Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Nearly 42 percent of U.S. adults who drink also report using medications known to interact with alcohol, based on a study from the National Institutes of Health released Friday. Among those over 65 years of age who drink alcohol, nearly 78 percent report using alcohol-interactive[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Lawsuit Filed to Secure ‘Endangered’ Status for Gunnison Sage Grouse
Unique Bird Once in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona Now Reduced to 7 Percent of Historic Range WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to protect the Gunnison sage grouse as “threatened”[Read More…]
Guantánamo Prisoner’s Book Is Released
ACLU Launches “Free Slahi” Campaign, Actors Read Excerpts Online NEW YORK –-(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. In a first, a book written by a Guantánamo prisoner was published today in the United States and several other countries. Mauritanian citizen Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been at the detention camp since 2002, and the[Read More…]
Two Yemeni Nationals Charged with Conspiring to Murder United States Nationals Abroad and Providing Material Support to Al-Qaeda
Defendants Allegedly Conspired to Carry Out Armed Attacks Against United States Military Personnel and Facilitated the Entry of an American Citizen into Al-Qaeda Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2015. A complaint and arrest warrant were unsealed today in federal court in the Eastern District of New York charging Saddiq Al-Abbadi, also known[Read More…]
Oma’s Pride Recalls Purr Complete Feline Poultry Meal
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Oma’s Pride of Avon, CT is recalling Purr-Complete Feline Poultry Meal because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals eating the products and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products, especially if they have not thoroughly washed[Read More…]
B&M, Inc. Issues Allergy Allert on Undeclared Peanut Protein in Ground Cumin and Other Seasonings Sold at Target and the Fresh Market Nationwide
Mount Vernon, Missouri —(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. B&M, Inc. of Mount Vernon, Missouri is recalling certain seasoning blends that contain ground cumin that may contain peanut, an allergen that is not declared on the products’ ingredient statements. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of[Read More…]
UN — No New Ebola Cases Reported in Most of Liberia Counties Over Past Week
The Island clinic Ebola treatment unit in Liberia. Photo: WHO/R. Sørensen GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 January 2015 – The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) today welcomed encouraging statistics recently released by Liberia’s Minister of health and Social Welfare that reported that 12 of the country’s 15 counties have had no[Read More…]
Kettle Falls Five Defendant Moves for Dismissal in Widely Watched Federal Medical Marijuana Case
Larry Harvey argues that new Congressional measure should prevent the DOJ from prosecuting his family Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2015. A motion to dismiss has been filed in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case involving a family from rural northeastern Washington State. Larry Harvey, 71, of the Kettle Falls[Read More…]
This Is How President Obama Is Making the Tax Code Work for Middle-Class Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2015. At the heart of America’s economic resurgence stands the grit and resilience of America’s middle class. It’s what has fueled our economic comeback and will help ensure that all Americans — not just a fortunate few — benefit from the progress we’ve made since the Great[Read More…]
Representative: Illinois Medical Marijuana Program May Be Doomed
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2015. Illinois approved a pilot medical marijuana program in 2013. The program started in 2014 with one caveat – there was no actual medical marijuana to legally obtain. Safe access to medical marijuana for patients requires licenses being issued to growers and distributors, as patients can’t grow their[Read More…]
