Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. After the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced it would not reschedule marijuana from the most restrictive federal drug class, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement: “The DEA’s decision flies in the face of choices made freely by voters in Oregon and[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Highlights Dangers of Unsafe Furniture For Children
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky participated in an event highlighting a new report by Kids In Danger (KID) and Shane’s Foundation that analyzes injury statistics and presents independent testing results for furniture tip-overs, revealing significant risks to children from dressers and chests in the home and dangerous[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on New Runway at O’Hare International Airport
Final runway makes O’Hare more efficient, reduces delays and paves way for future terminal expansion CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today marked the next step in modernizing O’Hare International Airport with the groundbreaking of O’Hare’s newest runway, 9C/27C. The runway is one part of a $1.3 billion infrastructure plan[Read More…]
In Warren, Clinton Lays Out the Clear Economic Choice In This Election
Clinton Calls Trump’s Plan Unacceptable to Working Families and a Win for the Wealthy Warren, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. In a major speech in Warren, Michigan on Thursday, Hillary Clinton highlighted her jobs and economic plan designed to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top.[Read More…]
Study: Frequent Marijuana Consumers Are Not More Likely To Access Health Care Services
Milwaukee, WI–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Marijuana consumers do not access health care services at rates that are higher than non-users, according to data published online ahead of print in the European Journal of Internal Medicine. Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin assessed the relationship between marijuana use and health care[Read More…]
Nigeria Reports First Polio Cases Since 2014, Highlighting Urgency of Immunization – UN Health Agency
Health workers vaccinating children against polio in Nigeria. Photo: IRIN/Aminu Abubakar NIGERIA–(ENEWSPF)–11 August 2016 – After two children were paralyzed by polio in Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria, the first cases of wild poliovirus in more than two years, the United Nations health agency today stressed the need to prioritize[Read More…]
Syria: UN Refugee Agency ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Attacks on Civilians, Internally Displaced Persons
Children prepare a fire for cooking in Aleppo city, Syria. As of 2 August 2016, children are again facing terrible threats from new intense attacks and fighting in the western parts of the city. Photo: UNICEF/Khuder Al-Issa GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–11 August 2016 – The United Nations refugee agency has expressed grave concern[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Denounces Donald Trump’s Economic Agenda That Helps Himself Over Working Families
Detroit, Michigan–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016. Today, Hillary Clinton laid out the key choice on the economy in this election: who will stand up for working families? She explained how she will build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top – while Donald Trump wants America to[Read More…]
University of Chicago Grad Student’s Discovery Could Enable Rapid Screening of Anti-Cancer Compounds
Unique process creates knotted chemical structures Graduate student Di Liu co-authored an article describing how to create tiny, knotted chemical structures that may provide a way to rapidly screen hundreds of chemicals for anti-cancer activity. Photo by: Joel Wintermantle CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016 By Carla Reiter It isn’t often that a[Read More…]
Battleground State Editorials Rip Trump’s Second Amendment Comments
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 11, 2016.After Donald Trump made veiled comments Tuesday in North Carolina invoking the Second Amendment, news media in critical general election states decried Trump’s remarks, calling them “dangerous” and “unacceptable.” One editorial board said Trump “crossed a very bright line where no American political candidate should go,” while[Read More…]
