Day: July 6, 2016

Self-Balancing Scooters/Hoverboards Recalled by 10 Firms Due to Fire Hazard

Recalled hoverboard Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product:  Self-Balancing Scooters/Hoverboards Hazard:  The lithium-ion battery packs in the self-balancing scooters/hoverboards can overheat, posing a risk of the products smoking, catching fire and/or exploding. Remedy:  View Details Repair Refund Replace Consumer Contact:  Consumers should contact the recalling companies through[Read More…]

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Environmental Protection Agency Urge Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to Consider Aerial Spraying as Part of Integrated Mosquito Control to Reduce Zika-Associated Birth Defects

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016.  Acting on data from multiple scientific studies in Puerto Rico that show that Zika is spreading rapidly and is a major risk to pregnant women and their fetuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommend the people and[Read More…]

Wealthier Americans Now Receive Much More Health Care than Middle Class or Poor, Reversing a 50-year Trend: Harvard Study

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016.  Inequality in the use of health care has increased dramatically in recent years, with wealthier Americans, who tend to be healthier, now consuming the most care, according to a study published today [Wednesday, July 6] in the July issue of Health Affairs. In 2012, the wealthiest fifth[Read More…]

Statement from Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Regarding State Department Email Investigation of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016.  Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today regarding the State Department email investigation: “Late this afternoon, I met with FBI Director James Comey and career prosecutors and agents who conducted the investigation of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email system during[Read More…]

Statement by President Obama on Afghanistan, July 6, 2016

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016 -10:27 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody. More than 14 years ago, after al Qaida attacked our nation on 9/11, the United States went to war in Afghanistan against these terrorists and the Taliban that harbored them.  Over the years — and thanks to heroic[Read More…]

Pat Quinn Brings Take Charge Chicago Petition Drive to City Hall

Record-Breaking Property Tax Hike “Underlines the Need for Mayoral Term Limits and a Full-time Consumer Advocate” CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016.   Pat Quinn today brought the Take Charge Chicago petition drive to City Hall just as beleaguered Chicago homeowners began receiving their property tax bills with a record-shattering $543 million increase. The Take[Read More…]

Hear the Story of Trump’s Atlantic City Disaster from a Small Businessman Marty Rosenberg Who Lived It

Atlantic City, New Jersey –(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2016. In Atlantic City, New Jersey, today, small businessman Marty Rosenberg joined Hillary Clinton to discuss his experience doing business with Donald Trump. A lifelong Atlantic City resident, Mr. Rosenberg’s family business, Atlantic Plate Glass, was one of many that bore the brunt of[Read More…]

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