Senators express concern about potentially anti-competitive practices by large beer conglomerates and distributors WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Today, U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led a bipartisan group of Senators on a letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to protect craft brewers across America from potentially[Read More…]
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Senator Wyden Statement on Syrian Refugees
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today called for the United States to uphold its traditional values and continue to allow refugees from violent oppression and terror to our shores, while ensuring a rigorous screening process is in place to protect the country. “Our country must ensure[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement Opposing Legislation to Block Refugees
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after voting against legislation that would block Syrian and Iraqi refugees from entering the United States: “Last week’s tragic attacks in Paris and Lebanon were a horrific reminder of the threat that terrorism poses to our global[Read More…]
Help Count Birds for Science During Audubon’s Annual Christmas Bird Count
Longest-running bird census turns 116 years old Photo: Photo by Camilla Cerea/National Audubon Society NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Now in its 116th year, the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count will take place from December 14 through January 5. During the count, more than 72,000 volunteers from 2,400-plus[Read More…]
Senator Durbin: History Will Judge How Congress Responds to Paris Terror Attacks
Durbin: When President Hollande of France announced that his country would receive 30,000 refugees AFTER this attack he made it clear that he would not hold those innocent, helpless refugees accountable for the terrible misdeeds of these terrorists. WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) took to the Senate[Read More…]
Durbin Bill Would Close Gun Loophole in Visa Waiver Program
9/11 co-conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and shoe-bomber Richard Reid both used the Visa Waiver Program to travel to the United States WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2015. Assistant Senate Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced legislation to close a loophole in federal law that permits foreign nationals who have entered the United States[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Consumers Less Likely To Suffer From Metabolic Syndrome
Miami, FL–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Those who consume cannabis are 50 percent less likely to suffer from metabolic syndrome as compared to those who do not, according to findings published online ahead of print in The American Journal of Medicine. Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors, including high blood[Read More…]
Study: Cannabinoids Are Safe, Effective For Pain Treatment
Halifax, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2015. Cannabinoids are safe and effective in the treatment of chronic pain, according to the results of a systematic review of randomized controlled trials published in the Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. Investigators from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and McGill University in Montreal evaluated the results[Read More…]
Syria: UN Envoy Cites Possibility of Ceasefire, Future Political Framework to End Conflict
Children at Atme camp for displaced people in northern Syria, near the border with Turkey. About 6.5 million Syrians have been internally displaced by violence. Photo: Jodi Hilton/IRIN VIENNA–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2015 – After briefing an informal session of the United Nations General Assembly about the “deliverables” that had come out[Read More…]
Paris, Beirut Terror Attacks Must Not Be Pretext for Slamming Shut Doors to Refugees – UN Officials
Migrants and refugees from several countries arrive by special train in Berlin, Germany. Photo: UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–19 November 2015 – The United Nations General Assembly met today on tackling the global refugee crisis in the shadow of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut, with top officials[Read More…]
