Nation meets over half of Healthy People 2020 breastfeeding goals Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Of the approximately 4 million babies born in 2015, most (83.2 percent) started out breastfeeding – but many stop earlier than recommended, according to the 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card released today by[Read More…]
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NASA’s InSight Passes Halfway to Mars, Instruments Check In (Video)
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2018 Contacts: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. and JoAnna Wendel, NASA Headquarters, Washington NASA’s InSight spacecraft, en route to a Nov. 26 landing on Mars, passed the halfway mark on Aug. 6. All of its instruments have been tested and are working well. As of Aug. 20, the spacecraft[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Interviews Singer, Actor and “Hamilton” Star Miguel Cervantes on “Chicago Stories”
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2018 By: Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel On this week’s episode of “Chicago Stories” the star of Chicago’s “Hamilton” Miguel Cervantes gives Mayor Emanuel his take on the smash-hit musical, shares the story of his hard-won career, and talks about his biggest role of all as “Dad” and raising[Read More…]
Chicago OIG Launches New Information Portal
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2018 Contact: Danielle Perry Today, the City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) has unveiled a public, user-friendly Information Portal on its redesigned website. This portal is an interactive data visualization tool that provides the public with an unprecedented means of engaging and understanding City of Chicago[Read More…]
Illinois: Bill Authorizing Medical Cannabis Administration On School Grounds Signed Into Law
Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 Contact: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation into law permitting qualified caregivers to administer medical marijuana products to students on school grounds. The legislation – HB 4870 (aka Ashley’s Law) – authorizes the administration of a “medical marijuana infused product”[Read More…]
Stern of World War II U.S. Destroyer Discovered Off Remote Alaskan Island by NOAA-supported Scientists (Video)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 Contacts: Theo Stein, NOAA, Robert Monroe, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Andrea Boyle, University of Delaware, and Paul Taylor, Naval History and Heritage Command For almost 75 years, the stern of the destroyer USS Abner Read lay somewhere below the dark surface of the Bering Sea off the[Read More…]
The Hollywood Reporter Ranks DePaul Among Top 25 American Film Schools
School of Cinematic Arts recognized for real-world opportunities CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 By: Gary Novak The Hollywood Reporter ranks DePaul University 13th on its list of the Top 25 American Film Schools of 2018, in an issue released this week. The publication notes that DePaul’s School of Cinematic Arts gives students[Read More…]
Study Links Segregation, Low Birth Weight in US Cities
African-American babies fare the worst in Chicago, Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 By: Fernando De Maio A recent study finds a strong association between low birth weight and racial and ethnic segregation in four U.S. cities — Chicago, Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia. African-American babies are faring the worst,[Read More…]
Anti-war Protest Set for 50th Anniversary of 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 Contacts: Andy Thayer and Rich Whitney Fifty years ago, growing numbers of Americans rose up against the twin evils of war and racism. Outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August 1968, peaceful protestors, journalists and passersby were savagely attacked by the police under the apparent[Read More…]
‘No One Is Ever Really Ready’: Aid-In-Dying Patient Chooses His Last Day
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 By: JoNel Aleccia In the end, it wasn’t easy for Aaron McQ to decide when to die. The 50-year-old Seattle man — a former world traveler, triathlete and cyclist — learned he had leukemia five years ago, followed by an even grimmer diagnosis in 2016: a rare[Read More…]
