Month: August 2017

Marshall Boulevard Campus

Little Village Leaders Reveal Plans for a New Building for Community Links High School (Spanish Translation Included)

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2017. On Wednesday, August 30th, parents, students, local leaders and elected officials gathered to unveil plans for a new school building and community center for the east side of Little Village. They urged the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois to prioritize the needs of this[Read More…]

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AccuWeather Predicts Hurricane Harvey To Be More Costly Than Katrina, Sandy Combined

AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather predicts Hurricane Harvey, which has wreaked havoc in Texas, to be the most costly natural disaster in United States history. Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather, and sometimes called the “father of commercial meteorology” stated, “This is the costliest and worst natural disaster in[Read More…]

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Battle Begins to Restore Protections for Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bears

Lawsuit challenges premature removal of federal safeguards MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2017. Today, WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, challenging the agency’s flawed rule stripping grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections. The Service’s premature removal of crucial federal safeguards undermines the[Read More…]

cancer treatment

FDA Approves First Gene Therapy in the United States to Treat Cancer and Other Life-threatening Diseases

CAR T-cell therapy approved to treat certain children and young adults with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a historic action today making the first gene therapy available in the United States, ushering in a new approach to the treatment[Read More…]

Drug overdoses

Drug Policy Alliance Honors International Overdose Awareness Day

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2017. The Drug Policy Alliance is honoring International Overdose Awareness Day by providing the material below. We Need to Prevent Overdoses and Save Lives. #EndOverdose The Marshall Project Trump Sells Snake Oil on Opioids Instead of offering real solutions to the epidemic, the president is race baiting.[Read More…]

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Lucky Mart Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of Piyanping Anti-Itch Lotion

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2017. Lucky Mart Inc. is voluntarily recalling lots C14005, C16001 and C16002 of Piyanping Anti-Itch Lotion to the consumer level. The product was manufactured using the active pharmaceutical ingredient dexamethasone rather than hydrocortisone. Dexamethasone is not listed as an ingredient in the labeling. Dexamethasone is a[Read More…]

Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression

More Smoke and Mirrors from A.G. Madigan, Emanuel, CPD Super. Groups Say

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2017. Today the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression and Black Lives Matter Chicago issued a joint statement denouncing the joint appearance by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Chicago Mayor Rahm, Emanuel, and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson Tuesday, announcing that they will cooperate in suing the[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Takes Action to Shut Down Credit Repair Company for Charging Illegal Fees and Misleading Consumers

Company Banned From Offering Credit Repair Services and Required to Pay $150,000 Penalty Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2017.  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today filed a proposed final judgment in federal court that would resolve a lawsuit against Prime Marketing Holdings, LLC for illegal credit repair practices. The lawsuit[Read More…]

Center for Economic and Policy Research

Investigation Reveals New Details of US Role in 2009 Honduras Military Coup

US Officials Were More Concerned With Protecting Military Relationship Than Overturning Coup Washington, DC — A new investigative article published by The Intercept reveals previously unknown details of US support for Honduras’ 2009 coup d’etat that ousted the democratically elected government of President Manuel Zelaya. Center for Economic and Policy[Read More…]

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