USA

Engel: Kudos to Albania for becoming EU candidate

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)—Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-New York), the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday, June 24, made the following statement on the conferral of European Union candidate status for Albania: “With today’s announcement conferring EU candidate status, Albania has cleared another hurdle on the way toward EU membership […]

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International, USA

Anti-piracy group names China, Russia, Switzerland and India as countries where copyrights are unprotected

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) –The International Creativity and Theft-Prevention Caucus, which is chaired by Congressmen Adam Schiff (D-California) and Bob Goodlatte (R-Virginia), and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), unveiled on Tuesday, June 24,  the “2014 International Piracy Watch List.” In an effort to fight copyright piracy and call attention to

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International, USA

U.S. Reps. urge Pakistan to protect Sindhi community

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Congressman Brad Sherman, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, was joined by four Members of Congress – Kerry Bentivolio, Adam Schiff, Tulsi Gabbard, and Tom Petri – in sending a letter to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to express deep concern over human rights violations

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International, USA

Group teaches clergy how to counsel on mental health

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (Press Release) — Synagogues nationwide are turning to an innovative training program to equip their congregations with the skills to recognize mental illness and respond to mental health emergencies. The program, Mental Health First Aid, helps people assess a mental health crisis, select interventions and provide initial help. “The faith community has

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

State Controller asked to probe professor’s expenses

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Outraged at online reports that San Francisco State University (SFSU) President Wong is defending a professor’s use of thousands in taxpayer dollars to meet with terrorists and promote political advocacy, eight groups on Tuesday, June 24,, demanded that California State Controller John Chiang conduct a state audit of SFSU. “Professors

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

JNS news briefs: June 24, 2014

Rachel Frenkel, mother of kidnapped teen, tells UNHRC that she is living a ‘nightmare’ (JNS.org) Rachel Frenkel, the mother of one of the kidnapped Israeli teens, told the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that she is living “every mother’s nightmare” as she urged the international body to do more to help rescue her son

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Middle East, USA

Bill requiring anti-theft smartphones advances

SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) – State Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement on Monday, June 23,  regarding Senate Bill 962, which requires all smartphones sold in California to come pre-equipped with theft-deterring technological solutions to render the device useless if stolen. The bill, authored by Sen. Leno and sponsored by San Francisco

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USA

Engel: Chem weapons removal only first step

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Monday, June 23, made the following statement on the removal of chemical weapons from Syria: “The removal today of chemical weapons material from Syria is an important achievement.  More than 1,000 tons of deadly chemicals have been

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Middle East, USA

Blumenthal seeks probe of VA retaliation

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) released the following statement  Monday, June 23, in response to a news report alleging that there has been widespread wrongdoing and whistleblower retaliation by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Medical Inspector: “Punitive, retaliatory treatment of whistleblowers is another powerful reason for an

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA