Indu Maharjan and her four-year old daughter Neisha walk back to their makeshift shelter on the grounds of a chicken farm in Bungamati, Kathmandu Valley. Photo: UNICEF/NYHQ2015-1110/Panday GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 May 2015 – The global humanitarian community is fighting against the clock as it delivers critical relief to Nepal’s most devastated communities,[Read More…]
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UN Secretary General Ban Condemns Texas Shooting, Says ‘Ideas Must be Defensed through Democratic Debate and Dialogue’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Mark Garten (file) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 May 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned yesterday’s shooting in Texas that injured a law enforcement officer, reiterating that such criminal acts have nothing to do with religion or belief. In response to a question asked during the[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Calls for Federal Debt Relief for Former Everest College Students
CHICAGO – (ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2015. Nearly a year after Corinthian Colleges began to collapse under the weight of its own wrongdoing, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on the U.S. Department of Education to provide meaningful federal debt relief to students who attended the school’s local campuses, branded as Everest[Read More…]
South Suburban College Alumni Honored in Springfield
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2015. South Suburban College (SSC) announces two Phi Theta Kappa student members were honored at the Phi Theta Kappa All-Illinois Academic Team Banquet held in Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Alejandro Gonzalez of Calumet City, Illinois, and Daniel Boulos of Dyer, Indiana, now alumni,[Read More…]
2015 ‘Taste of the Center’ Gala Musical Theatre, Music and More on May 29
University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2015. Wine, dine and shop for a great cause—all while being entertained. GSU’s Center for Performing Arts Advisory Council is hosting a ‘Taste of the Center’ Gala featuring five live performances, five courses, and a silent auction for an unforgettable evening of entertainment. The festivities[Read More…]
American Muslims for Palestine to Celebrate Palestinian Heritage with Chicago Parade on May 9
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2015 — American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), a national education and advocacy organization based in Palos Hills, IL, will hold the first-ever Palestinian heritage parade in downtown Chicago, at Columbus Drive and Monroe Street to Columbus Drive and Roosevelt Road beginning at noon on Saturday, May 9. The[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, City of Chicago Celebrate End of Successful 2015 NFL Draft
Over three day event, 200,000 residents and visitors attend the NFL Draft and Draft Town CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today celebrated the successful completion of the 2015 NFL Draft, which was hosted by Chicago for the first time in 50 years. “This week, the residents of Chicago showed[Read More…]
USDA Comments to EPA on Neonicotinoid Benefits Reveal USDA’s Flagrant Pro-Pesticide Bias
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2015. Center for Food Safety today challengeda U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) letter countering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) October, 2014 findings that neonicotinoid insecticides “provide negligible overall benefits to soybean production in most situations” and that most of the existing use on soybean seeds is merely “prophylactic.” The[Read More…]
Study Finds Waning Immunity from TDAP Vaccine in Adolescents
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2015. Are the increased number of adolescent pertussis cases since 1995 related to waning immunity? Authors of the study, “Tdap Vaccine Effectiveness in Adolescents During the 2012 Washington State Pertussis Epidemic,” appearing in the June 2015 issue of Pediatrics (published online May 4 ) tracked[Read More…]
U.S. Vital Statistics Show Declines in Birth Rates, Infant Mortality
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 4, 2015. The number of births and general fertility rates both declined by 1 percent between 2012 and 2013, according to the Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: 2012-2013. The data presented in this report from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg[Read More…]
