Variety of Illinois Helps Children with Disabilities Live Active, Independent Lives; “Battle Buddies” Group Founded by Senator Kirk Provides Support for Those Living with Disabilities CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and Bill Brodsky, Chairman of Navy Pier, Inc. today joined Variety of Illinois children and their[Read More…]
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Two Suburban Developers And An Attorney Among Six Defendants Charged With Mortgage Fraud
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. A federal grand jury returned a 25-count indictment yesterday charging six defendants with devising and participating in a mortgage fraud scheme which caused more than $16 million in losses to banks, mortgage lenders, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac. Among those named as defendants are two real estate[Read More…]
Kia Recalls 7,722 Sportage Vehicles, July 2, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015 SUMMARY: Kia Motors America (Kia) is recalling certain model year 2011 Sportage vehicles manufactured March 7, 2011, to June 8, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the brake light switch may intermittently fail. CONSEQUENCE: Whenever the brake switch is not working, the brake lights will not illuminate,[Read More…]
Nissan Recalls 9,614 Murano Vehicles, July 2, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 2, 2015 SUMMARY: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Murano vehicles manufactured December 4, 2014, to March 17, 2015. These vehicles are equipped with Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) actuators which may have contamination in the solenoid valves, potentially affecting the valves’ ability to[Read More…]
Syria’s ‘Disastrous’ Conflict Fuelling Child Labour and Exploitation Across Region, Warns New UN Report
A boy in northern Syria uses a sponge to collect spilled fuel from an oil drum. Photo: Ahmad Baroudi/Save the Children WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–2 July 2015 – Much more needs to be done to reverse the trend of an ever increasing number of children forced to work as a result of the[Read More…]
VA-led Consortium Launches Brain Bank for Research on PTSD
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. A consortium led by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has launched the first brain tissue biorepository (also known as a “brain bank”) – to support research on the causes, progression and treatment of PTSD affecting Veterans. The national[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Obama Administration Increases Accountability for Low-Performing For-Profit Educational Institutions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. Over the past six years, the Obama Administration has taken comprehensive action to tackle one of the biggest problems in higher education: abusive practices in the career college industry. Today marks a milestone in that fight, as the Administration’s signature effort to protect students and taxpayers[Read More…]
Statement by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on the Agreement in Principle with BP to Settle Civil Claims for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell released the following statement on the news today that BP disclosed it has reached agreements in principle with the United States, state, and local governments for a settlement of civil claims arising from the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon oil[Read More…]
Measles Led to Death of Clallam Co., Washington Woman; First in US in a Dozen Years
Tragic outcome for immunocompromised patient shows need for community protection OLYMPIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015. The death of a Clallam County woman this spring was due to an undetected measles infection that was discovered at autopsy. The woman was most likely exposed to measles at a local medical facility during a recent[Read More…]
Audubon Society: $18.7 Billion Settlement Reached in BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Case
Largest Marine Oil Spill Resulted in Deaths of Estimated One Million Birds Gannett. Photo: Kim Hubbard/Audubon NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 2, 2015 — Responding to news this morning of a settlement in the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster case, the National Audubon Society released the following statement: “You break it, you pay[Read More…]
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