Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) today introduced the bipartisan Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act, which would strengthen privacy protections for the genetic information of medical research participants. Federal agencies as well as research institutions maintain large databases of genetic information.[Read More…]
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly To Host College Savings Night for Parents on April 25
Matteson, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 5, 2016. Parents can learn about two economical college savings programs during Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s 2nd annual College Savings Night on Monday, April 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Country Club Hills City Hall, Downstairs Room 105/106, located at 4200 W. 183rd Street. Representatives will explain College[Read More…]
Eleanor Rose Recalls Children’s Loungewear Due to Violation of Federal Flammability Standard
Nutcracker Clara gown Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Recall Summary Name of product: Children’s loungewear Hazard: The loungewear fails to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: Eleanor Rose toll-free at 855-816-4649 from 8 a.m. to 4:30[Read More…]
Audubon Society: U.S. District Judge Approves $20 Billion Settlement in BP Oil Spill Case
Funds will pay for damage caused by largest marine oil spill in U.S. history Workers trying to protect a pelican nesting colony during the BP oil spill in 2010. Photo: Kim Hubbard/Audubon NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Responding to the approval of an approximately $20 billion settlement over the BP Deepwater Horizon[Read More…]
Colonoscopies and Mammograms Top List of ‘Most-shopped’ Health Care Services
Millennials with higher deductible spending compare prices most, study shows Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Colonoscopies, mammograms, and childbirth services are the most searched-for medical services when it comes to cost information—and millennials with higher annual deductible spending are the most frequent comparison shoppers—according to an analysis of a large national health[Read More…]
Conservation Efforts for Florida, Pacific Coast Green Sea Turtles Working, Agencies Say
Those populations improving–now considered threatened, not endangered Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Two federal agencies today issued a final rule that will revise the listing for green sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act, including reclassifying turtles originating from two breeding populations from endangered to threatened status due to successful conservation[Read More…]
Villanova University Becomes Official Bee-Friendly, Neonic-Free Campus
Center for Food Safety Certifies Second University Under BEE Protective Campaign PENNSYLVANIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2016. Center for Food Safety (CFS) congratulates Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania on becoming a designated neonicotinoid-free campus. Neonicotinoids are a class of pesticides known to have severe impacts on bee populations. Villanova is the second campus[Read More…]
New Analysis: Universal Pre-K Could Significantly Narrow Math and Reading Achievement Gaps for Hispanic, African American, and Low-income Children
Children play at the Creative Kids Learning Center, a school that focuses on pre-kindergarten for 4- and 5-year-olds, in Seattle, Washington, on February 12, 2016. Source: AP/Elaine Thompson Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress, or CAP, finds that high-quality universal[Read More…]
Two Former Senior Executives of Global Financial Services Company Charged in Scheme to Defraud Clients through Secret Trading Commissions on Billions of Dollars in Securities Trades
MASSACHUSETTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2016. Two former high-ranking executives of a Boston-based financial services company that is one of the world’s largest asset managers and custody banks were charged in an indictment that was unsealed today with a scheme to defraud at least six of the bank’s clients through secret commissions applied[Read More…]
White House Press Conference by Josh Earnest, April 4, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016 – 1:07 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Happy Monday, everybody. Hope you all had a pleasant weekend. I do not have anything at the top so we can go straight to your questions. Josh, do you want to kick us off here? Q Sure, thanks, Josh.[Read More…]
