Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing TUNISIA EGYPT NORTH KOREA/REGION INDIA IRAQ/REGION NORTH KOREA CUBA CHINA/REGION TURKEY CUBA DEPARTMENT JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA TRANSCRIPT: 12:38 p.m. EST MS. HARF: Good afternoon. Welcome to the daily press briefing. It sounds like I’m in an auditorium right now, okay. QUESTION: It’s a[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
United States Files Suit Against Omnicare Inc. for Accepting Kickbacks from Drug Manufacturer to Promote an Anti-Epileptic Drug in Nursing Homes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. The United States has filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc. alleging that it solicited and received millions of dollars in kickbacks from pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories, the Justice Department announced today. Omnicare is the nation’s largest provider of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy consulting[Read More…]
XTO Energy Inc. to Restore Areas Damaged by Natural Gas Extraction Activities
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that XTO Energy Inc. (XTO), a subsidiary of ExxonMobil and the nation’s largest holder of natural gas reserves, will spend an estimated $3 million to restore eight sites damaged by unauthorized discharges of fill[Read More…]
Bank Leumi Admits to Assisting U.S. Taxpayers in Hiding Assets in Offshore Bank Accounts
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. A major Israeli international bank admitted that it conspired to aid and assist U.S. taxpayers to prepare and present false tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by hiding income and assets in offshore bank accounts in Israel and elsewhere around the world. A deferred[Read More…]
FDA Approves Opdivo for Advanced Melanoma
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Opdivo (nivolumab), a new treatment for patients with unresectable (cannot be removed by surgery) or metastatic (advanced) melanoma who no longer respond to other drugs. Melanoma is the fifth most common type of cancer in[Read More…]
Ebola Epidemic Continues to Spread, Requiring Intensified Effort, Dec. 22, 2014
CDC Director sees some promising developments but uneven progress Dr. Tom Frieden speaks with Yusif Koroma, an Ebola survivor who is now taking of orphans at a nearby social services center. Image source: Heidi O’Bra, CDC. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. After more than a year of Ebola transmission in Guinea[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Helps Bring in $14.2 Million in Assistance for Constituents, Communities
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced today that a total of $14.2 million in federal grants were awarded in 2014 to municipalities, public safety departments, health and housing agencies and schools within the 2nd Congressional District. A total of 53 grants were awarded and provided funding for a[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Blog: Marijuana Prohibition in Nebraska and Oklahoma is the Real Nuisance
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2014. By Bill Piper The attorneys general of Nebraska and Oklahoma have launched a lawsuit against Colorado claiming the state’s 2012 voter initiative legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana is causing marijuana to come into their states, creating a public nuisance and consuming law enforcement resources. Leaving aside[Read More…]
Human Rights Watch and ACLU to U.S.: Investigate, Prosecute CIA Torture
New York –-(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union have written to US Attorney General Eric Holder urging him to order a criminal investigation into torture and other serious abuses relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s interrogation and detention program. In a letter sent to[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Bill To Be Filled In Indiana
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2014. When it comes to medical marijuana reform, the State of Indiana is likely not the first state that comes to mind. However, emboldened by new federal policy that de-funded medical marijuana raids in states that have passed medical marijuana laws, Indiana appears to have a medical marijuana[Read More…]
