WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. In remarks at the National Geographic Society and released early on Medium, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today laid out a vision for actions the nation can take to build upon America’s rich conservation legacy and pass on healthy public lands and waters to the next[Read More…]
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Back to Nature Expands Voluntary Recall for Limited Number of Classic Creme Cookies Due to Undeclared Milk
Naples, FL –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Back to Nature Foods, LLC is expanding its voluntary recall to include four (4) additional lots of its Classic Creme cookies, 12 oz packages, because they may contain undeclared milk, not listed as an ingredient on the label. Persons who have an allergy or severe[Read More…]
Cannabis Regulation and the UN Drug Treaties
Strategies for Reform NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. As jurisdictions enact reforms creating legal access to cannabis for purposes other than exclusively “medical and scientific,” tensions surrounding the existing UN drug treaties and evolving law and practice in Member States continue to grow. These treaty tensions have become the “elephant in[Read More…]
United Nations Orders Security to Confiscate Copies of Open Letter to Ban Ki-Moon Calling for End to Global Drug War
Hillary Clinton Latest to Sign Letter, Joining Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Cory Booker, Warren Buffett, George Soros, Richard Branson, More Than a Dozen Former Heads of State, and Hundreds of Other Legislators, Cabinet Ministers, Former UN Officials, and Celebrities New York, New York –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. On the[Read More…]
Polaris Recalls RZR Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
Severe Burn Injuries, One Death Reported Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Polaris RZR recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) Hazard: The recalled ROVs can catch fire while consumers are driving, posing fire and burn hazards to drivers and passengers. Consumer Contact: Polaris at 800-POLARIS or 800-765-2747 from 8[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America: On Abortion Access, Bernie Sanders Still Doesn’t Get It. Hillary Clinton Does
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue released the following statement in response to Hillary Clinton’s comments about our nation’s crisis of abortion access at today’s rally in New York: “At a time when women are going to jail for miscarriages, and when women’s health clinics are being shuttered at a[Read More…]
VA Convenes Leaders in Brain Health to Advance Solutions for mTBI and PTSD at Brain Trust Summit
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is leading a groundbreaking two-day event focused on brain health, Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion. The first annual public-private partnership event will take place this week at the National Press Club and the IBM Institute for Electronic Government in[Read More…]
VA Secretary and Deputy Secretary tell Commission on Care: Transformation is Underway and Already Delivering Measurable Results for Veterans
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016. Today Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald and Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson updated the Commission on Care laying out the current state of VA and the transformation that is underway to deliver better customer service and results for America’s Veterans.[Read More…]
Ecuador: UN Food Convoy Heads to Quake-ravaged Areas; Some 150,000 Children Impacted
Loading trucks with WFP food for the quake-stricken town of Pedernales in Ecuador. Photo: WFP Media ECUADOR–(ENEWSPF)–19 April 2016 – The United Nations food relief agency has sent a convoy to assist some 8,000 people severely affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the coast of Ecuador, leaving[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Opens 1871 Expansion And Announces More Than 700 New Tech Jobs Created In Chicago
Tech Companies Join Together to Celebrate Expansion of Chicago’s Technology Startup Hub, 1871 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that 16 Chicago tech companies have recently added more than 700 jobs in the city. The commitment comes as the Mayor helped open the newly-completed expansion space at 1871,[Read More…]
