4,000 Bay Area Sutter RNs Set for One-Day Strike Thursday – Prompted by Massive Proposed Cuts in Patient Care, RN Standards CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2011. Some 4,000 registered nurses are moving ahead with plans for a one-day strike at eight Bay Area hospitals Thursday after officials of the wealthy Sutter corporation failed[Read More…]
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Consumer Safety Groups File First Lawsuit on Risks of Nanotechnology
San Francisco, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2011. Concerned by the growing body of scientific reports cautioning against the unregulated use of nanotechnology in consumer products, a coalition of nonprofit consumer safety and environmental groups sued the Food and Drug Administration today. The case is the first lawsuit over the health and environmental[Read More…]
Popcorn Palace Issues Allergy Alert on 1-Gallon Value Bag Products
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011 – Popcorn Palace of Schiller Park, IL, is issuing this statement to alert people with allergies to Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Milk, Soy, and Wheat that some of our 1-Gallon Value Bags contain the undeclared ingredients. Bags were shipped with the ingredient and allergen information not applied[Read More…]
New Affordable Care Act Demonstration to Provide Care at Home for Medicare Patients
Health care reform law demonstration to improve care, lower costs for seniors and people with disabilities WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 21, 2011. Up to 10,000 Medicare patients with chronic conditions will now be able to get most of the care they need at home under a new demonstration announced today by the[Read More…]
Occupy Pittsburgh to Picket Outside of Status Conference
Pittsburgh, PA—(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2011. At 9:00 am, Occupy Pittsburgh will picket for First Amendment Rights to tell BNY Mellon “You can’t evict an idea.” The demonstration will take place outside of the City-County building where a status conference is scheduled for Thursday, December 22 at 9:30 am with The Honorable[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, December 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011 – 1:26 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, everyone. Thanks for being here. It is my great pleasure to see you today and take your questions, which I will commence with right now. Q What is the President going to do now that the House has[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, December 20, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN UN General Assembly / Human Rights Detained American Citizen IAEA Sanctions DPRK Secretary’s Statement Nutritional Assistance Discussions with Foreign Ministers Yang and Lavrov SYRIA Arab League / International Monitors Asad Needs to Step Aside IRAQ Arrest Warrant for Iraqi Vice President[Read More…]
Kim Jong-il’s life and legacy (Video)
Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea, has died at the age of 69 after suffering a heart attack, North Korean state media has announced. Kim, known in the communist country as the "Dear Leader", died on Saturday aboard a train during a trip out of Pyongyang. Laura Kyle reports on his[Read More…]
Philippines: UN Agencies Boost Relief Effort for Storm Survivors as Death Toll Rises
PHILIPPINES–(ENEWSPF)–20 December 2011. Residents of Mindanao, Philippines, survey damage caused by tropical storm Washi United Nations agencies stepped up relief efforts in the Philippines today to help survivors of tropical storm Washi, which the country’s authorities say has killed nearly 1,000 people and left hundreds of thousands of residents of[Read More…]
Rep. Schakowsky Floor Statement on Republican Opposition to Payroll Tax Relief
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 20, 2011. Today on the House floor, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) made the following statement in response to House Repulican opposition to H.R. 3630 – Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011: “I thank you gentlemen for yielding. Don’t blame Congress for not working together. [Read More…]
