Opening Marks Completion of O’Hare Modernization Program Phase One; Runway Can Reduce Delays By 50%; Reinforces O’Hare as the Best Connected Airport in the World CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel joined with the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA), elected officials, business leaders and airline representatives yesterday for the commissioning[Read More…]
Year: 2013
California Lt. Governor to Chair Blue Ribbon Panel on Marijuana Legalization
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 18, 2013. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California, will chair a blue ribbon committee tasked with studying marijuana legalization in the state. This was announced at a joint press conference held yesterday with the ACLU of California. The panel will “engage in[Read More…]
Celebrating the Legacy of ESA’s Planck Mission
Data provides a new value for the age of the Universe: 13.8 billion years EU–(ENEWSPF)–18 October 2013. From the tiniest fraction of a second after the Big Bang to the evolution of stars and galaxies over 13.8 billion years, ESA’s Planck space telescope has provided new insight into the history[Read More…]
Statement from Senator Kirk on Illiana Expressway Vote
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 17,k 2013. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement regarding the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee vote in support of the Illiana Expressway: “We will never meet the infrastructure demands of our state if we only rely on currently available[Read More…]
Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall of Over 800,000 Model Year 2012 – 2013 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid and Venza Vehicles
TORRANCE, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013 – Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., today announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of approximately 803,000 Model Year 2012-2013 Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon, Avalon Hybrid, and Venza vehicles due to a problem with the air conditioning condenser unit housing. In the involved vehicles, water[Read More…]
The Planting of Genetically Engineered Corn Stopped by a Mexican Court
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 18, 2013. On October 10, a judge in Mexico issued an injunction against the planting and selling of genetically engineered (GE) corn seed, effective immediately, within the country’s borders. The decision comes nearly two years after the Mexican government temporarily rejected the expansion of GE corn testing, citing the need[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Praises Critical Vote to Move Illiana Corridor Project Forward
Critical Project Receives Yes Vote from MPO Policy Committee; Will Create Thousands of Jobs and Drive Economic Development Throughout Region CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. After years of pushing to make it a reality, Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the Illiana Corridor Project – an innovative public-private partnership to build a[Read More…]
Two Compton Men Plead Guilty to Federal Hate Crime Charges Resulting from New Year’s Eve Attack on African-American Youths
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. Two Latino men associated with the Compton 155 street gang pleaded guilty today to federal hate crime charges related to a racially motivated attack on African-American juveniles at a residence in Compton, Calif. on New Year’s Eve. Jeffrey Aguilar, 20, who uses the moniker “Terco,” and[Read More…]
Former Town Creek, Ala., Police Officer Sentenced for Assaulting Arrestee
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. Brandon Shane Mundy, a former police officer of numerous law enforcement agencies, the most recent being the Town Creek, Ala., Police Department was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor to serve five years in prison and three years of supervised release, and[Read More…]
Former Los Angeles-area Pastor Sentenced for Role in $11 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. A pastor and owner of a Los Angeles-area medical supply company was sentenced today for his role in a power wheelchair fraud scheme that defrauded Medicare out of more than $11 million. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney[Read More…]
