Month: September 2016

FDA Warns Against the Use of Homeopathic Teething Tablets and gels

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose a risk to infants and children. The FDA recommends that consumers stop using these products and dispose of any in their possession. Homeopathic teething tablets and gels are[Read More…]

Kratom Prohibition Could Go Into Effect as Soon as Today

Pressure From Advocates and Prominent Members of Congress Spur Hope of Delay;  Drug Policy Alliance: Drug Use and Addiction Best Addressed as Health Issues, Not Criminal Issues Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016. The DEA’s ban on kratom, a medicinal plant used for millennia in Southeast Asia and currently used by millions[Read More…]

Halloween at the Park Forest House Museum Through November 9

Gurley Candles and a witch mask and costume in the box decorate the TV. Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 30, 2016.  It’s Halloween at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum. Halloween decorations will be on display through November 9. The Museum is located at 227 Monee Road in Park Forest (inside St.[Read More…]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Updated Exam Procedures for Military Lending Act

CFPB to Evaluate Military Lending Act Violations in its Exams of Creditors and Will Use Its Enforcement Authority in Cases of Substantial Consumer Harm WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016.   Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued the procedures its examiners will use in identifying consumer harm and risks[Read More…]

Alabama’s ‘Ten Commandments Judge’ Suspended for Rest of Term for Defying Federal Judiciary Over Same-Sex Marriage

The Alabama Court of the Judiciary today suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore for the rest of his term in office. ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016.  The Court ruled that Moore violated the canons of judicial ethics by ordering Alabama’s probate judges to defy a federal court injunction requiring them to issue[Read More…]

Sailing Toward a Life of Mentorship: An Arctic Youth Story

Jannelle taking a study break at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Photo provided by Jannelle Trowbridge. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016 By: Jannelle Trowbridge, Arctic Youth Ambassador “I tell my students, ‘When you get these jobs that you have so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that[Read More…]

Walmart Recalls Tripod Stools Due to Fall Hazard

Mahco Inc. Tripod Stool Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product:  Tripod stools Hazard:  The plastic collar that connects the three legs can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Remedy: Refund Consumer Contact:  Walmart at 800-925-6278 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or[Read More…]

UPDATE: Matthew Becomes a Hurricane in Caribbean (Video)

MARYLAND–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2016 UPDATE 1:45 p.m. EDT NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured a visible-light image of Hurricane Matthew on Sept. 30, 2016, at 1:45 p.m. EDT as it was strengthening into a major hurricane.  Credits: NASA/NOAA GOES Project NOAA’s GOES-East satellite captured a visible-light image of Hurricane Matthew on Sept. 30[Read More…]

Final Descent Image from Rosetta Spacecraft

  The OSIRIS narrow-angle camera aboard the Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft captured this image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on September 30, 2016, from an altitude of about 10 miles (16 kilometers) above the surface during the spacecraft’s controlled descent. The image scale is about 12 inches (30 centimeters) per pixel and[Read More…]

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