Illinois Becomes First State in America to Divest Public Pension Funds from Foreign Companies that Boycott Israel CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. Flanked by bipartisan legislators, Jewish community leaders and the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, Gov. Bruce Rauner today signed historic legislation making Illinois the first state in[Read More…]
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Owner of Detroit Home Health Care Companies Sentenced to 80 Months in Prison for Role in $12.6 Million Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. A Michigan resident was sentenced to 80 months in prison late yesterday for his leading role in a $12.6 million Medicare fraud and tax fraud scheme. Eleven other individuals have been convicted in this case. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division,[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, July 23, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 23, 2015 – 12:52 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. I do not have announcements at the top, so we can go straight to questions. Josh, do you want to start? Q Sure. Thanks, Josh. Secretaries Kerry and Moniz are on[Read More…]
Opening Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Re: Iran Nuclear Agreement Review
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Cardin, members of the committee and friends and former colleagues. We really do the appreciate the chance to discuss with you the comprehensive plan that we and our P5+1 partners have developed with Iran regarding the future of[Read More…]
Historic, Comprehensive LGBT Non-Discrimination Legislation Introduced in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Today, 40 Senators, led by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced historic, comprehensive federal legislation to ban discrimination against LGBT Americans. The legislation was filed simultaneously in the U.S. House of Representatives by 158 Representatives, led[Read More…]
Low Birth Weight Combined with Unhealthy Adult Lifestyle May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA —(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. People who are a low weight at birth and have unhealthy habits as adults, such as eating nutritionally poor diets or smoking, may have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people born at an average weight who live similar lifestyles,[Read More…]
Pesticides Found in Most Pollen Collected from Foraging Bees in Massachusetts
Source: Wikimedia Commons. Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. More than 70% of pollen and honey samples collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts contain at least one neonicotinoid, a class of pesticide that has been implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), in which adult bees abandon their hives during winter, according[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez: Floor Speech on the ‘Donald Trump Act’ H.R. 3009
Rep. Gutiérrez: “Just a few weeks into his campaign and Donald Trump has a bill on the floor of the House. That is better than some of the Senators he is running against.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) spoke on the House floor in opposition to[Read More…]
Study: Sleep-Disturbed Patients Report Relief From Cannabis
Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Patients with sleep disorders find relief from the ingestion of various strains of cannabis, according to data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators from the University of California at Berkeley, the National Center for PTSD, and John Hopkins University in Baltimore evaluated cannabis species and[Read More…]
Chicago Nurses, Community Leaders Plan Festive Celebration for Medicare’s 50th Anniversary on July 30
Part of National Day of Action July 30th Join Call to Protect, Improve and Expand Medicare to All CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Registered nurses and other community leaders will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Thursday July 30 with a festive event and action in Chicago. The celebration is part of[Read More…]
