A Syrian refugee family shopping for food in one of the stores with which WFP cooperates in Chtoura town, in Bekaa valley, Lebanon. Photo: WFP/Sandy Maroun GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–1 December 2014 – A life-saving programme providing food vouchers to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees has been suspended due to lack of[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
NASA’s Orion Flight Test and the Journey to Mars
The first future human mission to Mars and those that follow will require the ingenuity and dedication of an entire generation. We take the next step on that journey with the uncrewed, first flight test of Orion. Image Credit: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. In the not-too-distant future, astronauts destined[Read More…]
NOAA Issues Atlantic Tuna Management Measures
Amendment 7 aims to reduce bycatch discards Regulations announced today will help Atlantic bluefin tuna (above) in the Gulf of Mexico and off Cape Hatteras. (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. NOAA Fisheries today announced final regulations that will help protect Atlantic bluefin tuna by reducing dead discards and providing measures to help[Read More…]
Nearly 55 Percent of U.S. Infants Sleep with Potentially Unsafe Bedding
NIH, CDC study shows unsafe infant bedding use still common, despite warnings Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Nearly 55 percent of U.S. infants are placed to sleep with bedding that increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, despite recommendations against the practice, report researchers at the National Institutes[Read More…]
Public Interest and Environmental Groups Call for More Aggressive EPA Rule to Curb Carbon Emissions
125 groups send letter to president outlining ways to strengthen proposal to curb climate change WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 1. 2014. More than 100 groups today called for more aggressive action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s to curb carbon emissions from existing power plants. In a letter organized by the Climate[Read More…]
UN Committee Against Torture Condemns City of Chicago’s Handling of Jon Burge Matter
CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. On Friday, November 28, 2014, the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UN CAT) condemned the U.S. Government and the City of Chicago for failing to provide sufficient redress to those who were tortured by notorious former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge and the detectives under[Read More…]
Government Settles False Claims Act Allegations Against Oxygen and Sleep Therapy Company
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. North Atlantic Medical Services Inc. (NAMS), doing business as Regional Home Care Inc., has agreed to pay $852,378 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid for respiratory therapy services provided by unlicensed personnel, the Department of[Read More…]
‘We Must Leave No One Behind’ to End AIDS by 2030, UN Secretary General Ban Declares on World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day 2014. Source: UNAIDS NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 December 2014 – Ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 requires a comprehensive approach that includes social justice, the democratization of science, gender equity, and a people-centred approach to health, said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on World AIDS Day, as he spotlighted[Read More…]
Chicago Mayoral Candidate Dr. Amara Enyia to Create Stronger Economy through Worker-Owned Cooperatives
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. Mayoral Candidate Dr. Amara Enyia knows that creating a strong economy means doing more than just asking for jobs or a relocating headquarters downtown. “We need to create more owners – especially in the neighborhoods. Ownership builds wealth and cooperative ownership is the alternative to a reliance on low-paying retail and[Read More…]
Chicago Police Violence Against Black and Latino Youth Called Out by United Nations Committee Against Torture
After report and testimony from Chicago’s We Charge Genocide, UNCAT “particularly concerned” over CPD profiling, harassment and excessive force. Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—December 1, 2014. On Friday, 11/28, the United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) issued Concluding Observations after holding their 53rd Session in Geneva, Switzerland earlier this month, during which the[Read More…]
