Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in all seven cases requesting review by the high court that challenge no-cost contraceptive services included in the Affordable Care Act’s preventative-service coverage requirements. This includes cases brought by Geneva College, Priests for Life, Little Sisters of the Poor, and[Read More…]
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VA Partners with YMCA of the USA to Support Veterans
Washington D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) have refreshed and expanded their partnership to promote and enhance the health and well-being of Veterans and their families. A new agreement will make it easier for Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Regional Offices[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Second Attack on Affordable Care Act Birth Control Benefit
Nonprofits fighting to interfere with employees’ access to affordable health care despite existing accommodation Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear seven cases brought by nonprofit organizations seeking to deny their employees affordable health insurance coverage for contraception under the Affordable Care Act, despite the[Read More…]
Nurses Applaud President’s Decision to Reject Keystone XL
More than 1,500 nurses and environmentalists march to send a message: Stop Keystone XL. Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. National Nurses United congratulated President Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, a project NNU, a project nurses have long opposed for its imminent threat to public health and its[Read More…]
New Law Empowers U.S. to Combat Illegal Fishing and Seafood Fraud and Promote the Sustainable Management of International Fisheries
Implements international agreements restricting port access for vessels involved with illegal fishing, promotes sustainable management of eastern Pacific fishery The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Rush escorts the suspected high seas drift net fishing vessel Da Cheng in the North Pacific Ocean on August 14, 2012. (Credit: U.S. Coast[Read More…]
New Report Finds Human-caused Climate Change Increased the Severity of Many Extreme Events in 2014
The report, “Explaining Extreme Events of 2014 From a Climate Perspective,” can be viewed online. (Credit: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Human activities, such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use, influenced specific extreme weather and climate events in 2014, including tropical cyclones in the central[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Nov. 6, 2015
Washington DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015 Sen. Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill Providing One-time Payment of $581 to Social Security Beneficiaries, Veterans On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced S. 2251, the Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act. The bill would provide a one-time payment in 2016 to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans, and[Read More…]
Federal Jury Convicts Ohio Man In Sex Trafficking Ring Involving Minors Brought To Chicago From Iowa
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. An Ohio man was convicted yesterday for his role in a sex trafficking conspiracy involving minor girls who were transported to Chicago from Iowa to engage in prostitution. WILLIE WOODS, 44, of Toledo, Ohio, helped transport the minor girls from Iowa City in 2012. Once in[Read More…]
Representatives Engel, Schakowsky Offer Measure Marking 20th Anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin’s Assassination
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Representative Eliot L. Engel (NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL); Chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East; and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL) today introduced a resolution in the House of Representative commemorating the 20th anniversary[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement On President’s Decision to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline Project
WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after President Barack Obama announced that he would reject the Keystone XL Pipeline project: “I strongly support the President’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. As I have consistently said, Keystone XL is all risk, no[Read More…]
