New data show importance of addressing all forms of tobacco use, including flavored products 7 out of 10 middle and high school students and who currently use tobacco have used a flavored product. Full infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015. An estimated 70 percent of U.S. middle and high school students[Read More…]
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Thursday, Oct. 1: #TheyDontCare: A Musical March for Rekia Boyd
Connecting the murder of Rekia Boyd to the criminalization of young Black people. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2015. CHICAGO 9/30: On Thursday, October 1st, middle school students from the Village Leadership Academy (VLA) and the family of Rekia Boyd will hold a musical march beginning at 5:30pm at Rekia’s Tree, at 15th[Read More…]
Marian Catholic To Welcome Back Packers’ Super Bowl Alumnus Mike Prior Friday
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The nationwide kickoff to the Super Bowl 50 celebration will begin making its way around to high schools across the country, this Friday Marian Catholic will welcome back 1981 graduate Mike Prior. Mike will be presenting a commemorative Wilson Golden Football to the Spartans as part of[Read More…]
Support Group for Adults Who Stutter, October 13 at Governors State University
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A new chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA) Support Group now meets under the sponsorship of Governors State University’s Department of Communication Disorders. The support group is open to adults who stutter, as well as their family members. The next scheduled meeting of the NSA Support[Read More…]
Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Eagle Bank and Trust Company to Resolve Allegations of Lending Discrimination in St. Louis
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2015. The Justice Department filed a consent order today to resolve allegations that Eagle Bank and Trust Company (Eagle Bank) engaged in a pattern or practice of “redlining” predominantly African-American neighborhoods in and around St. Louis. “Redlining” is the discriminatory practice by banks or other financial institutions[Read More…]
Jeb Bush Proposes Big Polluter Wishlist as ‘Energy Plan’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Below is a statement Hillary for America Chair John Podesta on Jeb Bush’s energy proposals: “Today, Jeb Bush is proposing an energy plan that reads like a Big Oil wishlist, while apparently omitting clean energy and renewables entirely. Given Bush’s long record of climate defeatism and[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. President Obama met today with President Raul Castro of Cuba to discuss recent advances in relations between the United States and Cuba, as well as additional steps each government can take to deepen bilateral cooperation. The two Presidents discussed the recent successful visit of Pope Francis[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Leaders’ Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism
New York, New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015 – 10:53 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, heads of state and government. Last year, here at the United Nations, I called on the world to unite against the evil that is ISIL, or Daesh, and to eradicate the scourge of[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Navy Casualty, Sept. 29, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Seaman Philip Frazier Manes, 21, of Fairfax, Virginia, died Sept. 27, in Manama, Bahrain, of a non-combat related incident. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to USS[Read More…]
Study: Advance Directives Are About More Than Refusing Care
Younger people who fill out document request interventions A new study from DePaul University finds that nearly a third of people who fill out advance health care directives — documents that lay out a patient’s wishes for end of life care — request medical interventions. The research explores the choices[Read More…]
