U.S. Has Less Than Five percent of World’s Population but Nearly 25 percent of People Behind Bars; Drug War Fueled Prison Explosion NEW YORK—(ENEWPSF)—May 1, 2014. A groundbreaking report released yesterday by the National Research Council, the principal operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences, documents the unprecedented and[Read More…]
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Justice Department Requires eBay to End Anticompetitive ‘No Poach’ Hiring Agreements
Settlement Preserves Competition for High Tech Employees Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement with eBay Inc. that prevents the company from entering into or maintaining agreements with other companies restraining employee recruitment and hiring. The department’s Antitrust Division filed the[Read More…]
U.S. Marks Decade of Same-Sex Couples Marrying as Freedom to Marry Celebrates 10th Anniversary
“And we don’t want a 15th anniversary,” says Wolfson New York–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. Ten years ago Massachusetts became the first state in America where same-sex couples could share in the freedom to marry. Since then, 16 other states and Washington, DC have followed, resulting in 40% of Americans who now[Read More…]
Statement from Representative Blumenauer on the Vote to Allow Veterans Greater Access to Medical Marijuana
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. On Wednesday, the House sadly voted 222-195 to deny veterans the opportunity to discuss medical marijuana with physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), even in the 21 states and the District of Columbia where medical marijuana is legal. But, there was a silver lining.[Read More…]
Preliminary Results Show Improvement in MS Symptoms
NIH-funded scientists look at combined therapy, but call for further research Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. Combining the estrogen hormone estriol with Copaxone, a drug indicated for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), may improve symptoms in patients with the disorder, according to preliminary results from[Read More…]
Bush Officials Should Be Held Accountable for Post-9/11 Abuse and Religious Profiling, Attorneys Argue
New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. Today, attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal court of appeals to allow a case to go forward against high-level Bush administration officials alleged to have ordered the post-9/11 immigration sweeps, detention, and racial and religious profiling of Muslim, Arab, and South[Read More…]
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to Address Prairie State College Graduates at May 17 Commencement Ceremony
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will address the graduates and their guests at the 55th annual commencement ceremony at Prairie State College (PSC) on Saturday, May 17. The ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in the Pioneer Fieldhouse, located on Vollmer road, north of the[Read More…]
Prairie State College Christopher Art Gallery Presenting ‘Graduate Exhibition +2’
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2014. Works of art from eight graduating Prairie State College (PSC) students is on display through Wednesday, May 21, in the Christopher Art Gallery, located on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. “Graduate Exhibition +2” features works that include drawings, paintings,[Read More…]
The Theatre School at DePaul Presents Two World-premiere Productions in Two Weeks
Inaugural 2013-14 season in new artistic home concludes with new work The Theatre School at DePaul will offer two world premiere productions, in each of the school’s new theatres, to conclude its 2013-2014 season. “The Scavengers” and “What Happened in Pinkville?” will be performed in the new LEED Gold building[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth Applauds Passage of Crucial Bill for Veterans
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 1, 2014. Yesterday, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) voted for H.R. 4486 – the 2015 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act – which passed the House of Representatives. The bill would provide $158.2 billion in funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 7% more than in fiscal year 2014.[Read More…]
