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Jul 10, 2017, 16:21 ET Nurses, Firefighters, Lawmakers, DA's Offices to Testify Tuesday, July 11 at the State House in Favor of Bill to Strengthen Penalties Against Assaults on Health Care Workers
State lawmakers will hold a hearing at the State House on Tuesday, July 11 on legislation that will strengthen the penalties for assaulting a...
Jul 10, 2017, 16:01 ET New Public Poll: Emergency Care Is The Most Essential Health Benefit To Cover
An overwhelming number of people — nearly three in four Americans — say that health insurance companies must be required to cover emergency...
Jul 10, 2017, 15:29 ET General President of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Calls for Union Members Hugo Mejia and Rodrigo Nuñez To Be Released from Unjust ICE Detention
In response to the refusal by ICE officials to release two wrongfully detained union members and as their asylum applications are being appealed to...
Jul 10, 2017, 14:51 ET National Negotiations Update: Coordinated Bargaining Group Unions Say Contract Negotiations Take A "Step Backwards"
As part of our ongoing effort to conclude national contract negotiations, the Coordinated Bargaining Group (CBG) met with the nation's freight rail...
Jul 10, 2017, 14:11 ET GTL Encourages FCC and Wireless Carriers to Take Proactive Action
GTL, an innovation leader in correctional technology, education solutions that assist in rehabilitating inmates, and payment services solutions for...
Jul 10, 2017, 13:50 ET CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Vandalism Targeting Tennessee Mosque
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a hate crime...
Jul 10, 2017, 13:32 ET AJC Delegation Concludes Visit to Warsaw
An AJC leadership delegation just concluded a three-day visit to Poland. The trip was highlighted by the group's attendance, at the invitation of...
Jul 10, 2017, 12:57 ET Children's Hospitals' Patient Families to Congress: Protect Medicaid for Children and Reject the BCRA - a Bad Bill for Kids
Children's hospitals' patients, many with complex medical conditions, and their families will meet with members of Congress this week during Speak...
Jul 10, 2017, 11:03 ET Tufts Medical Center Nurses to Return to Negotiations Tuesday, July 11 in Attempt to Avert One-Day Patient Safety Strike
The registered nurses elected to represent their 1,200 colleagues at Tufts Medical Center will return to negotiations at the federal mediator's...
Jul 10, 2017, 10:39 ET The Organic Center addresses United Nations gathering on sustainable agriculture
The Organic Center has been at the forefront of many milestones for organic, and this past week it marked another. The Center was part of a select...
Jul 10, 2017, 10:30 ET Eight Leading Tech Companies Form High Tech Inventors Alliance to Advocate for a Balanced Patent System
Eight top technology companies have joined together to form the High Tech Inventors Alliance (HTIA), dedicated to supporting balanced patent...
Jul 10, 2017, 09:23 ET Irrigators Association Requests Formal US Inspector General Investigation of "What Happened to the Fish?" in the Lower Snake River
The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association (CSRIA) has recently sent a formal letter to the Office of the Engineer Inspector General of U.S....
Jul 10, 2017, 09:00 ET Rael: 'Let's force rogue nations like the USA to sign the nuclear ban treaty in October!'
Following Friday's adoption by 120 countries of the first-ever United Nations treaty to ban nuclear weapons, Rael applauded the "fantastic success"...
Jul 10, 2017, 08:30 ET Rural Residents Under Attack in Health Insurance Proposals, Says Rural Health Advocate
The health of people who live in rural areas is being harshly neglected in current national health policy and in healthcare legislation under...
Jul 10, 2017, 03:24 ET ¿Se puede ser feliz en un matrimonio sin hijos?
Es común crecer escuchando a familiares y amigos que el tener hijos, una vez que encontraste a tu media naranja, es el siguiente paso en tu vida...
Jul 08, 2017, 06:50 ET Lettre ouverte de The Human Rights Center of Azerbaïdjan : les défenseurs des droits humains expriment des préoccupations sur le meurtre de civils azerbaïdjanais par les forces armées arméniennes
Le 4 juillet 2017, les forces armées d'Arménie ont résolument et délibérément bombardé avec des mortiers et des lance-grenades le village...
Jul 08, 2017, 03:40 ET Los miembros de la Comisión de Educación instan a los líderes mundiales a que financien la educación mundial
- En la víspera de la cumbre del G20, los miembros de la Comisión de Educación instan a los líderes mundiales a que financien la educación mundial...
Jul 07, 2017, 21:12 ET
À la veille du sommet du G20, les membres de la Commission pour l'éducation appellent les dirigeants mondiaux à financier l'éducation mondiale
S'adressant à un public enthousiaste de plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes lors du Global Citizen Festival de Hambourg, Gordon Brown,...
Jul 07, 2017, 16:47 ET Offener Brief des Aserbaidschanischen Zentrums für Menschenrechte: Verfechter der Menschenrechte prangern Tötung von aserbaidschanischen Zivilisten durch armenische Streitkräfte an
Am 4. Juli 2017 haben armenische Streitkräfte das Dorf Alkhanli im Bezirk Fizuli der Republik Aserbaidschan, in dem eine große zivile Bevölkerung...
Jul 07, 2017, 15:26 ET According to WHO, Untreatable Gonorrhea "Superbug" Spreading Around Globe
According to a release today by the World Health Organization (WHO), cases of untreatable gonorrhea are rising around the globe. In the U.S., no...
Jul 07, 2017, 14:25 ET Oregon Will Be Third State to Raise Tobacco Age to 21
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids The Oregon Legislature has taken bold action to protect kids from tobacco...
Jul 07, 2017, 13:29 ET
Am Vorabend des G20-Gipfels rufen Mitglieder der Bildungskommission Regierungschefs auf, globale Bildung zu finanzieren
Gordon Brown, Vorsitzender der Bildungskommission, und Kommissionsmitglied Shakira Mebarak appellierten vor zehntausenden Zuschauern beim Global...
Jul 07, 2017, 13:18 ET Consumer Watchdog Report Shows Pricing Problems May Slime Amazon on "Prime Day;" Group Asks Federal Antitrust Regulators to Block $14 billion Whole Foods Deal Until Deceptive Pricing Issues Fixed
Consumer Watchdog today warned consumers about Amazon's deceptive pricing practices and called on antitrust authorities to block Amazon's proposed...
Jul 07, 2017, 12:51 ET CAIR Calls for #IStandWithLinda 'Push Back' Against Smear Campaign Targeting Linda Sarsour
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on people of all...
Jul 07, 2017, 12:47 ET
En vísperas de la Cumbre del G20, miembros de la Comisión de Educación llaman a los líderes del mundo a financiar la educación global
Frente a una enérgica audiencia de decenas de miles en el Festival Global Citizen en Hamburgo, el Presidente de la Comisión de Educación, Gordon...
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Jul 11, 2017, 14:23 ET Correctional Officers' Union: Life Sentence for Murderer of Correctional Officer Does Not Go Far Enough
