More Than 45 Organizations Back Historic Legal Petition That Takes Aim at Ocean-drilling Damage to Climate, Wildlife, Communities WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. More than 45 climate, conservation, indigenous and coastal organizations representing the major coastal regions of the United States filed a legal petition today calling on President Obama to align[Read More…]
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Obama Administration Announces Additional Actions to Address the Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin Epidemic
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. Today the President joins individuals in recovery, family members, medical professionals, law enforcement officials and other leaders at the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The annual summit is organized by Operation UNITE, which was launched by Congressman Hal Rogers (R-KY). As[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, March 28, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016 – 2:05 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good Monday afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you all. Happy Easter. I hope you all had a pleasant weekend. I do not have any announcements at the start, so we can go straight to your questions. Kevin, do you[Read More…]
Summit Focuses on Tiny Home Designs to Combat Homelessness
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. Experts from six cities will be in Chicago April 18-19, 2016 for a Tiny Home Summit to address the housing crisis in Chicago, particularly focused on new, creative solutions for youth experiencing homelessness. These solutions could easily apply to the general affordable housing crisis in Chicago. Pride Action[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Winnebago County Man Arrested, Charged with Child Pornography Possession
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today said a Winnebago man was charged with disseminating child pornography as part of “Operation Glass House,” a statewide initiative to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Patrick Daigle, 33, was charged in Winnebago County[Read More…]
Former President of Honduran Soccer Federation Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Corruption Charges
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, Rafael Callejas, the president of the Honduran soccer federation (FENAFUTH) from 2002 to 2015, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy in connection with his receipt of bribes in exchange for the awarding of contracts[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Computer Science Professor Receives Community Service Award
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. Roosevelt University Associate Professor of Computer Science Ray Wright received a community service award in March for supporting an innovative information technology program that regularly brings Chicago youths to Roosevelt for instruction. (He is pictured above, left, receiving the award from the Chicago Chapter of the Black[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s PsyD Program Recognized for Excellence
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. For the fifth year in a row, all of Roosevelt University’s PsyD students applying for competitive internships have received placements. (Many of these students are pictured above with Department of Psychology chair Cami McBride). The continuing success of Roosevelt’s PsyD students in landing prestigious internships accredited by[Read More…]
Lawmakers to National Institute for Health and HHS: Act Now on Drug Affordability
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016 – A group of Senate and House lawmakers led by Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), co-chairs of the Prescription Drug Taskforce, as well as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), today urged the Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health to step in to[Read More…]
VA Awards Grants to Develop Technology to Help Veterans, Servicemembers Modify Their Specially Adapted Homes
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today the award of $784,421 in Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology (SAHAT) Grants to eligible individuals, researchers, and organizations to develop new technologies that would enhance Veterans and Servicemembers’ ability to live in specially adapted homes. The SAHAT Grant[Read More…]
