Host of Last Week Tonight John Oliver NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. With the soaring view of a New York City night skyline as a backdrop, Center for Reproductive Rights board chair Kathleen Tait welcomed Friday night 500 guests to the 2016 gala celebrating the organization’s historic achievements—from Texas to Ireland,[Read More…]
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NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Safely Return From the Space Station
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins after Soyuz landing. Credits: NASA TV Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2016. NASA astronaut and Expedition 49 crew member Kate Rubins, who became the first person to sequence DNA in space, returned to Earth Saturday after a successful mission aboard the International Space Station.Rubins and her crewmates Anatoly[Read More…]
Almost One in Seven Children Breathing Heavily Toxic Air – UNICEF Report
A young girl sits on broken wall inside an informal glue factory where workers process waste leathers to make glue in Hazaribagh area near Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: UNICEF/UNI9946/Noorani NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2016 – About 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: Achieving the Mission of the Cancer Moonshot
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2016 Hi everybody, Joe Biden here. I delivered a report to President Obama laying out how far we’ve come since he put me in charge of the Cancer Moonshot back in January—and a real vision of where we need to go in the immediate future to: do[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Markey Call On DEA, Justice Dept To Explain Reduction Of Enforcement Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors
Senators express concerns that DEA, in coordination with DOJ, scaled back enforcement against violators, allowing more legal controlled substances to enter illicit drug market as opioid epidemic exploded WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2016. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) were joined by a group of senators today[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Device for Prevention of Recurrent Strokes in Certain Patients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Amplatzer PFO Occluder device. The PFO Occluder reduces the risk of a stroke in patients who previously had a stroke believed to be caused by a blood clot that passed through a small hole in the[Read More…]
Audubon CEO: Public Lands Don’t Belong To Those Who Hold Them At Gunpoint
Oregon standoff acquittal puts people, birds and other wildlife in danger. Sandhill Cranes. Photo: Scott Helfrich/Audubon Photography Awards NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. Officials with the National Audubon Society expressed disappointment with the not-guilty verdicts handed down by a federal jury in Oregon for seven defendants, who led the 41-day armed[Read More…]
NARAL Releases New Video: “#ITrustHillary Because…”
NARAL’s New Video Highlights Clinton’s Record of Trusting Women to Make Their Own Decisions About Their Bodies Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2016. NARAL Pro-Choice America released a new video today highlighting why everyday Americans trust Hillary Clinton to be our next president. The video features NARAL members and its president, Ilyse Hogue,[Read More…]
Landmark Accord Agreed on World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary for Antarctica’s Ross Sea – UN
In the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, the Adélie penguins have been observed to travel an average of 13,000 kilometres during the year from their breeding to their winter foraging grounds. Photo: UNEP GRID Arendal/Peter Prokosch NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 October 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) welcomed a unanimous[Read More…]
VA Chiropractic Residency Sites First in Nation to Receive Accreditation
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) chiropractic residency programs have reached a historic first by receiving accreditation from the Council of Chiropractic Education. These are the first residency programs in the nation ever to be awarded this distinction, a significant advancement in the evolution of chiropractic[Read More…]
