Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (Photo Source: Illinois.gov) Attorney General Calls for Elimination of Criminal Statutes of Limitations for Felony Child Sexual Abuse and Assault Crimes Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—March 29, 2017. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today applauded members of the Illinois Senate for passing legislation to eliminate the statutes of limitations[Read More…]
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Multistate Outbreak of Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli Infections Linked to I.M. Healthy Brand SoyNut Butter
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 30. 2017 What’s New Six more sick people have been reported since the last update on March 21, 2017. The most recent illness started on March 13, 2017. Two more people were hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a type of kidney failure. The total is 29 sick[Read More…]
FDA URGENT NEWS: Envy Me Is Recalling LaBri’s Body Health Atomic 60 Capsules Due To Undeclared Sibutramine
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. Envy Me is recalling LaBri’s Body Health Atomic, dietary supplement marketed for weight loss, sold in 60 capsule, plastic bottles. The recall includes all lot codes, manufacturing codes and expiration dates. The United States Food and Drug Administration has analyzed samples of La Bri’s Body[Read More…]
Governors State University Receives Prestigious National Humanities Grant
Equipping Veterans to Look at War Trauma University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2017: The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), in conjunction with the Veterans Resource Center at Governors State University, has been named one of ten Illinois organizations to receive $100,000 in National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding[Read More…]
Mexico Lagged the Rest of Latin America in the NAFTA Era, Report Finds
Over 20 Million More Mexicans Have Fallen Below the Poverty Line Since NAFTA Took Effect Washington, DC — (ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2017. Despite President Trump’s suggestions to the contrary, Mexico has not fared well during the 23 years it has been party to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). An[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
First drug approved for Primary Progressive MS Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 30, 2017. On March 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) to treat adult patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS). This is the first drug approved by the FDA[Read More…]
Western Environmental Law Center: White House Rejects Scientific Consensus, Guts U.S. Climate Policy
Taos, New Mexico–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2017. In an executive order released by the White House today, President Trump seeks to reverse the core policy safeguards put in place by the Obama Administration to address climate change. The Trump order represents a sweeping attack on action to account for intensifying and anticipated[Read More…]
National Journalists Associations Launch LGBTQ Guide for Spanish-Language Media
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The National LGBTQ Task Force, NLGJA – The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) have launched a Spanish-language stylebook for journalists reporting on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. First published by NLGJA and NAHJ in 2005, “El Manual de[Read More…]
Crete Public Library Hosts Bucky Halker – “Ain’t Got a Dollar: Illinois Workers and Protest Songs, 1865-1965”
Crete, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Think you’ve got it bad at work? Get some perspective while taking a musical journey back in time through 100 years of songs by Illinois workers. Bucky Halker, historian and folksinger, will present a free performance to the public on Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. at the[Read More…]
MoveOn.org Files Federal Ethics Complaint Against Rep. Nunes for Violating Espionage Act, House Rules
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) MoveOn: Nunes’ unauthorized disclosure of classified information for ‘blatantly political purposes’ … ’implicates the integrity of the House’ and its role in oversight. Congress must stop all business and focus on the creation of an independent commission and the appointment of a special prosecutor. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March[Read More…]
