Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. Over her long career in public service – as an advocate for environmental justice in California, state legislator, member of Congress and Secretary of Labor – Hilda Solis has been a tireless champion for working families. Over the last four years, Secretary Solis has been a[Read More…]
Year: 2013
Statement by US Department of Labor on Resignation of Secretary Hilda L. Solis
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis this afternoon sent the following letter to employees at the U.S. Department of Labor: “Over the Christmas and New Year holidays with my family in California, I enjoyed my first opportunity in years to reflect on the past and my future,[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Appoints Chicago’s First Ever Technology Industry Diversity Council
Proven Leaders in Chicago Technology Economy Will Bring Experience and Networks as Committee Will Help Generate Ideas to Promote Technology Economy for Minorities CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that, for the first time in the City’s history, a council has been appointed for the sole purpose of[Read More…]
Canadian Citizen Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Consumers Purchasing Pharmaceuticals Online
Former Owner of Online Pharmacy Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. A Canadian citizen was sentenced to four years in prison today for his role in a scheme to defraud consumers purchasing pharmaceuticals online, the Justice Department announced. Andrew J. Strempler was also ordered to pay[Read More…]
Polaris Recalls Ranger Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Loss of Control and Crash Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: 2013 Polaris Ranger® 400[Read More…]
Reps. Gutierrez, Capuano and Welch to AIG: ‘Don’t’ Even Think About It’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. News that American International Group (AIG) is considering suing the U.S. government over the taxpayer-funded rescue of the company in 2008 is drawing a clear response from Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez (D-IL) who joined House colleagues Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Michael Capuano (D-MA) in saying:[Read More…]
Representative Gutierrez Statement on Illinois Highway Safety Law
“I am looking forward to carrying the same spirit of problem-solving and concrete accomplishment that was demonstrated in Springfield to the immigration debate in Washington.” Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. Yesterday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) praised his home state of Illinois for passing SB957, a bill that will allow the State[Read More…]
NASA, ESA Telescopes Find Evidence for Asteroid Belt Around Vega
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second brightest star in northern night skies. The scientists used data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Herschel Space Observatory, in which NASA plays an important[Read More…]
New Drug for Bipolar Disorder May Offer Fewer Side Effects
UK–(ENEWSPF)–9 January 2013. A drug for bipolar disorder that works like lithium, the most common and effective treatment for the condition, but without lithium’s toxicity and problem side-effects has been identified by Oxford University researchers in a study in mice. A drug that mimics the effect of lithium but without[Read More…]
FMCSA Orders Canadian Bus Company Mi Joo Tour and Travel to Cease Operations in the United States
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2013. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered the Canadian bus company, Mi Joo Tour & Travel of Coquitlam, British Columbia, to cease U.S. operations and revoked the firm’s authority to provide passenger service within the United States. “The safety of all[Read More…]
