Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan yesterday called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to overturn the recent approval of Zohydro ER. A pure hydrocodone pill, Zohydro is 5 to 10 times more potent than currently available products like Vicodin or Lortab. It has been[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Governor Quinn Announces U.S. Treasury Support of New Community Stabilization Effort
Up to $30 Million in Federal Resources to Eliminate Blighted Properties, Provide Fiscal Boost to Neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the U.S. Department of the Treasury will support the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) efforts to leverage up to $30 million of its federal Hardest Hit[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending, March 22, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 311,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 321,000. The 4-week moving average was 317,750, a decrease of 9,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Minnesota Woman Pleads Guilty to Human Trafficking for Holding Victim in Forced Labor in Restaurant
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2014. Tieu Tran, 59, of Mankato, Minn., pleaded guilty late yesterday to one count of forced labor trafficking in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, the Justice Department announced today. Tran is the former owner and manager of Nails By Jordan, a nail salon[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Section 215 Bulk Metadata Program, March 27, 2014.
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. Earlier this year in a speech at the Department of Justice, I announced a transition that would end the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program as it previously existed and that we would establish a mechanism to preserve the capabilities we need without the government holding[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Ukraine, March 27, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. The United States welcomes the preliminary agreement between the Government of Ukraine and International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff on a loan program of $14-18 billion. This represents a powerful sign of support from the international community for the Ukrainian government, as we help them stabilize and[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Secretary Hagel and Secretary Hammond, March 26, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2014. Presenters: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond, 2014 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHUCK HAGEL: Good morning. I appreciate the opportunity to, once again, welcome Secretary Hammond to the Pentagon. We just completed a very positive and productive meeting,[Read More…]
New Study Shows Flu Vaccine Reduced Children’s Risk of Intensive Care Unit Flu Admission by Three-Fourths
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Getting a flu vaccine reduces a child’s risk of flu-related intensive care hospitalization by 74 percent, according to a CDC study published today in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The study is the first to estimate vaccine effectiveness (VE) against flu admissions to pediatric intensive care[Read More…]
Oscar’s Smokehouse, Inc. Recalls ‘Eleven Varieties (11) Of Cheese Spreads’
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014. Oscars Smokehouse Inc. of Warrensburg, New York is recalling eleven (11) of its 7-oz. “CHEESE SPREADS” varieties marked with 3 digit lot numbers ranging from” 719-959” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes: -JALAPENO PEPPER CHEDDAR SPREAD, NET WT 7 OZS.-CHEDDAR[Read More…]
Hidden Ponds in Thorn Creek Woods
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2014. Spend some time in Thorn Creek Woods and you will notice little patches of color making its way into the brown and gray woodland. Spring beauties are poking their little white and pink heads out, the greens of the wild leeks and onions are becoming[Read More…]
