Bureau Puts Companies On Notice After Defense Department Rules Take Effect WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sent letters this month to several companies that sell retail goods to military servicemembers, advising them to review their websites and other advertising for potentially misleading marketing and[Read More…]
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CAIR to Seek DOJ Probe of ‘Muslim Free Zone’ Businesses in Florida, New Hampshire
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015 — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said yesterday it will call on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate possible federal civil rights violations by businesses in Florida and New Hampshire that have been declared[Read More…]
Tiny Tick, Big Controversy–WMDT’s Program on Lyme Disease
Chico, California–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. Watch WMDT’s half-hour show on Lyme disease now. It originally aired on July 18, 2015. Note: when the reporter refers to “Delmarva,” she is referring to a region that encompasses parts of the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The 30-minute show is divided into 4[Read More…]
NARAL Pro-Choice America Denounces Scott Walker’s Abortion Ban
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. Sasha Bruce, Senior Vice President of Campaigns and Strategies at NARAL Pro-Choice America released the following statement: “Today, just one week after announcing for president, Scott Walker showed Americans his true vision for women in America: outlawing abortion at 20 weeks, even in cases of rape[Read More…]
Israel: Security Forces Abuse Palestinian Children
Chokeholds, Beatings, Coercive Interrogations Israeli border police arresting Ahmad Abu Sbitan, 11, in front of his school in East Jerusalem. The police accused him of throwing a stone at them. © Majd Gaith Jerusalem –-(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. Israeli security forces have used unnecessary force to arrest or detain Palestinian children as young[Read More…]
UN Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution Endorsing Iran Nuclear Deal
The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution establishing a monitoring system for Iran’s nuclear programme. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–20 July 2015 – The United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution establishing a monitoring system for Iran’s nuclear programme and considering the “eventual removal” of all nuclear-related sanctions against[Read More…]
Ignoring Objections of Major Medical Groups, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Signs Cruel Ban on Abortion at 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a measure into law today which bans safe and legal abortion after twenty weeks of pregnancy with an extremely narrow exception for medical emergencies. HB179—which is slated to take effect next year—was opposed by major medical groups in the state, including the[Read More…]
NASA Satellite Camera Provides ‘EPIC’ View of Earth
Earth as seen on July 6, 2015 from a distance of one million miles by a NASA scientific camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft. Credits: NASA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. A NASA camera on the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite has returned its first view of the[Read More…]
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announces Medicare Care Choices Model Awards
Model aims to increase choice and quality by enabling individuals to receive palliative and curative care concurrently Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. Many seniors, disabled Americans, and family members of individuals who suffer from life limiting illnesses must choose between the support services provided through hospice care or curative treatment. Fewer[Read More…]
HIV Control Through Treatment Durably Prevents Heterosexual Transmission of Virus
NIH-funded trial proves suppressive antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected people effective in protecting uninfected partners Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 20, 2015. Antiretroviral treatment that consistently suppresses HIV is highly effective at preventing sexual transmission of the virus in heterosexual couples where one person is HIV-infected and the other is not, investigators report today[Read More…]
