Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 2, 2016. Trampoline parks have become increasingly popular in recent years, leading to a soaring number of emergency room visits for injuries sustained at these recreational venues, according to a new study in the September 2016 Pediatrics. The study, “Trampoline Park and HomeTrampoline Injuries” (published online[Read More…]
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100% of McDonald’s Chicken is Raised Without Antibiotics After Activist Push
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. McDonald’s announced today that it has eliminated antibiotics that are important in human medicine from 100 percent of its chicken supply. This announcement comes just a year and a half after McDonald’s publicly committed to require its poultry suppliers to stop using medically important[Read More…]
Appeals Board Affirms EPA Decision to Cancel Pesticide Toxic to Dragonflies, Crayfish, Other Freshwater Species
Photo courtesy EPA WASHINGTON— (ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. The Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to cancel use of a pesticide that’s highly toxic to freshwater wildlife like dragonflies, crayfish and mussels survived an industry challenge from Bayer CropScience. The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board agreed that Bayer failed to live up to its[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: Syracuse Post-Standard (op-ed): Republican Rep. Richard Hanna: We Should All be Done with Donald Trump
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 106 By: Rep. Richard Hanna (R–NY 22nd District) Our country is desperate for a functioning two-party system. A system that understands that compromise is the sweet spot of peace in a pluralistic society that values tolerance and inclusiveness. Not these endless attempts to run the table in[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Raised About $90 Million in July for HFA and the Democratic Party
54 Percent of Contributions Came from New Donors NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 2, 2016. Hillary Clinton had her best fundraising month of the campaign in July, bringing in nearly $90 million for Hillary for America and the Democratic Party. Her campaign began August with more than $58 million in the bank. HFA’s[Read More…]
At Homecoming Rally in Richmond, Tim Kaine Lays Out Virginians’ Choice in November
Kaine Passionately Defends Virginia Residents Khizr and Ghazala Khan Against Trump’s Attacks VIRGINIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. At his first solo event as the Democratic nominee for vice president, Senator Tim Kaine rallied thousands of Virginians in Richmond as he returned home from the Democratic National Convention and a three-day jobs tour[Read More…]
Investor Warren Buffett Contrasts Clinton’s Economic Policies with Trump’s
Hillary Clinton Touts 100-Day Jobs Plan NEBRASKA–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. At a rally in Omaha, Nebraska on Monday, Hillary Clinton touted her “100-Day Jobs Plan,” the largest investment in good-paying jobs since World War II, to America’s heartland. Clinton contrasted her economic plans with Donald Trump’s, citing recent independent studies by[Read More…]
Illinois Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Attempting to Entice a Minor
ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. A Springfield, Illinois, man was sentenced today to serve 132 months in prison for attempted enticement of a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis of the Central District of Illinois. Jeffrey Parkhurst, 59, was[Read More…]
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Begins Accepting New Claims
Payment on All Group A Claims Has Been Authorized Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) Special Master Rupa Bhattacharyya announced today that the VCF is once again accepting new claims using a new claim form that was redesigned following the Dec. 18, 2015, reauthorization of the[Read More…]
Cincinnati-Area Man Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges
OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2016. Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to kill government employees, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign[Read More…]
