Confirmed cases will appear to rise as agency accelerates specimen testing; Changes in case counts due to faster testing will not represent a real-time influx of new cases Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed and started using a new, faster lab test[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Maui Communities Celebrate Return of Flow to Maui Streams after More Than a Century
Victory: Millions of gallons of water from industrial diversions return and restore flows to culturally significant waters The newly restored flows to `Īao Stream (traditionally known as Wailuku River) in October 2014.Kapua Sproat / Earthjustice Maui, HI —(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Earthjustice, on behalf of[Read More…]
Federal Watchdog Faults Government for Failure to Address Ocean Acidification
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. A report released today by the Government Accountability Office criticized the federal government for its failure to take coordinated action on ocean acidification. The GAO found that federal agencies have not implemented key requirements of a 2009 law passed to combat the carbon threat to oceans, the[Read More…]
Illinois Department on Aging Offers Free Counseling for Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Period Starting October 15
SHIP Provides Help to Seniors & People with Disabilities for Insurance Options; Call (800) 252-8966 or visit the website at http://www.illinois.gov/aging/ SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. To assist Medicare-eligible individuals regarding their Medicare insurance options, Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., today announced free counseling assistance is available. [Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, Oct. 14, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT SAUDI ARABIA TURKEY/ISIL/SYRIA/KURDISTAN REGION MIDDLE EAST PEACE/GAZA IRAN PHILIPPINES HONG KONG NORTH KOREA WEST AFRICA REGION/EBOLA IRAQ/ISIL/COUNTERTERRORISM HONG KONG IRAN YEMEN/EGYPT UNITED KINGDOM EBOLA TRANSCRIPT: 2:17 p.m. EDT MS. PSAKI: Hi, everyone. QUESTION: Hello. MS. PSAKI: I know we’re late[Read More…]
Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry at a Press Availability, Paris, France, Oct. 14, 2014
Paris, France–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening, everybody. Thanks for your patience. This has been a very productive couple of days, and I’m glad to have an opportunity to be able to catch up on the discussions that we’ve had, both with Foreign Minister Fabius as well as[Read More…]
Ahmed Abu Khatallah Indicted on Additional Charges for September 2012 Attack in Benghazi, Libya
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2014. A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a superseding indictment today charging Ahmed Abu Khatallah, aka Ahmed Mukatallah, with numerous additional offenses arising from his alleged participation in the Sept. 11 through 12, 2012, terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the[Read More…]
Department of Justice Reaches Settlement Agreement with Colorado School District to Address Racial Harassment and Discrimination
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2014. The Justice Department announced that it has entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement with the Falcon School District 49 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to resolve complaints about the district’s response to racial harassment and discrimination in its schools. The agreement will continue for at least three[Read More…]
Bioscan Principal Pleads Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 14, 2014. A Florida managing member of a shell company pleaded guilty today in federal court in Tampa, Florida, for his role in a multi-million dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney A.[Read More…]
Attorney General Holder Announces New Policy to Enhance Justice Department’s Commitment to Support Defendants’ Right to Counsel
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 14, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder, along with Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole, announced today that the Department of Justice will no longer ask criminal defendants who plead guilty to waive their right to bring future claims of ineffective assistance of counsel. The new policy bolsters the[Read More…]
