Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016 Gothem floor lamp Recall Summary Name of product: Gothem floor and table lamps Hazard: Cables damaged during manufacturing can come in contact with the metal body of the lamp, posing a shock hazard to consumers. Remedy: View Details Refund Consumer Contact: IKEA toll-free at 888-966-4532 anytime[Read More…]
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Doing Business in Africa Workshop Brings Trade Specialists and Business Community Together (Video)
Doing Business In Africa: Part 1. NOTE: Additional video from the event can be found at the link below. University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2016. On Friday, March 11, the College of Business (CoB) at Governors State University held a workshop called “Doing Business in Africa” in the university’s Engbretson[Read More…]
Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon Elected to Board of Directors of the American Council on Education
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Elaine P. Maimon, President of Governors State University, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Council on Education (ACE), the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities. Maimon was elected to the Board during ACE’s 98th Annual Meeting in San Francisco[Read More…]
Court Rejects Water Pollution Permit for Rosebud Coal Mine
Helena, Mont. –(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Yesterday the Montana First Judicial District Court ruled in favor of water quality and reinforced the state of Montana’s obligation to protect waterways from pollution caused by coal mining. The court rejected a water pollution discharge permit that would have allowed the Rosebud Mine to[Read More…]
Women’s History Month at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Students and staff at South Suburban College recently joined forces to assist in celebrating Women’s History Month by mounting photos, books, and articles of and about women for the display case located on the first floor near the Library entrance at SSC. Pictured from[Read More…]
VIDEO: NARAL Launches New General Election Effort Focused on Records of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Women and Abortion Access
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America launched a new campaign to highlight the tremendous strength Hillary Clinton brings to the general election on reproductive freedom and the enthusiasm NARAL member activists have for her candidacy going into the general election, especially in the face of Donald Trump’s inevitable[Read More…]
Study: Passage Of State Medical Marijuana Laws Doesn’t Influence Youth Use
“There is no evidence of a differential increase in past-month marijuana use in youth that can be attributed to state medical marijuana laws” New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. The enactment of state laws permitting physicians to authorize cannabis therapy to qualified patients has not stimulated increases in marijuana use by[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis’ Influence On Driving Performance Differs From That Of Alcohol
Baltimore, MD–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. Cannabis-influenced driving performance is significantly different than alcohol-induced driving behavior, according to driving simulator data published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology. Investigators with the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Iowa evaluated simulated driving performance in subjects following their consumption of vaporized[Read More…]
UN Health Agency Sends Specialists to Help Contain Ebola Flare-up in Guinea
New Ebola cases confirmed in Guinea as WHO warns of more possible flare ups. Photo: WHO/M.Winkler GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2016 – The United Nations health agency has dispatched a team of specialists to Guinea after 2 new cases of Ebola were confirmed yesterday, the first re-emergence of the deadly virus[Read More…]
AFL-CIO: Resolution Against Immigration Executive Actions Validates Trump’s Racist Rhetoric
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2016. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on H.Res. 639 authorizing the House to file an amicus brief calling for continued obstruction of the Administration’s immigration executive actions in U.S. v. Texas. Once again, we see that the only immigration votes House Republican leadership is willing to call are[Read More…]
