Silver Spring, MD-(ENEWSPF)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule today that revises its annual reporting requirements for drug sponsors of all antimicrobials sold or distributed for use in animals intended for human consumption or food-producing animals. Companies are now required to provide estimates of sales broken down by[Read More…]
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Investigational Malaria Vaccine Protects Healthy U.S. Adults For More Than One Year
PfSPZ Vaccine is first to show durable, sterile protection in people with no prior infection. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- An experimental malaria vaccine protected a small number of healthy, malaria-naïve adults in the United States from infection for more than one year after immunization, according to results from a Phase 1 trial described[Read More…]
Jury Convicts North Suburban Lawyer of Immigration Fraud for Falsifying Clients’ Applications for U.S. Asylum
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A federal jury today convicted a north suburban attorney of submitting false information to immigration authorities to help his clients seek asylum in the United States. ROBERT DEKELAITA accepted fees from foreign nationals in exchange for submitting the false documents to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Citizenship and[Read More…]
HRC & Equality NC Respond to Gov. McCrory’s Reckless Lawsuit
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Yesterday, the Human Rights Campaign and Equality NC issued the following statements in response to the news that Governor Pat McCrory has filed a lawsuit defending his deeply discriminatory HB2. “North Carolina’s HB2 law is blatantly unconstitutional and violates federal civil rights law,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “The Department of[Read More…]
Pat McCrory’s Hypocrisy: Forces Through HB2 in Hours, Now Asks DOJ For More Time
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On May 8, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, and Equality North Carolina, released the following statement on North Carolina after Gov. Pat McCrory said on Fox News Sunday that he requested more time from the Department of[Read More…]
HRC Hails Suspension of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore
Montgomery, AL-(ENEWSPF)- On May 7, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, hailed the Judicial Inquiry Commission of Alabama’s suspension of Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, for his consistent defiance of pro-marriage equality federal rulings in the state. “Roy[Read More…]
Educators, LGBT Advocates Slam General Assembly for Refusing DOJ Order to End Civil Rights Violation
Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Monday, at a press conference in Raleigh, NC, the Human Rights Campaign, Equality NC, the North Carolina Association of Educators, and Campus Pride blasted Governor Pat McCrory for filing a lawsuit defending his deeply discriminatory HB2. “There’s been bipartisan opposition to bills like HB2 for good reason. It is[Read More…]
DoD Releases FY15 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- On May 5, the Department of Defense released its Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. Overall, sexual assault reporting remained consistent with the high levels seen in recent years. The department received a total of 6,083 reports of sexual assault for allegations[Read More…]
Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For: Army Cpl. David J. Wishon Jr. of Baltimore
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman missing from the Korean War have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Cpl. David J. Wishon Jr. of Baltimore will be buried May 6 in[Read More…]
Weekly Address: Happy Mother’s Day From President Obama
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Hello, everybody. In our house, everybody knows that President is only the third-most important job in the family. So this weekend, I’m going to take a little extra time to say thank you to Michelle for the remarkable way she does the most important job: being a mom. And[Read More…]
