President Estimates 100,000 People Will Be Killed; Several Hundred Already Executed Extra-Judicially; Drug Policy Alliance: Stop the Philippines Drug War Killings Now Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2016. Today, the President of the Philippines delivered his “State of the Nation Address”. He vowed to show “no mercy” in his bloody war on[Read More…]
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NARAL Statement on Tim Kaine as Vice President
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2016. Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, released the following statement in response to Hillary Clinton’s selection of Tim Kaine as her running mate: “Secretary Clinton’s selection of Senator Kaine provides some much needed sanity to the out-of-control fire that was the Republican convention this week. “The hate-filled lies, dangerous[Read More…]
Afghan Civilian Casualties Hit Half-Year Record, with 5,166 Dead or Maimed – UN
At a press conference in Kabul, (left) Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and head of UNAMA, and (right) Danielle Bell, Director, Human Rights Unit, UNAMA, present latest report on civilian casualties. Photo: UNAMA/Fardin Waezi. KABUL–(ENEWSPF)–25 July 2016 – In the first six months of this year, 5,166[Read More…]
Treasury, HUD and FHFA Release White Paper on the Future of Foreclosure Prevention
Lessons Learned from the Government’s Financial Crisis-era Programs Offer Guiding Principles for Future Loss Mitigation Efforts WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 106. The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released a white paper designed to serve[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry: Working Families Need Clinton-Kaine Ticket to Win a Better Future for Our Families
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2016. SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement Friday on Hillary Clinton’s selection of Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as her vice presidential running mate: “For working families, the 2016 election is the most consequential of our lifetimes. The stakes couldn’t be higher — nor the[Read More…]
NASA to Map the Surface of an Asteroid (Video)
MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2016. OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will launch September 2016 and travel to a near-Earth asteroid known as Bennu to harvest a sample of surface maNASA to Map the Surface of an Asteroid NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will launch September 2016 and travel to a near-Earth asteroid known as Bennu to harvest[Read More…]
Football Team Followed For Season Measures Head Impact Severity
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2016. A study in the August 2016 Pediatrics followed 32 varsity high school football players during a season, using equipment housed in their helmets to measure the magnitude and types of impacts to the head. The study, “Head Impact Severity in American High School Football,”[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report: Parental Substance Use Increases Child Health Risks
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2016. Millions of children whose parents are involved in alcohol or drug use, distribution, manufacturing or cultivation in the United States face an increased risk of a range of health problems, according to a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical report in the August[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report Says Female Athletes Experience Unique Set of Risk Factors
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 25, 2016. Girls face a unique set of risk factors related to sports participation. A common group of risk factors for female athletes is known as the female triad, which was previously defined in terms of osteoporosis, amenorrhea and eating disorders. However, in a clinical report[Read More…]
Sierra Club: Secretary Hillary Clinton Announces Senator Tim Kaine as Her Running Mate
Democratic Candidates Makeup the Strongest Environmental Ticket in History Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2016. On Friday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Secretary Hillary Clinton announced Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate. In response, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune released the following statement: “Secretary Clinton’s selection of Senator Tim[Read More…]
