NIH-funded study provides clues to differences in stroke deaths between blacks and whites. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Blacks between the ages of 45 and 54 die of strokes at a rate that is three times greater than their white counterparts, according to the Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in[Read More…]
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Sierra Club Reaction to Paul Ryan’s Endorsement of Trump
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he will vote for Donald Trump for President of the United States. In response Sierra Club Political Director Khalid Pitts released the following statement: “Ryan’s GOP House has already been incessantly attacking clean air and water safeguards and refusing to take action on[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz on the May 2016 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. The economy added 38,000 jobs in May 2016, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement on the May 2016 employment situation figures: Even with just 38,000 jobs added last month, today’s[Read More…]
5 Soldiers Killed When Vehicle Overturns in Flash Flooding at Fort Hood
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 03, 2016 — Five soldiers were killed and four others remain missing after a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle overturned during flash flooding at a water crossing at Fort Hood, Texas, yesterday. Emergency personnel responded to a swift-water rescue call yesterday at 11:20 a.m. when an LMTV was stuck in[Read More…]
ACLU Sues Alabama Over Abortion Restrictions That Would Severely Limit Access Statewide
State’s Newest Abortion Laws Would Shutter Clinics, Ban Medically Proven Procedures and Harm Women MONTGOMERY, Ala. —(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a legal challenge to three new abortion restrictions that are part of Alabama’s years-long effort to shut down abortion clinics and impose obstacles in[Read More…]
IDNR Conducting Survey, Planning Statewide Summit on Coordinating Monarch Butterfly Conservation in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, IL –(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Identifying ways to improve and increase habitat for monarch butterflies in Illinois is the focus of a new online survey this month and a planned conservation summit meeting in Springfield this September. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), along with partners representing agriculture, transportation[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly Recognizes June as National Homeownership Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. U.S. Congresswoman Robin Kelly today issued the following statement in recognition of National Homeownership Month. “I’m committed to helping people save their homes and maintaining property values in our communities, because I understand how hard all of us work to achieve the American dream of owning[Read More…]
Donald Trump’s Week in the States: Hypocrisy & Fraud Dominate Coverage
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Donald Trump continued his campaign to finally put to rest the notion that all press is good press with a flurry of bad headlines in battleground states. The week began with Donald Trump hypocritically touting his donations to veterans groups that he was forced to make[Read More…]
Clif Bar & Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Three Flavors: CLIF BAR Nuts & Seeds Energy Bars, CLIF BAR Sierra Trail Mix Energy Bars, and CLIF Mojo Mountain Mix Trail Mix Bars Due to Possible Health Risk
Emeryville, CA.–(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Clif Bar & Company is initiating a voluntary recall of CLIF BAR® Nuts & Seeds energy bars, CLIF BAR® Sierra Trail Mix energy bars, and CLIF® Mojo® Mountain Mix® trail mix bars, sold nationally, after its ingredient supplier, SunOpta, was found to have distributed sunflower[Read More…]
FURTHER EXPANDED Recall Period of Certain Sunflower Kernel Products Due to Possible Contamination by Listeria Monocytogenes
TORONTO –(ENEWSPF)–June 3, 2016. Acting out of an abundance of caution, SunOpta has decided to further expand its voluntary recall of certain sunflower kernel products due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail[Read More…]
