Day: July 2, 2010

Five Brothers Charged in Alleged Human Trafficking Scheme that Smuggled Young Ukrainian Migrants

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– An indictment unsealed earlier this week in Philadelphia charged Omelyan Botsvynyuk, Stepan Botsvynyuk, Mykhaylo Botsvynyuk, Dmytro Botsvynyuk, and Yaroslav Botsvynyuk, a/k/a Yaroslav Churuk, with extortion and conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for their alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation, the Justice[Read More…]

Calendar Announcement: PSC Presents Summer Concerts

Chicago Heights, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Prairie State College (PSC) Jazz Pioneers Combo and the Extreme Big Band are performing at a variety of locations in the Chicago area this summer. The performances are as follows: On Monday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m., the groups will perform in the college’s auditorium, located in[Read More…]

4th of July in Park Forest: Here’s the Lineup

The Park Forest Fire Department leades the 4th of July Parade down Lakewood Blvd. (Photo: Wendy Heise) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Round up the whole family and celebrate 4th of July at Central Park on Sunday, July 4. The scheduled events are: 5 p.m. Children’s area opens with inflatable and temporary[Read More…]

AARP Opens Employee Health Plans to Adult Children

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010.  AARP, the nation’s largest organization for Americans 50-plus, today announced its employees can begin enrolling their eligible adult children under their employee health plans beginning immediately.  Under the new health care law, children up to age 26 can be added to most health plans at the beginning[Read More…]

UN Leading Efforts to Ramp Up Rebuilding of Haiti’s Telecom System

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 July 2010 – A global effort led by the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is endeavouring to accelerate the reconstruction of Haiti’s information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, which was destroyed in the devastating January earthquake. “Let’s do everything we can to ensure that Haiti gets state-of-the-art[Read More…]

Press Briefing by National Incident Commander July 2, 2010

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010.  Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander for the Deepwater BP Oil Spill response, briefed the media Friday. Adm. Thad Allen: Good morning, folks.  Let me start off with a summary of recovered oil for the last 24 hours ending at midnight last night.  We[Read More…]

NOAA Models Long-Term Oil Threat to Gulf and East Coast Shoreline

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2010.  NOAA has used modeling of historical wind and ocean currents to project the likelihood that surface oil from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill will impact additional U.S. coastline. This modeling, part of NOAA’s comprehensive response to the unprecedented Gulf oil disaster, can help guide the ongoing[Read More…]

Lexus U.S. Statement Regarding Potential Valve Spring Issue

Torrance, CA—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2010. Lexus has discovered faulty valve springs in some V8 and V6 engines in certain Lexus models sold in the U.S. Due to slight variations during the manufacturing process, some foreign material may have contaminated the valve springs resulting in potential breakage. In such a situation, there[Read More…]

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