Regenerative Medicine Holds Potential to Treat or Cure Chronic Diseases and Conditions Including Alzheimer’s, Battlefield Injuries WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) today introduced legislation to help accelerate the discovery of new cures for traumatic injuries and diseases including Alzheimer’s, cancer, diabetes, and ALS[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Together ‘We Can Pull Ukraine Back from the Brink’, UN Political Chief Tells Security Council
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–13 March 2014 – The United Nations continued efforts on multiple fronts to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine, with a senior human rights official holding meetings today in the capital, Kiev, while in New York, the Security Council met in its sixth urgent session on the crisis, hearing the UN[Read More…]
SEIU: Expanding Overtime Pay; Another Step Forward for Workers
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. After President Obama announced an executive order that would expand overtime pay to more workers, Mary Kay Henry, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) issued the following statement: “Today’s action by the President is one more step in the right direction for workers[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Asks Republicans to ‘Do the Math’ on Deporting Parents of U.S. Citizens
Chicagoland family with dad in deportation is basis for Gutiérrez floor speech Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Today, during the 10 a.m. hour (ET), Representative Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives about a Chicago family that is typical of the deportation crisis gripping the[Read More…]
BMW Recalls Certain Model 2013 Motorcycles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 13, 2014. SUMMARY: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2013 C 600 Sport, C 650 GT, F 700 GS, F 800 GS, F 800 GS Adventure, F 800 GT, R 1200 R and R1200 GS motorcycles. Water may enter the side-stand switch preventing[Read More…]
Out of Occupy, a New Populist Political Party Forms
Occupy Wall Street organizers prepare to launch a new populist political party. Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Carl Gibson, co-founder of U.S. Uncut, is joining with other Occupy Wall Street organizers to launch a new populist political party. While more details (including the name of the party and the identities of other[Read More…]
The First Time Putin Tried to Invade a Foreign Country
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Today, as the world community tries to interpret the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin in regards to the political crisis in Ukraine, the Center for American Progress released an analysis looking at the roots of Putin’s regional adventurism, tracing back to his involvement in a[Read More…]
EPA to Lift Suspension and Debarment of BP From Federal Government Contracts
Agreement contains strong provisions to continue safety and ethics improvements in order to comply WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. The Environmental Protection Agency and BP today executed an agreement resolving all suspension and debarment actions against BP that barred the company from doing business with the federal government following the company’s guilty[Read More…]
U.N. Human Rights Panel Presses U.S. on Drones, NSA, Torture, Discrimination Issues
ACLU Releases Report Urging U.N. Experts to Update Interpretation on Privacy GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Today and tomorrow, the United Nations Human Rights Committee is conducting a review of the United States’ compliance with a major human rights treaty, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). U.S. government representatives[Read More…]
ACLU: Holder Endorses Proposed Reduction of Drug Sentences
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 13, 2014. Attorney General endorsed a proposal to reduce prison sentences for certain nonviolent drug traffickers during testimony before the U.S. Sentencing Commission today. The proposed change would reduce the average sentence for drug traffickers by 11 months. The commission will vote on the proposal next month. “Our country’s[Read More…]
