Summer Job Fair Targeted at Teens aged 14-18 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Park District, in collaboration with the One Summer Chicago Jobs program, today announced that a job fair for teens will be held on Saturday, December 19 at Soldier Field, 1410 Museum Campus Drive,[Read More…]
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‘At Time of Great Division,’ Unity on Paris Climate Accord Must be Built Upon – UN Assembly President
Closing Ceremony of COP21, Paris. UN Photo/Mark Garten NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 December 2015 – The President of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly today vowed to begin the hard work of carrying out the Paris Agreement on climate change, reminding the world that at a time of great division, the unity,[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Appeals to Pope Francis Regarding Dominican Cardinal’s Hostile Statements Against Openly Gay U.S. Ambassador
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today sent a letter to Pope Francis regarding Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and the United States Ambassador to that country, Wally Brewster. Cardinal Rodriguez has been openly hostile in public[Read More…]
CAIR Calls for Condemnation of Spike in Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes During Tonight’s GOP Debate
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015 – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is calling on GOP presidential candidates taking part in tonight’s debate to speak out clearly against the recent unprecedented spike in anti-Muslim hate crimes nationwide in recent weeks. CAIR has[Read More…]
CAIR-MI Asks DOJ to Investigate Clerk’s Shooting as Hate Crime
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015 – The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today called on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate an incident in Grand Rapids, Mich., in which a store clerk of Indian heritage was called a “terrorist” and shot in the face.[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Applauds Ralphs for Being First Chain Supermarket in California to Make Overdose Antidote Naloxone Available Without a Prescription
Southern California Supermarket Chain Ralphs Joins CVS Pharmacies in Making Naloxone More Accessible to Californians SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance is applauding Southern California supermarket giant Ralphs for being the first chain grocery in California to stock and sell the opiate overdose reversal drug naloxone in their[Read More…]
FDA Approves Bridion to Reverse Effects of Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs Used During Surgery
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Bridion (sugammadex) injection to reverse the effects of neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium bromide and vecuronium bromide, which are used during certain types of surgery in adults. Rocuronium bromide and vecuronium bromide are neuromuscular blocking drugs that[Read More…]
NJ Senate to Hold First-Ever Hearing on Legislation to Protect Medical Marijuana Patients from Discrimination and Loss of Employment
New Legislation Clarifies Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act Patient Protections; Advocates Applaud Legislation and Declare that Legislature Did Not Intend For Patients to Lose Jobs For Using Legal Medical Marijuana Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2015. The New Jersey Legislature is poised to hold the first-ever hearing on legislation clarifying employment protections for[Read More…]
Department of the Interior Announces Natural Resource Investment Center
Obama Administration expands support for water conservation efforts American Avocet. Photo: Melissa Groo/Audubon Photography Awards WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. Today, the Department of the Interior announced its plan to establish the Natural Resource Investment Center as a vehicle for public-private collaborations to address water sustainability issues with market-based solutions while[Read More…]
United Nations Working Group: Women in the United States, Texas Face Extreme Barriers to Basic Health Care
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. Women in Texas and across the country continue to face discrimination and extreme barriers to basic health care services like abortion—according to independent experts from the United Nations (U.N.) Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice. The Working Group—which visited Washington, D.C.[Read More…]
