“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is never far behind when it comes to satirizing the news. The show is in its second season and has renewed for two more. John Oliver joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the "John Oliver effect" and why he doesn’t consider himself to be[Read More…]
Day: November 3, 2015
Unitarian Universalist Community Church to Host Special Showing of the Exciting New Documentary ‘This Changes Everything’ on Nov. 13
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2015. The Unitarian Universalist Community Church (UUCC), 70 Sycamore Drive, Park Forest, will host a special showing of the exciting new documentary ‘This Changes Everything’ on Friday, November 13 at 7 p.m. A lively discussion will follow the film. What if confronting the climate crisis is[Read More…]
VA Launches Hepatitis C–Advanced Liver Disease Disparities Dashboard
Dashboard Bolsters VA Efforts to Identify and Treat Veterans With Hep C and Liver Disease WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is stepping up its efforts to accelerate treatment for Veterans with hepatitis C and advanced liver disease (ALD) through the creation of a Hepatitis C–ALD[Read More…]
‘Severe Impact’ Feared in Yemen Due to Rain Potential of Cyclone Chapala
Cyclone Chapala made landfall in Yemen, dumping heavy rainfall on the island of Socotra. Photo: UNICEF Yemen/Ahmed Tani YEMEN–(ENEWSPF)–3 November 2015 – As cyclonic storm Chapala made landfall this morning in the southwest of Riyan in Yemen with a surface wind speed of 120 to 130 kilometres per hour, United[Read More…]
Multistate Foodborne Disease Outbreaks Sicken Thousands, Highlight Need for Action
Government and food industries can work together to make food safer Government and food industries need to work together to make food safer. Entire Infographic (text version) Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015. Multistate outbreaks cause more than half of all deaths in foodborne disease outbreaks despite accounting for only a tiny[Read More…]
Nurses Welcome TransCanada Decision to Suspend Permit Bid for Keystone XL Pipeline Project
More than 1,500 nurses and environmentalists march to send a message: Stop Keystone XL. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2015. National Nurses United late today welcomed the announcement that TransCanada is suspending its U.S. application for approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a project NNU, the nation’s largest nurses organization,[Read More…]
NASA Sees First Land-falling Tropical Cyclone in Yemen
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015. Tropical Cyclone Chapala made landfall in Yemen early on November 3 (Eastern Standard Time) and made history as the first land-falling tropical storm in 30 years of record-keeping. As Chapala made landfall NASA’s Aqua satellite passed overhead twice. On Nov. 3, 2015 at 07:20 UTC (2:20[Read More…]
Young Children Have Almost Universal Exposure to Mobile Media Devices
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015. While studies as recent as 2013 revealed an income-based “digital divide” when it came to mobile media device ownership, new research indicates that gap is quickly shrinking. Young children in an urban, low-income, minority community had almost universal exposure to mobile devices—with most having[Read More…]
HHS Announces Forum on Pharmaceutical Innovation, Access, Affordability and Better Health
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015. The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a public forum to explore pharmaceutical innovation, access, affordability and better health. Below is the text of the invitation: Modern medicine, including new pharmaceuticals that cure or help combat life threatening diseases, continues to deliver significant benefits[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Recovers $107 Million in Relief for More Than 238,000 Consumers Through Supervisory Actions
Examiners Uncover Illegal Practices in Student Loan Servicing, Mortgage Origination and Servicing, Consumer Reporting, and Debt Collection Markets WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest supervision report outlining the illegal practices uncovered by the Bureau’s examiners from May 2015 to August 2015.[Read More…]