Salem, OR–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. Proponents of a statewide initiative to regulate the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana have turned in 145,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office. The total is almost twice the number of signatures from registered voters necessary to place the measure on the 2014[Read More…]
Day: July 3, 2014
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Hagel and Gen. Dempsey, July 3, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Good morning. Happy early 4th of July. I hope you all have big plans tomorrow. I’m going to make a couple of opening comments and then ask Chairman Dempsey for some thoughts and then we’ll go to your questions. I know,[Read More…]
Chicago: Emergency Rally and March Saturday, July 5 to Demand End to Collective Punishment of Palestinians
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2014. A diverse coalition of Chicagoland Palestinians, along with members of other student, faith-based, human rights and other social justice groups, will hold a rally and march to protest Israel’s increasingly escalating attacks on Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza. The protesters will also march to two prominent[Read More…]
FDA Approves Beleodaq to Treat Rare, Aggressive Form of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Beleodaq (belinostat) for the treatment of patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), a rare and fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The action was taken under the agency’s accelerated approval program. PTCL comprises a diverse group of[Read More…]
DePaul University Art Museum Exhibitions to Feature Chicago Architecture, Illustrate Political Expression
DePaul Art Museum opens new exhibitions July 10 Using modified IKEA products, the Linear Accelerator by Jeff Carter was built using an electric motor and light fixtures. The sculpture exhibition is one of two shows coming to the DePaul Art Museum July 10. (Image courtesy of Jeff Carter) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 3,[Read More…]
Study: Relaxed FAA Policy Fails to Make Air Travel More ‘Tech Friendly’
Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, has co-authored a new study on the use of electronic devices on intercity buses, planes and trains. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—July 3, 2014. A new study by DePaul University’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development raises doubts about whether the[Read More…]
NASA Launches New Carbon-Sensing Mission to Monitor Earth’s Breathing
A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket launches with the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2)satellite onboard from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. OCO-2 will measure the global distribution of carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth’s climate.[Read More…]
Ocean on Saturn Moon Could be as Salty as the Dead Sea
Researchers found that Titan’s ice shell, which overlies a very salty ocean, varies in thickness around the moon, suggesting the crust is in the process of becoming rigid. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/Univ. of Arizona/G. Mitri/University of Nantes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. Scientists analyzing data from NASA’s Cassini mission have firm evidence[Read More…]
Energy Department Makes Additional $4 Billion in Loan Guarantees Available for Innovative Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy Projects
Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. In support of the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Department of Energy issued a loan guarantee solicitation today, making as much as $4 billion in loan guarantees available for innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse[Read More…]
Statement of US Secretary of Labor Perez on June 2014 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014. U.S Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the June 2014 Employment Situation report released today: “Strong economic growth continued in the month of June, with a total of 288,000 new jobs. It is the fifth consecutive month with job growth of at[Read More…]