NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. By: Jag Davies The ground has never been more fertile for a change to our nation’s failed drug policies. We are seeing a broader questioning of America’s drug policy that fills our prisons and empties our coffers, that severely punishes the use of certain drugs but[Read More…]
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Prepared Remarks by Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, May 9, 2014
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. I am glad to be with you today and to have the chance to reflect further on some of the changes that have followed the most damaging and frightening financial crisis of our lifetimes. As we all know, the effects of that crisis were severe and[Read More…]
If This Were Happening Anywhere Else in the World, Americans Would Be Horrified. They Might Even Do Something About It.
MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014. By now, many of us are familiar with the statistics: 1 out of every 100 adults are living behind bars in the United States, with 1 in 31 in some sort of correctional control, including prison, jail, parole, and probation. The United States, with 5% of the[Read More…]
Court Acts Swiftly to Aid Rare Canada Lynx
Wildlife advocates’ win forces federal government to prepare long overdue recovery plan for threatened Canada Lynx. Missoula, MT—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. In a critical win for the rare and elusive Canada lynx, a federal court in Montana found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 14-year delay in preparing a recovery[Read More…]
Park Forest 41st Annual Farmers’ Market Takes Place Every Saturday Through October 25
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. Park Forest’s 41st Annual Farmers’ Market will take place every Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. through October 25. The Market is located across the street from the Park Forest Police Station, 271 Lakewood Boulevard. The Market offers fresh vegetables, fruits, organic breads, salsa,[Read More…]
For Mother’s Day, Freedom to Marry Launches Ad on Utah Family’s Support for Gay Son
Online ad comes as 10th Circuit Court of Appeals considers Utah case New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014. For Mother’s Day, Freedom to Marry and Utah Unites for Marriage released an ad featuring the family of Drs. Wendy Matis and Dale Smith of Millcreek, talking about their support for their gay[Read More…]
Celebrating National Women’s Health Week
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. A statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius: Beginning with Mother’s Day on Sunday, we celebrate National Women’s Health Week by encouraging the women in our lives – our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, cousins, friends, and colleagues – to take steps to live healthier, happier lives. We[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of First Prosthetic Arm that Translates Signals from Person’s Muscles to Perform Complex Tasks
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today allowed marketing of the DEKA Arm System, the first prosthetic arm that can perform multiple, simultaneous powered movements controlled by electrical signals from electromyogram (EMG) electrodes. EMG electrodes detect electrical activity caused by the contraction of muscles[Read More…]
Uncle and Niece Unexpectedly Become Classmates, Finish Law School Together
Kimberly Rios and her uncle Armando Rios unexpectedly became classmates at DePaul University’s College of Law. They plan to use their doctorates in law to help others. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 9, 2014. Armando Rios and his niece Kimberly Rios had no idea they shared a passion for law.[Read More…]
Study Strengthens Link Between Neonicotinoids and Collapse of Honey Bee Colonies
Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2014. Two widely used neonicotinoids—a class of insecticide—appear to significantly harm honey bee colonies over the winter, particularly during colder winters, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The study replicated a 2012 finding from the same research group that found a[Read More…]
