Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2017 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 247,000, an increase of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 235,000 to 237,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
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Center for American Progress’ Topher Spiro on the Passage of Resolution Allowing Affordable Care Act Repeal to Move Forward
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Center for American Progress Vice President for Health Policy Topher Spiro issued the following statement after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to pass a budget resolution allowing the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act to begin. Despite last night’s procedural[Read More…]
DeVos Family Political Donations to Senate Even Larger Than Previously Reported, New Center for American Progress Analysis Reveals
Betsy DeVos speaks during a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 9, 2016. AP/Paul Sancya CAP research uncovers more than $4 million in donations to U.S. senators and their fundraising arms from the DeVos family. Betsy DeVos is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next U.S. secretary of[Read More…]
Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, January 12, 2017
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based[Read More…]
Greenpeace: Senate Moves Tillerson Questions Behind Closed Doors After Protests
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. In response to the second day of questions to Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson allegedly occurring behind closed doors with Senators, Greenpeace USA Climate Liability Campaigner Naomi Ages said: “After four activists confronted Rex Tillerson and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday, the Senators have[Read More…]
Fight for $15: CEO of Rigged Economy Has No Business as Labor Secretary
Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s Cooks, Cashiers in Two-Dozen Cities to Protest Trump’s Pick Ahead of Senate Hearings; Fast-Food Mogul Andy Puzder Opposes Minimum Wage Hikes, Steals Workers’ Pay, Violates Overtime Laws, and Forces Employees onto Public Assistance Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. In the run up to the Senate confirmation hearing of[Read More…]
First-Ever National Report on How Solitary Confinement Harms People With Physical Disabilities
Wheelchairs, Braille Materials, Hearing Aids, and Other Vital Devices Are Often Denied in Solitary NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union published the first-ever nationwide report documenting the special dangers of solitary confinement for people who are blind or deaf, can’t walk without assistance, or have other[Read More…]
Volunteers Across Illinois Set To Make Martin Luther King Day A ‘Day On, Not A Day Off’
Illinois also seeking nominations for the Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Governor Bruce Rauner has proclaimed January 16, 2017 as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in the state of Illinois. The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Serve Illinois) today encouraged people across[Read More…]
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials In Connection With Regime’s Use Of Chemical Weapons On Civilians
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action in response to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) – United Nations (UN) Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) findings that the Syrian regime used industrial chlorine as a[Read More…]
FDA Warns Cancer Patients Not to Use PNC-27 Products for Treatment
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or use PNC-27, a product promoted and sold through http://PNC27.com, as a treatment or cure for cancer. An FDA laboratory discovered the bacteria Variovorax paradoxus in a PNC-27 solution sample for inhalation. Consumers who[Read More…]
