CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. Chicago Women Take Action (CWTA) supports activists, elected officials, health professionals and everyone working to end the gun violence in Chicago. We reject the concept that Chicago is “Afghanistan.” We are not. We are a city with a devastating gun violence problem that mostly affects distressed communities.[Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Orders Prospect Mortgage to Pay $3.5 Million Fine for Illegal Kickback Scheme
Real Estate Brokers and Mortgage Servicer That Took Kickbacks from Prospect Also Ordered to Pay $495,000 Washington, D.C. – (ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against Prospect Mortgage, LLC, a major mortgage lender, for paying illegal kickbacks for mortgage business referrals. The CFPB also[Read More…]
Groundbreaking Drug Policy Bills Reintroduced in Maryland
Legislation Addresses Addiction, Deadly Overdose, Spread of Infectious Disease and Incarceration Rates for Drug-Related Offenses; Proposed Bills Would Provide Treatment-on-Demand in Hospitals, Decriminalize Small Amounts of Drugs, and Set Up Safe Consumption Programs MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. As deaths from drug overdoses increase nationwide, Maryland Delegate Dan Morhaim, M.D. – also[Read More…]
Cardiovascular Disease-Related Hospital Admissions Jump on Second Day After Major Snowfall
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. Hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases decline on days with major snowfalls compared to days with no snowfall, but they jump by 23% two days later, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “With global climate change,[Read More…]
UNICEF Launches $3.3 Billion Appeal to Assist Millions of Children Affected by Conflict, Disasters
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–31 January 2017 – Against the backdrop of ever increasing number of children driven from their homes due to conflict, disasters and climate change, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today launched a $3.3 billion appeal to provide emergency assistance in 48 countries around the globe. “From Syria to Yemen[Read More…]
Revised Red Wolf Recovery Plan Could Save Wild Population in U.S.
With Only 45 Remaining in North Carolina, Fish and Wildlife Service Pledges to Rethink Management Approach WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has pledged to prepare an updated recovery plan in 2018 for the rapidly dwindling population of wild red wolves. In responding to a December petition[Read More…]
ACLU Statement on Potential White House Anti-LGBT Executive Order
NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. The White House yesterday sought to distance itself from rumors of an impending anti-LGBT Executive order, pledging to continue to enforce a 2014 Obama Administration order that enshrines nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people when seeking federal employment. American Civil Liberties Union LGBT Project Director James[Read More…]
New Acting Attorney General Boente Issues Guidance to Department on Trump Executive Order Banning Muslims
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2017. Dana J. Boente, who was appointed last night to serve as acting Attorney General, issued the following guidance last night to the men and women of the department: On January 30, 2017, Acting Attorney General Sally Q. Yates issued a memorandum barring Department of Justice Attorney’s[Read More…]
Veterans Write Trump, Demand Reversal On Executive Order
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2017. Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars are sending a letter today Donald Trump, today, urging him to repeal his executive order on refugees and visitors from the Middle East. A dozen veterans, all of whom used interpreters during their deployments, point to the damage[Read More…]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Jan. 31, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2017. On Jan. 30, Coalition military forces conducted 22 strikes consisting of 47 engagements against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 10 strikes consisting of 12 engagements using attack, bomber, and remotely piloted aircraft against ISIL targets. Syria Near Abu Kamal,[Read More…]
