In a Show of Support for Fellow Cancer Survivors and Other Patients, Etheridge Helps Advocates as They Enter the Final Days of the Legislative Session With Still No Action from Senate Leadership Albany—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2014. Legendary rock star and cancer survivor, Melissa Etheridge – who is in the state capital[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by President Obama on Iraq, June 13, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014 – 12:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. I wanted to take some time to give you a quick update about the situation in Iraq. Yesterday, I convened a meeting with my National Security Council to discuss the situation there, and this morning I received[Read More…]
Illinois Firm Recalls Turkey Base Product Due To Misbranding and Undeclared Allergen
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014 – Vanee Foods, a Broadview, Ill. establishment is recalling approximately 3,156 pounds of turkey base because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The turkey base which contains milk was misbranded as chicken base that[Read More…]
EPA Announces $1 Million for Brownfield Sites in Ottawa, Rochelle and South Beloit
Ottawa, Illinois—(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman today announced brownfield assessment and cleanup grants totaling $1 million to promote redevelopment of contaminated sites in Ottawa, Rochelle and South Beloit, Illinois. Hedman was joined by U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Ottawa Mayor Robert M. Eschbach and[Read More…]
GM Proactively Announces Four New Recalls, June 13, 2014
DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. General Motors will recall all current generation Chevrolet Camaros because a driver’s knee can bump the key FOB and cause the key to inadvertently move out of the “run” position, with a corresponding reduction or loss of power. The issue, which may primarily affect drivers sitting close[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety Vows to Help Defend Vermont from Unfounded Attack on GE Labeling Law
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. “Center for Food Safety stands with the people of Vermont and Americans across the country. We will vigorously defend this legally sound and important law from GMA’s irresponsible attack,” said Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of Center for Food Safety. “These multinational food companies already label genetically[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: Teens Need Continued Access to Sex Education and Contraception
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2014. Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which tracks a variety of health-risk behaviors among high school students, including sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection. The report[Read More…]
Is There an Unlocked Gun Where My Child is Going to Play? June 21 is ASK Day
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2014. In America, one out of three homes with children has a gun, and nearly 1.7 million children live in a home with a loaded, unlocked gun. Every year, thousands of kids are killed and injured as a result. The ASK (Asking Saves Kids)[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, June 13, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2014. Leaders in Washington Pushing to Strengthen and Expand Social Security In a sign that the push to expand Social Security is continuing to build support, on Wednesday Senators Mark Begich (D-AK) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced the Retirement and Income Security Enhancements (RAISE) Act. The RAISE[Read More…]
As Iraq’s Insurgency Spreads Beyond Mosul, UN Rights Chief ‘Alarmed’ by Reported Abuses
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–13 June 2014 – As insurgents continue to overrun parts of northern Iraq, the United Nations human rights chief expressed “extreme alarm” today at reports of summary executions and extrajudicial killings, and the massive displacement of some half a million people, many of whom are now in urgent need of[Read More…]
