Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: U.S. Central Command Yesterday at about 6:45 p.m. GMT, a U.S. HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in western Iraq. The crash does not appear to be a result of enemy activity. This incident is under investigation. “All personnel aboard were killed in the crash,” said[Read More…]
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During Binges, U.S. Adults Have 17 Billion Drinks a Year
More than half of those drinks are by adults ages 35 years and older Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations U.S. adults consumed more than 17 billion binge drinks in 2015, or about 470 binge drinks per binge drinker, according to a first-of-its-kind study released by the Centers[Read More…]
U.S. Delegation Heads to Portugal to Learn From Country’s Groundbreaking Drug Decriminalization Policy
Portugal’s Dramatic Declines in Overdose Deaths, HIV Infections & Drug Arrests Draw Those Hit Hardest by U.S. Drug War to Investigate Further; Over 70 Participants from California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Washington and Are Available for Interviews NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Tony Newman What[Read More…]
Indivisible Groups & Moms Demand Action to Host 7th Congressional District Candidate Forum on March 17
Forum will focus on the issue of gun violence in the 7th district CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 By: Erika Bachner and Denise McDermott Coming on the heels of the National School Walkout, the issue of gun violence in America is front in center in a way we have never seen[Read More…]
It’s March Madness Time at the Crete Public Library
CRETE—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Sarah Wegley The Crete Public Library invites you to play its version of March Madness in order to determine who is the most popular literary character in Crete. In order to make this decision, the library is playing a weekly March Madness game which allows library[Read More…]
Chicago Lights Raises Over $675,000 at 25th Anniversary Gala for Youth Development and Social Services
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2018 By: Kris Adamik The Chicago Lights Gala of Hope celebrated its 25th anniversary and raised over $675,000 for youth development and social services on Friday, March 2, 2018. The event gathered supporters to celebrate and invest in the work of compassion, hope, and justice lived through these[Read More…]
March Madness: DePaul University Math Prof Talks Longshot Odds of Picking Perfect Bracket
Professor Jeff Bergen calculates chances of predicting all 63 games correctly at one in 9.2 quintillion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Russell Dorn [email protected] As college basketball fans get set to fill out their brackets this March Madness, DePaul University mathematics professor Jeff Bergen offers some perspective on the odds of[Read More…]
Politicians Using Nonprofits to Cloak Spending After Election Day
New York, N.Y. –(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Chisun Lee, Douglas Keith and Ava Mehta At least two presidents, seven governors and several prominent mayors – from both major parties – have established nonprofits that allow them to raise unlimited, anonymous funds for political spending after election day, according to a new report by[Read More…]
Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashes Off Coast of Florida
NORFOLK (NNS) –(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 From Naval Air Force Atlantic March 15 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. An F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed on final approach to Boca Chica Field, Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida at approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT, March 14. Search and rescue crews were notified shortly after the[Read More…]
New Survey: Women’s Health Coverage at All Time High; Affordability & Access Challenges Remain
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Usha Ranji, Caroline Rosenzweig, Ivette Gomez, and Alina Salganicoff A new nationally-representative survey of women from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that coverage rates for women are at all-time highs and use of preventive services is on the rise, but many women still face a wide range of[Read More…]
