Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., hailed the end of the National Security Agency’s phone records dragnet, which was officially shut down yesterday, as the result of the USA Freedom Act. Wyden fought for nearly a decade to draw attention to secret interpretations of the Patriot Act that[Read More…]
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Study Examines the Role of Parents in Reducing Risky Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. Numerous medical associations advocate for increased parental involvement and monitoring to help reduce sexual risk behavior. In a meta-analysis in the December 2015 Pediatrics (published online Nov. 30), “Parental Monitoring and Its Associations with Adolescent Sexual Risk Behavior: a Meta-analysis,” researchers examined studies published[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Recommendations to Enhance Safety for Children Receiving Anesthesia
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is publishing updated recommendations for hospitals and other surgery settings to keep infants and children undergoing anesthesia as safe as possible. The policy statement, “Critical Elements for the Pediatric Perioperative Anesthesia Environment,” will be published in the December[Read More…]
Study Finds Certain Birth Defects More Likely Than Others to Put Children at Higher Risk of Maltreatment
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. As a group, research show children with disabilities are at greater risk of physical abuse and neglect than others. A new study to be published in the December 2015 issue of Pediatrics (published online Nov. 30), however, found that maltreatment rates differ considerably among[Read More…]
Chicago Man Charged with Posting Online Threat of Gun Violence at University of Chicago
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. A Chicago man was arrested today for allegedly threatening to murder students and staff at the University of Chicago. JABARI R. DEAN, 21, of Chicago, is charged with transmitting a threat in interstate commerce. He is scheduled to make an initial appearance today at 3:00[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Police Superintendent McCarthy Announce Expansion Of Body-Worn Camera Program
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy yesterday announced that the city will expand its successful body-worn camera program into an additional six police districts by mid-2016. Body-worn cameras are small video cameras typically attached to an officer’s clothing and are used to record audio[Read More…]
Environmental Working Group: Obama Administration Ethanol Proposal A ‘Missed Opportunity’ for Climate
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. The Obama Administration’s unprecedented decision today lowering the amount of corn ethanol that refiners must add to gasoline misses an opportunity to go even further and pave the way for second-generation biofuels, EWG said. In its decision finalizing the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2014, 2015, and[Read More…]
EPA Finalizes Increases in Renewable Fuel Levels
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017. This rule finalizes higher volumes of renewable fuel than the[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders Addresses New Hampshire Democrats’ Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, Nov. 30, 2015
MANCHESTER, N.H. –(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015. In remarks prepared for a New Hampshire Democratic Party dinner here on Sunday, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said his presidential campaign is “striking a nerve” with working people and young people and “creating the kind of excitement” needed to retain the White House and gain[Read More…]
Update on University of Chicago Campus Threat, Nov. 30, 2015
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – 4:15 PM CST. Robert J. Zimmer, President of the University of Chicago issued the following statement: The University of Chicago has received confirmation from the FBI that an individual is in custody in connection with yesterday’s threat against the University. Classes and events remain canceled for[Read More…]
