WOONSOCKET, R.I.–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2014. CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS) announced today that it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 CVS/pharmacy stores across the U.S. by October 1, 2014, making CVS/pharmacy the first national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of the health[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, Feb. 4, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014 – 1:46 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you all are well. Thanks for your patience. As you can see, I have with me today Jason Furman, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers. Because I know there[Read More…]
NY State Senator Kemp Hannon Introduces Bill to Increase Access to Drug-overdose Drug Naloxone
Drug antidote can prevent accidental overdose deaths NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014. New York State Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon (R-Nassau) introduced legislation (Senate bill 6477) to increase access to Naloxone, the drug-overdose antidote. If timely administered, Naloxone can prevent an overdose death. “It is simple,” said Senator Hannon, “ensuring drug[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Firm Recalls Chicken Noodle Soup Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014. ConAgra Foods, a Milton, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 54,673 pounds of chicken noodle soup products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product is formulated with wheat and egg, known allergens,[Read More…]
Suburban Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Child Pornography
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 4, 2014. A north suburban man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for amassing a staggering collection of child pornography over a decade. The defendant, DANIEL BERMAN, 49, of Northbrook and formerly of Buffalo Grove, pleaded guilty last July to receiving child pornography, admitting that he[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Meets With Leaders From Illinois Colleges and Universities To Discuss Higher Education Issues
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met yesterday with Barbara Farley, President of Illinois College to discuss higher education issues including reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, making college textbooks more affordable, and student loan reform measures. Durbin also met with representatives from the Federation of Independent[Read More…]
Winter Storm Nika Blasts Illinois Roadways, Creates Dangerous Driving Conditions, Feb. 4, 2014
Officials Advise: Stay Home; If Travel Is Unavoidable, Take it Slow and Allow Extra Time SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced today that snow from Winter Storm Nika already is impacting roads and bridges from Central to Southern Illinois creating slick and dangerous travel conditions for[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Warns of Buffalo Fish Causing Illness
Rare disease suspected in two people SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is warning people who purchased buffalo fish from Fresh Farms International Market in Niles in Cook County after January 30, 2014, not to eat the fish. Health officials in Chicago and Cook County are[Read More…]
Fraud, Tax Evasion Nets 27 Months in Prison for Southern IL Man
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014. A Southern Illinois man was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to repay the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) $44,670 for collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working and tax fraud. James L. Quirin, 59, of Sauget, also was sentenced to three years of[Read More…]
Navy Probes Cheating Allegations at Charleston Nuke Reactor School
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2014 – About 30 of 150 watch-standers at the Navy’s Charleston Nuclear Power Training Unit in South Carolina are being investigated for alleged cheating on a written qualification exam, the chief of naval operations said today. The incident came to light yesterday, and Navy officials are taking quick[Read More…]
