Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 283,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 264,000 to 266,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Governor Quinn Announces Ebola Task Force
Group of Healthcare Experts to Advise State on Ebola Response Efforts CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2014. Governor Pat Quinn today announced a task force that will help ensure the public health system across Illinois is prepared for the Ebola virus. The task force was established through Executive Order with the Illinois[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the U.S. Government’s Ebola Response and the Shooting Incident in Canada
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2014 – 4:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I wanted to give you an update I just received from the team that’s been working day and night to make sure that the American people are safe and that we’re dealing effectively with not just the[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call with Texas Presbyterian Hospital Workers
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2014. Today, President Obama convened a telephone call with healthcare workers at Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas to thank them for their courage and perseverance in dealing with the first cases of Ebola to appear in the United States. The President conveyed his thoughts and prayers to[Read More…]
Readout of President Obama’s Call to Prime Minister Harper of Canada, Oct. 22, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2014. President Obama spoke by phone with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to express the American people’s solidarity with Canada in the wake of attacks on Canadian Forces in Quebec on October 20 and in Ottawa on October 22. President Obama condemned these outrageous attacks, and reaffirmed the[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Attack on Members of Canadian Armed Forces
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2014 I join all the men and women of the U.S. Department of Defense in offering my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the soldiers killed in this week’s appalling attacks on members of the Canadian Armed Forces. The United States strongly condemns today’s shootings[Read More…]
South Shore Railroad / Notre Dame Tour on November 8
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 22, 2014. All Aboard! Experience the thrill of riding the last electric interurban railroad in the country while viewing the historic sites of its 100+ year corridor beyond the windows. Join local historian and author, Cynthia Ogorek, on Saturday, November 8, as she makes her book, Along[Read More…]
CDC Announces Active Post-Arrival Ebola Monitoring for Travelers from Impacted Countries
Travelers from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone will receive a CARE (Check And Report Ebola) kit when they arrive in the United States. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that public health authorities will begin active post-arrival monitoring of travelers whose travel originates[Read More…]
Bailey Farms Inc. Recalls Fresh Serrano Chile Peppers Because Of Possible Health Risk
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2014. Bailey Farms, Inc. of Oxford, NC is voluntarily recalling 6,215 pounds of Fresh Serrano Chile Peppers, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others[Read More…]
Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Assured™ Brand Naproxen Sodium Tablets due to Packaging Mix-Up
Greensboro, N.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2014. Contract Packaging Resources, a drug repackaging company, is voluntarily recalling 11,640 boxes of Assured™ brand Naproxen Sodium tablets because some cartons actually contain bottles of Ibuprofen, a different pain reliever. The Ibuprofen bottles were placed in the Naproxen Sodium boxes due to a packaging error. The[Read More…]
