Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2014. SUMMARY: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Cadillac XTS vehicles manufactured February 14, 2012, through March 7, 2014. In the affected vehicles, a cavity plug on the brake booster pump connector may dislodge allowing corrosion of the brake booster pump relay connector.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Fannie May Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain Boxes of Spring Wrapped Assorted Chocolates Due to Undeclared Peanuts
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014. Fannie May Confections Brands, Inc. (“Fannie May”) is recalling 19 units of its 14.0 oz., rectangle box of spring wrapped assorted chocolates because the box includes one piece of candy that contains peanuts, a known allergen, and the food ingredient label on the box did[Read More…]
NASA Releases First Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North Pole
A new interactive mosaic from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter covers the north pole of the moon from 60 to 90 degrees north latitude at a resolution of 6-1/2 feet (2 meters) per pixel. Close-ups of Thales crater (right side) zoom in to reveal increasing levels of detail. Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona[Read More…]
Cooking Crystals and Breaking Good Science
UK—(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2014. TV star Mel Giedroyc has teamed up with Oxford University scientists to explore the shapes and structures of proteins: vital building blocks of life on Earth. In a new animation launched today, entitled ‘A case of crystal clarity’, the presenter of shows such as The Great British[Read More…]
EPA Asks Americans to Join the Race to Stop Water Leaks
WaterSense celebrates Fix a Leak Week Beginning March 17 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014. Easy-to-fix household leaks account for more than one trillion gallons of water wasted each year across the United States, equal to the annual household water use of more than 11 million homes. In the race against water waste,[Read More…]
ACLU’s New Online Tool Allows Users to Fight Racial Bias in Marijuana Possession Arrests
“The Uncovery” Is State-by-State, Comprehensive Site with Facts, Graphics, and More NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014. With today’s release of The Uncovery, the American Civil Liberties Union has put its devastating findings on racial injustice and marijuana possession arrests into the hands of web users. In partnership with Interbrand, the ACLU[Read More…]
More Than 400 Illinois Communities Receive Top Honors for Maintaining Fluoride Levels
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2014. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) presented fluoridation awards to 430 community water systems for maintaining state mandated fluoride levels every month in 2013. IDPH presented the awards at a ceremony held today during the 2014 Illinois Section American Water Works Association Conference and Expo at[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 17, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2014 – 1:22 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: I don’t have any announcements to make. Obviously, you heard the President earlier today speak about the sanctions that we announced this morning against individuals over the situation in Ukraine and Crimea. So beyond that, I’ll just take your questions.[Read More…]
Weight-Loss Infomercial Pitch-Man Kevin Trudeau Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Criminal Contempt
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2014. Author and television pitch-man KEVIN TRUDEAU was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for criminal contempt for violating a 2004 federal court order that prohibited him from making deceptive television infomercials that misrepresented the contents of his weight loss cure book. Trudeau was convicted by[Read More…]
Rich East Band hosts Second Annual Craft Fair
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)— The Rich East High School Band hosted its second annual arts and crafts fair fundraiser on Saturday, March 15, as more than a dozen vendors with candles, cosmetics, crafts, jewelry, and scarfs and healthy snacks showing off their products. Pictured with some of the items[Read More…]
