Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on protests with fast food workers happening nationwide today: “The Fight for $15 movement is one of the most powerful examples of collective action. Having a voice on the job is a basic right. Using that voice and demanding it[Read More…]
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Resignation of University of Missouri’s President
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. We applaud the courageous actions of students and faculty at the University of Missouri who have come together to demand change in response to racism and discrimination on campus. In particular, we commend the university’s football players for their brave stand at a time when college[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Statement on Fifth Circuit Court’s Ruling on President Obama’s Executive Actions On Immigration
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—November 10, 2015. Following last night’s ruling by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upholding an injunction against President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, Hillary Clinton released the following statement: “I strongly disagree with the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in this politically[Read More…]
Mercury Gets a Meteoroid Shower from Comet Encke
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. The planet Mercury is being pelted regularly by bits of dust from an ancient comet, a new study has concluded. This has a discernible effect in the planet’s tenuous atmosphere and may lead to a new paradigm on how these airless bodies maintain their ethereal envelopes.[Read More…]
Yemen Braces for Another Cyclone
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. For the second time in a week, a major cyclone moved toward the Arabian Peninsula and the nation of Yemen. To have a cyclone or hurricane hit any nation twice in a week is not a common occurrence; to have two storms to hit one region[Read More…]
Study Unlocks Faster Way to Assess Ocean Ecosystem Health
Fish school at Pearl and Hermes Atoll. (Credit: NOAA, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. A new study published today identifies a set of features common to all ocean ecosystems that provide a visual diagnosis of the health of the underwater environment coastal communities rely on. Together, the[Read More…]
EPA and Partners Announce National Plan to Prevent Lung Cancer Deaths Due to Radon Exposure
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American Lung Association, and other partners are announcing a strategy for preventing 3,200 lung cancer deaths annually by 2020 through radon exposure reduction strategies. Exposure to radioactive radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer in America.[Read More…]
Former Religious Services Worker at Federal Jail Pleads Guilty to Passing Unauthorized Information and Benefits to Inmates
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2015. A former religious services assistant at the downtown Metropolitan Correctional Center pleaded guilty today to providing sensitive information to inmates about fellow prisoners in the federal corrections system. TOMMY HAIRE, 34, performed unauthorized searches on the MCC’s internal computer system to obtain personal information about several[Read More…]
FDA Approves Cotellic as Part of Combination Treatment for Advanced Melanoma
Silver Spring. Maryland–(ENEWSPF)– November 10, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cotellic (cobimetinib) to be used in combination with vemurafenib to treat advanced melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body or can’t be removed by surgery, and that has a certain type of abnormal[Read More…]
US Stillbirth Rates Unchanged After Move to Discourage Elective Deliveries Before 39 Weeks
NIH analysis allays concerns raised by previous study. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015. The recommendation to delay delivery of otherwise healthy infants until at least the 39th week of pregnancy does not appear to have increased stillbirths in the United States, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes[Read More…]
