Unusual find of 5,000-year-old human footprints by the Fehmarn excavations provides an insight into the population’s everyday life and challenges This is a photo of one of the Stone Age footprints before its last cleaning, or “de-dusting,” according to Lars Ewald Jensen, a project manager with the Museum Lolland-Falster, which[Read More…]
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No More Delay: The President Must Act Boldly, Broadly and Soon, Rep. Luis Gutiérrez
“My Chicagoans have been waiting for the Congress to take action on immigration for over a decade.” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—November 13, 2014. This morning during the 10 am hour (ET), Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL-4) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives on immigration and the President’s decision[Read More…]
Ebola Treatment Trials to Start at Doctors Without Borders Sites in December
GENEVA/NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. In the absence of specific treatments for Ebola, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) announced today that it will host clinical trials in three Ebola treatment centers in West Africa. The separate trials, which are aimed at quickly finding an effective therapy[Read More…]
High-Speed Internet Use in Illinois Varies by Metro Area from 62.0 Percent to 83.4 Percent, Census Bureau Reports
Download Super Surfing [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. About 79.3 percent of people in Illinois reported home high-speed Internet use, according to a new report released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, rates varied within the state’s metro areas. Champaign had one of the highest rates[Read More…]
Nearly 8 in 10 Americans Have Access to High-Speed Internet
Download Super Surfing [JPG – <1.0 MB] Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. An estimated 78.1 percent of people in U.S. households had a high-speed Internet connection last year, according to a new report released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. However, digital divides exist among the nation’s metropolitan areas and demographic[Read More…]
NOAA Establishes New Panel to Guide Ocean Exploration
Members are from government, industry, academia, not-for profits Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. NOAA today announced the appointment of 13 members to a new federal Ocean Exploration Advisory Board that will provide guidance to NOAA and the nation on the exploration of our ocean. “This distinguished board will advise NOAA on[Read More…]
Leading Scientists, Over 200 Groups and Companies Call for Monarch Protection
Broad Coalition Supports Petition to Protect Monarch Butterflies as Threatened under Endangered Species Act WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. In the face of staggering declines of monarchs, more than 40 leading monarch scientists and ecologists and more than 200 organizations and businesses today urged Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell to[Read More…]
Ultimate Insider Account of How Marriage Triumphed Hits Bookstores
“Winning Marriage: The Inside Story” by Freedom to Marry’s Marc Solomon published with advance praise from Bob Woodward, Dee Dee Myers, Slate and U.S News New York –-(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. As the spotlight turns back to the U.S. Supreme Court to potentially bring national resolution to the freedom to marry, a[Read More…]
Federal Judge Affirms the Freedom to Marry in South Carolina
New York –(ENEWSPF)–November 12, 2014. Today U.S. District Judge Richard Mark Gergel ruled that denying marriage for same-sex couples in South Carolina is unconstitutional. The decision also cites a previous ruling from the U.S. Fourth Circuit of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over South Carolina. Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to[Read More…]
Aqua Lung Expands Recall of Buoyancy Compensators Due to Drowning Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 13, 2014. Aqua Lung Axiomi3 buoyancy compensator with weight pockets and handles Recall Summary Name of product: Aqua Lung buoyancy compensators with SureLock II weight pocket handles Hazard: The rubber handles can detach as divers are trying to remove the weight pockets to rise to the surface in[Read More…]
