Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2012. Japan Parliamentary Study Says Fukushima Accident Was ‘Manmade’ Industry/Regulatory/Political An independent commission appointed by Japan’s parliament to study the causes of last year’s nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi harshly criticized the government, the plant operator and the country’s national culture. After conducting 900 hours of public[Read More…]
Day: July 9, 2012
Federal Transportation Bill Creates Jobs While Investing in Illinois Mass Transit, Highways, Durbin Says
Projects Moving Forward This Construction Season As a Result of Legislation CHICAGO, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2012. Approximately 68,000 Illinois jobs will be created or saved and the state’s highway and mass transit systems will be improved as a result of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act signed[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, July 9, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Raul M. Guerra, 37, of Union City, N.J., died July 4, in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. Guerra was assigned to the 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 201st Battlefield Surveillance[Read More…]
Five Individuals Charged in Connection with Death of a Customs and Border Protection Border Patrol Agent, $1 Million FBI Reward Announced
Individuals Charged Are Allegedly Responsible for Death of Agent Brian Terry Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2012. An indictment charging five individuals involved in the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was unsealed today in Tucson, and a reward of up to $1 million from the FBI for information leading[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Law to Increase Hiring of Veterans and Grow Jobs in Illinois
Governor’s Initiative to Increase Hiring Veterans Tax Credit; Provides Property Tax Relief for Spouses of Fallen Heroes CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law that will help more Illinois Veterans find employment following their service to our country, an important measure he proposed during his State[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Extending Tax Cuts for Middle-Class Families
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2012 – 12:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Everybody, have a seat. Have a seat. Good afternoon, everybody. I’m glad things have cooled off a little bit. I know folks were hot. (Laughter.) We’re here today to talk about taxes —[Read More…]
Syrian President and UN-Arab League Envoy Agree on Approach to Ending Violence
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–9 July 2012. In a discussion described as “very candid and constructive,” Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the Joint Special Envoy for the United Nations and the League of Arab States for the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan, agreed on an approach to ending the violence in the Middle Eastern country.[Read More…]
Online News ‘Takes Off in US and UK While Most Germans Prefer a Newspaper’
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–9 July 2012. The University of Oxford has launched a major study to examine how the digital revolution is changing the way we access news. Among the first findings published today, it shows that of those surveyed, most Germans still prefer a newspaper. Meanwhile, online news has overtaken print[Read More…]
Gene Link to Multiple Sclerosis Explains Drug Side Effects
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–9 July 2012. The biological role of a gene variant implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been determined by researchers at Oxford University. The finding explains why MS patients do badly on a set of drugs used successfully in other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel[Read More…]
Europe Clears the Air
Nitrogen dioxide fall EU–(ENEWSPF)–9 July 2012. Satellite measurements show that nitrogen dioxide in the lower atmosphere over parts of Europe and the US has fallen over the past decade. More than 15 years of atmospheric observations have revealed trends in air quality. As the world’s population increases, economies in[Read More…]
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