KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2013 – Three International Security Assistance Force service members and two coalition civilians died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today. It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities. Source: isaf.nato.int
Day: April 6, 2013
ISAF Joint Command Operational Update, April 6, 2013
KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2013 – An Afghan and coalition security force killed Darah-ye Pech district’s highest-ranking Taliban official, Haji Matin, and one other insurgent during an operation in Darah-ye Pech district, Kunar province, yesterday. Matin was involved in a number of significant insurgency operations and was personally responsible for moving[Read More…]
WEEKLY ADDRESS: President Obama’s Plan to Create Jobs and Cut the Deficit (Video and Text)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. Hi, everybody. Our top priority as a nation, and my top priority as President, must be doing everything we can to reignite the engine of America’s growth: a rising, thriving middle class. That’s our North Star. That must drive every decision we make. Now, yesterday, we[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, April 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013 – 1:26 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Before I take your questions, I just wanted to let you know about some events next week related to the President’s push for common-sense measures to reduce gun violence. As the Senate returns from the Easter recess to begin considering[Read More…]
NASA Selects Explorer Investigations for Formulation
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Astrophysics Explorer Program has selected two missions for launch in 2017: a planet-hunting satellite and an International Space Station instrument to observe X-rays from stars. The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) were among four concept studies submitted in September 2012.[Read More…]
Surprising Signs Of Stars Close To Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole
Evanston, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), have discovered signs of star formation perilously close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, according to a new Northwestern University paper. If confirmed, this would be the first time that star formation was[Read More…]
Johns Hopkins Team Uses Hubble In Record-Breaking Search For Farthest Supernova
Source: Hubblesite.org Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- A team of astronomers at The Johns Hopkins University has used data gathered by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to spot a supernova that exploded more than 10 billion years ago, breaking the previous record by roughly 350 million years. Nicknamed in a nod to Woodrow Wilson,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces New Early Learning Program Opportunities for Students Across the City
Over 2,300 More Children Will Have Access to New, High-Quality Early Learning Program Opportunities Thanks to Reforms CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that over 2,300 additional children across the city will have access to new, high-quality early learning program opportunities and wrap-around services associated with these programs[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces the Arrival of the 26th Edison Awards to Chicago
Awards honoring business and technology innovation to move to Chicago from New York City CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today that the 26th Edison Awards will be held in Chicago at the Chicago Cultural Center and Navy Pier. Previously held in New York City, the prestigious international award[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Victoria Nuland, April 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing D.P.R.K./R.O.K./REGION D.P.R.K. Warning to Embassies / U.S. Protecting Power in Pyongyang U.S. Citizens in D.P.R.K. / Embassy Seoul Message to U.S. Citizens Glyn Davies / Six-Party Process Coordination with China Rebalance to Asia IRAN P5+1 Talks DENUCLEARIZATION Progress in Reduction of Nuclear[Read More…]