Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. After headliners like genetically engineered (GE) Roundup-Ready corn and soybeans failed to deliver on claims of decreased pesticide use and environmental sustainability, instead leading to the rise of “superweeds,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved more dangerous, 2,4-D-resistent versions shortly after. Now after the predictable failure[Read More…]
Latest News
Enhanced Ebola Screening to Start at Five U.S. Airports and New Tracking Program for all People Entering U.S. from Ebola-affected Countries
New layers of screening at airports that receive more than 94% of West African Travelers Joint Airport Screening Fact Sheet Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs & Border Protection (CBP) this week will begin new layers[Read More…]
Boston Police Data Shows Widespread Racial Bias in Street Encounters with Civilians
ACLU study details stop-and-frisk problem in Boston, urges reforms to ensure fair and effective policing BOSTON –(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. Boston Police Department (BPD) officers have engaged in widespread racially biased street encounters with civilians, according to a study of four years of BPD police-civilian encounter records summarized in a report[Read More…]
ACLU Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Stay Appeals Panel Ruling on Wisconsin Voter ID Law
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay Monday’s ruling from a Seventh Circuit appeals panel that concluded Wisconsin’s voter ID law is constitutional and does not violate the Voting Rights Act. The following is a statement from Dale Ho, director[Read More…]
Innocent Man Released from Prison after Nine Years, Four on Death Row
Manuel Velez was sentenced to death due to injustices that continue to plague our justice system; only luck saved his life HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. At 11:32 p.m. CT today, Manuel Velez stepped out of the Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as a free man after nine years[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Announces $105 Million AT&T Mobility Settlement Over Wireless Phone Bill Cramming
Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today joined with her counterparts around the country, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission to announce a $105 million settlement with AT&T Mobility over reports that phone customers were receiving unauthorized charges on their cell phone bills, a practice known[Read More…]
Patients Continue to Apply for Medical Cannabis Registration in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. Approximately 6,300 citizens have started the patient registration process for the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program since the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) began accepting applications on September 2, 2014. Of those, IDPH has received approximately 800 complete applications. IDPH began issuing approval and denial letters[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Outlines Ebola Preparedness in Illinois
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), today briefed the media and public about the state’s preparedness efforts should a case of Ebola be suspected or confirmed in Illinois. At this time, there are no suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola in[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State KerryWith U.K. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning, everybody. I’m very privileged to be here welcoming Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond to the State Department, and I’m even more privileged to work with him and to form a partnership that gives full gusto to the meaning of the special relationship that[Read More…]
Manager of Three Los Angeles Medical Clinics Indicted in $4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 8, 2014. An indictment was unsealed today charging two managers and operators of three Los Angeles medical clinics with Medicare fraud and conspiracy to pay illegal kickbacks for medical procedures that were never actually provided. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; Acting[Read More…]
