Ahead of ‘The Martian,’ DePaul University’s Suzanne Bell discusses sending teams to Mars In the movie “The Martian,” Matt Damon’s character finds himself stranded alone on Mars. DePaul University researcher Suzanne Bell is studying how to best assemble teams for long-distance space expeditions. (Photo courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September[Read More…]
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Kirk, Menendez Lead Senators Urging Continued U.S. Support of Investigation into 43 Missing Students in Mexico
Students Have Been Missing for a Year, Feared Murdered by Gang Members in Mexico WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) today led a letter with ten other Senators to Secretary of State John Kerry that urges the Secretary to emphasize the importance of continuing to[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Resignation of Speaker Boehner
EAST ST LOUIS—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2015. U.S. Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that he will resign from Congress at the end of October: I served with John Boehner in the House and worked with him as a Senator. Despite[Read More…]
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Sept. 26
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2015. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sponsors National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop-off unwanted, unneeded or expired prescription drugs and/ or other medications at the Park Forest Police Department. Only pills and other solids, like patches,[Read More…]
Senators Sanders, Whitehouse and Democrats Send Letter to President on Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 25, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and 10 of their colleagues today sent a letter urging the Obama administration not to approve oil drilling off the coast of Alaska. “At a time when our planet is warming due to climate change, the last thing[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Speaker Boehner’s Resignation
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Sept. 25, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced he will resign at the end of October: “It appears that even a very conservative speaker like John Boehner is unable to control the extreme right-wing drift of Republicans in the[Read More…]
UN Adopts New Global Goals, Charting Sustainable Development for People and Planet by 2030
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…]
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…]
