CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. On Tuesday, October 6th at 3 p.m. in front of Stroger Hospital (Ogden & Damen in Chicago), Voices for Creative Nonviolence and Coalition of Peace Groups will hold an emergency protest regarding the airstrike on the Doctors Without Borders Afghanistan Hospital. During the 2003 Shock and Awe[Read More…]
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FDA Approves New Injectable Drug to Treat Schizophrenia
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2015. On October 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended release injection to treat adults with schizophrenia. Aristada is administered by a health care professional every four to six weeks using an injection in the arm or buttocks. Schizophrenia is a[Read More…]
In New Ad, Hillary Clinton Campaign Highlights GOP Leader’s Admission That Benghazi Committee Is Partisan Attack Vehicle
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. In a new ad airing on national cable television, Hillary for America highlights House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s candid admission that the true goal of the House Select Committee on Benghazi is to damage Hillary Clinton’s political standing – not to investigate the tragic events that[Read More…]
New Cal-Sag Bike Trail to be Highlighted at Sierra Club Meeting on Oct. 12
Trail Near 86th Avenue in Palos Park MATTESON—(ENEWSPF)—October 6, 2015. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club has its next meeting on Monday, October 12th at 7:15 p.m. The meeting is at the Frankfort Public Library, NOT the Frankfort Community Center. The Frankfort Public Library is visible from Rt.[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 5, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015 – 12:53 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. Welcome back from your weekends. I do not have any announcements at the top, so we can go straight to your questions. Kathleen, I hope you’re enjoying the view from the front row. It’s[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at the Opening of the 2015 Our Ocean Conference
Valparaiso, Chile–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015 Thank you very much and good morning to all of you, and let me begin by thanking our very, very generous hosts. President Michelle Bachelet, thank you very much, and my colleague and friend, Heraldo Munoz, the minister – foreign minister of Chile, who exhibited extraordinary[Read More…]
Advocates and Reformers Support Hillary Clinton’s Reforms to Tackle Gun Violence
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2015. On Monday, Hillary Clinton outlined a set of commonsense reforms to tackle gun violence that she would seek to enact as president. Following her announcement, advocates for preventive reforms – from Gabby Giffords to the Brady Campaign to elected officials from states affected by mass shooting tragedies –[Read More…]
Statement from the Secretary of Defense Ash Carter on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015 I want to congratulate Ambassador Michael Froman and the U.S. negotiating team for reaching a historic trade agreement with the 11 other Asia-Pacific nations that make up the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). American military strength rests on the foundation of a vibrant economy. TPP will bolster strong[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Theatre Conservatory Welcomes Three Visiting Professors
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. A Broadway dancer, a Roosevelt University theatre alumna with expertise in Shakespeare/classical theatre and a veteran actor of Chicago theatre have joined Roosevelt’s Theatre Conservatory this academic year as assistant visiting professors. Teaching dance, acting and musical theatre, the new instructors bring a myriad of talent and[Read More…]
FDA Approves Expanded Indication for Medical Device to Treat a Form of Brain Cancer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved an expanded indication for the Optune device to treat patients with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an aggressive form of brain cancer. It is given along with the chemotherapy drug temozolomide (TMZ) following standard treatments that include surgery, chemotherapy,[Read More…]
