Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016 By Adenovir Source: tomprice.house.gov Tom Price M.D. is Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services. He would only be the third physician to hold that post. Traditionally, the HHS secretary focused their efforts on improving health care for the poor, the sick and[Read More…]
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Nurses Call on Senate to Reject Tom Price as HHS Secretary Policies Would ‘Substantially Erode Our Nation’s Health and Security’
WASHINGTON -(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016. National Nurses United later Thursday called on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, as well as the full Senate, to reject the nomination of Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services. In a letter to HELP from NNU co-presidents Deborah[Read More…]
Court Finds Mandatory Drug Testing of College Students Unconstitutional
State Technical College of Missouri No Longer Allowed to Require Testing of Incoming Students ST. LOUIS –(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016. A federal appeals court yesterday found that requiring college students to take a drug test as a condition of enrollment violates the U.S. Constitution. The ACLU of Missouri and the national[Read More…]
CAIR Welcomes President Obama’s Decision to End Dormant NSEERS Tracking Program
Civil rights group pledges to challenge any Trump administration attempts to revive Muslim registry WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, yesterday welcomed President Obama’s decision to permanently dismantle the regulatory framework behind the National Security Exit-Entry Registration[Read More…]
United States Sues Barclays Bank to Recover Civil Penalties for Fraud in the Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. The United States Department of Justice today filed a civil complaint in the Eastern District of New York against Barclays Bank PLC and several of its United States affiliates (together, Barclays), alleging that Barclays engaged in a fraudulent scheme to sell residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) supported[Read More…]
Virginia Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. Lionel Nelson Williams, 26, of Suffolk, Virginia was charged today with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Williams was arrested yesterday in Suffolk. Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord,[Read More…]
Keep Holiday Food Safe with These Four Safety Steps
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016 – Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Hanukah all fall within three days of each other this year. As friends and families gather together this season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service has four food safety tips to ensure a healthy and safe holiday. Even on Holidays, Always[Read More…]
Herr Foods Inc. Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Herr’s Brand Potato Chip Products
Complete list of all recalled products is below Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016. Herr Foods Inc. is announcing a voluntary recall of Smoked Chipotle flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips under the Herr’s Brand and Smoke Dried Chipotle flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips under the Peddler’s Pantry Brand. These products were[Read More…]
Bickel’s Snack Foods Notice of Voluntary Recall of Several Snack Products
Complete list of all recalled products is below Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016. Bickel’s Snack Foods, Inc., of York, PA is voluntarily recalling all snack products that were made with milk ingredients supplied by one of its’ secondary seasoning component suppliers, Valley Milk Products LLC, due to Salmonella contamination. On[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It — Huffington Post: Drug War Slurs Will Never Justify Police Killings
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 23, 2016 By: Michael Collins Policy Manager, Drug Policy Alliance Office of National Affairs Trayvon Martin. Sandra Bland. Keith Lamont Scott. Terence Crutcher. And now Philando Castile. Last Thursday, Minnesota media reported that charges against the Minnesota police officer who killed Castile could be dropped because attorneys claim[Read More…]
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