Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 1, 2015. SUMMARY: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to November 24, 2014, 2014-2015 Passat vehicles manufactured April 7, 2014, to November 18, 2014, 2015 Golf and GTI vehicles manufactured July 1, 2014, to November 20,[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Statement by President Obama on the Death of Kenji Goto
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2015. The United States condemns the heinous murder of Japanese citizen and journalist Kenji Goto by the terrorist group ISIL. Through his reporting, Mr. Goto courageously sought to convey the plight of the Syrian people to the outside world. Our thoughts are with Mr. Goto’s family and[Read More…]
White House Weekly Address: A Path Towards a Thriving Middle Class
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2015 Hi, everybody. At a moment when our economy is growing, our businesses are creating jobs at the fastest pace since the 1990s, and wages are starting to rise again, we have to make some choices about the kind of country we want to be. Will we[Read More…]
Illinois Firm Recalls Chicken Products, Jan. 30, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. La Guadalupana Wholesale, Inc., a Chicago, Ill., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,856 pounds of chicken tamales because they were not produced under a fully implemented Ready-To-Eat (RTE) Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan; a Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) program; and a hazard analysis, the U.S.[Read More…]
Union of Concerned Scientists: Executive Order to Strengthen Flood Risk Standard Smart Move
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015—Statement by Rachel Cleetus, Lead Climate Economist at UCS: President Barack Obama today announced that he will strengthen the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard by executive order, a move the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) said will help make communities more resilient to climate change and ensure taxpayer[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Deal with T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint and Verizon to Bring a Fast 4G Network to the Chicago Transit Authority’s Subway
Chicago will be the Largest Public Transit System in the U.S. with 4G Coverage in all Subway Stations and Tunnels; Targeted to be Completed by the End of 2015 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a $32.5 million deal, brokered by the Chicago Infrastructure Trust, with America’s four[Read More…]
Polaris Recalls 1,896 Slingshot Motorcycles, Jan. 30, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 30, 2015. SUMMARY: Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris) is recalling certain model year 2015 Slingshot motorcycles manufactured August 26, 2014, to January 9, 2015, and 2015 Slingshot SL motorcycles manufactured August 18, 2014, to January 10, 2015. In the affected motorcycles, the upper pinion bearing may fail on the[Read More…]
CEO and Head Trader Of Bankrupt Sentinel Management Sentenced To Prison Terms For $665 Million Fraud Scheme Before Firm’S 2007 Collapse
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. The former chief executive officer of the bankrupt Sentinel Management Group, Inc., was sentenced today to 14 years, and the firm’s former head trader was sentenced to eight years, in federal prison for defrauding hundreds of victims, including customers of Sentinel’s own clients, of more than[Read More…]
Traditional Chinese Music to be Performed on Feb. 6 in Roosevelt University’s Ganz Hall
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. Faculty and students from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China will perform traditional Chinese music on Feb. 6 at Roosevelt University in Chicago. A 19-member group from the conservatory will sing and play traditional Chinese instruments, including the zither, erhu and pipa, during a concert being[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby, Jan. 30, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 30, 2015. REAR ADMIRAL JOHN KIRBY: Secretary Hagel is on travel next week on Wednesday. He will embark on his 19th and final international trip, traveling to Brussels to participate in his fifth and final NATO Defense Ministers meeting, or the sixth if you count the NATO summit[Read More…]
