Despite Objections and Early Pressure from Vatican Officials, Committee Takes on Church Policies and Practices That Enable Widespread Sexual Violence by Clergy New York, Geneva—(ENEWSPF)—May 23, 2014. Today, the United Nations Committee Against Torture found that the widespread sexual violence within the Catholic church amounted to torture and cruel, inhuman[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Planned Parenthood and ACLU In Court in Wisconsin to Protect Safe and Legal Abortion
Trial Begins Tuesday in Case Challenging Dangerous Restrictions that Restrict Safe and Legal Abortion Statewide Madison, WI–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014. A trial begins Tuesday in federal court in a lawsuit seeking to permanently block a harmful Wisconsin law signed in 2013 that could further restrict abortion in that state. Currently in[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, May 23, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014. Quality Home Care and Public Sector Unions at Risk in Supreme Court Case In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a ruling in Harris v. Quinn, a case involving the payment of union dues by public-sector home health workers in Illinois. The decision[Read More…]
Senators Kirk, Cardin Lead Senate in Honoring the Contributions of Holocaust Survivors During Jewish American Heritage Month
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) announced passage by the Senate of a bipartisan resolution (S. Res. 458) recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month and honoring Holocaust survivors for their contributions to the United States of America. The resolution, which was[Read More…]
Boko Haram, Nigerian Group that Kidnapped Schoolgirls, Put on UN Terror Sanctions List
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–23 May 2014 – The United Nations Security Council has added Boko Haram, the Nigerian militant group that has claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in mid-April, to its list of Al-Qaida associates subject to financial sanctions and an arms embargo. In its designation, the[Read More…]
Cordelia Lighting Recalls Two-Lamp Fluorescent Shop Lights Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Home Depot
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-190 Commercial Electric 2-Lamp Shop Light Recall Summary Name of product: Fluorescent Shop Lights Hazard: The lamp[Read More…]
Lakeshore Learning Materials Recalls Bristle Builders for Toddlers Play Sets Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-189 Bristle Builders for Toddlers Play Set with Animal Figures Recall Summary Name of product: LakeshoreBristle Builders®[Read More…]
Office Depot Recalls Gibson Leather Task Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: May 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-188 Full body of chair Recall Summary Name of product: Office Depot® Gibson Leather Task Chairs Hazard: [Read More…]
Healthy and Safe Swimming: We’re in it Together
Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week 2014 SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014. The week before many pools and beaches open for the Memorial Day Weekend is designated as Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week – May 19-25, 2014. The week is a chance to focus on simple things swimmers[Read More…]
Toyota Announces Recall of Certain Toyota Sienna Minivans
TORRANCE, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2014 – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced plans to conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 370,000 Model Year 2004-2011 Sienna Minivans originally sold in or registered in specific cold climate states. The involved vehicles are equipped with a spare tire carrier stowed under the[Read More…]
