NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 April 2010 – The effects of the humanitarian crisis sparked by the military offensive against insurgents in north-western Pakistan a year ago persist despite the return of most of the two million people who fled their homes because of the conflict, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Nepal’s Peace Process Entering ‘Difficult Phase,’ UN Envoy Cautions
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–30 April 2010 – The top United Nations official in Nepal today voiced concern that planned Maoist demonstrations tomorrow could result in violence as she warned that the country’s peace process has reached a “difficult phase.” The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has announced that its May Day[Read More…]
Candidate for Oregon Governor Says ‘It Might Be’ a Good Idea to Tax and Regulate Marijuana
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. In a live televised debate Wednesday night between Oregon’s two Democratic candidates for governor, one — former Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury — said he thinks “it might be” a good idea to legalize and tax marijuana like we do alcohol. While his complete statement[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Activity Information Estimates, April 30, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of April 30, 2010) Allocated 4,105,200 Ordered 3,588,800 Shipped 3,584,620 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu: Situation Update, April 30, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of April 18-24, 2010, nationally all key flu indicators declined from the previous week. Overall, influenza activity is[Read More…]
Presidential Proclamation–Jewish American Heritage Month, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. In 1883, the Jewish American poet Emma Lazarus composed a sonnet, entitled “The New Colossus,” to help raise funds for erecting the Statue of Liberty. Twenty years later, a plaque was affixed to the completed statue, inscribed with her words: “Give me your tired, your poor,[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Mining Tragedy in Kentucky
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. “I am deeply saddened by the loss of two miners in Kentucky, and my thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones they left behind. As I said after the tragedy in West Virginia, I refuse to accept any number of miner deaths as simply the[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Economy and the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, April 30, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010 – 11:26 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Before I make a statement on the economy, I just want to offer an update on the ongoing federal response to the worsening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I have dispatched the Secretaries of Interior[Read More…]
Top 3 Finalists Announced for Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. The White House and the Department of Education announced today the top three finalists of the first annual Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. The top three finalists, in no particular order are: Clark Montessori Jr. & Sr. High School in Cincinnati, OH Kalamazoo Central[Read More…]
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Update, Aprl 30, 2010
LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2010. The unified command continues with a comprehensive oil well intervention and spill-response plan following the April 22 sinking of the Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 130 miles southeast of New Orleans. Nearly 2,000 personnel are involved in the response effort with additional resources being mobilized as needed. The[Read More…]
