Day: July 24, 2017

June 2017 photo Perseverance Valley

From Mars Rover: Panorama Above ‘Perseverance Valley’

Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded a panoramic view  of Perseverance Valley before entering the upper end of a fluid-carved valley that descends the inner slope of a large crater’s rim. The scene includes a broad notch in the crest of the crater’s rim, which may have been[Read More…]

Senator Dick Durbin

Senator Durbin Discusses Bipartisan Dream Act

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2017.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today discussed The Dream Act of 2017, a bipartisan measure that would give young immigrants—more commonly known as Dreamers—a chance to earn lawful permanent residence and citizenship. Durbin was joined by Dreamers who shared their personal stories at a news conference[Read More…]

Senator Ron Wyden

Senator Ron Wyden Statement on Jared Kushner Testimony

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2017. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called for full transparency by Jared Kushner, in response to the statement Kushner released this morning. “It is imperative that the public hear Jared Kushner testify in an open session of the Senate Intelligence Committee, under oath, and support his claims[Read More…]

civilian casualties

Afghanistan: UN Condemns Attack on Civilians in Kabul

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 July 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres condemned today’s bomb attack in the Afghani capital of Kabul, warning that attacks on civilians may constitute a war crime. In a statement from his spokesperson, Mr. Guterres expressed his deepest sympathy to the families of those killed, and reaffirmed[Read More…]

NCI-COG Pediatric MATCH Trial to Test Targeted Drugs in Childhood Cancers

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2017. Today investigators at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) announced the opening of enrollment for a unique precision medicine clinical trial. NCI-COG Pediatric Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (Pediatric MATCH) is a nationwide trial to explore whether targeted therapies can be[Read More…]

Richard Nickel

Discussion on Saturday, July 29 to Examine Preservationist Richard Nickel’s Role in Documenting Pullman’s Lost Architectural Drawings

Friends of Nickel to recount his work in the early 1970s to document the discovery of architect S.S. Beman’s original drawings used to create George Pullman’s utopian industrial town Chicago, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)– July 24, 2017 – Richard Nickel is best known for his relentless efforts to preserve Chicago’s architectural heritage, in[Read More…]

Operation Inherent Resolve

Coalition Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq, July 24, 2017

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)– July 24, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 16 strikes consisting of 27 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results[Read More…]

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