Children in the Khazar IDP camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Photo: UNAMI GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 December 2015 – Reports of human rights abuses against Sunni Arabs by Iraqi and Kurdish security forces in parts of Iraq reclaimed from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are increasing,[Read More…]
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Center for Reproductive Rights: U.S Senate Narrowly Passes Latest Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood
Pro-choice champions attempt to block defunding language and protect women’s health clinics Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. Ignoring calls from elected officials and other key leaders, the U.S. Senate today voted 52-47 to defund Planned Parenthood and repeal key pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The measure was passed through[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood: Senate Chooses Politics Over Compassion in Week of Tragedy
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. Mere days after an unthinkable tragedy in Colorado Springs, CO, where three people were killed and nine others injured from a gunman at a Planned Parenthood health center, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) pushed through an ideologically driven budget reconciliation bill. The bill[Read More…]
Rare Images Reveal Details of U.S. Navy Seaplane Lost in Pearl Harbor Attack 74 Years Ago
A diver examines the gunner’s forward turret on a PBY-5 Catalina resting on its right side in Kāne‛ohe Bay, Hawaii. The plane was sunk at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Credit: UH Marine Option Program Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. NOAA and University of Hawaii archaeologists today released rare images of[Read More…]
Link Between Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopment Issues in Children Found
NIH-funded study yields potential opportunity for early identification of at-risk youth. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. Scientists have confirmed the role of a set of gene mutations in the development of congenital heart disease and simultaneously discovered a link between them and some neurodevelopmental abnormalities in children. These abnormalities include cognitive,[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on November, 2015 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the November 2015 Employment Situation report released today: “With the addition of 211,000 jobs in November, the economy continues to recover at a steady clip. It was the 69th consecutive month of private[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz on November 2015 Jobs Report
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. Center for American Progress Economist Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the November 2015 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS. The BLS announced that the unemployment rate remained steady at 5.0 percent last month. The November[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden on Senate’s Failure to Protect Americans from the Next Mass Shooting One Day After the Last Mass Shooting
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden issued the following statement following the rejection of a number of common-sense gun violence prevention proposals by the Senate majority this afternoon: Barely 24 hours after the worst mass shooting in the United States since the massacre[Read More…]
Friends of the Earth: As Comment Period Ends, Groups Challenge Justice Department on BP’s Latest Tax Break
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. A letter from Friends of the Earth and 16 other groups was sent this morning to Attorney General Loretta Lynch. It calls on the Justice Department to ensure that the costs of BP’s latest Deepwater Horizon settlement are not passed along to taxpayers. In[Read More…]
California Releases Gray Wolf Management Plan
SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2015. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released a draft plan for managing the state’s wolf population as it expands and addressing conflicts with livestock interests and hunters. Recognizing that the wolf is protected under both the state and federal endangered species acts, the[Read More…]
