H. Res 393 released the following statement after the Social Security Administration announced that there would not be a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security beneficiaries in 2016: “Social Security[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Smoking Does Not Promote Head and Neck Cancer
Belo Horizonte, Brazil–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Marijuana smoke exposure is not positively associated with the development of cancers of the head or neck, according to the results of a systematic literature review published online ahead of print in the journal Archives of Oral Biology. Investigators from the Federal University of Minas[Read More…]
Family Physicians Group Resolves In Favor Of Reclassifying, Decriminalizing Cannabis
Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. Delegates of the American Academy of Family Physicians resolved to support the decriminalization of minor marijuana offenses and reaffirmed their stance that cannabis ought to be reclassified federally at its 2015 Conference of Delegates. Delegates voted in support of a resolution calling for the “decriminalization of[Read More…]
Doctors Without Borders Launches Petition Drive for Afghanistan Attack Investigation
U.S. Urged to Consent to International Inquiry Into Devastating Airstrikes on MSF Hospital in Kunduz The remains of a bed frame in a room in the main building of MSF’s hospital in Kunduz. Source: Andrew Quilty/Oculi NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. The international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans[Read More…]
DOJ Needs to Investigate Arsons at Abortion Clinics as Domestic Terrorism, Thousands of NARAL Pro-Choice America Members Demand
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. NARAL Pro-Choice America today released a newly launched petition to demand that the Department of Justice direct the FBI to investigate recent arson attacks on Planned Parenthood clinics as what they are: acts of domestic terrorism. In fewer than 20 hours, the petition has already garnered over 23,000 signatures. As[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls for FBI to Explain Walkback of Consumer Protection Advisory Regarding Security Features on Credit and Debit Cards
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2015. U.S. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to explain why it revised a consumer protection advisory regarding current credit and debit smart card security technology, and whether the FBI is taking appropriate steps to protect consumers and[Read More…]
Genes Linked with Malaria’s Virulence Shared by Apes, Humans
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. The malaria parasite molecules associated with severe disease and death—those that allow the parasite to escape recognition by the immune system—have been shown to share key gene segments with chimp and gorilla malaria parasites, which are separated by several millions of years, according to a[Read More…]
Scores of Baked Goods Contain Possible Cancer-Causing Additive
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2015. A new analysis by Environmental Working Group has found potassium bromate, a possible cancer-causing food additive, in 86 breads and other baked goods, including such well-known products as Hormel Foods breakfast sandwiches, Weis Kaiser rolls and French toast and Goya turnover pastry dough. The analysis, titled[Read More…]
With No COLA Increase, AARP Urges Congress to Pass Medicare Fix
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–October 14. 2015. Today AARP sent a letter urging all members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S Senate to pass a fix for Medicare beneficiaries who face much higher cost increases based on the anticipated announcement that Social Security beneficiaries would not receive a Cost of Living[Read More…]
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