Day: April 7, 2017

Syria: As United States Responds Militarily to Chemical Attack, UN Urges Restraint to Avoid Escalation

Secretary-General António Guterres. UN Photo/Violaine Martin (file) NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–7 April 2017 – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today urged restraint to avoid any escalation of the situation in Syria, after the United States responded militarily to an alleged chemical weapons attack earlier this week. “I continue to follow the situation[Read More…]

Award-Winning Chicago Shakespeare Theater Brings “Romeo and Juliet” to Chicago Heights Stage on April 27

Barnes & Noble College Auditorium (Source: prairiestate.edu) CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is welcoming the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) to the college to perform “Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet,” at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 27, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium, located on the PSC main[Read More…]

Unemployment Rate Declines to 4.5 Percent in March 2017; Payroll Employment Edges Up by Only 98,000

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2017.  The unemployment rate declined to 4.5 percent in March, and total nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 98,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services and in mining, while retail trade lost jobs. Household Survey Data The unemployment[Read More…]

Operation Inherent Resolve: Strikes Continue Against ISIS Terrorists in Syria, Iraq, April 7, 2017

SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, conducting 24 strikes consisting of 58 engagements against ISIS targets yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments[Read More…]

Governors State University entrance, extends enrollment

Senator McGuire to Keynote Student Leaders Forum on Higher Education at Governors State University on April 12

University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2017.  The Governors State University Student Senate will host a roundtable discussion about the state of higher education in Illinois Wednesday, April 12, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Sherman Hall. The event is open to the public. State Senator Pat McGuire (D) will[Read More…]

FDA Approves Two Hepatitis C Drugs for Pediatric Patients

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved supplemental applications for Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) in children ages 12 to 17. Harvoni and Sovaldi were previously approved to treat HCV in adults. These are the first[Read More…]

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