WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. A bipartisan group of senators led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin today is introducing comprehensive legislation aimed at recalibrating prison sentences for certain drug offenders, targeting violent criminals, and granting judges greater discretion at sentencing for lower-level drug[Read More…]
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New England Journal of Medicine Editors Sacrifice Standards to Defend an Unethical Clinical Trial
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. In his October “Outrage of the Month” blog post, Dr. Michael Carome, director of Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, details how the editors of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) have sacrificed standards to defend an unethical clinical trial. Since 2013, NEJM Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey[Read More…]
Audubon Launches First Ever Free and Complete Field Guide App for North American Birds
Mobile Users Now Have Over 800 Species of Birds Right in Their Pocket Photo: Camilla Cerea/Audubon NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015—The National Audubon Society has released an updated Audubon Birds Pro mobile app available via , and at no cost. The app includes an 821-species checklist from the American Ornithologists Union[Read More…]
Department of Education Releases Report on Strengthening the Student Loan System to Better Protect All Borrowers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. As part of a continued effort to protect student loan borrowers and in response to President Obama’s Student Aid Bill of Rights, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released a new report outlining a series of statutory, regulatory, and administrative recommendations to safeguard student borrowers.[Read More…]
VA Announces Expansion of Veterans Economic Communities Initiative
25 Communities Added to Program that Expands Education and Employment Opportunities for Veterans COSTA MESA, CA –-(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) yesterday announced the expansion of a program aimed at increasing education and employment opportunities to America’s Veterans to an additional to 25 new communities. The[Read More…]
On International Day, UN Highlights Urban Sustainability and Inclusiveness of Older Persons
Two elderly retirees chat on park bench. Photo: World Bank/Celine Ferre NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 October 2015 – The United Nations is today urging countries to improve older persons’ accessibility to urban infrastructure, facilities and services as two phenomena – rapid urbanization and ageing populations – are combining to dramatically change the[Read More…]
O’Hare Airport Workers Join Nationwide Campaign to Raise Standards for Airport Workers in the Fight for $15 Movement
With O’Hare workers joining the fight, campaign to raise standards for contracted out airport workers around the country now will reach airports handling 393 million passengers annually CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Hundreds of workers at O’Hare Airport, joined by community and faith leaders, rallied yesterday to add their voices to the[Read More…]
NASA Provides Various Views of Hurricane Joaquin
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015. Hurricane Joaquin continued to intensify in the Bahamas on October 1 and NASA and NOAA satellites have been providing valuable data on the storm. NASA’s GPM and Terra satellites and NOAA’s GOES-East satellite provided rainfall, cloud extent, cloud height and other data to forecasters. Joaquin became[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Suit Against City of Des Plaines for Refusing to Allow Islamic Center to Operate in Vacant Office Building
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015. The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the City of Des Plaines, alleging that the northwest suburb violated federal law when it refused to allow an Islamic group to operate a place of worship in a vacant office building. The suit contends that Des Plaines[Read More…]
Rockford Resident Convicted On Gun Charge As A Convicted Felon
ROCKFORD —(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015. A Rockford resident was convicted yesterday after a two-day jury trial on a federal gun charge. The defendant, MARTEZ DICKSON, 29, was found guilty by a federal jury following a trial before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted[Read More…]
