Month: February 2015

UN Secretary General Ban Reiterates Condemnation of Boko Haram Attacks, Urges Efforts to Combat Terrorist Threat

Hadjara, 8, fled a Boko Haram attack against Baga in Nigeria with her family. She was shot during the attack and her arm had to be amputated at Baga-Sola hospital in Chad. Photo: OCHA/Caroline Birch NEW  YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 February 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his strong condemnation[Read More…]

Urging International Action, UNESCO Chief Condemns ISIL’s ‘Cultural Cleansing’ in Iraq

Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova briefs the press on the destruction of Heritage in Mosul, Iraq. Photo: UNESCO video capture GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 February 2015 – The head of the United Nations agency mandated to protect heritage sites has reiterated her dismay at the “destructive fury” exhibited by militants of the[Read More…]

Chrysler Recalls 25,734 Vehicles, Feb. 27, 2015

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015 SUMMARY: Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015 Chrysler 200 vehicles manufactured March 9, 2014, to December 15, 2014, and equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission. The automatic transmission parking pawl may become contaminated or the park rod may become dislodged or broken.[Read More…]

GM Recalls 58,698 Cadillac ATS Vehicles, Feb. 27, 2015

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015 SUMMARY: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Cadillac ATS vehicles manufactured April 25, 2012, to February 9, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the power-operated roof panels auto-close when the non-recessed “Slide” or “Tilt” switches are pressed. As such, these vehicles fail to[Read More…]

Kia Recalls 12,361 Sorento Vehicles, Feb. 27, 2015

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015 SUMMARY: Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sorento vehicles manufactured October 27, 2014, to January 29, 2015. Due to an improperly soldered component in the accelerator pedal assembly, the driver may not be able to accelerate the vehicle. CONSEQUENCE: If the vehicle[Read More…]

GM Recalls 1,177 Chevrolet Impala Vehicles, Feb. 27, 2015

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015 SUMMARY: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2014 Chevrolet Impala vehicles manufactured November 15, 2012, to May 27, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic parking brake piston actuation arm may not fully retract causing the brake pads to stay partially engaged. Thus,[Read More…]

Roosevelt University Pharmacy Students Put What They’ve Learned to Work on Indian Reservations

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2015.  Two Roosevelt University students took their love for pharmacy to underserved locations by working at sites serving Native Americans. Close to completing Roosevelt’s three-year PharmD program, Alex Mersch of Berwyn, Ill. (pictured above) and Steven Hung Thai of Anaheim, Calif. could have taken the easy way, staying close[Read More…]

Two Miami Residents Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Their Roles in $63 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 27, 2015. Two Miami residents were sentenced to serve 72 months in prison for their roles in a $62 million Medicare fraud scheme involving intensive mental health treatment programs. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the[Read More…]

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