LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–14 July 2015. Lack of fuel in Yemen caused by the continuing conflict and restrictions of imports could ultimately be responsible for even more deaths than the fighting in the country, Oxfam warned today. Fuel shortages have hit water supplies, food deliveries and health services for the 84 percent of[Read More…]
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Treating More Adults with Statins would be Cost-effective Way to Boost Heart Health
Patient lab report with high levels of cholesterol and prescription bottle. Photo: iStock Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015. A new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers has found that it would be cost-effective to treat 48-67% of all adults aged 40-75 in the U.S. with cholesterol-lowering[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Statement on Announcement of Iran Nuclear Agreement
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015. U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding the announced agreement reached by international negotiators to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran: The United States, working with our allies, has reached a historic agreement with Iran that, according to President Obama and Secretary Kerry, will[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Supports Iran Nuclear Agreement as ‘A Matter of War and Peace’
Rep. Gutiérrez: “With the agreement, we are giving peace a chance.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) responded to news that the U.S., Iran, and partner nations had reached an agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez represents the Fourth District of[Read More…]
Speaker Boehner Statement on Iran Nuclear Agreement
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 14, 2015. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced a final agreement in nuclear negotiations with Iran: “At the outset of these talks, the Obama administration said it would secure an agreement that affirmed Iran does not have a[Read More…]
Congresswoman Robin Kelly Statement on Nuclear Deal with Iran
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 14, 2015. Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL) issued the following statement today in response to the Obama administration’s announcement of a nuclear agreement with Iran: “After two long years of negotiations, and two decades of sanctions, the U.S. and international community have achieved an important victory in preventing a[Read More…]
Statement from Senator Elizabeth Warren on the Iran Agreement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015. United States Senator Elizabeth Warren today released the following statement: “A nuclear-armed Iran represents a significant threat to the United States, to our allies in the Middle East, and to the world. Diplomacy represents our best hope of ending that threat, far better than the alternative[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on Iran Nuclear Agreement
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement after President Barack Obama announced a nuclear agreement with Iran: “I congratulate President Obama, Secretary Kerry and the leaders of other major nations for producing a comprehensive agreement to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This[Read More…]
More Than 165,000 Petition Signers Demand SEC Finalize Rule Requiring CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio Disclosure
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2015. In petitions delivered today to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), more than 165,000 Americans demanded that the commission finally implement the proposal requiring companies to disclose their CEO-to-median worker pay ratio which was mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The petition signatures were[Read More…]
NASA’s Three-Billion-Mile Journey to Pluto Reaches Historic Encounter
Pluto nearly fills the frame in this image from the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, taken on July 13, 2015 when the spacecraft was 476,000 miles (768,000 kilometers) from the surface. This is the last and most detailed image sent to Earth before the spacecraft’s[Read More…]
