WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Representative John Shimkus (R-IL-15) today urged the Department of Labor (DOL) to work with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service to reopen the Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center in a safe[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin to Betsy DeVos: Why Won’t You Stand Up for Students and Hold For-Profit Colleges Accountable?
DeVos Response To Durbin Inquiry Reveals No Progress Toward 2017 Data Required By Regulation WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today slammed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to delay the implementation of the Gainful Employment (GE) rule, which requires[Read More…]
Muslim, Christian, Jewish Leaders Join Quaker Farmers’ Market Campaign for Palestinian Human Rights
“I stand here today because I can no longer stay silent about what Israel does to Palestinians in my name as a Jew,” says Marty Levine, Former Director, Chicago-area Jewish Community Centers (JCC) (pictured above) Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. “Did you know that Gaza once had a thriving strawberry industry?” Muslim, Jewish and[Read More…]
FDA Approves Mavyret for Treatment of Hepatitis C
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) to treat adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1-6 without cirrhosis (liver disease) or with mild cirrhosis, including patients with moderate to severe kidney disease and those who are on dialysis.[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty, August 3, 2017
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Tech. Sgt. David Board, 49, of Barboursville, West Virginia, died August 2 in Kuwait in a non-combat-related incident while deployed in support of combat operations. He was assigned to[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance: Trump Called New Hampshire a ‘Drug-Infested Den’, Where Drugs Are Sold for Less than Candy
DPA Statement: Trump Comments are Reprehensible and Will Do Nothing to Save Lives; Comments Highlight Contradictions Between Trump and His Opioid Commission Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2017. In a private conversation with Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto earlier this year, President Trump called New Hampshire a ‘drug-infested den,’ where drugs are[Read More…]
United States Senate Allocates $2.5 Million for LEAD, Innovative Program that Diverts Drug Users from Incarceration
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Redirects Low-level Offenders Engaged in Drug Activity to Community-based Services Instead of Jail and Prosecution; Seattle, Santa Fe, Denver, and San Francisco All Successfully Implementing LEAD in Their Cities Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2017. The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that contains $2.5 million[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Treatment for Certain Types of Poor-prognosis Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vyxeos for the treatment of adults with two types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML): newly diagnosed therapy-related AML (t-AML) or AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC). Vyxeos is a fixed-combination of chemotherapy drugs daunorubicin and cytarabine. “This is[Read More…]
U.S. State Department Issues North Korea Travel Alert
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. The Secretary of State published a Notice on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 that will restrict the use of U.S. passports to travel into, in, or through North Korea/the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), effective Friday, September 1, 2017. The Secretary has authorized the restriction due[Read More…]
Eclipse Preparation Underway at IDOT
Agency working with law enforcement, public asked to plan ahead SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–August 3, 2017. Although the sun might go missing for a little while, the Illinois Department of Transportation promises to stay active leading up to the solar eclipse to make sure traffic keeps moving and the traveling public remains[Read More…]
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