Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced next steps in the university’s ongoing process to acknowledge and respond to its historical ties to the institution of slavery. In sharing the report and recommendations of the Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation, DeGioia said that the[Read More…]
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‘There is No New Donald Trump’: Michiganders Reject Trump Ahead of Detroit Visit
MICHIGAN–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. Ahead of Donald Trump’s visit to Detroit on Saturday, Michiganders are continuing to reject Donald Trump’s extreme rhetoric, divisive policies, and incitement of hate groups. Trump has a history of racial discrimination; at the start of his career, he was sued by the Department of Justice for[Read More…]
The Threat of Invasive Species
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. From the Zika, the mosquito-borne virus recently making headlines across the globe, to Cheatgrass, which increases the danger of wildfire as the plant spreads across the Western U.S. – invasive species come in all shapes and sizes. But the one thing they have in common is[Read More…]
40 Civil Rights Groups Urge Census to Stop Miscounting Prisoners
Practice Leads to a “Discriminatory Census Result” WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. The Census Bureau has come under fire from a coalition of 40 civil rights, faith, and low-income groups for its proposal to continue miscounting prisoners as residents of their prisons, instead of their homes, leading to a “distortion[Read More…]
New Report Revealing Trump Foundation’s Actual Pay-To-Play Scandal Involving Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
Donald Trump is greeted by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi at a March 14 campaign event in Tampa. (Gerald Herbert/AP) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. In response to a new Washington Post report revealing that the Internal Revenue Service has fined Donald Trump for using funds from his charitable foundation to[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of Clot Retrieval Devices to Reduce Disability in Stroke Patients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of two Trevo clot retrieval devices as an initial therapy for strokes due to blood clots (ischemic) to reduce paralysis, speech difficulties and other stroke disabilities. These devices should be used within six hours of symptom[Read More…]
Hillary for America Statement on Donald Trump’s Latest Immigration Speech
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. Today, after Donald Trump’s campaign announced he will give yet another speech clarifying his immigration policy, Hillary for America Chair John Podesta released the following statement: “This is embarrassing to Donald Trump and offensive to people who are impacted by and care about the very serious[Read More…]
NASA Sees Typhoon Namtheun Moving Through Japan’s Ryukyu Islands
JAPAN–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. NASA’s Terra satellites provided a visible view of Typhoon Namtheun when it was moving through Japan’s Ryukyu Islands. Namtheun is expected to make landfall in Japan’s large island of Kyushu on Sept. 3. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite passed over[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Oil Giant Enbridge Withdraws Application for Sandpiper Pipeline
Withdrawal Spells Defeat for Widely Opposed Proposal Minneapolis, MN –(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. Late yesterday, Enbridge and the North Dakota Pipeline Company submitted a Petition to Withdraw their Public Utilities Commision (MNPUC) application for the “Sandpiper Pipeline Project.” As no party is expected to object, this decision is likely the end[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on August 2016 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the August 2016 Employment Situation report released today: “As we head into Labor Day weekend, the August employment report shows that we’re continuing a steady recovery. Thanks to the grit and determination of[Read More…]
