Source: UN in collaboration with Project Everyone NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 September 2015 – The 193-Member United Nations General Assembly today formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with a set of bold new Global Goals, which Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed as a universal, integrated and transformative vision for a[Read More…]
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Study: Early Onset Marijuana Use Not Associated With Adverse Outcomes In Adulthood
Pittsburgh, PA–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. The use of marijuana by adolescents and young adults, including self-reported chronic use, is not positively associated with poorer quality of life outcomes later in life, according to an assessment of longitudinal data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Investigators from the Pittsburgh School[Read More…]
Rep. Gutiérrez on Speaker Boehner’s Resignation
“It cannot be easy for a decent man to be the head of what is becoming the New Know-Nothing Party of anti-immigrant policies and intolerance.” Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement in reaction to the news that Speaker John Boehner would be stepping down. [Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, Sept. 25, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. Alliance Elects Robert Roach as President, Joseph Peters as Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr. of the Bronx, New York, was elected on Monday as the new President of the Alliance, succeeding Barbara Easterling. Joseph Peters of Rochester Hills, Michigan was elected Secretary-Treasurer, following Ruben Burks. The votes[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Armed Forces Farewell Ceremony for General Martin Dempsey
Fort Myer, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015 – 3:09 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Forty-five years ago — in June of 1970 — a telegram arrived in upstate New York at the home of 18-year-old Marty Dempsey. “Congratulations,” it read, “You are appointed to the West Point Class of 1974…” (Applause.) Marty was[Read More…]
Sen. Harry Reid Remarks On Speaker Boehner’s Resignation
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. Nevada Senator Harry Reid delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor regarding the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner. Below are his remarks: I, like America, was stunned this morning to learn that John Boehner is going to resign in the next few weeks.[Read More…]
Cost of Lyme Disease Drug Doxycycline Skyrockets
Vineyard Gazette, Massachusetts–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 24, 2015: By Steve Myrick The cost of doxycycline, an antibiotic routinely prescribed for treatment of Lyme disease, has skyrocketed in recent months, causing consternation among Island medical and veterinary providers as well as health care consumers who foot the bills. The retail price of doxycycline increased[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America on Speaker Boehner’s Resignation: The GOP Just Got More Extreme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. Said Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America: “Today’s anti-choice minority in the GOP is so extreme, even a staunchly anti-choice Speaker Boehner cannot withstand the pressure of trying to prevent them from sabotaging their entire party in the eyes of voters. The fact that they[Read More…]
Representatives Ted Lieu and Justin Amash Introduce Bill to Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture for Marijuana Suppression
Washington DC –(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. Last week, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) and Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI) announce the introduction of their Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) spends millions of federal dollars each year for its Domestic Cannabis Eradication / Suppression[Read More…]
55 Members of Congress Call on Secretary of State John Kerry to Review Cases of Salvadoran Women Wrongfully Imprisoned for Pregnancy Complications
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. Today Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Norma J. Torres delivered a letter from 55 Member of Congress calling on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to look into the human rights violations of women in El Salvador. The congressional letter details the cases of “Las 17,”[Read More…]
