Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. CDC is assisting in the investigation of a case of Zika in a Utah resident who is a family contact of the elderly Utah resident who died in late June. The deceased patient had traveled to an area with Zika and lab tests showed he had[Read More…]
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Representatives Robin Kelly, Himes Reach Out to Business Leaders to Help Fight Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. Today, Representatives Robin L. Kelly (IL-02) and Jim Himes (CT-04) led more than 40 Representatives in sending a letter to the CEOs of the Fortune 100 outlining opportunities for the business community to help decrease gun violence. Nearly 3,000 Americans have died from gun[Read More…]
America Deserves Better Than This: Trump’s Dangerous and Divisive National Security Proposals
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. From Trump and his running mate Mike Pence’s shared support for a ban on Muslims, to their advocacy for the use of torture, to Trump’s proposals to allow more countries to have nuclear weapons, to his secret plan to defeat ISIS, to his cozying up to[Read More…]
NASA Sends Trailblazing Science, Cargo to International Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission
SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft launched at 12:45 a.m. EDT on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with almost 5,000 pounds of cargo. Credits: NASA/Tony Gray FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. Instruments to perform the first-ever DNA sequencing in space, and the[Read More…]
HIV Therapy for Breastfeeding Mothers Can Virtually Eliminate Transmission to Babies
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. For HIV-infected mothers whose immune system is in good health, taking a three-drug antiretroviral regimen during breastfeeding essentially eliminates HIV transmission by breast milk to their infants, according to results from a large clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and India. These findings from the ongoing[Read More…]
Overcriminalization of People with Disabilities Must Be Addressed in Criminal Justice Reform
An inmate in a wheelchair goes through a check point at the California Medical Facility, in Vacaville, California, on April 9, 2008. Source: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016. As bipartisan momentum around criminal justice reform continues to grow in Congress and across the United States, at least[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at the National Organization Of Black Law Enforcement Executives 40th Annual Conference
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 18, 2016 Good morning – and thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I want to express my gratitude to Executive Director [Dwayne] Crawford and President [Gregory] Thomas for their outstanding leadership of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. It’s a pleasure to be[Read More…]
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Statement on Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Shooting
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2016 Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement regarding the shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana: “I have been briefed on the ongoing situation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and I will continue to monitor events throughout the day. Although information about this morning’s incident is still[Read More…]
Statement by Vice President Biden on the Attack of the Baton Rouge Police
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2016 I join President Obama in strongly condemning today’s targeted attack on law enforcement in Baton Rouge that killed three police officers and wounded three others. It’s despicable. It’s cowardly. And it’s an attack on our very way of life and rule of law. Like thousands of[Read More…]
President Obama Delivers Statement on the Attack in Baton Rouge (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 17, 2016 Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov
