Month: October 2016

Center for Spatial Data Science Opens at UChicago

Prof. Luc Anselin leads collaborations across fields focusing on space, location The above image shows an example of how cloud mapping platform GeoDa-Web can be used to explore spatial patterns in traffic accidents in Manhattan, N.Y. GeoDa-Web is currently under development at the Center for Spatial Data Science. Courtesy of:[Read More…]

Center for Reproductive Rights 2016 Gala: A Celebratory Evening

Host of Last Week Tonight John Oliver NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. With the soaring view of a New York City night skyline as a backdrop, Center for Reproductive Rights board chair Kathleen Tait welcomed Friday night 500 guests to the 2016 gala celebrating the organization’s historic achievements—from Texas to Ireland,[Read More…]

Statement by SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry on Letter from FBI Director Comey to Congressional GOP Leaders

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016.  SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement calling on FBI Director Comey to provide the American public more information on Friday’s leaked letter to GOP Congressional leaders: “Three months ago, FBI Director Comey completed the investigation into Secretary Clinton’s emails and determined there was[Read More…]

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Safely Return From the Space Station

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins after Soyuz landing.  Credits: NASA TV Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins, who became the first person to sequence DNA in space, returned to Earth Saturday after a successful mission aboard the International Space Station.Rubins and her crewmates Anatoly[Read More…]

Operation Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIL in Syria, Iraq

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on[Read More…]

Almost One in Seven Children Breathing Heavily Toxic Air – UNICEF Report

A young girl sits on broken wall inside an informal glue factory where workers process waste leathers to make glue in Hazaribagh area near Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: UNICEF/UNI9946/Noorani NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2016 – About 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air[Read More…]

Former DOJ Officials – From Administrations Of Both Parties – Raise Concerns Over Comey’s Breach Of Protocol

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016.  Sunday, as reported by the Associated Press, a group of nearly 100 former federal prosecutors and high-ranking DOJ officials from both Democratic and Republican administrations, including former AG Eric Holder and former Deputy AG Larry Thompson, issued the following joint letter expressing serious concerns over FBI[Read More…]

Details on Free Concert and Ticket Distribution for Ne-Yo GOTV Performance in Raleigh

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016.  On Tuesday, November 1, Grammy Award-winning singer, composer, producer, and actor NE-YO will host a “Love Trumps Hate” Get Out The Vote (GOTV) performance in Raleigh. NE-YO will perform and encourage North Carolinians to support Clinton and the North Carolina Democratic Party. GOTV Performance in Raleigh[Read More…]

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