Podesta Criticizes Tuesday Senate Subcommittee Hearing Where Chairman Ted Cruz Will Use Taxpayer Dollars to Question Settled Climate Science NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2015. As world leaders are gathering for the final week of talks in Paris to forge a global agreement to tackle climate change, Hillary for America Chair John Podesta criticized[Read More…]
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FDA Approves First Drug to Treat a Rare Enzyme Disorder in Pediatric and Adult Patients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Kanuma (sebelipase alfa) as the first treatment for patients with a rare disease known as lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) deficiency. Patients with LAL deficiency (also known as Wolman disease and cholesteryl ester storage disease [CESD]) have no[Read More…]
Darion Evans, High Achieving Southland College Prep Student-Athlete, Volunteer to Receive Sheriff Tom Dart’s Youth Service Award
RICHTON PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015—When Darion Evans is honored later this month with Sheriff Tom Dart’s Youth Service Award, it will be another in a string of awards and citations for this high energy 17-year-old student-athlete. A senior at Southland College Prep Charter High School in Richton Park, where he[Read More…]
Indonesian Peat Fires Linked to Global Palm Oil Companies and Their Financiers, Friends of the Earth Report Finds
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. This summer and fall, forest and peat fires burned on Indonesian palm oil plantations owned by global palm oil companies Bumitama and Wilmar International. A report released today by Friends of the Earth groups in Indonesia, Europe and the U.S. reveals that these companies, backed[Read More…]
Public Health Advocates Call for NYC to Authorize Supervised Injection Facilities to Fight Overdose Crisis
Latest Health Department Data Shows New Increase in Heroin Overdose Deaths New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2015. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) today released new data showing that in 2014 heroin overdose deaths in New York City increased for the fourth straight year. While[Read More…]
Kroger Recalls Bakery Fresh Goodness Chocolate Brownies Due to Undeclared Allergens
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 8, 2015. The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) said today it has recalled Bakery Fresh Goodness chocolate brownies (16 oz, tub) sold in its retail stores because the product may contain walnuts not listed on the label. People who are allergic to walnuts could have a severe reaction[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton, Adding to Jobs Agenda, Proposes New Tax Incentives to Revitalize U.S. Manufacturing
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 8, 2015. As part of her plan to create good-paying jobs for American workers, Hillary Clinton is outlining a strategy to win the race to lead the world in advanced manufacturing. The centerpiece of her announcement is a major new tax credit – dubbed the “Manufacturing Renaissance Tax[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Dec. 7, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015 – 2:05 P.M. EST MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. Let me start with a couple of brief comments before we go to your questions. Many of you had the opportunity to watch and report on the President’s address to the nation last night where[Read More…]
Community Organizations Rally, March and Take Creative Direct Action to Target a Shared Enemy: The Banks that Profit from Prisons, Gentrification and Climate Change
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015. One Hundred Chicagoans from a variety of movements joined up Monday to organize an event called ‘Flood the Banks!’, where they targeted various financial institutions that profit from prisons, home foreclosures, gentrification and climate change. Two bank branches, owned by Wells Fargo and Chase Bank in particular[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Sues Chicago Area Company for Mortgage Rescue Scheme
Company’s Owner Promised Mortgage Help Then Defrauded Consumers of more than $26,000 Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed suit against a Cicero company and its owner for a mortgage rescue and consumer fraud scheme that illegally charged consumers approximately $20,000 in upfront fees that resulted in little,[Read More…]
