From Michael Sneed at the Sun-Times: First Lady Michelle Obama is planning on attending the Saturday funeral services for slain teenager Hadiya Pendleton, who has become a national symbol for the growing problem of gun and gang violence in the city of Chicago. Read more
Day: February 7, 2013
Cost of Corruption in Afghanistan Nearly $4 Billion – UN Survey
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 February 2013 – The total cost of corruption in Afghanistan has significantly increased over the past three years to $3.9 billion, according to a United Nations survey released today, which says that in spite of fewer people paying bribes, the practice is still having detrimental effects due to[Read More…]
Interior to Offer 38 Million Acres for Oil and Gas Development in Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale
Auction offers all unleased areas offshore Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau today announced[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Stern Pesticide Warning
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. This soccer game was contested on grass free of pesticides. Across the United States, however, many fields are coated with toxic pesticides. In a stirring report linking pesticide exposure to children’s illnesses, a major American agency issued a call today to limit exposures during the most susceptible[Read More…]
NOAA Research Finds New Way to Identify Which El Niño Events Will Have Biggest Impact on U.S. Winter Weather
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. El Niño, warmer than average waters in the Eastern equatorial Pacific (shown in orange on the map), affects weather around the world. A new study, just published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of Climate, describes an atmospheric El Niño signal that is very[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General Urges Political Leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Implement Necessary Reforms
SARAJEVO–(ENWESPF)–7 February 2013. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Sarajevo on 7 February in order to discuss with political leaders how to take forward Bosnia and Herzegovina’s aspiration to move toward membership of the Alliance. The NATO Secretary General met with the Chairman of the Presidency Nebojša Radmanović, with[Read More…]
Innovative Audubon Program Connects Elders with Alzheimer’s to the Outdoors While Creating Healthy Bird Habitats
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. Yesterday Health Professions Press announced the release of Bird Tales, a low cost, high-impact program to improve the lives of people living with Alzheimer’s disease. The program was developed by dementia-care expert Randy Griffin in partnership with the National Audubon Society, Toyota, and TransCon. Bird[Read More…]
FTC Permanently Stops Fake News Website Operator that Allegedly Deceived Consumers about Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products
Settlements will Yield more than $1.6 Million and Conclude Sweep against Online Affiliate Marketers and Networks Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. The marketers behind an online scheme that the Federal Trade Commission charged with deceptively using fake news websites to market acai berry supplements and other weight-loss products have agreed to[Read More…]
Robin Kelly Endorsed by Group of More Than 100 Ministers
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 7, 2013. Today, Robin Kelly, candidate for Illinois’ second Congressional district, received the endorsement of more than 100 ministers who are members of the International Ministers & Community Alliance at the Holy Zion Church in Chicago. Honorary Chairman of IMCA Dr. Willie Wilson and current President Dr. John T.[Read More…]
Low Vitamin D Levels May Increase Risk of Type 1 Diabetes
Boston, MA—(ENEWSPF)—February 7, 2013. Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may reduce the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes by as much as 50%, according to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The findings, if confirmed in future studies, could lead to a role for[Read More…]
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