St. Louis County, MO—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. Gov. Jay Nixon today ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin a systematic process of withdrawing from the City of Ferguson. The Missouri National Guard will coordinate with the Missouri State Highway Patrol in carrying out this order. “I greatly appreciate the men and[Read More…]
Day: August 21, 2014
Federal Court Rules that Florida Ban on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples is Unconstitutional
Lawsuit filed by ACLU of Florida on behalf of 8 couples, Ft. Myers widow and SAVE challenged ban; Judge holds that ban violates due process and equal protection TALLAHASSEE, FL–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Today, a federal district court judge in Tallahassee held that Florida’s discriminatory marriage ban cannot be enforced in[Read More…]
Record Decline of Ice Sheets: For First Time Scientists Map Elevation Changes of Greenlandic and Antarctic Glaciers
Bremerhaven–(ENEWSPF)–20th August 2014. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), have for the first time extensively mapped Greenland’s and Antarctica’s ice sheets with the help of the ESA satellite CryoSat-2 and have thus been able to prove that the ice crusts of both[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty, August 21, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. 1st Class Matthew I. Leggett, 39, of Ruskin, Florida, died Aug. 20, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries received when he was engaged by the enemy. He was assigned[Read More…]
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean Announces Support of the Freedom to Marry
Joins Coalition of Mayors Across Country Who Support Marriage, Including Mayors From Every Southern State New York –(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Today Nashville Mayor Karl Dean became the first Tennessee mayor to join Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, a broad-based, nonpartisan coalition of nearly 500 mayors who are making the case[Read More…]
Chicago Sets Tourism Record For July With More Than One Million Occupied Hotel Room Nights
First Six Months of 2014 Deliver Record Demand; Growing Chicago Tourism is a Key Initiative of the Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Don Welsh, President and CEO of Choose Chicago today announced Chicago surpassed the one million mark for occupied hotel rooms[Read More…]
Poll: Two-Thirds Of Americans Say Private Consumption Of Cannabis Should Be Legal
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. Sixty-six percent of Americans believe that an adult ought to legally be able to consume cannabis in the privacy of one’s own home, according to results of a newly released nationwide HuffingtonPost/YouGov survey. Seventy-two percent of self-identified Democrats and 70 percent of Independents said that the[Read More…]
Study: Cannabis Inhaler Delivers Effective Relief To Neuropathy Patients
Haifa, Israel—(ENEWSPF)—August 21, 2014. The administration of a single dose of whole-plant cannabis via a thermal-metered inhaler is effective and well tolerated among patients suffering from neuropathy (nerve pain), according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy. Israeli investigators[Read More…]
Poll: Majority Of Pennsylvanians Support Reforming State’s Marijuana Laws
Harrisburg, PA–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Nearly seven out of ten Pennsylvania voters believe that marijuana should be legal for either medicinal or recreational purposes, according to the results of a statewide survey released by Keystone Analytics. Sixty-nine percent of respondents said that cannabis should be made legal under state law, with[Read More…]
Attwood Recalls Kayak and Watersports Storage Hanger Due to Injury Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 21, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: August 20, 2014 Recall number: 14-259 Kayak and Watersports Storage Hanger Fabric Straps Recall Summary Name of product: Kayak and Watersports Storage[Read More…]