Chicago Light Brigade report accuses Chicago Public Schools, the Department of Public Health and Alderman Moore of failing to inform parents of dangerous school conditions and allowing hazards to continue unaddressed for nearly 1,000 school days. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 21, 2014. Amid growing complaints unsanitary conditions and inadequate maintenance in Chicago’s public schools, Chicago[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
White House Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz, Oct. 20, 2014
Chicago, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014 – 3:20 P.M. CDT MR. SCHULTZ: Good afternoon. Welcome to Chicago. I’ll just give you one brief announcement up top and then I will take your questions. As the President has in recent days, (audio drop) — the President has held discussions with eight of his[Read More…]
CDC Issues Tightened Guidance for U.S. Healthcare Workers on Personal Protective Equipment for Ebola, Oct. 20, 2014
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 20, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is tightening previous infection control guidance for healthcare workers caring for patients with Ebola, to ensure there is no ambiguity. The guidance focuses on specific personal protective equipment (PPE) health care workers should use and offers detailed step by[Read More…]
CDC Update on Ebola Response, October 20, 2014
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014 – 7:00 p.m. ET OPERATOR: Welcome and thank you for standing by. At this time all participants are on a listen-only mode until the question and answer session of today’s conference. On ask a question please press star 1 on the touch-tone phone and record your[Read More…]
In Detroit, City-backed Water Shut-offs ‘Contrary to Human Rights,’ Say UN Experts
Photo: World Bank/Allison Kwesell DETROIT–(ENEWSPF)–20 October 2014 – The city of Detroit must restore access to water for its citizens who remain unable to pay their bills, two United Nations experts urged today, adding that a failure to do so would be a violation of the most basic human rights[Read More…]
Ebola No Longer ‘Localized Emergency,’ UN Health Officials Tell Regional Summit in Cuba
A team of 165 Cuban medical doctors and nurses have arrived in Sierra Leone to support the Ebola response efforts. Photo: WHO/S. Gborie CUBA–(ENEWSPF)–20 October 2014 – Ebola is no longer a localized public health emergency, top UN officials said in Havana today as they commended Cuba for sending doctors[Read More…]
Cummings and Warren Request Investigation into Non-Bank Mortgage Servicing Industry
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Elizabeth Warren, member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate threats to consumers arising from[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel And Peoples Gas Announce $1 Million For Help With Residential Heating Bills
Peoples Gas’ ‘Share the Warmth’ fund doubles to keep Chicagoans warm this winter Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–October 20k, 2014. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Peoples Gas announced today a doubling of funding for Share the Warmth, a financial assistance program that helps low-income families pay their heating bills. This winter, the City[Read More…]
President of Houston Hospital and Three Others Convicted in $158 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. A federal jury in Houston today convicted the president of Riverside General Hospital (Riverside), his son, and two others for their participation in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment. Ten defendants have now been convicted in connection with the[Read More…]
Owner of Texas Perfume Business Indicted for Violating Cash Reporting Requirements Involving More Than $1.6 million
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 20, 2014. The owner and president of a wholesale and retail perfume store in Laredo, Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on 44 counts of causing his business to fail to report cash transactions of more than $10,000. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of[Read More…]
