Graduating students listen to a commencement speech on June 3, 2016, in New York. Source: AP/Bebeto Matthews Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. African American and Latino students are dramatically underrepresented at the nation’s most selective public research universities, and as many as 193,000 black and Latino students would have enrolled at those[Read More…]
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New CDC Study Shows Changes in Breast Cancer Death Rates by Age Group
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. Breast cancer death rates among women decreased during 2010-2014, but racial differences persisted, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The findings show changes for death rates from breast cancer by age[Read More…]
Contaminated Devices Putting Open-Heart Surgery Patients at Risk
CDC encourages hospitals to take action, advises patients to seek care if ill Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning healthcare providers and patients about the potential risk of infection from certain devices used during open heart (open-chest) surgery. Patients who have had[Read More…]
ACLU Takes Legal Action to Protect Rights of Minnesota Transgender Student
St. Paul, MINN. —(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and the ACLU filed a motion yesterday to intervene on behalf of a transgender student in a lawsuit that seeks to bar trans students from using locker rooms consistent with the student’s gender identity. The transgender girl, identified as[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. Governor Rauner yesterday joined Lt. Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. He highlighted the importance of the Hispanic community in Illinois. “We are very blessed here in Illinois because we have one of the largest, most vibrant, most dynamic Hispanic communities in the country[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Harnessing the Possibilities of Science, Technology, and Innovation
President Obama Hosts Frontiers Conference, Focusing on the Potential of Science, Technology, and Innovation to Drive Prosperity and Address Challenges in Personal, Local, National, Global, and Interplanetary Frontiers for the Next 50 Years and Beyond President Barack Obama looks at the moon through a telescope while talking with student Agatha[Read More…]
Toxic Chemicals Found in Kids’ Makeup Products – What Will You Shop for This Halloween?
New report shows you should be worried about more than just checking your children’s Halloween candy this year Chicago -(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. Findings from the new Breast Cancer Fund report published today and co-released by Illinois Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) show potentially harmful chemicals could be in the products[Read More…]
So Far, So Good: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C.
New Report Finds Massive Drop in Marijuana Arrests, No Increase in Youth Marijuana Use, No Increase in Traffic Fatalities, and Major Fiscal Benefits in States With Legalized Marijuana; Tens of Thousands of People Spared from Harmful Marijuana Arrests and Collateral Consequences; $552 Million in Tax Revenue Raised in Colorado, Washington and[Read More…]
Hillary for America Response to Tonight’s Troubling Revelations about Donald Trump
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2016. HFA Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri offered the following statement in response to the new allegations about Donald Trump’s actions: “This disturbing story sadly fits everything we know about the way Donald Trump has treated women. These reports suggest that he lied on the debate stage and[Read More…]
In Colorado, Hillary Clinton Promises to be a President for All (Video & Transcript)
https://youtu.be/1XlJOvpdVEk COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2016. At a rally in Pueblo, Hillary Clinton pledged to be a president for all, not just some. Emphasizing the stakes in this election for the community in Pueblo, one of the largest steel-producing cities in America, she rebuked Trump’s claim that he would be a president[Read More…]
