Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. Republican efforts to exploit the Benghazi tragedy to score political points against Hillary Clinton has been both disturbing and fruitless. Two years and $7 million after its inception, the taxpayer-funded partisan witch hunt known as the Benghazi Committee concluded quite fittingly: Republican members, who insisted in[Read More…]
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Youth Delegation from Village Leadership Academy Returns from Cuba
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. Chicago’s premier social justice school, Village Leadership Academy (VLA), sent 21 South and Westside youth to Cuba this summer as part of their annual World Scholars Program (WSP). Recently featured on WBEZ for their CTA train takeover and civic engagement project that educated voters on the importance[Read More…]
Poverty and Early Deaths Await Millions of World’s Most Disadvantaged Children – UNICEF
Children in Portoviejo, Manabí, listen as they are read a book called “The Little Prince” in a shelter for people affected by the earthquake which hit Ecuador in April 2016, in an event organized by an independent volunteer group Caminartes. Photo: UNICEF/Santiago Arcos GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–28 June 2016 – Some 69 million[Read More…]
FDA Approves Epclusa for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
First regimen to treat all six major HCV genotypes Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Epclusa to treat adult patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) both with and without cirrhosis (advanced liver disease). For patients with moderate to severe cirrhosis (decompensated cirrhosis), Epclusa[Read More…]
In Case You Missed It: Washington Post: Trump Promised Millions to Charity. We Found Less Than $10,000 Over 7 Years
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016 By: David A. Fahrenthold In May, under pressure from the news media, Donald Trump made good on a pledge he made four months earlier: He gave $1 million to a nonprofit group helping veterans’ families. Before that, however, when was the last time that Trump gave[Read More…]
Alaskan and Canadian Groups Petition Secretary of the Interior to Investigate Mines in British Columbia
Groups say threats to Pacific salmon, steelhead, grizzly bears, and woodland caribou, undermine U.S. conservation treaties View of the Tulsequah River, looking east towards the confluence with Taku River. Photo courtesy of Chris Miller / Trout Unlimited Juneau, AK —(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. A coalition of conservation and Alaska Native groups[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Former DHS Worker Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Prison
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that a former Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) caseworker pled guilty today and was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars in state assistance for needy families. Amy Mueller, 40, of Highland, Ill., pled guilty[Read More…]
IKEA Recalls MALM and Other Models of Chests and Dressers Due to Serious Tip-Over Hazard
Consumers Urged to Anchor Chests and Dressers or Return for Refund Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. IKEA is voluntarily recalling all chests and dressers that do not meet the performance requirements of the U.S. voluntary industry standard (ASTM F2057-14). The recalled chests and dressers are unstable if they are not properly[Read More…]
Volkswagen to Spend Up to $14.7 Billion to Settle Allegations of Cheating Emissions Tests and Deceiving Customers on 2.0 Liter Diesel Vehicles
Settlements Require VW to Spend up to $10 Billion to Buyback, Terminate Leases, or Modify Affected 2.0 Liter Vehicles and Compensate Consumers, and Spend $4.7 Billion to Mitigate Pollution and Make Investments that Support Zero-Emission Vehicle Technology Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 28, 2016. In two related settlements, one with the United States[Read More…]
Democrats Issue Benghazi Report and Release Interview Transcripts
Administration officials did not make intentionally misleading statements about the attacks, but instead relied on information they were provided at the time under fast-moving circumstances. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2016. Today, the Democratic Members of the Select Committee on Benghazi issued a 339-page report entitled, “Honoring Courage, Improving Security, and Fighting[Read More…]
