Day: May 26, 2017

Trumpcare impact on Medicaid

Center for American Progress Column Shows State Losses Under Medicaid Per Capita Cap Scenarios

The Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, August 2015. AP/Andrew Harnik Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017.  As the Senate considers vast cuts to the Medicaid program under the House passed American Health Care Act (AHCA), a new column from the Center for American Progress assesses how states would have been affected by caps[Read More…]

war on terror

Counter-ISIS Strikes Hit Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, May 26, 2017

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 30 strikes consisting of 88 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]

polluted water

House Approves Bill to Eliminate Clean Water Act Pesticide Protections

H.R. 953 Eliminates Public Right to Know When Pesticides Sprayed Directly Into Water WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017.  The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation yesterday that would eliminate critical Clean Water Act safeguards, allowing more pesticides to be sprayed directly into streams, lakes, rivers and drinking water supplies. If enacted into[Read More…]

human rights

ACLU Sues to Expose Treatment of Hunger Strikers in ICE Detention

Reports of Hunger Strikers Being Force-Fed and Shunted Into Solitary Confinement Raise Serious Concerns WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017.  The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to expose the treatment of hunger strikers in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities.[Read More…]

FDA

Caverflo.com Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Caverflo Natural Herbal Coffee

Recall due to the Presence of Undeclared Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Undeclared Milk Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017. Caverflo.com is voluntarily recalling all lots of Caverflo Natural Herbal Coffee, 25 grams to the consumer level. FDA laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of Sildenafil and Tadalafil which are the active ingredients[Read More…]

reca;;ed pesto

California Sun Dry Foods Announces a Voluntary Recall of Mislabeled California Sun Dry Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 26, 2017. California Sun Dry Foods today issued a voluntary recall of California Sun Dry Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto because of a potentially incorrect back label on some jars. This mislabeling incident resulted in undeclared allergens (Almonds and Milk). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to[Read More…]

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