The Horror of Sessions’ ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy TEXAS—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2018 By: Michael Garcia Bochenek, Senior Counsel, Children’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch Sitting across from me in an immigration holding cell in McAllen, Texas, the 24-year-old woman told me a familiar story. Her town in Honduras is plagued by[Read More…]
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Supreme Court Punts Gerrymandering to Next Term
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 18, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Autrey, Communications Manager Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in two long-anticipated cases – Gill v. Whitford, dealing with a Republican gerrymander in Wisconsin, and Benisek v. Lamone, dealing with a Democratic gerrymander in Maryland. The Court issued no ruling on the merits in[Read More…]
Prairie State College Educator to Set Sail on Gulf of Mexico Research Cruise
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2018 Submitted by: NOAA Teacher at Sea Program Dr. Angela Hung, a biology professor at Prairie State College in Chicago Heights, Illinois, will sail on June 22 to assist scientists on a 14-day survey of groundfish populations in the Gulf of Mexico. Hung will participate in this[Read More…]
WorldChicago to Host Foreign Leaders Examining Disability Rights and Inclusion in Chicago and Champaign
Chicago and Champaign, IL –(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2018 Contact: Monika Wilcox As part of the U.S. Department of State’s Sports Diplomacy programs, sixteen participants from Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand will spend June 21 to July 5, 2018, in Chicago and Champaign, Illinois examining disability rights and inclusion. WorldChicago will host the[Read More…]
Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Cereal
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2018 By: CDC Communications The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Mbandaka infections. Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may[Read More…]
Fewer U.S. High School Students Having Sex, Using Drugs
Too Many Still at Risk for HIV & Sexually Transmitted Diseases Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 15, 2018 Contact: National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention The 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) paints a promising picture about the drug and sexual behaviors U.S. high school students report, but[Read More…]
Financial Abuse of Elderly ‘Rampant, but Invisible’, Says UN Expert
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2018 By: UN Media Relations Older people are increasingly subject to financial abuse, in many cases by their own family members, a United Nations human rights expert warned on Thursday. “Financial abuse of older persons is rampant but largely invisible, and the problem is expected to grow[Read More…]
Trump Targets U.S. Climate and Energy Data, Putting Science at Risk, Center for American Progress Report Says
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2018 By: Luke Bassett, Kristina Costa, and Lia Cattaneo The Trump administration is working to undermine federal programs that gather scientific data on climate and energy, part of a disturbing effort to erode public confidence in climate science, according to a new report from the Center[Read More…]
How America Got Hooked On A Deadly Drug
An inside look at how Purdue Pharma pushed OxyContin despite risks of addiction and fatalities. CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2018 By: Fred Schulte Purdue Pharma left almost nothing to chance in its whirlwind marketing of its new painkiller OxyContin. From 1996 to 2002, Purdue pursued nearly every avenue in the drug supply[Read More…]
Trump Administration Challenges ACA’s Preexisting Conditions Protection In Court
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 14, 2018 By: Julie Rovner and Julie Appleby The Trump administration is refusing to defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, essentially arguing that federal courts should find the health law’s protection for people with preexisting conditions unconstitutional. The federal lawsuit hinges on the ACA’s individual mandate,[Read More…]
