Day: April 4, 2017

Wyden, Paul, Polis and Farenthold Bill Requires Warrants to Search Americans’ Digital Devices at the Border

Bill Ends Policy That Allows Unlimited Searches of the Phones, Laptops and Other Devices When Americans Cross the Border Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017.  Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, today introduced the Protecting Data at the Border[Read More…]

Senator Duckworth, Reps. Cohen, Clay Introduce Bill to Help Prevent Police-Involved Deaths, Provide Justice to Impacted Families

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today introduced the Police Training and Independent Review Act to help prevent police-involved deaths and encourage independent and impartial investigations into law enforcement officials’ use of deadly force. The legislation, introduced as a companion to identical House legislation drafted by Congressman[Read More…]

United States Funding Cuts to UN Population Agency Based on ‘Inaccurate Perception’ – UN Chief

A UNFPA-supported health centre 400 kilometers southwest of Uganda’s capital Kampala, includes a ward where women in their final stages of pregnancy can remain comfortably and avoid arduous travel once labour begins. Photo: UNFPA/Omar Gharzeddine NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today voiced deep regret at[Read More…]

Weather, Existing Socio-economic Factors Compounded Colombian Landslide Tragedy – UN Agency

Using auxiliary power plants, emergency crews have restored power service to nearly 20 per cent of Mocoa, a city in Putamayo province, Colombia, after a deadly landslide on 31 March 2017. Photo: National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD) Colombia COLUMBIA–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2017 – Very heavy rainfall triggered the landslides that[Read More…]

Cassini

NASA’s Cassini Mission Prepares for ‘Grand Finale’ at Saturn

Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story. On Wednesday, April 26, the spacecraft will make the first in a series of dives through the 1,500-mile-wide (2,400-kilometer) gap between Saturn and its rings as part of[Read More…]

Fred Meyer Recalls Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts and Girls Bomber Jackets Due to Choking and Laceration Hazards

Pink with yellow polka-dot girls bomber jacket Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017 Recall Summary: Name of product:  Children’s zipper hooded sweatshirts and girls bomber jackets Hazard:  The zipper pull can detach from the sweatshirt, posing choking and laceration hazards to children. Consumer Contact:  Fred Meyer at 800-576-4377 from 8 a.m. to[Read More…]

Women Experience High Rates of Health Insurance ‘Churn’ Before and After Childbirth

Many women, particularly those covered under Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, may lose access to prenatal and postpartum care Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2017.  A high percentage of women in the U.S. move in and out of health insurance coverage—sometimes referred to as ‘churn’—in the months before and[Read More…]

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