ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017 By:Sara Zampierin The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill that would stop the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) years-long effort to rein in predatory lenders who profit by trapping the poor in an endless cycle of debt. Last June, the[Read More…]
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Roosevelt University Pharmacy Student Receives National Award for Community Service and Opioid Research
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. A Roosevelt University pharmacy student from Streamwood, Illinois, has received a 2017 U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Excellence in Public Pharmacy Award. Alex Heinz, 24, who is now in his final year as a doctoral student in Roosevelt’s three-year College of Pharmacy program, was selected for the[Read More…]
Operation Inherent Resolve: Military Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria and Iraq, June 6, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. On June 5, Coalition military forces conducted 40 strikes consisting of 60 engagements against ISIS terrorists in Syria and Iraq. In Syria, Coalition military forces conducted 35 strikes consisting of 45 engagements against ISIS targets. Near Abu Kamal, two strikes destroyed four ISIS front-end loaders, four[Read More…]
New York Times Investigation Finds Drug Overdose Deaths Reached All-Time High in 2016
Drug Policy Alliance Opioid Action Plan: Increase Access to Effective Treatment, Expand Harm Reduction Interventions, Prevent Opioid Misuse, and Minimize the Criminalization of People Who Use Drugs; Trump Administration Wants to Cut Treatment and Escalate Failed Drug War NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. The New York Times published on Monday an[Read More…]
FDA Investigates Findings of Hepatitis A Linked to Frozen Tuna
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are assisting state and local officials in assessing the risk of hepatitis A virus exposure from contaminated frozen tuna sourced from Sustainable Seafood Company, Vietnam, and Santa Cruz Seafood[Read More…]
Global Garlic Inc. Recalls “Queso Freso/Whole Milk Cheese”
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. Global Garlic Inc., 11501 NW 107th ST, Miami, FL, is recalling its 16oz packages of “Queso Fresco/ Whole Milk” and (“Queso Fresco x LB(Barra)/Whole Milk Cheese” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, and organism which can cause serious and sometimes[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Transit Authority Celebrate 125 Years of Historic ‘L’
Vintage railcars to provide rides on historic Loop ‘L’ CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Transit Board Chairman Terry Peterson and CTA President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. today marked the 125th anniversary of Chicago’s historic ‘L’ train system—known around the world as one of the city’s most iconic symbols.[Read More…]
Chicago Sculpture International Exhibit Open at Prairie State College
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. The Chicago Sculpture International show, “InterAction,” features 19 artists’ works in a wide range of media. The exhibit is open at Prairie State College (PSC) in the Christopher Art Gallery through June 13, with a reception on Wednesday, June 7, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on[Read More…]
15 Leading National Groups Moving Money Out Of Pipeline Banks
As U.S. Pulls Out of Paris Climate Accord, Sierra Club, CREDO, U.S. Climate Action Network (USCAN), Friends of the Earth and Others, Representing Over 13 Million Supporters, Take Action Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2017. Coming on the heels of last week’s announcement to abandon the Paris Climate Accord, a group[Read More…]
Groups Appeal EPA’s Refusal To Ban Dangerous Pesticide
Chlorpyrifos is linked to long-term damage in children’s developing brains A farmworker spraying pesticides in a soybean field. Ittipon / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2017. A dozen health, labor and civil rights organizations represented by Earthjustice filed an administrative appeal to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Monday, urging the[Read More…]
