The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station’s robotic arm at 7:04 a.m. EDT Thursday. The capsule then performed a series of departure burns and maneuvers to move beyond the 656-foot (200-meter) “keep out sphere” around the station and begin its return trip to Earth. Credits:[Read More…]
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Impact Crater or Supervolcano Caldera?
Siloe Patera EU–(ENEWSPF)–21 May 2015. At first glance, the region covered by this latest Mars Express image release appears to be pockmarked with impact craters. But the largest structure among them may hold a rather explosive secret: it could be remains of an ancient supervolcano. The images presented here were[Read More…]
New AFL-CIO Report Highlights Reasons Why TPP Is Not the Answer to Trade Issues with China
Washington, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. On a conference call yesterday, AFL-CIO Policy Director and Special Counsel Damon Silvers and Roosevelt Institute Senior Economist Adam Hersh described the reasons why the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not the solution to improving China’s trade policies. “The U.S.-China Economic Relationship: The TPP is Not the[Read More…]
Senate Appropriation Committee Votes To Lift Veterans Administration Gag Order On Medical Cannabis
Veterans Equal Access Amendment Would Allow Veterans Administration Physicians To Recommend Medical Cannabis Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. In a landslide vote, the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations voted to the add the Veterans Equal Access Amendment (VEAA) to the FY2016 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs (MilConVA) Appropriations bill,[Read More…]
Senators Question Dept. of Education About Long-Delayed Investigation into Navient’s Violations of Servicemembers’ Rights
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today sent a letter to the Department of Education (ED) seeking information about its long-delayed investigation into charges of systematic[Read More…]
Nepal: UN Underscores Need to Act Now Before Monsoon Rains Risk Further Disaster
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Study: Cannabis Use Inversely Associated With Diabetes
East Lansing, MI–(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. A history of cannabis use is inversely correlated with diabetes mellitus, according to an epidemiological review published online ahead of print in the journal Epidemiology. Investigators at Michigan State University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics performed a meta-analytic study assessing cannabis use and diabetes in[Read More…]
U.S. DOT Extends Federal Oversight of General Motors
News comes on the anniversary of GM’s historic agreement with NHTSA after facing record fines for the long-delayed Chevrolet Cobalt recall WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today announced that it has decided to extend federal oversight of General Motors’ review,[Read More…]
Statement from Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald on Aurora VA Hospital
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2015. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald made the following statement regarding the apparent compromise legislation moving through Congress that would prevent a shutdown of the construction of the Denver Replacement Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado: “I am pleased that Congress has taken action to ensure[Read More…]
Interior Secretary Jewell Announces $50 Million to Help Conserve Water in Drought-Stricken West
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