The emergence of monogamy in primates was driven by the threat of other males. UK–(ENEWSPF)–30 July 2013. The threat of infants being killed by unrelated males is the key driver of monogamy in humans and other primates. The study, by academics from UCL, Oxford University, the University of Manchester and[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Judge Agrees With FTC: Scammers Debited Payday Loan Applicants’ Bank Accounts Without Their Consent; Consumers Entitled to More Than $9.5 Million in Refunds
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. A federal judge has found in favor of the Federal Trade Commission in its case against an online operation that illegally debited consumers’ bank accounts when they visited the defendants’ websites seeking payday loans. The FTC will seek a court order requiring the defendants to return[Read More…]
Pesticides Contaminate Frogs in California National Parks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. A recent study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry found levels of pesticide contamination from agricultural drift in Pacific Tree frogs in remote mountain areas including national parks. The study supports past research on the pesticide transport through atmospheric dust and rain. To conduct the study,[Read More…]
Dept. of Energy Secretary Moniz Dedicates New Supercomputer at the National Energy Technology Laboratory
MORGANTOWN, W. Va.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Yesterday, Secretary Moniz dedicated a new supercomputer—one of the world’s fastest and most energy efficient—at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The high-performance computer for energy and the environment is not only one of the top 100 supercomputers in the world, but it is also[Read More…]
North Carolina Governor Signs Restrictive Abortion Bill Into Law
RALEIGH, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Yesterday, Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill into law that authorizes severe and medically unnecessary restrictions on women’s health clinics that provide abortions. The law, which was included at the last minute as an amendment to a motorcycle safety bill, could block health centers from providing[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Knox County Man Arrested for Child Pornography
Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. A Yates City man has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography as part of Operation Glass House, a statewide initiative Attorney General Lisa Madigan launched to apprehend the most active offenders who download and trade child pornography online. Kevin E. Martin, 54, is charged with[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Boost Minority-Owned Business Participation in State Construction Projects
New Law Authorizes Low-Interest Loans to Help Firms Get Funding They Need to Secure Bonding and Equipment Financing CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a new law that will establish a revolving loan program to increase minority- and female-owned business participation in state construction projects. Governor Quinn made[Read More…]
Statement by the Attorney General on Senate Vote to Confirm James Comey as FBI Director
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 30, 2013. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Monday night after the U.S. Senate voted 93-1 to confirm James Comey as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation: “Jim Comey is a dedicated public servant who brings an impeccable sense of judgment, a[Read More…]
Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Vero Beach, Fla. Doctor and Medical Practice for Retaliating Against Deaf Couple
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. The Department of Justice announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Dr. Hal Brown and Primary Care of the Treasure Coast of Vero Beach, Fla. (PCTC), alleging that the doctor and the medical practice violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by discriminating against Susan[Read More…]
New Indictment Charges Maryland Man and an Illinois Woman in a Violent Sex Trafficking Conspiracy
Allegedly Used Guns, Threats and Violence to Force the Victims to Engage in Prostitution Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Jean Claude Roy, aka “Dredd the Don,” and “Dreddy,” age 31, of Germantown, Md., and Brittney Creason, aka“Kitty Amor,” age 19, of[Read More…]
